The application of non-invasive and invasive mechanical ventilation in the first episode of acute respiratory failure.

Acute respiratory failure (RF) is a life-threatening syndrome. This study investigated the application of two major clinical strategies, non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) and invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), in the first episode of acute RF. Data from the longitudinal health insurance database, which included 1,000,000 insured citizens, were used.

Impact of recurrent lupus nephritis on lupus kidney transplantation: a 20-year single center experience.

This study was conducted to delineate the frequency of recurrent lupus nephritis in a Chinese kidney transplant cohort and to estimate its impact on long-term transplant outcomes. A total of 32 lupus transplant patients were enrolled in this study, and the medical records were retrospectively reviewed. Patients with unexplained graft abnormalities were subjected to allograft biopsy.

[A study on the effect of the corneal biomechanical properties undergoing overnight orthokeratology].

Objective: To evaluate the changes of corneal biomechanical properties and corneal topography undergoing overnight orthokeratology treatment.

Methods: Thirty teenagers with low and moderate myopia with age of 11.67 + or - 1.