Predictors of inadequate bowel preparation in older patients undergoing colonoscopy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Factors that predict the quality of bowel preparation in older adults are unclear, and current guidelines do not provide specific recommendations.

Objective: This meta-analysis aimed to identify risk factors for inadequate bowel preparation in older patients.

Methods: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang, and VIP databases were searched from their inception to February 2023.

Analysis of hope level and its influencing factors in patients with decompensated cirrhosis.

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine hope level and its influencing factors in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis.

Design: A prospective observational study.

Methods: We selected 93 patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis from a Chinese university hospital based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Psychosocial adaptation and influencing factors among patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.

Background: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a severe and long-lasting side effect caused by various anticancer agents that damage sensory, motor and autonomic nerves. It can cause maladaptive behaviors, including disease severity, anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, falls, and social impairment. These disorders have physical, psychological and social effects on patients and can seriously influence their quality of life.

Impact of Prepackaged Low-Residue Diet on Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy: A Meta-analysis.

This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the impact of prepackaged low-residue diet (PLRD) on bowel preparation for colonoscopy. We searched PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases from inception to August 2020. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing PLRD with clear liquid diet (CLD) or self-prepared LRD were considered for inclusion.

Metabolomic analysis of biochemical changes in the tissue and urine of proteoglycan-induced spondylitis in mice after treatment with moxibustion.

Background: Moxibustion is widely used in East Asian countries to manage the symptom of rheumatic diseases. The aim of this study was to identify potential metabolic profiles of moxibustion on relieving ankylosing spondylitis (AS) mice through UHPLC-Q-TOF/MS metabolomic study.

Methods: Thirty-two female Balb/c mice were randomized into healthy control (HC), AS model, moxibustion at acupuncture points (MA) in AS model, and moxibustion at non-acupuncture points (MNA) AS model groups.

Association between long-term pulse pressure trajectories and risk of end-stage renal diseases in incident malignant hypertensive nephropathy: a cohort study.

Objective: The trajectories of pulse pressure (PP) might affect the prognosis of malignant hypertensive nephropathy (MHN). We aimed to describe the association between PP trajectories and the future risk of end-stage renal disease and to identify and compare the associated patient characteristics of any distinct trajectory patterns in MHN patients.

Methods: Patients with newly diagnosed biopsy-proven MHN 2010-2015 were included.

Diagnosis and Monitoring Value of Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using Neuroendocrine Analysis During Radiotherapy for Laryngeal Cancer.

We used 1.5T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to investigate the role of semiquantitative parameters related to dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE)-MRI and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in predicting and monitoring the efficacy of concurrent radiotherapy and chemotherapy for laryngeal cancer. The data from 58 patients with newly diagnosed laryngeal cancer who had been treated at our hospital from August 2016 to March 2018 were collected.