Vol 9, No 5 (September 30, 2020): Annals of Palliative Medicine

Editorial Commentary

Potentiation of spinal GABA inhibition as a therapeutic target for chronic neuropathic pain: from transplantation to physical exercise
Emiko Senba, Katsuya Kami
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Transplantation of GABAergic precursors into the spinal cord to alleviate neuropathic pain
Guilherme Lepski
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Original Article

The clinical characteristics of pregnant women with epilepsy in China
Chun-Yu Huang, Yin-Mei Dai, Li-Min Feng, Wan-Li Gao
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2020;
9
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:2442-2447
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Relationship between initial international normalized ratio and prognosis in patients with cardiogenic cerebral embolism
Yigang Liu, Dudu Jiang, Lingjing Jin, Zhiyu Nie
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2448-2454
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Clinical impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus on outcomes after one-lung ventilation during thoracic surgery: a retrospective cohort study
Wan-Yun Ge, Ren Jing, Ling-Hui Pan, Fei Lin, Xue-Ke Du, Hui-Jun Dai, Zhen Liu, Zhao-Kun Hu
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2455-2465
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Efficacy and safety of tranexamic acid in unilateral major revision total hip arthroplasty
Lin Mei, Hongxing Li, Weihong Zhu, Yong Luo, Xinzhan Mao
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2466-2473
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Dexmedetomidine attenuates ventilator-induced lung injury in rats by up-regulating NLRC3
Benwang Zhang, Xiao Zhang, Qiujie Li, Fuguo Ma, Lixin Sun, Mingshan Wang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2474-2484
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The longitudinal trend of hypertension prevalence in Chinese adults from 1959 to 2018: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mingyang Bao, Lina Wang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2485-2497
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The application of thromboelastography in risk stratification for selective thromboembolism prophylaxis after total joint arthroplasty in Chinese: a randomized controlled trial
Ziming Chen, Yuanchen Ma, Qingtian Li, Zhantao Deng, Qiujian Zheng
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2498-2507
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Differentiating tuberculous pleuritis from other exudative lymphocytic pleural effusions
Pichaya Petborom, Bothamai Dechates, Panunat Muangnoi
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2508-2515
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Thalidomide inhibits the gene promoter of connective tissue growth factor in human embryonic lung fibroblasts
Yonghui Wu, Libao Liu, Jian Zhang, Lei Huang, Shaohong Huang, Jinyuan He
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2516-2523
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Predictors for the clinical benefit of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy in advanced gastroesophageal cancer: a meta-analysis of clinical trials
Ze-Guo Zhuo, Han-Yu Deng, Tie-Niu Song, Gu-Ha Alai, Xu Shen, Yi-Dan Lin
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2524-2537
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Evaluation of therapeutic effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on bone metastasis pain and its influence on immune function of patients
Jia-Bin Tai, Liang Hong, Meng-En Ma, Jia Xu, Jian-Qiao Fang, Yi-Qian Jiang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2538-2544
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Effect of immunotherapy on patients with unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion
Jiao Chen, Bowen Liu, Ying Zhang, Liangfei Ao, Zehong Li, Bing Qu, Xueyao Li, Jing Yang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2545-2550
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Imaging features, clinicopathological analysis and diagnostic strategy of IgG4-related hypertrophic pachymeningitis
Yilei Zhao, Jingfeng Xu
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2551-2558
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Erlotinib enhanced chemoradiotherapy sensitivity via inhibiting DNA damage repair in nasopharyngeal carcinoma CNE2 cells
Yunxia Zhang, Fang Zhou, Jian Zhang, Qinzhou Zou, Qiang Fan, Fuzheng Zhang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2559-2567
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A comparison of the clinical effects and safety between the distal radial artery and the classic radial artery approaches in percutaneous coronary intervention
Hui Wang, Wen-Jin Peng, Yan-Hong Liu, Guan-Qun Ma, Dan Wang, Bin Su, Ying-Wu Liu
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2568-2574
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Clinical and EEG characteristics analysis of autoimmune encephalitis in children with positive and negative anti-N-methyl- D-aspartate receptor antibodies
Li-Li Tong, Xiao-Fan Yang, Shu-Qian Zhang, Dong-Qing Zhang, Xiao-Rong Yang, Bao-Min Li, Gui-Mei Sheng
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2575-2585
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The role of palliative radiation therapy in treating pleural or peritoneal disseminated tumors: 22 cases and a review of the literature
Naoya Ishibashi, Toshiya Maebayashi, Masaharu Hata, Masahiro Okada
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2586-2591
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An analysis of 20 clinical cases of refractory mycoplasma pneumonia in children
Ying-Ying Zhai, Shang-Zhi Wu, Yi Yang, Li-Ying Yang, Jia-Xing Xu, Zhan-Hang Huang, Zhen-Tao He, Yu-Neng Lin, De-Hui Chen
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2592-2599
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Focal conformal fractionated radiotherapy vs. radiosurgery for lung cancer patients with limited brain metastases
Hung-Jen Chen, Chia-Hung Chen, Shuo-Chueh Chen, Hung-Lin Lin, Te-Chun Hsia, Chih- Yen Tu, Liang-Wen Hang, Wen-Chien Cheng, Chia-Chin Li, Chun-Ru Chien
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2600-2605
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Long-term efficacy of pulmonary rehabilitation with home-based or low frequent maintenance programs in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis
Soh Imamura, Takeshi Inagaki, Jiro Terada, Kengo Nagashima, Hideki Katsura, Koichiro Tatsumi
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2606-2615
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Changes to central visual fields in cases of severe myopia in a Chinese population
Qian Cao, Lan Li, Hua Zhong, Tao Wei, Yuan-Sheng Yuan, Yong Li
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2616-2622
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The effect of an overall healthy lifestyle on early-onset stroke: a cross-sectional study
Cui Wang, Xiao-Lin Huang, Shou-Kui Xiang, Xue-Gan Lian, Cheng Yuan, Xiao-Hong Jiang, Fei Hua
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2623-2630
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A clinical study on the treatment of granulomatous lobular mastitis by the external application of the internal pus-expelling decoction and operation
Peng-Zhou Liu, Xiao-Guang Shi, Xi-Meng Zuo, Rui Lai, Ze Zhao, Zhen-Rui Yang, Jie-Li Liu
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2631-2641
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A conjoint analysis of epilepsy and migraine through network-and-pathway-based method
Yi Shu, Yuchen Xu, Wenbiao Xiao, Xianlian Deng, Yi Zeng, Ruijuan Chen, Bo Xiao, Hongyu Long
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2642-2653
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Impact of homogeneous and heterogeneous risk factors on the incidence and prognosis of brain metastases in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Xiaoning Lin, Pengfei Zhang, Rong Huang, Yanlin Huang, Jin Sun, Huili Zheng, Xinhua Tian, Xiaomin Wang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2654-2667
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Clinical characteristics and risk factors of catheter-associated urinary tract infections caused by Klebsiella Pneumoniae
Xiaolei Liu, Fangfang Sai, Lanyu Li, Changqing Zhu, Huan Huang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2668-2677
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Variations in vital signs at the end of life in non-cancer patients: a retrospective study
Takahiro Hosoi, Sachiko Ozone, Jun Hamano
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2678-2683
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Apparent diffusion coefficient map based radiomics model in identifying the ischemic penumbra in acute ischemic stroke
Ru Zhang, Li Zhu, Zhengqi Zhu, Yaqiong Ge, Zhongxin Zhang, Tianle Wang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2684-2692
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Efficacy of self-heating calf sleeves for preventing deep vein thrombosis in lung cancer patients who undergo video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy
Shenghua Chen, Wenwen Xu, Saiqi Song, Xiaojun Wang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2693-2698
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Changes in preoperative and postoperative lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 activity in patients with malignant obstructive jaundice
Ying Zhao, Guofang Feng, Limin Feng
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2699-2709
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in HIV/AIDS patients and diagnostic values of CMV-DNA detection across different sample types
Min Zhao, Chuanshang Zhuo, Qinguang Li, Lijuan Liu
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2710-2715
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Diagnostic value of hematological parameters in acute pancreatitis
Liang Wang, Xinwei Qi, Fengming Tian, Huijun Li, Hui Zhao, Jie Lv, Xuan Zhou, Derong Ba, Wen Song, Xiumin Ma
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2716-2722
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The anti-CXCL4 antibody depletes CD4(+)CD25(+)FOXP3(+) regulatory T cells in CD4+ T cells from chronic osteomyelitis patients by the STAT5 pathway
Kai Huang, Shuyu Ge
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2723-2730
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Prediction model for death in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis accompanied by respiratory failure in ICU: retrospective study
Qiuyue Liu, Jingtao Gao, Baojian Luo, Junting Liu, Lin Zhang, Wanli Kang, Fen Han
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2731-2740
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Effects of multidisciplinary team on the outcomes of colorectal cancer patients with liver metastases
Xingchen Li, Qichen Chen, Xinyu Bi, Jianjun Zhao, Zhiyu Li, Jianguo Zhou, Zhen Huang, Yefan Zhang, Rui Mao, Hong Zhao, Jianqiang Cai
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2741-2748
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Association between body mass index, missing data, and mortality risk among critically ill patients: the role of missing-data imputation
Hee-Jung Jee, Tak Kyu Oh, In-Ae Song, Hyonggin An
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2749-2759
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The efficacy and complications of computed tomography guided microwave ablation in lung cancer
Bin Chen, Wei Li, Yu Liu, Shengxiang Ren, Lei Wang, Hao Wang, Sha Zhao, Lingyun Ye, Yayi He, Caicun Zhou
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2760-2765
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Establishment of exercise intensity for patients with chronic heart failure equivalent to anaerobic threshold based on 6-minute walking test
Qian Luo, Congcong Li, Bo Zhuang, Guanghe Li, Lin Luo, Yi Ni, Zhaoqi Huang, Lemin Wang, Haoming Song, Wenwen Yan, Yuqin Shen
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2766-2775
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The work behaviors of patients with allergic rhinitis (AR) during the autumn pollen season
Lin Xi, Guangxi Wang, Bowen Shi, Yongjuan Li, Luo Zhang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2776-2785
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Adult-onset Still’s disease presenting as fever of unknown origin: a single-center retrospective observational study from China
Mengying Zhang, Yaman Wang, Jie Li, Jun Zhou
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2786-2792
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Effect of education on preference of parenteral nutrition for patients in palliative care unit: quantitative and qualitative study with an anthropological approach
Ki-Sun Jung, So Yeon Oh, Hyun Jung Jun, Byung-Ki Song, Kwonoh Park, Sangbo Oh, Jae-Joon Kim, Eun-Ju Park
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2793-2799
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Medical oncologist perspectives on palliative care reveal physician-centered barriers to early integration
Tim J. Kruser, Jacqueline M. Kruser, Jeffrey P. Gross, Margaret Moran, Karen Kaiser, Eytan Szmuilowicz, Sheetal M. Kircher
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
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:2800-2808
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Use of palliative chemotherapy near the end of life: a retrospective cohort study
Zhe Zhang, Meng-Lei Chen, Xiao-Li Gu, Wen-Wu Cheng
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2809-2816
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Effects of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor treatment doses on tuberculosis in patients with diabetes: a long-term nationwide population-based cohort study
Hsin-Hung Chen, Ming-Chia Hsieh, Chun-Wei Ho, Ching-Chu Chen, Sheng-Pang Hsu, Cheng-Li Lin, Chia-Hung Kao
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2817-2825
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Geniposide attenuates dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis in mice via Nrf-2/HO-1/NF-κB pathway
Huiju Yang, Yinzi Yue, Yan Li, Lianlin Su, Shuai Yan
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2826-2836
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Metabolomics study on the therapeutic effect of the Chinese herb pair Fructus Aurantii Immaturus and Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae in constipated rats based on UPLC-Q/TOF-MS analysis
Shuai Yan, Min Hao, Huiju Yang, Mingming Sun, Bensheng Wu, Yinzi Yue, Xiaopeng Wang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2837-2852
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Evaluation of the effects of applying the ventricular care bundle (VCB) method for reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in the intensive care unit of a general Chinese tertiary hospital
Weiping Liu, Yongfang Yang, Yueying Jiao, Kai Zhang, Yunting Hai, Haoxue Li, Huimin Xing, Binbin Xu, Haibo Bai, Yuping Zhao, Huan Bao, Shuai Zhang, Wei Ren, Lifang Yang, Huijun Yang, Junwei Tian, Meng Wang, Tianhui Guo
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2853-2861
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The correlation between plasma trimethylamine N-oxide level and heart failure classification in northern Chinese patients
Zengxiang Dong, Zhaoguang Liang, Xinyu Wang, Wensheng Liu, Lei Zhao, Shanshan Wang, Xin Hai, Kaijiang Yu
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2862-2871
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Gandou decoction, a Chinese medicinal formula, in the treatment of hepatic injury by Wnt/β-catenin pathway regulation in models of Wilson disease
Manli Gao, Hao Geng, Peng Wu, Jianjian Dong, Hai Li, Chenchen Xu, Bo Li, Yongzhu Han, Nan Cheng
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2872-2885
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Effects of dexmedetomidine on heart rate control and pre-operative outcome in patients with acute aortic dissection: a propensity-matched analysis
Sheng-Long Chen, Yun-Fei Chai, Zhong-Hua Wang, Xin-Qiang Liu, Hong-Guang Ding, Hong-Ke Zeng
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2886-2894
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Clinical utility of a type 4 portable device for in-home screening of sleep disordered breathing
Yuriko Yamada, Satoshi Kasagi, Haruko Tamura, Fusae Kawana, Yasuhiro Tomita, Koji Narui, Takatoshi Kasai
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2895-2902
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Initial clinical experience treating patients with palliative radiotherapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma on the HalcyonTM linear accelerator
Andrew R. Barsky, Michele M. Kim, Russell Maxwell, Amberly Mendes, Christopher M. Wright, Emily J. Anstadt, Sally McNulty, Lei Dong, James M. Metz, Steven J. Feigenberg, Taoran Li, Keith A. Cengel
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2903-2912
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Naoluo Xintong capsule ameliorates apoptosis induced by endoplasmic reticulum stress in rats with cerebral ischemia/ reperfusion injury
Sipeng Wu, Xinxin Piao, Ning Wang, Yan Zhai
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2913-2925
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Are you using the third definition to diagnose sepsis in clinic?—A survey among Chinese intensivists
Li-Hua Dong, Qi-Yu Zhang, Ning-Ning Di, Qiu-Li Xue, Ya-Jie Liu
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2926-2932
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Elevated repulsive guidance molecule-a mRNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells are associated with impaired leptomeningeal collaterals in patients with middle cerebral artery occlusions
Qisi Wu, Ting Li, Beibei Gong, Jun Yang, Xinyue Qin
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2933-2942
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The clinicopathological and prognostic implications of tyrosine phosphatase SHP2 and ankyrin Hook1 gene expression in non- small cell lung cancer patients treated with gemcitabine plus platinum as first-line chemotherapy
Hongyu Yang, Lingjuan He, Yi Zhang, Yinyan Li, Xin Huang, Ying Li, Yan Lou, Linrun Wang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2943-2952
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A nonlinear relationship between low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol levels and atrial fibrillation among patients with hypertension in China
Jia-Yi Huang, Lin Liu, Yu-Ling Yu, Chao-Lei Chen, Kenneth Lo, Bin Zhang, Song-Tao Tang, Yu-Qing Huang, Ying-Qing Feng
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2953-2961
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Elevated osteogenic potential of stem cells from inflammatory dental pulp tissues by Wnt4 overexpression for treating bone defect in rats
Tianyu Zhong, Yunan Gao, Hu Qiao, Hong Zhou, Yong Liu
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2962-2969
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Primary prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in ambulatory cancer patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Zechang Xin, Fei Liu, Yan Du, Feiyu Mao, Xiaodong Wang, Peng Xu, Zhennan Li, Jianjun Qian, Jie Yao
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2970-2981
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The risk factors on the prognosis of pulmonary embolism in tumor patients after the thoracic and abdominal surgery
Ren-Xiong Chen, Hong-Zhi Wang, Yong Yang, Xiao-Jie Chen
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2982-2987
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Comparison of RigiScan and penile color duplex ultrasound in evaluation of erectile dysfunction
Tongyan Liu, Zhihe Xu, Yong Guan, Mingzhen Yuan
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2988-2992
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Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of 43 COVID-19 patients in Weifang, China
Qingxiu Wang, Shiliang Zheng, Wei Tan, Li Qi, Weiguang Shao, Ming Zhang, Xiaodong Sun
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:2993-2999
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Effect of intact oxaliplatin in plasma on a cold allodynia after multiple administrations in colorectal cancer model rats
Yukako Ito, Shinji Kobuchi, Mako Takeda, Miki Morimoto
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3000-3006
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Psychological factors affecting Marfan syndrome patients with or without cardiac surgery
Miklós Pólos, Kálmán Benke, Bence Ágg, Roland Stengl, András Szabó, Ádám Nagy, Bernadett Ruskó, Julianna Hedberg, Tamás Radovits, Éva Susánszky, Béla Merkely, Andrea Székely, Zoltán Szabolcs
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3007-3017
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Maintenance chemotherapy is effective in patients with metastatic triple negative breast cancer after first-line platinum-based chemotherapy
Yang Chen, Jian Zhang, Xi-Chun Hu, Bi-Yun Wang, Zhong-Hua Wang, Lei-Ping Wang, Jun Cao, Zhong-Hua Tao, Yi-Qun Du, Yan-Nan Zhao, Cheng-Cheng Gong, Jia Jin
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3018-3027
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Single versus split dose polyethylene glycol for bowel preparation in children undergoing colonoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jinjin Cao, Weiying Zhang, Jiajie Hu, Yan Huang, Li Zhao, Rong Cai, Ying Bao, Mei Li
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3028-3037
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Osimertinib for EGFR-mutant lung cancer with central nervous system metastases: a meta-analysis and systematic review
Na Wang, Yaozhong Zhang, Yuan Mi, Haowen Deng, Ge Chen, Zilong Tang, Junjie Mao, Saijin Cui, Yaling Zhang, Lei Wang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3038-3047
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The scoring systems in predicting short-term outcomes in patients with hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure
Hui Li, Jun Zheng, Liang Chen, Jianye Cai, Min Zhang, Genshu Wang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3048-3058
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Experimental vascular protective shield combined with vacuum sealing drainage prevents pressure on exposed vessels and accelerates wound repair
Weibin Du, Lihong He, Lixiang Wang, Huahui Hu, Huateng Zhou, Guanai Bao, Rongliang Chen, Fuxiang Shen, Renfu Quan
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3059-3069
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Preliminary exploration on the role of clinical pharmacists in cancer pain pharmacotherapy
Ying-Jie Su, Yi-Dan Yan, Wen-Juan Wang, Tao Xu, Zhi-Chun Gu, Yong-Rui Bai, Hou-Wen Lin
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3070-3077
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Effect of evolocumab on the progression and stability of atherosclerotic plaques as evaluated by grayscale and iMAP-IVUS
Qingzan Kong, Miao Liu, Yueyan Li, Qing Zhu, Guohai Su
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3078-3088
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Drug discovery in cardiovascular disease identified by text mining and data analysis
Zheng Wan, Bin Zhao, Xiaohong Zhang, Yilin Zhao
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3089-3099
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Modified rehabilitation exercises for mild cases of COVID-19
Lulu Zha, Xi Xu, Dongya Wang, Guibin Qiao, Weitao Zhuang, Shujie Huang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3100-3106
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Safety analysis of application of mediastinal CO2 aeration in mediastinal esophagectomy
Qianyun Wang, Guoliang Yao, Hairong Xu, Xuewei Jiang, Xiaoyin Zhang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3107-3114
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The effect of Helicobacter pylori infection on the decline of lung function in a health screening population
Ha Youn Lee, Hye-Rin Kang, Jung-Kyu Lee, Eun Young Heo, Seung Ho Choi, Deog Kyeom Kim
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3115-3122
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A novel nomogram based on SEER database for the prediction of liver metastasis in patients with small-cell lung cancer
Yu-Jie Lu, Yi Yang, Yi-Hang Yuan, Wen-Jie Wang, Meng-Ting Cui, Hai-Ying Tang, Wei-Ming Duan
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3123-3137
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Changes in circulating follicular helper T cells in peripheral blood of patients with acute hepatitis C virus infection
Wei-Hong Shen, Xuan Huang, Fei-Fei Zheng, Fang Gong, Lan Zhu
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3138-3143
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FLAIR vascular hyperintensity: an unfavorable marker of early neurological deterioration and short-term prognosis in acute ischemic stroke patients
Li Zhu, Shenchu Gong, Xiangyang Zhu, Ru Zhang, Kaixuan Ren, Zhengqi Zhu, Tianle Wang, Wei Xing
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3144-3151
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Diabetes and multidrug-resistance gene mutation: tuberculosis in Zunyi, Southwest China
Mu Lin, Jiangrong Liao, Yadong Gong, Xiaojing Han, Yunhua Chen, Zhu Tang, Qingqing Ma
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3152-3161
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A clinical study on the ability of the integrative weaning index to predict weaning from mechanical ventilation
Yan Huo, Shaohan Guo, Kun Zhang, Tao Zhang, Bin Li, Qian Zhang, Yaqi Han, Xiaomei Wang, Zhenjie Hu
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3162-3169
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A meta-analysis of the clinical efficacy and safety of Bailing capsules in the treatment of nephrotic syndrome
Hui Xu, Xiaozhao Li, Xiangning Yuan, Qiongjing Yuan, Wenhang Chen, Zhangzhe Peng, Xiangcheng Xiao, Qiaoling Zhou
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3170-3181
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Effect of a two-way quality feedback nursing model on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Xiaoyan Cai, Yinhua Zhao, Xiaolan Deng, Fang Fang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3182-3186
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Expression and clinical significance of thrombospondin-1 and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in patients with mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis
Cuiping Pan, Canxin Zhou, Aiqin Shan, Na Chen
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3187-3193
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Factors influencing the long-term prognosis of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy: a single center study
Lu Yang, Rui Zhang, Haitao Zhu, Fangqing Chen, Nian Yu, Qing Di
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3194-3203
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Surgical treatment of spinal thoracic metastases with nerve injury in patients with moderate-to-severe spinal cord injury
Chao Xue, Peng Ren, Dongliang Liang, Mingyu Yang, Ning Lu
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3204-3212
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Gumi Bao decoction regulates bone metabolism-related mRNA expression in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in rats
Huanhuan Feng, Zhengfeng Gong, Guoqiang Liang, Xiaofeng Shen, Jian Cheng, Fangdong Su, Lizhong Yang, Hua Liu
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3213-3221
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The correlations between the serum expression of miR-206 and the severity and prognosis of sepsis
Guiwen Liang, Yao Wu, Yuwen Guan, Yansong Dong, Lan Jiang, Guomin Mao, Ruo Wu, Zhongwei Huang, Haiyan Jiang, Lei Qi, Jianzhong Tang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3222-3234
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Xuebijing injection in the treatment of COVID-19: a retrospective case-control study
Hu Guo, Jiangyuan Zheng, Gu Huang, Yi Xiang, Chunhui Lang, Boqun Li, Daoqiu Huang, Qiuyan Sun, Yaling Luo, Yulian Zhang, Liang Huang, Wei Fang, Yu Zheng, Suxin Wan
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3235-3248
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Ma-Nuo-Xi decoction has an immunostimulating effect in cyclophosphamide-immunosuppressed mice
Duo Jie, Zhongshu Shan, Zhiliang Ma, Ming Zhang, Tingting Gao, Hao Wu, Bin Shan, Lixin Wei, Hongtao Bi
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3249-3260
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The effect of attention and interpretation therapy on psychological resilience, cancer-related fatigue, and negative emotions of patients after colon cancer surgery
Chunyan Lin, Yu’e Diao, Zhixia Dong, Jie Song, Chuanqing Bao
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3261-3270
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Platelet to lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic factor in patients with advanced colorectal cancer undergoing palliative treatment
Weiwei Gui, Xiaoyue Wang, Yizhou Luo, Jian Wang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3271-3277
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A clinical study of preoperative carbohydrate administration to improve insulin resistance in patients with multiple injuries
Lei Qi, Yao Wu, Linli Shan, Yansong Dong, Guomin Mao, Guiwen Liang, Hui Gong, Cheng Xu, Haiyan Jiang, Zhongwei Huang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3278-3287
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A systematic review of the efficacy comparison of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea
Jing Lin, Wenyan Liao, Qiaoming Mo, Peng Yang, Xiaohong Chen, Xiongjiang Wang, Xian Huang, Dongming Lu, Mingchen Ma, Fengshi He, Pingting Wu, Kunyin Li, Wantao Liang, Hongliang Tang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3288-3292
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Effects of tai chi on catheter management and quality of life in tumor patients with PICC at the intermission of chemotherapy: a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial
Yuehua Ding, Lijun Ji, Yue Hu
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3293-3303
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Cross-cultural adaptation, validity, and reliability of the Chinese version of the Nurses’ Perceptions of Disaster Core Competencies Scale (NPDCC)
Xue-E Fang, Dan-Ping Chen, Kang-Yao Cheng, Yan-Jun Mao, Min Lu, Ling-Ling Tang, Gulcan Taskiran Eskici
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3304-3312
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Risk prediction of in-hospital mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and concomitant community-acquired pneumonia
Sijun Cheng, Guangjian Hou, Zhipeng Liu, Ye Lu, Sicong Liang, Lin Cang, Xinyue Zhang, Cunlu Zou, Jian Kang, Yu Chen
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3313-3325
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Painless labor with patient-controlled epidural analgesia protects against short-term pelvic floor dysfunction: a retrospective cohort study
Lijun Ruan, Xiaowu Xu, Hongen Wu, Yue Xiao, Wanling Li, Haiyan Lin, Limei Zheng, Ying Cai
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3326-3331
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Effects of ozone autohemotherapy on blood VEGF, TGF-β and PDGF levels after finger replantation
Shaoyi He, Weiting Chen, Jingzhao Xia, Zhongbin Lai, Di Yu, Ji Yao, Shuiqi Cai
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3332-3339
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Adoption of a new gait system to evaluate the clinical effects of minimally invasive needle-knife scope therapy for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis of the knee joint
Zhihuang Chen, Song Wei, Wei Xu, Xiaohao Li, Xianxian Zhang, Yinwan Liu, Hui Li, Jianchun Chen
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3340-3349
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Diagnostic value of 68Ga-DOTA-TATE PET/CT imaging for tumor- induced osteomalacia
Yu Zhang, Xiaolin Zhang, Wei Zhang, Zhanwen Huang, Yue Chen
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3350-3356
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The management of hemiplegic shoulder pain in stroke subjects undergoing pulsed radiofrequency treatment of the suprascapular and axillary nerves: a pilot study
Congxian Yang, Han Xu, Rui Wang, Yanhong Liu, Shengtao Wang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3357-3365
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Relationship of serum ATPase activity and the levels of neuron- specific enolase, S100B and B-cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 with cognitive function after epileptic seizure
Yi Zhang, Shanshan Zhang, Yifei Ji, Xu Yang, Pingping Liu, Gang Yu
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3366-3372
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on lung cancer patients
Zhou Sha, Kejie Chang, Jiaoping Mi, Zibin Liang, Liyang Hu, Fengjiao Long, Haiyan Shi, Zhong Lin, Xiaojin Wang, Xiaofeng Pei
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3373-3378
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Detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae cfDNA in pleural fluid and its clinical value
Min Ren, Li Li, Mingliang Chu, Lin Liu
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3379-3384
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The predictive value of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, fibrinogen, and D-dimer for deep venous thrombosis following surgery for traumatic lower limb fracture
Jie Cheng, Zhibin Fu, Jianxin Zhu, Lin Zhou, Weijun Song
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3385-3392
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Clinical value of N-acetylcysteine combined with terbutaline sulfate in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and its effect on apoptosis/anti-apoptosis mechanism
Qiang Zhou, Li Zhang, Youyi Sun, Mengqi Xie, Jun Lin
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3393-3401
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Application of conventional ultrasound coupled with virtual touch tissue imaging and quantification in the assessment of muscle strength
Weichen Zhou, Xiaojuan Ma, Lin Pan, Yunhan Wang, Chengting Zhou
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3402-3409
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Effects of xipayi mouth rinse combined with minocycline on localized aggressive periodontitis’ therapeutic effect and the levels of CRP, TNF-α, IL-6 in serum
Xian Chen, Li Wang, Zhifang He, Haijiao Zhao, Yehua Cai, Shanglin Song, Qin Yu
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3410-3417
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Isoflurane preconditioning effects on brain damage induced by electromagnetic pulse radiation through epigenetic modification of BDNF gene transcription
Li-Ying Tian, Cheng-Kui Cai, Xia-Jing Zhang, Xu-De Sun
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3418-3427
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Meta-analysis of excision repair cross complementary gene 1 (ERCC1) expression and platinum chemosensitivity in patients with ovarian cancer
Jiaohong Wu, Renliang Li, Xinyan Chen, Cong Chen, Haitang Chen, Bidong Ma
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3428-3435
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Acupuncture of the Beishu acupoint participates in regulatory effects of ginsenoside Rg1 on T cell subsets of rats with chronic fatigue syndrome
Jin He, Qingtan Yu, Chunlan Wu, Zhimin Sun, Xiaoyong Wu, Rong Liu, Hong Zhang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3436-3446
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Pulmonary function of patients with 2019 novel coronavirus induced-pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study
Dongqing Lv, Xi Chen, Xiaodan Wang, Linghong Mao, Jiao Sun, Guixian Wu, Zhi Lin, Ronghai Lin, Jiansong Yu, Xiaomai Wu, Yongpo Jiang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3447-3452
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Qishen Huanwu capsule reduces pirarubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in rats by activating the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway
Feng Wang, Lixin Wang, Yue Jiao, Zhirong Wang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3453-3461
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The efficacy of laparoscopic lauromacrogol sclerotherapy in the treatment of simple hepatic cysts located in posterior segments: a refined surgical approach
Song Xu, Min Rao, Yong Pu, Junjing Zhou, Yong Zhang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3462-3471
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy cognitive function in a rat model of mild cognitive impairment via ERK signaling
Yuerong Lin, Xianzhong Lin, Xiaohong Zheng, Fang Liu, Chen Ye, Linshen Huang, Qian Zhou, Ting Chen, Lanying Lin
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3472-3480
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Prediction of the significance in the improvement of depression symptoms of amisulpride in the treatment of schizophrenia: an 8-week case-control study
Guomin Wang, Bo Zhou, Lifeng Zheng, Yanfei Ni, Anle Pan
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3481-3487
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Value of heart rate variability on dynamic electrocardiogram in predicting ventricular fibrillation in elderly acute myocardial infarction patients
Yuan Zhang, Jing Wang, Yonggang Xu
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3488-3494
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Self-reported reasons for treatment nonadherence in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients: a 24-week prospective cohort study in China
Mingzhou Zhang, Ting Tang, Min Wan, Qiao Zhang, Changzheng Wang, Qianli Ma
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3495-3505
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Accuracy assessment of noninvasive cardiac output monitoring in the hemodynamic monitoring in critically ill patients
Guijun Zhu, Kun Zhang, Yuxin Fu, Zhenjie Hu
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3506-3512
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Original Article of Palliative Radiotherapy Column1

Patterns of palliative care consultation among patients with brain metastasis: an opportunity for radiation oncologists to facilitate earlier referral
David M. McDermott, Ashlee Seldomridge, Ashray Maniar, Malcolm D. Mattes
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
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:3513-3521
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Review Article

A narrative review of driving pressure as a monitoring indicator during mechanical ventilation with spontaneous breathing
Xue-Shu Yu, Jing-Ye Pan
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3522-3527
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Efficacy of pulsed radiofrequency in controlling pain caused by spinal disorders: a narrative review
Seoyon Yang, Min Cheol Chang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3528-3536
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Circulating dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate level and cardiovascular or all-cause mortality in the elderly population: a meta-analysis
Rui Li, Lihua E, Nashunbayaer Zha
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3537-3545
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Rearfoot disorders and conservative treatment: a narrative review
Yoo Jin Choo, Chul Hyun Park, Min Cheol Chang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3546-3552
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Management of elderly patients with glioblastoma: current status with a focus on the post-operative radiation therapy
Suely Maymone de Melo, Gustavo Nader Marta, Michael Yan, Carol Cruz, Fabio Y. Moraes, Rachel Riera
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3553-3561
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Drug-induced chronic cough and the possible mechanism of action
Hongmei Ding, Cuiqin Shi, Xianghuai Xu, Li Yu
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3562-3570
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Study Protocol

Effects of the prolong life with nine turn method (Yan Nian Jiu Zhuan) Qigong on patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Fangfang Xie, Chong Guan, Ziji Cheng, Fei Yao, Yanli You
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3571-3583
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Efficacy and safety of HX 110-A and HX 110-B in promoting respiratory health: protocol for an 8-week, randomized, double-blind, parallel group, placebo-controlled trial
Jung-Kyu Lee, Bumjo Oh, Hyun Woo Lee, Seo-Young Yoon, Tae Yun Park, Eun Young Heo, Deog Kyeom Kim
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3584-3592
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Case Report

Multiple stents for tracheobronchomalacia caused by hydrochloric acid inhalation: a case report
Jiwang Wang, Lei Gao, Qi Tan, Wenkui Sun
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3593-3596
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Ineffective communication equals no communication: a case report of splenic hyperfunction combined with pseudothrombocytopenia
Yu Zhu, Yan Pan, Pan-Fei Hou, Li-Jing Zhu
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3597-3601
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Glans metastatic extra-nodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma, nasal-type with HDAC inhibitor as maintenance therapy: a rare case report with literature review
Chunxi Fu, Chunli Yang, Qiaoer Li, Ling Wang, Liqun Zou
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3602-3608
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Durable complete response after afatinib and crizotinib in an advanced non-small cell lung cancer patient with EGFR L861Q mutation and acquired MET amplification: a case report
Yaling Long, Kai Zhang, Yanying Li, Min Yu, Jiao Zhu, Meijuan Huang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3609-3613
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A case of durvalumab-treated double primary cancers of the colon and lung
Xiaoyu Pu, Tiankai Xu, Chao Ge, Yingnan He, Xu Yang, Pengyu Chang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3614-3622
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Successful treatment of a patient with non-small cell lung cancer and interstitial lung disease with durvalumab: a case report
Haitao Tao, Fangfang Li, Ruixin Li, Xiao Han, Yi Hu
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3623-3628
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Left ventricular dysfunction and reversible pulmonary hypertension secondary to severe pneumonia in a background of sepsis: a case report and review of the literature
Elaine N. Gitonga, Junwu Wang, Shengwei Yu, Na Wu, Haitao Shen
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3629-3642
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Nursing care for a patient with right frontoparietal inflammatory granuloma complicated with acute pulmonary embolism: a case report
Jing Zhang, Yeping Xu, Youping Wu, Wei Jiao
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3643-3650
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Composite lymphoma of cervical lymph nodes with classical Hodgkin lymphoma and diffuse large B cell lymphoma: a case report and literature review
Jian Wang, Runzhi Zhang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3651-3662
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Diagnosis and treatment of lymphocutaneous dermatosis caused by Nocardia brasiliensis: a case report
Yan Chen, Ying Liu, Xiao-Jie Ding, Yu-Juan Chen, Li Wang, Zheng-Zhong Zhang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3663-3667
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Gastritis cystica profunda: a case report and literature review
Yinguo Du, Wei Zhang, Yu Ma, Zhebing Qiu
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3668-3677
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Rash and neutropenia after the administration of oxaliplatin and 5-fluorouracil plus calcium folinate injection: a case report
Jiwei Huang, Caiyun Jiang, Zhuying Liu, Weifeng Zheng, Ximei Zhu, Zulin Huang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3678-3683
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Durable clinical benefit from pyrotinib combined with carboplatin in HER2-positive relapsed breast cancer previously treated with taxanes, anthracyclines, and trastuzumab
Wenzhen Zhu, Jianchao Wu, Min Cui, Lin Zhang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3684-3689
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Recurrent arterial thrombosis of the lower extremity with secondary thrombocythemia due to reperfusion injury: a case report
Yulan Geng, Zhengli Chen, Lili Dai, Guochao Liu, Xinqi He
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3690-3697
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Hypothyroid myopathy with periodic paralysis as the main symptom: a case report and literature review
Ning Lin, Jiajun Wang, Wuping Liao, Ying Wen
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3698-3704
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Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lungs: case report and literature review
Ying Han, Lingrong Pang, Jia Huang, Jun Chen
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3705-3709
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COVID-19 with pleural effusion as the initial symptom: a case study analysis
Jing Zhang, Chunwei Chai, Lifang Li, Mengrui Qu, Huiping Duan, Liping Ren, Hui Zhao
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2020;
9
(5)
:3710-3715
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Disclosure:

1. The series “Palliative Radiotherapy” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine without any sponsorship or funding.