[The Value of Gastric Antrum Cross-sectional Area Mearsured by Bedside Ultrasound Predicted Feeding Intolerance in Critically Ill Patients].

Objective: To explore the feasibility and effectiveness of gastric antrum cross-sectional area (CSA) mearsured by bedside ultrasound for predicting early feeding intolerance (FI) in critically ill patients.

Methods: The data were extracted from a multicenter prospective observation study between February 2018 to December 2018. A bivariate logistic regression model was established to identify the correlation between the gastric antrum cross-sectional area (CSA) and the feeding intolerance (FI).

[Penile erectile strength measurement band for differentiation and classification of erectile dysfunction].

Objective: To study the clinical application value of the penile erectile strength measurement (PESM) band in the differentiation of psychogenic from organic erectile dysfunction (ED).

Methods: Eighty ED patients unable to achieve or maintain adequate penile erection to complete sexual intercourse were included in the experimental group and another 40 healthy subjects with normal erectile function enrolled as controls. The ED cases were classified into mild, moderate and severe ED according to the IIEF-5 scores and divided into psychogenic and organic ED based on the results of the nocturnal penile tumescence (NPT) test.

[Circumcision reduces the incidence of human papillomavirus infection in men].

Objective: To investigate the association of circumcision with the incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in men.

Methods: We collected the samples from the surface of the coronal sulcus, glans penis, penile shaft and scrotum of 351 males examined for HPV infection in our hospital from January 2016 to August 2017, of whom 118 had received circumcision while the other 233 had not. We compared the incidence rate of HPV infection between the circumcision and non-circumcision groups and analyzed the association of the age of circumcision with the incidence of HPV infection.

[Efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese medicine combined with sildenafil in the treatment of ED in Chinese men： A real-world study].

Objective: To make a real-world study on the efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) combined with sildenafil in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) that failed to respond to TCM medication.

Methods: This study included 1 038 ED patients with the International Index of Erectile Function-5 (IIEF-5) scores ≤21 and improvement <30% after 4 weeks of TCM medication, differentially diagnosed with kidney-yang or kidney-yin deficiency syndrome. We administered TCM combined with sildenafil (Viagra, Pfizer Pharmaceutical Co.

[Value of the serum free testosterone level in detecting erectile dysfunction].

Objective: To investigate the values of serum calculated free testosterone (cFT), testosterone secretion index (TSI), and free testosterone index (FTI) in the diagnosis of ED with androgen deficiency by observing their changes in the patient.

Methods: We conducted this study among 185 men complaining of ED and 35 20－40 years old healthy males presenting at the clinic for premarital medical checkup. We asked them about their medical history, to fill in the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) Questionnaire, and to complete the nocturnal penile tumescence (NPT) test.

The efficacy of thymosin alpha 1 for severe sepsis (ETASS): a multicenter, single-blind, randomized and controlled trial.

Introduction: Severe sepsis is associated with a high mortality rate despite implementation of guideline recommendations. Adjunctive treatment may be efficient and require further investigation. In light of the crucial role of immunologic derangement in severe sepsis, thymosin alpha 1 (Tα1) is considered as a promising beneficial immunomodulatory drug.

Endoscopic nasobiliary drainage and percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage for the treatment of acute obstructive suppurative cholangitis: a retrospective study of 37 cases.

Background/aims: This study compared the effectiveness and safety of endoscopic nasobiliary drainage(ENBD) to percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage(PTBD) for the treatment of acute obstructive suppurative cholangitis (AOSC).

Methodology: AOSC patients were assigned to undergo either ENBD (n=22) or PTBD(n=15).

Results: In the ENBD group, the procedure was successfully completed in 19 patients (86.

Early lactate clearance as a reliable predictor of initial poor graft function after orthotopic liver transplantation.

Background: Initial poor graft function (IPGF) following orthotopic liver transplantation is a major determinant of postoperative survival and morbidity. Lactate clearance is a good marker of liver function. In this study, we investigated the clinical utility of early lactate clearance as an early and accurate predictor for IPGF following liver transplantation.

[Clinical study and long-term evaluation of immunomodulation therapy on trauma, severe sepsis and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome patients].

Objective: To study the clinical effect and long-term evaluation of immunomodulation therapy on trauma, severe sepsis and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) patients.

Methods: Prospective, randomized, blind and controlled clinical analysis of 70 patients conforming to the enrolled standard was carried out. They were divided into two groups at random.