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The interventions of this protocol have been programmed to alleviate constipation in patients with neurogenic bowel dysfunction. Findings may provide preliminary evidence for clinical efficacy of the therapy of “combination 3 methods progression.”
Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, IDF ChiCTR2000041463. Registered on December 26, 2020.
Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, IDF ChiCTR2000041463. Registered on December 26, 2020.
The objective of this registry is to collect data on real-life treatment conditions for patients for whom multiple organ dialysis with Advanced Organ Support (ADVOS) albumin hemodialysis is indicated.This registry was performed under routine conditions and without any study-specific intervention, diagnostic procedures, or assessments. Data on clinical laboratory tests, health status, liver function, vital signs, and examinations were collected (DRKS-ID DRKS00017068). Mortality rates 28 and 90 days after the first ADVOS treatment, adverse events and ADVOS treatment parameters, including treatment abortions, were documented.This analysis was performed 2 years after the first patient was included on January 18, 2017. As of February 20, 2019, 4 clinical sites in Germany participated and enrolled 118 patients with a median age of 60 (IQR 45, 69) of whom 70 were male (59.3%). Patients had a median SOFA Score of 14 (IQR 11, 16) and a predicted mortality of 80%. The median number of failing organs was 3 (IQR 2, 4).changed. At the time of the analysis, 28- and 90-day mortality were 60% and 65%, respectively, compared to an expected ICU-mortality rate of 80%. SOFA score was an independent predictor for outcome in a multivariable logistic regression analysis.The reported data show a high quality and completion of all participating centers. Data interpretation must be cautious due to the small number of patients, and the nature of the registry, without a control group. However, the data presented here show an improvement of expected mortality rates. Minor clotting events similar to other dialysis therapies occurred during the treatments.
Preoperative chemoradiotherapy combined with radical resection has reduced local recurrence rates in rectal cancer. Cetuximab shows improvement in rectal cancer treatment. But the role for neoadjuvant therapy of cetuximab combined with chenmoradiotherapy in rectal cancer remains unclear. The present study aimed to use meta-analytical techniques to assess its benefit and risk.
We searched PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Embase to identify the correlational non-comparative clinical studies and randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The primary endpoints of interest were pathological complete response (pCR), complete response (CR), partial response (PR), stable disease, progressive disease (PD), R0-resection, R1-resection, and R2-resection. The secondary included any grade of toxicity.
Eleven investigations (9 noncomparative open-label cohort studies and 2 randomized controlled trials) involving 550 patients were ultimately included. The pooled estimates of pCR was 10% (95% confidence interval [CI] 7%-13%, I2 = 55.9%). Simultaneously, only a small amount of patients achieved CR (11%, 95% CI 7%-15%, I2 = 44.0%), which was consistent with pCR. Besides, R0 resection (93%, 95% CI 90%-96%, I2 = 16.5%) seemed to be increased but need further exploration. The safety was also calculated, and most of the toxicities were moderate.
Neoadjuvant therapy of cetuximab combined with chemoradiotherapy could not improve pCR. The raise of R0-resection rate needed to be verified by more high-quality and well-designed RCTs. Meanwhile, the morbidity of toxicity was relatively mild and acceptable.
Neoadjuvant therapy of cetuximab combined with chemoradiotherapy could not improve pCR. The raise of R0-resection rate needed to be verified by more high-quality and well-designed RCTs. Meanwhile, the morbidity of toxicity was relatively mild and acceptable.
Fetal adenocarcinoma of the lung (FLAC) is an extremely rare tumor. Due to its rarity, most of the knowledge about FLAC comes from case reports. FLAC is an invasive adenocarcinoma that is similar to the fetal lung in the pseudo-glandular stage (8-16 weeks of gestation). Owing to the differences in histopathology and clinical process, FLAC has been further divided into low-level (L-FLAC) and high-level (H-FLAC). H-FLAC is usually associated with other conventional types of lung adenocarcinoma. Lung adenocarcinoma that produces alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a rare type of lung cancer. Its characteristics have not been fully elucidated.
We recently encountered this type of FLAC in a 51-year-old female patient. A computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest revealed a 74 × 51-mm sized tumor in the lingual segment of the superior lobe of the left lung. Among the tumor markers, serum AFP was elevated (816.2 ng/mL).
The diagnosis of FLAC in this patient was confirmed by bronchoscopy with lung biopsy. Through a thorablished. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of abnormal AFP expression in a patient with H-FLAC. It may provide a basis for the clinical diagnosis of H-FLAC, a rare tumor, and AFP may be considered as a specific tumor marker.
Kawasaki Disease (KD) is a self-limiting and acute systemic vasculitis of childhood that leads to coronary artery abnormality in about 25% of untreated cases. KD is extremely rare in neonates. Selleck AS1842856 The purpose of this paper is to explore the clinical features and diagnosis and treatment of Neonatal Kawasaki Disease for early identification.
A 24-day-old male with 3 hours fever and a rash was admitted to our hospital.
He had a fever, rash, cracking of lips, lymph node enlargement in the neck, and distal extremity desquamation.
The patient was given intravenous immunoglobulin and aspirin with no complications.
After discharge, the patient was followed up to 1 year old, with good prognosis and no carditis or coronary artery abnormalities.
Neonatal Kawasaki disease is extremely rare, and its clinical manifestation is not typical and easy to be missed. If not treated early, it will potentially give rise to coronary artery aneurysms or expansion, ischemic heart disease, and sudden death. Early diagnosis and treatment are very important.