Liu, Pei Mu, Xiaohong Zhang, Qidong Liu, Zhaohui Wang, Weiguo Guo, Wanshou
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
BackgroundCompression bandage often is used after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to alleviate pain, ameliorate swelling, and reduce bleeding. However, there is controversy about its application due to conflicting clinical outcomes and potential compression-related complications. This meta-analysis aimed to answer the question of if compression banda...
Wang, Xue Yu, Chaofeng Tzekov, Radouil T. Zhu, Yihua Li, Wensheng
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Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
BackgroundRPE65-associated LCA (RPE65-LCA) is an inherited retinal degeneration caused by the mutations of RPE65 gene and gene therapy has been developed to be a promising treatment. This study aims to evaluate the association between changes in visual function and application of gene therapy in patients with RPE65-LCA.MethodsSeveral databases (Pub...
Wang, Qi Luo, Mengqi Xiang, Bo Chen, Siyuan Ji, Yi
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Respiratory Research
BackgroundLymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare, low-grade multisystem neoplastic disease. Most LAM patients are at a high risk of losing lung function at an accelerated rate and developing progressive dyspnea. Recently, several studies have reported their experience with pharmacological treatments for LAM. Therefore, we conducted a systematic r...
Meneses-Echávez, Jose F. Loaiza-Betancur, Andrés F. Díaz-López, Víctor Echavarría-Rodríguez, Andrés M.
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Systematic Reviews
BackgroundAround twenty million new cases and ten million of deaths were attributed to cancer in 2018. Physical exercise, as main component of prehabilitation programs, has been associated with clinical improvements in aerobic capacity, muscular strength, gait speed, and fewer postoperative complications. This systematic review aims to determine th...
Soleimani, Farin Azari, Nadia Ghiasvand, Hesam Shahrokhi, Amin Rahmani, Nahid Fatollahierad, Shiva
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BMC Pediatrics
BackgroundThe aim of this study was to review the effects of developmental care in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) setting on mental and motor development of preterm infants.MethodWe searched PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science and Cochrane library until October 8th 2017, and included randomized controlled trials that assessed effect...
Brennan, Sue E. McDonald, Steve Page, Matthew J. Reid, Jane Ward, Stephanie Forbes, Andrew B. McKenzie, Joanne E.
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Systematic Reviews
BackgroundUnderstanding the long-term health effects of low to moderate alcohol consumption is important for establishing thresholds for minimising the lifetime risk of harm. Recent research has elucidated the dose-response relationship between alcohol and cardiovascular outcomes, showing an increased risk of harm at levels of intake previously tho...
Gu, Lihu Huang, Xiaojing Li, Shengnan Mao, Danyi Shen, Zefeng Khadaroo, Parikshit Asutosh Ng, Derry Minyao Chen, Ping
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BMC Surgery
BackgroundLaparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) are two representative bariatric surgeries. This study aimed to compare the effects of the LSG and LRYGB based on high-quality analysis and massive amount of data.MethodsFor this study databases of PubMed, Web of Science, EBSCO, Medline, and Cochrane L...
Huang, Rui Zhao, Su-Rui Li, Ya Liu, Fang Gong, Yue Xing, Jun Xu, Ze-Sheng
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BMC Medical Genetics
BackgroundThe goal of this study was to review relevant case-control studies to determine the association of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) gene polymorphisms and coronary artery disease (CAD) susceptibility.MethodsUsing appropriate keywords, we identified relevant studies using PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, CNKI, VANFUN, and VIP. Key pertinent source...
Wang, Nan Zhang, Jun Xu, Li Qi, Jing Liu, Beibei Tang, Yiyang Jiang, Yinan Cheng, Liang Jiang, Qinghua Yin, Xunbo
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BMC Genomics
BackgroundWith the rapid development of high-throughput sequencing technologies, many datasets on the same biological subject are generated. A meta-analysis is an approach that combines results from different studies on the same topic. The random-effects model in a meta-analysis enables the modeling of differences between studies by incorporating t...
Yang, Yanbo Wang, Zilan Gao, Bixi Xuan, He Zhu, Yun Chen, Zhouqing Wang, Zhong
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The Journal of Headache and Pain
BackgroundGalcanezumab is a novel monoclonal antibody that target to calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). It has been tested for the preventive treatment of migraine and episodic cluster headache by multiple randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and have been found to reduce headache frequency.MethodsWe systematically searched PubMed and Embase on C...
