Publications by authors named "Du Zhen-Shuang"
Introduction And Objectives: To investigate the efficacy of combined immunosuppressive regimens of cyclosporine (CsA), tacrolimus (TAC), or cyclophosphamide (CTX) combined with steroids in the treatment of idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN).
Materials And Methods: A total of 150 biopsy-proven IMN patients were divided into three groups: CTX, TAC, and CsA groups (50 cases each). Patients received a selected regimen for 48 weeks.
In order to classify different types of health data collected in clinical practice of hernia surgery more effectively and improve the classification performance of support vector machine (SVM). A prospective randomized study was conducted. Sixty patients undergoing hernia repair under general anesthesia were randomly divided into two groups, PLMA group ( = 30) and ETT group ( = 30), for airway management.
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- The study examined how different injection rates of a calibrating solution influence the monitoring of cardiac output in critical stroke patients using PICCO technology.
- It involved 108 patients who underwent ultrasound testing and monitored various cardiac parameters at different injection speeds (2-4, 5-7, and 8-10 seconds).
- Results showed that the 2-4 second injection speed provided the best correlation with ultrasound measurements, indicating it more accurately reflects patients' cardiac function.
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- - The study aimed to compare how accurately stroke volume variation (SVV) and pulse pressure variation (PPV) predict fluid responsiveness in the same patient population, using data from various medical literature sources.
- - An analysis of 19 studies showed both SVV and PPV have over 80% sensitivity and specificity in predicting fluid responsiveness, with SVV showing 82% sensitivity and 84% specificity, while PPV showed 84% sensitivity and 83% specificity among more than 850 patients.
- - The conclusion highlights that both SVV and PPV are effective diagnostic tools for determining the success or failure of fluid challenges in critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation.