Publications by authors named "Song-ao Xu"
Background: Cognitive impairment is commonly observed in patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT). Low levels of vitamin D have been correlated with cognitive impairment in non-HT population. We examined the association of vitamin D levels with cognitive impairment in patients with HT.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Analgesic and Sedative Effect of Acupuncture Combined with Medicine on Patients Undergiong Cardiac Surgery].
Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi
March 2016
Objective: To observe analgesic and sedative effect of acupuncture combined with medicine (ACM) on patients undergiong cardiac surgery.
Methods: A total of 50 patients with cardiac surgery from January 2012 to October 2014 were randomly assigned to the conventional analgesia group (group A) and the ACM analgesia group (group B), 25 in each group. Patients in group A were subjected to analgesia and sedation by injecting dexmedetomidine, while patients in group B were subjected to analgesia and sedation by electro-acupuncture [EA, Shenting (GV24); Yintang (EX-HN3)] combined with injection of dexmedetomidine.