Comparative Efficacy of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Treating Refractory or Recurrent Infection among Patients with and without Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

infection (CDI) worsens inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) prognosis. While fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is effective for refractory or recurrent CDI (rrCDI), comparative success rates between IBD and non-IBD patients are scarce. This study addresses this gap.

Synthesis of Hexagonal FeMnP Thin Films from a Single-Source Molecular Precursor.

The first heterobimetallic phosphide thin film containing iron, manganese, and phosphorus, derived from the single-source precursor FeMn(CO) (μ-PH ), has been prepared using a home-built metal-organic chemical vapor deposition apparatus. The thin film contains the same ratio of iron, manganese, and phosphorus as the initial precursor. The film becomes oxidized when deposited on a quartz substrate, whereas the film deposited on an alumina substrate provides a more homogeneous product.

[Photoluminescence of Silicon Nitride-Based ZnO Thin Film Developed with RF Magnetron Sputtering].

Owing to its merits of high corrosion resistance, high temperature stability as well as good mechanical strength etc., silicon nitride membrane (SiN) has been widely used as the experimental carrier of transmission electron microscope (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscope (AFM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), energy dispersive X-Ray spectroscopy (EDX) and other characterization. In particular, SiN can be used as a low disturbing background for SEM observation.

Effects of Praise Dance on the Quality of Life of Chinese Women.

Objective: Religion, spirituality, and health are inseparable in human history. Yet, the effects of religion and spirituality on health are controversial. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of praise dance on the quality of life (QoL) of women with or without medically diagnosed diseases.

Nurses' knowledge of universal health coverage for inclusive and sustainable elderly care services.

Objectives: to explore nurses' knowledge of universal health coverage (UHC) for inclusive and sustainable development of elderly care services.

Method: this was a cross-sectional survey. A convenience sample of 326 currently practicing enrolled nurses (EN) or registered nurses (RN) was recruited.

Expression of RRM1 and RRM2 as a novel prognostic marker in advanced non-small cell lung cancer receiving chemotherapy.

The aim of this study was to examine the prognostic value of BRCA1, RRM1, and RRM2 in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who received adjuvant chemotherapy. A total of 418 patients who underwent curative pulmonary resection were obtained between January 2007 and November 2009. The relative cDNA quantification for BRCA1, RRM1, and RRM2 was conducted using a fluorescence-based, real-time detection method, and β-actin was used as a reference gene.

[The value of dual time point 11C-choline PET-CT in differentiating malignant from benign lesion of mediastinum].

Objective: To evaluate the value of dual time point 11C-choline PET-CT in differentiating malignant from benign lesions of mediastinum.

Methods: Thirty-five patients with mediastinal diseases, including 8 non-small cell lung cancer or highly suspected lung cancer patients with mediastinal lymphadenectasis, were subject to CT, dual time point PET-CT and videomediastinoscopy within four weeks. 11C-choline was used as PET tracers to visualize various masses.

[The clinical application of videomediastinoscopy combined with the examination of CD(4)/CD(8) in the diagnosis of mediastinal tuberculosis and sarcoidosis].

Objective: To evaluate the role of videomediastinoscopy combined with the examination of CD(4)/CD(8) in the diagnosis of tuberculosis and sarcoidosis of the mediastinum.

Methods: The clinical records of 90 patients who underwent videomediastinoscopy from February 2003 to September 2005 were retrospectively reviewed. The expression of CD(4)/CD(8) was studied using immunohistochemical method in the tissues from 57 cases with a diagnosis of tuberculosis or sarcoidosis and noncaseating granuloma without classical "sarcoid" pathology obtained by videomediastinoscopy.

[Clinical therapeutic effect of esophageal carcinoma with hand video assisted surgery].

Objective: To explore the clinical therapeutic effect of esophageal carcinoma with hand video assisted surgery.

Methods: Forty cases which C TNM stage was T3N1M0 received hand video assisted surgery (HVATS group), 40 cases received routine operation (control group). Recurrence survival analysis of each group was analyzed with SPSS10.

[A prospective longitudinal study examining the impact on short term quality of life of hand video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical esophagectomy in patients with esophageal cancer].

Objective: To evaluate the impact of hand video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (HVATS) and Ivor-Lewis surgery on short term quality of life (QL) of patients with esophageal cancer.

Methods: Thirty-nine consecutive patients with esophageal cancer were classified into HVATS group (n = 21) and Ivor-Lewis group (n = 18) randomly, all patients completed the Chinese versions of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ)-C30 and QLQ-OES18 before treatment and at regular intervals until 6 months after operation. MEAN scores were calculated for every patient.

18F-FDG uptake as a biologic factor predicting outcome in patients with resected non-small-cell lung cancer.

Background: The outcome of surgical treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains poor. In many patients the biological behavior of NSCLC does not follow a definite pattern, and can not be accurately predicted before treatment. (18)F-fluoro-2-deoxy-glucose ((18)F-FDG) uptake on positron-emission tomography (PET) is associated with the aggressiveness of NSCLC.

[Clinical value of videomediastinoscopy in diagnosis of mediastinal disease].

Objective: To evaluate the role of videomediastinoscopy in the diagnosis of disease of the mediastinum.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical records of the 115 patients who underwent videomediastinoscopy. Local anesthesia or general anesthesia was employed.

[Resection for lung cancer invading the superior vena cava].

Objective: To analyze the feasibility and the value of resection for lung cancer invading the superior vena cava (SVC).

Methods: Between 1988 and 2005 the data of 31 patients who underwent resection were analyzed retrospectively. The reconstruction was done using simple suture, pericardial patch or prosthetic replacement.

The role of 11C-choline positron emission tomography-computed tomography and videomediastinoscopy in the evaluation of diseases of middle mediastinum.

Background: Middle mediastinal masses comprise a wide variety of tumors but may also reflect lymphadenopathy, and thus remain an interesting diagnostic challenge. We performed positron emission tomography (PET) of mediastinal masses in order to evaluate the ability of PET to predict the malignancy of these tumors. We compared histologic findings, videomediastinoscopy, computed tomography (CT), and PET-CT in patients with mediastinal disease.

[Hand-assisted video-thoracoscopy for resection of esophageal cancer].

Objective: To explore the feasibility and advantages of hand-assisted video-thoracoscopy for resection of esophageal cancer.

Methods: Forty-five patients with esophageal cancer received hand-assisted video-thoracoscopic esophagectomy (group I). 45 patients underwent esophagectomy through routine open thoracotomy during the same period as control (group II).

[Predictive value of drug resistance-related genes expression in neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer of stage III].

Background & Objective: P-glycoprotein (P-gp), multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP), and lung resistant protein (LRP) play important roles in multidrug resistance (MDR). This study was to determine P-gp, MRP, and LRP expression in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) of stage III, and evaluate their predictive value in neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Methods: Immunohistochemical analyses were performed on 31 patients with NSCLC of stage III before, and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

[The effect of postoperative chemotherapy after esophagectomy on the survival rate to patients with original squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus].

Objective: To study the prognostic factors affecting the survival rate after extended radical esophagectomy with three-field lymph node dissection for squamous cell carcinoma and the effect of postoperative chemotherapy.

Methods: Out of 126 patients with original squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus who accepted extended radical esophagectomy with three-field lymph node dissection from 1987 - 1992 in a hospital, 97 of them were included in this study. Data on the clinical/pathological characters and post surgery survival records of the subjects' were collected.

[A study of correlation between early postoperative relapse with lymph node micrometastasis in patients with N0 esophageal cancer].

Objective: To explore the correlation between early postoperative tumor relapse with lymph node micrometastasis in the patients with pN(0) esophageal cancer.

Methods: Using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), one hundred and sixty-six regional lymph nodes obtained from forty-three patients with esophagus cancer without invasion of the tumor confirmed by histopathologic analysis (pN(0)) were studied for further detecting mRNA of Mucin1 (MUC1) gene and determining nodal micrometastasis. All the patients underwent radical resection and regional lymph node dissection.

Lymph node occult micrometastasis in patients with non-small cell lung carcinoma: genetic diagnosis and its impact on prognosis.

Background & Objective: Occult micrometastasis to mediastinal lymph node, which could not be detected by routinely histopathologic examination, might be correlated with the prognosis of patients with non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). The aim of this stud y was to diagnose occult micrometastasis of mediastinal lymph node in NSCLC patients and evaluate its prognostic significance.

Methods: Using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), 242 stations of mediastinal lymph nodes, which were free of tumor determined by histopathologic examination(pN0), from 58 patients were examined for MUC1 gene mRNA and to diagnose occult micrometastasis.