1.Forming Technology Optimization of Zuojin Concentrated Pills by Orthogonal Test
Yingjie LU ; Huifen LIANG ; Xiaodie LI ; Yan LIAO ; Jinshuai LAN ; Ling LI
China Pharmacist 2018;21(3):389-392
Objective:To optimize the forming technology of Zuojin concentrated pills. Methods: Single factor test was used to optimize the types of excipients and wetting agents with the shaping result as the index. Orthogonal test was used to optimize the forming technology taking the dissolution time,shaping rate and appearance quality as the evaluation indices,and the proportion of excipients, the rate of drugs to excipients and wetting agent amount as the investigation factors. Results: The best forming technology of Zuojin concentrated pills was as follows:MCC and PVP-K30 were used as the excipients with the ratio of 3:1,the ratio of drugs to excipients was 1:1,5% water was used as the wetting agent to obtain the damp mass,and then Zuojin concentrated pills were prepared in a pill machine. Conclusion:The optimized forming technology is stable with good reproducibility,and the pills are round and smooth with u-niform color,whose quality meets the requirements described in Chinese Pharmacopoeia(2015 edition,partⅣ,page 0108 for concen-trated pills). The study provides reference for the further study.
2.Early stratification of in-hospital mortality risk in adult septic shock patients and development of a simplified scoring system
Qingsong MOU ; Xiangning REN ; Jinshuai LU ; Jing ZHANG
Chongqing Medicine 2024;53(5):682-689,695
Objective To analyze the independent factors impacting the in-hospital prognosis of patients with septic shock,and to construct a simplified scoring system and evaluate its predictive value.Methods A retrospective analysis was carried out on 247 patients with septic shock admitted to the People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region from January 2021 to July 2022,among whom 122 patients survived and 125 died.Univariate analysis and multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression model were used to screen the independent factors affecting in-hospital mortality of septic shock patients.The best cut-off value was ob-tained by using the receiver operating characteristics(ROC)curve,and the continuous variables were conver-ted into binary variables and assigned.Finally,a simplified scoring system was established,and its predictive efficacy for hospital death in septic shock patients was verified.Results The results of multivariate Cox pro-portional hazard regression model showed that the Glasgow coma scale(GCS)score(HR=0.929,95%CI:0.875-0.985,P=0.014),quick sequential organ failure assessment(qSOFA)score(HR=1.475,95%CI:1.094-1.989,P=0.011),lactate level(HR=1.096,95%CI:1.049-1.145,P<0.001),procalcitonin level(HR=1.009,95%CI:1.000-1.018,P=0.048),and albumin level(HR=0.958,95%CI:0.922-0.996,P=0.029)were identified as independent influencing factors for in-hospital mortality in patients with septic shock.The ROC curve showed that the simplified scoring system,based on GCS score,qSOFA score,lactate,procalcitonin,and albumin levels,exhibited an area under the curve and 95%CI of 0.866(0.822-0.910),with an optimal cutoff value of 2.5.The sensitivity and specificity were 80.0%and 78.7%,respectively.Con-clusion The simplified scoring system,based on early assessments of GCS score,qSOFA score,lactate,pro-calcitonin,and albumin levels,demonstrates substantial predictive value for in-hospital mortality in patients with septic shock.