Publications by authors named "Xiu-Ling Huang"
Article Synopsis
- Malnutrition increases the risk of blood transfusions in elderly patients, and the study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) in predicting this risk during posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF).
- A retrospective analysis was performed on over 1,200 elderly patients, revealing that lower GNRI scores significantly correlated with higher odds of requiring blood transfusions during surgery.
- The findings suggest that preoperative GNRI assessments can help identify at-risk individuals, facilitating targeted nutritional interventions to improve surgical outcomes.
Effects of Occupational Exposure to Waste Anesthetic Gas on Oxidative Stress and DNA Damage.
Oxid Med Cell Longev
September 2021
Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the potential effects of waste anesthetic gas (WAG) on oxidative stress, DNA damage, and vital organs.
Methods: A total of 150 members of the staff at a hospital were assigned to an exposure group or control group. The 68 operating room (OR) staff in the exposure group were exposed to WAG, and the 82 non-OR staff in the control group were not exposed to WAG.
Article Synopsis
- The World Health Organization highlighted the need for goggles and face shields to protect medical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Many countries faced a severe shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) due to supply chain issues and the challenges of manufacturing during the outbreak.
- The paper introduces a new eye-face shield design that can be quickly made using 3D printing, increasing the availability of PPE for public use during health emergencies.
Background: Many types of steel plates are used for internal fixation of calcaneal fractures through extensive lateral approach. The fixation screw at the anterior calcaneal process must be placed into the dense compression trabeculae located directly under the calcaneocuboid articular surface to achieve a stable fixation.
Methods: The transverse diameter and inner tilt angle of the calcaneocuboid articular surface were measured and the inner structures near the calcaneocuboid articular surface were observed in forty adult calcaneus bone specimens to provide an anatomical basis for internal fixation of calcaneal fractures.
[Discussion on developing a data management plan and its key factors in clinical study based on electronic data capture system].
Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao
August 2012
Data management has significant impact on the quality control of clinical studies. Every clinical study should have a data management plan to provide overall work instructions and ensure that all of these tasks are completed according to the Good Clinical Data Management Practice (GCDMP). Meanwhile, the data management plan (DMP) is an auditable document requested by regulatory inspectors and must be written in a manner that is realistic and of high quality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To compare the efficacy and safety of tranexamic acid (TA) and norethisterone (NET) for the treatment of patients with ovulatory menorrhagia in China.
Methods: One hundred and thirty one patients with proven ovulatory menorrhagia from gynecologic clinics of 5 teaching hospitals located in 4 different cities in China were enrolled during Jul 2004 to Dec 2006. Among them 128 completed the study.