Introduction Postoperative ventilation was traditionally thought to be required for maintaining patient stability following cardiac surgery; however, long-term mechanical ventilation may raise the risk of unfavorable outcomes in the postoperative…

Introduction Intestinal adenocarcinoma is the second most common alimentary neoplasm in cats, following lymphoma, and accounts for one-third of all feline intestinal tumors (1, 2). The disease frequently develops in…

Introduction Despite the increase in attended deliveries in developing countries, maternal complications such as female genital fistula are still common (1–3). Social inequalities and inequalities in health care access are…

Wu S, Yao L, Yan P, et al. Autologous bone marrow stem cell therapy for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: a meta-analysis of 14 randomized controlled trials. Exp Ther…

Introduction Since the first successful clinical application of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) technology in 1972 (1), the application of ECMO in adult severe cardiopulmonary failure has gradually increased. For more…

GBD 2015 Neurological Disorders Collaborator Group. Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders during 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Lancet Neurol. 2017;16(11):877–97.…

Farooq V, Girasis C, Magro M, Onuma Y, Morel MA, Heo JH, Garcia-Garcia HM, Kappetein AP, van den Brand M, Holmes DR, et al. The coronary artery bypass graft SYNTAX…

Although the role of serum β-hCG in predicting early pregnancy outcomes was extensively investigated, large differences exist between previous studies. Each laboratory should identify its own optimistic β-hCG levels. Patients…

Ethics and registration Ethical approval for this study (Ethical Committee IRB: ZF2020-130.2–01) was provided by the Ethical Committee of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, People’s…

Signalment at presentation Eighteen dogs were included in the study. Details regarding 1 of these dogs have been reported previously [38]. Breeds included mixed breed (n = 5); Yorkshire terrier (2); and…