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【Objective】 To explore the feasibility of using autoregressive moving average model (ARIMA) to predict the dosage of suspended red blood cells in children, and to provide a basis for the development of clinical blood reserve plans in children's hospitals. 【Methods】 ARIMA model was constructed using the total blood consumption of clinical suspended red blood cells from March 2016 to May 2022 at the Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University as the data source by SPSS26.0 software. The optimal model was used to predict the clinical suspended red blood cell consumption from June to October 2022, and the predictive effect of the model was tested. 【Results】 ARIMA(0, 1, 1) (0, 1, 1)12 was the optimal model for predicting the consumption of suspended red blood cells in pediatrics. The autocorrelation function and partial autocorrelation function of the residual sequence basically fell within the 95% confidence interval. At the same time, Ljung-Box Q statistical results showed that there was no correlation between the residual (P>0.05), indicating that the residual was white noise, which met the randomicity hypothesis. The average relative error between the predicted values of the model and the actual clinical red blood cell usage from June to October 2022 was 5%, indicating high prediction accuracy. 【Conclusion】 The blood usage of children has obvious seasonal and periodic patterns, and the optimal model ARIMA (0, 1, 1) (0, 1, 1)12 can better fit the trend of changes in pediatric suspended red blood cell usage, thus providing a basis for the development of clinical blood reserve plans in children's hospitals.
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Objective:To understand the clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of children with hereditary thrombocytopenia (HT).Methods:The clinical data of 5 patients with HT in the Hematology and Oncology Department of Children′s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from August 2015 to October 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. The clinical and laboratory characteristics, treatment, and prognosis of HT were discussed by reviewing relevant literatures.Results:Five patients included 3 boys and 2 girls.The median age at onset of 4 years and 2 months old and the median age at diagnose was 4 years and 4 months old.All patients presented with the thrombocytopenia, among which 4 cases were macrothrombocytopenia and 1 case was normothrombocytopenia.The main clinical presentations of 5 patients were skin petechiae and ecchymoses.Four cases were initially misdiagnosed as immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and received the glucocorticoid and immunoglobulin, while the therapeutic effect was not satisfactory.The gene sequencing confirmed MYH9 gene mutation(c.3493C>T), MYH9 gene mutation(c.5878G>A), NBEAL2 gene compound heterozygous mutation(c.295C>T; c.4169C>T), GP1BA gene mutation(c.1761A>C), and ANKRD26 gene mutation(c.5123A>G), in 5 patients respectively. Conclusions:HT should be suspected among those with recurrent isolated thrombocytopenia and no response to the ITP regimen, and the early gene screening is of great significance to the patients′ treatment and prognosis.
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Objective:To investigate the association of left and right ventricular diameters in normal early pregnancy and early middle pregnancy to the biological growth parameters of fetus, and to establish the reference and Z-score model for left and right ventricles.Methods:Two hundred and forty-six fetuses in normal early pregnancy (11-13 + 6 weeks) and early middle pregnancy (14-17 + 6 weeks) from February 2019 to May 2019 in Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital were examined by routine ultrasound. Non-cardiac fetal biometric parameters included crown-rump length (CRL), biparietal diameter (BPD) and femoral length (FL) and gestation age (GA) based on menstrual age were assessed. The left and right ventricular widths (LVW, RVW) and ventricular lengths (LVL, RVL) were measured at the end of diastolic period by obtaining the standard four chamber view of fetal echocardiography. The end-diastolic areas (LVA, RVA) as the products of the ventricular widths and lengths, the global spherical indexes (GSI) of left and right ventricles (LVSI, RVSI), the ratios of left and right ventricular widths (LVW/RVW), the length ratios (LVL/RVL) and the area ratios (LVA/RVA) of both ventricles were calculated.GA, BPD and FL were used as independent variables. The predicted cardiac parameters and its derivative parameters were used as dependent variables. The corresponding reference range was established. The correlation between each standard deviation (SD) and independent variables was analyzed, and the corresponding Z-scores of left and right ventricular diameters were calculated by using the formula. Results:①LVW, RVW, LVL, RVL were found positively correlated with the increase of GA, BPD and FL, and the correlation between GA and LVW, RVW was the highest ( r=0.928, 0.930; all P<0.000 1). ②There was a positive correlation between LVA, RVA and GA ( r=0.868, 0.872; all P<0.000 1). LVSI, RVSI were found negatively correlated with GA ( r=-0.844, -0.861; all P<0.000 1), and LVSI>RVSI. LVW/RVW<1 and almost close to 1, the ratios decreased with the increase of GA( r=0.147, P<0.000 1). LVL/RVL>1, the ratios increased with the increase of GA( r=0.313, P<0.000 1). LVA/RVA>1, but there was no correlation with GA. ③The SD values of LVW, RVW, LVL, RVL positively correlated with independent variables. Taking GA and LVW as an example, the linear regression equation of LVW was Y=-5.338+ 0.549GA ( r=0.928, P<0.000 1), and the linear regression equation of LVW-SD was Y=-0.322+ 0.037GA( r=0.131, P<0.000 1). The Z-scores of LVW, RVW, LVL, RVL, LVA, RVA did not change with the changes of GA, BPD, and FL. Conclusions:The normal reference range and Z-scores of left and right ventricular lengths and widths can be simply and reliably established using statistical analysis, and these parameters might have potentials for more accurately and more early evaluating the normal development of fetal heart.
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Objective@#To explore the recovery time and risk factors of coagulopathy caused by rodenticide poisoning through analyzing and following up the confirmed cases, and to provide more useful guidance information for the clinic practice.@*Methods@#A total of 96 cases with coagulation dysfunction caused by anticoagulant rodenticide poiso-ning in Children′s Hospital, Chongqing Medical University from January 2014 to December 2016, were analyzed retrospectively.The recovery time of coagulation function and the relationship between recovery time and drug involved way, dysfunction organs and poison concentration were studied respectively.@*Results@#(1) A total of 96 patients were hospitalized because of severe coagulopathy caused by the poisoning of second generation anticoagulant rodenticide.Brodifacoum was detected from 33 blood samples and the median concentration was 364 μg/L (55-4 654 μg/L). Bromadiolone was detected from 7 blood samples and the median concentration was 130 μg/L (18-652 μg/L). Brodifacoum and Bromadiolone were both detected from 8 cases and the median concentration was 741 μg/L (63-6 000 μg/L) and 11 μg/L (3-3 694 μg/L), respectively.(2) A total of 57 cases of the patients were successfully followed up.A total of 18 cases were confirmed with oral poisoning, 16 cases with dermal poisoning, while 23 cases denied any involved ways of poisoning, and 7 cases had organs dysfunction.The follow-up time was 12-54 months.All the hospitalized patients were given specific antidote Vitamin K treatment and recovered successfully without any sequelae.(3) The median recovery time of coagulopathy caused by rodenticide poisoning was 2.5 months.(4) The recovery time of coagulation function was positively correlated with the plasma concentration of Brodifacoum(r=0.619, P<0.01). (5) There was no significant correlation between recovery time and organ dysfunction or drug involved ways of poisoning involvement (all P>0.05).@*Conclusions@#The recovery time of coagulation dysfunction caused by anticoagulant rodenticide in children is much longer.The higher the concentration of Brodifacoum poison is, the longer the recovery time.Enough supplementation course of Vitamin K should be given according to the follow-up of coagulation function.
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Objective@#This is a retrospective study of nursing 99 disable and mental retarded children with dental treatment under dental general anesthesia (DGA). This study may show a reference to nursing this kind of patients.@*Methods@#We choose the patients in our hospital from July 2017 to July 2018. And start the special nursing for disable and mental retarded children with dental treatment under dental general anesthesia.@*Results@#99 cases of children with disabilities can successfully complete all oral treatment. Among them, children with social disorders account for the majority of the visiting population; among disabled children, the incidence of caries, pulpitis and periapical periodontitis was increased.@*Conclusions@#Our nursing work should be done individually for this kind of children, improve the children obedience and can ensure the treatment smoothly and successfully, reduce the pain through the treatment and improve the recovery. It will give a theoretical and practical reference of nursing this kind of children for dental treatment.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the clinical efficacy and action mechanism of acupuncture for ovulatory disorder infertility of ovarian induction period with clomiphene citrate (CC).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Through retrospective analysis, 36 patients with ovulatory disorder infertility were divided into CC group (16 cases) and acupuoture group (20 cases) by method. The patients in the CC group were treated with oral administration of CC (50 mg) for 5 days from the 5th day of menstruation; based on the treatment of CC, patients in the acupuncture group were treated with acupuncture; the group A of acupoint was mainly consisted of acupoints of the conception vessel and the three meridians and front- acupoints in abdomen; the group B of acupoint was mainly consisted of acupoints of the governor vessel and back- acupoints. The two groups of the acupoints were selected alternately, combined with the -guan points (Taichong (LR 3)、Hegu (LI 4)) and five- points. The needles were inserted with flying needling method, and the needles were retained for 30 min per treatment; acupuncture was given once every other day. All the patients were treated for 2 months, and treatment stopped if pregnancy occurred. The pregnancy rate, cycle ovulation rate, maximum diameter of follicle, endometrial thickness and adverse effects were compared between the two groups.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The pregnancy rate of the acupuncture group was 75.0% (15/20), which was superior to 37.5% (6/16) in the CC group (<0.05). The cycle ovulation rates of two groups were 70.4% (19/27, >0.05). The maximum diameter of follicle and the endometrium thickness in the acupuncture group were superior to those in the CC group (both <0.05). The incidence of adverse effects in the acupuncture group was 0% (0/20), which was lower than 18.8% (3/16) in the CC group (<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b> acupuncture combined with CC could improve the quality of follicle and the receptivity of endometrium in patients with ovulatory disorder infertility, so as to improve the pregnancy rate, which could be used as a safe and effective means to cooperate with modern assisted reproductive technology.</p>
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Objective To investigate the relationship between EVI1 gene expression and clinical features and prognosis of children with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Methods EVI1 gene was detected in AML children, correlation of clinical and lab features, prognosis of AML children with EVI1 gene were analyzed. Results EVI1 expression is positive in 38 of 145 children with AML. There were no significant differences in age, gender, hemoglobin concentration, leukocytes and platelet count, subtype of morphology, ratio of chromosomal anomaly and complex karyotypes between EVI1 positive and EVI1 negative group (P>0.05); coexist genes were detected in 9 cases (23.68%) of EVI1 positive group. Rate of complete remission (CR) was 91.67% in 24 cases of EVI1 positive patients received chemotherapy. Relapse rate was 64.29% and 14.29% in EVI1 positive patients who received chemotherapy and allo-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT), retrospectively and significant differences were found (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in CR but significant difference was found in event free survival (P<0.05) for EVI1 positive and EVI1 negative patients who received chemotherapy. EVI1 gene kept negative when bone marrow relapse occurred in two patients with EVI1 positive at diagnosis. Conclusion EVI1 gene may play adverse role in pediatric AML; prognosis of EVI1 positive AML patients can be improved by allo-HSCT; follow-up of EVI1 transcript levels is insufficient to monitoring of minimal residual disease.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the clinical features, laboratory findings and treatment of infant leukemia.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A retrospective analysis of the clinical data was performed of the cases with the diagnosis of infant acute leukemia from August 1993 to October 2014 in our hospital.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A total of 144 cases of infant leukemia were diagnosed in the defined period, including 83 cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, 55 myeloid leukemia, 1 hybrid acute leukaemia and 5 with incompatible cytological and immunophenotyping findings. The patients at the age of 9 to 12 months accounted for the largest proportion (38.2%), and 87.5% of the patients had hepatosplenomegaly; Six patients below 6 months old had skin infiltration. In about 1/3 of the patients, the white blood cells count was no greater than 100 × 10⁹ /L. Ninety-five patients had chromosome examinations, which identified chromosome abnormalities in 67 patients, including 18 positive for t(4;11)or t(9;11)or t(11;19), and younger patients were more likely to have chromosome abnormalities. Thirty-seven patients underwent MLL gene detection and 11 of them had positive results; the positive patients had higher rate of chromosome 11 abnormalities than the negative patients. Most of the patients gave up treatments after diagnosis and only 6 patients older than 6 months completed regular chemotherapeutic treatments and were now in complete remission.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Infant leukemia is a rare type of leukemia with different clinical features from other types of leukemia. The patients often present with hepatosplenomegaly, high white blood cell counts, MLL gene fusion, and chromosome 11 abnormalities. The prognosis of infant leukemia is not favorable, and the current treatment still relies on chemotherapy.</p>
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Humans , Infant , Acute Disease , Chromosome Aberrations , Chromosome Disorders , Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11 , Immunophenotyping , Leukemia, Myeloid , Pathology , Leukocyte Count , Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma , Pathology , Prognosis , Retrospective StudiesABSTRACT
Objective To explore the mechanism and safety of miltidrug-resistance gene 1(MDR1)transfection into the bone marrow mononuclear cells of rabbit in vitro with the adenovirus vector promoted by ultrasonic microbubble.MethodsBone marrow mononuclear cells of rabbits were collected and divided into 5 groups after cultured in the 6-well plate according to the different experimental conditions(MDR1 gene was transferred into the cells with or without ultrasound irradiation and microbubbles):conventional culture group (A),Ad5-MDR1 group(B),Ad5-MDR1+ultrasound irradiation group(C),Ad5-MDR1+microbubbles group(D),Ad5-MDR1+ultrasound irradiation+microbubbles group(E).The positive transfection rate of MDR1 gene in mononuclear cells of different groups were tested by flow cytometry,and the survival rate of cells in different periods were tested by trypan blue exclusion method.Moreover,the appearance and ultramicrostructure of cells were observed by electronmicroscope.Results①The transfection rate of MDR1 gene in different groups were 0.39%±0.11%,5.03%±0.35%,4.93%±0.38%,5.25%±0.80%and 19.93%±1.51%respectively.The transfection rate of MDR1 gene in group E was higher than those in other groups(P<0.05).②Compared with those in control groups(group A,B,C and D),the transfection rate in group E was significant raised by ultrasound irradiation and microbubbles.However,there were no significant difference in survival rate of cells between the five groups(P>0.05).③After ultrasonic irradiation,there were transient holes on the cell membrane,which could disappear after irradiation by ultrasound for 24 hours.And the temporary swelling of organelles was reversible.Conclusions Microbubbles irradiated by ultrasound can cause small transient holes on eell membrane and increase permeability of it,and enhance the transfection of MDR1 gene in bone marrow mononuclear cells with the adenovirus vector,which is safe and available.
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BACKGROUND: Gallium is a non-essential trace element in the human body. In vivo experiments have confirmed that gallium can directly inhibit bone osteelysis, prevent bone calcium release, increase bone calcium content, serves as a new drug treatment of metabolic bone disease, its anti-bone transformation mechanism remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of gallium nitrate on collagen and bone calcium protein in osteeporotic rat model. METHODS: Ninety female SD rats were divided into control group (n = 20) and osteoporosis group (n = 70) at random. Control group rats were sutured to close abdominal cavity after bilateral ovarian was exposed. Osteoporosis group rats received the bilateral ovariectomy to produce osteoporotic rat models, which then were assigned into 4 groups by random digits table: osteoporotic control group (n = 16) by intraperitoneal injection of saline, 3 times per week; Low-dose gallium salt group (n = 16) by intrapedtoneal injection of I mg/kg of galfium nitrate, 3 times per week; High-dose gallium salt group (n = 15) by intraperitoneal injection of 2 mg/kg ofgallium nitrate, 3 times per week; Estrogen group (n = 15) by intraperitoneal injection of estradiol, 3 times per week. After 12 weeks of the treatment, the bone collagen, osteocalcin protein and hydroxyproline levels in bone specimens were detected. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Compared with control group, the content of collagen in osteoporosis control group was reduced (P < 0.05), the contents of aminohexose and hydroxyproline increased (P < 0.05), no significant differences were observed in the content of sulfate-base for both groups. Following gallium and estradiol treatment, the collagen contents enhanced (P < 0.05), while the contents of aminohexose and hydroxyproline reduced (P < 0.05). High-dose gallium salt group had a remarkable curative effect compared with low-dose gallium salt group (P < 0.05), and was similar to estradiol group (P > 0.05). it is indicated that gallium nitrate can improve bone metabolism status with osteoporosis through increasing the content of collagen and decreasing the content of hydroxyproline, 2 mg/kg gallium nitrate are similar to estrogen treatment.
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Objective:To construct the recombinant adenovirus expressing human HA117 gene.Methods:The eDNA of HA117 gene was subcloned into the shuttle plasmid pAdTrack-CMV and then the homologous recombinant adenovims genomie plasmid pAdEasy was cloned in bacteria.We tranfected the DNA of identified recombinant plasmid into 293 cells via liposome,made the package and amplification of adenovims,and determined them by fluorescence microscope and flow eytometry.Results:Restriction endonuelease and PCR analysis confirmed that the recombinant adenovims vector of HA117 gene was successfully constructed.The titer of the recombinant adenovims was 8.3?1011PFU/ml,and the expression of HA117 gene was observed.Conclusion:The recombinant adenovims expressing HA117 gene was successfully constructed,which paves the way for the following studies related to HA117.
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Objective To evaluate the efficacy of laparoscopic ovarian drilling for treating clomiphene-resistant polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS).Methods Laparoscopic ovarian drilling,with pelvic adhesion release and salpingoplasty,was performed in 38 cases of clomipheneresistant PCOS from March 2001 to May 2005 in this hospital.Serum concentrations of luteinizing hormone(LH),follicle-stimulating hormone(FSH),androgen(T),and estradiol(E2) were measured before and after operation.Ovarian follicular development,pregnancy rate,and abortion rate were observed after operation. Results Postoperatively,there was a significant decline of levels of LH(from 22.36?3.17 U/L to 8.73?1.95 U/L;t=3.13,P
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In order to observe the damaged nerve successively, we used superficial magnetic stimulation motor evoked potential (MEP) in the pathological model of chronic compressed nerve of the cervical nerve roots of cats. We synthesized various change of the pathomorphology of the nerve damaged to different degrees, and discussed the relationship between the MEP and the pathomorphologic change of chronic compressed nerve roots. The results showed that the initial pathologic change of nerve with myelin was degeneration of myelin shealth. The MEP of the nerve also showed increased latency and dispersed wave forms. After that the axon of the demylinated nerve degenerated, splitted and had a peripheral Wallerian Degeneration. The MEP showed an increased latency along with decreased amplitude. The degree of the MEP's change accompanyed with pathologic change. So we believe that the magnetic compressed nerve. It has some reference value in figuring out the damage by analysing factors.