OBJECTIVE:To provide a reference for the management of the facilities and equipment of the pharmacy intrave-nous admixture service(PIVAS). METHODS:The experience in the management of the facilities and equipment of PIVAS in our hospital was introduced in respect of system establishment,archives management and the maintenance of important equipment,and the performance of core purification equipment was tested to evaluate management effect. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS:The PIV-AS in our hospital established a practical system by developing and improving 7 management systems,9 sets of operational proce-dures and 5 contingency plans,increased the awareness of archives management by perfecting 27 archive files and standardized and conducted the maintenance of key equipment. In 2014 and 2015,after implementing management,the passing rates of all test items of the purification equipment were 100%. It is suggested that facilities management should focus on active preparation of an intelli-gent monitoring system,the improvement of the information system and the training of professional management personnel.

Objective To investigate the effects of intravascular low energy laser irradiation on blood (ILIB) on renal function of the patients with early diabetic nephropathy. Methods Fifteen patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated with early diabetic nephropathy, were treated with ILIB in addition to the conventional drugs, and observed the maximal time(Tmax)of renal concentration,the variation of 10 minutes residual rate and 15 minutes residual rate, respectively, by using the SPECT of isotone 99mTc-EC before and after ILIB treatment, and compared the results obtained before and after ILIB treatment. Results There were significant differences with regard to the 10 minutes residual rate (both the left and right kidney,P0.05). Conclusion ILIB could improve the excretion and secretion function of renal tubule in patients with the type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated with early diabetic nephropathy, and ILIB could be used as an effectively therapeutic method for patients with early diabetic nephropathy.

ObjectiveTo explore the relationship between circulating tumor cells(CTCs) in the peripheral blood of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC) and the physiopathological characteristics of esophageal neoplasms.MethodsUsing negative selection system,we depleted red blood cells(RBCs) in red blood cell lysis buffer,depleted white blood cells (WBCs) with Miltenyi magnetic beads and enriched the rare cells from ESCC patients'peripheral blood.Immunofluorence staining (IF) was adopted to identify CTCs.ResultsCirculating tumor cells in the peripheral blood of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma was closely related to cell differentiation grade,the invasion of primary cancer,lymph node status,P-TNM stages,and was rarely related to the sex,age or the location of tumor.ConclusionThe results suggest that circulating tumor cells in the peripheral blood of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma may express the development of esophageal cancer and may be served as a tumor marker to evaluate the biological behavior of esophageal cancer.

BACKGROUNDTo evaluate the incidence of multiple primary malignancies combined with lung and other organs and their relationship.

METHODSAll patients who consecutively treated for lung cancer from December 1964 to December 1992, were retrospectively analyzed regarding the recurrence of a synchronous primary tumor elsewhere in the body.

RESULTSOf total 1019 patients reviewed, 21 (2.1%) had associated carcinoma of other organs. In these 21 patients, the incidence of associated aerodigestive tract cancer was 71.4% (15/21) and that of other organs was 28.6% (6/21). Five patients had simultaneous cancer with the lung cancer and 16 had metachronous cancer.

CONCLUSIONSMultiple primary tumors in patients with carcinoma of the lungs is not a rare phenomenon. Surveillance programs for detection of second primary tumors should focus on these patients.

BACKGROUNDChemotherapy is one of the important treatment methods for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of docetaxel combined with carboplatin in treatment of advanced NSCLC.

METHODSSixty-four stage IIIB/IV NSCLC patients were treated with docetaxel (75 mg/m² intravenously, on day 1) and carboplatin (AUC=5 intravenously, on day 2).

RESULTSThe overall response rate (RR) was 42.6%, median survival time (MST) was 14 months, and 1-year survival rate was 45.23%. In initial treatment group, 1-year survial rate was 48.84% and MST was 14 months, and 37.89% and 12 months respectively in retreatment group (P=0.0233). The 1-year survial rate and MST of stage IIIB patients were 44.86% and 15 months, and 39.75% and 12 months respectively in stage IV patients (P=0.0354). There was no significant difference in efficacy between squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma patients. The major adverse effects were granulopenia, fatigue, nausea, vomiting and alopecia.

CONCLUSIONSThe combination of docetaxel and carboplatin has a high response rate and tolerable side effects in treatment of advanced NSCLC, which can be adopted as both the first-line and second-line treatment.

Objective: To compare laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) with or without percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGD) for acute severe cholecystitis. Methods: According to the predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria, 23 articles were selected for this meta-analysis. All patients were treated with LC with or without PTGD. A meta-analysis was used to analyze the clinical efficacy. Results: Compared with LC, all the surgical indicators of LC with PTGD were significantly better than LC alone (all P≤0.05), including the operation time: 95%CI(-27.24, -9.27); intraoperative blood loss: 95%CI(-50.25, -40.19); postoperative hospital stay: 95%CI(-3.63, -0.64); rates of conversion to open abdomen: OR=0.48, 95%CI(0.32, 0.74); rates of incision infection: OR=0.49, 95%CI(0.25, 0.99); drainage tube indwelling time: 95%CI(-2.07, -1.19); gastrointestinal function recovery time: 95%CI(-1.73, -0.77); rates of bile leakage: OR=0.23, 95%CI(0.12, 0.44); and rates of complications: OR=0.36, 95%CI(0.27, 0.48). Conclusion Compared with LC alone, PTGD+ LC is the preferred treatment for acute severe cholecystitis.

Objective:To observe the effect of well-designed board sanding training on the upper extremity motor functioning of hemiplegic stroke survivors.Methods:Sixty stroke survivors with hemiplegia were randomly divided into an observation group (30 cases) and a control group (30 cases). All received conventional rehabilitation. The observation group′s training involved intelligent board sanding, while the control group′s training involved traditional sanding.Results:After the treatment, significant improvement was observed in the Fugl-Meyer upper extremity scores, modified Barthel index scores and reported shoulder pain in both groups, with the observation group′s averages significantly better than those of the control group. After the intervention, the average scores of both groups on the modified Ashforth scale had also improved significantly.Conclusions:Supplementing conventional rehabilitation treatment with intelligent board sanding can significantly improve upper extremity motor function and ability in the activities of daily living of stroke survivors with hemiplegia while somewhat relieving shoulder pain. The effect is better than with traditional board sanding.

Objective To explore the value of plaque-to-aorta CT value ratio(standardized CT value)in differentiating coronary lipid and fibrous plaques,and to preliminarily analyze the stability of the cutoff.Methods Patients who underwent coronary computed tomography angiography(CCTA)and intravascular ultrasound(IVUS)within 1 week were included.The plaque CT value was obtained by measuring the all,four and two short-axis planes,respectively.The CT value of the ascending aorta was measured and standardized(plaque-to-aorta CT value ratio).The receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curves of the standardized and the traditional CT values were drawn.Results A total of 60 patients with 74 plaques were included,35 lipid and 39 fibrous plaques were diagnosed by IVUS.The aorta CT value was significantly correlated with the plaque(r=0.420,P<0.01);the cutoffs for the CT value of all,four and two plaque slices were 55 HU,48 HU and 52 HU,respectively,and all there of the cutoffs of standardized CT value were 0.149;the sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value(PPV)and negative predictive value(NPV)of four-slice traditional and standardized CT values to differentiate lipid and fibrous plaques were 69%,87%,83%,76%and 91%,82%,82%,91%,respectively.Conclusion Compared with traditional CT value,the standardized CT value can greatly improve the sensitivity and NPV in differentiating coronary lipid and fibrous plaques,while maintaining modest to high specificity and PPV.Furthermore,the cutoff is stable.

Objective:To investigate the correlation between preoperative platelet parameters and the clinicopathological features of differentiated thyroid cancer. Methods:We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of patients with thyroid tumors admitted to Zhongda Hospital affiliated to Southeast University and healthy adults with normal physical examination results in our hospital from January 2019 to December 2020, and collected their general information and preoperative blood routine data. Patients with undifferentiated thyroid cancer, diabetes, coronary heart disease, hematological diseases, kidney diseases, autoimmune diseases, genetic diseases, infectious diseases, other systemic tumors, hepatitis or cirrhosis, or those taking anticoagulants were excluded. The exclusion criteria for healthy adults were the absence of the above diseases and normal physical examination results. Differences in platelet parameters among the three groups were compared, and the correlation between clinicopathological characteristics of thyroid cancer, accompanying cervical lymph node metastasis, and platelet parameters of patients was analyzed. A multivariate logistic regression model was used to analyze the risk factors of thyroid cancer with cervical lymph node metastasis. Results:A total of 117 cases of differentiated thyroid cancer were collected, including 33 males and 84 females, with an average age of （41.64±12.25） years; 46 patients had benign thyroid tumors, including 15 males and 31 females, with an average age of （41.35±12.52） years; 50 healthy adults with normal physical examination results in our hospital during the same period were also included, including 18 males and 32 females, with an average age of（42.02±9.62） years, without underlying diseases. The platelet count of the differentiated thyroid cancer group was higher than that of the benign thyroid tumor group（t=-2.219, P=0.028） and the normal control group（t=2.069, P=0.04）, while the platelet distribution width of the differentiated thyroid cancer group was lower than that of the benign thyroid tumor group（t=2.238, P=0.027） and the normal control group（t=-2.618, P=0.002）. These differences were statistically significant. Preoperative age ≤45 years（χ²=4.225, P=0.04）, tumor diameter>1 cm（χ²=4.415, P=0.036）, PLT（t=-4.018, P<0.01） increase, and PDW（t=4.568, P<0.01） decrease were significantly correlated with cervical lymph node metastasis of thyroid cancer and had statistical significance. Univariate analysis showed that age ≤45 years（OR=0.447, 95%CI 0.206-0.970, P=0.042）, tumor diameter>1 cm（OR=2.3, 95%CI 1.050-5.039, P=0.037）, PLT（OR=1.012, 95%CI 1.005-1.019, P=0.001）, and PDW（OR=0.693, 95%CI 0.518-0.827, P<0.01） were risk factors for cervical lymph node metastasis of thyroid cancer. The results of multifactorial logistic regression analysis showed that PLT（OR=1.008, 95%CI 1.001-1.016, P=0.026） and PDW（OR=0.692, 95%CI 0.564-0.848, P<0.01） were independent risk factors for thyroid cancer with cervical lymph node metastasis. Conclusion:PLT and PDW may be useful predictive factors for the differentiation of thyroid cancer malignancy and central lymph node metastasis.
Adult ; Male ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Lymphatic Metastasis/pathology* ; Retrospective Studies ; Thyroid Neoplasms/surgery* ; Neck/pathology* ; Lymph Nodes/pathology* ; Adenocarcinoma

Objective To study the safety and effectiveness of arc edge needle therapy for moderate to severe tenosynovitis of the flexor digitorum tendon in the thumb.Methods A total of 62 patients with moderate to severe stenosing tenosynovitis of the flexor digitorum thumb who met the inclusion criteria were collected.The patients were randomly assigned 1:1 to the arc edge needle group and the needle knife group using a random number table method.Among them,31 patients in the arc edge needle group were treated with arc edge needles,while 31 patients in the needle knife group were treated with traditional needle knife release surgery.Both groups were treated once.Record the number rating scale(NRS),range of motion(ROM),Quinell grade,and disease efficacy score(WDES)of patients before and after treatment at various stages(1 week,2 weeks,4 weeks),and at follow-up after 24 weeks to evaluate the treatment effect.Results During the 24 weeks follow-up of 62 patients after treatment,the Quinell grading comparison between the two groups showed that the arc edge needle group was better than the needle knife group(P<0.05);The total effective rate of disease efficacy score(WDES)was 96.77%in the arc edge needle group and 83.87%in the needle knife group.The clinical total effective rate of the arc edge needle group was better than that of the needle knife group(P<0.05);After treatment,both groups showed significant improvement in pain numerical score(NRS)and joint range of motion(ROM),and the degree of improvement increased over time(P<0.05);And the inter group comparison at 1 week,2 weeks,4 weeks and 24 weeks time points after treatment showed that the curved blade needle was superior to the needle knife group in improving pain and joint mobility(P<0.05).Conclusion Both the 45° tenosynovitis incision and release surgery with arc edge needle and traditional needle knife release surgery are effective in treating moderate to severe tenosynovitis of the thumb flexor digitorum tendon.However,the 45° tenosynovitis incision and release surgery with arc edge needle has significant advantages in improving pain,interphalangeal joint mobility,and safety.