Effects of Zishen Yutai pills combined with metformin on women with polycystic ovary syndrome undergoing in vitro fertilization.

In this study, we analyzed the clinical efficacy of Zishen Yutai pills (ZSYTP) combined with metformin hydrochloride on infertile women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET). Patients were assigned into 3 groups: the ZSYTP group (n = 50), the metformin group (n = 50), and the combination group (ZSYTP combined with metformin hydrochloride, n = 50), based on their respective and the indicated treatments before undergoing IVF-ET. Then, their glucose metabolism indices, sex hormone indices, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome scores, and outcomes of IVF-ET were compared.

Surgical strategy and outcome in patients with bilateral proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

Objectives: To investigate the current surgery strategies for bilateral proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), as well as the surgical outcomes of patients with bilateral PDR who underwent pars plana vitrectomy (PPV).

Materials: Patients undergoing bilateral vitrectomy for PDR from January 2019 to December 2020 at The Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University were enrolled. Clinical data were collected from the electronic medical records.

Downregulation of miR‑7 and miR‑153 is involved in CagA induced gastric carcinogenesis and progression.

() infection plays a pivotal role in the development of gastric cancer (GC). However, the association between aberrant microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) expression and ‑induced GC remains poorly understood. The present study reported that repeated infection of caused the oncogenicity of GES‑1 cells in BALB/c Nude mice.

[Etiology and related clinical indicators of liver failure: an analysis of 3-year case data of Wuxi designated hospital for treatment of liver failure].

Objective: To analyze the characteristics of etiology and clinical indicators of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and non-HBV liver failure, and to evaluate their potential roles in reflecting disease outcomes.

Methods: The clinical data of 369 patients with liver failure admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Fifth People's Hospital of Wuxi which was the designated hospital for treatment of liver failure from January 2018 to December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. The classification and comparison of etiology of non-HBV and HBV liver failure patients were performed according to the Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Liver Failure (2018 edition).

Roles of microRNAs and exosomes in Helicobacter pylori associated gastric cancer.

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a common pathogen that infects more than half of the world's population. Its infection can not only lead to a variety of gastrointestinal diseases, such as chronic gastritis and gastric cancer (GC) but also be associated with many extra-gastrointestinal diseases.

The Prevalence of Depression and Its Association With Quality of Life Among Pregnant and Postnatal Women in China: A Multicenter Study.

This study examined the prevalence of depressive symptoms (depression hereafter) and its association with quality of life (QOL) among pregnant and postnatal women in China. In this multi-center, cross-sectional study, 1,060 pregnant and postnatal women from eight hospitals were assessed. Depression and QOL were measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire - brief version, respectively.

Effectiveness and Safety of Preoperative Oral Carbohydrates in Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Protocols for Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review.

To evaluate the necessity and safety of preoperative oral carbohydrates in enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols for diabetes mellitus patients. We searched PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and WANFANG databases for articles published through September 2018. We used the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool to assess the methodological quality of included studies.

Prognostic significance of preoperative serum albumin in epithelial ovarian cancer patients: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of observational studies.

Purpose: To comprehensively assess the impact of preoperative serum albumin levels on survival of patients with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC).

Materials And Methods: Two independent researchers searched the PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases to identify relevant studies from inception to October 20, 2017. The studies were independently reviewed and those deemed eligible were selected based on predetermined selection criteria.

[Repeatability and agreement of corneal thickness measurement with Pentacam Scheimpflug photography and Visante optical coherence tomography].

Objective: To evaluate the repeatability and agreement of central and peripheral corneal thickness (CT) measurements by high resolution Pentacam rotating Scheimpflug photography and Visante optical coherence tomography (OCT) in unoperated myopic eyes and eyes after Laser In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK).

Methods: CT at central, thinnest, 1.0 mm and 2.

[Submacular fluid after surgery for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment].

Objective: To evaluate the accumulation of submacular fluid after surgery for retinal detachment.

Methods: It was a case control study. Sixty seven eyes of sixty six patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment which had undergone par plana vitrectomy (PPV) or buckle surgery for retinal detachment were recruited.

[Study on the status of pollution by Legionella species in hot spring vacation center and the related factors].

Objective: To study the pollution status of Legionella species in hot spring vacation center and the related factors.

Methods: Field surveys were performed in four big hot spring vacation centers of Changping district. Uniform questionnaires was used and colony count was made together with the isolation of Legionella species from hot spring water based on mip gene typing.