1.Survey on the state of critically ill children in emergency room
Xiaoxu REN ; Fenghua HU ; Dong QU ; Jinghui MO
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2012;21(5):462-466
Objective To survey on the condition of critically ill children in emergency room (ER) for improving the care for them.Methods Data of 374 critically ill children in emergency intensive care unit (EICU) were recorded in the respects of mode of sending them to ER,rescue during transport,length of stay in ER,blood gas,electrolytes,accuracy of assessing pediatric critical illness score/neonate critical illness score (PCIS/NCIS) and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS),correctness of determining SIRS,sepsis and septic shock.Results Of 374 patients,neonates were 29.9%,and the mean age of children patients not including neonate was 37.4 months.The mean length of ER stay was 4.7 hours (0.42-96 hours).Of 374 patients,those with infection diseases were 47.6%,and the main vehicles for transportation of patient sent to ER were Taxi (38.3%),ambulance (28.4%) and private cars (21.5%).Total fatality was 12.3% and ER fatality ( 15.6% ) was higher than in - hospital fatality ( 10.3%,P <0.01 ).The mean PCIS/NCIS of 374 patients were 81.92 ± 9.66,and the PCIS/NCIS ≤ 90 accounted for 81%.Of assessed GCSs of 172 patients,GCS≤8,GCS 9-12 and GCS 13-15 accounted for 35.5%,21.5% and 43.0% respectively,and fatalities were 26.23%,10.81% and 5.41% correspondingly (P <0.01 ).The PCIS values of GCS≤8 and GCS 9-12 patients were lower than those of GCS 13-15 patients (P < 0.01 ).There was no significant difference in PCIS between GCS≤8 and GCS 9-12 ( P > 0.05 ).PCIS and GCS were positively correlated (r=0.454,P=0.01).Of374 patients,41.7% had SIRS,and 25.7% had sepsis.Of 262 children not including neonates,43.5% had shock,and 61.4% of these shock children were septic shock.In 374 patients,those with hyponatremia accounted for 37.2%,and those with hyperkaliemia accounted for 22.0%.The rate of hypoglycemia found in neonates was 20.91% and rate of hyperglycemia occurred in neonates was 29.1%.The rate of hypoglycemia found in children patients was 9% and hyperglycemia was 66.7%.Patients with pH < 7.35 accounted for 67.8% and those with pH < 7.2 were 33.1%.Conclusions The majority of children patients in pediatric ER were neonates and infants.The length of ER stay was short with mean value of 4.7 hours (0.42-96 hours).ER fatality was higher than in - hospital fatality,suggesting the critically ill children patients should be admitted as early as possible.The rate of using ambulance was only 28.4%.The Emergency Medical Service (EMS) should be improved to enhance the public sense of the EMS available.PCIS/NCIS can be used in ER for assessing the conditions and prognosis of critically ill children.GCS ≤8 and GCS 8-12 patients accounted for 57% with majority of nontrauma brain injury.The values of PCIS in GCS≤8 and GCS 9-12 patients were much lower than those in GCS 13-15 patients.Patients with GCS < 13 might be in critical settings.Majority of shock patients were septic shock (61.4%).Hyponatremia,hyperkalemia,hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia often occurred in critically ill pediatric patients and hypoglycemia not excepted in the neonates should have attention paid to.The main factor of acid -base balance disorder in critically ill children was acidosis (67.8%).
2.High frequency oscillatory ventilation and conventional mechanical ventilation in the treatment of infants with severe respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia: a randomized controlled trial
Jin ZHANG ; Dong QU ; Xiaoxu REN ; Guyue LIU ; Yahui WU
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2021;33(4):455-459
Objective:To compare the clinical efficacy of high frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) and conventional mechanical ventilation (CMV) in the treatment of infants with severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) pneumonia.Methods:A prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted. The infants with severe RSV pneumonia who received invasive mechanical ventilation admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) of Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Institute of Pediatrics from January 2018 to December 2019 were enrolled. According to the order of admission, each infant was assigned to HFOV group or CMV group by random number table. The basic data, pediatric critical score, blood gas analysis, ventilator parameters, oxygenation index [OI, OI = mean airway pressure (Pmean)×fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO 2)/arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO 2)×100], duration of mechanical ventilation, length of ICU stay, complications, prognosis, use of muscle relaxants and vasoactive drugs and other clinical indicators of the two groups were recorded. Results:A total of 28 infants were enrolled in the analysis, including 15 infants receiving CMV and 13 infants receiving HFOV. There were no significant differences in age, body weight, pediatric critical score and OI before enrollment, type Ⅱ respiratory failure, multiple organ dysfunction, basic diseases and laboratory examination indexes before enrollment between the two groups. Six hours after enrollment, compared with CMV group, heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR), case of transcutaneous oxygen saturation (SpO 2) decrease, case of HR decrease, case of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and OI in HFOV group were significantly decreased [HR (bpm): 130 (125, 138) vs. 144 (140, 160), RR (times/min): 35 (34, 38) vs. 40 (35, 45), SpO 2 decrease (case: 1 vs. 10), HR decrease (case: 0 vs. 6), CPR (case: 0 vs. 4), OI: 6.5 (4.4, 8.9) vs. 9.3 (8.0, 12.8)], while case of use of muscle relaxants (case: 3 vs. 0) and volume of 7-day positive fluid balance [mL/kg: 167.1 (113.8, 212.6) vs. 90.8 (57.8, 112.7)] were significantly higher, the differences were statistically significant (all P < 0.05). There was no use of blood purification treatment, no severe complications such as pneumothorax and intracranial hemorrhage, and no death within 28 days in the two groups. Conclusion:Compared with CMV, HFOV in the treatment of infants with severe RSV pneumonia can improve the oxygenation level and clinical physiological indexes earlier, reduce the incidence of adverse events such as HR, SpO 2 decrease and CPR, increase the use of muscle relaxants and the positive fluid balance, and do not increase the incidence of severe complications such as pneumothorax and intracranial hemorrhage, so its clinical application is safe.
4.Study on anti-inflammatory activity of the main component of Girald Daphne Bark in vitro
Lingling ZHANG ; Longfei LIN ; Jing FU ; Xiaoxu DONG ; Jian NI
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;39(4):343-346
Objective To investigate the anti-inflammatory activity of the main active ingredients in the dried stem bark of Daphne giraldii Nitsche.Methods Severialchemical compounds like vladinol D, pinoresinol, daphneticin, daphnoretin, daphnetin, giraloid A and giraldoid B were isolated from the stem barks. The CCK-8 experiemnts were analyzed for the cytotoxicity study. The cells were divided into the control group, the model group and the treatment group according to random number table method. The control group and the model group were added with 50μl culture medium. Moreover, treatment group was added with different concentrations (50.00, 25.00, 12.50, 6.25, 3.12μg/ml) of the solutions of giraloid A, giraldoid B and daphneticin. Then, RAW264.7 cells were treated with 50μl LPS (4μg/ml) for 24 h in the model group and treatment group. Griess reagent was used to determine the amount of NO release, and the secretion of TNF-α was detected by ELISA kit.Results Cytotoxicity test indicated that giraldoid A (50.00μg/ml), giraldoid B (50.00μg/ml) and daphneticin (50.00μg/ml) showed noobvious cytotoxicity. Giraldoid B (12.50, 25.00, 50.00μg/ml) could inhibit the production of NO (271.86% ± 20.92%, 256.48% ± 20.92%, 199.31% ± 15.16%vs.358.62% ± 28.64%) and TNF-α (647.87% ±115.79%, 618.42% ± 87.52%, 588.33% ± 87.94%vs. 1035.06% ± 58.29%) in RAW264.7 induced by LPS compared with the model group. Giraldoid A (25, 50μg/ml) could inhibit the production of NO (234.99% ± 34.28%, 167.36% ± 25.76% vs.358.62%±28.64%) and TNF-α (691.76% ± 60.37%, 534.01% ± 41.60% vs. 1035.06% ± 58.29%) in RAW264.7 induced by LPS compared with the model group. Daphneticin (12.5, 25, 50μg/ml) could inhibit the production of NO (283.89% ± 36.69%, 243.08% ± 48.19%, 225.92% ± 33.67% vs.358.62% ± 28.64%) and TNF-α (713.77% ± 121.96%, 670.62% ± 18.70% vs. 1035.06% ± 58.29%) in RAW264.7 induced by LPS compared with the model group.Conclusions Giraldoid A, giraldoid B and daphneticin exhi bited anti-inflammatory effect through inhibiting the release of NO and the production of TNF-α in RAW264.7 induced by LPS.
5.Study on gene polymorphism of HIV-1 B' nef and its influence on disease progression in northern China
Xihua DONG ; Xiaoxu HAN ; Di DAI ; Bin ZHAO ; Xiaoli ZHANG ; Hong SHANG
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2010;30(5):449-455
Objective To explore the polymorphism of nef gene and conservation level of functionally important domains of nef as well as their influences on HIV-1 disease progression of HIV-1 B'infected individuals in northern China.Methods 30 long term nonprogressors(LTNPs)and 42 typical progressors (TPs)were selected.Provirus DNA was extracted from whole blood sample.The full nef gene was amplified by nested-PCR.PCR product was sequenced directly after purification.Phylogenetic analysis and amino acid sequence mutation was applied on nef sequences to explore the differences between LTNPs and TPs.Results At position 15,the S15R/K/N substitution was detected.The frequency of TPs(64.29%)wsa higher than LTNPs(33.33%,P<0.01,0R=3.60);R21K/E/H/I.Q,TPs and LTNPs mutation frequency was 59.52%and 93.33%(P<0.005,OR=0.11);At position 39,K39R/E/N was only detected in TPs(23.81%,P<0.005).Conclusion No significant deletion or defect associated with disease progression wsa detected in nef gene of HIV-1 B'.But it suggested that K/E/H/I/Q mutation at 21 st amino acid of nef associated the disease nonprogression.R/K/N at 15 th amino acid of nef and R/E/N mutation at 39th amino acid of nef associated the disease progression in.HIV-1 B'.All domaias of nef amino acids sequences were comparatively conservative.
6.Stakeholder analysis on the system of first contact in community health institutions for migrant workers in Shenzhen
Jiang WU ; Shengchao ZHANG ; Yanfeng ZHOU ; Liqing LI ; Xiaoxin DONG ; Xiaoxu YING ; Zuxun LU
Chinese Journal of Health Policy 2016;9(2):26-30
Objective:To analyze the system of first contact in community health institutions for migrant workers in Shenzhen city with the stakeholder theory. Methods:The report forms of the Social Insurance Fund Administration Bureau and the health bureau of Shenzhen city were used to analyze. All stakeholders of this policy were interviewed. Results:The system of first contact in community health institutions was good for all stakeholders. The number of in-sured migrant workers grew steadily, the business volume of community health service centers increased significantly, and the fund ran smoothly. Conclusions:The effects of the system of first contact in community health institutions for migrant workers in Shenzhen city were obvious. All the stakeholders felt satisfied with the policy.
7.Reflection and edification on the system of first contact in community health institutions imple-mented among migrant workers in Shenzhen
Zuxun LU ; Wenzhen LI ; Liqing LI ; Tingsong XIA ; Xiaoxin DONG ; Xiaoxu YIN
Chinese Journal of Health Policy 2016;9(2):22-25
The system of first contact in community health institutions, as the core element of hierarchical di-agnosis and treatment system, is of great importance for reforming successfully China’ health service system. The sys-tem of first contact in community health institutions implemented among labor workers in Shenzhen City plays an im-portant role in patients ’ distribution and the interested parties can accept this mandatory system. Campared with Shenzhen City, the level of services is enough to meet patients’ primary health demands in some cities which the com-munity health service develops well, and it should be thought highly of the mandatory in the process of policy imple-mentation in order to ensure the implementation effect.
8.The characteristics of bacterial biofilm formation in endotracheal tubes in ventilated patients and the relationship between the biofilm and ventilator-associated pneumonia
Dong QU ; Xiaoxu REN ; Linying GUO ; Wenjian XU ; Jinxin LIANG ; Yehua HAN ; Yimin ZHU
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2015;22(4):237-240
Objective To observe the formation of the biofilm in endotracheal tubes,the characteris-tics of etiology, drug resistance and relationship between the biofilm and ventilator-associated pneumonia ( VAP) . Methods A total of 60 cases of ventilated children patients whose mechanical ventilation time were≥48 h in the ICU from September 2010 to September 2012,according to the mechanical ventilation time,all cases were divided into 2 to 6 d group,7 to 14 d group and ≥15 d group. The incidence of VAP, biofilm structure under the electron microscope,etiology culture positive rate of the lower airway secretions and bio-film,etiological characteristics and drug resistance were prospectively studied. Results ( 1 ) A total of 19 cases occurred VAP in 60 cases of mechanical ventilation,the incidence of VAP was 31. 7%. (2) Observed by electron microscope,biofilm had formed in the endotracheal tube inner wall in early period of mechanical ventilation. With prolonged mechanical ventilation,biofilm structure had improved,as well as VAP incidence rate from 9. 1%(2 to 6 d group ) increased to 44. 4%(7 to 14 d group) and 88. 9%(≥15 d group). (3) A large number of pathogenic bacteria colonized in the biofilm. Gram-negative bacilli were dominate and drug resistance was high. (4) With prolonged mechanical ventilation,the cultured pathogens from the lower airway secretions and biofilm converged. Conclusion Biofilm could form in the endotracheal tube with mechanical ventilation patients,and is associated with the occurrence of VAP and refractory infections.
9.Adverse reactions of catecholamines in shock treatment
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2018;25(3):182-185
Catecholamines is an important part of the treatment of shock.Its best goal is not only to maintain the patient′s blood pressure,but also to increase the effective perfusion of tissues and organs, improve microcirculation and prevent multiple organ dysfunction. But in the current clinical practice, catecholamines are often"double-edged sword". Therefore,focusing on the benefits of each catecholamine while taking into account the adverse reactions of the drug may be the key to finding the best solution.
10.Amino acid mutatios of gp41 2F5 and 4E10 neutralizing epitopes of 92 HIV-1 infected individuals and AIDS patients in China
Xiaoli ZHANG ; Xiaoxu HAN ; Di DAI ; Xihua DONG ; Mingjia BAO ; Bin ZHAO ; Yongjun JIANG ; Yanan WANG ; Zining ZHANG ; Liping ZHOU ; Hong SHANG
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2008;28(3):258-263
Objective To study the amino acid mutations in neutralizing antibody 2F5 and 4E10 conserved epitopes ELDKWA and NWFDIT of HIV-1 membrane proximal external region(MPER)in 92 HIV-infected individuals and AIDS patients in China,and to provide a basis for the neutralizing antobodies immunotherapy and a design of vaccines. Methods Nest-PCR methods were used to amplity genes of the HIV-1 env gp41 region.The amplified fragments were sequenced by double-deoxygen terminal method and translated into amino acids for analysis.The mutations of 2F5 and 4E10 neutralizing epitopes were identified by comparison with the epitopes reference data in HIV-1 Sequence Database.Results There were mutations on both 2F5 and 4E10 neutralizing epitopes.2F5 conserved neutralizing epitopes major mutations tocused on E662A(14.1%),K665S(17.4%),A667K(16.3%),and 4E10 conserved neutralizing epltopes major mutations included N671S(13.0%),D674S(3.3%),T676S(16.3%).The mutation rates of 2F5 and 4E10 epitopes were significanfly different between CRF_B'C-clade and B'-clade(P<0.05).The mutata rates of CRF_B'C-clade were higher than that of CRFOI_AE-clade in 2F5 epitopes(P<0.05).The mutation rates of B'-clade in 4E10 eiptopes showed significant difference in slow progressors,HIV-infected individuals and AIDS patients,respectively(P<0.05).Conclusion The HIV-1 patients in China are demonstrated diversified mutations in 2F5 and 4E10 neutralizing epitopes.The mutation degrees of amlno acids in conserved neutralizing epitopes are different in different subtypes.There may be a correlation between neutralizing epitopes mutations of 4E10 with disease progression.