Correlation between acupuncture dose and pregnancy outcomes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer: a systematic review.

Background: Increasing studies focused on the efficacy of acupuncture on pregnancy outcomes in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET). However, debatable conclusions have been drawn from different randomized controlled trials (RCTs), which might be related to different doses of acupuncture.

Objective: To evaluate whether acupuncture has a dose-dependent effect on pregnancy outcomes in patients with PCOS undergoing IVF-ET in systematically reviewing.

Surgical management of pseudoaneurysm complicating arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis.

Objective: To report surgical experience in pseudoaneurysm (PA) repair of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) for renal hemodialysis.

Methods: Twenty patients undergoing PA repair of AVF for renal hemodialysis were treated in Central Hospital Conde S. Januario of Macao.