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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to evaluate the effectiveness of thoracic epidural in reducing morbidity and mortality in adults with acute pancreatitis. INTRODUCTION: Acute pancreatitis is a common disease that often results in significant morbidity and mortality. Although the use of a thoracic epidural an…

BACKGROUND: Lipodermatosclerosis (LDS) is a severe skin change accompanied by the development of chronic venous disease of the lower extremities. Its main clinical manifestations are erythema, induration, hyperpigmentation, and rough and thickened skin. It may also eventually lead to refractory ulcers, skin necrosis an…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to evaluate the best available evidence to determine the prevalence of depression in the general population of Latin America and the Caribbean countries. INTRODUCTION: Depression is a common mental disorder that affects quality of life and has been ranked as the largest contr…

BACKGROUND: Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is a common disease in clinical, and often recrudescent. However, sometimes Western medicine treatments such as antihistamines cannot completely control the symptoms of CSU; therefore, more effective and optimized treatments are needed. Numerous studies have confirmed tha…

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) is a standard method commonly for removing 10 to 20 mm colorectal polyps. While the incidence of residual or recurrent after conventional EMR is remarkably high. Underwater endoscopic mucosal resection (UEMR) as an alternative technique to conventional EMR for remov…

BACKGROUND: Ultrasonography is the first choice for clinical diagnosis and differentiation of thyroid cancer Currently. However, due to the complexity and overlapping nature of the thyroid nodule sonograms, it remains difficult to accurately identify nodules with atypical ultrasound characteristics. Previous studies sh…

INTRODUCTION: Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) is characterised by severe, recurrent thunderclap headaches (TCHs) and vasoconstriction of cerebral arteries that resolve within 3 months. Abnormalities on non-contrast CT (NCCT) such as ischaemic strokes, intracerebral haemorrhage and subarachnoid haem…

INTRODUCTION: Herpes zoster (HZ) is currently treated primarily with antiviral drugs, yet this treatment has been debated. Acupuncture is becoming a more important treatment in this protocol. For example, pain intensity is lower among HZ patients who receive acupuncture plus moxibustion than among those who receive pha…

BACKGROUND: Infantile fever is a common symptom of the pediatric diseases, which is often caused by cold, food accumulation, or other pathogenic factors. Pediatric tuina is regarded as an acceptable non-pharmaceutical therapy for children with optimal effects, which has been widely used for infantile fever around China…

BACKGROUND: In recent years, more and more attention has been paid to the role of skin microcirculation in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. The vascular network of the skin is mainly distributed in the dermis and the subcutaneous fat layer join. The microvessels are composed of terminal arterioles, arteriovenous capillar…

BACKGROUND: As an alternative for constipation after cancer chemotherapy, Chinese medicine has gradually attracted the attention of clinicians based on the theory of syndrome differentiation and treatment. However, due to the lack of evidence-based medical evidence, the author designed the program to evaluate the effec…

BACKGROUND: The high morbidity and mortality of Gastric cancer (GC) is seriously endangered human health. Owing to the low rate of early diagnosis and human body can resistant to the anti-tumor drugs, so an early diagnostic biology marker is essential. However, recently studies indicated that Mammalian target of rapamy…

INTRODUCTION: Subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) is serum thyrotropin (TSH) slightly increased, while serum free thyroxine (FT4) levels are normal, and patients may have no abnormal symptoms, or only slight hypothyroidism, there are many studies proving that SH does increase cardiovascular risk in adults. However, there a…

BACKGROUND: One of the most common complications following autologous cranioplasty is bone flap resorption (BFR). Severe BFR can lead to revision surgery with implantation of synthetic bone flap and also necessarily lead to higher hospital expenses. This study aims to perform a meta-analysis to summarize available evid…

BACKGROUND: Remimazolam is a newly developed benzodiazepine as an alternative of conventional sedatives in the procedure of anesthesia. For the purpose of evaluating the efficacy and safety of remimazolam sedation during an endoscopy, we will perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials…

BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-COV2 and represents the causative agent of a potentially fatal disease. Jinhua Qinggan granules has definite effect in treating COVID-19 patients, but it has not been systematically evaluated for efficacy and safety.…

BACKGROUND: Hiccups are involuntary contractions of the diaphragm and intercostal muscles, which lead to sudden contractions of the glottis. CAM, such as acupuncture is commonly used and stimulation of the vagus nerve and interference with phrenic nerve conduction are also used to treat hiccups. However, there is littl…

BACKGROUND: microRNAs have drawn more attention due to their function on the inflammatory process. The association between microRNA-21 (miR-21) expression and risk of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) remain inconclusive. This study was aimed to acquire a more exact estimation of this relationship. METHODS: Relevant s…

BACKGROUND: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA), a common clinical chronic osteoarthropathy, has adverse effects on the working ability and life quality of patients. At present, acupotomy and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been widely applied on KOA in China and has achieved satisfactory results. However, the…

BACKGROUND: Overweight and obesity characterized by abnormal or excessive fat accumulation, can cause many complications. Auriculotherapy, as the traditional Chinese technique, is widely applied in clinical trials for the management of body weight. The program aims to evaluate the effect and safety of auriculotherapy t…