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Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) were at the frontline during the battle against coronavirus. Understanding and managing their fears and anxieties may hold lessons for handling future outbreaks. However, the experiences and perceptions risk of HCWs from coronavirus still remains to be controversial. Thus, the objective of this review is to identify, appraise, and synthesize available evidence related to the experiences and perceptions of risk of HCWs from coronavirus. Methods The studies were gathered from PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, CBMdisc, CNKI, WKSP, CSJFT, Google Scholar, and PsycINFO, along with several sources of gray literature. The retrieval of full-text studies, data extraction, and quality assessment of the included studies will be independently conducted by 2 reviewers. The meta-aggregative will be used for findings pooling and a summary of ConQual findings tables will be presented in future. Results This study will be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal for publication. Conclusion The literature will provide a high-quality analysis of the current evidence to assess the experiences and perceptions risk of health-care workers from coronavirus. Registration information CRD42020170388.Introduction Uncertainty remains regarding the impact of enteric-coated (EC) aspirin as it relates to the reduction of cardiovascular risk. We hypothesize that EC formulation based on a previous report may blunt aspirin response as evidenced by reduced Thromboxane A2 (TXA 2) levels in diabetic patients. Thus, it was imperative to ascertain and validate the effect of the EC formulation of Aspirin on the Thromboxane B2 (TXB2) level. Methods/design An open-label consecutive randomized interventional controlled trial. Patients with newly diagnosed ischemic stroke who are just about to start Aspirin were assessed for eligibility and inclusion in our trial. Consecutive patients (admitted to the stroke unit of Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar) will be randomized to receive either EC aspirin or plain Aspirin. MYF-01-37 inhibitor They will be required to continue taking them throughout the study (3 days). Demographics and laboratory records of the study participants will be abstracted from online records. Fuials.gov NCT04330872 registered on April 2, 2020.Background The role of dietary inflammatory index (DII) in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and mortality is still controversial. This systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies aimed to evaluate the effect of DII, indicating a pro-inflammatory diet, on the incidence and mortality of CVD. Methods A comprehensive literature search of articles published through August 2019 was performed in Medline, EMBASE, and Web of Science. The pooled relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for highest vs lowest DII in relation to CVD risk or mortality were estimated using a DerSimonian and Laird random effects model. The heterogeneity among studies was tested using Cochran's Q test and I statistic. Results A total of 15 cohort studies were finally included in this meta-analysis. The highest DII score was significantly associated with a higher risk of CVD incidence (RR = 1.41, 95% CI 1.12-1.78) or mortality (RR = 1.31, 95% CI 1.19-1.44), compared with the lowest DII score. There was statistically significant heterogeneity among the studies on the association between DII and CVD mortality (P less then .001; I = 70.8%). No obvious heterogeneity was observed among the studies on the association between DII and CVD risk (P = .160; I = 37.0%). In the sensitivity analysis, exclusion of any single study did not materially alter the pooled RRs. Conclusion The present systematic review and meta-analysis indicates that a higher DII score is related to a higher risk of CVD. Further well-designed prospective cohort or trials are warranted to validate our preliminary findings.Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for up to 90% of all primary hepatic malignancies; it is the sixth most common cancer and the second most common cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Numerous studies have shown that hepatitis B virus and its products, HBV integration, and mutation can induce HCC. However, the molecular mechanisms underpinning the regulation of HCC induced by HBV remain unclear. Methods We downloaded 2 gene expression profiling datasets, of HBV and of HCC induced by HBV, from the gene expression omnibus (GEO) database. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between HCC and HBV were identified to explore any predisposing changes in gene expression associated with HCC. DEGs between HCC and adjacent healthy tissues were investigated to identify genes that may play a key role in HCC. Any overlapping genes among these DEGs were included in our bioinformatics analysis. Gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analyses of overlapping genes were performed and hepatitis B enable a systematic understanding of the molecular mechanisms of HCC reliant on hepatitis B virus.Background This study will examine the effects of artemisinin on proliferation and apoptosis of human liver cancer HepG2 cells (HLCHG-2C). Methods This study will systematically retrieve potential literatures in MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, WANGFANG, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure from their initiation to the February 29, 2020. There are not limitations related to the language and publication time. All case-controlled studies (CCSs) or randomized controlled studies (RCSs) will be included in this study which investigated the effects of artemisinin on proliferation and apoptosis of HLCHG-2C. Two independent investigators will examine searched records, collect data from included studies, and will identify their methodological quality. Any divergences will be disentangled by discussion with another investigator. RevMan 5.3 software will be placed to pool the data and to carry out data analysis. Results This study will summarize all eligible studies to test the effects of artemisinin on proliferation and apoptosis of HLCHG-2C. Conclusion The results of this study will exert evidence to examine the effects of artemisinin on proliferation and apoptosis of HLCHG-2C, and it may benefit further research, patients, and healthcare providers. Systematic review registration INPLASY202040075.Background Recent studies have suggested that propofol combined butorphanol (PB) has anesthetic effect in laparoscopic surgery (LS) for ectopic pregnancy (EP). But investigations of its potential effects are inconsistent. We will explore the current literature examining PB in LS for EP. Methods We will perform a comprehensive search from MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO, Global Health, Web of Science, Allied and Complementary Medicine Database, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure from inception to the present. Other literatures, such as conference abstracts, references to the relevant reviews will also be checked. Two authors will check the titles, abstracts, and full texts independently. They will also independently carry out data collection and study quality assessment. We will conduct statistical analysis using RevMan 5.3 software. Results This study will provide accurate results on the anesthetic effect and safety of PB in LS for EP. Conclusion This study will establish high-quality evidence of the anesthetic effect and safety of PB in LS for EP to facilitate the clinical practice and guideline development. Study registration number INPLASY202040044.Background As one of the complications after abdominal operation, early postoperative inflammatory small bowel obstruction (EPISBO) is a great trouble for many patients. The use of somatostatin in treating this disease had been widely reported, but its efficacy and safety were controversial. Therefore, the present research carried out a systematic review of the clinical efficacy and safety of somatostatin in treating EPISBO. Methods Computer retrieval was conducted in foreign databases (including PubMed, The Cochrane Library, and Embase) and Chinese database (including Sino Med, CNKI, VIP, and WangFang Data), supplementary search for the literatures included was performed, and manual retrieval was performed in abstracts, books, and non-electronic magazines related to the present research to ensure the recall rate. Among all republished relevant experimental studies in Chinese and English from January 1, 1996 to February 1, 2020, randomized controlled trials on the curative efficacy of somatostatin for EPISBO e Framework (https//osf.io, OSF), registration number ryd2g.Introduction Alveolar hemorrhage (AH) is characterized by the acute onset of alveolar bleeding and hypoxemia and can be fatal. Thrombin has been widely used to achieve coagulation and hemostasis. However, the efficacy of thrombin in patients with AH is unclear. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of thrombin administration in patients with hematological malignancy and AH. Patient concerns and diagnoses This retrospective study included 15 hematological malignancy patients (8 men and 7 women; mean age 47.7 ± 17.3 years) with AH who were administered intrapulmonary thrombin between March 2013 and July 2018. Interventions and outcomes All patients received bovine-origin thrombin (1000 IU/ml, Reyon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Seoul, Korea) via a fiberoptic bronchoscope. A maximum of 15 ml of thrombin was injected via the working channel to control bleeding. The ability of thrombin to control bleeding was assessed. Additionally, the change in the PaO2/FiO2 (PF) ratio after intrapulmonary thrombin administration was evaluated. Intrapulmonary thrombin was administered a minimum of 3 days after starting mechanical ventilation in all patients, and it immediately controlled the active bleeding in 13 of 15 patients (86.7%). However, AH relapse was noted in 3 of the 13 patients (23.1%). The PF ratio improved in 10 of 15 patients (66.6%), and the mean PF ratio was significantly higher after thrombin administration than before administration (P = .03). No adverse thromboembolic complications or systemic adverse events were observed. Conclusion Thrombin administration was effective in controlling bleeding in hematological malignancy patients with AH. Intrapulmonary thrombin administration might be a good therapeutic option for treating AH.To evaluate the association between appendectomy and the occurrence of gallstones using a national sample cohort from Korea.The Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort was collected from 2002 to 2013. We extracted data for patients who had undergone appendectomy (n = 14,955) and a 14 matched control group (n = 59,820) and then analyzed the occurrence of gallstones. The patients were matched according to age, sex, income, region of residence, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and history of dyslipidemia. Appendectomies were identified using operation codes (Q2860-Q2863) for appendicitis alone (International Classification of Disease-10 K35). Gallstones were diagnosed if the corresponding International Classification of Disease-10 code (K80) was reported ≥2 times. Crude (simple) and adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) were analyzed using stratified Cox proportional hazard models, and 95% confidence intervals were calculated. Subgroup analyses were performed based on age, sex, and time period after appendectomy.