Objective To systematically review the prognostic value of progesterone receptor (PR) for survival in ovarian cancer. Methods PubMed, EMbase, MEDLINE, The Cochrane Library (Issue 1, 2016), CNKI, VIP, CBM and WanFang Data databases were searched for cohort studies on the correlation between PR expression and prognosis of ovarian cancer from inception to June 1st 2016. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of included studies. Meta-analysis was performed by using RevMan 5.3 software. Results A total of 12 studies involving 1 881 patients were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that the PR positive patients was superior than the PR negative patients on overall survival (OS) (HR=0.64, 95%CI 0.44 to 0.93,P=0.02), disease free survival (DFS) (HR=0.64, 95%CI 0.48 to 0.85,P=0.002), progression free survival (PFS) (HR=0.62, 95%CI 0.47 to 0.82,P=0.000 9) and remission rate of chemotherapy (OR=1.91, 95%CI 1.28 to 2.86,P=0.002). When analysis based on the clinical pathogesis stages, PR expression was higher in clinical stages Ⅰ-Ⅱ than stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ (OR=2.38, 95%CI 1.71 to 3.32,P<0.000 01), and was higher in cell differentiation G1-G2 than G3 (OR=2.48, 95%CI 1.72 to 3.56,P<0.000 01), while no significant difference was found in groups of serous ovarian cancervs. non serous ovarian cancer (OR=1.28, 95%CI 0.89 to 1.83,P=0.18). Conclusion The current evidence shows that the expression of PR protein have predictive value for the prognosis of ovarian cancer. Due to limited quantity and quality of included studies, the above conclusions are still needed to verified by more high quality studies.
Objective To evaluate the influences of myocardial injury markers on the short-term and long-term mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), so as to provide valuable references for clinical prognosis assessment. Methods Literature was electronically searched in CBM, PubMed, OVID, EMbase and CNKI from the date of their establishment to August 2011, meanwhile the manual searches were also performed to systemize the papers. According to the Cochrane Handbook for systematic reviews, the studies were screened by two reviewers independently, the quality of the included studies was evaluated, the data were extracted, and meta-analysis was conducted using RevMan5.0 software. Results A total of 10 observational studies including creatine kinase-myocardial band (CK-MB) and cardiac troponin I (cTnI), and the patients involved were 10 793 totally. Results of meta-analysis showed that the increasing release of CK-MB was associated with an increasing short-term mortality risk of both on-pump (RR=2.88, 95%CI 1.94 to 4.28, Plt;0.000 01) and off-pump group (RR=3.64, 95%CI 1.07 to 12.42), P=0.04). Also the increasing release of CK-MB was associated with an increasing long-term mortality risk of both on-pump (RR=2.55, 95%CI 1.91 to 3.40, Plt;0.000 01) and off-pump group (RR=3.36, 95%CI1.46 to 7.72, P=0.004). The increasing release of cTnI was also associated with an increasing risk of both short-term mortality (RR=6.45, 95%CI 2.50 to 16.66, Plt;0.1) and long-term mortality (RR=4.18, 95%CI 2.78 to 6.28, Plt;0.1). Conclusion The evidence shows that the increasing release of both CK-MB and cTnI is associated with an increasing risk of the short-term and long-term mortality.
【摘要】 目的 探討乳突根治術后耳內窺鏡換藥與常規換藥相比是否具有優勢。 方法 2003年3月-2008年10月對89例共89只耳行開放式乳突根治術患者按隨機數字表法隨機分為試驗組及對照組，試驗組45例45只耳采用耳內窺鏡換藥，對照組44例44只耳常規換藥；分別觀察試驗組和對照組的干耳人數及干耳的時間，計算干耳率及干耳的平均時間。 結果 試驗組45只耳中42只干耳，干耳率93.3％；對照組44只耳中40只干耳，干耳率90.9％。兩組比較差異無統計學意義（Pgt;0.05）。試驗組42例干耳患者平均干耳時間為術后（50.8±13.4） d，對照組40例干耳患者平均干耳時間為術后（60.7±12.2） d；兩組比較，差異有統計學意義（Plt;0.001）。 結論 中耳乳突根治術后耳內窺鏡下換藥與常規換藥相比不能顯著提高干耳率，但能有效縮短干耳時間。【Abstract】 Objective To evaluate the application of otoendoscope in dressing change after mastoidectomy. Method Between March 2003 and October 2008, 89 patients (89 ears) underwent mastoidectomy in Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University and in Department of Otolaryngology, Nuclear Industry 416 Hospital of Chengdu. The patients were randomly divided into two groups by simple randomization (trial group and control group). Forty-five patients in the trial group underwent the dressing change under otoendoscope, while 44 patients in the control group under the routine method. The ear drying rate and the ear drying time in the two groups were observed. Results The ear drying rate was 93.3% (42 dry ears)in the trial group, and was 90.9% (40 dry ears) in the control group; the difference between the two groups was not significant (Pgt;0.01). The ear drying time was (50.8±13.4) days in the trial group and was (60.7±12.2) days in the control groups; the difference between the two groups was significant (Plt;0.001). Conclusion Dressing change under the otoendoscope after mastoidectomy may not improve the ear drying rate but can shorten the ear drying time.
Objective To systematically review the influence of tight heart rate (HR) control on the efficacy of perioperative β-blockade, and discuss the effective measures of perioperative myocardial protection. Methods We searched the PubMed, OVID, EMbase, the Cochrane Library and Chinese Biomedical Database (CBM) for randomized controlled trials on evaluating perioperative β-blockers after noncardiac surgery. The quality of the included studies was evaluated by the method recommended by the Cochrane Collaboration. Meta-analyses was conducted by using the Cochrane Collaboration’s RevMan software. Results Thirteen RCTs including 11 590 patients were included. The combined results of all studies showed cardioprotective effect of β-blockers (OR=0.64, 95%CI 0.50 to 0.80, P=0.000 1), with considerable heterogeneity among the studies (I2=57%). However, grouping the trials on the basis of maximal HR showed that trials where the estimated maximal HR was 100 bpm were associated with cardioprotection (OR=0.37, 95%CI 0.26 to 0.52, Plt;0.000 01) whereas trials where the estimated maximal HR was 100 bpm did not demonstrate cardioprotection (OR=1.13, 95%CI 0.81 to 1.59, P=0.48) with no heterogeneity (I2=0%). Conclusion The evidence suggests that effective control of HR is important for achieving cardioprotection and that administration of β-blockers does not reliably decrease HRs in all patients. Judicious use of combination therapy with other drugs may be necessary to achieve effective postoperative control of HR.
Objective To determine the value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the differentiation of primary liver cancer (PLC) and hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE). Methods The data of 56 patients with PLC or HAE were collected between January 2010 and May 2015. Grayscale and CEUS features of the patients were analyzed retrospectively. The frequency of each imaging finding, including calcification, arterial enhancement, and internal enhancement were evaluated and compared. Results Statistically significant difference of the proportion of gender and age were detected between the two groups (P=0.013, 0.002). Thirty-eight PLC lesions were detected in 32 patients. The diameters of PLC lesions were 3-10 cm with an average of (5.6±2.1) cm. Thirty-two HAE lesions were found in 24 patients. The diameters of HAE lesions were 4-12 cm with an average of (9.1±4.4) cm. Statistically significant difference of lesion size and the incidence rate of calcification (5.3% vs. 75.0%) were seen between PLC and HAE (P<0.001). Peripheral enhancement were seen in 100.0% (38/38) PLC lesions, including 84.2% (32/38) hyperenhancement and 15.8% (6/38) dendritic hyperenhancement. All PLC lesions demonstrated hypoenhancement in late phase. Irregular peripherally hyperenhancement both in arterial and late phase were detected in 43.8% (14/32) HAE lesions. The other 56.2% (18/32) HAE lesions showed no peripheral enhancement both in arterial and late phase. No internal enhancement were seen in HAE lesions. The presence of arterial enhancement (100.0% vs. 43.8%) and absence of internal enhancement (0 vs. 100.0%) were significantly different between PLC and HAE (P<0.001). Conclusions PLC is predicted by arterial phase hyperenhancement and late phase hypoenhancement on CEUS. HAE is predicted with calcification on baseline sonography and internal non-enhancement on CEUS. Arterial phase enhancement is less common and less intensive in HAE than in PLC which also contributes to the differentiation of these lesions.
Objective To systematically review the effectiveness of forced air warming for the maintenance of perioperative core temperature, so as to provide clinical evidence for an appropriate warming plan during the perioperative period. Methods We electronically searched PubMed, The Cochrane Library, EMbase, Web of Science, CBM and CNKI from 2000 to 2012, so as to comprehensively collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about the effectiveness of different warming methods for the maintenance of perioperative core temperature (including forced air warming, resistive-heating blanket/electric heating pad, circulating water mattress, and infrared ray radiant heating system) for maintenance of perioperative core temperature. References of the included studies were also retrieved. Two reviewers independently screened literature according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, extracted data and assessed the quality of the included studies. Then, meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.1 software. Results Eleven RCTs involving 577 patients were included. The results of meta-analysis indicated that, in the maintenance of core temperature during the perioperative period, forced air warming was superior to resistive-heating blanket/electric heating pad (SMD= –0.40, 95%CI –0.73 to –0.06), circulating water mattress (SMD= –1.10, 95%CI –1.55 to –0.66), and infrared ray radiant heating system (SMD= –0.69, 95%CI –1.06 to –0.32). In the incidence of hypothermia during the perioperative period, the group of forced air warming was lower than the group of blanket/electric heating pad (RR=1.76, 95%CI 1.15 to 2.69), but it was the same as the group of infrared ray radiant heating system (RR=1.37, 95%CI 0.83 to 2.27). In the incidence of shivering during the perioperative period, the group of forced air warming was the same as the group of blanket/electric heating pad (RR=0.75, 95%CI 0.18 to 3.21) and the group of infrared ray radiant heating system (RR=0.8, 95%CI 0.19 to 3.36). Conclusion Compared with resistive-heating blanket/electric heating pad, circulating water mattress, and infrared ray radiant heating system, forced air warming maintains patients’ core temperature better during the perioperative period, with a lower incidences of hypothermia. Due to the limited quantity and quality of the included studies, more high quality RCTs with large sample size are needed to verify the above conclusion.
目的 初步探討影響男性乳腺癌患者預后的因素。 方法 收集2003年1月－2011年12月經病理確診、接受治療、臨床資料較完整的36例男性乳腺癌患者的臨床資料。采用對數秩檢驗和Cox回歸分析影響男性乳腺癌患者預后的因素。 結果 36例患者無進展生存期（PFS）為3～95個月，中位PFS為45個月。單因素分析顯示：腫瘤直徑（P=0.001）、陽性淋巴結（P=0.001）、TNM分期（P＜0.001）、手術方式（P=0.001）是影響預后的因素。多因素分析顯示：陽性淋巴結（P=0.024）和TNM分期（P=0.022）是影響預后的主要因素。 結論 陽性淋巴結和TNM分期是影響預后的主要因素，以手術為主的綜合治療模式是提高男性乳腺癌患者生存率的重要措施。
Objective To systematically review the effectiveness and safety of thoracic epidural analesis (TEA) for postoperative complications after cardiac surgery. Methods Such databases as PubMed, Science Citation Index, EMbase, The Cochrane Library, CNKI and CBM were electronically searched from inception to October 2012 for collecting the randomized controlled trials on the effectiveness and safety of thoracic epidural analgesisa for postoperative complications after cardiac surgery. Two reviewers independently screened literature according to inclusion and exclusion criteria, extracted data, and assessed the methodological quality of the included studies. Then, meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.1 software. Results Totally 14 studies were eligible, involving 1 942 patients. The results of meta-analysis showed that, TEA combined with general anesthesia (GA) was superior to GA alone in reducing the incidences of myocardial ischemia/infarction (RR=0.63, 95%CI 0.41 to 0.96, P=0.03), respiratory complications (RR=0.55, 95%CI 0.40 to 0.75, P=0.000 1), supraventricular arrhythmias (RR=0.64, 95%CI 0.47 to 0.88, P=0.005), and duration of mechanical ventilation (MD= –2.15, 95%CI –3.72 to –0.58, P=0.007), with significant differences. Conclusions Current evidence shows that, TEA after surgery is effective in reducing the incidences of myocardial ischemia/infarction, respiratory complications, supraventricular arrhythmias, and duration of mechanical ventilation. There is the lack of data on the adverse events of TEA (mainly referring to epidural hematoma). Due to limited quality and quantity of the included studies, patients’ conditions should be fully considered before applying TEA in clinical practice.
【摘要】 目的 了解原發性良性陣發性位置性眩暈（benign paroxysmal positional vertigo，BPPV）的雙溫試驗及純音測聽結果臨床特點。 方法 2009年6月—2010年6月診斷為原發性BPPV患者54例，于手法復位前行雙溫試驗及純音聽閾測試，分析原發性BPPV患者的雙溫試驗、純音測聽結果的臨床特點。 結果 40例患耳無半規管輕癱，其病程為（4.25±2.75）周，14例患耳半規管輕癱，其病程為（9.21±5.85）周，兩組間平均病程差異具有統計學意義（t=4.235，Plt;0.05）；39例后半規管BPPV中11例患耳半規管輕癱，15例水平半規管BPPV中3例患耳半規管輕癱，兩組患耳半規管輕癱發生率無統計學意義（χ2=2.679，Pgt;0.05）；39例后半規管BPPV中16例患耳聽力下降，15例水平半規管BPPV中7例患耳聽力下降，兩組患耳純音測聽異常率無明顯統計學差異（χ2=0.141，Pgt;0.05）。 結論 原發性后半規管BPPV與水平半規管BPPV半規管輕癱及純音聽閾異常發生率相近，病程長者更易出現半規管輕癱。【Abstract】 Objective To investigate the clinical features of results of bithermal test and pure tone test for patients with idiopathic benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), and discuss strategies for prevention. Methods A total of 54 patients diagnosed to have BPPV during June 2009 to June 2010 underwent bithermal caloric test and pure tone test before particle repositioning maneuver. Then, we analyzed the clinical features of the test results. Results The course of 40 patients with canal paresis (CP) was (4.25±2.75) weeks, which had a significant difference from the course of 14 patients with CP in the abnormal side, which was (9.21±5.85) weeks (t=4.235, Plt;0.05). Among the 39 patients with posterior semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (PSC-BPPV), 11 cases of canal paresis were found in the abnormal ear, and of the 15 patients with horizontal semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (HSC-BPPV), 3 cases of canal paresis were found. There was no statistical difference in the rate of canal paresis between the two groups of patients mentioned above (χ2=2.679,Pgt;0.05). Sixteen out of the 39 PSC-BPPV patients and seven out of the 15 HSC-BPPV patients had hearing loss (HL) in the abnormal ear with no statistical difference between the two groups of patients in the incidence of hearing loss (χ2=0.141,Pgt;0.05). Conclusion The incidence of CP and HL in the abnormal ear of patients with HSC-BPPV and PSC-BPPV is similar, and patients with long course of disease are more likely to have CP.
bjective To investigate the correlation between expression of vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) of serum and tumor tissues and the clinical prognosis in patients with breast cancer. Methods The expressions of VEGF level of serum and tumor tissues in 44 patients with invasive duct breast cancer, 13 with benign breast diseases and 40 healthy controls. Serum VEGF level was measured by ELISA method. The protein expression of tissue VEGF, ER and C-erbB-2 were evaluated by immunohistochemistry LSAB method. Results Serum VEGF level and tissue VEGF expression in breast cancer were higher than those in benign breast diseases （P＜0.001）, and there was no significance in benign breast diseases and healthy controls （Pgt;0.05）. VEGF expression was correlated with lymph node metastasis (P＜0.01), ER and C-erbB-2 expression (P＜0.05, P＜0.01) and clinical stage （P＜0.01）. There were no statistical correlation between VEGF expression and age, tumor size (Pgt;0.05). Conclusion There is positively correlation between serum VEGF level and tissue VEGF expression, and between VEGF expression and clinic prognosis. Serum VEGF level may be one of important index of prognosis estimation in patients with breast cancer.