OBJECTIVETo systematically evaluate the effectiveness of integrative medicine (IM) for preventing postoperative recurrence of primary hepatic carcinomas (PHC).

METHODSSuch databases as The Cochrane Library, PubMed, EMbase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), VIP Database, Wan-fang Database were retrieved to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on preventing postoperative recurrence of PHC by IM. The retrieval period started from database establishment to June 2013. Literature screening, data extraction, and quality evaluation were performed by two reviewers strictly according to inclusion criteria. Meta-analysis was conducted using RevMan 5.2 Software.

RESULTSA total of 5 RCTs involving 367 patient cases were included. Results of Meta-analysis showed that the IM group was superior to the Western medicine (WM) group in the 1-, 2-, and 3-year recurrence rates (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONIn the prevention of postoperative recurrence of PHC, the effectiveness of IM was more significant, when compared with treatment of Western medicine.

Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Integrative Medicine ; Liver Neoplasms ; prevention & control ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ; prevention & control ; Postoperative Period ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic ; Treatment Outcome

Objective To analyze the clinical features and its influencing factors of depression pa?tients with and without psychotic symptoms. Methods According to the presence of psychotic symptoms, 374 patients with major depression were divided into psychotic major depression ( PMD group,79 case) and nonpsychotic major depression ( NMD group,268 case) . All patients completed social demographic question?naire ( including gender,age,marital status,educational level,family history,positive family history of psychi?atric disorder,disease onset age,frequency of attack,times of hospitalization,etc.) and Hamilton's depression scale (HAMD?24). Results Positive family history(PMD group 47/79,NMD group 104/268, P<0.01), psychiatric disorder positive family history(PMD group 19/79,NMD group 26/268, P<0.01) and times of hospitalization(PMD group(2.52±1.29),NMD group(1.39±1.31), P<0.01) in the PMD group were signifi?cantly higher than the NMD group.HAMD total scores(PMD total score(47.85±8.69),NMD total score (43.44±8.51), P<0.01),the factor score of anxiety/somatization(PMD group(11.40±3.28),NMD group (9.19±3.54), P<0.01) and cognitive impairment(PMD group(12.24±3.77),NMD group(9.45±3.68), P<0.01) in the PMD group were significantly higher than the NMD group.Disease onset age(PMD group(30.09 ±5.17),NMD group(35.95±9.06), P<0.01),the course of the disease(PMD group(1.58±0.76),NMD group(3.02±2.87), P<0.01),the factor score of day and night change(PMD group(0.76±0.46),NMD group(1.01±0.51), P<0.01) in PMD group were significantly lower than the NMD. Logistic regression anal?ysis showed the major depression with positive family history of mental disorders( β=3.278) ,attack in early age( β=-2.524),seriously cognitive dysfunction in patients( β=3.836) may indicate the psychotic symp? toms( P<0.05).Conclusion PMD patients more positive family history,psychiatric disorder positive family history,likely to be hospitalization,severe symptoms and attack in early age compared with NMD. With posi?tive family history of mental disorders,attack in early age,seriously cognitive dysfunction in patients with ma?jor depression may indicate the psychotic symptoms.

Objective To evaluate the status of abnormal glucose metabolism in patients being alive over 3years after liver transplantation and discuss the possible mechanism of post-transplant diabetes mellitus ( PTDM ).Methods In this study, the clinical data of patients with liver transplantation were collected from April 2001 to December 2008. Patients with diabetes mellitus before operation and those who had died and failed to appear during follow-up were exluded. 199 patients living over 3 years after liver transplantation were follow-up. The prevalence of PTDM was evaluated according to fasting plasma glucose(FPG). Among those without diabetes according to FPG,32patients underwent 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) , and fasting and 2 h plasma glucose and insulin were determined. 32 patients were divided into three groups [normal, impaired glucose regulation ( IGR ) , and PTDM groups], proportion of PTDM and homeostasis model assessment ( HOMA ) index were calculated. Results In patients alive over 3 years after liver transplantation, the prevalence of PTDM was 34.67% according to FPG. The OGTT result showed that the proportion of PTDM was 9.38%, IGR, including impaired fasting glucose(IFG) and impaired glucose tolerance ( IGT ) , was 56. 25% , while 34. 37% remained normal. The homeostasis model assessment β cell function index( HOMA-β ) decreased progressively from normal group, IGR group to PTDM group,and that in PTDM group was significantly lower than those in normal and IGR group( P＜0.01 ). IGR group had the highest homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and PTDM group the next, and HOMA-IR in IGR group was significantly higher than normal group. Conclusion In patients alive over 3 years after liver transplantation, the prevalence of PTDM reached 44.05%. Insulin resistance existed during early period of impaired glucose regulation, while the degeneration of β cell progressed with the worsening of impaired glucose regulation.

Atrioventricular Node ; physiopathology ; Cardiac Complexes, Premature ; diagnosis ; physiopathology ; surgery ; Catheter Ablation ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged

Bronchogenic Cyst ; Child ; Humans ; Male ; Neck ; pathology ; Young Adult

Animals ; Brain ; metabolism ; Codonopsis ; Excitatory Amino Acids ; metabolism ; Female ; Hypoxia ; metabolism ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred Strains ; Selenium ; pharmacology

Gastrectomy ; methods ; Humans ; Laparoscopy ; methods ; Stomach Neoplasms ; epidemiology ; surgery

Aged ; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ; therapeutic use ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; drug therapy ; radiotherapy ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Esophageal Diseases ; etiology ; Esophageal Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; radiotherapy ; Female ; Fluorouracil ; administration & dosage ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Particle Accelerators ; Platinum Compounds ; administration & dosage ; Radiation Injuries ; etiology ; Radiotherapy, High-Energy ; adverse effects

Adolescent ; Cranial Nerve Neoplasms ; Facial Nerve ; Humans ; Male ; Neurilemmoma ; Parotid Region ; pathology