Background/purpose: The development of dental radiology in Taiwan has been over a century. This study explored mainly the profile of dental radiation workers and their occupational radiation exposure in Taiwan from 2013 to 2020.
Materials And Methods: This study used the secondary data analysis to survey mainly the changes of manpower of the dental radiation workers and their occupational radiation exposure in Taiwan from 2013 to 2020.
J Colloid Interface Sci
December 2022
In this work, gold/bismuth oxychloride (Au/BiOCl) nanocomposites with different morphologies were successfully prepared by simple solvothermal method and sodium borohydride reduction method, which exhibited significantly efficient visible-light-driven photocatalytic disinfection for Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus). Particularly, the flower-like Au/BiOCl nanocomposite showed the highest photocatalytic bactericidal performance among the prepared Au/BiOCl samples.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this work, we developed a facile approach for the fabrication of stearic acid-modified starch/chitosan composite sponge with asymmetric wettability and gradient wettability via mediating the amount of starch. The starch/chitosan composite sponge exhibited heterogeneous wetting properties on its two surfaces after stearic acid modification. The superhydrophobic top surface with a water contact angle of 150° could prevent water, blood, and bacterial permeation without losing the breathability of the sponge, whereas the superhydrophilic bottom surface possessed optimal water and blood absorption and clotting abilities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aim: Endoscopic therapy is the cornerstone choice for the management of varices and variceal hemorrhage. The aim of the present systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the efficacy of acid suppression in patients treated with endoscopic therapy for gastroesophageal varices.
Methods: All eligible studies were searched via the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases.
Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol
April 2018
In this work, we demonstrated a general approach to realize superhydrophobic-superhydrophilic reversible transition over hydrophilic bismuth-related micro-/nanomaterials. Different superhydrophobic bismuth-based micro-/nanomaterials, including BiOCOOH, BiO, (BiO)CO and BiOCl, were obtained by modification with stearic acid, regardless of their morphologies. The reversible wettability of the bismuth-related materials upon alternative UV-vis irradiation and dark storage were investigated via cyclic experiments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aims: Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is an inflammatory-based marker. A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to explore the prognostic role of NLR in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Results: Overall, 598 papers were identified, of which 90 papers including 20,475 HCC patients were finally included.
Background And Aims: The prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with hepatic resection may be improved by the adjunctive use of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE). This study aimed to systematically compare the outcomes between hepatic resection with and without TACE groups.
Methods: All relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-RCTs were searched by the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases.
Splanchnic vein thrombosis (SVT) may be negatively associated with the prognosis of pancreatitis. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of literatures to explore the prevalence of SVT in pancreatitis. All observational studies regarding the prevalence of SVT in pancreatitis were identified via PubMed and EMBASE databases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground & Aims: According to the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging system, hepatic resection and transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) should be recommended in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) within and beyond the BCLC stage A, respectively. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the overall survival between HCC patients undergoing hepatic resection and TACE.
Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane library databases were searched.
Background: A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to compare the post-recurrence survival with hepatic re-resection versus transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after initial resection.
Materials And Methods: All relevant papers were searched via PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases. Hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were pooled using a random-effects model.
Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol
December 2015
Aims: A systematic review of the literature was conducted to explore the association of portal vein thrombosis (PVT) with the risk of bleeding in liver cirrhosis.
Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane library databases were searched for all relevant papers, which compared the prevalence of bleeding at baseline and/or incidence of bleeding during follow-up between cirrhotic patients with and without PVT.
Results: Eighteen papers were eligible for this systematic review.
Splanchnic vein thrombosis (SVT) refers to Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) and portal vein system thrombosis (PVST). Current practice guidelines have recommended the routine screening for antiphospholipid antibodies (APAs) in patients with SVT. A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies was performed to explore the association between APAs and SVT.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to explore the clinical outcome of the transplantation of stem cells from various human tissue sources in cirrhotic patients.
Methods: The relevant papers were searched via PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases. Changes in liver function before and after stem cell therapy were evaluated (self-control data).
Background And Aims: Acute variceal bleeding is the most common lethal complication of liver cirrhosis. A meta-analysis was conducted to compare the outcomes of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) to those of medical/endoscopic therapy for acute variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients.
Methods: The PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases were searched for all relevant comparative studies.