1.Application of 125I implantation in the elderly prostate cancer patients
Xuefei DING ; Guangchen ZHOU ; Xiao GU
Chinese Journal of Urology 2014;35(3):187-190
Objective To evaluate the clinical safety and efficiency of applying 125I permanent-implant prostate brachytherapy (BRT) in elderly prostate cancer patient treatment.Methods From Jan.2007 to Dec.2011,23 elderly patients (age ≥75 years) with a diagnosis of localized prostate cancer were treated at our institution and then were evaluated retrospectively.The average age was 79.7 (ranged from 75-87) years.The average prostate volume was 52 (ranged from 35-78) ml.PSA level was 6.2±1.5 (ranged from 3.3 to 9.8) μg/L.Seven cases were in T1cN0M0,sixteen cases were in T2aN0M0.Five cases were with Gleason score of 4,two cases were with Gleason score of 5,sixteen cases were with Gleason score of 6.All patients received a single 125I permanent-implant brachytherapy with a total dosage of 145 Gy.Patients were stratified according to biochemical recurrence-free survival (bDFS),overall survival rate (OS) and complications.All the patients had not accepted anti-androgen therapy or external radiotherapy.Results The average followed up were 50 (ranged from 4 to 77) mon.After 3 months,the average serum PSA was 2.4±0.4(ranged from 0.9-3.8) μg/L,there was significant difference compared with that before treatment (P=0.003).After 1 years,the average serum PSA was 0.2-2.7 μg/L and 87% (20/23) patient's PSA was less than 1 μg/L.2 cases had biochemical recurrence (bNED rate,91%).4 patients died,among them 1 patients died of prostate cancer.The overall survival rate was 83%,and the cancer-specific survival rate was 96%.Of the patients with urethral adverse effects,0-V adverse effect rates were 34.8%,43.5%,17.4%,4.3%,0 and 0.No serious complication such as rectal fistula occurred.Conclusions BRT is an effective and safe monotherapy in elderly prostate cancer patients.
2.Clinical study on peripheral T lymphocyte subsets in children with hand-foot-and-mouth disease
Huihui ZENG ; Yan GU ; Xuefei DUAN ; Ling PANG ; Zhihai CHEN
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2010;28(2):82-85
Objective To evaluate the dynamic changes of T lymphocyte subsets in children with hand-foot-and-mouth disease(HFMD)and to provide new evidence for the therapy and prognosis.Methods Peripheral venous blood samples of 346 HFMD cases in acute stage who were hospitalized in Beijing Ditan Hospital from May 1,2008 to August 31,2008 were collected and T lymphocyte subsets were assayed by flow cytometer.Meanwhile,T lymphocyte subsets of 67 HFMD cases in recovery phase were also detected.The pathogens were determined by reverse transcriptionpolymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR)using pharynx swab samples from 99 cases.Different samples were compared by independent-sample t test,paired t test or variance analysis.Results The average levels of T lymphocyte subsets of HFMD children in different agc groups were all lower than reference levels of healthy children in according age groups.In severe cases.T lymphocyte(TL)/lymphocyte (L)ratio in all age groups,helper T cell(Th)/L ratio in children older than 1 year,TL,Th and Th/suppressor T cell(Ts)ratio in children of 1-2 years old were all lower than those in common eases (P<0.05).The Th/L ratio tended to increase with the disease progression.Ratios of TL/L and Th/L in common cases were increased in recovery phase(TL/L:56.3±8.6 vs 61.1±9.1,t=2.56,P<0.05;Th/L:30.2±7.2 vs 34.9±7.9,t=2.90,P<0.05)and all indices of severe cases except Ts/Lratio and Th/Ts ratio increased apparently in recovery phase(P<0.01).TL[(1.738±0.976)×10~6/Lvs(2.696±1.946)×10~6/L,t=2.17,P<0.05],Th/L ratio(25.9±7.0 vs 30.2±7.2,t=2.34,P<0.05),Th[(0.864±0.550)×10~6/L vs(1.459±0.879)×10~6/L,t=2.90,P<0.01]and L[(3.352±1.458)×10~6/L vs(4.664±2.435)×10~6/L,t=2.32,P<0.05]of severe cases in acute phase were all lower than those of common cases(P<0.05),while those were not significantly different in recovery phase between two groups(P>0.05).The T lymphocyte subsets of enterovirus(EV)71 positive cases were lower than EVT1 negative cases,but there was no significant difference between these two groups(P>0.05).Conclusion T lymphocyte immune responses may be correlated with HFMD onset and progression.
3.Evolution of supervision policies on clinic in China
Xiao HUANG ; Wenmin LI ; Guochun XIANG ; Xuefei GU ; Yang SUN
Chinese Journal of Health Policy 2016;9(7):28-33
Clinics are a main institutional form for doctors to open personal business in China .The develop-ment process of clinic reflects the situation of medical staff free practice .This study summarized the supervision poli-cies on clinic in China since the founding of China and got three conclusions .The first one was the attitude of the practice of the clinic has changed significantly .The change include four stages which were authorization ( 1949—1957 ) , limitations ( 1958—1977 ) , re-authorization ( 1978—1996 ) , promotion and encourage ( 1997—) along with macroeconomic system reform and the changes of government's governance ideas on health sector .The second conclu-sion was that the government gradually raised awareness of the status and role of the clinic institutions in the health system over the past several decades .The third conclusion was the supervision policies became more meticulous .In the future , clinical institutions can be a useful supplement to public medical institutions in China for its development process and characteristics .
4.Supervision of private clinics:Status quo, problems and suggestions
Chaoqun WANG ; Yang SUN ; Zhengzhong MAO ; Xuefei GU
Chinese Journal of Health Policy 2016;9(7):23-27
Objective:To understand the current situation and problems of the supervision of individual clinics in China , and put forward some reform suggestions .Methods:Two cities were selected from typical provinces in east-ern, central and western regions by typical sampling .The investigation was conducted by semi-structured interviews and typical clinic participant observation method .Results:There were serious problems in the regulation of the pri-vate clinics and it was necessary to build efficient regulation mechanism .Conclusions:We should strengthen the su-pervision of private clinics .In the future , we should improve the access threshold for the private clinic; strengthen inter-sector cooperation and joint law enforcement; promote information exchange and information network construc-tion;use economic incentives and punitive measures at the same time and make the association itself and social su -pervision work .
5.Health risk assessment of drinking water in Ningbo City
ZHAO Xuefei ; WANG Aihong ; SHI Bijun ; GU Shaohua ; ZHANG Dandan
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2024;36(4):333-337
Objective:
To evaluate the health risk of drinking water in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province from 2021 to 2022, so as to provide insights into ensuring the safety of drinking water.
Methods:
The monitoring data of drinking water from 2021 to 2022 in Ningbo City were collected from the Chinese Disease Prevention and Control Information System. The routine indicators and disinfectant indicators (radioactivity indicators were excluded) of drinking water were evaluated according to the reference limits issued by Standards for Drinking Water Quality (GB 5749-2006), and the qualification rates were calculated. The indicators with detection rate higher than 50% were selected, and assessed the carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risks via drinking water using the risk assessment model recommended by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Results:
A total of 1 678 samples were monitored in Ningbo City from 2021 to 2022. Sodium hypochlorite was the main disinfectant among 1 558 samples from centralized water supply (1 079 samples, 64.30%), and none of the 120 samples from decentralized water supply underwent disinfection treatment. The qualification rate of 88.38%, and the pollutants with a detection rate higher than 50% were nitrate, fluoride, trichloromethane and aluminum. The median carcinogenic risk value of trichloromethane was 2.964×10-6 (interquartile range, 3.909×10-6), and the median hazard quotient values of nitrate, fluoride, trichloromethane and aluminum were 1.631×10-2 (interquartile range, 1.361×10-2), 3.955×10-2 (3.164×10-2), 2.231×10-2 (2.942×10-2) and 2.136×10-4 (6.573×10-4), respectively.
Conclusion
The carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risks through drinking water for 17 pollutants in drinking water of Ningbo City from 2021 to 2022 were at low levels.
6.Research on the Relationship between the Deferment of the Promotion of MRI Manifestation by Gd-BOPTA of HCC and Expression of PCNA,PTEN
Jian LU ; Tao ZHANG ; Weiju CAO ; Bin CHENG ; Ding DING ; Jifeng JIANG ; Chunyan GU ; Xuefei YANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging 2009;(6):438-441
Purpose:To discuss the function of Gd-BOPTA on the deferment of manifestation of MRI,which bring influence to the immune mensuration of antigen PCNA,PTEN.Materials and Methods:Scanning with MRI on the 35 patients with pathologically verified HCC the image were analyzed concretely.Pathologic diagnose was made with Edmondson pathologic classification standard,and it was expressed with index of PCNA and PTEN of immune quantitative analysis.Results: HCC was negatively related to the index of PCNA,and most patients with high index were lightly or not deferred enhanced(13/16),Patients with low index were evidently enhanced ( 10/19).The degree of HCC deferred enhancing was positively related to the expression of PTEN.Most HCCs( 15/17) with negative PTEN were lightly or not deferred enhanced,while positive patients of PTEN were mostly enhanced obviously(11/18).Conclusion: Deferment of Gd-BOPTA can be used to basically estimate the tincture of tumor biology,therefore,the enhanced degree of which,the PCNA,PTEN,can offer great help in choosing the therapuetic method and estimating the outcome of the the therapy.
7.Distribution and antimicrobial resistance change of blood culture isolates from the year 2004 to 2007
Sing GU ; Shiyang PAN ; Xuefei WEI ; Wenying XIA ; Yi WEN ; Yaning MEI ; Mingqing TONG
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2009;32(8):889-894
n positive blood culture, and they are resistant to a variety of antimicrobial agents, which should be called attention.
8.Analysis of salvage radical prostatectomy after radiotherapy
Xuefei DING ; Guangchen ZHOU ; Xiao GU ; Shengming LU ; Xiaokang QI ; Huazhi TAO
Chinese Journal of Urology 2016;37(7):503-506
Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of salvage radical prostatectomy for men with recurrent prostate cancer (PCa) after radiotherapy.Method Ten pathologically confirmed PCa patients who relapsed after radiotherapy from Jan.2008 to Dec.2013 were retrospectively reviewed.The mean age was (64.7 ±3.7) years,with range from 56 to 72 year.Local recurrence was confirmed by retransrectal biopsy.All patients had increased PSA and/or lower urinary tract symptoms.Pelvis MRI and bone scan were performed to detect lymph node involvement and bone metastasis.All patients received radical prostatectomy with standard pelvic lymphadenectomy.Seven received open surgery (open group),three patients underwent laparoscopic surgery (laparoscopic group).Postoperative complication and PSA level were compared.Results Salvage radical prostatectomies with lymph node dissection were performed in all patients without major complications.The mean operation time of open group versus laparoscopic group were (225 ± 57)min vs.(210 ± 80)min and the mean blood loss was (275 ± 49)ml vs.(260 ± 93) ml,both of which were with no significant difference (P > 0.05).The average length of stay was (14 ± 4) vs.(8 ± 2) day with significant difference (P < 0.05).No rectal injury was observed.Two (20%) patients were with positive margin,and three (30%) patients had postoperative complications,including one case of deep vein thrombosis,one case of incision infection and and one case of anastomotic leakage.After a mean of 20.6 months'follow-up,two patients (25%) reached biochemical recurrence.Conclusion Both open and laparoscopic salvage radical prostatectomies after radiotherapy failure were feasible.Largescaled prospective studies were needed to verify the long-term effectiveness.
9.An analgesia study of periprostatic nerve block for transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy of the prostate
Xuefei DING ; Guangchen ZHOU ; Xiao GU ; Shengming LU ; Hao YAO ; Langui FAN ; Jianping SUN
Chinese Journal of Urology 2014;35(12):917-920
Objective To evaluate the anestheisa efficacy of periprostatic nerve block in transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) guided biopsy of the prostate.Methods A total of 223 patients received prostate biopsy in our hospital from July 2010 to December 2013 were retrospectively studied,and were divided randomly into two groups.One hundred and sixteen cases in nerve block group accepted local anesthesia of prostate capsule and periprostatic nerve block after local perineal skin anesthetia,and 107 cases in local anesthesia group only accepted local perineal skin anesthetia and local anesthesia of prostate capsule.Patients in the 2 groups underwent prostate biopsy successfully.The visual analogue scale (VAS) and complications were recorded.Results The age,serum PSA level before biopsy,prostate volume and the number of puncture needles had no significant differences between the 2 groups (P>0.05).The average VAS score was 2.3± 1.1,and 4.9±2.3 in the 2 groups.The VAS had significant difference between the 2 groups (P<0.05).The incidences of hematuria,hemospermia and urinary retention were 37.1% (43/116),3.4% (4/116) and 1.7% (2/116) in nerve block group,and 39.3% (42/107),4.7% (5/107) and 1.9% (2/107) in local anesthesia group.The difference was not significant (P>0.05).Conclusion Periprostatic nerve block for TRUS guided biopsy of the prostate could be safe with good analgesic effect.
10.The significance of transrectal ultrasound guided transperineal seminal vesicle biopsy in evaluating the clinical stage of prostate cancer
Shengming LU ; Xuefei DING ; Qin XIAO ; Guangchen ZHOU ; Xiao GU ; Xiaokang QI ; Ji CHEN
Chinese Journal of Urology 2015;36(11):832-835
Objective To explore the safty and feasibility of transrectal ultrasound guided transperineal seminal vesicle biopsy in the evaluation of clinical staging of prostate cancer.Methods Retrospectively study 57 suspected prostate cancer patients with seminal abnormality during 2010.7-2015.1,age ranged from 50 to 78 years,average 65 ±7 years,serum total prostate specific antigen (tPSA) 3.2-131.1 μg/L, average (23.7 ± 11.3) μg/L.Twenty-two cases had palpable prostate nodules through rectal examination.All the 57 patients underwent ultrasound and template guided transperineal prostate and seminal vesicle puncture biopsies.Results Forty-four cases out of 57 found prostate cancer cells in biopsies, and 32 cases had seminal vesicle invasion (positive group) while the other 12 were negative.Twenty cases had been performed prostatectomy in the positive group and their post-operative pathological examination all showed prostate cancer with seminal vesicle invasion.Eleven cases in the negative group had been performed prostatectomy ,and 2 cases showed seminal vesicle invasion.The clinical stages of all cases in the positive group were considered as T3b both pre-operatively and post-operatively.In the negative group however, 11 cases were considered as T2 stage pre-operatively,while 2 cases were increased to T3b stage post-operatively.The sensitivity of puncturing seminal vesicle was 91% (20/22) ,specificity was 100.0% (9/9).Positive predictive value was 100.0% (20/20),while negative predictive value was 82% (9/11).All the 57 cases did not present fever after puncture biopsies, while 23 cases presented hematuria (40%) ,20 cases presented hemospermia (35%) and 1 case presented urinary retention (2%).Conclusions Transrectal ultrasound-guided transperinealseminal vesicle puncture is safe and reliable, it helps to improve the accuracy of pre-operative staging.