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As the search for effective treatments for COVID-19 continues, the high mortality rate among critically ill patients in Intensive Care Units (ICU) presents a profound challenge. This study explores the potential benefits of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as a supplementary treatment for severe COVID-19. A total of 110 critically ill COVID-19 patients at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Vulcan Hill Hospital between Feb., 2020, and April, 2020 (Wuhan, China) participated in this observational study. All patients received standard supportive care protocols, with a subset of 81 also receiving TCM as an adjunct treatment. Clinical characteristics during the treatment period and the clinical outcome of each patient were closely monitored and analysed. Our findings indicated that the TCM group exhibited a significantly lower mortality rate compared with the non-TCM group (16 of 81 vs 24 of 29; 0.3 vs 2.3 person/month). In the adjusted Cox proportional hazards models, TCM treatment was associated with improved survival odds (P < 0.001). Furthermore, the analysis also revealed that TCM treatment could partially mitigate inflammatory responses, as evidenced by the reduced levels of proinflammatory cytokines, and contribute to the recovery of multiple organic functions, thereby potentially increasing the survival rate of critically ill COVID-19 patients.
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TCM functional exercises are the important means of TCM to prevent and cure diseases. By adjusting the bones and muscles externally, adjusting the heart and organs internally, promoting blood circulation, improving sleep disorders, enhancing metabolism and immune capacity, the aim of preventing and treating diseases, prolonging life span, and strengthening the body is achieved. TCM exercises have a significant effect on the treatment of various types of fatigue such as chronic fatigue syndrome, Exercise-induced fatigue, post-stroke fatigue, and cancer-related fatigue.
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Objective:To investigate the influencing factors for inadequate bowel preparation of colonoscopy.Methods:A total of 677 patients who underwent colonoscopy at Peking Union Medical College Hospital from December 2021 to January 2023 were recruited, and all patients underwent standardized bowel preparation by using 3 L polyglycol electrolyte powder with fractional dose. The quality of bowel preparation was assessed by Boston bowel preparation scale, and the influencing factors for inadequate bowel preparation were analyzed by logistic regression analysis.Results:The rate of inadequate bowel preparation was 31.5% (213/677). Among the patients with inadequate bowel preparation, 85.4% (182/213) inadequate bowel preparation was only in proximal colon, 14.1% (30/213) was in both proximal and distal colon, and 0.5% (1/213) was only in distal colon. Inadequate bowel preparation in distal colon and total colon were combined into inadequate bowel preparation in distal colon. The results of logistic regression analysis showed that inadequate bowel preparation in proximal colon was more likely to occur in men ( P=0.001, OR=2.253, 95% CI: 1.399-3.629), outpatients ( P<0.001, OR=4.175, 95% CI: 2.410-7.231), those with no family history of colorectal cancer ( P=0.001, OR=2.117, 95% CI: 1.365-3.284), and diagnostic colonoscopy ( P=0.003, OR=1.978, 95% CI: 1.261-3.102). And spinal disease ( P=0.044, OR=7.430, 95% CI: 1.051-52.511), outpatients ( P<0.001, OR=135.577, 95% CI: 29.135-630.883),non-compliance of dietary requirements ( P=0.006, OR=4.772, 95% CI: 1.576-14.453), adverse reaction during bowel preparation ( P=0.015, OR=4.341, 95% CI: 1.329-14.179), no family history of colorectal cancer ( P=0.003, OR=7.110, 95% CI: 1.912-26.438), and poor last stool character ( P=0.001, OR=25.922, 95% CI: 3.779-177.832) were risk factors for inadequate bowel preparation in distal colon. Conclusions:The inadequate bowel preparation of colonoscopy mainly occurs in proximal colon, and the risk factors for the inadequate bowel preparation vary in different colonic segments. Therefore, the specific interventions should be performed according to the character of different colon segments to improve the quality of bowel preparation.
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Objective:To investigate the method and effect of anatomic reduction of orbital septum fat in blepharoplasty to correct the first and second degree of upper eyelid depression.Methods:From January 2019 to January 2021, the data of patients with first and second degree upper eyelid depression admitted to Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University were retrospectively analyzed. Orbital septum was fully exposed and cut in blepharoplasty, the orbital fat of upper eyelid central group and the medial group were dissected and seperated to form the fat flap pedicled on the medial side. The fat flap was rotated 180° to the medial side and fixed with the orbital fat of the medial group to correct the upper eyelid depression. Complications such as infection, hematoma, fat liquefaction, nodules and orthers were observed after surgery. Questionnaire was used to investigate the satisfaction of patients, with 1-4 points indicating dissatisfaction, general satisfaction, satisfaction and very satisfaction, respectively.Results:A total of 62 patients were included, all patients were female, aged 18-44 years, wit mean 27 years. All patients were bilateral upper eyelid depression. After 6 months of follow-up, the curvature of the double eyelid line was smooth, the width and narrowness of double eyelid were natural, and the upper eyelid depression was significantly improved. Satisfaction survey showed that 60 cases were very satisfied and 2 cases were satisfied. Wound infection was occurred in 1 case, and was cured after dressing change. Scar hyperplasia was observed in 2 cases, which was obviously alleviated after external treatment with anti-scar hyperplasia drugs. No fat liquefaction, nodule and other complications occured.Conclusions:For the first and second degree of upper eyelid depression, it can be corrected by anatomic reduction of orbital septal fat in blepharoplasty. The operation is simple, with fewer complication and high satisfaction.
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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) external therapy for sleep disorder of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has good anti-fatigue effect and can improve sleep quality of patients. The treatment for sleep disorders of CFS with TCM external treatment mainly adopts acupuncture, moxibustion, massage, TCM bath, transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation and auricular point sticking, etc., or alone, or comprehensive application, or combined with oral Chinese materia medica. The appropriate treatment method can be selected according to the patients' condition and compliance, which reflects the unique advantages of TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment and the treatment according to people and time. The existing research still needs to further form a standardized and recognized diagnosis and treatment system, so as to better guide clinical popularization and application.
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Objective:The clinical features, laboratory indices, and imaging data of patients with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) were described and analyzed, aiming to provide helpful information for the diagnosis and treatment of PJP. Methods:A retrospective study were conducted with data from 154 PJP patients who visited China-Japan Friendship Hospital from May 2017 to August 2020. Their clinical characteristics, laboratory and imaging data, and clinical outcomes were collected for analysis. The patients were further divided into the death group (51 cases) and the survival group(103 cases). The differences between the groups were compared by using t-test, nonparametric test, and chi-square test. Results:Of the 154 PJP patients, there were 89 males and 65 females, with a mean age of (53.7±14.8) years. Among them, 85.7% (132/154) were on immunosuppressive/glucocorticoids agents within the past month. Besides, 27.9% (43/154) and 33.1% (51/154) had kidney diseases and connective tissue diseases, respectively. The major clinical manifestations in these patients involved fever 82.9% (126/154), cough 59.7% (92/154), and dyspnea 52.6% (81/154). For the laboratory data, the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) was 561.0 (434.3, 749.0) IU/L and the value increased in 91.3% (95/104) of the patients. The CD4+T-cell lymphocytes in 88.0% (95/108) and 57.4% (62/108) of patients were lower than 400/μl and 200/μl, respectively. Furthermore, (1, 3)-β-D glucan (BG) increased in 74.4% (67/90) of PJP patients (≥100.0 ng/L). For the imaging results, chest computed tomography (CT) showed diffuse ground-glass shadows/grid shadows in 90% (117/130) patients. Compared with the survival group, higher LDH [690.5 (528.8, 932.3) IU/L vs 502.5 (381.8, 657.0) IU/L, Z=-3.375, P=0.001], white blood cell count (WBC) [9.8 (5.8, 12.6) ×10 9/L vs 7.3 (5.0, 10.1) ×10 9/L, Z=-2.392, P=0.017], and age [(69.8±14.5) years vs (50.6±14.0) years, t=-3.756, P=0.001] were found in the death group. Lower lymphocyte ratio [5.3 (3.2, 9.3) % vs 9.6 (5.6, 17.2) %, Z=?3.262, P=0.001] and oxygen partial pressure (PaO 2) levels [(73.2±20.5) mmHg vs (64.8±17.7) mmHg (1 mmHg=0.133 kPa), t=2.345, P=0.021] were also observed in the death group. Furthermore, in the death group, the bacterial and fungal infection rate was higher than the rates in the survival group [55.1% (27/51) vs 21.5% (22/103), χ 2=15.372, P=0.001]. Conclusions:Long-term use of immunosuppressive agents or glucocorticoids predispose to PJP. CD4+T-lymphocytes, LDH, and BG might be used as important auxiliary examinations for PJP patients. Age, LDH, WBC, lymphocyte ratio, PaO 2 and possible combinations with bacterial or fungal infections are more closely related to the prognostic of PJP patients.
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Few studies have described the key features and prognostic roles of lung microbiota in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP). We prospectively enrolled consecutive SCAP patients admitted to ICU. Bronchoscopy was performed at bedside within 48 h of ICU admission, and 16S rRNA gene sequencing was applied to the collected bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. The primary outcome was clinical improvements defined as a decrease of 2 categories and above on a 7-category ordinal scale within 14 days following bronchoscopy. Sixty-seven patients were included. Multivariable permutational multivariate analysis of variance found that positive bacteria lab test results had the strongest independent association with lung microbiota (R2 = 0.033; P = 0.018), followed by acute kidney injury (AKI; R2 = 0.032; P = 0.011) and plasma MIP-1β level (R2 = 0.027; P = 0.044). Random forest identified that the families Prevotellaceae, Moraxellaceae, and Staphylococcaceae were the biomarkers related to the positive bacteria lab test results. Multivariable Cox regression showed that the increase in α-diversity and the abundance of the families Prevotellaceae and Actinomycetaceae were associated with clinical improvements. The positive bacteria lab test results, AKI, and plasma MIP-1β level were associated with patients' lung microbiota composition on ICU admission. The families Prevotellaceae and Actinomycetaceae on admission predicted clinical improvements.
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Humanos , Injúria Renal Aguda/complicações , Bactérias/classificação , Quimiocina CCL4/sangue , Infecções Comunitárias Adquiridas/microbiologia , Pulmão , Microbiota/genética , Pneumonia Bacteriana/diagnóstico , Prognóstico , RNA Ribossômico 16S/genéticaRESUMO
Objective@#To analyze the trend of percentile changes in body composition among children and adolescents aged 7 to 18 by gender and age, and to provide a scientific basis for reference value.@*Methods@#A stratified cluster random sampling method was used to select 1 585 children and adolescents from September to December 2020. Use the GAMLSS to estimate the P 25 , P 50 and P 75 percentile value of gender, age specific body fat percentage (BF%), fat mass index (FMI) and fat free mass (FFM).@*Results@#In different age groups, body fat percentage of boys with normal nutritional status peaked at around 10-year old, among them, body fat percentage of 10-year old P 25 , P 50 and P 75 were 22.2%, 26.1% and 30.1%, respectively. Body fat percentage of obese boys was at a high level. Among girls, body fat percentage under different nutritional status did not change. With the increase of age, fat mass index plateaued slightly in normal and overweight boys. However, in obese boys, with the increase of age, FMI gradually increased with the increase of percentile, while the value of FMI gradually decreased in girls. Whether in boys or girls, with the increase of age, fat free mass index shows an increasing trend, and boys increase faster.@*Conclusion@#Under different nutritional status, there are differences in the percentile value of body fat percentage, fat mass index and fat free mass by gender and age, which can provide a scientific basis for reference value of body composition in children and adolescents.
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Objective:To investigate the clinical characteristics and treatment of the abdominal cocoon.Mehods:The clinical data of 28 patients with abdominal cocoon from Jan 2004 to Dec 2018 were analyzed retrospectively.Results:Intestinal obstruction was the main clinical manifestations (25 cases), recurrent chronic ileus(17 cases) and abdominal mass (7 cases). Preoperative imaging examination showed varying degrees of intestinal obstruction. CT or MRI scan displayed that small intestinal loops were disorganized , clustered and encased in a thickened capsule. All the cases underwent operations, showing that small bowel were encapsulated in a dense gray-white fibrous membrane. Adhesiolysis and fibrous membrane excision were done with segmental enterectomy when it was necessary. Early postoperative intestinal obstruction occured in 6 cases, all were cured by conservative treatment.Conclusions:The combination of clinical symptoms and CT or MRI may facilitate in preoperative diagnosis. Abdominal cocoon is putative diagnosis when recurrent intestinal obstruction with abdominal mass. Surgery is the therapy of choice.
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The National Medical Licensing Examination has become one of the most important indicator s to measure the teaching quality of medical colleges and universities. In this paper, by analyzing the status of pathophysiology in National Medical Licensing Examination and the current problems existing in pathophysiology teaching, the author proposed a scheme of reform in the pathophysiology teaching based on Medical Licensing Examination, including changing teaching idea, optimizing teaching content, reforming teaching means and adjusting the assessment methods . This reform aims to make the pathophysiology teaching really serve the needs of clinical application.
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Objective To analyze the infectious status and genotype characteristics of group A rotavirus (RV) in children with diarrhea in Hangzhou city in 2017, and to provide information for the disease surveillance, epidemic control as well as vaccine development.Methods Fecal samples from children with acute diarrhea at Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University were collected from Jan to Dec in 2017. All samples were tested for RV antigen by emulsion technique. The antigen-positive samples were further detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and sequencing to determine the G and P genotypes. The RV positive rates in different genders, ages and months were compared by chi-square test. Results A total of 20895 fecal samples were collected from 12389 male patients and 8506 female patients. The gender ratio was 1.46:1. In 5012 (23.99%) RV antigen positive samples, 2964 (23.92%) were from male patients and 2048 (24.08%) were from female patients. There was no gender difference in RV positive rate (χ2=0.049, P>0.05). In the study, RV could be detected in the whole year. January, February and December were peak months, and the RV positive rates were significantly different in different months (χ2=2654.681, P<0.05). The highest RV positive rate was in 18-24 months age group and the lowest in<6 months age group, respectively. Children under 2 years old accounted for 76.56%RV positive cases, and those under 5 years old accounted for 98.72% RV positive cases. The RV positive rates were also significantly different in all age groups (χ2=1013.832, P<0.05). A total of 116 samples were selected from each month, following the random stratified sampling principle, for PCR amplification, sequencing, and genotyping according to VP7 (G genotype) and VP4 (P genotype). A total of 4 G genotypes were detected and G9 (85.3%) was the predominant one. In the two detected P genotypes, P[8] (96.6%) was predominant. The 4 G/P combination genotypes were G9P[8] (85.3%), G3P[8] (9.5%), G2P[4] (3.5%), and G1P[8] (1.7%). Conclusions RV was a common pathogen in pediatric patients with acute diarrhea in Hangzhou city in 2017. Children under 5 years old, especially 18 months to 2 years old infants was the main infected population. The study showed RV infection had obvious seasonality and winter was the peak period. The G9 genotype was predominant in G genotypes, P[8] genotype was predominant in P genotypes, and G9P[8] genotype was predominant in G/P combination genotypes, respectively.
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Objective To observe the adverse effects of 0.01% atropine sulfate eye drops on myopic children.Methods A prospective non-randomized controlled trial was conducted.Ninety-nine myopic children (99 right eyes) were randomly assigned to experimental group(55 cases) and control group(44 cases).Myopic children of experimental group wore completely corrected frame glasses,while 0.01% atropine sulfate eye drop was dropped into each eye once a day before going to bed.Myopic children in control group only wore completely corrected frame glasses.The follow-up time was 4 months.Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA),intraocular pressure (IOP),change of pupil diameter (PD) and amplitude of accommodation,symptoms of discomfort after medication were observed.This study followed the Helsinki declaration and was approved by Ethic Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University.Informed consent was signed by the parents of each patient.Results No significant differences were found in best corrected distance visual acuity (BCDVA),best corrected near visual acuity(BCNVA) and IOP between the two groups before and 4 months after treatment (BCDVA:Fgroup =3.880,P =0.112;Ftime =27.220,P =0.413;BCNVA:Fgroup =5.200,P =0.311;Ftime =38.200,P =0.116,IOP:Fgroup =12.350,P=0.214;Ftime =22.300,P =0.146).After 4 months treatment,the PD was (6.99 ±0.64) mm in the experimental group,which was significantly higher than that before treatment(P<0.001).The PD of the experimental group was higher than that of the control group after 4 months treatment,and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.01).The amplitude of accommodation in the experimental group was 14.01 ±3.98 after 4 months treatment.which was 1.20 D lower than that before treatment,the difference was statistically significant (P<0.01).The amplitude of accommodation of the experimental group was lower than that of the control group after 4 months treatment,the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.01).Four cases (8%) appeared photophobia symptoms.Two cases and 2 cases appeared photophobia for 1 week or 2 weeks,respectively.However this symptom would relieve after wear sunglasses or sunshade caps in outdoor activities.One case (2%) appeared ocular itching and swelling after 1 month treatment,but disappeared after withdrawal.There were no other uncomfortable symptoms such as near sight blurring.Conclusions In mainland of China,the BCDVA,BCNVA and IOP of myopic children are stable;the PD is dilated and the amplitude of accommodation is decreased slightly after 4 months treatment of 0.01% atropine,and 10% children appear photophobia,but do not affect their study and life.
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Objective Abnormal activation of mitogen-and stress-activated kinase (MSK1) plays an important role in the development of various cancers.This study was to explore the effect of small interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated MSK1-silencing on the proliferation of human nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells and its underlying mechanism.Methods The siRNA vector targeting MSK1 was constructed and transfected into CNE2 cells, and the NPC cell line stably expressing MSK1 was established.Then the cells were divided into a blank control (without transfection of the plasmid), a negative control (with stable transfection of the negative control plasmid), and an experimental group (with stable transfection of the positive recombinant plasmid).The expressions of MSK1 mRNA and protein were detected by real-time quantitative PCR and Western blot, respectively, the proliferation of the cells determined by CCK-8 and colony formation assays, the cell cycles analyzed by flow cytometry, the level of histone H3 phosphorylation at Ser10 examined by Western blot, and The transcriptional activity and expression of the c-jun protein measured by dual-luciferase reporter gene assay and Western blot.Results Compared with the blank control, the inhibition rates of cell proliferation at 48, 72 and 96 hours were significantly reduced in the experimental group (P<0.05), and so were the colony formation ability of the cells (P<0.01) and the expression and transcriptional activity of the c-jun protein (P<0.05).In comparison with the negative control, the experimental group showed significant decreases in the rate of cell growth after 24 hours, the inhibition rates of cell proliferation at 48, 72 and 96 hours (P<0.05), the number of formed colonies ([221.00±20.08] vs [99.67±15.57] / 300 cells, P<0.01), the proportion of S-phase cells (P<0.01), and the expression of the c-jun protein in the CNE2 cells ([100.00±0.00] vs [48.77±10.71] %, P<0.05), but a remarkable increase in the percentage of G0/G1-phase cells (P<0.01).Furthermore, histone H3 phosphorylation at Ser10 was markedly reduced (P<0.01) but no significant change was observed in the expression of the total c-jun protein in the experimental group.Conclusion Knockdown of MSK1 using siRNA can significantly inhibit the growth and proliferation of CNE2 cells, which may be closely related to the decreased phosphorylation of histone H3 and subsequently down-regulated transcriptional activity of c-jun.
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Objective@#To investigate the feasibility and therapeutic effect of frontal and scalp expanded skin flap combined with laser hair removal for children congenital facial giant nevi.@*Methods@#From January 2013 to December 2015, 6 cases with congenital facial giant nevi were treated with expanded frontal and scalp skin flap combined with laser hair removal in the department of plastic surgery, An Zhen Hospital, Capital Medical University. The process of treatment could be divided into three stages. Stage 1: The expander capacity was determined according to the size of lesion. Expander was implanted under the galea aponeurotica in front and scalp, and expanded regularly postoperatively. Stage 2: The expander was removed and facial giant nevi was excised. The expanded skin flap was designed according to the shape and size of nevi. Stage 3: After the expanded skin flap healed completely, laser hair removal was performed for 4-6 times with 6 weeks of interval time.@*Results@#300 ml to 350 ml expanders were selected with expanding frequency of 2 times a week. The expansion time lasted for 16 to 20 weeks(average, 18.7 weeks). The complications such as leakage, angle and skin flap blood supply obstacle didn't occurr in the process of expansion. The size of frontal and scalp skin flap ranged from 12 cm×11 cm to 20 cm×17 cm. Venous drainage disorder happened in one flap and was treated by partial suture removal and acupuncture bleeding treatment. Skin flap necrosis didn't occurred. The defects at donor sites were sutured directly with inconspicious scar. The effect of semiconductor laser hair removal was good without recurrence during one-year follow-up period. All expanded skin flaps had no obvious contraction with good match of color and texture.@*Conclusions@#This method provides a new selection of donor site for larger facial defect with reliable effet. The facial giant nevi could be excised completely and repaired in one operation with short operation time. The scar in middle face and secondary deformities can be avoided.
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Objective To analyze the treatment and pathogenetic condition of chronic heart failure of coro -nary heart disease(CHD) and ventricular arrhythmia (VA).Methods 100 patients with chronic heart failure were collected to observe the treatment of chronic heart failure and pathogenetic condition of VA .Results 44 cases occured VA and 56 cases without VA in 100 patients.NT-proBNP(3 110.00 ±522.00)pg/mL of VA group was sig-nificantly higher than that (2 200.00 ±486.00)pg/mL of non-VA group(t=8.996,P (15.38%) with statistically significant(χ2 =5.853,12.532,27.375,all P<0.05).The amount(44.20 ±12.90)mg of use βreceptor blockers of amiodarone group was significantly lower than that of non -amiodarone group(44.20 ± 12.90)mg (t=5.284,P<0.05).Conclusion NT-proBNP of CHEF of CHD and VA patients will improve and amiodarone can reduce the amount of use anti -heart failure drug .
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Objective To evaluate the correlation between thin-section CT morphologic features and pathological vascular invasion in the clinical stage ⅠA peripheral lung adenocarcinoma.Methods The preoperative thin-section CT images,clinical and pathological characteristics of 102 nodules in 98 patients were retrospectively analyzed and divided into two groups according to pathological vascular invasion.Variables including the diameter of tumor(T) and consolidation part (C) in the mix ground glass nodule (mGGN),C/T ratio,morphology and pathological classification were analyzed by two-independent samples Mann-Whitney U test or t test and x2 test or Fisher exact probability test.Variables with significant difference in the univariate analyses were entered into multivariate analysis to explore predictors for vascular invasion.The correlation between these measurements and vascular invasion was evaluated by a ROC analysis.Results All of 102 nodules,36 had pathological vascular invasion and 66 without.The numbers of two groups with speculation,air bronchogram,abnormal vein,vascular convergence,pleural indentation were 30,30;26,26;35,3;35,39;32,39 and the mediandiameter of tumors were 2.1(1.0-3.0),1.2(0.5-3.0) cm respectively.By univariateanalysis,spiculation,air bronchogram,abnormal vein,vascular convergence,pleural indentation,and diameter of tumor were significantly associated with pathological vascularinvasion (P<0.01).By multivariate logistic analysis,the statistically significant difference were found in speculation and abnormal vein (OR=33.867,8 161.063,P<0.05).The ROC analysis showed the area under curve,cut-off value,sensitivity and specificity ofthe diameter of tumor and consolidation part of mGGN and C/T ratio were 0.784,2.05 cm,66.7%,78.8%;0.886,1.08 cm,82.4%,90.0% and 0.861,0.65,79.4%,85.0% respectively in differentiating tumors with pathological vascular invasion.Conclusion The spiculation sign and abnormal vein are independent predictors for vascular invasion in stage ⅠA peripheral lung adenocarcinoma.
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Objective To investigate the clinical features and molecular characteristics of bacteremia caused by K. pneumoniae and study on the differences between classical and hypervirulent K. pneumonia( hvKP) . Methods The clinical features of 70 cases of K. pneumoniae bacteremia collected from Beijing Chaoyang Hospital from 2008 to 2012 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were identified according to the records from the Clinical Microbiology Department. Patients′ data were obtained from medical records. The molecular characteristics of the K. pneumoniae strains were also studied using PCR, multilocus sequence typing and pulsed field gel electrophoresis( PFGE) methods. Data were analyzed using the statistical package SPSS for windows version 17. 0. For categorical data, different groups were compared using the Chi-square test to analyze the quantitative variables. P≤0. 05 was considered to be statistically significant. All susceptibility data were analyzed using Whonet, version 5. 6. Results The hvKP was identified from 31. 4% of the patients with K. pneumoniae bacteremia, which displayed 4 serotypes ( K1, K2, K20, and K57). About 40. 9% (9/22) hypervirulent strains were isolated from patients without underlying diseases, while 95. 8% (46/48) of the classic K. pneumoniae infections were found in patients with the presence of one or more underlying diseases. More hvKP positive patients (95. 5%, 21/22) had community-acquired infections compared with classical K. pneumonia (cKP) infected patients (35. 4%, 17/48). There was a significant difference between these two groups (χ2 =21. 912,P emerging hvKP was prevalent in patients with severe community-acquired infections in healthy individuals. Two ESBLs-producing hvKP strains were identified. Drug resistance had a rising trend, which called for more attention in clinical settings.
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AIM:To study the effect of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) on the proliferation of human naso-pharyngeal carcinoma ( NPC) cells, and to explore its mechanism by targeting miR-34a.METHODS: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma CNE-2Z cells were treated with various concentrations of EGCG .The ability of cell proliferation was detected by CCK-8 assay, 5-ethynyl-2-deoxyuridine (EdU) incorporation assay and colony-forming assay.The cell cycle distributions were analyzed by flow cytometry .The protein levels of P53 and Notch1 were detected by Western blot .The expression of miR-34a and Notch1 mRNA was measured by real-time PCR.RESULTS:EGCG effectively inhibited the proliferation and colony formation of CNE-2Z cells in a dose-dependent manner , which was related to its induction of cell cycle arrest at G 0/G1 phase.The expression of P53 and miR-34a in CNE-2Z cells was significantly increased after treated with EGCG , while the expression of Notch1 at mRNA and protein levels was markedly suppressed .CONCLUSION:EGCG induces cell cycle arrest and suppresses cell proliferation by regulating the P 53/miR-34a/Notch1 pathway in NPC cells.
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OBJECTIVE@#There are many scaffold materials of repairing nasal alar cartilage defects. Auricuiar cartilage was used extensively in terms of its abundant tissues, good elasticity, little donor-site malformation, good plasticity etc. The authors dissected auricular cartilage and nasal alar cartilage, measured cartilage's morphous data and found some similar territories with nasal alar cartilage in the structure of auricular cartilage.@*METHOD@#An anatomical study was performed using 10 adult cadavers acquired through Plastic Surgery Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. Seven male and three female cadav-ers were included in the study. Harvest 20 auricular cartilage specimens and 20 nasal alar cartilage specimens. Then, Computed Tomography Scan on the auricular cartilage and nasal alar cartilage were performed. The datas were imported into mimics and three-dimensional reconstructions of the auricular cartilage and nasal alar cartilage were carried on.@*RESULT@#Parts of the auricular cartilage, such as conchal fossa, tragus, intertragic notch, and cymba of auricular concha, curs of helix and curs of helix, triangular fossa, are ana-tomically similar to nasal alar cartilage.@*CONCLUSION@#This study reports the anatomy of auricular cartilage and nasal alar cartilage, found some territories in the auricular cartilage, such as conchal fossa, tragus, intertragic notch, and cymba of auricular concha, curs of helix and curs of helix, triangular fossa, are anatomically similar to nasal alar cartilage. This research provides the anatomical basis that auricular cartilage was used to repair the nasal cartilage defect.
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Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Cadáver , Pavilhão Auricular , Cartilagem da Orelha , Cartilagens Nasais , Procedimentos de Cirurgia Plástica , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
Acute respiratory distress syndrome ( ARDS) is an acute severe disease with high morbidity and mortality.With the improvement of surgical technique ,anesthetic technique and management in the intensive care unit(ICU),and the development of application of radiation therapy and chemotherapy ,most of patients with thoracic malignant tumor do not die of primary disease ,but of ARDS.Therefore,the prevention and therapy of ARDS become more and more significant .This article reviews the recent advances on ARDS ,Which is complicat-ed by thoracic malignant tumor surgery .