Articles: ninos.
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Meta Analysis
Sugammadex for reversing neuromuscular blockages after lung surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
This study determined whether sugammadex was associated with a lower risk of postoperative pulmonary complications and improved outcomes in lung surgeries. ⋯ This study observed that although reversing neuromuscular blockages with sugammadex in patients undergoing thoracic surgery recorded fewer PPCs and shorter extubation periods than conventional reversal agents, no difference in LOS, postanaesthesia care unit (PACU) stay length and chest tube insertion duration in both groups was observed.
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Prognostic value of MTV and TLG of 18 F-FDG PET in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: A meta-analysis.
The current systematic review and meta-analysis explored the value of metabolic tumor volume (MTV) as well as total lesion glycolysis (TLG) in predicting the prognosis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) using 18 F-FDG PET parameters. ⋯ This work indicated that PET/CT is of predictive significance across HNSCC cases. Although the included articles used different methods and recruited HNSCC cases with high clinical heterogeneity; however, our findings confirmed that an elevated MTV can predict the increased risk of side reactions or even death among HNSCC cases and that an elevated TLG can predict a higher death risk.
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The heart and neural crest derivatives expressed 2 antisense RNA 1 (HAND2-AS1) is a novel long noncoding RNA aberrantly expressed in human malignancies. We aimed to analyze the available data to evaluate the clinical prognostic significance of HAND2-AS1 in tumors. ⋯ Our results of this meta-analysis indicated that HAND2-AS1 may be a prognostic marker and even a therapeutic target for human cancer.
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Effects of isometric training on the treatment of patients with neck pain: A meta-analysis.
The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the effects of isometric training interventions on the treatment of patients with neck pain. ⋯ Isometric training has significant effects on relieving neck pain, improving neck dysfunction, and improving joint mobility. However, the two indicators of visual analogue scale and neck disability index had more influential factors; the sample size of most studies was relatively small, and the intervention measures in the control group were relatively simple. It is expected that more abundant research will expand and deepen in the future, laying the foundation for meta-analysis.
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Numerous studies have explored whether serum beta 2-microglobulin (β2-MG) can be used as a biomarker for monitoring systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disease activity, but the results are conflicting. Therefore, we performed a systematic meta-analysis to further investigate the correlation between serum β2-MG level and SLE disease activity. ⋯ This study suggests that patients with SLE have higher serum β2-MG levels than healthy controls and that serum β2-MG levels are positively correlated with SLE disease activity. Thus, serum β2-MG level may be a promising biomarker for monitoring SLE disease activity.