Imaging Findings of Hepatic Ewing’s Sarcoma on Computed Tomography and Gadobenate Dimeglumine-enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Case Report and Literature Review

Ewing’s sarcoma (ES) is a tumor that often occurs in the long bones and rarely arises from visceral organs primarily. Here, we report a case of primary hepatic ES, discuss its computed tomography (CT) and gadobenate dimeglumine-enhanced magnetic resonance (MRI) features. This is the first Chinese and fifth primary hepatic ES case reported, based on a literature review. Imaging examinations showed that the tumor was solid, with necrosis and hemorrhage. Contrast-enhanced images showed that the tumor was hypervascular and especially had heterogeneous signal intensity on hepatobiliary phase MRI images. Intratumoral vessels and vascular invasion were also present.     

中药治疗青光眼疗效及安全性的文献系统评价

目的:系统评价分析中药治疗青光眼的有效性和不良反应.方法:检索Medline(1966/2006),EMBASE(1974/2006),中国生物医学文献数据库1978/2006,中文科技期刊全文数据库1977/2006,和中文学术期刊全文数据库1994/2006;并手工检索相关领域杂志.纳入标准以确诊为青光眼患者为研究对象、比较中医药与其它疗法疗效的随机或半随机对照试验,评价纳入研究的质量,并用RevMan4.2.9版软件进行Meta分析.结果:共纳入19篇文献,共1 202例1 651眼.部分中药或中西医结合治疗对改善或恢复青光眼患者的视野损害,可能有一定疗效,但是这种疗效具有选择性.对眼压因研究数较少或文献质量低尚无法确定,对视力有部分研究表明中药对青光眼视力的改善无意义,中药治疗未发现明显的副作用.结论:中药治疗青光眼有一定的疗效,但证据十分有限.     

Positioning the six‐month review in the recovery process post‐stroke: The ideology of personal responsibility

Stroke is the UK's fourth highest cause of death and an estimated 300,000 people in England are living with related disability. This paper explores the six‐month review (6MR), a policy initiative that aimed to ameliorate unmet need. A multiple case study approach underpinned by critical realism was used to elicit the views of patients, carers, providers and commissioners across three sites using interviews, observations and documentation. Forty‐six patients (age range 28–91 years), 30 carers and 28 professionals were interviewed between December 2015 and October 2016. Twenty‐nine reviews were observed. Data was analysed thematically across sites. 6MRs carried out by stroke nurse specialists (SNSs) were found to be more medically orientated than those completed by a Stroke Association (SA) co‐ordinator who focused on social issues. Reviewers regarded reviews primarily as an opportunity to address unmet need and signpost to further services. Patients responded in three different ways: proactive and engaged, reflected an active orientation to recovery and self‐management; proactive and self‐managing on their own terms, encompassed patients who were striving for independence but took their own approach sometimes at odds with that of clinicians; and passive orientation, whereby patients did not engage in rehabilitation or self‐management. Patients identified different priorities to those of reviewers, particularly those with other long‐term conditions and this appeared to contribute to the dissatisfaction that some expressed. In conclusion, there was little evidence that the 6MR played a key role in recovery. Locally defined outcomes for the 6MR reflecting national policy were not substantiated by the findings. Our findings suggest that the 6MR should review therapy goals and facilitate patient‐led goals. Reviewers should be allowed the freedom to individualise the process rather than adhering to a rigid framework dictated by national policy and local protocols.     

Meditation-based intervention for obsessive-compulsive disorder: A PRISMA-compliant systematic review and meta-analysis

Background:The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the meditation-based intervention on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).Methods:The following databases were searched up to April 2021: the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), EMBASE, Medline (via PubMed), PsycARTICLES, 4 Korean databases (Korean Medical Database [KMbase], Koreanstudies Information Service System [KISS], National Digital Science Library [NDSL], and Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System [OASIS]), and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). The search terms related to meditation-based intervention and OCD were used. This systematic review was based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. The selected articles were evaluated using the Cochrane risk of bias tool. The Review Manager (RevMan) 5.4 was used to perform the meta-analysis.Results:In all, 16 randomized controlled trials were selected. The meta-analysis showed that the group receiving the treatment combining medication and meditation-based intervention for OCD showed a more significant post-treatment improvement in Yale-Brown obsessive compulsive scale than the group receiving medication only. Compared with other non-medication interventions that are known to be effective in treating OCD, the Yale-Brown obsessive compulsive scale showed a significant improvement immediately after the meditation-based intervention. However, no significant difference was found in the follow-up monitoring data across all examined cases.Conclusion:This study was conducted to verify the effects of meditation-based intervention on OCD. The results suggested that combined treatment with medication and meditation-based intervention was more effective in treating OCD than medication alone; the positive effects of meditation-based intervention may be greater than the effects of other non-medication interventions. However, the lack of significant difference in the follow-up indicates that long-term effect of meditation-based interventions is unclear.Trial registration number:PROSPERO CRD42021244408     

Point-of-Care Tests for Rapid Detection of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

The timely and accurate diagnosis of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) infection is crucial to reduce the risk of viral transmission. Therefore, the objective of this review was to evaluate the overall diagnostic accuracy of rapid point-of-care tests (POCTs) for PEDV. Studies published before 7 January 2022 were identified by searching PubMed, EMBASE, Springer Link, and Web of Science databases, using subject headings or keywords related to point of care and rapid test diagnostic for PEDV and PED. Two investigators independently extracted data, rated risk of bias, and assessed the quality using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies-2 tool. The bivariate model and the hierarchical summary receiver operating characteristic (HSROC) model were used for performing the meta-analysis. Threshold effect, subgroup analysis, and meta-regression were applied to explore heterogeneity. Of the 2908 records identified, 24 eligible studies involving 3264 specimens were enrolled in the meta-analysis, including 11 studies on evaluation of lateral flow immunochromatography assay (ICA)-based, and 13 on nucleic acid isothermal amplification (NAIA)-based POCTs. The overall pooled sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) were 0.95 (95% CI: 0.92–0.97), 0.96 (95% CI 0.88–0.99) and 480 (95% CI 111–2074), respectively; for ICA-based POCTs and the corresponding values for NAIA-based, POCTs were 0.97 (95% CI 0.94–0.99), 0.98 (95% CI 0.91–0.99) and 1517 (95% CI 290–7943), respectively. The two tests showed highly comparable and satisfactory diagnostic performance in clinical utility. These results support current recommendations for the use of rapid POC tests when PEDV is suspected.     

音乐干预对住院早产儿生理指标作用的系统评价和Meta分析

目的评价音乐干预对早产儿住院期间生理指标的调节作用。方法系统检索中国知网、万方数据库、Pub Med、CINAHL、Embase和Cochrane Library数据库从建库至2017年4月18日的文献中关于音乐干预对住院早产儿(病情稳定、听力正常)生理指标作用的RCT,干预期间早产儿不接受侵入性刺激、处于平静状态,试验组给予音乐干预(音乐类型、干预时机、次数和时间不限),对照组不予音乐干预。结局指标为氧饱和度、心率和呼吸频率。采用JBI文献质量评价工具对纳入的RCT进行方法学质量评价。采用Rev Man 5.3软件进行Meta分析。结果 9篇文献符合本文的纳入标准和排除标准,质量评价后纳入5篇质量为A或B的文献(均为英文)。5篇文献均报道了氧饱和度,4篇文献报道了心率和呼吸频率。Meta分析显示,试验组和对照组氧饱和度、心率和呼吸频率差异均无统计学意义。进一步行亚组分析,根据音乐干预类型提取摇篮曲干预亚组,根据音乐实施形式的不同提取录播音乐亚组和现场演奏音乐亚组,结果显示,仅录播音乐干预组氧饱和度高于对照组[MD=0.81,95%CI:0.03~1.59),Z=2.05,P=0.04]。结论音乐干预对调节早产儿生理指标的作用不明确,鉴于该领域高质量RCT文献少,需开展更多大样本高质量的RCT进一步探讨。     

医疗干预措施系统综述中结果概要表简介

结果概要表（Summary of findings table,SoF table）以简单清晰的表格形式呈现系统综述的主要结果,有助于临床医生或医疗卫生决策者从系统综述中迅速理解和获取重要的发现,通过权衡利弊,作出合理的医疗决策。利用结果概要表有助于对证据的理解和使用,促进循证的临床实践。就《Cochrane系统评价员手册》中结果概要表的内容、特点、制作方法进行介绍,并通过一个实例进行解读,便于临床医生的理解和使用。