The correlation between serum albumin, exercise endurance, and pulmonary complications after lobectomy.

Background: The aim of the article is to explore the relationship between serum albumin, exercise endurance, and pulmonary complications after lobectomy.

Methods: Overall, 166 lung cancer patients who were treated in our hospital from January 2020 to June 2023 were selected to analyze the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications and the differences in clinical data between patients with and without pulmonary complications. Logistic regression equations were used to analyze the influencing factors of postoperative pulmonary complications.

Comparison of postoperative pain and quality of life between left anterior thoracotomy and median sternotomy off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery in multivessel coronary revascularization: a retrospective study of a case series of 356 consecutive patients.

Background: This study compared post-operative pain and quality of life (QoL) between left anterior thoracotomy (LAT) and median sternotomy (MS) in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB). LAT is a less invasive alternative to MS for the treatment of advanced coronary artery disease.

Methods: This retrospective study analysed 356 patients who underwent OPCAB for multivessel revascularization between January 2018 and April 2023.

The Role of Mindfulness Decompression Therapy in Managing Acute Stress Disorder in Traumatic Fracture Patients.

Background: Traumatic fractures are common orthopedic injuries with higher incidence globally, leading to acute stress disorder (ASD). Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the clinical outcomes of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) therapy in patients with traumatic bone fractures suffering from ASD.

Methods: This study included 135 patients who underwent trauma and fracture treatment at The 305th Hospital of the PLA between August 2021 and August 2023.

Comparison of post-operative pain and quality of life between total thoracoscopic surgery and conventional full-sternotomy for aortic valve replacement.

Background: To compare the post-operative pain and quality of life of patients who underwent total thoracoscopic surgery (TTS) or conventional full-sternotomy (CFS) for aortic valve replacement (AVR).

Methods: We reviewed the records of 223 consecutive AVR patients with either TTS or CFS from January 2018 to December 2022. We used a visual analogue scale (VAS) and the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) to measure the post-operative pain and quality of life, respectively.

Safety and efficacy of total thoracoscopic surgery for patients with tricuspid regurgitation and reduced right ventricular function after left heart valves replacement: a retrospective comparative study.

Background: Tricuspid valve surgery is the standard treatment for tricuspid valve disease refractory to pharmacologic therapy. However, patients with tricuspid regurgitation after previous left heart valves replacement with reduced right ventricular (RV) function are at greater risk of surgery. We compared the clinical outcomes of tricuspid valve replacement in this subgroup of patients through mini-thoracotomy and conventional full-sternotomy approach.

Impact of frailty status on clinical and functional outcomes after concomitant valve replacement and bipolar radiofrequency ablation in patients aged 65 years and older.

Background: To evaluate the prognostic value of frailty in older recipients of concomitant valve replacement (VR) and bipolar radiofrequency ablation (BRFA), we examined whether clinical and functional outcomes differed between frail and non-frail groups of older patients referred for concomitant VR and BRFA.

Methods: In a single-center retrospective observational cohort study, we compared the clinical and functional outcomes in frail versus non-frail patients. Frailty was assessed using the 5-item Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) frailty scale.

Recognition of Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease Based on Machine Vision.

Background: Freezing of gait (FOG) is a common clinical manifestation of Parkinson's disease (PD), mostly occurring in the intermediate and advanced stages. FOG is likely to cause patients to fall, resulting in fractures, disabilities and even death. Currently, the pathogenesis of FOG is unclear, and FOG detection and screening methods have various defects, including subjectivity, inconvenience, and high cost.

Prognostic effect of symptomatic extracranial lesions on survival of recursive partitioning analysis Class III brain metastatic patients treated with stereotactic radiotherapy.

Objective: To explore the outcome and prognostic factors of recursive partitioning analysis (RPA) Class III brain metastatic patients treated with stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT).

Materials And Methods: Fifty-six consecutive patients with metastatic brain tumors and Karnofsky performance scale (KPS) scores <70 treated with SRT from January 2008 to October 2013 were involved in the analysis. Twenty-five patients (44.

Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for small-cell lung cancer patients with brain metastases.

Objective: Patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) are at high risk of developing brain metastases (BM). Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (FSRT) alone or combined with whole brain radiation therapy can be used to treat intracranial metastases. This study was aimed to explore FSRT for BM from SCLC.

Fifty percent patients avoid whole brain radiotherapy: stereotactic radiotherapy for multiple brain metastases: a retrospective analysis of a single center.

Purpose: To summarize the outcomes of stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT), with or without whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT), in the treatment of multiple brain metastasis and to explore the status of WBRT and SRT in the management of multiple brain metastasis.

Methods: From May 1995 to April 2010, 98 patients with newly diagnosed, multiple brain metastasis were treated in our center. Forty-four patients were treated with SRT alone for the initial treatment, and 54 were treated with SRT + WBRT.

Hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for brain metastases larger than three centimeters.

Background: To evaluate the efficacy and outcomes of hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (HSRT) for brain metastases > 3 cm.

Methods: From March 2003 to October 2009, 40 patients with brain metastases larger than 3 cm were treated by HSRT. HSRT was applied in 29 patients for primary treatment and in 11 patients for rescue.

Risk factors of distant brain failure for patients with newly diagnosed brain metastases treated with stereotactic radiotherapy alone.

Objective: To explore the risk factors of distant brain failure (DBF) for patients with brain metastasis (BM) who were treated with stereotactic radiotherapy alone and to group the patients on the basis of their risk levels.

Methods And Materials: We retrospectively analyzed 132 newly diagnosed BM patients who were treated with stereotactic radiotherapy alone from May 2000 to April 2010. Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were performed for univariate and multivariate analyses.