Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials on Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Pediatric Heart Diseases.

Background: Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have been widely applied in adults for thrombosis prophylaxis. However, the effect of DOACs in pediatric patients with congenital or acquired heart diseases who need anticoagulation therapy remains unclear.

Methods: We systematically searched the databases of PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library, as well as the ClinicalTrials.

Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: First Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies.

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are becoming increasingly popular clinically, but their safety and effectiveness profile in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is not well-established. Literature from the PubMed and EMBASE databases was systematically screened up to February 2024 to identify relevant studies on the use of DOACs in CTEPH patients. The bias risk of RCTs was assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool 2.

Effect of direct oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation with mitral or aortic stenosis: A review.

Background: Several studies have summarized the clinical performance of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with mitral stenosis or aortic stenosis. The significance of this review was to provide clinicians the latest update of the clinical application of DOACs in managing this specific population.

Methods: Literatures from the PubMed database up to July 2022 were screened for inclusion.

[Research advances in denitrogenation characteristics of aerobic denitrifiers].

The discovery of aerobic denitrifiers is the enrichment and breakthrough of traditional denitrification theory. Owing to their unique superiority in denitrogenation, aerobic denitrifiers have become a hotspot in the study of bio-denitrogenation of waste water. Under aerobic conditions, the aerobic denitrifiers can utilize organic carbon sources for their growth, and produce N2 from nitrate and nitrite.

Cost-utility analysis for endoscopic sinus surgery.

Objective: To undertake cost-utility analysis for endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) in order to analyze the cost-effectiveness of different chronic sinusitis severity groups.

Methods: One hundred ninety-two patients with chronic sinusitis were evaluated with a Chronic Sinusitis Survey (CSS) before and 1-year after ESS. Direct health care cost data during the first year after operation were retrieved.

Use of patient satisfaction data in a continuous quality improvement program for endoscopic sinus surgery.

Objective: Continuous quality improvement (CQI) is an effort by health care providers to improve the quality of service by continuously exceeding patients' expectations. Patient satisfaction is one of the measures of the quality of care. The aims of this study were to report the patients' evaluation of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) and to explore the feasibility in using patient satisfaction data in the CQI program for ESS.

Quality of life in Taiwanese adults with chronic rhino-sinusitis.

Background And Purpose: Chronic rhino-sinusitis (CRS) is a disease in prevalence. This study evaluates the impact of this disorder to Taiwanese patients' general and sinus-related health status among Taiwanese patients with CRS.

Methods: A total of 201 consecutive CRS patients (male:female: 107:94, mean age: 40.

Validation assessment of the Chinese-version Chronic Ear Survey: a comparison between data from English and Chinese versions.

The Chronic Ear Survey (CES) is a valid, disease-specific measure for the evaluation of health status and treatment effectiveness for adults with chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM). This study compares the validation properties of the English and Chinese versions of the CES. The CES was translated into Mandarin Chinese by means of a parallel model.

Validation of a Chinese version of the Epworth sleepiness scale.

Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) is widely used to evaluate degree of somnolence among Chinese patients with sleep-disordered breathing. Yet no Mandarin-Chinese translation has ever reported its validation data. In this study we translated and validated the ESS into Mandarin Chinese (CESS).

Validation assessment of the Chinese version of the Snore Outcomes Survey.

The aim of this study was to use a parallel model to translate the Snore Outcomes Survey (SOS) into Mandarin Chinese language by comparing performing characteristics and statistical properties of the original and Chinese versions SOS. The Chinese version SOS (CSOS) was validated in a prospective, non-randomized manner. A total of 359 patients with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) aged 18 years and older diagnosed as having SDB participated in the study at entry.

Translation and validation assessment of the Chinese version of the chronic sinusitis survey.

Background: The Chronic Sinusitis Survey (CSS) is a valid, disease-specific measure for evaluating the health status and treatment effectiveness of adults with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). In this study, we developed a Chinese version of the CSS (CCSS) which provides the psychometric properties of the Chinese CSS.

Methods: The CSS was translated into Chinese using a parallel model.

Outcome predictors for endoscopic sinus surgery.

Objective: The outcomes management of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is a major effort to improve the quality of chronic sinusitis treatment. The objective of this study was to investigate the factors that may predict a variety of outcomes of ESS.

Study Design And Setting: Two hundred and thirty consecutive patients who underwent ESS were prospectively evaluated by computerized axial tomography scan of the sinus and a validated chronic sinusitis survey (CSS) before surgery.