Effects and safety of the traditional Chinese exercise baduanjin on depression and anxiety in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aim: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of Baduanjin, a traditional Chinese exercise (TCM), for reducing depression and anxiety in individuals suffering from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Methods: Nineteen databases were searched from their inception through August 2024 to gather data for this study. The focus of this study was randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in which Baduanjin was administered for the treatment of COVID-19 patients with depression and anxiety.

The median effective concentration of remifentanil to inhibit pupillary reflex dilation induced by endotracheal intubation.

Objective: To determine the median effective concentration (EC) of remifentanil to inhibit pupillary reflex dilation (PRD) induced by endotracheal intubation using a modified sequential test method.

Methods: In this prospective study, 34 patients undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia were selected. The induction of anesthesia was started using propofol with an effect-site concentration (Ce(pro)) of 4.

Effects of ultrasound-guided stellate ganglion block on the balance of the supply and demand of cerebral oxygen during permissive hypercapnia in patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy in beach chair position.

Objective: To investigate the effects of ultrasound-guided stellate ganglion block (SGB) on the supply and demand balance of cerebral oxygen in patients with permissive hypercapnia (PHC) undergoing shoulder arthroscopy in a beach chair position (BCP).

Method: In this prospective study, a total of 86 patients who had shoulder arthroscopy were enrolled and divided into the stellate ganglion block group (SG group, n=43) and the control group (CN group, n=43) using a random number table method. Ultrasound-guided SGB was performed on patients' operation side at the 6th cervical vertebra (C6) anterior transverse tubercle level.

Effect of dexmedetomidine on intracranial pressure in patients undergoing gynecological laparoscopic surgery in Trendelenburg position through ultrasonographic measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of dexmedetomidine on intracranial pressure (ICP) in patients undergoing gynecological laparoscopic surgery in Trendelenburg position through ultrasonographic measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD).

Methods: Ninety patients underwent total laparoscopic hysterectomy were selected as research subjects in this prospective study. These patients were divided into a dexmedetomidine group (n=45) and a control group (n=45) using a random number table.

Individualized positive end-expiratory pressure titration on respiration and circulation in elderly patients undergoing spinal surgery in prone position under general anesthesia.

Objective: To investigate the effect of individualized positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) titration on intraoperative respiration and circulation in elderly patients undergoing spinal surgery in prone position under general anesthesia.

Methods: We prospectively selected 80 elderly patients (39 males and 41 females) aged over 65 years old, at American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade II or III, who underwent elective prone spinal surgery under general anesthesia, for this study. These patients were randomly divided into titration group and control group, with 40 cases in each group.