Using phlebotomy to remove a difficult peripherally inserted central catheter insertion and removal in very low birth weight infants: case report of a rare complication.

Background: A peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) is an important way to supply long-term intravenous infusion or parenteral nutrition for premature infants, especially very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. PICC removal difficulties occur mostly during use. It is rare to have difficulty removing a PICC due to reverse folding during catheterization.

[Correlation analysis of Cobb angle and linear spinous process angle in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis].

Objective: To analyze the correlation between Cobb angle and spinous process angle (SPA) on X-ray film and body surface in patients with mild to moderate adolescent idiopathic scoliosis(AIS). To explore the possibility of linear SPA to assess scoliosis.

Methods: Retrospective study for correlation of Cobb angle and linear SPA on X-ray film.

Obstacles to home-based dietary management for caregivers of children with citrin deficiency: a qualitative study.

Background: Dietary management is the most important and effective treatment for citrin deficiency, as well as a decisive factor in the clinical outcome of patients. However, the dietary management ability of caregivers of children with citrin deficiency is generally poor, especially in East Asia where carbohydrate-based diets are predominant. The aim of this study was to identify the difficulties that caregivers encounter in the process of home-based dietary management, and the reasons responsible for these challenges.

The correlation between weight gain and PICC tip shift in the very low birth weight infants.

Background: Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) is one of the important ways to maintain nutrition in premature infants, especially for very low birth weight infants. There are studies have shown that as premature babies grow up after birth, the tip of the PICC will shift away from the heart. When the catheter remove from the central vein, the risk of complications is suddenly increased.

Maternal age and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis of over 120 million participants.

Aims: The objective of the present analysis was to evaluate and quantify the risk for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) according to maternal age.

Methods: Three electronic databases were searched for publications from inception to July 2018. Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) were calculated.

An RNA-binding protein MUG13.4 interacts with AtAGO2 to modulate salinity tolerance in Arabidopsis.

Salt stress is a major constraint to plant growth and development, and plants have developed sophisticated mechanisms to cope with it. AtAGO2, an argonaute protein, is known to play an important role in plant adaptation to salt stress; however, the molecular mechanism of this phenomenon remains essentially unexplored. Here, we performed the yeast two-hybrid assay and found an R3H-domain containing protein, designated as MUG13.