Molecular and Genetic Medicine

Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Provin, P.R. China

Publications

• Research Article   
  Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Transarterial Chemoembolization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  Author(s): Li Y, Qing-An Z, Wu M, Guo Z and Jin H*
  
  Purpose: Owing to persistent controversy regarding the use of routine antibiotic prophylaxis in patients undergoing transarterial chemoembolization (TCAE) and the availability of several new studies published on the subject, we conducted an up-to-date meta-analysis to provide the best current evidence. The aim of the article is to assess whether antibiotic prophylaxis is effective in reducing the incidence of infectious complications after TCAE. Materials and methods: PubMed, Google scholar, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CNKI and Wan-Fang database were searched through October 2018 for randomized or non-randomized controlled trials for comparing the use of prophylactic antibiotics in TACE with placebo or no antibiotics were included in the review. Pooled effect estimates were calculated using fixed-eff.. Read More»
  

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