Vol 10, No 8 (August 28, 2021): Annals of Palliative Medicine

Original Article

Is reduction or arthrodesis in situ the optimal choice for adolescent spondylolisthesis?—a systematic review and meta- analysis
Xuqiang Zhan, Xin Xi, Fuping Li, Qingzhi Xiang, Jikui Qian, Haixin Yu, Lei He, Yan Yu, Liming Cheng
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 with hypotension in China: a retrospective cohort study
Fengmei Guo, Jianfeng Xie, Wenjuan Wu, Shusheng Li, Ming Hu, Jinxiu Li, Li Jiang, Bin Du, Zhaohui Tong, Haibo Qiu
The efficacy and safety of intravenous chlorpromazine treatment for sleep disturbance in patients with incurable cancer, with oral administration difficulty: a 1-week, prospective observational study
Ryohei Fujii, Hideaki Hasuo, Hiroko Sakuma, Miyuki Okada, Kazuki Uchitani
Secondary infection in severe and critical COVID-19 patients in China: a multicenter retrospective study
Ling Sang, Yin Xi, Zhimin Lin, Ying Pan, Bin Song, Chang-an Li, Xia Zheng, Ming Zhong, Li Jiang, Chun Pan, Wei Zhang, Zheng Lv, Jiaan Xia, Nanshan Chen, Wenjuan Wu, Yonghao Xu, Sibei Chen, Dongdong Liu, Weibo Liang, Xuesong Liu, Xiaoqing Liu, Shiyue Li, Nanshan Zhong, Dan Ye, Yuanda Xu, Nuofu Zhang, Dingyu Zhang, Yimin Li
Gender-specific problems and needs of family caregivers during specialist inpatient palliative care: a qualitative study on experiences of family caregivers and healthcare professionals
Anneke Ullrich, Sophia Eicken, Anja Coym, Cornelia Hlawatsch, Carsten Bokemeyer, Karin Oechsle
Prediction of post-transplant graft survival by different definitions of early allograft dysfunction
Tao Luo, Shu-Jiao He, Shi-Rui Chen, Tie-Long Wang, Chang-Jun Huang, Dong-Ping Wang, Wei-Qiang Ju, Qiang Zhao, Mao-Gen Chen, Ying-Hua Chen, An-Bin Hu, Yi Ma, Guo-Dong Wang, Xiao-Feng Zhu, Shun-Wei Huang, Zhi-Yong Guo, Xiao-Shun He
The effect and safety of high-intensity interval training in the treatment of adolescent obesity: a meta-analysis
Ying Zhu, Nan Nan, Liqiong Wei, Tingting Li, Xin Gao, Dandan Lu
Improving trainee colonoscopy performance by investigating the withdrawal time from individual colonic segments: a single-center observational study
Yinshi Huang, Feifan Chen, Gang Xu, Li Huang, Rong Wan, Lijuan Yang, Congying Chen
Predictors of mortality in adult patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection: a meta-analysis and systematic review
Mohan Ju, Yueying Huang, Xiaofeng Xu, Yiyi Qian, Yingmin Bi, Shuang Liu, Shuaiyue Dong, Jinyi Yuan, Dongfang Lin
Culprit-only versus multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention among STEMI patients complicated by cardiogenic shock in real-world practice: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
Meng-Jin Hu, Yue-Jin Yang, Wen-Yang Jiang, Jing Xu
Prevalence and associated factors of anxiety and depression among patients with oromaxillofacial venous malformations
Xiaochen Zhang, Xiaomei Zhao, Ping Wu, Zeliang Zhao, Ming Liu, Yan-An Wang
Global research trends of drug-induced liver injury (DILI) in the past two decades: a bibliometric and visualized study
Dan Liang, Yanping Guan, Jianhong Zhu, Junyan Wu, Xiaoxia Yu, Kaifeng Qiu, Zhichao He, Qing He
End-tidal capnographic monitoring during flexible bronchoscopy under fentanyl and midazolam sedation
Daisuke Minami, Etsuko Murakami, Yusuke Shibata, Kayo Nakamura, Taizo Kishino, Nagio Takigawa, Kiriko Onishi, Yuki Takigawa, Atsushi Shimonishi, Kenichiro Kudo, Akiko Sato, Ken Sato, Keiichi Fujiwara, Takuo Shibayama
The Estimation of Physiologic Ability and Surgical Stress (E-PASS) model as a predictor of postoperative complications and mortality after digestive surgeries: a meta-analysis and systematic review
Guoqiao Chen, Yongle Chen, Yili Dai, Zhaoqi Shi, Junhai Pan, Xiaoxiao Fan, Hui Lin
The effect of Sacubitril/Valsartan on cardiac function and cardiac remodeling in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
Fangyuan Chen, Gang Tian, Xiaojun Bai, Juanli Li, Zuyi Yuan
Comparison of magnetic resonance elastography and transient elastography in the diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Junying Bi, Liangjin Liu, Tao Qin
Drug-related problems identified by clinical pharmacists in nephrology department of a tertiary hospital in China—a single center study
Xing-Xing Liu, Hui-Xia Wang, Yun-Yun Hu, Xu-Ting Zhu, Xin Tan, Yang Yang, Yong-Fu Hang, Jian-Guo Zhu
Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Revised Walsh family resilience questionnaire
Xin Li, Hongyu Li
A randomised controlled study: the effects of internal sphincterotomy of the anus on defecation disorders in patients with outlet obstructive and mixed constipation
Chengguo Bin, Daiping Gong, Yanling He
Clinical effect of TESSYS technique under spinal endoscopy combined with drug therapy in patients with lumbar disc herniation and its effect on quality of life and serum inflammatory factors: results of a randomized trial
Fei Zhou, Hongzhou Tao, Guoqiang Liu, Yuanyuan Zhang, Yijuan Zhang, Kai Zhou
A randomised controlled trial: effect of the meticulous nursing model on the treatment compliance and quality of life of patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Hongyan Ai
Combining serum 1,5-anhydroglucitol with fasting plasma glucose to detect diabetes mellitus in a community-based population with hypertension
Yuexing Yuan, Jinfeng Cheng, Cheng Chen, Yao Wang
Association between the inclination angle of the proximal tibiofibular joint surface and medial compartment knee osteoarthritis
Cheng Huang, Sixu Chen, Denghui Liu, Zhikai Lu, Jiwei Cheng, Zhen Li, Yan Chen, Zhao Yan, Qingsheng Zhu, Tianshu Du
Short-term effectiveness and safety of an anatomy-conforming hybrid surgery protocol for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms
Yuejin Li, Le Xiao, Peng Zhang, Jian Zhang, Shikui Guo, Rougang Li, Yan Wei, Kunmei Gong
Efficacy of Chinese herbal prescriptions containing Ejiao or Velvet antler for management of uterine fibroids: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Qinglin Li, Lizhuo Zhang, Xiaoling Qian, Yelin Ma, Weijia Yang, Minchun Yang, Yijing Ye
Retrospective study of the ultrasound characteristics of the tibial nerve in patients with type 2 diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Kun Wang, Dong Yu, Taotao Yao, Shuchen Zhang, Li Wen, Chenyao Gu
Application of different imaging methods for the localization of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea: a comparative study
Xiang Zhai, Liang Li, Xing Lu, Hai-Yan Li, Xiao-Lu Yang, Xu-Dong Wang
Detection of nucleated red blood cells using the Mindray BC-6800Plus hematology analyzer: a clinical performance evaluation
Nengyong Wang, Junyao Jiang, Ji’an Wang, Yao He, Ning Wen, Yulin Liu, Yashu Wang, Haijun Li, Ping Shi
Mutational characteristics of bone metastasis of lung cancer
Xin Huang, Xiaoliang Shi, Donghua Huang, Binghao Li, Nong Lin, Weibo Pan, Xiaobo Yan, Hengyuan Li, Qing Hao, Zhaoming Ye
Dioscin attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory myocardial injury through oxidative stress-related pathway
Zheng Xu, Xiaomin Li, Xuewen Li, Yuping Gao, Xiaolong Mi
Prednisone combined with letrozole reduced risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) in women undergoing long-term gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog treatment
Luyan Fang, Mengjia Ruan, Shuangqing Yang, Xianqin Qu, Hui Chen, Junzhao Zhao, Jing Cheng
Systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological intervention on patients with coronary heart disease
Yanmei Zhang, Yuan Liang, Haixia Huang, Yulan Xu
Clinical efficacy of aspirin combination treatment in the treatment of coronary heart disease and its effect on inflammatory factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Ping Mao, Xiaowei Liu, Yingzheng Weng, Lijiang Tang, Yimin Tang
Systematic review and meta-analysis: surgical reparative treatment for orthopedic patients with ankle fracture complicated by peripheral tissue injury
Xianxue Xia, Zhiqiang Yang, Yuan Zhang, Changgong Deng, Wei Zhang, Lu Chen
Pathogen profile and risk factors of aerobic vaginitis in pregnant women: a retrospective cohort study
Na Li, Yi Yue, Qi Chen
Cranioplasty for patients with disorders of consciousness
Yuanyuan Dang, Jie Ping, Yongkun Guo, Yi Yang, Xiaoyu Xia, Ruijing Huang, Jianning Zhang, Jianghong He
Anticoagulant effect of low concentration plasma trisodium citrate in continuous veno-venous hemofiltration
Jie Long, Zhanting Li, Ziyu Zhang, Xuhui Dong, Changliang Zhu
Staged surgical management of sinus tarsi syndrome: our experience of 273 cases
Chonglin Yang, Qiang Huang, Yongxing Cao, Xingchen Li, Yuan Zhu, Xiangyang Xu
Multi-component exercise training improves the physical and cognitive function of the elderly with mild cognitive impairment: a six-month randomized controlled trial
Lan Li, Mengjiao Liu, Hui Zeng, Lu Pan
Effect of thoracic paravertebral block on intraoperative hypotension and postoperative pain in patients undergoing breast cancer surgery under general anesthesia: a retrospective study
Jia-Wei Ji, Yan Liu, Zhen-Qing Liu, Ye Wang
Clinical efficacy of regional citrate anticoagulation in continuous renal replacement therapy: systematic review and meta-analysis
Hong Chang, Yueying Gong, Caixia Li, Zengwen Ma
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the sedative effects and safety of dexmedetomidine in patients after cardiac surgery
Junna Wu, Guofang Li, Hongyang Zhang, Hong Li
A systematic review and meta-analysis on transcranial Doppler in diagnosing ischemic cerebrovascular disease
Jieqing Zhou, Yu Shan, Pan Hu
A case describing patients with COVID-19 that secondarily transmitted
Yanan Zhang, Xia Cao, Juan Ma, Li Zhu, Juan Chen
Systematic review and meta-analysis on efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine for atrial fibrillation through cluster analysis
Yanrong Lei, Ying Tang, Ling Huang, Ping He
Efficacy of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on hormones, oxidative stress, and inflammatory parameters among polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jialing Yuan, Xuemei Wen, Ming Jia
The clinical efficacy of Er:YAG lasers in the treatment of peri-implantitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Lu Li, Jie Deng, Shipeng Ren
Programmed cell death protein-1 inhibitors in the treatment of digestive system tumors in Chinese population: an observational study of effectiveness and safety
Wei Yang, Linlin Chang, Qianqian Guo, Jinhua Chen, Weijiang Yu, Wenzhou Zhang
Transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 mediates cisplatin-induced apoptosis in renal tubular cells via calcium-dependent signaling pathway
Xianglong Meng, Yaling Zhang, Yuexian Ma, Yaqin Du, Cuo Gan, Jing Feng, Fei Deng
A systematic review and meta-analysis on prognosis and survival of hepatocellular carcinoma with lung metastasis after hepatectomy
Xiang An, Fei Li, Chengjin Mou, Dexin Li
Enrichment analysis of differentially expressed genes in chronic heart failure
Xiaoli Fang, Xue Zeng, Miao Wang, Liuqiong Qin, Chuanhui Tan, Jiutao Wu
Global research hotspots and research trends on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a bibliometric and visualization analysis
Yue Ma, Renyi Zhou, Qiong Wu
The effectiveness and feasibility of fluid resuscitation directed by microcirculation monitoring in patients with septic shock: a randomized controlled trial
Qiuxiang Zhou, Chunyan Dai, Yan Zhu, Tingting Han, Jian Zhou, Liang Zhao, Xi Wang, Han Liu, Jinlong Qu, Wenfang Li
Increased risk of periodontitis occurrence in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and its association with the levels of IL-1β and TNF-α in gingival crevicular fluid
Feng Xiao, Chanxiu Li, Ying Lin, Zhuli Peng, Xiongjun Xu, Yunsheng Wen, Nannan Huang, Pingping Zhang
Reliability and validity of a modified 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale in patients with chronic pain
Yanfeng Zhang, Rongrong Wang, Qiming Chen, Sizhe Dong, Xuejiao Guo, Zhiying Feng, Yuefeng Rao
The choice of operation timing of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) after percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGBD) for acute cholecystitis: a retrospective clinical analysis
Jianheng Bao, Jianxiong Wang, Haitao Shang, Chengfei Hao, Junjian Liu, Delin Zhang, Shuwang Han, Zhonglian Li
Clinical effect and safety of venous access ports and peripherally inserted central catheters in patients receiving tumor chemotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Erling He, Kunni Ye, Huili Zheng
Peripheral inflammatory markers in patients with prolonged disorder of consciousness after severe traumatic brain injury
Xiaohong Wu, Wen Xu, Tianfang Zhang, Wangxiao Bao
Long-term follow-up of 46 cases of primary fallopian tube carcinoma: a single institute study
Shanji Li, Minhua Yu, Wenxin Bai, Jun Shi, Wen Di
The relationship between muscular atrophy/sarcopenia and cardiovascular diseases in the elderly: a bibliometrics study
Zhisheng Tan, Yunchun Zhao, Zhengmin Jin, Genyu Li, Li Xu, Wenli Li, Yunhua Liang, Shuying Wang, Qin Zhu
Vascular normalization therapy with targeted localized vessel bevacizumab infusion in hepatocellular carcinoma after transarterial chemoembolization failure
Haixiao Zhang, Gengfei Cao, Weixin Ren, Junpeng Gu, Weizheng Ji, Diwen Zhu, Yingjun Bao, Asihaer Hasimu
Association between glycemic control assessed by continuous glucose monitoring and stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation and diabetes mellitus
Jinhui Guo, Juan Wang, Zepeng Zhao, Lifang Yu
A comparison of trans-fistula contrast-enhanced endoanal ultrasound and MRI in the diagnosis of anal fistula
Tao Lin, Zhiying Ye, Jingjing Hu, Hua Yin
Lower levels of interleukin-35 in patients with prophase of liver failure are associated with progression to liver failure
Li Chen, Wei Sun, Yan Wang, Xiaoping Huang, Jianhe Gan
Distribution pattern of carbapenemases and solitary contribution to resistance in clinical strains of Acinetobacter baumannii
Yanpeng Zhang, Fanglin Ding, Yong Luo, Bing Fan, Zhiyuan Tao, Yanwu Li, Dayong Gu
The potential association of polybrominated diphenyl ether concentrations in serum to thyroid function in patients with abnormal thyroids: a pilot study
Jinyu Yang, Yanchun Ma, Xian Zhang, Xu Liao, Yongfu Yang, Andrew Sweetman, Hong Li
The long non-coding RNA and mRNA expression profiles in keratinocytes from patients with psoriasis vulgaris
Yilun Wang, Junhao Zhu, Jinhua Xu, Juan Du, Xiaonian Lu
The mediating effect of psychological resilience on the level of mindfulness and general well-being in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Meifeng Wang, Xi Lu, Meihong Liu
Overview of systematic evaluation of efficacy of Tongxie Yaofang in treating diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome
Xuan Chen, Xiaowen Yu, Yaxiang Shi, Hong Shen

Case Report

Pneumonitis, appendicitis, and biliary obstruction during toripalimab treatment in a patient with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer: a case report
Yanli Qu, Zheng Wang, Jilong Feng, Lijun Wang, Hangyu Liu, Dan Liu, Yuxia Zhao, Ruoxi Yu, Wang Li, Deyu Sun, Hong Yu
Response of autoimmune and inflammatory disorders in myelodysplastic syndromes to 5-azacytidine: report of two cases and literature review
Dan-Yang Wu, Jing Wang, Rui Zhang, Xiao-Jing Yan, Ran Gao
Intra-arterial chemoembolization with chemotherapy for unresectable locally advanced rectal cancer: a case report and literature review
Wenjun Meng, Yuchen Gao, Jian Xie, Shuai Wu, Bin Jian, Qigang Li, Lian Bai
Treatment of pulmonary infection of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii with intravenous colistin sulfate combined with atomization: a case report
Xiaoyan Xue, Ting Zhou, Gui Wang, Shujun Zhou
Postoperative liver metastasis of primary inflammatory pseudotumorous follicular dendritic cell sarcoma of the spleen: a case report
Run-Hua Pang, Ya-Qing Zhu, Jian Wu, Jun-Hai Huang, Bin Chen
Non-parathyroid hypercalcemia during lactation: a case report
Wei Shi, Xiajuan Wang, Jiayue Yang, Lan Xu, Ruifang Bu
Extradural glomus tumor of the thoracic spine: case report and review of the literature
Xinxing Li, Jihui Zheng
Perpendicular and turbulent flow in acute aortic paravalvular leak: case report
Hongyu Zhou, Hongyang Chen, Lingcan Tan, Yu Li