1.Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis treated with whole-lung lavage utilizing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a case report and review of literatures.
Hou-Rong CAI ; Shu-Yang CUI ; Ling JIN ; Yi-Zhen HUANG ; Zhe-Yan WANG ; Bin CAO ; Guo-Hua MU ; Er-Dong WANG ; Xian-Mei ZHOU
Chinese Medical Journal 2004;117(11):1746-1749
2.Intestinal dysfunction of spinal cord injury treated with moxibustion: a randomized controlled trial.
Shan-Bin SUN ; Si-Fang CHEN ; Chong CHEN ; Pan-Fu HAO ; Xiao-Li SUN ; Yu-Jie YANG ; Yan-Ju LI ; Hao-Wen TIAN ; Er-Mei CAO ; Yue-Guang LIANG
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2020;40(1):3-7
OBJECTIVE:
To compare the clinical effect on intestinal dysfunction of spinal cord injury (SCI) between the comprehensive therapy of moxibustion (moxibustion for opening the governor vessel and regulating the spirit) and rehabilitation training and the simple treatment with rehabilitation training.
METHODS:
A total of 60 patients with intestinal dysfunction of SCI were randomized into a comprehensive therapy group and a rehabilitation group, 30 cases in each one (3 cases were dropped out in each group). On the base of the routine western medicine treatment and rehabilitation training, the bowel training and rectal function training were provided, once a day in the rehabilitation group. In the comprehensive therapy group, on the base of the treatment as the rehabilitation group, the moxibustion was exerted at Yaoyangguan (GV 3), Mingmen (GV 4), Zhiyang (GV 9), Dazhui (GV 14) and Baihui (GV 20), etc, once a day, 30 min each time. In both groups, the treatment for 4 weeks was as one course and 3 courses of treatment were required. Separately, before treatment, after 4, 8 and 12 weeks of treatment, the scores of neurogenic bowel dysfunction (NBD) and World Health Organization quality of life scale (WHOQOL-BREF) were observed and the clinical effect was evaluated after 12 weeks of treatment.
RESULTS:
After treatment, the total effective rate was 88.9% (24/27) in the comprehensive therapy group, which was higher than 74.1% (20/27) in the rehabilitation group (<0.05). After 4, 8 and 12 weeks of treatment, NBD scores were all reduced obviously as compared with those before treatment in the two groups (all <0.01). After 8 and 12 weeks of treatment, NBD scores in the comprehensive therapy group were lower than the rehabilitation group (both <0.05). After 4, 8 and 12 weeks of treatment, the scores of all of the domains (psychology, physiology, social relations and environment) in WHOQOL-BREF were higher than those before treatment in the two groups (all <0.01). After 4 weeks of treatment, the scores in the psychology and physiology domains in the comprehensive therapy group were higher than the rehabilitation group (all <0.05). After 8 and 12 weeks of treatment, the scores of all of the domains in the comprehensive therapy group were higher than the rehabilitation group (all <0.05).
CONCLUSION
The comprehensive treatment of moxibustion and rehabilitation training achieves the better effect on intestinal dysfunction of SCI than the simple rehabilitation training and greatly improves the quality of life in SCI patients.
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3.Secular trend analysis of lung cancer incidence in Sihui city, China between 1987 and 2011.
Jin-Lin DU ; Xiao LIN ; Li-Fang ZHANG ; Yan-Hua LI ; Shang-Hang XIE ; Meng-Jie YANG ; Jie GUO ; Er-Hong LIN ; Qing LIU ; Ming-Huang HONG ; Qi-Hong HUANG ; Zheng-Er LIAO ; Su-Mei CAO
Chinese Journal of Cancer 2015;34(8):365-372
BACKGROUNDWith industrial and econom ic development in recent decades in South China, cancer incidence may have changed due to the changing lifestyle and environment. However, the trends of lung cancer and the roles of smoking and other environmental risk factors in the development of lung cancer in rural areas of South China remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to explore the lung cancer incidence trends and the possible causes of these trends.
METHODSJoinpoint regression analysis and the age-period-cohort (APC) model were used to analyze the lung cancer incidence trends in Sihui, Guangdong province, China between 1987 and 2011, and explore the possible causes of these trends.
RESULTSA total of 2,397 lung cancer patients were involved in this study. A 3-fold increase in the incidence of lung cancer in both sexes was observed over the 25-year period. Joinpoint regression analysis showed that while the incidence continued to increase steadily in females during the entire period, a sharp acceleration was observed in males starting in 2005. The full APC model was selected to describe age, period, and birth cohort effects on lung cancer incidence trends in Sihui. The age cohorts in both sexes showed a continuously significant increase in the relative risk (RR) of lung cancer, with a peak in the eldest age group (80-84 years). The RR of lung cancer showed a fluctuating curve in both sexes. The birth cohorts identified an increased trend in both males and females; however, males had a plateau in the youngest cohorts who were born during 1955-1969.
CONCLUSIONSIncreasing trends of the incidence of lung cancer in Sihui were dominated by the effects of age and birth cohorts. Social aging, smoking, and environmental changes may play important roles in such trends.
Aging ; China ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Lung Neoplasms ; Male ; Risk Factors ; Smoking