OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of Acarbose in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. METHODS:The CORE diabetes model was employed to evaluate the long-term cost-effectiveness of Acarbose in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. RESULTS:Acarbose treatment prolonged patients' life expectancy by 0.27 years and quality-adjusted life expectancy by 0.26 years,but its cost was 17 081 yuan higher than in the control group. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was 62 717 yuan per life expectancy gained and 66 633 yuan per quality-adjusted life expectancy gained. An acceptability curve of cost-effectiveness showed that 76% of the patients would regard that Acarbose is cost-effectiveness when a willingness to pay was 100 000 yuan. CONCLUSION:Acarbose has long-term cost-effectiveness in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

Objective: To investigate the trend in incidence of stroke in Yongkang City, Zhejiang Province from 2015 to 2022, so as to provide the evidence for improving stroke prevention and treatment strategies. Methods: The incidence of stroke in Yongkang City from 2015 to 2022 was collected through the Zhejiang Chronic Disease Monitoring Information System, and standardized by the data of the Chinese National Population Census in 2010. The incidence of stroke in gender-, age- and subtype-specific was analyzed, and the incidence trend of stroke was analyzed by average annual percentage change (AAPC). Results: A total of 22 408 stroke cases were reported in Yongkang City from 2015 to 2022, with crude incidence of 457.97/105 and standardized incidence of 379.55/105. The crude incidence of stroke appeared a tendency towards a rise (AAPC=6.447%, P<0.05). The crude incidence of stroke was higher among males than females (495.97/105 vs. 417.58/105, P<0.05), and the standardized incidence of stroke was higher among males than females (425.29/105 vs. 332.49/105, P<0.05). The average age of stroke cases was (70.74±12.64) years. The crude incidence of stroke appeared a tendency towards a rise with age (P<0.05), and which in residents aged 30 to 44 years showed an increasing trend (AAPC=6.142%,P<0.05). There were 18 040 cases of ischemic stroke (80.51%), 4 121 cases of hemorrhagic stroke (18.39%) and 247 cases of unclassified stroke (1.10%) reported from 2015 to 2022. The crude incidence of ischemic stroke was higher than which of hemorrhagic stroke (368.70/105 vs. 84.22/105, P<0.05). The crude incidence of ischemic stroke appeared a tendency towards a rise (AAPC=7.851%, P<0.05). Conclusions The crude incidence of stroke appeared a tendency towards a rise in Yongkang City from 2015 to 2022, with ischemic stroke as the predominant subtype. Male and the elderly should be given a high priority for stroke control.

In order to expand the capabilities of hospital's traditional ECG device and enhance medical staff's work efficiency, an ECG monitoring system based on internet of things is introduced. The system can monitor ECG signals in real time and analyze data using ECG sensor, PDA, Web servers, which embeds C language, Android systems, .NET, wireless network and other technologies. After experiments, it can be showed that the system has high reliability and stability and can bring the convenience to medical staffs.
Electrocardiography ; Internet ; Monitoring, Physiologic ; Reproducibility of Results ; Wireless Technology

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0.999 5), RSD were no more than 3.0%. The recovery rates were 98.0%-102.0%. There was no significant difference between the results of this method and EDTA-Na2 titration. Conclusion The method is rapid, accurate, simple, little disturbance and is acceptable in determination of total hardness in drinking water.

Objective To investigate the relationship between plasma cell mastitis and prolactin. Methods The relationship between the lesion area , degree of inverted nipple and prolactin level of 228 plasma cell mastitis patients were observed , as well as their prolactin level before and after treatment , to explore the factors that influence relapse. Results There was no significant statistical relationship between prolactin level and lesions area and degree of inverted nipple. Prolactin level before and after treatment were statistically different (t =2.347,P = 0.02). Menstrual status, nipple status, comorbidities, lesion area and prolactin level were considered, only prolactin level was related with disease recurrence (P = 0.038). Conclusion prolactin level could significantly reduced as the disease cured , but elevated prolactin may lead to relapse of the disease.

BACKGROUND: The recovery of activity of daily living (ADL) in hemiplegic patient is related to the recovery of motor function to certain extent. But the correlation between two aspects has not been determined yet over the past study.OBJECTIVE: To probe into the correlation between the motor function of upper and lower limbs and ADL of hemiplegic patients after cerebral apoplexy.DESIGN: Case analysis.SETTING: Department of Rehabilitation of First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University.PARTICIPANTS: Thirty cases of hemiplegia of cerebral apoplexy were selected from inpatients of Department of Rehabilitation of Jiangsu People's Hospital from August 2002 to June 2003, of which, 20 cases were male and 10 cases were female, aged varied from 39 to 76 years.METHODS: Simplified Fugl-Meyer assessment of motor recovery (FMA)was used to evaluate the motor function of patient. Modified Barthel index assessment was used to evaluate ADL.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:① Simplified Fugl-Meyer assessment and modified Barthel index assessment.② Correlation between the motor function and ADL of hemiplegic patients after cerebral apoplexy.RESULTS: All of 30 cases entered result analysis.①The average result of general FMA was 40.96±32.04.The average result of motor function of upper limb was 21.78±22.87 and of low limb was 18.43±10.29.The average result of modified Barthel index assessment was 39.46±25.94. ② The correlative coefficient of general FMA and modified Barthel index assessment was 0.65, in which, the correlative coefficient of upper limb assessment and modified Barthel index assessment was 0.62 and that of lower limb assessment was 0.61.CONCLUSION: A certain correlation presents between motor function and ADL in hemiplegic patient and the influences of upper and lower limb motor functions are almost same to daily life activity.

Objective To investigate the method and curative effect of the CT-guided percutaneous catheter drainage in hepatic ab-scess.Methods 36 patients with liver abscess were treated with “one-step”percutaneous 8F pig tail catheter tube under CT guidance. Results 36 patients were performed “one-step”percutaneous catheter drainage,the successful rate was 100%,no severe complica-tions occurred.Symptoms were improved after cathetering in all patients.Of these 36 patients,30 patients had single abscess and 6 patients had multiple abscesses.The mean duration of drainage catheterization was 21.2 days for 36 patients.The diameter of ab-scess was between 4.0-1 9.5 cm,the mean diameter of abscess was 8.3 cm.Conclusion CT-guided percutaneous hepatic abscess catheter drainage is a safe,effective,minimally-invasive treatment.

AIM: To investigate the influence of matrine on cyclin E and cyclin A in U937 cell strain. METHODS: The inhibitory effect of matrine on proliferation in U937 cell strain was observed by MTT.The distribution of cell cycle was measured by flow cytometry.Immunocytochemical method and Western blot were used to detect the protein expression of cyclin E and cyclin A. RESULTS: After being treated with matrine,the proliferation of U937 cell strain was inhibited significantly,the inhibiting effect conformed to time and dose-dependence,cells were arrested in S-phase.The expression of cyclin E and cyclin A was down-regulated significantly in a dose-dependence manner. CONCLUSION: Matrine could reduce the expression of cyclin E and cyclin A and inhibit the proliferation in U937 cell strain.

Serum tumor biomarkers are significant for the early diagnosis and treatment,preoperative evaluation,prognosis prediction and relapse surveillance of endometrial carcinoma.Recently,serum CA125 and human epididymal secretory protein 4 are widely recognized as closely related with staging,metastasis and prognosis of endometrial cancer.In addition,the serum miRNAs are characterized by their features of high stability and specificity.Omics studies will be helpful for the general assessment of the initiation and progression of endometrial cancer.Insights into these two aspects will facilitate the identifications of new biomarkers with higher sensitivity and specificity for endometrial carcinoma.