Prevalence and Risk Factors of Intensive Care Unit-acquired Weakness in Patients With COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Background: Intensive care unit acquired weakness (ICUAW) is a common neuromuscular complication of critical illness, impacting patients' recovery and long-term outcomes. However, limited evidence is available on pooled prevalence and risk factors of ICUAW specifically in the COVID-19-infected population.

Methods: We searched on PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, PEDro, and EBSCOhost/CINAHL up to January 31, 2024.

Systematic review and meta-analysis: the efficacy and safety of radiofrequency ablation for early superficial esophageal squamous cell neoplasia.

Background And Aim: Esophageal squamous cell neoplasia (ESCN) is predominant in Asia. Endoscopic mucosal resection and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) have both been recommended worldwide, however the application of endoscopic radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for treatment of early superficial ESCN remains inconclusive. We conducted a meta-analysis to study the effectiveness of RFA for early superficial ESCN.

Effectiveness of Huddles in Improving the Patient Safety Attitudes Among Clinical Team Members.

Background And Objectives: Huddles among members of interdisciplinary medical teams involve short stand-up sessions and allow team members to focus on existing or emerging patient safety issues, thereby facilitating team communication. Hospital managers are able to recognize the current situation of the organization through patient safety attitudes, strengthen team members' awareness of patient safety, and improve the quality of health care. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of huddles on improving team members' attitudes toward patient safety.

Independent Risk Factors Predicting Eradication Failure of Hybrid Therapy for the First-Line Treatment of Infection.

Hybrid therapy is a recommended first-line anti- treatment option in the American College of Gastroenterology guidelines, the Bangkok Consensus Report on management, and the Taiwan Consensus Report. However, the cure rates of eradication therapy in some countries are suboptimal, and the factors affecting the treatment efficacy of hybrid therapy remain unclear. The aim of this study is to identify the independent risk factors predicting eradication failure of hybrid therapy in the first-line treatment of infection.

Impacts of Huddle Intervention on the Patient Safety Culture of Medical Team Members in Medical Ward: One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design.

Objective: A huddle is a short, regular meetings to discuss existing or emerging patient safety issues. Hospital administrators can encourage healthcare staff to voluntarily examine the potential occurrence and severity of risks, thereby enhancing awareness of patient safety. The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of huddle intervention on patient safety culture among medical team members and related factors.

The metabolic influence of duodenal mucosal resurfacing for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Background: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a leading cause of chronic liver disease worldwide with decreased life expectancy. Duodenal mucosal resurfacing (DMR) has been associated with metabolic improvement in glycemic and hepatic parameters of type 2 diabetes, but the metabolic impact of DMR for NAFLD/NASH remains inconclusive. We conducted a meta-analysis to investigate metabolic effects of DMR in patients with NAFLD/NASH.

Comparisons Between Endoscopic Band Ligation, Radiofrequency Ablation and Endoscopic Thermal Therapy for Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia: A Meta-Analysis.

Background: Endoscopic band ligation (EBL) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) have emerged as alternative therapies of gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) in addition to endoscopic thermal therapy (ETT), but the optimum choice remains inconclusive.

Aim: We conducted a meta-analysis in order to compare these three treatments for GAVE.

Methods: We searched the electronic databases of PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials without any language restrictions and also performed a manual literature search of bibliographies located in both retrieved articles and published reviews for eligible publications prior to December 8, 2021.

Efficacy of prophylactic antibiotics for preterm premature rupture of membranes: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Objective: Various prophylactic antibiotic regimens are used in the management of preterm premature rupture of membranes. We investigated the efficacy and safety of these regimens in terms of maternal and neonatal outcomes.

Data Sources: We searched PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from inception to July 20, 2021.

Hybrid, High-Dose Dual and Bismuth Quadruple Therapies for First-Line Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Taiwan: A Multicenter, Open-Label, Randomized Trial.

Introduction: The study aimed to compare the efficacies and safety of 14-day hybrid therapy, 14-day high-dose dual therapy, and 10-day bismuth quadruple therapy in the first-line treatment of Helicobacter pylori infections.

Methods: In this multicenter, open-label, randomized trial, we recruited adult H. pylori -infected patients from 9 centers in Taiwan.

The Effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Team Huddles in Healthcare Hospital-Based Setting.

Objective: Huddles are short, regular debriefings that are designed to provide frontline staff and bedside caregivers environments to share problems and identify solutions. Daily huddle implementation could improve medical safety work, problem identification and improvement, situation awareness and teamwork enhancement, the collaboration and communication between professionals and departments, and patient safety. This study aimed evaluated the effectiveness of a hospital-based huddle at a general medical ward in Taiwan.

REAP-HP survey 2020: Comparing the real-world practice and expectation in Helicobacter pylori eradication of the Taiwanese gastroenterologists in 2015 and 2020.

Background: REAP-HP study (Real-world practice and Expectation of Asia-Pacific physicians and patients in Helicobacter Pylori eradication) was the pioneer study investigating the expectation and preference of physicians across Asia-Pacific in H. pylori eradication in 2015. This study is the first follow-up study of REAP-HP in Taiwan.

Lower gastrointestinal bleeding in a male with jejunal Dieulafoy's lesion after successful surgical resection: A case report and literature review.

Introduction: Dieulafoy's lesion (DL) presented with small bowel bleeding constitutes a group of rare and potentially life-threatening prognosis. Several case series have described this condition, yet it remains unclear as to what is the optimal treatment and predicted outcome for patients who have been diagnosed.

Patient Concerns: We present a 21-year-old male experiencing bloody stool for 1 day.

Induced membrane technique for large bone defects: A systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.

Aims:: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of induced membrane technique (IMT), and to analyze the relationships between patient factors and surgical parameters as well as their impacts on achieving bone union and complication rates.

Materials And Methods:: A comprehensive, computerized search of PubMed, Embase, and The Cochrane Library was conducted, and articles published from January 1, 1978 to February 1, 2021 were included. Clinical trials matching the following inclusion criteria were included: 1.

The comparisons of different therapeutic modalities for idiopathic achalasia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Background: : Current guidelines recommend per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) and laparoscopic Heller's myotomy (LHM) as first-line treatment of idiopathic achalasia, but the optimum choice between different endoscopic and surgical modalities remains inconclusive. We conducted a network meta-analysis to compare the efficacy of 8 treatments for idiopathic achalasia.

Materials And Methods: : Three major bibliographic databases were reviewed for enrollment of randomized controlled trials between January 2000 and June 2021.

Short-term outcomes of different modalities of pyloromyotomy versus gastric electrical stimulation in the treatment of gastroparesis: A systemic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The aim of this meta-analysis was to compare the short-term outcomes surrounding the efficacy and complication rate between different modalities of pyloromyotomy and gastric electrical stimulation (GES) in the treatment of gastroparesis.

Methods: Comprehensive, computerized research was performed on PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. We additionally reviewed relevant articles, without any language limitations, published prior to April 15, 2020.

The prevalence of sessile serrated lesion in the colorectum and its relationship to synchronous colorectal advanced neoplasia: a systemic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The aim of this systemic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the prevalence of sessile serrated lesion (SSL) and its relationship to synchronous colorectal advanced neoplasia.

Materials And Methods: Comprehensive, computerized research was performed on PubMed and published from 1 January 2010 to 6 July 2018 which searched relevant articles without any language limitations. Clinical trials were included in the narrative systemic review if they matched the following inclusion criteria: (1) published as a case-controlled study, cohort study or cross-sectional study; (2) defined objectively for diagnosis of SSL within the studies; (3) addressed the prevalence and characteristics of SSL.

Parapneumonic Effusion and Tension Pneumothorax after Diverticular Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy in a Woman with Large Epiphrenic Diverticulum: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Esophageal diverticula (ED) represents a group of rare conditions that warrant intervention when they are symptomatic or coexisting with pulmonary disorders. Few literature reviews have described this patient entity or discussed the postoperative outcome. Therefore, I present the case of a 59-year-old woman with symptoms of dysphagia who was significantly underweight, which was conducive to the diagnosis of symptomatic ED.

Tumor Lysis Syndrome after Combination Therapy of Nivolumab and Sorafenib in a Woman with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is a life-threatening emergency that usually develops in rapidly proliferating hematologic malignancies or advanced solid tumor following cytotoxic chemotherapy or therapeutic interventions. TLS is especially rare in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Therefore, we present a case of a female patient with newly diagnosed advanced HCC who developed TLS and hepatic failure after receiving combination therapy of nivolumab and sorafenib.

Efficacy of second-line regimens for eradication treatment: a systemic review and network meta-analysis.

Background: Current guidelines recommend bismuth-containing quadruple therapy (BQT) and quinolone-containing therapy after failure of first-line eradication therapy. However, the optimum regimen of second-line eradication therapy remains elusive. We conducted a network meta-analysis to compare the relative efficacy of 16 second-line eradication regimens.

Isolated Right Ventricular Metastasis in a Woman with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Palliative Therapy.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with cardiac metastasis represents a group of rarity and poor prognosis. Few case reports have described this patient entity, and it remains unclear regarding the optimal treatment and predicted outcome for these patients. In our case, we represented a 67-year-old female patient with presentations of dyspnea and heart murmur, which conducted to the diagnosis of advanced HCC with isolated right ventricular metastasis.

Miliary Tuberculosis-Related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Complicated with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Syndrome.

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) are accompanied with poor outcome and high mortality when miliary tuberculosis is a causative pathogen for both of them. A patient complicated with ARDS and HLH is unusual in critical care, and few case reports are present in PudMed. Besides, the relationship between HLH and ARDS is still unknown and has not been reviewed in the literature.

Ruptured Multifocal Hepatic Aneurysms in a Woman with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Successfully Treated with Transcatheter Arterial Embolization: A Case Report and Literature Review.

To present a first reported case of ruptured multifocal hepatic aneurysms in a woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who was treated successfully with transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) in literature, similar cases in the previous English literature were also reviewed and analyzed to summarize the clinical manifestations, management, and outcome in these patients. The data were gathered from the medical record and literature reviews were searched from PudMed. In our review, patients with SLE-related hepatic aneurysms were often middle-aged females.

Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization after stopping sorafenib therapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

Targeted therapy is currently the standard treatment for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but an effective treatment after the discontinuation of sorafenib therapy remains uncertain. We aim to investigate the survival benefits of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) after stopping sorafenib therapy. We retrospectively analyzed all patients with advanced HCC, who had received palliative TACE after terminating sorafenib therapy, from January 2008 to June 2016.

First-line eradication therapies in countries with high and low clarithromycin resistance: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Objective: To determine the optimal regimen of different first-line eradication therapies according to the clarithromycin resistance rate.

Design: Electronic search for articles published between January 2005 and April 2016. Randomised, controlled trials that reported the effectiveness of first-line eradication therapies in treatment-naïve adults were included.

Prior statin use and the outcomes in patients with first-attack acute pancreatitis: A retrospective cohort study.

Background: We investigated whether prior stain use before admission for a first-attack AP would reduce the severity and mortality rate of a first-attack of AP with a dose-response relationship.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study from a tertiary medical center's database in Taiwan. We evaluated the dose-response relationship between statin use and the first-attack of AP by defining the daily dose (DDD).