Objective:To evaluate the visual outcomes of cataract surgery in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP).Methods:A serial case-observational study was conducted.One hundred and eleven eyes of 67 patients with RP and cataract who received phacoemulsification with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation in Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong from January 2011 to December 2015 were included.Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was examined using standard visual chart before and after surgery and converted to logarithm of the minimal angle of resolution (LogMAR) units.Optical coherence tomography was employed to examine the retinas in 19 eyes before surgery and the eyes were graded into gradeⅠ, Ⅱ and Ⅲ according to the integrity of inner segment ellipsoid zone (ISe).The correlation between the grading of ISe and postoperative BCVA was analyzed.This study complied with the Declaration of Helsinki, and study protocol was approved by an Ethics Committee of Joint Shantou International Eye Center (No.EC20170310(2)-P03).Written informed consent was obtained from each patient before operation.Results:The vision was improved in 82 eyes (73.9%) and not obviously changed in 29 eyes (26.1%) after surgery.The median BCVA was improved from preoperative 0.82 (0.60, 1.40) LogMAR to postoperative 0.40 (0.22, 0.70) LogMAR, showing a significant difference between pre-operation and post-operation ( Z=-8.76, P<0.01).The proportion of eyes with BCVA more than 0.52 LogMAR was significantly reduced from preoperative 79.3% (88/111) to postoperative 38.7% (43/111), and the proportion of eyes with BCVA more than 1.3 LogMAR was significantly reduced from preoperative 28.8% (32/111) to postoperative 4.5% (5/111) ( χ2=37.711, 23.643; both at P<0.01).A positive correlation was found between the grading of ISe integrity and postoperative BCVA( rS=0.959, P<0.01). Conclusions:Phacoemulsification with posterior chamber IOL implantation can improve the BCVA of RP patients.The integrity of the ISe can predict the postoperative BCVA in RP patients with cataract.

BACKGROUND: Chinese anatomical parameters of antedor atlantoaxial transarticular screw fixation have been rarely reported although the technique is a novel method out of China for patients with C1-C2 instability. OBJECTIVE: To provide Chinese anatomical data for anterior C1-C2 transarticular screw fixation. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: A measurement experiment was performed at the Department of Anatomy, Southern Medical University and Department of Orthopedics, Wuhan General Hospital, Guangzhou Command of Chinese PLA between September 2006 and April 2008. MATERIALS: A total of 50 sets of dried Chinese adult human C1 and C2 specimens, without regard to gender and age, but no abnormality and breakage, were measured with an electronic digital caliper (precision 0.01 mm) and a goniometer(precision 0.5°) made in China. METHODS: One proper screw was drilled through the atlantoaxial joint respectively in the direction to middle part of laterosuperior angle in the posterior of C1 lateral mass, and the screw point should not break through the superior facet articularsurface of the C1. In the procedure, the screw drilling point was at the junction of the lateral border of C2 body to 4 mm above the inferior border of C2 anterior arch. border of transverse foramen of C2 body and the median line of C2 body, and the distance between the inserting point and the medial border of transverse foramen of C2 body. RESULTS: The data from all specimens were involved in the result analysis. In the sagittal plane, the minimum lateral angulation of the screw tract was (10.80±2.10)°(left) and (10.76±2.40)°(right) respectively, and the maximum lateral angulation was (25.13±3.12)°(left) and (25.12±2.86)°(right), respectively. In the coronal plane, the minimum posterior angulation was (8.85±2.12)° (left) and (9.28±2.65)° (right) respectively, and the maximum posterior angulation was (26.96±3.09)°(left) and (27.49±2.51)°(right), respectively. The left screw tract length was from (17.48±2.10) mm to (25.41±2.59) ram, and the right was from (17.49±2.23) mm to (25.58±2.42) mm. The left distance between the inserting point and the median line of C2 body was (9.84±0.69) mm, and the right was (9.81±0.66) mm. The left distance between the median line of C2 body and medial border of transverse foramen of C2 body was (14.12±1.28) mm, and the right was (14.60±1.36) mm. The left distance between the inserting point and medial border of transverse foramen of C2 body was (6.28±1.38) mm, and the right was (6.79±1.39) mm. CONCLUSION: It is optimal for the anterior C1-C2 transarticular screw fixation to place the antedor screw with a length of 17 to 25 mm in lateral angulation ranging from 10° to 25° and the posterior angulation ranging from 9° to 27°. During the procedure, the dissecting distance from the middle of C2 body to lateral should not exceed 14 mm.

Objective:To investigate the effect of ultrasound-guided midline catheter placement on the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) in severe emergency patients.Methods:Five hundred and twenty-nine patients were chosen as the research objects from March 2018 to December 2019 at Emergency Intensive Care Unit, which was divided into the experimental group ( n=278) and the control group ( n=251). In the experimental group, ultrasound-guided midline catheter was used as central venous catheter (CVC) removal method of sequential, and in the control group, peripheral venous indwelling needle was used as sequential method after removal of CVC. CVC, midline catheter and the indwelling time of indwelling needle were counted. The utilization rate of CVC was compared between the two groups. Kaplan-Meier survival curve was plotted to describe the CVC indwelling time of the two groups and log-rank test was performed. Cox regression analysis was performed to analyze the influencing factors of CVC indwelling time and compare the incidence of CRBSI and other catheter-related complications. Results:The CVC indwelling time of the experimental group was significantly shorter than that of the control group (8 d vs. 13 d, P=0.000). The CVC utilization rate of the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group (49.83% vs. 80.45%, P=0.000). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that difficult intravenous access, length of ICU stay, the site of catheter placement, and midline catheter implantation without ultrasound-guidance were independent risk factors for prolonged CVC indwelling time ( P=0.000). The CRBSI rate of the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group (0.571‰ vs. 3.802‰, P=0.038). There was no significant difference in the incidence of other catheter-related complications between the two groups ( P=0.403). Conclusions:Ultrasound-guided midline catheter implantation can shorten the indwelling time of CVC, reduce the utilization rate of CVC, and reduce the incidence of CRBSI, which is worthy of clinical promotion.

Objective To explore the correlated factors and clinical features of cognitive impariment in parkinson's disease (PD).Methods A total of 419 patients with PD were collected from Xiangya Hospital of Centre-South University during Mar 1st,2017 to Nov 30th,2017.The cognitive functions of patients were assessed with the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE),and the basic information and the motor symptoms of 419 PD patients were selected at the same time.The PD patients were classified into three groups according to the MMSE score:PD with no cognitive impairment (PD-NC),mild cognitive impairment in PD (PD-MCI),and Dementia in PD (PD-D).The data were analyzed by SPSS 20.0.Results There were 156 patients with PD-MCI (37.2％) and 64 patients with PD-D (15.3％).The difference of sex and disease duration among three groups were not statistically significant (P ＞ 0.05).The significant difference was found among PD-D,PD-MCI,and PD-NC groups in age of onset,age,educational attainment,Unified Parkinson's disease Rating Scale (UPDRS)-Ⅱ score,UPDRS-Ⅲ score and Hoehn-Yahr stage (P ＜ 0.05).There were significant differences among three groups in MMSE score and its items (P ＜ 0.01).Logistics regression analysis found that the age of onset,educational attainment,and Hoehn-Yahr stage were the risk factors of cognitive impairment in PD patients (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Cognitive impairment is common in PD patients,and it is relevant to the age of onset,educational attainment and the severity of illness of PD patients.

Objective To analyze the correlation between the pathological types of parathyroid and clinical manifestations in patients with renal secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT),so as to improve the efficacy and safety of treatment.Methods The pathological and clinical data of 130 patients with renal SHPT and maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) who had undergone total parathyroidectomy with autotransplantation (TPTX + AT) were collected.A total of 545 parathyroid glands were obtained and 998 slices were made and read.According to the pathological types of parathyroid hyperplasia,the patients were divided into diffuse hyperplasia (DH) group,diffuse between hyperplasia and nodular hyperplasia (DH/NH) group as well as nodular hyperplasia (NH) group.The clinical and biochemical characteristics of different groups before and after operation (1-,3-,6-,9-,12-month) were compared and analyzed by statistical tests.Results (1) The preoperative status:the dialysis age,serum calcium as well as incidence of bone pain,skin itching and shorten height in the NH group were significantly higher than those in the DH group (all P ＜ 0.05),and the serum phosphorus and iPTH in the NH group were significantly higher than those in DH and DH/NH group (all P ＜ 0.05).(2) The postoperative status:the serum calcium of the NH group at 1-month was lower than that of the DH group,and the incidence of hypocalcemia of the NH group at 1-month was higher than that of the DH group (P ＜ 0.05);the serum phosphorus at 3-,6-,9-month and iPTH at 1-,3-month of the NH group were significantly lower than that of the DH group (all P ＜ 0.05),and the serum phosphorus at 3-month and iPTH at 1-month of the NH group were lower than that of the DH/NH group (all P ＜ 0.05).Among the 3 groups the serum phosphorus change from 1 to 12 months had difference (F=3.241,P=0.042),while the differences of serum calcium and iPTH changes were statistically insignificant.Conclusions The clinical manifestations,serum calcium,phosphorus and iPTH in patients with renal SHPT before and after TPTX+AT are closely related to the pathological types of parathyroid hyperplasia.Compared with the DH patients,before the operation the NH patients have longer dialysis age,more serious the clinical symptoms such as bone disease,higher calcium,phosphorus and iPTH,while greater reduction of the serum calcium,phosphorus and iPTH in the short term after operation.

In vitro studies have established the prevalent theory that the mitochondrial kinase PINK1 protects neurodegeneration by removing damaged mitochondria in Parkinson's disease (PD). However, difficulty in detecting endogenous PINK1 protein in rodent brains and cell lines has prevented the rigorous investigation of the in vivo role of PINK1. Here we report that PINK1 kinase form is selectively expressed in the human and monkey brains. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated deficiency of PINK1 causes similar neurodegeneration in the brains of fetal and adult monkeys as well as cultured monkey neurons without affecting mitochondrial protein expression and morphology. Importantly, PINK1 mutations in the primate brain and human cells reduce protein phosphorylation that is important for neuronal function and survival. Our findings suggest that PINK1 kinase activity rather than its mitochondrial function is essential for the neuronal survival in the primate brains and that its kinase dysfunction could be involved in the pathogenesis of PD.