Risk factors for patients with tracheal stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: To systematically evaluate potential risk factors for tracheal stenosis and to provide a reference for the prevention and management of patients with this condition.

Methods: Databases were searched to identify studies of the risk factors for tracheal stenosis, from their inception to October 2023, then a meta-analysis was performed. The study was registered with PROSPERO under the registration number CRD42023428906.

Adverse events of tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors for the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis: A meta-analysis of randomized, placebo-controlled trials.

Tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors (TNFi) have shown substantial efficacy in alleviating and treating ankylosing spondylitis (AS). However, the heightened interest is accompanied by concerns over adverse events. In this meta-analysis, we analyzed both serious and common adverse events in patients treated with tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors compared with those in the placebo group.

Evaluation of the implementation effect of hepatitis C medical insurance reimbursement policy in China: A RWS based on medical institutions.

Objectives: To evaluate the implementation effect of hepatitis C medical insurance reimbursement policy in China from the view of medical institutions.

Methods: The electronic medical record of a top tertiary hospital in Chengdu from January 2014 to December 2020 were extracted, and the interrupted time series model was used to analyze the changes in diagnosis and treatment behavior and disease burden of hepatitis C patients after the implementation of HCV insurance reimbursement policy.

Results: In terms of diagnosis and treatment, the number of visits (β2 = 19.

Japanese encephalitis risk and contextual risk factors in southwest China: a Bayesian hierarchical spatial and spatiotemporal analysis.

It is valuable to study the spatiotemporal pattern of Japanese encephalitis (JE) and its association with the contextual risk factors in southwest China, which is the most endemic area in China. Using data from 2004 to 2009, we applied GISmapping and spatial autocorrelation analysis to analyze reported incidence data of JE in 438 counties in southwest China, finding that JE cases were not randomly distributed, and a Bayesian hierarchical spatiotemporal model identified the east part of southwest China as a high risk area. Meanwhile, the Bayesian hierarchical spatial model in 2006 demonstrated a statistically significant association between JE and the agricultural and climatic variables, including the proportion of rural population, the pig-to-human ratio, the monthly precipitation and the monthly mean minimum and maximum temperatures.

[Procalcitonin as a predictor of trauma severity and post-traumatic sepsis in children].

Objective: To determine the association of procalcitonin (PCT) with trauma severity and post traumatic sepsis in children.

Methods: The blood samples of 30 children with acute trauma in a Pediatric unit were collected for four consecutive days. The levels of PCT, IL-6, CRP and WBC were measured.