Perioperative corticosteroids for reducing postoperative complications following esophagectomy: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: This updated systematic review and meta-analysis aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of perioperative corticosteroid administration versus placebo for esophageal cancer patients following scheduled esophagectomy.

Methods: We searched databases through June 30, 2023. We included articles on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing perioperative corticosteroid administration with placebo in esophageal cancer patients with esophagectomy.

Submuscular Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction Using a Musculofascial Pocket Formed by the Pectoralis Major Muscle and the Serratus Anterior Muscle Fascia: A Novel Surgical Approach.

Background: Subpectoral implant-based breast reconstruction following mastectomy commonly severs the inferior border of the pectoralis major muscle for better projection of the lower pole. This can affect a patient's postoperative motor function and result in animation deformity. Implant-based breast reconstruction using partial muscle coverage with an acellular dermal matrix (ADM) can be costly.

Accumulated Epinephrine Dose is Associated With Acute Kidney Injury Following Resuscitation in Adult Cardiac Arrest Patients.

The goal of this study was to investigate the association between total epinephrine dosage during resuscitation and acute kidney injury after return of spontaneous circulation in patients with cardiac arrest. We performed a secondary analysis of previously published data on the resuscitation of cardiac arrest patients. Bivariate, multivariate logistic regression, and subgroup analyses were conducted to investigate the association between total epinephrine dosage during resuscitation and acute kidney injury after return of spontaneous circulation.

Inflammatory indicator levels in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement via median sternotomy with preoperative anxiety and postoperative complications: a prospective cohort study.

Objective: This study was performed to evaluate the association of preoperative anxiety with inflammatory indicators and postoperative complications in patients undergoing scheduled aortic valve replacement surgery.

Methods: A prospective cohort study was performed. The Hamilton Anxiety Scale was used to assess preoperative anxiety.

Secreted modular calcium-binding proteins in pathophysiological processes and embryonic development.

Objective: Secreted modular calcium-binding proteins (SMOCs) are extracellular glycoproteins of the secreted protein, acidic, and rich in cysteine-related modular calcium-binding protein family and include two isoforms, SMOC1 and SMOC2, in humans. Functionally, SMOCs bind to calcium for various cell functions. In this review, we provided a summary of the most recent advancements in and findings of SMOC1 and SMOC2 in development, homeostasis, and disease states.

Development and validation of a convenient formula evaluating the value and applicability of medical literature in clinical practice.

Objective: Evidence-based medicine offers explicit methods to evaluate the evidence grades of literature. However, evidence grades do not meet all the practical needs of physicians. This study is aimed to develop a convenient method for evaluating the clinical value of medical literature from the perspective of the clinician.

Effect of perioperative glucocorticoid administration on postoperative complications following esophagectomy: A meta-analysis.

Perioperative corticosteroid administration is a controversial therapy for improving the short-term prognosis following surgery. The objective of the current meta-analysis was to evaluate the effects of the perioperative use of corticosteroids during esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma. A comprehensive study was performed using references selected from the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), PubMed, MEDLINE (Ovid databases), EMBASE and three Chinese databases (Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure and VIP Database for Chinese Technical Periodicals).