Observation on short-term effect and follow-up of integrative medicine in treating 198 patients with hepatolenticular degeneration

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background The short-term effect of air pollution on cardiovascular mortality is well-documented but a scarce number of studies focus on cause-specific mortality in low-polluted areas. Purpose We decided to distinguish deaths due to cerebrovascular disease (CbVD) from a region widely known as the Green Lungs of Poland to assess the short-term effect of air pollution on CbVD mortality. Methods The analysis with almost 4,500,000 person-years of follow-up with a time-stratified case-crossover design was performed. Results are reported as odds ratio (OR) associated with an increase in interquartile range (IQR) of air pollution. Results In the overall analysis of the studied region PM2.5 had an impact on increased CbVD mortality at LAG 0 (OR 1.046, 95% CI 1.013 – 1.080, P = 0.006), LAG 0-1 (1.048, 1.002-1.082, P = 0.040), and LAG 0-3 (1.052, 1.015-1.090, P = 0.006). The influence of PM10 was noted at LAG 0 (1.041, 1.002-1.082, P = 0.040). CbVD mortality in Bialystok was increased by exposure to PM10 at LAG 0 (1.05, 1.00-1.09, P = 0.048) and CO at LAG 1 (1.07, 1.00-1.14, P = 0.04). Additionally, an effect of CO was observed in cold season at LAG 1 (1.09, 1.02-1.17, P = 0.02), LAG 0-1 (1.08, 1.00-1.016, P = 0.04), and LAG 0-3 (1.09, 1.01-1.18, P = 0.04). In Suwalki, an impact of PM2.5 was also observed. Conclusions A short-term increase in air pollutants concentrations, especially in PM2.5 and CO, had an influence on CbVD mortality. Mortality rates were significantly increased in cold season. We also found heterogeneity in the influence of major contributors on mortality between analyzed cities.

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Short-term effect of electroacupuncture on rehabilitation after arthroscopic triangular fibrocartilage complex repair: a randomised study

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research ◽

10.1186/s13018-021-02361-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Chiu-Ming Chang ◽

Cheng-En Hsu ◽

Yu-Chen Lee ◽

Chen-Wei Yeh ◽

Yung-Cheng Chiu

Keyword(s):

Arthroscopic Surgery ◽

Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex ◽

Term Effect ◽

Pinch Strength ◽

Control Group ◽

Short Term ◽

Short Term Effect ◽

Triangular Fibrocartilage ◽

Active Rehabilitation

Abstract Background Electroacupuncture (EA) alleviates chronic pain and acute postoperative pain after several surgical procedures. However, whether EA facilitates postoperative functional recovery after arthroscopic surgery has yet to be determined. This study investigated the short-term effect of EA on a rehabilitation course after arthroscopic triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) repair. Methods Forty-two patients undergoing arthroscopic TFCC repair were randomised to an EA group (n = 19) or control group (n = 23). In the EA group, patients received EA treatment and standard active rehabilitation for 4 weeks. In the control group, patients received standard active rehabilitation for 4 weeks. At the end of the treatment and at the follow-up visit 4 weeks after the treatment, Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) scores, wrist range of motion (ROM), handgrip strength, and key pinch strength were collected and analysed. Results The EA group improved significantly than the control group in terms of DASH scores, all wrist motion arcs, and key pinch strength (P < 0.05) at the end of the 4-week treatment and the follow-up visit another 4 weeks later. Conclusion Patients treated with 4 weeks of EA after the arthroscopic TFCC repair had better wrist ROM and DASH scores than patients of control group

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Short-Term Effect of the INBONE II Total Ankle Arthroplasty in the Treatment of End-Stage Ankle Arthritis

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics ◽

10.1177/2473011420s00501 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 2473011420S0050

Author(s):

Liang Xiaojun ◽

Zhao Hong-Mou

Keyword(s):

Term Effect ◽

Total Ankle Arthroplasty ◽

Lateral Malleolus ◽

Medial Malleolus ◽

Ankle Arthritis ◽

Short Term ◽

Ankle Arthroplasty ◽

Short Term Effect ◽

End Stage

Category: Ankle Arthritis Introduction/Purpose: To study the short-term effect of the INBONE II total ankle arthroplasty in the treatment of end-stage ankle arthritis, and to analyze the main operation points and complications. Methods: A total of 10 patients who used INBONE II for total ankle replacement in my Center from March 2016 to June 2017 were retrospective analyzed, including 2 patients who have a subtalar joint fusion at the same time. The VAS pain score and the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) scores were used to evaluate the clinical efficacy. Results: All the patients were followed up, the average follow-up time was (12.80+-4.11) months (5-15 months), The AOFAS of preoperation was significantly higher (44.00+-4.06) vs (82.50+-3.17) score than that of the final follow-up, and VAS score was lower (6.80+-0.63) vs (1.60+-0.70) than that of the final follow-up (all P<0.01). There were 1 medial malleolus fracture, 1 lateral malleolus fracture intraoperation, 1 with symptomatic lateral malleolus osteophytes and lateral instability, which needs debridement, no superficial or deep infection was found,no prosthesis subsidence or malalignment and other complications was found. Conclusion: The short-term effect of total ankle arthroplasty using INBONE II prostheses for ankle end-stage arthritis is satisfactory, and further analysis was needed for its long-term efficacy and prosthetic survival rate.

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A Newspaper’s Effect on the Strength of Automatic Associations in Memory

Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications ◽

10.1027/1864-1105/a000057 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Florian Arendt

Keyword(s):

Treatment Group ◽

Term Effect ◽

Control Group ◽

Implicit Measure ◽

Short Term ◽

Short Term Treatment ◽

Short Term Effect ◽

Automatic Associations ◽

Foreign Nationality ◽

The Impact

A test was done to see if reading a newspaper which consistently overrepresents foreigners as criminals strengthens the automatic association between foreign country and criminal in memory (i.e., implicit cultivation). Further, an investigation was done to find out if reading articles from the same newspaper produces a short-term effect on the same measure and if (1) emotionalization of the newspaper texts, (2) emotional reactions of the reader (indicated by arousal), and (3) attributed text credibility moderate the short-term treatment effect. Eighty-five participants were assigned to one of three experimental conditions. Participants in the control group received short factual crime texts, where the nationality of the offender was not mentioned. Participants in the factual treatment group received the same texts, but the foreign nationality was mentioned. Participants in the emotionalized treatment group received emotionalized articles (i.e., texts which are high in vividness and frequency) covering the same crimes, with the foreign nationality mentioned. Supporting empirical evidence for implicit cultivation and a short-term effect was found. However, only emotionalized articles produced a short-term effect on the strength of the automatic association, indicating that newspaper texts must have a minimum of stimulus intensity to overcome an effect threshold. There were no moderating effects of arousal or credibility pertaining to the impact on the implicit measure. However, credibility moderated the short-term effect on a first-order judgment (i.e., estimated frequency of foreigners of all criminals). This indicates that a newspaper’s effect on the strength of automatic associations is relatively independent from processes of propositional reasoning.

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