1.Analysis on the present situation and influencing factors of peristomal moisture-associated skin damage in 276 postoperative patients with fecal ostomies
Yan TAO ; Luhong CHENG ; Chengwen HU ; Xiaoming ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2019;35(5):321-325
Objective To investigate the occurrence of moisture-associated skin damage (MASD) around the stoma in patients with colorectal tumor after enterostomy. Methods Using convenience sampling method, during March 2016 to December 2017 in Anhui Provincial Cancer Hospital wound and stoma outpatient, choose 276 patients with enterostomy (including temporary enterostomy and permanent enterostomy), using self-made general questionnaire and ostomy self nursing competence scale to investigate them. Results Totally 276 cases of enterostomy patients, including 119 cases (43.1%) underwent colostomy, 157 cases ileum ileostomy (56.9%). There were 92 cases (33.3%)of patients with MASD , the binary classification Logistic regression analysis showed that enterostomy time (P = 0.004), the type of enterostomy (P=0.009), height of enterostomy (P=0.001), enterostomy self-care knowledge (P=0.012) and nursing skills (P=0.002) were MASD influence factors. Conclusion The present study shows that MASD is widespread in patients with enterostomy, and targeted measures should be taken to reduce its incidence or to intervene in time.
2.Vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 in patients with pulmonary hypertension: A national prospective cohort study
Xiaohan WU ; Jingyi LI ; Jieling MA ; Qianqian LIU ; Lan WANG ; Yongjian ZHU ; Yue CUI ; Anyi WANG ; Cenjin WEN ; Luhong QIU ; Yinjian YANG ; Dan LU ; Xiqi XU ; Xijie ZHU ; Chunyan CHENG ; Duolao WANG ; Zhicheng JING
Chinese Medical Journal 2024;137(6):669-675
Background::Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has potential risks for both clinically worsening pulmonary hypertension (PH) and increasing mortality. However, the data regarding the protective role of vaccination in this population are still lacking. This study aimed to assess the safety of approved vaccination for patients with PH.Methods::In this national prospective cohort study, patients diagnosed with PH (World Health Organization [WHO] groups 1 and 4) were enrolled from October 2021 to April 2022. The primary outcome was the composite of PH-related major adverse events. We used an inverse probability weighting (IPW) approach to control for possible confounding factors in the baseline characteristics of patients.Results::In total, 706 patients with PH participated in this study (mean age, 40.3 years; mean duration after diagnosis of PH, 8.2 years). All patients received standardized treatment for PH in accordance with guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of PH in China. Among them, 278 patients did not receive vaccination, whereas 428 patients completed the vaccination series. None of the participants were infected with COVID-19 during our study period. Overall, 398 patients received inactivated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine, whereas 30 received recombinant protein subunit vaccine. After adjusting for baseline covariates using the IPW approach, the odds of any adverse events due to PH in the vaccinated group did not statistically significantly increase (27/428 [6.3%] vs. 24/278 [8.6%], odds ratio = 0.72, P = 0.302). Approximately half of the vaccinated patients reported at least one post-vaccination side effects, most of which were mild, including pain at the injection site (159/428, 37.1%), fever (11/428, 2.6%), and fatigue (26/428, 6.1%). Conclusions::COVID-19 vaccination did not significantly augment the PH-related major adverse events for patients with WHO groups 1 and 4 PH, although there were some tolerable side effects. A large-scale randomized controlled trial is warranted to confirm this finding. The final approval of the COVID-19 vaccination for patients with PH as a public health strategy is promising.