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Objective@#To investigate the effect of touch combined with acupoint massage on relieving anxiety and pain in patients undergoing oral implant surgery.@*Methods@#Seventy-two patients undergoing implant surgery who were eligible for inclusion were randomized into a treatment group and a control group using the envelope method, 36 in each one. The control group was given routine care, and the treatment group was treated with touch combined with acupoint massage on the basis of routine care for 20 minutes. State Anxiety Inventory (SAI) in the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was used to measure the intraoperative anxiety status of patients in the two groups. The degree of intraoperative pain was measured by verbal rating scales in both groups.@*Results@#The mean SAI score of the patients in the treatment group and the control group was 36.5±7.6 and 46.6±12.1, respectively, and the difference was statistically significant (t=4.219, P<0.05). In addition, the pain levels in the treatment group were significantly lower than those in control group (Z=-2.009, P<0.05).@*Conclusion@#The combination of touch and acupoint massage can effectively alleviate the anxiety and pain of patients and enhance the comfort of patients during oral implant surgery, which further ensure the safe and smooth operation.
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Objective To investigate the effect of touch combined with acupoint massage on relieving anxiety and pain in patients undergoing oral implant surgery. Methods Seventy-two patients undergoing implant surgery who were eligible for inclusion were randomized into a treatment group and a control group using the envelope method, 36 in each one. The control group was given routine care, and the treatment group was treated with touch combined with acupoint massage on the basis of routine care for 20 minutes. State Anxiety Inventory (SAI) in the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was used to measure the intraoperative anxiety status of patients in the two groups. The degree of intraoperative pain was measured by verbal rating scales in both groups. Results The mean SAI score of the patients in the treatment group and the control group was 36.5±7.6 and 46.6±12.1, respectively, and the difference was statistically significant (t=4.219, P<0.05). In addition, the pain levels in the treatment group were significantly lower than those in control group (Z=-2.009, P<0.05). Conclusion The combination of touch and acupoint massage can effectively alleviate the anxiety and pain of patients and enhance the comfort of patients during oral implant surgery, which further ensure the safe and smooth operation.
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Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a common clinical disorder characterized by burning of the mouth or other discomfort, which significantly affects the quality of life of patients. The present article introduces and makes comparison of the mechanisms and clinical treatments of BMS in modern stomatology and traditional Chinese medicine. Modern stomatology studies have shown that BMS is related to the factors of neuropathy, psychology, endocrine or metabolic disorders, drug effects and local adverse stimuli. Traditional Chinese medicine suggests that BMS is mainly caused by diet, fatigue, bad emotion, poor health, oldness, etc. Individualized therapy is advocated in the treatment of BMS. Modern stomatology pays attention to comprehensive treatment for psychological disorder, systematic and oral local diseases. The thoughts of dialectical therapy and health keeping in traditional Chinese medicine also have clinical value.
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Objective: To understand the medication compliance of inpatients with essential hypertension, analyze the influencing factors in medication compliance of the patients and perform the targeted medication education and pharmaceutical care.Methods: Medication education and guide were conducted in 50 cases of patients with essential hypertension based on the main contents in guidelines for prevention of hypertension.Every patient completed regular follow-ups in two months after being recruited.The relevant information about the treatment and medication were collected and analyzed.Results: Through the medication education and pharmaceutical care, the patients had a better understanding on the relevant knowledge of hypertension, rational drug use and treatment.Among the 50 patients, the percentage of completely following the doctor's advice on the hypertension medication was 86%, that of quitting smoking and limiting alcohol was 82%, and that of optimized life way was 78%, and totally 82% of the patients effectively controlled blood pressure or improved markedly when compared with the situation on admission.Conclusion: Medication education and pharmaceutical care conducted by clinical pharmacists is very important for the patients with high blood pressure.It can help patients build a good lifestyle or improve the quality of life by improving the medication compliance of patients, alleviating complications and reducing adverse drug reactions.
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Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin is a new member of lipocalin family,existing in some normal tissues in human body.During recent years,Some researches have shown that NGAL is associated with kidney disease.NGAL maybe a biomarker which can detect acute kidney injury (AKI) in the early phase compared with serum creatinine,a traditional blood biomarker for diagnosis of AKI.Some researches showed that NGAL also maybe a biomarker that can monitor the progress and treatment effect of chronic kidney disease.In patients with end-stage renal disease,NGAL maybe an index for dialysis adequency.