1.Randomized controlled study of flying needle with intradermal needle in shu-acupoint for insomnia
Ying LI ; Xiuhua CHEN ; Quanxin CHEN
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2014;(4):631-634
Objective To compare the effective difference of the flying needle with intradermal needle among the shu-acupoint group , the estazolam group and the non- point acupuncture group. Methods Three undred and fifteen patients who met the inclusion criteria were randomly enrolled into three groups for the insomnia severity index (ISI) and rating changes detection. After 2-week treatment,the patients were followed up at 4 weeks later. Results The ISI decreased gradually at 1 week, 2 weeks, and 4 weeks after treatment.The therapeutic effects of the three groups were all better than ever before at 1 week, 2 weeks, and 4 weeks after treatment (P<0.05). The follow-up therapeutic effect of the flying needle acupuncture group was better than that of the estazolam group and of the non-point acupuncture group (P<0.05). The curative effect of flying needle acupuncture is better than that in the other two groups (P < 0.05). Conclusion The subjective sleep quality of insomnia patients received flying needle with intradermal needle in shu-acupoint is beter than that of insomnia patients of the Estazolam group and of the non-point acupuncture group.
2.Clinical Observation of Eye Acupuncture in Treating Acute Attack of Asthma
Wenbin FU ; Xiuhua CHEN ; Quanxin CHEN
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 2005;3(3):10-12
Purpose: To observe the clinical efficacy eye acupuncture in the control of acute attack of deficiency-syndrome asthma in china alone. Method: Random cross-comparison grouping was used to observe the curative effects in eye acupuncture, body acupuncture and medication groups. Results and conclusion: Both clinical control rate and marked effective rate in the eye acupuncture were higher than those in the body acupuncture group (P< 0.01),but not significantly different from those in the medication group (P> 0.05); plasma cAMP content and cAMP/cGMP ratio rose and plasma cGMP content dropped in the patients after the treatment, indicating that eye acupuncture, like body acupuncture and medication, can increase sympathetic excitability and stimulate adrenocortical functions to remove bronchial spasm.
3.Practice of Pharmaceutical Care in Chemotherapy for One Patient with Advanced Breast Cancer by Clini-cal Pharmacists
Min CHEN ; Rongsheng TONG ; Xiuhua WENG
China Pharmacist 2015;(5):822-825
Objective:To explore the pharmaceutical care for special tumor patients performed by clinical pharmacists. Methods:Using one patient with breast cancer and hepatitis B virus infection as the example, clinical pharmacists participated in the clinical medicine therapy. Cooperating with the clinical physician, clinical pharmacists made an overall therapy regimen for the patient. On the basis of chemotherapy regimen and combining with the actual conditions of the patient, clinical pharmacists comprehensively considered the relevant therapeutic factors, such as antiviral, anti-nausea, hepatoprotective and increasing white cells therapy, and performed the corresponding regimen. In the treatment process, clinical pharmacists provided the real-time pharmaceutical care and tracking evalua-tion for the patient as well. Results: With close collaboration with clinical pharmacists and physicians, the patient obtalned perfect medicine therapy and pharmaceutical care, which made the biochemical indices ( liver enzymes, blood, hepatitis B virus load etc) tend to normal in the whole course of chemotherapy and help the patient complete the chemotherapy. Conclusion:Clinical pharmacists in-volved in clinical medicine treatment especially for special and complex diseases can make clinical medication more rational, which helps achieve the goal of treatment and reduce adverse drug reactions at the same time, and is benefit to the improvement of patient compliance and clinical medication level.
4.Clinical Study of Safflower Yellow Injection in Treatment of Patient with Coronary Heart Disease and Angina Pectoris
Qiu'Ai KOU ; Keyuan CHEN ; Xiuhua TU ;
Traditional Chinese Drug Research & Clinical Pharmacology 1993;0(04):-
Objective To evaluate the safety and efficacy of Safflower Yellow Injection(SYI)in treating coronary heart disease and angina pectoris(CHD-AP)with heart blood stagnation syndrome(HBSS).Methods A randomized,positive parallel contral and multi-center clinical trial was adopted.The SYI injection group was treated with SYI and Xiangdan injection group with Xiangdan injection by intravenous dripping for 2 weeks.Results The efficacy on angina pectoris,electrocardiogram,and traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)syndrome in SYI injection group was superior to that in Xiangdan injection group,showing significant differences(P
5.Relationship between WT1 gene polymorphism rs16754 and prognosis of acute myeloid leukemia:a meta-analysis
Jing XU ; Xiuhua CHEN ; Hongwei WANG
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2016;25(9):543-548
Objective To analyze the relationship between WT1 gene polymorphism rs16754 and prognosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) by meta-analysis. Methods Studies published in PubMed, CNKI, WanFang and CBM database were searched by using the search terms 'WT1', 'Polymorphism' and 'Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute', respectively. Deadline was December 1, 2015. Results A total of 11 English articles with a total of 2 789 patients were included. Meta-analysis showed that there was no association between polymorphism rs16754 and complete remission of AML patients (RR=1.02, 95 % CI: 0.99~1.06, P=0.20), overall survival(OS) (HR=0.68, 95 % CI: 0.45~1.02, P=0.06), 5-year OS (RR=1.10, 95 % CI:0.90~1.34, P=0.37) or relapse-free survival (RFS) (HR=0.80, 95 % CI: 0.54~1.19, P=0.27). Conclusion There is no correlation between WT1 gene polymorphism rs16754 and the prognosis of AML.
6.Study on prediction of pre-eclampsia by measuring ?-HCG, blood calcium, hematocrit and mean arterial pressure
Manzhen WU ; Wen CHEN ; Xiuhua CHEN ; Yuanzheng HUANG ; Dongqing LU
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2006;0(09):-
Objective To investigate the clinical viability of pre-eclampsia by measuring the level of ?-HCG in blood,blood calcium,hematocrit(HCT)and the mean arterial blood pressure(mABP).The preventive value of calcium supplement was also evaluated. Methods 356 volunteers'(16th~20th gestational weeks)were measured ?-HCG in blood,blood calcium,HCT,meanwhile mABP from the same patients.If blood ?-HCG≥50 632 IU/L,blood calcium≤2.18 mmol/L,HCT≥0.35 and mABP≥85 mm Hg(1 mm Hg=0.133 kPa),a positive conclusion was made.Women with positive results were randomly divided into test group and control group. Results 71 cases turned out to be positive in this serial test.The positive predictive value was 81.82%,negative predictive value was(97.30%),the sensitivity and specificity were 84.38% and 96.77% respectively.In the study group,the incidence of pre-eclampsia was significantly decreased as compared with the control group(P
7.Study on the relationship of combined detection of HE4 and CA125 in differential diagnosis and pathological classification of ovarian tumors
Yibing LI ; Xiuhua YAO ; Shanying HUANG ; Chen CHEN
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2017;38(8):1048-1049,1052
Objective To investigate the clinical value of combined detection of glycoprotein 125 (CA125) and human epididymis protein 4 (HE4).Methods 46 patients with ovarian malignant tumor (malignant tumor group) and 48 patients with benign ovarian tumors (benign tumor group) treated in our hospital from June 2013 to August 2015 were selected.The serum levels of CA125 and HE4 were detected in all the patients and its diagnostic value was evaluated by ROC curve.The levels of CA125 and HE4 in patients with different pathological types were compared.Results The best diagnostic value of CA125 was 47.9 U/L,The serum level of CA125 ≥47.9 U/L predicted the specificity of ovarian malignant tumor was 87.34% and that the sensitivity was 76.69%.The best diagnostic value of HE4 was 55.68 pmol/L.The serum level of HE4 ≥ 55.68 pmol/L predicted the specificity of ovarian malignant tumor was 90.34% and that the sensitivity was 83.01%.There was significant difference in CA125 and HE4 between the patients with benign and malignant ovarian tumors (P<0.05).No significant difference in the diagnosis of malignant ovarian tumor and the specificity by using combined detection of HE4 and CA125 (P>0.05)However,the sensitivity was significantly higher than that of single detection,the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).The levels of CA125 and HE4 in patients with epithelial ovarian tumors were higher than those with non epithelial ovarian tumors,and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).The levels of CA125 and HE4 in patients with mucinous ovarian cancer were significantly lower than those in patients with serous ovarian cancer (P<0.05).Conclusion The combined detection of serum CA125 and HE4 can significantly improve the value of differential diagnosis of ovarian tumors,and CA125 and HE4 may play an important role in the pathological classification of malignant ovarian tumors.
8.Factors Related with Length of Stay for Inpatient Rehabilitation after Stroke
Shuang CHEN ; Pengkun LI ; Huying LU ; Xiuhua GUO
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2014;20(11):1089-1093
Objective To investigate the trend of length of stay (LOS) and identify variables that predict LOS for inpatient rehabilitation after stroke. Methods A total of 3049 inpatients who completed the stroke rehabilitation program at Beijing Bo'ai Hospital from January 2002 to December 2011 were reviewed and analyzed with nonparametric rank sum test and binary Logistic regression analysis. Results The median of LOS was 82 days, and tended to decrease obviously in 2010 and 2011. On Logistic regression analysis, there were 13 variables associated with LOS, in which operation, muscle spasm, gain of activities of daily living (ADL), onset admission interval, nosocomial infection,complications, speech disorder, the type of stroke, the number of hospitalization, methods of payment were the risk factors, and age,functional ambulation classificateion and Fugl-Meyer Assessment were protect factors. Conclusion Reducing LOS must base on rehabilitation efficacy, and the improvement of hospital management process, the prevention of complications and nosocomial infection control, and early rehabilitation intervention can reduce the LOS.
9.Simultaneous Determination of Militarine, Protocatechuic Acid and Caffeic Acid in Bletilla Striata by LC-MS/MS
Li CHEN ; Chunxia LIU ; Xiuli HE ; Xiuhua ZHANG
China Pharmacist 2015;(2):230-232
Objective:To develop a Q-TRAP LC-MS/MS method for the content determination of militarine, protocatechuic acid and caffeic acid in Bletilla Striata. Methods:A Supelco Discovery C-18 (150 mm × 2. 1 mm, 3 μm) column was used and the mobile phase was acetonitrile-water containing 0. 1% formic acid (v/v) with gradient elution. The flow rate was 0. 25 ml·min-1. Bletilla Striata contrast medicinal materials and Bletilla Striata samples were detected by AB Sciex 4000 Q-MRM scan mode. Results: The content of militarine, protocatechuic acid and caffeic acid in the control herb of Bletilla Striata was 1. 167 5, 0. 062 6 mg·g-1 and 0. 001 0 mg·g-1 , respectively, and that in Bletilla Striata samples was 0. 708 8, 0. 001 1 mg·g-1 and 0. 000 4 mg·g-1 , respec-tively(n=3). Conclusion:The method is simple, accurate and reproducible. It can be used to quantitatively analyze militarine, pro-tocatechuic acid and caffeic acid in Bletilla Striata.
10.Quality of defoamer enema combined with bellym assage on the colonic preparation in elderly patients with constipation
Tao GAO ; Rongyao LIU ; Xuezhi CHEN ; Xiuhua WANG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2017;33(19):1462-1466
Objective To explore the role of defoamer enema combined with bellym assage on the colonic preparation in elderly patients with constipation. Methods One hundred patients were divided into two groups by random number table method, the experimental group and the control group with 50 cases each. Patients in the control group were told to drink polyethyleneglycolelectrolytesolution 3000 ml. Patients in the experimental group were told to drink polyethyleneglycolelectrolytesolution 2000 ml. After medicinepre paration, the patients of experimental group were given defoamer enema. After that, they were undertaken counterclockwise massage for10 mins, then massageing clockwise until defecation. Results 14 patients with oral catharsis drugs failed to give up check, 46 cases of intervention group and 40 cases of control group finally complete intestinal preparation and colonoscopy. Intervention group patients after bowel preparation before the incidence of abdominal distension, abdominal pain were 6.52% (3/46), 8.70%(4/46), lower than the control group 65.00% (26/40), 25.00% (10/40), the difference was statistically significant (χ2= 32.74, 4.17, P< 0.05). Percent of pass was 65.22%(30/46) for intestinal preparation intervention group, significantly higher than the control group 35.00% (14/40), the difference was statistically significant (χ2= 7.82, P< 0.05). Intervention group intestinal cleanliness ratings of Ottawa total score was 4.00 (4.00), which was lower than the control group 7.00 (4.50), the difference was statistically significant (Z= 3.80, P< 0.05). Endoscopic check process, the intervention group arrived at the terminal ileum and mirror back time were 7.00 (3.00) and 9.00 (1.00) min, were less than 9.00(6.50) and 10.50 (3.00) min in the control group, the difference was statistically significant (Z= 2.09, 4.53, P< 0.05). Intervention group of colons polyps detection rate was 67.39% (31/46), higher than that of control group 30.00% (12/40), the difference was statistically significant (χ2 = 11.97, P< 0.05). Conclusions The bowel preparation with defoamer enema will enhance the intestinal tract cleaness and the detection rate of polyps in elderly patients with constipation.