Articles: treatment.
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) that develops during pregnancy results from pregnancy-induced hypertension, hemorrhage, and sepsis, associated with morbidity and mortality in the fetus and mother. This meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the incidence of pregnancy-related AKI (PR-AKI) and adverse clinical outcomes. ⋯ Although the incidence of PR-AKI is not high, this condition has a high impact on morbidity and mortality in both fetal and maternal outcomes. Early prevention and treatment from health care professionals are needed in PR-AKI, especially in the form of antenatal care and preeclampsia medication.
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Meta Analysis
An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of fecal microbiota transplantation for the treatment of ulcerative colitis.
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) as a promising therapy for ulcerative colitis (UC) remains controversial. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the efficiency and safety of FMT as a treatment for UC. ⋯ FMT can achieve clinical remission and clinical response in patients with UC.
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors. Surgical resection is often only possible in the early stages of HCC and among those with limited cirrhosis. Radiofrequency ablation and Microwave ablation are 2 main types of percutaneous thermal ablation for the treatment of HCC. The efficacy and safety between these 2 therapy methods are still under a debate. ⋯ Microwave ablation has higher complete ablation and lower local tumor progression than Radiofrequency ablation in the ablation treatment of HCC nodules. There was no significant difference in overall survival between the 2 therapy methods.
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Meta Analysis
Meditation-based intervention for obsessive-compulsive disorder: A PRISMA-compliant systematic review and meta-analysis.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the meditation-based intervention on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). ⋯ This study was conducted to verify the effects of meditation-based intervention on OCD. The results suggested that combined treatment with medication and meditation-based intervention was more effective in treating OCD than medication alone; the positive effects of meditation-based intervention may be greater than the effects of other non-medication interventions. However, the lack of significant difference in the follow-up indicates that long-term effect of meditation-based interventions is unclear.
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Meta Analysis
Blade needle therapy versus conventional acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis: A meta-analysis.
This study investigated the hypothesis that the efficacy of blade needle therapy for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is superior to that of conventional acupuncture. In addition, the efficacy of blade needle therapy versus conventional acupuncture for the treatment of KOA was analyzed in a meta-analysis. ⋯ The efficacy of blade needle treatment for KOA is superior to that of conventional acupuncture, but more high-quality studies are needed for future validation due to the low proportion of high-quality studies included and the possible bias factor.