Application Status and Research Progress of Palliative Care in Patients with End-stage Renal Disease / 中国医学伦理学

End-stage renal disease is the final stage of chronic kidney disease, and research on palliative care for end-stage renal disease patients in China is still in its infancy. The research content of palliative care for end-stage renal disease at home and abroad mainly includes identification and management of symptoms, advance care planning, psychosocial and spiritual support, and ethical issues in dialysis decision-making. However, practical experience is still insufficient. By focusing on the overview, development status, patient needs, as well as implementation forms and models of palliative care for endstage renal disease patients, this paper summarized the research progress and application status of related research, with a view to providing references for future domestic research and clinical practice in this field.

Correlation of illness uncertainty with anxiety and depression in perioperative patients with early gastric cancer / 中华全科医师杂志

Objective:To investigate the correlation of illness uncertainty with anxiety and depression in perioperative patients with early gastric cancer.Methods:A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 107 patients with early gastric cancer who were admitted in Department of Gastroenterology of a Class A tertiary hospital in Beijing from April 2020 to August 2021. The demographic data questionnaire was used for survey, and the psychological status of patients was evaluated with Mishel′s Uncertainties in Illness Scales (MUIS), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and self-rating depression scale (SDS). Spearman correlation analysis was used to explore the correlation of disease uncertainty with anxiety and depression in patients with early gastric cancer.Results:The illness uncertainty in patients with early gastric cancer was at a moderate level (93.2±14.0). The total scores on the SAS and SDS were (46.5±9.7) and (47.7±10.2), respectively. And the incidence rate of anxiety and depression was 34.6% (37/107) and 31.8% (34/107) respectively. The illness uncertainty of patients with early gastric cancer was positively correlated with anxiety and depression ( r=0.40,0.31,all P<0.05). Conclusion:Some patients with early gastric cancer have illness uncertainty, anxiety and depression, and the illness uncertainty is related to anxiety and depression.

Association between abdominal obesity and incident chronic kidney disease: a systematic review / 中华临床营养杂志

The aim of the present study is to explore the association between abdominal obesity and chronic kidney disease (CKD) through a systematic review of published studies. Databases including Wanfang data, CNKI, VIP, CBM, Cochrane Library, PubMed, Web of science and Embase were searched up to July 2021 to collect longitudinal studies published in Chinese and English on the association between abdominal obesity and CKD. In order to avoid omission, reference lists of related articles were also checked manually. After literature selection, data were extracted and study quality was evaluated by the Newcastle-Ottawa scale. Statistical analysis of this study was conducted using Stata 11.0 software. Finally, five studies were included in this study. The results showed that abdominal obesity defined by waist circumference was not associated with CKD (OR=1.17,95% CI:0.93-1.48). According to the results of subgroup analyses, whether adjusted body mass index might be part of the reason of heterogeneity. Based on results of this study, the association between abdominal obesity defined by waist hip ratio and CKD, as well as the association between abdominal obesity and CKD in different genders, remains unknown. In conclusion, abdominal obesity might not be associated with incident CKD. However, more studies are needed in the future to explore this association.

Supplemental arginine vasopressin during the resuscitation of severe hemorrhagic shock preserves renal mitochondrial function.

Arginine vasopressin (AVP), a hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary, plays a vital role in maintaining vasomotor tone during acute blood loss. We hypothesized that decompensated hemorrhagic shock is associated with decreased AVP stores and supplementation during resuscitation would improve both blood pressure and renal function. Using a decompensated hemorrhagic shock model, male Long-Evans rats were bled to mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) of 40mmHg and maintained until the MAP could not be sustained without fluid. Once 40% of the shed volume was returned in lactated Ringer's (Severe Shock), animals were resuscitated over 60 minutes with 4x the shed volume in lactated Ringer's (LR) or the same fluids with AVP (0.5 units/kg+ 0.03 units/kg/min). Animals (n = 6-9/group) were sacrificed before hemorrhage (Sham), at Severe Shock, following resuscitation (60R, 60R with AVP) or 18 hours post-resuscitation (18hr, 18hr with AVP). Blood samples were taken to measure AVP levels and renal function. Pituitaries were harvested and assayed for AVP. Kidney samples were taken to assess mitochondrial function, histology, and oxidative damage. Baseline pituitary AVP stores (30,364 ± 5311 pg/mg) decreased with severe shock and were significantly depressed post-resuscitation (13,910 ± 3016 pg/ml. p<0.05) and at 18hr (15,592 ±1169 pg/ml, p<0.05). Resuscitation with LR+AVP led to higher serum AVP levels at 60R (31±8 vs 79±12; p<0.01) with an improved MAP both at 60R (125±3 vs 77±7mmHg; p<0.01) and 18hr (82±6 vs 69±5mmHg;p<0.05). AVP supplementation preserved complex I respiratory capacity at 60R and both complex I and II function at 18hr (p<0.05). AVP was also associated with decreased reactive oxygen species at 60R (856±67 vs 622±48F RFU) and significantly decreased oxidative damage as measured by mitochondrial lipid peroxidation (0.9±0.1 vs 1.7±0.1 fold change, p<0.01) and nitrosylation (0.9±0.1 vs 1.4±0.2 fold change, p<0.05). With AVP, renal damage was mitigated at 60R and histologic architecture was conserved at 18 hours. In conclusion, pituitary and serum AVP levels decrease during severe hemorrhage and may contribute to the development of decompensated hemorrhagic shock. Supplementing exogenous AVP during resuscitation improves blood pressure, preserves renal mitochondrial function, and mitigates acute kidney injury.

Effects of probiotics supplementation on the prevention and treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review / 中华临床营养杂志

Objective:To systematically review the effects of probiotics supplementation on the prevention and treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).Methods:Computerized literature search (CNKI, Wanfang, CBM, VIP, PubMed, Web of science, Embase, and Cochrane Library) as well as manual search was conducted to collect relevant studies. Data were extracted from qualified literature per pre-defined selection criteria and the risk of bias was evaluated. Systematic review was conducted using Stata 11.0 and Revman 5.3 software.Results:Six studies were included in the systematic review of the prevention effects of probiotics on GDM. The results showed that probiotics supplementation was not associated with the incidence of GDM ( RR=0.84, 95% CI: 0.53~1.34). Moreover, probiotics supplementation may be not associated with the level of glucose, either. Twelve studies were included in the systematic review of the treatment effects of probiotics on GDM. The results showed that in GDM patients, probiotics supplementation could decrease the levels of fasting blood glucose ( WMD=-2.06, 95% CI: -3.95~-0.17), fasting serum insulin ( SMD=-0.61, 95% CI: -0.79~-0.42), insulin resistance index as assessed by homeostatic model assessment ( WMD=-0.64, 95% CI: -0.86~-0.43), triglycerides ( WMD=-21.96, 95% CI: -36.15~-7.78), total cholesterol ( WMD=-10.63, 95% CI: -19.43~-1.83), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein ( SMD=-0.77, 95% CI: -1.00, -0.53), and cesarean section rate ( RR=0.57, 95% CI: 0.38~0.83). Conclusions:Probiotics supplementation could not prevent the onset of GDM but seems beneficial in the treatment of GDM. More studies are needed in the future to explore the effects of probiotics supplementation on GDM.

Analysis of gastroscopy and colonoscopy results in healthy examination population / 中华消化内镜杂志

To analyze the lesion distribution situations and relationship of lesions detected by gastroscopy and colonoscopy in asymptomatic population in Beijing. Data of 1 663 patients who received gastroscopy and colonoscopy in the physical examination center of Peking Union Medical College Hospital and Beijing Hospital between January 2016 and December 2018 were analyzed retrospectively. Statistical analysis was conducted on the detection rate and relationship of different lesions based on the information of gender and ages. Gastroscopy data showed that chronic non-atrophic gastritis and chronic atrophic gastritis accounted for 1 240 (74.6%)and 423 (25.4%)cases respectively. Chronic atrophic gastritis was more common in population aged over 40. Other common diseases included erosions of gastric body and/or antrum, fundic gland polyps, reflux esophagitis, duodenitis, bile regurgitation and so on. Upper gastrointestinal tumors including esophagus cancer and gastric cancer were both early lesions. Colonoscopy results showed that colonic polyps were common lesions, among which there were 382 (23.0%)cases of colonic adenoma and 217 (13.0%)hyperplastic polyps. Incidence of colonic polyps increased with age. Colorectal cancer accounted for 0.7%. Colon diverticulum and melanosis coli were more common in population aged over 40. Colon adenoma was more common in male and melanosis coli was more common in female. The positive rate of HP was 32.2%. There was no positive relationship between HP infection and fundic gland polyps( P=0.329). There was no positive relationship between fundic gland polyps and colon adenomas as well as colorectal cancer( P=0.152, P=0.616). Gastroscopy and colonoscopy play important roles in different kinds of digestive diseases, especially in the early detection of tumors. More attention should be paid to the application of endoscopy in asymptomatic population.

Etiology and current treatment status of 277 patients with chronic atrophic gastritis and erosion in Beijing area / 中华消化杂志

Objective:To preliminarily understand the living habits, medication taking and treatment status including the therapeutic regimen, compliance and short-term efficacy of patients with chronic atrophic gastritis and erosion in Beijing area.Methods:From April to September in 2019 at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking University Third Hospital and Peking University Shougang Hospital, the outpatients with chronic atrophic gastritis and erosion diagnosed with endoscopy within two weeks before visiting were prospectively included in this non-interventional observation study. Chi square test was used for statistical analysis.Results:A total of 277 patients with chronic atrophic gastritis and erosion had complete follow-up data, of which male patients accounted for 49.8% (138/277). The common initial symptoms of patients with chronic atrophic gastritis and erosion included acid reflux, abdominal distension, epigastric pain and postprandial distension, which accounted for 60.3% (167/277), 59.6% (165/277) , 58.8% (163/277) and 52.3% (145/277), respectively. For treatment, 36.8% (102/277) of the patients only received lifestyle instruction without medication. Among the patients with medication treatment, the short-term efficacy of gastric mucosal protectants+ proton pump inhibitor+ gastro-kinetic agent for abnominal distension, postprandial distention, acid reflux and nausea was highest as compared with other therapeutic regimen, and the differences were statistically significant ( χ2=25.18, 19.49, 13.75, 8.84, all P<0.05). Conclusions:Chronic gastritis with erosion may be caused by a combination of multiple factors, and the symptoms of which lack specific. If necessary, gastroscopy may help the diagnosis. Individualized treatment strategies based on the symptoms of patients is needed for treatment.