Publications by authors named "Cheng-An Cao"
Cancer and depression are closely interrelated, particularly in patients with advanced cancer, who often present with comorbid anxiety and depression for various reasons. Recently, there has been a growing interest in the study of depression in cancer patients, with the aim of assessing the possible triggers, predictors, adverse events, and possible treatment options for depression in several common cancers. The objective of this narrative review is to synthesize the extant literature on the relationship between the occurrence and progression of depression in several common patient categories.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is widely acknowledged as a treatment option for managing intracranial hypertension resulting from non-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cryptococcal meningitis (CM). Nonetheless, there is currently no consensus on the appropriate surgical indications for this procedure. Therefore, it is crucial to conduct a preoperative evaluation of patient characteristics and predict the outcome of the VP shunt to guide clinical treatment effectively.
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- - This study investigates the impact of COVID-19 on hemodialysis patients, highlighting their unique clinical characteristics and the severity of infection compared to non-dialysis patients.
- - It was found that hemodialysis patients had lower rates of fever and specific lab markers, but higher levels of D-dimer and other complications, leading to increased mortality and extended hospital stays.
- - The research suggests that hemodialysis patients are at a higher risk due to their pre-existing conditions and warns that they require careful monitoring during the pandemic.
Background: The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that occurred in Wuhan, China, has become a global public health threat. It is necessary to identify indicators that can be used as optimal predictors for clinical outcomes of COVID-19 patients.
Methods: The clinical information from 126 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 were collected from Wuhan Fourth Hospital.
Background: The outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has led to a major concern and caused a pandemic globally. The goal of this study was to clarify the clinical characteristics of recovery and death in patients with severe or critical COVID-19.
Materials And Methods: In this retrospective single-center study, clinical data were collected from 74 severe or critical COVID-19 patients in Wuhan Fourth Hospital between Jan.