Ozonated autohemotherapy combined with pulsed radiofrequency in the treatment of thoracic postherpetic neuralgia in older adults: a retrospective study.

Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) seriously affects the quality of life of the elderly population. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of ozonated autohemotherapy (O-AHT) combined with pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) in the treatment of thoracic PHN in older adults. The medical records of patients with thoracic PHN aged 65 years and older from June 2018 until March 2021 in Shengli Oilfield Central Hospital were reviewed.

Prognostic and predictive significance of serum soluble scavenger receptor A in acute primary basal ganglia hemorrhage: A prospective cohort study.

Background: Scavenger receptor A (SRA) can regulate immune response and is involved in pathophysiological processes of acute brain injury. We analyzed the prognostic role of serum soluble SRA in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).

Methods: In this prospective cohort study of 110 healthy controls and 110 patients with acute basal ganglia hemorrhage, serum soluble SRA concentrations were detected.

A multicenter survey of perioperative anxiety in China: Pre- and postoperative associations.

Objectives: To describe patient characteristics associated with preoperative anxiety and subsequently assess the relationship between preoperative anxiety and postoperative anxiety, pain, sleep quality, nausea and vomiting.

Methods: The study collected data from patients undergoing elective operation from 12 hospitals in China. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) were used to assess anxiety and sleep quality before surgery.

Prognostic value of admission serum glucose-phosphate ratio in predicting the 6-month outcome of patients with severe traumatic brain injury: A retrospective study.

Background: Serum glucose-phosphate ratio has been revealed to be associated with severity and prognosis of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between serum glucose-phosphate ratio and severe traumatic brain injury outcome.

Methods: Patients with severe traumatic brain injury were stratified in quartiles according to their serum glucose-phosphate ratio.

Apatinib in the treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: A meta-analysis.

The purpose of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity profile of apatinib for the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We systematically searched databases for randomized clinical trials published as of November 25, 2017, in which apatinib treatment was compared to placebo or chemotherapy in patients with advanced NSCLC. Two investigators independently assessed the articles and extracted their data.

Determination of serum tissue kallikrein levels after traumatic brain injury.

Background: Tissue kallikrein (TK) plays an important role in the kallikrein-kinin system. Its protective role has been demonstrated in traumatic brain injury (TBI). We attempted to determine relationship between serum TK levels and trauma severity in addition to clinical outcome in TBI.

Serum myeloperoxidase concentrations for outcome prediction in acute intracerebral hemorrhage.

Background: Oxidative stress is related to brain injury after spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is a potent oxidizing enzyme. We tested the hypothesis that serum MPO concentrations are increased after ICH and they correlate with stroke severity and outcome.

Serum cyclophilin A concentrations and prognosis of acute intracerebral hemorrhage.

Background: Cyclophilin A is involved in brain injury. We investigated the relationship between serum cyclophilin A concentrations, hemorrhagic severity and clinical outcome in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).

Methods: We enrolled 105 ICH patients and 105 healthy individuals.

Detection of high serum concentration of CXC chemokine ligand-12 in acute intracerebral hemorrhage.

Background: CXC chemokine ligand-12 (CXCL12), a member of the CXC chemokine subfamily, is involved in both focal angiogenesis and inflammatory reactions. We examined serum CXCL12 concentration in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) patients and its correlation to stroke severity and outcome.

Methods: The study was carried out on 105 ICH patients on 105 healthy controls.

The prognostic value of serum signal peptide-Cub-Egf domain-containing protein-1 concentrations in acute intracerebral hemorrhage.

Background: Signal peptide-Cub-Epidermal growth factor domain-containing protein 1 (SCUBE1) in peripheral blood, which is identified as a marker for coagulation, was reported to be an independent predictor of poor outcome in some illnesses. We investigated the clinical utility of serum SCUBE1 in the prognosis of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).

Methods: A total of 128 consecutive patients, admitted to emergency service due to acute ICH, and 128 healthy individuals were included in this prospective study.