Clinical Efficiency of Vasopressin or Its Analogs in Comparison With Catecholamines Alone on Patients With Septic Shock: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Vasopressin is an efficient remedy for septic shock patients as its great capacity in promoting hemodynamic stabilization. The aim of current systematic review and meta-analysis is to compare the clinical efficiency of vasopressin or its analogs with sole catecholamines on patients with septic shock.

Methods: A systematic search of Cochrane Library, EMBASE, and PubMed online databases was performed up to 30 Oct 2019 to identify randomized controlled trials comparing use of vasopressin or its analogs (e.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in elderly patients: an evaluation of immunity.

Objective: We sought to investigate the impact of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) on the inflammatory response and immunological function of elderly patients compared with that on the younger ones.

Methods: Between June 2012 and June 2013, this prospective study investigated a total of 112 patients having the surgery of LC due to symptomatic cholelithiasis or polyps, among whom 52 were elderly patients with the age beyond 65 years old and the remaining 60 were younger than the age. Peripheral venous blood samples were taken from these patients prior to surgery and on post-operative days 1, 3 and 7, respectively.

Distribution of serum transferrin, and its associations with metabolic disorders among Chinese: A nation-wide, health and nutrition survey.

Scope: This study examined the associations of serum transferrin and metabolic disorders among Chinese population.

Methods And Results: This study is based on nation-wide, population-based China Health and Nutrition survey including 8564 men and women aged 18 years or older. Anthropometric and fasting blood glucose, insulin, lipids, and transferrin data were collected.

The growing spectrum of anti-inflammatory interleukins and their potential roles in the development of sepsis.

Sepsis, recognized as a deadly immunological disorder, is one of the major causes of death in intensive care units globally. Traditionally, sepsis was characterized by an excessive systemic proinflammatory response to invasive microbial pathogens. However, failures of highly sophisticated trials directed toward the uncontrolled inflammatory reaction have led to an appeal by experts for reevaluation of the present approach toward sepsis.

Roles of Tregs in development of hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis.

Aim: To assess systematically the association between regulatory T cells (Tregs) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Methods: We searched Medline, Embase and Wanfang databases for literature on the populations of Tregs in HCC patients and controls, using the pooled OR and 95%CIs for assessment. There were no limitations with respect to publication date or language.

Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation guided by contrast-enhanced ultrasound in treatment of metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation.

This study evaluated the advantages and applications of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)-supported percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in the treatment of metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation, based on clinical details. CEUS-supported percutaneous RFA was adopted to treat 12 patients with hepatic metastatic carcinomas after liver transplantation. The diameters of the metastatic carcinomas varied from 1 cm to 5 cm, and the foci were discovered after 3 months to 12 months.