1.Risk factors for post-traumatic stress disorder after emergency trauma surgery
Youjia YU ; Xinyi WANG ; Chuhao GONG ; Dan HAN ; Yangzi ZHU ; Rui YAO
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2022;42(12):1496-1499
Objective:To screen the risk factors for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after emergency trauma surgery in the patients.Methods:The medical records of emergency surgical trauma patients (traffic accident, fall, engineering accident, etc.) were retrospectively collected.The general condition and perioperative clinical indicators of the patients were recorded.The patients were divided into PTSD group and non-PTSD group according to whether PTSD occurred within 1 month after surgery.Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to screen the risk factors for PTSD.Results:A total of 312 patients were enrolled, and the incidence of PTSD at 1 month after surgery was 19.9%.There were significant differences in preoperative VAS score, ratio of gender, intraoperative use of propofol, intraoperative use of dexmedetomidine, and postoperative ICU transfer rate between PTSD group and non-PTSD group ( P<0.05). The results of logistic regression analysis showed that intraoperative use of propofol, preoperative high VAS score and postoperative admission to ICU were independent risk factors for PTSD, and intraoperative use of dexmedetomidine was a protective factor for the prevention of PTSD ( P<0.05). Conclusions:Intraoperative use of propofol, preoperative high VAS score and postoperative transfer to ICU are independent risk factors for postoperative PTSD in the patients with emergency trauma, and intraoperative use of dexmedetomidine is a protective factor for the prevention of PTSD.
2.Risk factors for recurrent left ventricular outflow tract obstruction after surgical repair for subaortic stenosis
Jie DONG ; Shun LIU ; Shuo DONG ; Mengxuan ZOU ; Chuhao DU ; Yangxue SUN ; Haitao XU ; Jiashu SUN ; Qiang WANG ; Shoujun LI ; Keming YANG ; Jun YAN
Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2023;39(10):599-604
Objective:To investigate the prognosis and risk factors for children diagnosed with all types of subaortic stenosis(SAS) who developed recurrent left ventricular outflow tract obstruction after surgical treatment.Methods:The study retrospectively included patients aged 0-18 years old who underwent open heart SAS surgery at Fuwai Hospital from 2016-2019. Children with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy were excluded. Detailed operative notes, medical records and ultrasound information, and follow-ups were extracted. Recurrent SAS was defined as left ventricular outflow tract gradient 30 mmHg(1 mmHg=0.133 kPa) 1 month after SAS surgical treatment.Results:A total of 137 children were included in this study. The medium age of children at the time of SAS surgery was 4.6 years old(3 months-17.8 years old). After a median follow-up of 4.36 years(3.2-5.7 years), a total of 30 patients developed recurrent LVOTO, with a recurrence rate of 21.9%, and 7(5.1%) underwent a second surgery. Compared to the non-recurrent group, children in the recurrent group were younger at the time of surgery( P=0.0443), had a smaller body surface area( P=0.0485), and a longer length of stay( P=0.0380). In Cox analysis, when only considering preoperative variables, the independent risk factor for LVOTO recurrence were a peak left ventricular outflow tract gradient higher than 50 mmHg( HR=5.25, P=0.001), a BSA less than 0.9( HR=2.5, P=0.023), and a length of SAS 5 mm( HR=2.29, P=0.050). When both preoperative and intraoperative variables were considered, preoperative peak left ventricular outflow tract gradient 50 mmHg( HR=4.91, P=0.002) and peeling from the aortic valve( HR=3.23, P=0.010) were independent risk factors for postoperative recurrence. Conclusion:Recurrent LVOTO after SAS surgical repair is common, and regular postoperative follow-up is crucial to evaluate whether a secondary intervention is required. Regular postoperative follow-up is needed for children at high risk.
3.Diagnosis and Treatment Reasoning of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Against Acute Abdomen Based on Knowledge Graph
Zixuan FU ; Peng ZHOU ; Haiyan REN ; Chuhao SHANG ; Jingjing LUO ; Yi GUO ; Ximo WANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(11):190-199
ObjectiveIn view of the standardization of clinical diagnosis and treatment of the acute abdomen and the inheritance of diagnosis and treatment experience of prestigious veteran traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) doctors, a diagnosis and treatment reasoning algorithm based on association rule mining under incomplete evidence(AMIE)+ random walk was proposed to provide information services and technical support for primary doctors by recommending personalized diagnosis and treatment plans based on medical records. MethodThe experience of diagnosis and treatment of acute abdomen of prestigious veteran TCM doctors and the text data of clinical diagnosis and treatment guidelines of integrated TCM and western medicine were collected to complete the task of knowledge extraction and construct acute abdomen knowledge graph based on Neo4j. On the basis of ontology-supported rule-based reasoning, the rule reasoning based on similar syndromes was used to expand the syndrome combinations whose Jaccard similarity was greater than the threshold in the syndrome recommendation results. The semantic path coverage algorithm was used to calculate the semantic similarity between the symptom nodes. The symptom nodes were divided into 10 categories, and the symptom nodes in the same category were extended. The random walk algorithm was used to search the symptom nodes connected with the syndrome, and the connection rules between the syndrome and symptom nodes were extended to realize the knowledge reasoning of AMIE+ random walk. ResultThe acute abdomen knowledge graph included 1 320 nodes and 2 464 relationships. According to the link prediction evaluation index of knowledge reasoning, the reasoning results of the three algorithms in the auxiliary diagnosis and treatment of acute abdomen were compared. The AMIE+ random walk algorithm complemented the knowledge graph by extending the similar syndrome connection rules and the syndrome-symptom connection rules. Compared with the knowledge reasoning algorithm based on ontology rules, the area under the curve (AUC) was 15.18% higher and the accuracy was 30.36% higher, which achieved more accurate and effective knowledge inference. ConclusionThis study used knowledge graph technology to visualize the diagnosis and treatment of acute abdomen with TCM and western medicine, assisting primary clinicians in intuitively viewing the diagnosis and treatment process and data relationship. The proposed diagnosis and treatment reasoning algorithm can realize the personalized diagnosis and treatment plan recommendation at the level of "disease-syndrome-diagnosis-treatment-prescription", which can assist primary doctors in disease diagnosis and treatment and clinical decision-making, contribute to the knowledge sharing and application of diagnosis and treatment experience and clinical guidelines of prestigious veteran TCM doctors, improve the level of primary clinical diagnosis and treatment, and promote the normalization and standardization of the diagnosis and treatment process of acute abdomen with integrated TCM and western medicine.
4.Research on Objective Characteristics of Tongue Manifestation in 315 Patients with Coronary Heart Disease
Mengyao DUAN ; Chuhao WANG ; Yuquan TAN ; Kun LIAN ; Xintian SHOU ; Yang JIANG ; Boyan MAO ; Zhixi HU
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;65(9):921-927
ObjectiveTo investigate the objective characteristics of tongue manifestations in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). MethodsA total of 315 participants with CHD were recruited in the CHD group, and 211 healthy participants who underwent physical examination were recruited as the healthy control group. In addition, according to the common comorbidities (primary hypertension, carotid atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes mellitus, fatty liver, hyperlipidaemia, heart failure, and cerebral infarction) in 315 participants with CHD, each comorbidity was classified into a group of comorbidities with that disease and a group of non-comorbidities. Tongue images were captured using a TFDA-1 tongue diagnostic instrument to characterise the tongue body (TB) and tongue coating (TC), comparing the RGB, HIS, and Lab colour spaces in the chromaticity index (R, red; G, green; B, blue; H, hue; I, intensity; S, saturation; L, lightness; a, red-green axis; b, yellow-blue axis), the tongue coating thickness index (per-All), contrast (CON), angular second moment (ASM), entropy (ENT), and mean (MEAN) in texture metrics. ResultsCompared with the healthy control group, the characteristic indexes of tongue body in CHD group showed lower TB-R, TB-G, TB-B, TB-I, TB-L and higher TB-H, TB-b; and the characteristic indexes of tongue coating in CHD group showed lower TC-R, TC-B and higher TC-CON, TC-MEAN, TC-H, TC-b (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Compared with non-combined primary hypertension group, CHD combined primary hypertension group showed higher per-All, TB-G, TB-L, and lower TB-a, TC-a (P<0.05); compared with the non-combined carotid atherosclerosis group, CHD combined carotid atherosclerosis group showed higher TB-CON, TB-ENT, TB-MEAN, and lower TB-ASM (P<0.05 or P<0.01); compared with the non-combined type 2 diabetes mellitus group, CHD combined type 2 diabetes mellitus group showed lower per-All and higher TB-H (P<0.05 or P<0.01); compared with the non-combined fatty liver group, CHD combined fatty liver group showed higher TB-CON, TB-MEAN, TB-ENT, and lower TB-ASM and TC-S (P<0.05 or P<0.01); compared with the non-combined hyperlipidaemia group, CHD combined hyperlipidaemia group showed lower TB-S and TB-a (P<0.05); compared with non-combined heart failure group, CHD combined heart failure group showed lower TB-R, TB-G, TB-I, TB-L, and higher TB-a (P<0.05 or P<0.01); compared with non-combined cerebral infarction group, CHD combined cerebral infarction group showed higher TC-CON, TC-ENT, TC-MEAN, and lower TC-ASM (P<0.05 or P<0.01). ConclusionCompared to healthy individuals, patients with CHD tend to have darker tongue colours and rougher TC textures. Compared with non-comorbidity participants, those with primary hypertension tended to be lighter tongue colour and thicker tongue coating, those with carotid atherosclerosis had paler tongue body, those with type 2 diabetes mellitus had thinner tongue coating, those with fatty liver disease had paler tongue body and whiter tongue colour, those with hyperlipidaemia and heart failure had paler tongue colour, and those with cerebral infarction had rougher tongue texture.
5.Short-term outcomes of mitral valvuloplasty for Barlow disease in children
Shuo DONG ; Yabing DUAN ; Yangxue SUN ; Haitao XU ; Ju WANG ; Chuhao DU ; Manchen GAO ; Jun YAN
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2021;28(03):349-353
Objective To explore the clinical effect of mitral valvuloplasty on children with Barlow disease combined with moderate to severe or severe mitral regurgitation. Methods The clinical data of 10 patients with Barlow disease combined with moderate to severe or severe mitral regurgitation in Fuwai Hospital from January 2014 to August 2019 were analyzed retrospectively, including 3 males and 7 females, with a mean age of 8.7±7.9 years. Echocardiography before and during the operation confirmed that the mitral valve leaflets were long and swinging, the valve leaflets and the opposite edge protruded into the left atrium and were higher than the level of the mitral valve rings, the mitral valve rings were dilated, the papillary muscles and tendons were long, and the pathological changes after the operation showed mucoid degenertion of the valve leaflets and tendons, and some fibrous foci hyperplasia. Mitral valve repair included implantation of artificial valve ring, implantation of artificial tendon, posterior leaflets sliding, partial resection of posterior leaflets (excluding sliding), valve leaflets folding, tendon folding, papillary muscle splitting and annular valve contraction (excluding artificial valve ring implantation). The technique of mitral valve repair, early clinical results and follow-up echocardiographic data were analyzed. Results All the patients successfully completed the mitral valve repair. The mean time of aortic occlusion was 73.2±17.4 min, and cardiopulmonary bypass time was 99.5±19.8 min. At the same time, 4 patients received tricuspid valve repair and 1 funnel chest correction. There was no reoperation in perioperative period. The 1-year and 5-year survival rates were 100.0% and 100.0%, respectively. The incidence of below moderate mitral regurgitation was 90.0% at postoperative 1 year and 72.0% at postoperative 5 years. Conclusion For the young children who have Barlow disease and mitral regurgitation, considering the characteristics of heavy lesions, small operation space, and the need to meet the growth and development of valve, it is suggested to adopt the surgical techniques different from those of older children, such as valve ring retraction and tendon folding, if necessary, to adopt "edge to edge" suture, which can shorten aortic occlusion time and achieve good early effects, and its long-term effects still need further follow-up observation. Mitral valvuloplasty technique for Barlow disease similar to that of adults can be used in older children, including implantation of artificial valve ring and implantation of artificial tendon, etc.