International journal of clinical and experimental medicine
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To evaluate the value of conventional ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in determining the severity of active Crohn's disease. ⋯ Both conventional ultrasound and CEUS are reliable methods in determining the severity of active Crohn's disease. The diagnostic performance in terms of Youden's index was highest for the Imax of the interior layer, in comparison with all other features on conventional ultrasound, qualitative CEUS, and quantitative CEUS.
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Stroke volume variation (SVV) and the pulse pressure variation (PPV) have been found to be effective in prediction fluid responsiveness especially in high risk operations. The objective of this study is to validate the ability of SVV obtained by FloTrac/Vigileo system and PPV obtained by IntelliVue MP System to predict fluid responsiveness in patients with obstructive jaundice during mechanical ventilation. ⋯ In conclusion, SVV obtained by FloTrac/Vigileo system and PPV obtained by IntelliVue MP System was able to predict fluid responsiveness in patients with obstructive jaundice.
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The studies investigating whether transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1-509C/T polymorphism is associated with the risk of ESCC is inconsistent. ⋯ TGF-β1-509C/T polymorphism may contributes to ESCC susceptibility in Chinese population.
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Propofol is the most widely used drug in the induction of general anesthesia, however its disadvantages of injection pain has always been a problem for clinical anesthetists. Many strategies have been proposed and magnesium sulfate is one of them. This is the first meta-analysis studies evaluating effects of magnesium sulfate pretreatment for preventing propofol-induced injection pain. ⋯ Our meta-analysis suggested that pretreatment with magnesium sulfate intravenously before injecting propofol allow more patients to experiencing no pain during propofol injection and can reduce the intensity of injection pain effectively without causing any adverse effect.
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We evaluated the effects of transcutaneous electric acupoint stimulation (TEAS) on the postoperative quality of recovery after thyroidectomy with general anesthesia in this prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. ⋯ Preoperative TEAS enhances the quality of recovery, postoperative analgesia and patient's satisfaction, alleviates postoperative side effects and accelerates discharge after general anesthesia for thyroidectomy.