Vol 9, No 2 (March 31, 2020) - Annals of Palliative Medicine

Grace S. Ahn, Hak Ro Kim, Beodeul Kang, Sung Soun Hur, Ji-Won Kim, Se Hyun Kim, Jin Won Kim, Jeong-Ok Lee, Keun-Wook Lee, Jee Hyun Kim, Soo-Mee Bang, Jong Seok Lee, Yu Jung Kim

PDF Pages: 216-223 Full Text (2210) Open Access

Dexmedetomidine protects against acute kidney injury in patients with septic shock

Jingquan Liu, Kai Shi, Jun Hong, Fangxiao Gong, Shijing Mo, Minhua Chen, Yang Zheng, Linzhi Jiang, Liang Xu, Yuexing Tu, Bangchuan Hu, Xianghong Yang, Renhua Sun

PDF Pages: 224-230 Full Text (3595) Open Access

Prevalence and contributing factors of osteoporosis in the elderly over 70 years old: an epidemiological study of several community health centers in Shanghai

Qian Zhang, Wenwei Cai, Guanghui Wang, Xiaojun Shen

PDF Pages: 231-238 Full Text (3024) Open Access

Effect of Xpert MTB/RIF on the treatment of multi-drug-resistant or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis screened out from re-treatment pulmonary tuberculosis patients, a prospective cohort study

Peng Wang, Jin Gu, Juan Yang, Chi Yang, Xiaocui Wu, Fangyou Yu, Lin Fan

PDF Pages: 239-246 Full Text (1943) Open Access

A two-way comparison of whole-body ¹⁸FDG PET-CT and whole-body contrast-enhanced MRI for distant metastasis staging in patients with malignant tumors: a meta-analysis of 13 prospective studies

Junhong Li, Hui Zhou, Xiaonan Zhang, Fengyang Song, Xiaoan Pang, Zhixiao Wei

PDF Pages: 247-255 Full Text (2427) Open Access

Distribution of cerebral artery stenosis and risk factors in ethnic Zhuang and Han patients with ischemic stroke in Guangxi province

Fengkun Zhou, Jingqun Tang, Pingping Li, Bao Liao, Chao Qin

PDF Pages: 256-263 Full Text (1778) Open Access

Perioperative dexmedetomidine and postoperative delirium in non-cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis

Shaopeng Ming, Xu Zhang, Zheng Gong, Yongguo Xie, Yubo Xie

PDF Pages: 264-271 Full Text (3483) Open Access

Anti-liver fibrosis effect of total flavonoids from Scabiosa comosa Fisch. ex Roem. et Schult. on liver fibrosis in rat models and its proteomics analysis

Menggensilimu, Hongwei Yuan, Chunmei Zhao, Xiaomei Bao, Haisheng Wang, Jie Liang, Yuxin Yan, Chunyan Zhang, Rong Jin, Lijie Ma, Jianyu Zhang, Xiaoli Su, Yuehong Ma

PDF Pages: 272-285 Full Text (2608) Open Access

The efficacy of vitamin D therapy for patients with COPD: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Xiaoyan Li, Jie He, Mi Yu, Jian Sun

PDF Pages: 286-297 Full Text (8194) Open Access

Endostar improved efficacy of concurrent chemoradiotherapy with vinorelbine plus carboplatin in locally advanced lung squamous cell carcinoma patients with high serum Lp(a) concentration

Hailing Xu, Dongqing Lv, Yinnan Meng, Miao Wang, Wei Wang, Chao Zhou, Suna Zhou, Xiaofeng Chen, Haihua Yang

PDF Pages: 298-307 Full Text (1716) Open Access

Effect of levocetirizine hydrochloride on the growth of human dermal papilla cells: a preliminary study

Sijian Wen, Jumei Wei, Jiajuan Bao, Ting Guo, Wenjun Zheng, Xiaosheng Zhuang, Youkun Lin

PDF Pages: 308-317 Full Text (6412) Open Access

Clinical analysis of microvascular decompression in patients with hemifacial spasm: a retrospective study

Fang Li, Ruen Liu

PDF Pages: 318-323 Full Text (2970) Open Access

Impact of blood-brain barrier disruption on newly diagnosed neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder symptoms and prognosis

Shuolin Liang, Qiuhong Qin, Yulan Tang, Weijing Liao, Yi Yang, Jinrong He, Liangsheng Li

PDF Pages: 324-330 Full Text (3231) Open Access

Epigallocatechin gallate reduces uric acid levels by regulating xanthine oxidase activity and uric acid excretion in vitro and in vivo

Fang Li, Yaping Liu, Yongyan Xie, Zhiyong Liu, Guoming Zou

PDF Pages: 331-338 Full Text (4171) Open Access

Observation on therapeutic effect of stereotactic soft channel puncture and drainage on hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage

Yangming Mao, Zhouming Shen, Haifeng Zhu, Zhengyong Yu, Xiang Chen, Hongyu Lu, Fangzheng Zhong, Hua Cheng

PDF Pages: 339-345 Full Text (1783) Open Access

Imaging manifestations of bladder paraganglioma

Jufeng Qin, Guofeng Zhou, Xiaohua Chen

PDF Pages: 346-351 Full Text (2413) Open Access

Construction and reliability and validity tests of the dietary self-management ability scale for kidney transplant recipients

Weiting Zhang, Lijuan Zeng, Jiali Li, Xuanying Deng, Min Jin, Zheng Chen, Jiali Fang, Hongjing Yu

PDF Pages: 352-358 Full Text (1924) Open Access

Effect of ex vivo lung perfusion on storage of isolated lungs

Feng Liu, Yan Lu, Dong Wei, Xianghua Lin, Zhenkun Yang, Yukang Mao, Jingyu Chen

PDF Pages: 359-367 Full Text (2147) Open Access

Serum level of fibroblast growth factor 21 predicts long-term prognosis in patients with both diabetes mellitus and coronary artery calcification

Feng Gan, Jiafang Huang, Tianran Dai, Maorong Li, Jinghua Liu

PDF Pages: 368-374 Full Text (1960) Open Access

Development and in vitro characterization of rifapentine microsphere-loaded bone implants: a sustained drug delivery system

Zhen Wang, Xinghua Song, Huan Yang, Abulikemu Maimaitiaili, Tengfei Wang

PDF Pages: 375-387 Full Text (2151) Open Access

Impact of knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP)-based rehabilitation education on the KAP of patients with intervertebral disc herniation

Jinlian Wang, Lu Chen, Mengying Yu, Jiangtao He

PDF Pages: 388-393 Full Text (33861) Open Access

MiR-21 antagomir improves insulin resistance and lipid metabolism disorder in streptozotocin-induced type 2 diabetes mellitus rats

Yan Wang, Ling-Zhi Yang, Da-Gui Yang, Qing-Yi Zhang, Zhuo-Na Deng, Kao Wang, Xing-Jian Mao

PDF Pages: 394-404 Full Text (2915) Open Access

The effect of breathing exercises on patients with GERD: a meta-analysis

Kaijie Qiu, Jie Wang, Baiwen Chen, Haibiao Wang, Chenyang Ma

PDF Pages: 405-413 Full Text (50564) Open Access

Serum iron levels are negatively correlated with serum triglycerides levels in female university students

Lianping He, Yanman Zhang, Dongqing Ru, Baohong Xue, Shuang Wen, Hong Zhou

PDF Pages: 414-419 Full Text (4012) Open Access

Personal instruction for patients before colonoscopies could improve bowel preparation quality and increase detection of colorectal adenomas

Hui Su, Yueqiong Lao, Jing Wu, Hong Liu, Canghai Wang, Kuiliang Liu, Nan Wei, Wu Lin, Guojun Jiang, Weiping Tai, Chunmei Guo, Yadan Wang

PDF Pages: 420-427 Full Text (2021) Open Access

Risk factors associated with disease progression in a cohort of patients infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus

Yulong Zhou, Zhicheng Zhang, Jie Tian, Shaoyun Xiong

PDF Pages: 428-436 Full Text (12778) Open Access

Network pharmacology-based analysis of the role of traditional Chinese herbal medicines in the treatment of COVID-19

Shengwei Yu, Junwu Wang, Haitao Shen

PDF Pages: 437-446 Full Text (8449) Open Access

Impacts of different administration modes of dexmedetomidine with 0.5% ropivacaine on intercostal nerve block

Fei Yao, Shaojun Xu, Wenjing Zhang, Huaping Xiong, Jinfeng Han, Aibing Zhu

PDF Pages: 447-450 Full Text (2010) Open Access

Pathogen identification in 84 Patients with post-traumatic osteomyelitis after limb fractures

Lidan Yang, Jianbo Feng, Jinyue Liu, Langbo Yu, Chuntao Zhao, Renyou Liang, Wenbin He, Jiachen Peng

PDF Pages: 451-458 Full Text (3385) Open Access

Brief Report

Dynamic evaluation of the correlativity between CD4 cell percentage and FEV1 can predict the balance of the state of the immune system in pulmonary graft versus host disease patients

Ting Zhou, Lixin Xie

PDF Pages: 459-462 Full Text (1145) Open Access

Review Article

Progress of clinical study on hypofractionated radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery

Nan-Nan Wei, Feng Li, Peng Cai, Hong-Mei Yin, Chao-Mang Zhu, Qun Zhang, Duo-Jie Li

PDF Pages: 463-471 Full Text (2621) Open Access

Case Report

Antipsychotics-associated obsessive-compulsive symptoms: individualized treatments and clinical benefits of memantine: a case report

Han Li, Mengjuan Xing, Chengfang Zhang

PDF Pages: 472-477 Full Text (6149) Open Access

Radiofrequency ablation of synchronous multiple primary lung cancer assisted by a magnetic navigation system: a case report

Jiajun Teng, Jianlin Xu, Jing Jiao, Runbo Zhong, Wentao Li, Hua Zhong

PDF Pages: 478-482 Full Text (2115) Open Access

Advanced lung adenocarcinoma with coexistent HER2 mutation and amplification and response to afatinib: a case report

Xiaona Liu, Yuqing Cao, Yuxin Li, Xiumei Duan

PDF Pages: 483-487 Full Text (1912) Open Access

A case report of a post-polypectomy syndrome with severe sepsis and organ dysfunction

Zhuang-Feng Zhuang, Zhen-Hao Ye, Zi-Shao Zhong, Gui-Hua He, Jing Wang, Sui-Ping Huang

PDF Pages: 488-492 Full Text (9355) Open Access

A case report of a woman after childbirth with a dehisced abdominal wound as well as fat liquefaction and large skin necrosis

Ming-Shi Zhang, Peng-Yu Sun, Ming-Zhuo Liu, Zheng-Ying Jiang, Zhong-Hua Fu, Ding-Hong Min, Guang-Hua Guo, Xin-Cheng Liao

PDF Pages: 493-496 Full Text (4678) Open Access

Treatment of advanced intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with sintilimab combined with tegafur-gimeracil-oteracil potassium capsules (S-1): a case report

Jin Liu, Chunying Wang, Lei Cao, Shimeng Li

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Editorial Commentary

Optimizing Anti-HER2 Therapy in early breast cancer: updates from the KRISTINE trial

Maeve A. Hennessy, Patrick G. Morris

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OlympiAD trial: moving to a next level of treatment for patients with BRCA mutation and her2-negative metastatic breast cancer

Alejandro Martin Sanchez, Armando Orlandi, Gianluca Franceschini, Flavia De Lauretis, Daniela Terribile, Antonio Franco, Riccardo Masetti

PDF Pages: 510-511 Full Text (1932) Open Access

Moving trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) to the early setting of breast cancer treatment

Luca Arecco, Eva Blondeaux, Alessandra Damassi, Piero Fregatti, Matteo Lambertini

PDF Pages: 512-516 Full Text (3532) Open Access

Effects of smoking on pain intensity in patients with chronic pain: are there clinical implications?

Byron J. Schneider, Reza Ehsanian

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Letter to the Editor

How common is indwelling abdominal drain-related infection—no simple answer

Po Chung Chan, Ka Wai Alice Cheung, Chun Hung Chan, Lie Meng Hwang, Sing Hung Lo

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News

Fighting the novel coronavirus: the publication of the Chinese expert consensus on the perinatal and neonatal management for the prevention and control of the 2019 novel coronavirus infection (First edition)

Editorial Office

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Editorial on Opioid Utility the Other Half of Equianalgesia¹

Opioid utility and the clinician

Mellar P. Davis

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Review Article on Opioid Utility the Other Half of Equianalgesia¹

Opioid utility function: methods and implications

Cornelis Jan van Dam, Marijke Hyke Algera, Erik Olofsen, Leon Aarts, Terry Smith, Monique van Velzen, Elise Sarton, Marieke Niesters, Albert Dahan

PDF Pages: 528-536 Full Text (4075) Open Access

Why equianalgesic tables are only part of the answer to equianalgesia

Mary Lynn McPherson

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Combining opioids and benzodiazepines: effects on mortality and severe adverse respiratory events

Martijn Boon, Eveline van Dorp, Suzanne Broens, Frank Overdyk

PDF Pages: 542-557 Full Text (29059) Open Access

Optimization of opioid utility in cancer pain populations

Stanley Sau-Ching Wong, Chi-Wai Cheung

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Opioid utility for dyspnea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a complicated and controversial story

Nicholas T. Vozoris

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Levorphanol versus methadone use: safety considerations

Ali Haider, Akhila Reddy

PDF Pages: 579-585 Full Text (4699) Open Access

Tapering opioids: a comprehensive qualitative review

Mellar P. Davis, Glen Digwood, Zankhana Mehta, Mary Lynn McPherson

PDF Pages: 586-610 Full Text (10965) Open Access

Reasons to avoid fentanyl

Mellar P. Davis, Bertrand Behm

PDF Pages: 611-624 Full Text (30334) Open Access

Disclosure:

1. The series “Opioid Utility the Other Half of Equianalgesia” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine without any sponsorship or funding. Mellar P. Davis served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.

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