The paper introduced the concept of project management and its basic methodology. By analysis of existing problems found in international cooperation projects of hospitals, the authors probed into the feasibility of leveraging advanced project management methods in such projects, and came up with improvement measures. Such measures proposed include building a new structure for project management, improving project management system and operation mechanism, building supportive services and support systems, and special project culture as well.

OBJECTIVE: To prepare clomipramine hydrochloride sustained release tablet and study its in vitro release rate.METHODS: Orthogonal experiment was carried out to optimize the formulation and the preparation was prepared taking by the formula dosage of HPMC,lactose and amylum pregelatinisatum as factors and the in vitro release rate as index.The in vitro drug release rate was investigated as well.RESULTS: The optimal formulation was as follows: HPMC 45 mg,lactose 35 mg,and amylum pregelatinisatum 40 mg.The preparation prepared in the optimal formulation had a sustained release of 24 h and the release behavior of the tablets followed the zero order equation.CONCLUSION: The formula of the sustained release tablets is reasonable and which had satisfactory sustained release efficacy.

Objective To analyze the clinical features and risk factors of invasive fungal infections (IFI) in children with acute leukemia.Methods Ninety-six acute leukemia children complicated with IFI admitted in Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center during January 2005 and February 2017 were retrospectively reviewed, and 96 cases of acute leukemia without IFI admitted at the same period were randomly selected as control group.The clinical manifestations of IFI were analyzed, multivariate Logistic regression was used to study risk factors of the complication of IFI in pediatric acute leukemia.Results Among 96 children complicated with IFI, fungus were detected in samples from sputum, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, or blood in 78 cases, in which 42 cases (43.75％) were oral infection, 36 cases (37.50％) were pulmonary infection.Candida albicans (33.33％, 26/78) was the most commonly isolated pathogen, followed by Candida parapsilosis (20.51％, 16/78) and Candida tropicalis (20.51％, 16/78).Univariate analysis revealed hormone-containing chemotherapy, neutropenia (＜ 0.5 × 109/L), time duration of neutropenia ≥ 10 days, usage of carbapenem antibiotics and combined drug administration ≥2 types were associated with fungal infection (P ＜ 0.05 or ＜0.01).Multivariate Logistic regression showed that the time duration of neutropenia ≥ 10 days (OR =11.390, 95％ CI 4.145-55.263, P ＜ 0.01),usage of carbapenem antibiotics (OR =4.825, 95％ CI 1.681-13.842, P ＜ 0.01) and hormone-containing chemotherapy (OR =2.220, 95％ CI 1.542-8.246, P ＜ 0.05) were the independent risk factors of IFI.Conclusion Rational usage of antibiotics and effective measures taken to restore the granulocytes can help to reduce the incidence of IFI in children with acute leukemia.

Objective To explore the reason of colon cancer with appendicitis and reduce the rate of misdiagnosis. Methods We car-ried out analysis retrospectively to analyze 1 094 hospitalized patients with colon cancer in the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical Uni-versity from January 2006 to March 2013. Results Among 1 094 colon cancer patients,31 patients who firstly diagnosed with acute appendi-citis received appendectomy,1 patient with appendiceal abscess received non-surgical treatment. Among 31 patients with acute appendicitis,6 patients were found to be with ileocecal tumors during surgeries;24 patients were diagnosed with colon cancer within one year;incision of 1 patient did not heal, with continuous drainage of brown liquid;the appendicitis of 1 patient who received non-surgical treatment was recur-rent. Conclusion As lack of typical symptoms,colon cancer is prone to misdiagnose and diagnose incorrectly when the cancer co-exists with appendicitis and symptoms of appendicitis were showed firstly. Therefore,clinicians should be vigilant for patients with appendicitis. In order to induce the rate of misdiagnosis,it is essential that requesting disease history carefully,timely and relevant inspection and appropriate ex-ploratory surgery for the patients with appendicitis.

Objective To evaluate the safety and feasibility of cruciform anastomosis in the laparoscopic radical resection of colon cancer.Methods The retrospective descriptive study was adopted.The clinicopathologic data of 9 patients with colon cancer who were admitted to the Shanxi Provincial Caner Hospital between December 2011 to October 2013 were collected.After the laparoscopic free colon and dissection of lymph nodes,the proximal and distal ends of the colon tumor were cut off using an ENDO-GIA,cutting one small incision on the both side of stump,and ENDO-GIA was put into the incision to staple the mesentery of colonic wall,finally,the beak-like common incision was closed by ENDO-GIA and digestive tract construction was conducted.Observation indices:(1)operative indices:operation time,time of cruciform colon anastomosis,volume of intraoperative blood loss,conversion to open surgery.(2)Tumor indices:number of lymph nodes dissected,distance to resection margin,R resection.(3)Surgical complications:anastomotic stoma incompetence,anastomotic leakage,anastomotic stenosis,twisting of bowel,wound liquefaction infection.(4)Postoperative recovery time:time for initial out-of-bed activity,time to anal exsufflation,time for fluid diet intake,duration of postoperative hospital stay.(5)Follow-up situations:follow-up using outpatient examination was conducted up to April 2014.Karnofsky performance status(KPS)score was used to evaluate the health conditions and tumor recurrence of anastomotic stoma and colonic cavity stenosis were detected by fibercoloscope.Measurement data with normal distribution were presented as x±s.Results(1)Operative indices:9 patients received successful total laparoscopic resection of colon cancer+D3 lymph node dissection+cruciform anastomosis,without conversion to open surgery.Operation time,time of cruciform colon anastomosis and volume of intraoperative blood loss were respectively(140±50)minutes,(43±26)minutes and(62±56)mL.(2)Tumor indices:the number of lymph nodes dissected was 17±6 percase.The distance to resection margin was more than 8 cm,and pathological findings showed no residual cancer.(3)Surgical complications:9 patients had no postoperative complications.(4)Postoperative recovery time:time for initial out-of-bed activity,time to anal exsufflation,time for fluid diet intake and duration of hospital stay were respectively(1.8±0.9)days,(2.4±1.2)days,(3.6±1.7)days and(9.6±2.5)days.All the patients were discharged from hospital at postoperative day 12,without the occurrence of readmission within postoperative day 30.(5)Follow-up situations:all the patients were followed up by outpatient examination at postoperative month 6,with KPS score≥90 and without the occurrence of tumor recurrence of anastomotic stoma and colonic cavity stenosis.Conclusion Cruciform anastomosis in the laparoscopic radical resection of colon cancer is safe and feasible.

Objective To investigate the clinical value of 64-slice spiral computed tomography(64-MSCT)triple-phase enhanced scan in diagnosis of lymphatic metastasis of gastric cancer.Methods Thirty patients with gastric cancer underwent plain and triple-phase enhanced scan by using 64-MSCT to analyze the relevant parameters of lymphatic metastasis.Results The four parameters de-termined metastatic perigastric lymph node as follows:①the short diameter ≥6 mm,②the ratio of short-to-long diameter ≥0.6,③the CT value in the portal venous phase≥ 65 HU,④the difference of CT values between portal venous phase and plain scan≥35 HU.The sensitivity and specificity of combining two parameters (①+②)in diagnosing metastatic lymph node were 90.5% and 29.0%,respectively.The sensitivity and specificity of combining three parameters (①+②+③)were 98.2% and 1 9.4%,respec-tively.The sensitivity and specificity of combining four parameters (①+②+③+④)were 99.7% and 13.2%,respectively.In ad-dition,metastatic lymph nodes were considered if they were ring-enhancement,or adhesions of several lymph nodes.Conclusion The use of 64-MSCT triple-phase enhanced scan and synthesis of various parameters of lymph nodes could lead to reliable diagnosis of lymphatic metastasis in gastric cancer with rapid,non-invasive,high sensitive and specific features.

Background and objective Patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) respond well to EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) is a simple and widely used technique in clinical pathology laboratories. IHC also features cost effectiveness and rapid detection ofEGFR mutations compared with molecular methods. hTis study aims to determine the accuracy of IHC forEGFR mutation detection in NSCLC.Methods Specimens (obtained from surgery or biopsy) from 97 NSCLC cases were stained through IHC with mutation-specific antibodies. The clinicopathological features of patients with positive immunostaining results were analyzed. Positive specimens were subjected to liquid chip technology to detect the actual EGFR status. Forty NSCLC specimens obtained from surgery and conifrmed to haveEGFR mutations through liquid chip technology were collect-ed. These specimens were then subjected to IHC analyses with mutation-speciifc antibodies. The sensitivity of IHC in detect-ingEGFR mutations was calculated.Results Seventeen of the 97 NSCLC specimens were stained positive, and positive results were mostly observed in females, patients with adenocarcinoma, and non-smokers. About 76.9% of specimens with positive IHC results harbored mutations. The sensitivity of IHC was 40% among the 40 cases identiifed as containingEGFR mutations through liquid chip technology.Conclusion The strong positive immunostaining result is accurate, but the sensitivity of the method may not be optimal and signiifcantly varies in different studies. The widespread application of IHC in clinics must be further investigated.

BACKGROUND:Increasing evidence supports the association between different exercise intensities and the risk of osteoarthritis,but this may be affected by confounding and reverse causality,and the conclusions have not been unified. OBJECTIVE:To explore the causal association between different exercise intensities and osteoarthritis using Mendelian randomization method. METHODS:Data from genome-wide association studies associated with different exercise intensities were selected,and instrumental variables were screened with a threshold of P＜5×10-8.Causal associations between exposure and risk of outcome were assessed using five analysis methods of Mendelian randomization with inverse variance weighting as the primary analysis method.Selected instrumental variables were used to assess causal associations between different exercise intensities and osteoarthritis,and sensitivity analyses with inverse Mendelian randomization were performed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:In the analysis results of the inverse variance weighting method,low-intensity exercise showed a significant protective effect on knee osteoarthritis[odds ratio(OR)=0.14,95%confidence interval(CI):0.06-0.32,P＜0.001],while sedentary behavior without exercise intensity,such as watching TV,was confirmed to be a risk factor for knee osteoarthritis and hip osteoarthritis(OR=2.24,95%CI:1.74-2.88,P＜0.001;OR=1.34,95%CI:1.01-1.78,P=0.04).Through the reverse Mendelian randomization analysis of osteoarthritis to different exercise intensities,it was found that osteoarthritis was negatively correlated with low-intensity exercise and positively correlated with watching TV.The analysis results show that there is a two-way causal relationship between different exercise intensity and osteoarthritis risk.

Objective:To explore the clinical value of mean platelet volume/platelet count ratio(MPV/PLT)in predicting short-term prognosis of elderly patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(AECOPD).Methods:A total of 226 elderly patients with AECOPD admitted to our hospital from January 2017 to January 2019 were retrospectively enrolled as research subjects.All cases were divided into the survival group(n=175)and the death group(n=51), based on prognosis 28-day after admission.General data and laboratory test results were compared between the two groups.The relevant factors for death were analyzed by the Logistic regression equation.The receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was used to evaluate the prognostic value of MPV/PLT, and the Kaplan-Meier survival curve was drawn according to the cut-off.Methods:Compared with the survival group, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Status Evaluation(APACHEⅡ)score, levels of procalcitonin(PCT), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein(hs-CRP), creatinine, neutrophil count(NEU), lymphocyte count(LYM)and MPV were elevated, and levels of albumin and PLT decreased in the death group( P<0.05). Hospital stay lengths and costs were higher in the death group than in the survival group( P<0.05). The level of MPV/PLT was higher in the death group than in the survival group(0.065±0.016 vs.0.054±0.013, t=5.036, P<0.01). Multivariate Logistic regression showed that MPV/PLT was an independent risk factor for recent death( OR=2.331, 95% CI: 1.772-8.224, P<0.01). ROC curve analysis showed that the area under the curve(AUC)of MPV/PLT was 0.829, the sensitivity was 83.41%, the specificity was 82.80%, and the cut-off was 0.061.Optimal cut-off value analysis showed that APACHEⅡ score, PCT and hs-CRP levels and mortality were higher in patients with MPV/PLT≥0.061 than in patients with MPV/PLT<0.061( P<0.05). The Kaplan Meier survival curve showed that the cumulative survival rate was lower in those with MPV/PLT≥0.061 than in those with MPV/PLT<0.061( Log- rank=6.323, P<0.05). Conclusions:The increase of MPV/PLT may be an independent risk factor for recent death in elderly patients with AECOPD and has good clinical value in predicting poor prognosis.

Objective:To explore the correlation of serum albumin level at admission with clinical prognoses in patients with acute traumatic brain injury (TBI).Methods:One hundred and fifty-four patients with acute moderate-extreme severe TBI (Glasgow Coma Scale [GCS] scores of 3-12 at admission) in Department of Neurosurgery, General Hospital of Western Theater Command from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2020 were chosen. The comprehensive clinical data of these patients were collected, including age, gender, GCS scores, serum albumin level (hypoalbuminemia defined as<35 g/L), hemoglobin level, comorbidities, treatment measures, and prognoses 6 months after discharge (poor prognosis defined as Glasgow outcome Scale [GOS] scores of 1-2, and good prognosis defined as GOS scores of 3-5). Univariate and multivariate Logistic regressions were used to identify the independent factors for clinical prognoses of these patients, and differences in poor prognosis rate, length of ICU stay, and total hospital cost were compared between different groups.Results:Among the 154 patients, 43 had poor prognosis and 111 had good prognosis. Serum albumin level at admission ( OR=0.916, 95% CI: 0.843-0.996, P=0.001) and GCS scores at admission ( OR=0.701, 95% CI: 0.594-0.828, P<0.001) were independent factors for prognosis. Patients with hypoalbuminemia ( n=70) displayed significantly higher poor prognosis rate, longer ICU stays, and increased total hospitalization cost compared with those without hypoalbuminemia ( n=84, P<0.05); specifically, in patients with GCS scores of 9-12 at admission ( n=58), those with hypoalbuminemia ( n=27) exhibited significantly higher poor prognosis rate, longer ICU stays, and higher total hospitalization cost than their non-hypoalbuminemia counterparts ( n=31, P<0.05); similarly, in patients with GCS scores of 3-8 at admission ( n=96), those with hypoalbuminemia ( n=74) had significantly higher poor prognosis rate than their non-hypoalbuminemia counterparts ( n=22, P<0.05). In patients with good prognosis, those with hypoalbuminemia ( n=56) showed significantly longer total hospital stays, prolonged ICU stays, and increased total hospitalization cost compared with those without hypoalbuminemia ( n=55, P<0.05). Conclusion:Low serum albumin level at admission is likely to lead to poor prognosis, prolonged ICU stays and increased total hospitalization cost in patients with acute TBI.