OBJECTIVE:To investigate the protective effect of Tibetan medicine Compound Duoxuekang capsules on the acute lung injury in mice induced by lipopolysaccharide. METHODS:60 KM mice were randomly divided into blank group,model group,dexamethasone group (positive control,1 mg/kg) and Compound Duoxuekang high-dose,medium-dose,low-dose groups (3.6,1.8,0.9 g/kg,calculated by crude drug),10 in each group. Intragastrically administrated,mice in blank group and model group intragastrically administrated equal volume of normal saline,once a day. After 7 d of administration,except for blank group, mice in other groups intraperitoneally injected lipopolysaccharide to induce acute lung injury. After 6 h modeling,pathological changes in the lung tissue was observed,lung tissue water content was measured,superoxide dismutase(SOD),glutathione peroxi-dase(GSH-Px),malondialdehyde(MDA)levels in lung tissue and IL-6,TNF-α levels in serum were detected. RESULTS:Com-pared with blank group,mice in model group showed pathological changes in congestion and edema,inflammatory cell infiltra-tion,obvious widened alveolar septum and alveolar wall;water content in lung tissue and IL-6,TNF-αlevels in serum were signifi-cantly increased (P<0.01);SOD,GSH-Px levels in lung tissue were significantly decreased (P<0.01). Compared with model group,injury degree of lung tissue reduced to varying degrees in each treatment group,except for the water content,MDA level in lung tissue and TNF-α level in serum in Compound Duoxuekang capsules low-dose group;the above-mentioned indexes in other groups were significantly improved (P<0.05 or P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS:Compound Duoxuekang capsules can obviously re-duce mice's oxidative stress and inflammatory response,and has certain protective effect on acute lung injury in mice.

Defibrillation is the most effective method of treating ventricular fibrillation(VF), this paper introduces wearable automatic external defibrillators based on embedded system which includes EGG measurements, bioelectrical impedance measurement, discharge defibrillation module, which can automatic identify VF signal, biphasic exponential waveform defibrillation discharge. After verified by animal tests, the device can realize EGG acquisition and automatic identification. After identifying the ventricular fibrillation signal, it can automatic defibrillate to abort ventricular fibrillation and to realize the cardiac electrical cardioversion.
Animals ; Defibrillators ; Electric Countershock ; Electric Impedance ; Equipment Design ; Heart ; Humans ; Monitoring, Physiologic ; instrumentation ; Ventricular Fibrillation ; therapy

Objective To estimate the efficacy and safety of Voriconazole as antifungal prophylaxis of invasive fungal infection ( IFI) for malignant hematology patients. Methods The randomized controlled trials of Voriconazole treatment in invasive fungal infection for malignant hematology patients (ended in September 2014) were searched from Cochrane library, Medline, Embase, Pubmed, CBM, CNKI, Blood database. The meta analysis were performed by RevMan5.0. Results Ten literatures reported in 1 773 cases, in which there was significantly difference in effective rate between Voriconazole and other antifungal agents such as Amphotericin-B, Itraconazole, Micafungin and Fluconazole(P < 0.000 01); Four literatures indicated that there was significantly difference in adverse event rate between Voriconazole and amphotericin-B (P < 0.00 001); no significantly difference in adverse event rate between Voriconazole and amphotericin-B(P = 0.57); no significantly difference in adverse event rate between Voriconazole and Micafungin (P = 0.69); no significantly difference in adverse event rate between Voriconazole and Fluconazole (P = 0.70); Subgroup analysis indicated that adverse event rate between Voriconazole and Itraconazole is P=0.001, P = 0.17 respectively. Conclusion Voriconazole showed relative high efficient and low toxicity characteristics in treatment of malignant hematology accompanied by invasive fungal infection. But with its widely clinical application, the clinical value of Voriconazole needs to be further tested.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of adding neoadjuvant chemotherapy following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.Methods A total of 80 patients confirmed with locally advanced rectal cancer were enrolled during January 2012 and December 2015 in Guizhou Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital and were randomized with the method of lottery into the experimental group and the control group.In the experimental group,40 patients received 4 cycles of FOLFOX4 after chemoradiotherapy and then had total mesorectal excision (TME).Another 4 cycles of FOLFOX4 were administered after surgery.In the control group,40 patients had TME surgery 6-8 weeks after chemoradiotherapy and received 8 cycles of FOLFOX4 as adjuvant chemotherapy.Pelvic radiotherapy dose was 50 Gy in 25 fractions,5 days per week for 5 weeks.5-Fu continuous infusion was administered throughout radiotherapy.The pCR rate,downstaging rate,R0 resection rate,local recurrence rate,distant metastasis rate,survival rate,incidence of toxicities,surgical complications and completion of treatment were observed.Results The pCR rate was 20.0％ in the experimental group and 5.0％ in the control group (x2 =4.114,P ＜ 0.05).The downstaging rate was 77.4％ in the experimental group and 55.6％ in the control group(P ＞ 0.05).No statistically significant difference was observed in R0 resection rate,3-year local recurrence rate,3-year distant metastasis rate and 3-year survival rate between the two groups (P ＞ 0.05).Patients in the experimental group had higher completion rate of 8 cycles of systemic chemotherapy (87.1％ vs.61.5％,x2 =4.985,P ＜0.05).No statistically significant difference was observed in acute toxicities and postoperative complications.Conclusions Adding systemic chemotherapy after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer has significantly higher pCR rate and lower toxicities and side events compared with chemoradiotherapy alone.Longer follow-up and larger scale of clinical research are needed.Trial registration Chinese clinical trial registry,ChiCTR-IPR-17010454.

Defibrillation is the most effective method of treating ventricular fibrillation(VF), this paper introduces wearable automatic external defibrillators based on embedded system which includes ECG measurements, bioelectrical impedance measurement, discharge defibrilation module, which can automatic identify VF signal, biphasic exponential waveform defibrilation discharge. After verified by animal tests, the device can realize ECG acquisition and automatic identification. After identifying the ventricular fibrilation signal, it can automatic defibrilate to abort ventricular fibrilation and to realize the cardiac electrical cardioversion.

Objective To assess the outcomes of ischemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).Methods Six thousand six hundred and ninety-five patients with acute ischemic stroke,admitted to our hospital from May 2005 to December 2013,were recruited consecutively.These patients were divided into combined AF group (n=583) and non-combined AF group (n=6112).The clinical data,including stroke subtypes,stroke severity,risk factors of stroke,NIHSS scores and Barthel index,and outcomes,including mortality,unfavourable prognosis and recurrence at 3,12,and 36 months after stroke were analyzed.Results The prevalence rate of AF in the patients enrolled in this study was 8.7％ (583/6695).There was a higher frequency of AF in female than that in male,with significant difference (45.8％ vs.33.0％,P＜0.05).The patients from combined AF group were older than those without AF.The percentage of severe stroke in AF patients (34.8％) was significantly higher than that in non-combined AF group (8.3％,P＜0.05).The patients with AF were less likely than the patients without AF to have hypertension (63.8％ vs.73.3％),diabetes (24.9％ vs.32.3％),dyslipidemias (26.1％ vs.31.5％),artery stenosis (17.2％ vs.23.4％),current smoking (22.6％ vs.39.0％),and alcohol consumption (7.5 ％ vs.18.9％),with significant differences (P＜0.05).After adjusting age,gender,stroke subtype,and severity,and risk factors,multivariate analysis showed that there was a higher recurrence risk in combined AF group at 3 months after stroke than that in non-combined AF group (P＜0.05);patients with AF had significantly higher mortality,dependency,and recurrence rates at 12 and 36 months after stroke than those without AF (P＜0.05).Conclusion The long-term prognosis of patients with stroke complicated with AF is poor;therefore,normalized anticoagulant therapy should be taken to decrease the recurrence rate and burdens of stroke in China.

Objective:To investigate the standardization construction of nursing information terminologies in Guizhou Province and provide reference for constructing a standard nursing terminology system in Guizhou Province.Methods:Using the convenient sampling method, a total of 153 nursing managers from hospitals at all levels in Guizhou Province were selected as the research objects in June, 2021. The research objects were surveyed using a self-developed survey questionnaire on the current status of standardized terminology construction for hospital nursing information. The questionnaire consisted of two parts. The first part was the basic information of the hospital and the general information of the person in charge of nursing information. The second part was the construction of standardized terminology for nursing information, including three dimensions, such as the basic dataset of nursing electronic medical records, the shared document of nursing electronic medical records and the construction of nursing information terminologies interconnection. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to analyze the influencing factors of standardized construction of nursing information terminologies. A total of 153 questionnaires were distributed in this study and 148 valid questionnaires were collected, with an effective response rate of 96.73% (148/153) .Results:The total score of the survey questionnaire on the standardization of nursing information terminologies construction in 148 hospitals in Guizhou Province was (102.22±24.42) . The basic dataset dimension score of nursing electronic medical records was (60.35±13.32) , the shared document dimension score of nursing electronic medical records was (27.78±19.08) and the dimension score of nursing terminology interconnection construction was (14.08±2.71) . The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that hospital level and whether nursing managers had received terminology training were the influencing factors for the score of hospital nursing information standardization terminology construction ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The standardization construction of nursing information terminologies in medical institutions in Guizhou Province is still at the primary level of information construction. The insufficient attention paid by secondary hospital managers to the standardization construction of nursing information terminologies and the lack of understanding of standardized nursing terminology by nursing information managers are important influencing factors.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequencies of deafness gene mutations among patients with non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL) from northern Jiangsu province. METHODS: A total of 117 patients with NSHL were enrolled. The coding region of GJB2 gene, IVS7-2A>G and 2168A>G mutations of SLC26A4 gene, and 1555A>G and 1494C>T mutations of mitochondrial DNA 12S rRNA were subjected to Sanger sequencing. Patients in whom no mutation was detected were further tested by targeted gene capture and high-throughput sequencing. RESULTS: Among the 117 patients, 86 (73.50%) were found to carry mutations. GJB2 gene mutations were found in 61 patients (52.14%), including 22 (18.80%) with homozygous mutations and 39 (33.33%) with heterozygous mutations. SLC26A4 gene mutations were found in 19 patients (16.24%), including 4 (3.42%) with homozygous mutations and 15 with heterozygous mutations (14.53%). Mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene mutation was found in 6 patients (5.13%). Targeted gene capture and high-throughput sequencing of 8 patients identified 4 further cases, including 1 with RDX gene 129_130del and 76_79del compound heterozygous mutations, 1 with OTOF gene 1274G>C homozygous mutation, 1 with SLC26A4 gene 919-2A>G and IVS16-6G>A compound heterozygous mutation, and 1 with SLC26A4 gene 919-2A>G and A1673T compound heterozygous mutation. CONCLUSION The frequency of mutation among patients with NSHL from north Jiangsu was 73.50%, and GJB2 gene was most commonly mutated.
China ; Connexins ; DNA Mutational Analysis ; DNA, Mitochondrial ; Hearing Loss ; genetics ; Humans ; Membrane Proteins ; Mutation ; Sulfate Transporters

Objective To explore the predictive effect of empowerment and theory of planned behavior(TPB)on the four core behaviors of type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM)self-management,and analyze the influence path of TPB model and behavioral intention on the four core behaviors.Methods A total of 500 T2DM patients who were hospitalized in the Endocrinology Department of three tertiary general hospitals in different provinces from December 2022 to May 2023 were selected for investigation.Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used to explore the predictive effects of empowerment and TPB models on self-management behaviors.Bootstrap method was used to analyze the influence path of TPB model and behavior intention on self-management behaviors.Results Empowerment had a predictive effect on self-management behavior,which was improved after the addition of TPB,with medication R2=0.194,blood glucose monitoring R2=0.308,regular diet R2=0.337 and regular exercise R2=0.343,respectively.Mediation effect analyses revealed that attitude,subjective norm,and perceived behavioral control were observed to predict behavior intention across the four behaviors,and the three except through the behavior intention indirectly affect behavior,can also directly affect the behavior.Conclusions Empowerment can predict self-management behavior,and adding TPB to this can improve the prediction effect.Attitude,subjective norms and perceived control can indirectly or directly affect self-management behavior through behavioral intention.

Objective To investigate the clinical severity,etiological classification and risk factors of severe cases with hand,foot and mouth disease (HFMD).Methods A total of 1 489 records on severe and fatal HFMD cases reported to the national pilot surveillance system of HFMD were used to analyze the demographic,medical treatment,etiological classification of the cases.Treatment outcome related risk factors were also studied with multi-variable stepwise logistic regression method.Results Seven out of the 1 489 severe HFMD cases died of this disease.A total of 960 (72.9％) were under three years old and 62.9％ were male and most of the cases (937,62.9％) resided in rural areas.Among all the cases,494 (33.2％) went to seek the first medical assistance at the institutions of village or township level.Durations between disease onset and first medical attendance,being diagnosed as the disease or diagnosed as severe cases were 0(0-1) d,1 (0-2) d and 2 (1-4) d,respectively.In total,773 (51.9％) of the severe HFMD cases were diagnosed as with aseptic meningitis,260 (17.5％) with brainstem encephalitis,377 (25.3 ％) with non-brainstem encephalitis,6 (0.4％) with encephalomyelitis,1 (0.1％) with acute flaccid paralysis,4 (0.3％) with pulmonary hemorrhage/pulmonary edema and 68 (4.6％) with cardiopulmonary failure.Of the etiologically diagnosed 1 217 severe and fatal HFMD cases,642 (52.8％) were with EV71,other enterovirus 261 (21.5％),Cox A16 36 (3.0％),1 (0.1％) with both EV71 and Cox A16.However,277 (22.8％) showed negative on any pathogenic virus.Complication (Z=3.15,P=0.002) and duration between onset and diagnosed as severe cases (Z=3.95,P＜0.001) were shown as key factors related to treatment outcomes.Conclusions Most severe HFMD cases appeared in boys,especially living in the rural areas.Frequently seen complications would include aseptic meningitis,non-brainstem encephalitis and brainstem encephalitis.EV71 was the dominant etiology for severe and fatal cases.Early diagnosis and complication control were crucial,related to the treatment outcome of HFMD.