Efficacy of esketamine for chronic post-thoracotomy pain: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Chronic post-thoracotomy pain (CPTP) is a persistent and disabling condition affecting a significant proportion of patients after thoracotomy and posing a challenge for clinicians, despite advances in surgical and pain management strategies. Esketamine, the S-enantiomer of ketamine, has emerged as a promising therapeutic agent for various pain conditions, with evidence for its effectiveness in alleviating acute and chronic pain. This systematic review and meta-analysis will be conducted to assess the efficacy of esketamine in treating CPTP, and evaluate its effectiveness in reducing pain intensity, improving functional outcomes, and reducing opioid consumption, as well as its adverse effects.

Key facets of effective career development for students with intellectual disabilities: insights from a Taiwanese high school case study.

Objectives: In the process of transition services, the active participation of teachers and parents is an important key to the successful employment and independent living of students with intellectual disabilities after leaving school.

Methods: This study adopted a case study method, taking a high school in Taiwan that has a good transition service as an example. The research participants included four special education teachers and four parents.

Rationale and Design of a Study to Assess the Engagement and Usefulness of the Care4Today Connect Digital Health Application for Disease Management in Coronary Artery Disease and Peripheral Artery Disease (iPACE-CVD Study).

Introduction: Coronary artery disease (CAD) and peripheral artery disease (PAD) increase the risks of cardiovascular events and death. Digital health technologies are rapidly expanding to improve healthcare quality and access. The Care4Today Connect (C4T CAD-PAD) mobile application is designed to help patients with CAD and/or PAD improve medication adherence, learn about their disease, make lifestyle modifications, and enhance healthcare provider (HCP) connection via an HCP-facing portal.

Graphene-Doped Piezoelectric Transducers by Kriging Optimal Model for Detecting Various Types of Laryngeal Movements.

This study fabricated piezoelectric fibers of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) with graphene using near-field electrospinning (NFES) technology. A uniform experimental design table U*774 was applied, considering weight percentage (1-13 wt%), the distance between needle and disk collector (2.1-3.