2.The spectrum of underlying diseases in children with transient loss of consciousness
Hongfang JIN ; Fengwen ZHANG ; Cheng WANG ; Zhongdong DU ; Hong TIAN ; Xiufen HU ; Li CHEN ; Junbao DU
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2012;19(4):360-363
Objective To analyze the spectrum of underlying diseases in children with transient loss of consciousness (TLOC) through a multi-center and large sample clinical research.Methods Nine hundred and thirty-seven children with TLOC who came from Beijing,Hunan province,Hubei province and Shanghai of China from Aug 1999 to Apr 2011 were recruited in the present study,and then the spectrum of underlying diseases in children with TLOC was analyzed.Results In 937 children with TLOC,903 cases (96.4% )were children with syncope,34 cases (3.6%) were non-syncope.And in 903 children with syncope,213 cases (23.6%) had vasovagal syncope (VVS) with vasoinhibitory response,46 cases (5.1% ) had VVS with cardioinhibitory response,112 cases ( 12.4% ) had VVS with mixed response,268 cases (29.7% ) had postural tachycardia syndrome,22 cases (2.4%) had orthostatic hypotension,19 cases (2.1% ) had situational syncope,21 cases (2.3% ) had cardiogenic syncope,and 202 cases (22.4% ) had unexplained syncope.Conclusion In children with TLOC,syncope was the most common underlying disease.And in children with syncope,the most common was VVS,followed by postural tachycardia syndrome.In three different hemodynamic patterns of VVS,the most common pattern was VVS vasoinhibitory pattern.
3.Digital orthopedic technology in the positioning of volar plate in distal radius fracture
Gang CHEN ; Kai LIAN ; Lu CUI ; Nongxin WU ; Xinyan LU ; Bangjun WANG ; Fengwen CHEN
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2014;(4):607-612
BACKGROUND:Volar locking plate is the dominant treatment of distal radial fractures, but it is difficult to judge the distance between the plate position and the carpal articular surface, thus leading to screw penetration of the articular surface. Arthroscopy or operative perspective has their pros and cons, there is no simple and effective method of positioning the plate.
OBJECTIVE:To find the optimal position of Volar LCP in distal radius fractures and explore the role of computer simulation in this treatment.
METHODS:The CT data of the wrists in 20 adult patients were col ected to calculate 3D models of the radius by MIMICS software. 3D model of the LCP was calculated by UG in working station. The distance between the plate and the distal radius joint was measured by computer simulation, and the mean value was calculated. A total of 33 Patients with distal radial fractures were divided into two groups:conventional treatment group (regular X-ray and CT) and computer simulation group (preoperative plan based on the computer-measured data).
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The safe distance between the screw center and the articular facet was 11.13 mm in males and 10.97 in females. The number of radiation and operating time were shortened significantly in computer simulation group (P<0.05). Experimental findings indicate that, computer simulation is a powerful tool to find the optimal position of volar LCP in the distal radius fractures. The time of the operation and X-ray fluoroscopy are also shortened significantly.
4.Exploration Research of Ventricular Septal Defect Closure via Trans-jugular Approach Solely Under the Guidance of Echocardiography
Xiangbin PAN ; Wenbin OUYANG ; Shouzheng WANG ; Yao LIU ; Dawei ZHANG ; Fengwen ZHANG ; Jianpeng WANG ; Shoujun LI ; Shengshou HU
Chinese Circulation Journal 2015;(12):1204-1207
Objective: In order to avoid the radiation and contrast agent injury, and to extend the echocardiography guided percutaneous ventricular septal defects (VSD) closure, based on femoral artery approach, we assessed the efifcacy and safety of VSD closure via trans-jugular approach solely under the guidance of echocardiography.
Methods: A total of 12 patients with peri-membranous VSD treated in our hospital from 2014-10 to 2015-04 were enrolled. The patients were at the age at (1.2-3.5 with the mean of 2.4 ± 0.8 ) years, the body weight at (7-15 with the mean of 11.6 ± 2.6) kg and the diameter of VSD was (3.5-6 with the mean of 4.8 ± 0.7) mm. The patients received percutaneous VSD closure via transjugular approach solely under the guidance of echocardiography. The procedural effect was evaluated by echocardiography and the follow-up study was conducted at 1, 3 and 6 month safter the procedures.
Results: There were 9 patients successfully ifnished VSD closure via trans-jugular approach. 1 patient was converted to femoral artery approach because the wire could not pass through the defect of ventricular septal; 1 was converted to minimally invasive per-ventricular closure since the catheter could not pass through the defect; 1 was converted to conventional surgical repair due to the residual shunt was more than 2mm. The procedural time was (53-89 with the mean of 67.2±12.5) min, the diameter of symmetrical occluder was (6-8 with the mean of 7.0±0.9) mm. 2 patients had immediate post-operative residual shunt, all patients were recovered and discharged. No peripheral vascular injury and cardiac perforation occurred, the hospitalization time was (3-5 with the mean of 3.6 ± 0.7) days. The follow-up examination was conducted at (1-6 with the mean of 3.9 ± 2.1) months, the slight residual shunt in 2 patients disappeared at 1 month after procedure; no pericardial effusion, occluder malposition, aortic regurgitation and atria-ventricular block occurred.
Conclusion: Echocardiography guided trans-jugular approach of VSD closure is safe and effective, it may particularly avoid the radiation and contrast agent injury in clinical practice.
5.Application of Percutaneous Ventricular Septal Defect Closure Under Solely Guidance of Echocardiography
Xiangbin PAN ; Kunjing PANG ; Wenbin OUYANG ; Shouzheng WANG ; Yao LIU ; Dawei ZHANG ; Fengwen ZHANG ; Shengshou HU ; Shoujun LI
Chinese Circulation Journal 2015;(8):774-776
Objective: Traditional percutaneous ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure had disadvantages of radiation and contrast media reaction in relevant patients. We want to investigate the efifcacy and safety of percutaneous VSD closure under solely guidance of echocardiography.
Methods: A total of 28 VSD patients treated by percutaneous VSD closure under solely guidance of trans-thoracic echocardiography in our hospital from 2014-02 to 2014-10 were summarized. The patients mean age was (9.5 ± 3.1) years with the body weight at (31.3 ± 7.7) kg. The average diameter of VSD was (4.6 ± 0.9) mm, and the clinical follow-up study was conducted by echocardiography at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after the procedure.
Results: There were 26 patients with successful treatment by percutaneous VSD closure under solely guidance of echocardiography. 1 patient was converted to perventricular closure with trans-esophageal echocardiography guidance because the catheter could not pass through the defect; another patient was converted to surgical repair because of the residual shunt > 2 mm. The average procedural time was (63.3 ± 11.7) min and the mean diameter of symmetrical occluder was (6.6 ± 1.0) mm. There were 2 patients with immediate post-operative residual shunt, and the average in-hospital time was (3.7 ± 1.3) days. All patients discharged without the complications as peripheral vascular injury or cardiac perforation. The average follow-up time was (6.2 ± 3.4) months. The residual shunt disappeared in 2 patients at 1 month follow-up time point. No patients suffered from pericardial effusion, occluder malposition, atrio-ventricular block and aortic valve regurgitation.
Conclusion: Echocardiography guided percutaneous VSD closure is safe and effective, it may avoid the radiation and contrast media reaction in relevant patients.
6.Clinical Investigation of Transthoracic Minimally Invasive Patent Ductus Arteriosus Occlusion in Infants and Young Children
Wenbin OUYANG ; Shengshou HU ; Shan WANG ; Kunjing PANG ; Shouzheng WANG ; Yao LIU ; Dawei ZHANG ; Fengwen ZHANG ; Gaili GUO ; Shoujun LI ; Xiangbin PAN
Chinese Circulation Journal 2015;(10):967-970
Objective: To investigate the safety and efficacy of transthoracic minimally invasive patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) occlusion in infants and young children.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 105 infants and young children who received the transthoracic minimally invasive PDA occlusion in our hospital from 2012-10 to 2014-10. According to PDA diameter, patients were divided into 2 groups:Group A, the patients with PDA diameter ≥ 4 mm,n=64 and group B, the patients with 2 mm ≤ PDA diameter < 4 mm,n=41. All patients received the left third parasternal intercostal incision under suprasternal echocardiography guidance. The operative effect was evaluated by transthoracic echocardiography, and the follow-up study was performed at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months period and then annually after the operation by echocardiography.
Results: All 105 patients had successfully implanted PDA occluders. The patients’ gender, age, body weight, tracheal intubation time and the in-hospital time were similar between 2 groups,P>0.05. Compared with Group B, Group A had the larger diameters of PDA (5.7 ± 1.4) mm vs (2.7 ± 0.6) mm, P<0.001, PDA occluders (10.6 ± 1.8) mm vs (7.2 ± 1.3) mm, P<0.001, and the higher rates of moderate and severe post-operative thrombocytopenia 10.9% (7/64) vs 0% (0/41),P=0.028, immediate post-operative residual shunt as 15.6% (10/64) vs 2.4% (1/41),P=0.031. There was 1 patient in Group A suffered from pericardial tamponade due to hemorrhage at 2 days after operation and he was cured by emergent pericardial drainage. The patients were followed-up for (11.6 ± 7.8) months. The 1 month post-operative residual shunt was similar between 2 groups as 1.6% (1/64 ) vs 0% (0/41),P=0.421, and there was no residual shunt at 3 months after the operation. There were no complications of occluder detachment, hemolysis, pericardial effusion, left pulmonary artery or descending aortic stenosis occurred during the follow-up period.
Conclusion: Transthoracic minimally invasive PDA occlusion is a safe and effective method to treat the relevant infants and young children, while the post-operative residual shunt and thrombocytopenia should be closely observed in patients with large PDA.
7.Diagnostic efficacy of 99Tcm-sestamibi SPECT/CT for parathyroid lesions in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism caused by chronic kidney disease
Dejun LIU ; Yanlin FENG ; Fengwen YU ; Ming YANG ; Weijun XIAN ; Ying WANG ; Shengnan LU
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology 2018;34(4):509-513
Objective To investigate the efficacy of SPECT/CT in detecting parathyroid lesions in chronic kidney disease (CKD) with secondary hyperparathyroidism (sHPT) patients.Methods Within 2 weeks before parathyroidectomy (PTX),52 patients of CKD with sHPT underwent 99Tcm-sestamibi (99Tcm-MIBI) dual-phase planar and delayed SPECT/CT scintigraphy.Taking surgical pathology as the golden standards,the sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of dual-phase planar,SPECT,CT and SPECT/CT were calculated and compared.Results Totally 172 lesions were detected in surgical operation,including 13 parathyroidomas (PM),26 adenomatoid hyperplasias (AH) and 133 diffuse parathyroid hyperplasias (PH).The sensitivity of 99Tcm-MIBI dual-phase planar,SPECT,CT and SPECT/CT was 55.81% (96/172),70.35% (121/172),79.65% (137/172) and 81.40% (140/172),respectively,while the specificity was 92.05%(81/88),90.91% (80/88),76.14% (67/88),93.18% (82/88),the accuracy was 68.08% (177/260),77.31% (201/260),78.46% (204/260) and 85.38% (222/260),respectively.The sensitivity of SPECT/CT was superior to that of SPECT (x9 =17.053,P<0.001) and 99Tcm-MIBI dual-phase planar (x2 =44.000,P<0.001).SPECT/CT was superior to CT (x2 =10.316,P =0.001) for specificity,and superior to CT (x2 =13.136,P<0.001),SPECT (x2 =14.815,P<0.001) or 99Tcm-MIBI dual-phase planar (x2=39.706,P<0.001) for accuracy.Conclusion SPECT/CT fusion imaging is better in localization of parathyroid lesions of CKD with sHPT patients than 99Tcm-MIBI dual-phase planar,SPECT or CT imaging alone.
8. Safety and efficacy of percutaneous intervention for children with combined congenital heart abnormality solely guided by transthoracic echocardiography
Ye ZHAO ; Ning WANG ; Ping WEN ; Wenbin OUYANG ; Fengwen ZHANG ; Xu QIU ; Yao LIU ; Guangzhi ZHAO ; Yongquan XIE ; Xiangbin PAN
Chinese Journal of Cardiology 2018;46(10):804-809
Objective:
To investigate the safety and efficacy of percutaneous intervention of children with combined congenital heart abnormality solely guided by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) .
Methods:
From September 2015 to June 2017, 21 children with combined congenital heart abnormality undergoing percutaneous interventional guided by TTE in Fuwai hospital were enrolled in our study, and the clinical data were retrospective analyzed. The atrial septal defect(ASD) closure, ventricular septal defect(VSD) closure, patent ductus arteriosus(PDA) closure or balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty were performed under the guidance of TTE. The procedural effect was evaluated by TTE after operation. The patients were followed up after discharged from the hospital.
Results:
The age was (37.3±11.6) months, and there were 9 male and 12 female patients. There were 4 cases with ASD and VSD, 6 cases with VSD and PDA, 6 cases with ASD and PDA, 2 cases with VSD and pulmonary stenosis, 3 cases with ASD and pulmonary stenosis. The operations were successfully performed in all patients. No one required extra X ray guidance or open heart surgery. The operation time was (44.6±7.5)min. All patients did not require blood transfusion, inotropic support, and analgesia. There were no complications such as peripheral vascular injury and pericardialeffusion after the operation. The length of hospital stay time was (3.5±0.6) days. All patients were recovered well. The follow-up was (17.6±5.2) months, and post-procedural conduction disturbances, residual shunts, occlude fall off, thrombosis, and new onset of valvular regurgitation were not observed in these patients.
Conclusion
Percutaneous interventional of children with combined congenital heart abnormality solely guided by TTE is safe and effective, and the procedure can avoid the potential injuries of X ray and contrast agent.
9.Sorting and Elaborating on the Combination Theory of Herb Pairs
Shujie ZAN ; Kai WANG ; Lin LI ; Fengwen YANG ; Feng JIANG ; Han ZHANG ; Boli ZHANG
Journal of Tradition Chinese Medicine 2023;64(17):1729-1733
As the smallest combination unit of Chinese medicinals, herbal pairs serve as the bridge between medicinals and formulas, whose combination theory reflects the basic characteristics of Chinese medicinals combination and the core essence of prescription composition. Simultaneously, as a key combination of medicinals in clinical treatment of diseases, syndromes, and symptoms, herbal pairs are the main form of clinical medication in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as well as the characteristic advantage of treating diseases. This article summarized that “mutual complement of medicinals of same or antagonism flavor and nature” theory is the theoretical origin, and efficacy-enhancement and toxicity-attenuation is the core purpose of the combination of herbal pairs. The property theory of Chinese medicinals and the thought of differentiation and treatment are the main basis of the combination of herbal pairs, and pertinence and flexibility are the key points in clinical application. All mentioned above are expected to provide theoretical guidance for the clinical use and modern research of herbal pairs.
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10.Sorting and Elaborating on the Combination Theory of Herb Pairs
Shujie ZAN ; Kai WANG ; Lin LI ; Fengwen YANG ; Feng JIANG ; Han ZHANG ; Boli ZHANG
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2023;64(17):1729-1733
As the smallest combination unit of Chinese medicinals, herbal pairs serve as the bridge between medicinals and formulas, whose combination theory reflects the basic characteristics of Chinese medicinals combination and the core essence of prescription composition. Simultaneously, as a key combination of medicinals in clinical treatment of diseases, syndromes, and symptoms, herbal pairs are the main form of clinical medication in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as well as the characteristic advantage of treating diseases. This article summarized that “mutual complement of medicinals of same or antagonism flavor and nature” theory is the theoretical origin, and efficacy-enhancement and toxicity-attenuation is the core purpose of the combination of herbal pairs. The property theory of Chinese medicinals and the thought of differentiation and treatment are the main basis of the combination of herbal pairs, and pertinence and flexibility are the key points in clinical application. All mentioned above are expected to provide theoretical guidance for the clinical use and modern research of herbal pairs.