The association of frailty status with nutritional risk and the effect on outcomes in elderly surgical inpatients / 中华临床营养杂志

Objective:To study the association of frailty status with nutritional risk and the effect on clinical outcomes among elderly surgical inpatients.Methods:Elderly inpatients from the surgery department of Beijing Hospital were enrolled from January to June 2021. Frail scale and nutritional risk screening 2002 (NRS 2002) were used for frailty evaluation and nutrition risk screening. The influence of frailty and associated nutrition risk in elderly surgical inpatients was analyzed.Results:487 elderly surgical patients were included, of whom 131 cases were in the non-frailty group, 279 cases were in the pre-frailty group and 77 cases were in the frailty group, according to the Frail scale score. 146 cases were at nutritional risk, of whom 8 (6.1% of 131) were in the non-frailty group, 87 (31.2% of 279) in the pre-frailty group and 51 (66.2% of 77) were in the frailty group. According to univariate/multivariate logistic regression analysis of frailty in elderly surgical patients, a higher NRS 2002 score, older age, and the presence of multiple concurrent diseases (≥ 5) were significantly associated with frailty ( P < 0.001). The Frail scale score was positively correlated with NRS 2002 score ( r = 0.448, P < 0.01). Multiple comparisons showed that frailty had statistically significant effects on hospital stay and medical costs in elderly surgical patients ( P < 0.05). Conclusions:The prevalence of frailty is higher in elderly surgical patients, and the prevalence of nutritional risk increases with the progression of frailty. Frailty can lead to prolonged hospital stays and increased hospital costs in elderly surgical patients.

Artificial intelligence in wearable electrocardiogram monitoring / 生物医学工程学杂志

Electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring owns important clinical value in diagnosis, prevention and rehabilitation of cardiovascular disease (CVD). With the rapid development of Internet of Things (IoT), big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI) and other advanced technologies, wearable ECG is playing an increasingly important role. With the aging process of the population, it is more and more urgent to upgrade the diagnostic mode of CVD. Using AI technology to assist the clinical analysis of long-term ECGs, and thus to improve the ability of early detection and prediction of CVD has become an important direction. Intelligent wearable ECG monitoring needs the collaboration between edge and cloud computing. Meanwhile, the clarity of medical scene is conducive for the precise implementation of wearable ECG monitoring. This paper first summarized the progress of AI-related ECG studies and the current technical orientation. Then three cases were depicted to illustrate how the AI in wearable ECG cooperate with the clinic. Finally, we demonstrated the two core issues-the reliability and worth of AI-related ECG technology and prospected the future opportunities and challenges.

Single-cell profiling reveals a potent role of quercetin in promoting hair regeneration

Hair loss affects millions of people at some time in their life, and safe and efficient treatments for hair loss are a significant unmet medical need. We report that topical delivery of quercetin (Que) stimulates resting hair follicles to grow with rapid follicular keratinocyte proliferation and replenishes perifollicular microvasculature in mice. We construct dynamic single-cell transcriptome landscape over the course of hair regrowth and find that Que treatment stimulates the differentiation trajectory in the hair follicles and induces an angiogenic signature in dermal endothelial cells by activating HIF-1α in endothelial cells. Skin administration of a HIF-1α agonist partially recapitulates the pro-angiogenesis and hair-growing effects of Que. Together, these findings provide a molecular understanding for the efficacy of Que in hair regrowth, which underscores the translational potential of targeting the hair follicle niche as a strategy for regenerative medicine, and suggest a route of pharmacological intervention that may promote hair regrowth.

Application of Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition in patients with lung cancer / 中华临床营养杂志

Objective:To investigate the prevalence of malnutrition in hospitalized patients with lung cancer in China using the global leadership initiative on malnutrition (GLIM) criteria.Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed with 623 lung cancer patients selected from the national multi-center prospective investigation database in 2014. The diagnosis of malnutrition was according to GLIM criteria with muscle mass reduction not included. The prevalence of malnutrition in patients with lung cancer was investigated and the correlation between malnutrition diagnosis per GLIM criteria and anthropometry as well as laboratory indexes was explored.Results:Among the 623 lung cancer patients, 33.5% (209) were at nutritional risk as per Nutritional Risk Screening 2002, 17.8% (111) were malnourished as per GLIM criteria. There were significant differences in age, body weight, body mass index, arm circumference, leg circumference, grip strength, hemoglobin, albumin, total protein and prealbumin between malnutrition and non-malnutrition groups as diagnosed with GLIM criteria ( P<0.05). Conclusions:The nutritional risk and malnutrition prevalence in lung cancer patients are relatively high. The nutritional risk screening of lung cancer patients should be standardized and the GLIM criteria can be used for the diagnosis of malnutrition.

Application of Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition criteria in the diagnosis of malnutrition in gastric cancer patients / 中华临床营养杂志

Objective:To retrospectively investigate the incidence of malnutrition in patients with gastric cancer in China, and to explore the applicability of Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) diagnostic criteria.Methods:Data were extracted from National Multi-center Investigation and Study on Dynamic Changes of Nutritional Status of Inpatients database led by Geriatric Nutrition Support Group of the Chinese Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. A retrospective analysis in patients with gastric cancer was conducted. Involuntary weight loss, low body mass index (BMI) and muscle mass loss were adopted as phenotypic indicators in GLIM criteria for malnutrition diagnosis and the application of GLIM criteria for malnutrition diagnosis in patients with gastric cancer was evaluated.Results:In a total of 563 gastric cancer patients, 203 cases were diagnosed with malnutrition per GLIM criteria and 193 cases without malnutrition were identified as control using 1:1 propensity score matching. There were significant differences in body weight, BMI, right calf circumference, right hand grip strength, total cholesterol, hemoglobin, albumin and total protein between malnutrition group and non-malnutrition group ( P < 0.05). After muscle mass loss was removed from the phenotype indicators in GLIM criteria, the hospitalization duration in patients with malnutrition was (16.15±7.04) days compared with (14.28±6.70) days in patients without malnutrition, demonstrating statistically significant difference ( χ2= 0.442, P = 0.007). Conclusions:Gastric cancer patients showed high incidence of malnutrition. The cut-off value of calf circumference reported in foreign populations may be unsuitable to apply in Chinese population. Further clinical researches are needed to determine the optimal cut-off calf circumference value for Chinese individuals.

Research progress on early enteral nutrition in critically ill patients / 中华临床营养杂志

Intestinal barrier function impairment can lead to bacterial and toxin translocation in critically ill patients and is an important factor in gut-derived infections and even multiple organ failure. Early enteral nutrition (EEN) can nourish the intestine, prevent bacterial translocation, effectively maintain intestinal barrier function and immune function and provide metabolic substrates for the body, bringing clinical benefits. For critically ill patients such as those with severe acute pancreatitis, severe burns and severe traumatic brain injury and those after major abdominal surgery, there is evidence-based proof supporting EEN while in patients with uncontrolled shock and severe hypoxemia and acidosis, the initiation of EEN should be delayed. EEN in critically ill patients can be applied orally or through nasogastric tube. Dietary fiber-free intact protein preparations are recommended at initiation and administration via continuous pumping can improve EEN gastrointestinal tolerability.

Dynamic change of nutritional risk in hepatological surgery patients during hospitalization: a prospective survey / 中华临床营养杂志

Objective:To investigate the dynamic change of nutritional risk in hepatological surgical patients during hospitalization.Methods:Anthropometric measurement and laboratory examination were conducted within 24 hours both after admission and before discharge. NRS 2002 was used to assess patients' nutritional status. The correlation between nutritional status and clinical outcomes was also analyzed.Results:A total of 600 patients were included in the study, among whom 401 were with benign diseases and 199 with malignant tumors. Compared with those values at admission, patients' weight, BMI, grip strength, calf circumference and main serum protein indicators decreased significantly at discharge ( P<0.05). The incidence of nutritional risk at discharge was 57.3%, higher than that at admission ( χ 2=6.512, P=0.011). The incidence of nutritional risk showed a significant increase during hospitalization in hepatological surgery patients ( P<0.05). Conclusions:Hepatological surgery patients were at high nutritional risk, which increased during hospitalization. The whole-course nutrition management of surgical patients should be given more attention.

Effects of enteral nutrition powder on short-term postoperative outcomes of patients with digestive tract malignancies in China: a Meta-analysis / 中华消化外科杂志

Nutritional support therapy can improve to the postoperative nutritional status and quality of life of patients with digestive tract malignancies. Clinical guidelines at home and abroad recommend early preoperative nutritional support therapy based on oral nutrition supple-mentation for patients undergoing surgery for digestive tract malignancies to reduce the risk of malnutrition. Enteral nutrition powder is the main perioperative nutritional support method for patients with basically normal gastrointestinal function. At present, many Meta-analyses also point out that early postoperative nutrition can effectively enhance the body′s immunity, reduce post-operative complications and shorten the length of hospital stay. However, the analysis of short-term outcome indicators is not comprehensive, and there is no summary analysis result on Chinese patients. The authors review the relevant literatures and conduct a Meta-analysis to evaluate the effect of enteral nutrition powder on the short-term postoperative outcomes of Chinese patients with digestive tract malignancies.

Detection of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 as a serologic marker of infection in patients with COVID-19 / 中国输血杂志

【Objective】 To investigate the diagnostic value of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV-2) specific antibodies IgM and IgG on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). 【Methods】 1) The test results of SARS-CoV-2 IgM/IgG antibodies and nucleic acid(NAT), which were tested by colloidal gold test and fluorescent quantitative PCR respectively, were collected from 145 febrile outpatients during early March, 2020, named Fever group, in which retrospective analysis and paired chi-square test were performed. 2) 612 cases of SARS-CoV-2 IgM/IgG antibodies test results, which were done on March 5, 2020, were collected. They were named COVID-19 group (Our hospital was provisionally assigned as a specialized hospital for COVID-19, and 1500 COVID-19 patients admitted to our hospital from February 12, 2020 to March 18, 2020). The SARS-CoV-2 IgM/IgG antibodies and NAT were respectively tested on the 30th and the 60th day after the date of discharge. The clinical application values of the antibodies was clarified by statistical analysis. 【Results】 1) In the fever group, the positive rate of SARS-CoV-2 IgM, IgG and IgM+ IgG antibodies were 26.21% (38/145), 54.48% (79/145) and 26.21% (38/145), respectively(P<0.01), and the positive rate of NAT was 4.14% (6/145), which was lower than that of antibody (P<0.01). One (1/145, 0.69%) positive NAT was implicated in initially negative IgM and IgG antibodies samples. 2) In the COVID-19 group, the positive rate of IgM antibody was low (5%) and IgG antibody was high (65%) during 2~14 days after infection, and stably increased during the 15~56 days [IgM 47.68%(277/581) vs IgG 94.15% (547/581) ], then both decreased after 57 days. The positive rates of IgM antibody and IgG antibody were 45.8% (280/612) and 93.1% (570/612) in 612 patients during hospitalization. 15 patients′ data after dischange were not collected as they were later transferred to Huoshenshan Hospital for treatment. The coronavirus NAT results of the rest 597 COVID-19 patients, tested on the 30th and 60th days after the date of discharge, were negative, and the positive rates of IgG antibody and IgM antibody were still ≥80% and ≥40% respectively at the second month after discharge. 【Conclusion】 IgM, IgG antibody against SARS-CoV-2 can be well detected by Colloidal gold method(Innovita), whose positive rate is higher than that of NAT. IgG antibody is produced earlier than IgM, and it keeps high positive rate and persists for a long time. The combination of colloidal gold antibody test and NAT can improve the diagnose rate of COVID-19 and the exclusion of suspected cases.

Severe acute pancreatitis and enteral nutrition / 中华临床营养杂志

Severe acute pancreatitis is an acute and severe disease commonly seen in clinical practice, with high fatality rate and characteristic high metabolism and excessive inflammatory response show the importance and particularity of nutritional therapy. Enteral nutrition is the primary nutritional support for severe acute pancreatitis, and there is much evidence to support its early use to improve clinical outcomes. However, no a greement has been reached on the timing, feeding site and formula selection of enteral nutrition. This paper reviews the latest progress in the study of enteral nutrition in severe acute pancreatitis, combined with clinical practice, it is believed that enteral nutritionis the first choice and important nutritional support for severe acute pancreatitis patients. Better clinical benefits can be obtained by starting enteral nutrition in time after the hemo dynamics is basically stable, but should not be limited to 24 or 48 hours. Gastric feeding, including oral administration for some patients, is the current trend of enteral nutritionpathway in SAP patients, and nasojejunal tube feeding can be selected after gastric emptying disorders. Eenteral nutrition in severe acute pancreatitis can be selected as a standard preparation of whole protein (without dietary fiber), and there is insufficient evidence to add probiotics and immune nutrients (glutamine, omega-3 fatty acids).

Feature fusion of electrocardiogram and surface electromyography for estimating the fatigue states during lower limb rehabilitation / 生物医学工程学杂志

In the process of lower limb rehabilitation training, fatigue estimation is of great significance to improve the accuracy of intention recognition and avoid secondary injury. However, most of the existing methods only consider surface electromyography (sEMG) features but ignore electrocardiogram (ECG) features when performing in fatigue estimation, which leads to the low and unstable recognition efficiency. Aiming at this problem, a method that uses the fusion features of ECG and sEMG signal to estimate the fatigue during lower limb rehabilitation was proposed, and an improved particle swarm optimization-support vector machine classifier (improved PSO-SVM) was proposed and used to identify the fusion feature vector. Finally, the accurate recognition of the three states of relax, transition and fatigue was achieved, and the recognition rates were 98.5%, 93.5%, and 95.5%, respectively. Comparative experiments showed that the average recognition rate of this method was 4.50% higher than that of sEMG features alone, and 13.66% higher than that of the combined features of ECG and sEMG without feature fusion. It is proved that the feature fusion of ECG and sEMG signals in the process of lower limb rehabilitation training can be used for recognizing fatigue more accurately.

Professor's experience in the acupoint selection of clinical treatment with acupuncture and moxibustion / 中国针灸

Professor's experience in the acupoint selection of clinical treatment with acupuncture and moxibustion was summarized. The main acupoints are selected by focusing on the chief symptoms of disease, the supplementary points are selected by differentiating the disorders. The acupoints are modified in terms of the changes of sickness. The effective acupoints are selected flexibly in accordance with the specific effects of points. The summary on the acupoint selection reflects professor's academic thoughts and clinical experience and effectively instructs the clinical practice of acupuncture and moxibustion.

MRA Classification of the Artery Structures at the Base of the Brain / 中国医科大学学报

Objective To observe and classify the structure of the circle of Willis by using magnetic resonance angiographic(MRA)method. Methods A total of 2104 MRA head images from October 2013 to May 2015 in Shenyang Weikang Hospital was retrospective analyzed ,and the structure was classified by anterior circle or posterior circle according to the actual situation of the cerebral basilar artery. Results According to the origin of anterior cerebral artery and whether there was anterior communicating artery or not ,anterior circle was classified into three types:type Ⅰ,type Ⅱ and type Ⅲ. Type Ⅱ was classified into two subtypes,namely,type ⅡR and type ⅡL. Posterior circle,on the basis of whether there was posterior communicating artery or not,was classified into three types,which were type Ⅰ,type Ⅱ and type Ⅲ. According to the origin of posterior cerebral artery,type Ⅰ was classified into four subtypes,including type ⅠB,type ⅠC,type ⅠRC and type ⅠLC;type Ⅱ was classified into eight subtypes,including type ⅡBR,type ⅡBL,type ⅡCR,type ⅡCL,type ⅡRCR,type ⅡRCL,type ⅡLCR and type ⅡLCL;type Ⅲ was classified into four subtypes,including type ⅢB,type ⅢC,type ⅢRC,type ⅢLC. Conclusion There is a correlation among the different types of cerebral basi-lar artery,and each type of artery has their own sources of blood supply and the traits of communication compensation. When the anterior circle and posterior circle were both type Ⅲ,the complete ring structure of cerebral basilar artery,namely the circle of Willis,was formed. The existing rate of the circle of Willis was about 10.7%. Understanding of the differences among the individual types of arteries has great significance to the prevention and treatment of the cerebrovascular disease.

Thinking on the cultivation of students' clinical practice ability under the excellent doctor education training program / 中华医学教育探索杂志

To implement the excellent doctor education training plan and construct the training model of practical ability in clinical education,the researchers analyzed the problems existing in the training of clinical practice ability and put forward a new train of thought,and constructed a training method system of personal experience,reading classics,teacher guidance,simulation training,clinical practice and reflection strengthening.In addition,we also established a safeguard mechanism with the characteristics of the organizational corporation of teaching,the expert-oriented teaching team,team-oriented mentoring,pro-ject-oriented ability training,the diversification of evaluation system,the modernization of teaching platform and the realistic training environment,to train the qualified clinical medical talents.

Analysis Methods of Short-term Non-linear Heart Rate Variability and Their Application in Clinical Medicine / 生物医学工程学杂志

The linear analysis for heart rate variability (HRV), including time domain method, frequency domain method and time-frequency analysis, has reached a lot of consensus. The non-linear analysis has also been widely applied in biomedical and clinical researches. However, for non-linear HRV analysis, especially for short-term non-linear HRV analysis, controversy still exists, and a unified standard and conclusion has not been formed. This paper reviews and discusses three short-term non-linear HRV analysis methods (fractal dimension, entropy and complexity) and their principles, progresses and problems in clinical application in detail, in order to provide a reference for accurate application in clinical medicine.

Research on talent training mode of ‘excellent doctor education training plan' for clinical medicine majors / 中华医学教育探索杂志

In order to implement the 'excellent doctor education training plan' for clinical medicine majors,a series of principles and measures were adopted to train medical students.On the basis of clearing ideas and goals of ‘excellent doctor education training plan',constructing cmriculum system based on basic clinical skills,innovatively constructing the practical teaching platform,optimizing practical teaching system,improving teaching methods,revising assessment and evaluation methods and employing an outstanding teaching team with reasonable structure,we constructed the talent training mode with ‘one goal,two processes,three combinations'.In conclusion,the talent training mode played an important role in the cultivation of medical talents in clinical medicine.

The investigation of doctor-patient communication skills of medical students and the exploration of training measures / 中华医学教育探索杂志

ObjectiveTo investigate and analyze the doctor-patient communication skills of medical students and hereby to explore the efficient training system.MethodsUsing the questionnaires and statistic analysis,we focused on the doctor-patient communication skills of the observed 914 medical students in our college,their awareness of doctor-patient communication and the existing problems in the field.Results96.6％ of medical students realized the importance and necessity of doctor-patient communication,while 62.7％ of them lacked such kind of communication skills.Additionally,some other problems are exposed in medical history taking.ConclusionDoctor-patient communication skills might be the most important prerequisite for establishing harmonious relationship between doctors and patients,improving the quality of medical service and reducing the number of medical disputes.Consequentially,it's time to redesign relevant curriculum,to improve the old-fashioned training methods,to enhance the practice of doctor-patient communication training.Furthermore,improvements of teaching quality and a scientific evaluation system are also effective approaches to resolving the issue.

Stressing the Idea of Excellent Course and Strengthening Diagnostics Curriculum Development / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Diagnostics is a highly practical course.According to the training model,we set up the goals of curriculum development,optimized and updated the teaching contents,attached importance to teaching materials development,reformed the teaching methods and strengthened faculty training.It started with each teaching step of diagnostics,the teaching quality has been remarkably improved.

Investigation of the teaching effects for students of seven-year program / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Objective To investigate the teaching effects for students of seven-year program.Method Symposiums were hold among 3 batches for seven-years program and questionnaire collected.Results We need to further modify the curriculum and improve clinical teaching skills,and students also need to have more research ideas.Conclusion We should modify current teaching content,curriculum,and skills.Clinical skills and humanization management should be highlighted.This is the key to ensure that teaching effects and teaching quality can be improved effectively.

The reform and practice of curriculum system of clinical laboratory medicine / 中华医学教育探索杂志

In the course of the reform of curriculum system of clinical laboratory medicine,Medical College of Qingdao University takes the innovative thinking training as a master line,practice teaching as the key point,the skill training as the breach,and sticks to the pertinence andpractibility in the curriculum system reform to construct the innovation-centered curriculum sys-tem of clinical laboratory medicine.It also devotes itself to strengthening students’overall quality and training students' innovative thinking,to culture the high-level talented persons of clinical labo-ratory medicine who have the innovative thinking and the stronger adaptiveness for society.