Objective To design a virtual console for the movable high frequency X-ray machine system type MME2002. Methods An experimental circuit was designed to simulate the real circuit and realized the serial communication between microcomputer and MCU (micro control unit). The simulating software was designed in Visual Basic 6.0, using MSComm to control serial communication. It simulated the functions of the initial console, including setting parameters, sending commands to the machine and storing and transferring the best data of a special condition by file operation in VB. Results The console was designed based on PC. Conclusion This console can replace the console using circuit boards and keys. It can be combined with the X-ray machine systems' image collection software, making the machine's operation more easy and convenient.

OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of small dose of bupivacaine lumbar-epidural block on related indexes inwomen underwent cesarean section. METHODS:124 singleton term primipara underwent elective cesarean section were randomly divided into observation group(62 cases)and control group(62 cases). Observation group received 0.5% bupivacaine 7.5 mg lum-bar anesthesia+1.6% lidocaine epidural block. Control group received 0.5% bupivacaine 10 mg lumbar anesthesia+1.6% lidocaine epidural block. HR,SBP,DBP,onset time of sensory block,fixation time of block level,operation start time,the occurrence of traction reaction and supine hypotensive syndrome,the application of ephedrine,Apgar score the occurrence of ADR were ob-served in 2 groups before anesthesia(T0),1(T1),3(T2),5 min(T3)after anesthesia,at skin incision(T4),after fetal disengage-ment(T5). RESULTS:There was no statistical significance in HR,SBP and DBP between 2 groups at T0(P>0.05). There was no statistical significance in HR,SBP and DBP of observation group at different time points(P>0.05). At T1-3,SBP and DBP of con-trol group were significantly lower than at T0 and observation group;HR was significantly higher than at T0 and observation group, with statistical significance(P<0.05);there was no statistical significance in HR,SBP and DBP of control group,compared to at T1-3(P>0.05);there was no statistical significance in above 3 indexes of control group at T4-5,compared to at To and observation group(P>0.05). The onset time of sensory block,fixation time of block level and operation start time in observation group were all longer than control group;the incidence of supine hypotensive syndrome,the number of ephedrine cases,the amount of ephed-rine,the incidence of nausea and vomiting,the incidence of postoperative urinary retention were significantly lower than control group;the incidence of traction reaction was significantly higher than control group,with statistical significance(P<0.05). There was no statistical significance in the incidence of respiratory depression,Apgar score,overall incidence of ADR between 2 groups (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS:The small dose of bupivacaine lumbar-epidural block for women underwent cesarean section keep he-modynamics stable and reduce the incidence of supine hypotensive syndrome without increasing the incidence of ADR.

Objective To understand the incidence of subclinical thyroid dysfunction in adult population of Beijing.Methods Serum levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone(TSH),T3,T4 and thyroid peroxidase antibody(TPOAb)were measured for 1966 persons living in Beijing by physical examinations in 2002,and 1646 of them(83.72%)were followed-up in 2004.Results Overall incidence of subclinical hypothyroidism and subclinical hyperthyroidism were 1.72 percent and 0.25 percent,respectively.Incidence of subclinical hypothyroidism in females aged ＞40 years was significantly higher than that in those ≤40 years(χ2=10.869,P＜0.01),but no significant difference between those ＞40 and ≤40 years in males was found.Incidence of subclinical hypothyroidism in females was significantly higher than that in males ＞40 years of age(χ2=24.122,P＜0.01),but no significant difference between females and males ≤40 years was found.No significant difference in incidence of subclinical hypothyroidism was noticed between varied age groups and between males and females.Incidence of subclinical hypothyroidism was significantly higher in those with history of subclinical hypothyroidism than that in those without it(χ2= 6.898,P＜0.01).No significant difference in incidence of subclinical hypothyroidism between those with family history of thyroid disease and those without it was found.Incidence of subclinical hypothyroidism was significantly higher in those with positive TPOAb than that in those with negative one(χ2=14.084,P＜0.01),but no significant difference in incidence of subclinical hyperthyroidism between those with positive and negative TPOAb was found.Conclusion Incidence of subclinical hypothyroidism was a little bit higher in population of Beijing area by physical examinations,particularly in females,elder age and positive TPOAb.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is vital for cardio arrest victims; in this field, researches have been aiming at its mechanism, operation guidelines, new CPR machines and so on. This paper summarized the studies on the mechanical characteristics of the thorax under CPR, and on the simulation work of sternal-displacement relationship in CPR manikins. The data from modeling work showed that the thorax's sternal-displacement relationship could be graphically represented by a hysteresis curve. As the actual CPR manikins' mechanical structures of the thorax are too simplified, it is necessary to do the work of improvement.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ; Computer Simulation ; Heart Arrest ; etiology ; therapy ; Heart Massage ; Humans ; Manikins ; Physical Stimulation ; methods ; Stress, Mechanical ; Teaching Materials ; Thorax ; physiology

Objective: To study the difference of airway volume among the adolescent subjects with various vertical skeletal patterns. Methods: CBCT records of 88 adolescents with normal sagittal facial pattern were collected and divided into 3 groups according to their FH-MP angle. The subjects of the 3 groups were matched in age and sex. Airway volume and cross-sectional areas were compared among the 3 groups with Dolphin software. Correlation analyses of the airway dimensions with the maxillofacial variables was carried out. Results: There were statistical differences among the 3 groups in volumes of velopharynx,glossopharynx and oropharynx, minimal cross-section area of oropharynx and cross-section area on EP plane,and all the measurements decreased from low angle to normal angle to high angle groups(P ＜ 0. 05). Cross-section areas of HP plane and SP plane in low angle group were significantly larger than that of the normal angle and high angle groups(P ＜ 0. 05). The oropharyngeal airway dimensions showed negative correlation with FMA,and positive correlation with Co-Po,Ar-Gn (except cross-section area of HP). Conclusion: The pharyngeal airway volumes among different vertical skeletal patterns in adolescents are different.

An ECG information database system was established with 1297 ECG information records and clinical informations. The data and the analysis software in this database can be shared with the international physiological signal databases such as MIT-BIH Arrhythmia. The establishment of this database will facilitate the clinical interpretation, diagnosis and prediction of cardiovascular diseases, especially the cardiac sudden death (SCD).
Artificial Intelligence ; Database Management Systems ; Databases, Factual ; Electrocardiography ; statistics & numerical data ; Heart Diseases ; diagnosis ; Humans

Objective To study the effect of multi-disciplinary team (MDT) management on the outcome in neonates with omphalocele.Method A retrospective non-randomized controlled clinical study was conducted.Neonates who were diagnosed as omphalocele and admitted to the surgical neonatal intensive care unit of the Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center from December 2010 to December 2017 were collected.Because MDT was established in December 2014,infants were assigned into non-MDT group and MDT group according to their dates of admission.The characteristics and outcomes between non-MDT group and MDT group were compared using x2,t-test or rank-sum test.Multivariate analysis was performed by Logistic regression.Result A total of 91 neonates were included in the study,50 were in non-MDT group and 41 were in MDT group.The mortality in MDT group (2.4％,1/41) was lower than that in non-MDT group (18.0％,9/50),the difference was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).The median time of mechanical ventilation of giant omphalocele in non-MDT group (18.3 hours) was longer than that in MDT group (41.7 hours),the difference was also statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).After adjusting for the associated confounding risk factors,the risk of death in non-MDT group was 54 times higher than that in MDTgroup (OR=54.19,95％CI2.64 ～1 113.49,P＜0.05).Conclusion There was significant association between the MDT management and the decreased risk of death of omphalocele.

Objective:To investigate the clinical features and outcomes of giant fetal hepatic hemangioma (GFHH).Methods:In this retrospective study, patients with GFHH from Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Centre who received conservative management or medical intervention with a minimum of one year's follow-up after birth from August 2012 until March 2020 were enrolled. Prenatal and postnatal data were collected to analyze the pathological (size, location, and lesion type) and clinical manifestations, treatment, and prognosis of GFHH using independent sample t-test or Chi-square (or Fisher's exact) test. Results:(1) A total of 22 subjects were enrolled, including one preterm infant (4.5%), with an average gestational age of (38.9±1.5) weeks at birth, ranging from 33 +4 to 40 +3 weeks. Among them, 17 were male (77.3%), and five were female (22.7%). The gestational age at the first diagnosis was (35.0±2.8) weeks, ranging from 30 to 40 +1 weeks. Fifteen babies (68.2%) were born vaginally and seven (31.8%) by cesarean section due to fetal distress. Focal type accounted for 21 of the 22 (95.5%) patients, and multifocal type in one patient (4.5%). All the patients received B-ultrasonography on an average of 2.5 times (2-4 times) prenatally, which showed that the diameter of hepatic hemangioma increased with gestational age and reached its maximum at birth [56 mm (42-99 mm)]. Nine fetuses (40.9%) were diagnosed with GFHH with prenatal ultrasonography, and 12 with MRI. Among them, six fetuses were diagnosed with both ultrasonography and MRI. The other cases showed space-occupying lesions. (2) Ten babies received conservative management (conservative group), and 12 received drug therapy (treatment group). There was no significant difference between the two groups in gestational age at diagnosis or birth, birth weight, the maximum diameter of the tumor before birth, and location and classification of the lesions (all P>0.05). The incidence of thrombocytopenia in the treatment group was significantly lower than that in the conservative group (7/12 vs 0/10, Fisher's exact test, P=0.014). No abnormality of heart function or pulmonary hypertension was found in the conservative group, while two patients were complicated with pulmonary hypertension in the treatment group. The outcomes between the two groups were similar ( P>0.05). (3) During a median followed-up of 3.3 years (1.2-7.0 years), all patients survived, and none of the children in the conservative group received drug therapy. One of the ten patients in the conservative group had a complete tumor involution at two years old without recurrence, and the other nine had the tumor regressed in size. Besides oral propranolol, three of 12 cases in the treatment group also had dexamethasone at the early stage, two had rapamycin, and two received invasive therapy due to progressive enlargement of lesions at the early stage, with the lesions completely involuted in two cases at 1.7 and 5.5 years of age and regressed in the other ten cases. Conclusions:The diameter of GFHH increases with gestational age. Conservative management conservative is recommended for asymptomatic GFHH cases. For those affected with dyspnea and abdominal distention resulting in repeated vomiting, drugs therapy can be considered regardless of the test results, and invasive therapy is an option when drugs are ineffective. Some fetuses may have unsignificant imaging manifestations. Most children prenatally detected with giant hepatic hemangiomas can survive, and the tumor begins to regress after birth with a good long-term prognosis.

Objective:To evaluate the clinical effect of applying the programmed management procedure in the prenatal diagnosis of pyriform sinus fistula(PSF).Methods:This study retrospectively enrolled eight fetuses with PSF who were managed according to the programmed management procedure for prenatal diagnosis of PSF, which was established in January 2016, in Guangzhou Women's and Children's Medical Center from January 2016 to October 2020. The procedure consisted of the detection of fetal neck cysts by prenatal ultrasound followed by further confirmation by MRI, evaluation of the degree of airway compression, indwelling gastric tube after birth, no oral feeding, complement of CT/MRI, and surgical treatment within a limited time after necessary preoperative examination. The prenatal diagnosis, postnatal treatment, and follow-up were summarized using descriptive analysis.Results:(1) Prenatal: The gestational age at the first detection of cervical cysts by prenatal ultrasound was (27.1±4.1) weeks and all the cysts were located on the left side. Prenatal MRI indicated that the largest cysts was (32.0±12.2) mm in diameter, and the tracheal transit index was (10.9±2.8) mm. (2) After birth: Among the eight children, five were males and three were females, with the gestational age of (38.0±0.9) weeks and birth weight of (3 020±459) g. One case was intubated during labor due to a intrauterine tracheal transposition index of 17.4 mm. All infants were not allowed for oral feeding. The median age at CT/MRI examination was 2.5 d (1-8 d), which revealed that the maximum diameter of the cysts was (40.6±6.9) mm and visible air bubbles in all cysts. The infection index before operation was not high and the age at operation was (8.6±2.3) d. All cysts were completely removed and the PSFs were ligated at a higher position, with the average operative duration of (95.0±19.6) min, and the postoperative duration of mechanical ventilation and hospitalization of 5 h (3-71 h) and (8.8±1.0) d, respectively. No complications such as hoarseness were reported. During the follow-up of 4 to 58 months through outpatient clinic and telephone, no recurrence were observed.Conclusions:The programmed management procedure can provide guidance for postnatal treatment of patients with a prenatal diagnosis of PSF, and help to achieve a successful treatment result.

Objective:To study the risk factors of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) after surgery for intestinal atresia.Method:From August 2013 to June 2020, children with intestinal atresia receiving surgery in our hospital were retrospectively reviewed. The patients were assigned into NEC group and non-NEC group according to the occurrence of postoperative NEC. Demographic data and clinical characteristics were summarized and the risk factors for postoperative NEC were analyzed using Logistic regression analysis method.Result:A total of 96 infants were enrolled and NEC occurred in 13 patients (13.5%) after surgery for intestinal atresia. Compared with the non-NEC group, the NEC group were diagnosed of intestinal atresia [4.0(1.5,6.0)d vs. 1.4(0,2.0)d, P<0.001] and received surgery [4.8(2.0,7.0)d vs. 3.1(1.0,4.0)d, P=0.034] at later ages. The incidences of complex intestinal atresia [76.9%(10/13) vs. 44.6%(37/83), P=0.030] and blood transfusion [46.2%(6/13) vs. 13.3%(11/83), P=0.007] in the NEC group were higher than the non-NEC group. Logistic regression analysis showed that the age of initial diagnosis of intestinal atresia ( OR=3.346, 95% CI 1.493~7.500, P=0.003), complex intestinal atresia ( OR=9.052, 95% CI 1.119~73.209, P=0.039) and blood transfusion ( OR=6.835, 95% CI 1.399~33.380, P=0.018) were independent risk factors for postoperative NEC. Conclusion:Patients with delayed diagnosis of intestinal atresia, complex intestinal atresia and blood transfusion within 48 hours after surgery should be monitored for the occurrence of postoperative NEC.