1.Influence of continuous positive airway pressure treatment on cardiovascular risk factors in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome
Yufeng WAN ; Yulong ZHENG ; Liyang ZHOU ; Shu LIU ; Chuanqing XU ; Yue XU
Clinical Medicine of China 2010;26(2):177-180
Objective To investigate the influence of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) treatment on cardiovascular risk factors in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea Syndrome (OSAHS). Methods Thirty-one patients with newly diagnosed OSAHS were divided into 3 groups based on the status of nC-PAP treatment: group 1,10 patients with nCPAP > 4 hrs/night;group 2:9 patients with nCPAP < 4 hrs/night;group 3:12 patients without nCPAP treatment. Serum cardiovascular risk factors (i. e. ,C-reactive protein(CRP), total cholesterol, triglycerides, highdensity lipaprntein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, apo-lipoprotein A-I (ApoA-1), and apolipoprotein B (ApoB) ) were measured at baseline and 6 months after nCPAP treatment. Results ① There was no significant difference on age,body mass index,blcod pressure,Epworth sleepi-ness scale (ESS) and saturation of blood oxygen (SPO_2) between the 3 groups (P>0.05). ②In group 1, ESS, SPO_2 minimum SPO_2 were significantly improved (3.20±2.80,93.80±2.01 and 84.10±6.17, respectively) compared to baseline (13.30±5.20,88.60±4.14 and 69.60±11.80, respectively) (P<0.01). Moreover, in group 2, there were significant improvement on ESS, SPO_2 and minimum SPO2 (4.95±2.67,94.20±1.46 and 85.20±4.97, respectively) compared to baseline (12.80±5.50,89.10±5.11 and 73.70±12.50, respectively) (P<0.01). ③In group 1 ,significant decreases in the levels of CRP,total cholesterol was observed (P=0.021 and 0.038). ④In group 2, group 3 there were slightly decrease of CRP after treatment, but the difference did not reach statistieal significance. Conclusions Good compliance to nCPAP treatment decreases the serum levels of cardiovas-cular risk factors, indicating a beneficial effect on the overall cardiovascular disease prevention and control.
2.Solid-state multi-wavelength lasers equipment for retina treatment.
Wenlu LIU ; Chuanqing ZHOU ; Qiushi REN
Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation 2012;36(5):326-328
Solid-state multi-wavelength laser equipment is the treatment device with selected wavelength Nd: YAG laser frequency technology, integrated red (659 nm), yellow (589 nm) and green (532 nm) of three solid-state lasers. The device is designed by the accurate controlled laser output system, precision optical and electronic control through the optical coupler into the optical fiber transmission system. It's combined with an eye slit lamp integration of high precision, good stability stability for all solid-state multi-wavelength lasers equipment.
Equipment Design
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Fundus Oculi
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Laser Therapy
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instrumentation
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Lasers, Solid-State
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therapeutic use
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Retinal Diseases
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surgery
3.MRI kidney segmentation based on thresholding and active contour model.
Xiaowei WU ; Chuanqing ZHOU ; Qiu-Shi REN
Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation 2011;35(3):161-163
The proposed hybrid image segmentation method, based on MRI renal images, aims at extracting the cortical and medullary regions of the kidney. It incorporates the thresholding segmentation and the active contour model. To begin with, the binary mask was obtained by preprocessing and thresholding. Then, the manually set starting contour deformed like a balloon under the framework of a simplified active contour model, thus getting the initial contour of the medulla or the cortex. Finally, the initial contour deformed according to the traditional active contour model and was attracted by the actual boundary of the tissues, defined by the gradient image.
Algorithms
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Humans
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Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
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methods
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Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
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methods
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Kidney
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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methods
4.Study and design of spectral domain optical coherence tomography-based high-resolution ophthalmic imaging system.
Bo WEN ; Chuanqing ZHOU ; Qiushi REN
Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation 2010;34(5):339-342
According to the mechanism of spectral domain optical coherence tomography, this paper gives a design and development of a practical OCT imaging device based on slit-lamp microscopic widely-used in ophthalmology. The paper details the device's architecture and three key points in design: communication between PC and MCU, how to design modules of fixation lamp and reference arm and anti-interference measures.
Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological
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instrumentation
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Equipment Design
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Tomography, Optical Coherence
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instrumentation
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methods
5.The design of all solid-state tunable pulsed Ti:sapphire laser system.
Zhe CHEN ; Geng KU ; Junchao WAN ; Wei WANG ; Chuanqing ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation 2013;37(3):185-188
This paper presented a design of broadly all solid-state tunable pulsed Ti:sapphire laser with high power and stable performance. The laser was pumped by custom-made Nd:YAG laser which had water cooling system and amplified by two stage amplifier. The method accomplished tunable output of all solid-state tunable pulsed Ti:sapphire laser by modifying the reflection angle of the back mirror. We investigated the relationship between the power of the pumping laser and the all solid-state tunable pulsed Ti: sapphire laser by changing the power of the pumping source.
Aluminum Oxide
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Equipment Design
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Laser Therapy
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instrumentation
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Lasers, Solid-State
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Titanium
6. Antimicrobial resistance changes of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae strains isolated from children
Yan GUO ; Fupin HU ; Demei ZHU ; Chuanqing WANG ; Aimin WANG ; Hong ZHANG ; Chun WANG ; Fang DONG ; Jinghui ZHEN ; Shuping ZHOU ; Yan ZHOU ; Lei ZHU ; Jinhua MENG
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2018;56(12):907-914
Objective:
To investigate the prevalence and resistance changes of carbapenem-resistant
7.Surveillance of antibiotic resistance among the bacterial strains isolated from hospitals in Shanghai: results of 2016
Yan GUO ; Demei ZHU ; Fupin HU ; Fu WANG ; Xiaofei JIANG ; Jing WANG ; Hu LI ; Min WANG ; Jun ZHOU ; Chuanqing WANG
Chinese Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy 2017;17(6):609-622
Objective To investigate the resistance profile of clinical bacterial isolates to antibiotics in Shanghai during 2016.Methods Antimicobial susceptibility testing was carried out for the clinical isolates collected from 47 hospitals according to a unified protocol using Kirby-Bauer method or automated systems.The participating hospitals included 28 tertiary hospitals and 19 secondary hospitals across Shanghai.Results were analyzed according to CLSI 2016 breakpoints.Results A total of 122 548 clinical isolates were collected,including 35 522 (29.0%) strains of gram positive cocci and 87 026 (71.0%) strains of gram negative bacilli.Overall,28.9% of the isolates were from secondary hospitals and 71.1% from tertiary hospitals.Gram positive and gram negative isolates accounted for 25.8% and 74.2% in secondary hospitals,30.3% and 69.7% in tertiary hospitals,respectively.The overall prevalence of MRSA in Staphylococcus aureus was 48.7% and 77.2% of MRCNS in coagulase-negative Staphylococcus.The average prevalence of MRSA and MRCNS was 55.9% and 73.3% in secondary hospitals,45.9% and 78.6% in tertiary hospitals.No strains were found resistant to vancomycin in Staphylococcus.About 77.4% of the 1 111 strains of non-meningitis S.pneumoniae isolated from children were penicillin-susceptible (PSSP),13.2% were penicillin-intermediate (PISP) and 9.4% were penicillinresistant (PRSP).The prevalence of PSSP,PISE and PRSP was 97.8%,2.2%,and 0 in secondary hospitals,76.5%,13.7%,and 9.8% in tertiary hospitals.Of the 285 strains isolated from adults,94.0%,4.2% and 1.8% were PSSP,P1SP and PRSP,respectively.The prevalence of PSSP,PISP and PRSP among the isolates from adults was 93.7%,5.3%,and 1.0% in secondary hospitals,94.2%,3.7%,and 2.1% in tertiary hospitals.Overall,37 strains of vacomycin-resistant E.feacium (14 from secondary hospitals and 23 from tertiary hospitals) and 25 strains of vacomycin-resistant E.feacalis (all from tertiary hospitals) were identified.PCR and sequencing analysis indicated that most of these resistant strains were vanA type.The overall prevalence of ESBLs-producing srains was 52.2% in E.coli,30.9% in Klebsiella pneumoniae and 29.8% in Proteus mirabilis.Specifically,the corresponding prevalence of such strains was 55.1%,33.6% and 34.0% in secondary hospitals,51.0%,29.7% and 28.0% in tertiary hospitals,respectively.Enterobacteriaceae strains were still highly susceptible to carbapenem antibiotics.Overall,8.9% and 9.1% of the Enterobacteriaceae strains were resistant to imipenem and meropenem,respectively.The figure was 6.6% and 7.1% in secondary hospitals,9.9% and 10.0% in tertiary hospitals.Extensively drug-resistant strains were identified in A.baumannii,K.pneumoniae,P.aeruginosa,and E.coli,specifically,223,63,10,and 4 strains in secondary hospitals;224,201,22,and 9 strains in tertiary hospitals.Conclusions Antibicotic resistance is still very serious in the common clinical strains,which poses a critical threat to healthcare facilities.This issue should be taken seriously and effective infection control measures must be put in place.
8. Clinical characteristics and antimicrobial resistance of pneumococcal infections from 9 children's hospitals in 2016
Chao FANG ; Xuejun CHEN ; Mingming ZHOU ; Yinghu CHEN ; Ruizhen ZHAO ; Jikui DENG ; Chunmei JING ; Hongmei XU ; Jinhong YANG ; Yiping CHEN ; Hong ZHANG ; Ting ZHANG ; Sancheng CAO ; Huiling DENG ; Chuanqing WANG ; Aimin WANG ; Hui YU ; Shifu WANG ; Aiwei LIN ; Xing WANG ; Qing CAO
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2018;56(8):582-586
Objective:
To describe the clinical characteristics of pneumococcal infections and drug resistance of
9.Experience on prevention and control management in PICU during the epidemic of novel coronavirus Omicron variant in Shanghai
Zhengzheng ZHANG ; Jian MA ; Yuxia YANG ; Jinhao TAO ; Meixiu MING ; Jihua ZHOU ; Zhenyu ZHANG ; Xuemei ZHU ; Xiaodi CAI ; Pan LIU ; Weijie SHEN ; Chuanqing WANG ; Gongbao LIU ; Guoping LU ; Weiming CHEN
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2022;29(10):768-772
Objective:To summarize the experience of the precise prevention and control strategy of novel coronavirus infection in the pediatric intensive care unit(PICU)during the epidemic of the Omicron variant.Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed on the strategies and management experience of precise prevention and control of novel coronavirus infection in PICU at Pediatric Hospital of Fudan University from March 1 to May 10, 2022.Results:According to the national and Shanghai novel coronavirus infection prevention and control standards, the PICU in our hospital, in accordance with the specialty characteristics of PICU, cooperated with the hospital′s department of infection and medical department to jointly construct a precise ward management strategy for the outbreak of the omicron mutants infection.Precise prevention and control management strategies were formulated from four aspects: the admission process of critically ill children, the division of PICU ward areas and nosocomial infection protection, the reception management system for children′s family members, and the " bubble management" system for PICU staff, and run them for 3 months.During the epidemic, there was no nosocomial infection of novel coronavirus infection in children or medical staff.During the period, a total of 140 critically ill children were admitted, including 87 cases transferred from the general ward in the hospital, 48 cases from the emergency department(non-febrile, 3 cases transferred by the transfer team), four cases from fever clinic, and one case from control ward.Four of the critically ill children had no emergency nucleic acid test report when they were admitted to the PICU.Among the 140 critically ill children, 54 patients received mechanical ventilation, 18 patients received blood purification, and two patients were monitored after liver transplantation.Seventy-eight (55.7%) children had underlying diseases.Conclusion:During the current round of novel coronavirus epidemic in Shanghai, PICU in our hospital formulated the admission and ward management procedures for critically ill children, which ensured the prevention and control of nosocomial infection of novel coronavirus, and at the same time ensured the treatment of critically ill children to the greatest extent.
10.Chinese experts′ consensus statement on diagnosis, treatment and prevention of Group A Streptococcus infection related diseases in children
Dingle YU ; Qinghua LU ; Yuanhai YOU ; Hailin ZHANG ; Min LU ; Baoping XU ; Gang LIU ; Lin MA ; Yunmei LIANG ; Ying LIU ; Yaoling MA ; Yanxia HE ; Kaihu YAO ; Sangjie YU ; Hongmei QIAO ; Cong LIU ; Xiaorong LIU ; Jianfeng FAN ; Liwei GAO ; Jifeng YE ; Chuanqing WANG ; Xiang MA ; Jianghong DENG ; Gen LU ; Huanji CHENG ; Wenshuang ZHANG ; Peiru XU ; Jun YIN ; Zhou FU ; Hesheng CHANG ; Guocheng ZHANG ; Yuejie ZHENG ; Kunling SHEN ; Yonghong YANG
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2022;37(21):1604-1618
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a very important pathogen, especially for children.On a global scale, GAS is an important cause of morbidity and mortality.But the burden of disease caused by GAS is still unknown in China and also has not obtained enough attention.For this purpose, the expert consensus is comprehensively described in diagnosis, treatment and prevention of GAS diseases in children, covering related aspects of pneumology, infectiology, immunology, microbiology, cardiology, nephrology, critical care medicine and preventive medicine.Accordingly, the consensus document was intended to improve management strategies of GAS disease in Chinese children.