1.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.
2.Study on the Relationships between Leptin Levels and Weights of Mothers and Infants and the Relationships of Cord Serum Leptin to C-peptide, Insulin and Insulin Like Growth Factor-II
Yanping LU ; Xiuhua HAO ; Xiayun WENG
Chinese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2000;0(10):-
Objective To determine the relationships between serum leptin levels and maternal weights in late pregnancy and cord blood leptin levels to birth weights, C peptide, insulin and insulin like growth factor (IGF II). Methods Fifty normal pregnant women at 37~38 weeks and their newborns were studied, and 29 non pregnant women were set as control. Venous blood was taken from women and from the cord at delivery. Blood leptin and cord blood C peptide, insulin, and IGF II were measured by radio immunoassay. Results The average leptin level in maternal sera was (13.62?3.68)?g/L, significantly higher than that in the control (6.60?3.04)?g/L and that in cord blood (8.05?4.61)?g/L. Maternal leptin levels were significantly correlated with maternal weights and body mass index (BMI. r =0.33, 0.35, P 0.05). Cord blood leptin levels were significantly correlated with birth weights and BMI ( r =0.54, 0.49, P 0.05). Significant difference of the cord leptin levels was not seen between the males and females. The cord blood C peptide was (0.86?0.35) ?g/L, insulin (8.49?4.76) mU/L and IGF Ⅱ(0.218?0.076) ?g/L. Cord leptin levels were correlated with C peptide levels ( r =0.37, P 0.05). Conclusions Maternal leptin levels in late pregnancy were significantly higher than those in normal non pregnant women and positively correlated with maternal weights and BMI. Cord blood leptin levels were positively correlated with birth weights and BMI of the newborns. The leptin levels of cord blood were correlated with those of C peptide but not insulin and IGF II.
3.Effects of interstitial chemotherapy using thermosensitive gel-coated ricin on hepatoma H22-bearing mice.
Zhikui CHEN ; Liwu LIN ; Faduan YANG ; Xiuhua WENG ; Huajing CAI ; Ensheng XUE ; Yan WANG
Journal of Integrative Medicine 2009;7(5):447-52
To explore the efficacy and feasibility of interstitial chemotherapy using thermosensitive gel-coated ricin in hepatoma H22-bearing mice.
4.Exploration and practice of"5+3"integrated training model
Guidan WENG ; Xiuhua QIU ; Xiaoshan LIN ; Dandan HUANG ; Jianping XIE ; Ping HE
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2019;18(3):277-281
"5+3" integrated training program is a new training model to cultivate doctors under the background of preclinical teaching and clinical training integration. Based on practice in Shantou University Medical College, the program design current progress and solution to the problem were elaborated. It adheres to principles of overall optimization and orienting to clinic, and to ensure the smooth implementation of the training model. Which will provide important reference for the reform of long-term medical training program in higher medical colleges and universities.
5.Disease burden of prostate cancer from 2014 to 2019 in the United States: estimation from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 and Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Shen LIN ; Dong LIN ; Yiyuan LI ; Lixian ZHONG ; Wei ZHOU ; Yajing WU ; Chen XIE ; Shaohong LUO ; Xiaoting HUANG ; Xiongwei XU ; Xiuhua WENG
Epidemiology and Health 2023;45(1):e2023038-
OBJECTIVES:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the disease burden of prostate cancer (PC) and assess key influencing factors associated with the disease expenditures of PC in the United States.
METHODS:
The total deaths, incidence, prevalence, and disability-adjusted life-years of PC were obtained from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey was used to estimate healthcare expenditures and productivity loss and to investigate patterns of payment and use of healthcare resources in the United States. A multivariable logistic regression model was conducted to identify key factors influencing expenditures.
RESULTS:
For patients aged 50 and older, the burden for all age groups showed a modest increase over the 6-year period. Annual medical expenditures were estimated to range from US$24.8 billion to US$39.2 billion from 2014 to 2019. The annual loss in productivity for patients was approximately US$1,200. The top 3 major components of medical costs were hospital inpatient stays, prescription medicines, and office-based visits. Medicare was the largest source of payments for survivors. In terms of drug consumption, genitourinary tract agents (57.0%) and antineoplastics (18.6%) were the main therapeutic drugs. High medical expenditures were positively associated with age (p=0.005), having private health insurance (p=0.016), more comorbidities, not currently smoking (p=0.001), and patient self-perception of fair/poor health status (p<0.001).
CONCLUSIONS
From 2014 to 2019, the national real-world data of PC revealed that the disease burden in the United States continued to increase, which was partly related to patient characteristics.