1.Analysis of contact allergens in 1065 patients with dermatitis or eczema in Wuxi city
Yan HU ; Xunyi DAI ; Lei CAO ; Xuefen LU ; Juan ZHANG ; Ying FAN ; Aifen ZHOU ; Lijia YANG
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2012;45(10):747-749
Objective To determine contact allergens and their clinical significance in patients with dermatitis or eczema in Wuxi city.MethodsPatch test was conducted in 1065 patients with a clinical diagnosis of dermatitis or eczema.A statistical analysis was carried out.Results Positive patch test reactions were observed in 83.19% of the patients,with no statistical differences in the frequency of positive patch test reactions between female and male patients or between patients of different age groups.The most frequent 6 allergens were potassium dichromate,cobalt chloride,nickle sulfate,formaldehyde,carba mix and fragrance mix in these patients.Female patients showed a higher frequency of positive patch test reaction to nickle sulfate and formaldehyde,but a lower frequency to potassium dichromate and carba mix compared with male patients (all P< 0.01 ); young,middle-aged,and old patients exhibited an increased frequency of positive reaction to cobaly chloride compared with child patients,while young and middle-aged patients showed a decreased frequency to nickel sulfate compared with child patients (all P < 0.05).Conclusion Potassium dichromate,cobalt chloride,nickle sulfate,formaldehyde,carba mix and fragrance mix are the main allergens causing dermatitis and eczema in Wuxi city.
2.Effect of oropharyngeal colostrum administration on salivary secretory IgA levels in extremely/very low birth weight infants fed by gastric tube
Jie LIU ; Lilian CHEN ; Xiaohe MU ; Chuanzhong YANG ; Xiaoyun XIONG ; Xiyang ZHANG ; Aifen CAO
Chinese Journal of Neonatology 2022;37(5):418-422
Objective:To study the effect of oropharyngeal colostrum administration on salivary secretory IgA (sIgA) levels in extremely/very low birth weight preterm infants fed by gastric tube.Methods:Preterm infants with birth weight <1 500 g ( n=90) hospitalized in neonatal intensive care unit of the Affiliated Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital of Southern Medical University from August 2020 to January 2021 were enrolled as research subjects. They were assigned into observation group and control group. The observation group accepted oropharyngeal administration of colostrum before being fed by gastric tube once every 3 hours for 7 days. The control group was given normal saline before each feeding. Other nursing interventions were consistent with the observation group. Saliva samples were collected at the 2 hour and 7 day after birth and the levels of slgA were tested. SPSS 26.0 statistical software was applied to analyse the data. Results:A total of 81 preterm infants completed this study. The content of salivary sIgA in observation group (42 cases) on 7 day after birth were significantly higher than those on the 2 hour after birth [15.4 (0.6, 106.7) μg/ml vs. 0.6 (0.0, 5.3) μg/ml] ( P<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference between the sIgA levels in the saliva of the control group (39 cases) at the 7 postnatal day and 2 hour after birth [0.0 (0.0, 1.4) μg/ml vs. 0.0 (0.0, 5.2) μg/ml] ( P>0.05). The content of salivary sIgA in observation group were significantly higher than those in control group on the 7 day after birth, the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05). The salivary sIgA levels in the observation group were negatively correlated with the starting time of oropharyngeal administration of colostrum ( r=-0.330, P<0.05), and positively correlated with the total number of oropharyngeal administration of colostrum ( r=0.388, P<0.05). Conclusions:Oropharyngeal colostrum administration can improve the levels of salivary sIgA of extremely/very low birth weight preterm infants fed by gastric tube.
3.Current status of premature infants′ pain operation experienced during hospitalization
Lilian CHEN ; Xiaoyun XIONG ; Xiajuan YU ; Ruiqin YUAN ; Yingsui HUANG ; Aifen CAO
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2015;(24):2863-2866
Objective To investigate the premature infants′ pain operation during their hospitalization and thus provide evidence for the necessity of premature infants pain management. Methods Using the method of convenient sampling, we prospectively collected data of all painful procedures performed on 111 premature infants who recruited from admission to discharge in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Shenzhen. The pain of premature infant was evaluated by premature infant pain profile ( PIPP ) . Results During hospitalization, 111 premature infants were exposed to 8 258 painful operations, with each preterm having (74. 4 ± 18. 22) times and averagely (3. 72 ± 1. 53) times each day. Below 1 500 g birth weight infants and equal and beyond 1 500 g birth weight infants were exposed to a median of 153 and 46 painful procedures, respectively. Among those painful procedures, 3M Transparent Dressing removal was the most frequently pain operation performed on preterm neonates, and peripheral arterial puncture, plantar blood sampling, and subcutaneous injection were top three reasons caused most pain. Conclusions Premature infants, particularly very/extremely low birth weight infants ( VLBWI/ELBWI ) , are exposed to numerous invasive painful procedures. It is necessary to train health-care workers to enhance their pain management ability, thereby to reduce the adverse effects of pain stimuli to the premature infants.
4.Application of heated and humidified gas sources for delivery room resuscitation on the short-term outcomes of extremely preterm infants
Shan JIANG ; Huiyan WANG ; Chun CHEN ; Lin YI ; Aifen CAO ; Chuanzhong YANG ; Xiaoyun XIONG
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2024;27(11):917-922
Objective:To observe the impacts of using heated and humidified gas sources for delivery room resuscitation on the short-term outcomes of extremely preterm infants.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted on 231 extremely preterm infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, the First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, from January 2020 to December 2022. The infants were divided into two groups based on whether heated and humidified gas sources were used during delivery room resuscitation: the heated and humidified group (103 cases) and the non-heated and humidified group (128 cases). Independent sample t-tests, Chi-square tests, and Mann-Whitney U tests were used to compare general conditions and short-term outcomes between the groups. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to assess the impact of using heated and humidified gas sources during delivery room resuscitation on the short-term outcomes of extremely preterm infants. Results:Compared to the non-heated and humidified group, the heated and humidified group had a lower incidence of intubation resuscitation [28.2% (29/103) vs. 41.4% (53/128), χ 2=4.38], moderate to severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)/death [22.3% (23/103) vs. 39.1% (50/128), χ 2=7.39] and low rectal temperature upon admission (<36.7 ℃) [57.3% (59/103) vs. 79.7% (102/128), χ 2=13.57], while the rectal temperature upon admission was higher [36.3 ℃ (36.0-36.7 ℃) vs. 35.9 ℃ (35.5-36.3 ℃), U=-5.05], with all differences being statistically significant (all P<0.05). After adjusting for gender, gestational age, mode of delivery, amniotic fluid condition, weight on admission, maternal premature rupture of membranes, assisted reproductive technology, and full course of prenatal steroid use, multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the use of heated and humidified gas sources during delivery room resuscitation could increase the hospital admission rectal temperature ( β=0.46, 95% CI: 0.28-0.64), and decrease the risks of severe BPD/death ( aOR=0.39, 95% CI: 0.20-0.75), and low rectal temperature upon admission ( aOR=0.29, 95% CI: 0.16-0.55)(all P<0.05). Compared to the non-heated and humidified group, the heated and humidified group showed no statistically significant differences in the use of pulmonary surfactant [37.9% (39/103) vs. 43.8% (56/128), χ 2=1.45], incidence of stage Ⅲ or higher necrotizing enterocolitis [2.0% (2/103) vs. 5.5% (7/128), χ 2=2.06], grade Ⅲ or higher intracranial hemorrhage [2.9% (3/103) vs. 3.9% (5/128), χ 2=0.22], and retinopathy of prematurity requiring surgical treatment [3.9% (4/103) vs. 10.2% (13/128), χ 2=3.60] (all P>0.05). Conclusion:The use of heated and humidified gas sources during resuscitation of extremely preterm infants can reduce the risk of moderate to severe BPD/death, help maintain warmth during resuscitation, and do not adversely affect other short-term outcomes.
5. Correlation of early fluctuation management on intraventricular hemorrhage in very/extremely low birth weight infant
Ruiqin YUAN ; Chuanzhong YANG ; Xiaoyun XIONG ; Lilian CHEN ; Yingsui HUANG ; Aifen CAO
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2019;35(14):1051-1055
Objective:
To investigate the correlation of early incubator temperature fluctuation on intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) in very/extremely-low birth weight infants (E/VLBW).
Methods:
From July 2015 to September 2016, 270 patients of hospitalized E/VLBW were included in this study. Temperature changes including incubator temperature and abdominal temperature within 72 hours after admission and routine clinical data were collected,the E/VLBW were divided into IVH group and non-IVH group, as well as the occurrence and grading of IVH. Chi-square test, t test and nonparametric test and logistic regression analysis were used to explore the effect of early incubator temperature fluctuations in E/VLBW on IVH.
Results:
Of the 270 V/ELBW studied, the incidence of IVH was 24.4% (66/270) , severe IVH(grade Ⅲ and Ⅳ) was 5.2% (14/270) . Univariate analysis showed that in addition to common IVH risk factors such as gestational age, body weight, 1/5 min Apgar score, sex, delivery, hyperglycemia, prenatal steroid and mechanical ventilation, fluctuations of body temperature and incubator temperature were relevant for IVH in E/VLBW (