1.Clinical Observation on 60 Cases of Knee Osteoarthritis Treated with Heat-Sensitive Moxibustion
Lu TIAN ; Hongwu XIE ; Meihua LIU ; Jing ZHANG ; Shaozhong XU ; Changjun LI ; Zhixiong KOU
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;66(5):492-500
ObjectiveTo explore the central neuroregulation mechanism of heat-sensitive moxibustion for knee osteoarthritis on pain relief. MethodsThirty patients who did not have experience of Deqi (得气) during heat-sensitive moxibustion treatment were assigned to the "non-Deqi group", while another 30 patients who had experience of Deqi were assigned to the "Deqi group". Both groups received moxibustion at the left Heding (EX-LE2) acupoint. In the Deqi group, after the patients experienced sensation of Deqi at the acupoint, moxibustion was applied at approximately 3 cm from the skin for 10 minutes; in the non-Deqi group, moxibustion was also applied at approximately 3 cm from the skin for 10 minutes. Both groups received treatment once daily for 10 consecutive days. Knee joint pain was assessed before and after treatment using the visual analog scale (VAS). Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) scans were performed on all participants before the first treatment session and after the final session on the 10th day. The fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF) maps before and after treatment were processed using the SPM12 module by MATLAB. ResultsAfter treatment, VAS scores in both groups were significantly lower than before treatment (P<0.05 or P<0.01), with the Deqi group showing significantly lower VAS scores than the non-Deqi group (P<0.01). Compared to before treatment, the Deqi group exhibited significant activation in the prefrontal cortex (t = 6.28), white matter (t = 6.36), and left temporal lobe (t = 9.33), while significant inhibition was observed in the occipital lobe (t = -9.86) and right cerebrum (t = -4.54, P<0.01); in the non-Deqi group, significant changes after treatment were observed in the left occipital lobe (t = -6.42), left medial frontal gyrus (t = -4.35), left middle frontal gyrus (t = -4.74), right superior frontal gyrus (t = -4.82), right superior temporal gyrus (t = -6.61), and right cerebellar posterior lobe (t = -8.64), all of which were in inhibited states (P<0.01). Compared to the non-Deqi group, the Deqi group exhibited significant activation after treatment in the external nucleus (t = 5.77), white matter (t = 3.58), right cerebrum (t = 5.84), left cerebellum (t = 5.35), and left cerebrum (t = 4.32), while significant inhibition was observed in the prefrontal cortex (t = -4.16), occipital lobe (t = -4.87), and precentral gyrus (t = -4.46, P<0.01). ConclusionsHeat-sensitive moxibustion provides better analgesic effects for knee osteoarthritis under state of Deqi. Its central neuroregulation mechanism may be related to the involvement of the frontal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe, external nucleus, white matter, right cerebrum, left cerebellum, left cerebrum, and precentral gyrus in modulating pain signals.
2.Enhancing Disciplinary Development Through Journal Columns: Taking the "Clinical Practice Guidelines"Column in Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital as an Example
Meihua WU ; Hui LIU ; Qi ZHOU ; Qianling SHI ; Na LI ; Yule LI ; Xiaoqing LIU ; Kehu YANG ; Jinhui TIAN ; Long GE ; Bin MA ; Xiuxia LI ; Xuping SONG ; Xiaohui WANG ; Yaolong CHEN
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2025;16(5):1315-1324
To explore the role of the "Clinical Practice Guidelines" column and others in the We collected papers published by the Lanzhou University Evidence-Based Medicine Center team in the "Clinical Practice Guidelines" column and others from 2018 to 2025. These publications were analyzed across multiple dimensions, including authorship and institutional affiliations, citation metrics, and research themes and content. A total of 59 papers were included in the analysis, with authors representing 70 domestie and international research institutions. The cumulative citation count was 639, with the highest single-paper citation frequency reaching 101. The average citation per paper was 10.8, and total downloads exceeded 30 000. The content focused on key themes such as guideline terminology, development methodology, guideline evaluation, and dissemination and implementation. The evolution of research topics progressed from critiques of common misconceptions and hot topies in the field to multidimensional evaluations of thecurrent state of Chinese guidelines, culminating in the fommulation of industry standards for guidelines. These contributions have provided critical references for translating guideline theory into practice in China and have garnered widespread attention and discussion among scholars in the field. The "Clinical Practice Guidelines" column and others in the
3.Clinical efficacy and safety of vortioxetine as an adjuvant drug for patients with bipolar depression.
Chunxiao DAI ; Yaoyang FU ; Xuanwei LI ; Meihua LIN ; Yinbo LI ; Xiao LI ; Keke HUANG ; Chengcheng ZHOU ; Jian XIE ; Qingwei ZHAO ; Shaohua HU
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B 2025;26(1):26-38
OBJECTIVES:
Whether vortioxetine has a utility as an adjuvant drug in the treatment of bipolar depression remains controversial. This study aimed to validate the efficacy and safety of vortioxetine in bipolar depression.
METHODS:
Patients with bipolar Ⅱ depression were enrolled in this prospective, two-center, randomized, 12-week pilot trial. The main indicator for assessing treatment effectiveness was a Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) of ≥50%. All eligible patients initially received four weeks of lurasidone monotherapy. Patients who responded well continued to receive this kind of monotherapy. However, no-response patients were randomly assigned to either valproate or vortioxetine treatment for eight weeks. By comprehensively comparing the results of MADRS over a period of 4‒12 weeks, a systematic analysis was conducted to determine whether vortioxetine could be used as an adjuvant drug for treating bipolar depression.
RESULTS:
Thirty-seven patients responded to lurasidone monotherapy, and 60 patients were randomly assigned to the valproate or vortioxetine group for eight weeks. After two weeks of combined valproate or vortioxetine treatment, the MADRS score in the vortioxetine group was significantly lower than that in the valproate group. There was no difference in the MADRS scores between the two groups at 8 and 12 weeks. The incidence of side effects did not significantly differ between the valproate and vortioxetine groups. Importantly, three patients in the vortioxetine group appeared to switch to mania or hypomania.
CONCLUSIONS
This study suggested that lurasidone combination with vortioxetine might have potential benefits to bipolar II depression in the early stage, while disease progression should be monitored closely for the risk of switching to mania.
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Bipolar Disorder/drug therapy*
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Vortioxetine/therapeutic use*
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Lurasidone Hydrochloride/administration & dosage*
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4.Study on the management model of elderly patients with hypertension by multi-disciplinary comprehensive management team of tertiary hospital collaborated with community pharmacists
Dan HAN ; Li NIE ; Meihua WANG ; Jinli WU ; Simin YAN ; Fuchao LI ; Yun QIAN ; Youli XI
China Pharmacy 2024;35(16):2033-2037
OBJECTIVE To explore the effects of multi-disciplinary comprehensive management team of tertiary hospital collaborated with the pharmacists from community health service center (hereinafter referred to as “community pharmacists”) on elderly patients with hypertension in the community. METHODS Elderly patients with hypertension from May 2020 to May 2021 in Yuhua Community Health Service Center of Nanjing were divided into control group (76 cases) and observation group (76 cases) according to the management style. The control group was treated with regular community medical services and the observation group received regular community medical services plus pharmaceutical care provided by the comprehensive management team collaborated with community pharmacists. The compliance, blood pressure control status and hypertension-related complications were compared between 2 groups before management and after 24 months of management. RESULTS After 24 months of management, the compliance and blood pressure compliance rates in both groups were higher than before management; meanwhile, the observation group was significantly higher than control group at the corresponding period (P<0.05 or P< 0.01). The blood pressure levels of both groups were significantly lower than before management, and the systolic blood pressure as well as the incidences of the whole complications and cerebrovascular injury in the observation group were significantly lower than control group at the 583867635@qq.com corresponding period (P<0.05). There was statistical significance in the effects of the rate of reaching the standard of blood pressure on the complications (P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS The hypertension management mode of comprehensive management team collaborated with community pharmacists can significantly improve the compliance and blood pressure compliance rate of elderly patients with hypertension, and reduce the incidence of hypertension-related complications.
5.Evidence-based practice to reduce the incidence of severe oral mucositis in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
China Modern Doctor 2024;62(12):53-56
Objective To explore the effect of evidence-based practice on reducing the incidence of severe oral mucositis in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.Methods A multidisciplinary team was set up to carry out quality control circle activities according to the Australia Joanna Briggs Institute evidence-based health care model.Evidence-based evidence was combined with continuous quality improvement to evaluate the obstacle factors and promoting factors in the implementation process,and an evidence-based practice plan was constructed.The practice reform was carried out from three aspects:Formulating the grading nursing process of oral mucositis,improving the evaluation tools and strengthening the health education of patients.The incidence of severe oral mucositis,average hospitalization days and oral health-related quality of life of patients with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation before and after the practice were compared.Results After evidence-based nursing practice,the incidence of severe oral mucositis decreased from 67%to 34%.The average length of hospital stay decreased from 25.93 days to 24.70 days,and the average score of oral health-related quality of life decreased from 28.0 points to 17.5 points.The difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion By introducing evidence,quality control circle activities can effectively reduce the incidence of severe oral mucositis and average hospitalization days in patients with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation,improve the oral health-related quality of life of patients.
6.Establishment and of preliminary verification of automatic auditing rules for routine coagulation assays
Ping DI ; Feng DONG ; Xueying YU ; Meihua WANG ; Wei JIANG ; Yue LI ; Jun CAO ; Hong ZHANG ; Weixin WANG ; Mianyang LI
China Medical Equipment 2024;21(1):135-140
Objective:To establish auto verification rules for the routine coagulation assays,and to provide reference for clinical laboratories to improve the quality and efficiency of results verification.Methods:A total of 24,510 specimens of sodium citrate anticoagulation routine coagulation test from the laboratory departments of eight hospitals including the First Medical Center,Chinese PLA General Hospital during January to March 2020 were collected and randomly divided into a rule establishment group and a rule verification group,with 6,670 specimens in the rule establishment group,including 2,056 Delta checks,and 17,840 specimens in the rule validation group,including 3,210 Delta checks.The activities of prothrombin time(PT),activated partial thromboplastin time(APTT),fibrinogen(Fib),thrombin time(TT),D-dimer(DD)and/or antithrombin(AT)were detected by Stago STA R Max automatic coagulation analyzer and supporting reagents.Taking the manual verification results as the standard,the auto verification and manual false negative rate(invalid verification),false positive rate(invalid interception),pass rate,positive coincidence rate,negative coincidence rate,verification consistency rate and specimen turnaround time(TAT)of the two groups were calculated.Results:The auto verification rules and the application process were preliminarily established,including internal quality control,alarm information,auto verification scope,critical value and deviation value inspection.In the rule establishment group,the single item pass rate was 82.6%-92.4%,and the overall pass rate was 73.8%.The consistency rate between auto verification and manual verification was 98.2%,and the positive coincidence rate and negative coincidence rate were 24.4%and 73.8%,respectively.In the rule verification group,the single item pass rate was 86.4%-91.5%,and the overall review pass rate was 71.5%.By simulating the application of auto verification rules,the average TAT of two hospitals among the eight hospitals was shortened by 1.5 hours and 2.1 hours,respectively.Conclusion:The application of auto verification rules can reduce workload of manual verification,and significantly shorten the TAT,and improve the report efficiency of the laboratory.
7.Drug resistance and homology of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli in sentinel hospital of Fengxian District of Shanghai, 2019‒2022
Hongwei ZHAO ; Xiaohong XIE ; Lixin TAO ; Li SHEN ; Chunli SHEN ; Meihua LIU ; Yuan SHI ; Huangfei SHENG
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2024;36(4):352-358
ObjectiveWe conducted a drug resistance and homology analysis of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) in Fengxian District of Shanghai in order to provide a basis for clinical rational drug use, risk monitoring and early warning. MethodsDEC were isolated from diarrheal patients in Fengxian District, Shanghai from 2019 to 2022. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of 21 drugs to the DEC were determined. Genotyping and homology analysis were conducted with pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). ResultsThe DEC detection rate of diarrhea cases was 18.99% (131/690), including enteroaggregative E.coli (EAEC) 64.89% (85/131), enterotoxigenic E.coli (ETEC) 22.14% (29/131), enteropathogenic E.coli (EPEC) 12.21% (16/131), and enterohemorrhagic E.coli (EHEC) 0.76%(1/131). The DEC detection showed obvious seasonal characteristics with a high incidence in summer. The DEC multidrug resistance rate was 66.41% with a total of 65 drug resistance profiles. The five antimicrobial drugs with the highest resistance rate were ampicillin (60.31%), nalidixic acid (51.91%), cefazolin (50.38%), tetracycline (44.27%), and cotrimoxazole (35.11%). The rate of DEC resistance to levofloxacin was significantly increased from 2019 to 2022. Cluster analysis showed that the similarity of 85 EAEC cluster was 58.4%‒100.0%, and 69 band patterns were obtained. The similarity of 29 ETEC cluster was 58.5%‒100.0%, and 13 band patterns were obtained, including 2 dominant band types. The similarity of 16 EAEC clusters was 53.9%‒100.0%, and 15 band patterns were obtained. Five groups of homologous strains were found, consistent with the resistance phenotypes. ConclusionAmong the diarrhea cases, the DEC epidemic intensity is high, the drug resistance situation is severe, and the risk of outbreak infection is high in Fengxian District, Shanghai. Therefore, health monitoring and prevention need to be strengthened.
8.Post-stroke pneumonia researches from 2014 to 2024:a bibliometrics analysis
Yingzi HAO ; Liang ZHI ; Yawei LI ; Yaqing HONG ; Meihua KE ; Juan WANG ; Yulong WANG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2024;30(11):1311-1321
Objective To analyze the research hotspots and development in the field of post-stroke pneumonia over the past decade. Methods The English literature on post-stroke pneumonia in the Web of Science Core Collection database from January,2014 to June,2024 was retrieved,and analyzed using CiteSpace 6.3.R1 software. Results A total of 1 681 papers were included.The number of publications gradually increased from 2014 to 2021,and decreased from 2022 to 2024,but still more than 2014 overall.The United States and China were the countries with the highest number of publications,and most of the institutions with a high number of publications were uni-versities,while independent collaborative networks were found among the authors.Hot keywords included dys-phagia,management and venous thromboembolism,etc.;and the bursting words appeared within the last three years were scale score and mechanical thrombectomy. Conclusion The researches related to post-stroke pneumonia present an inverted U-shape in the past ten years.The rela-tionship and risk management of post-stroke pneumonia with dysphagia and venous thromboembolism are the main hotspots in the researches.The studies may tend to explore the sensitivity of the integration scale for post-stroke pneumonia and the control of risk factors during mechanical thrombectomy.
9.Clinical Consistency Evaluation of Quetiapine Kit Based on Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Technology
LI Xuanwei ; LIN Meihua ; ZHAI You ; XU Nana ; LI Xiao ; LYU Duo ; ZHAO Qingwei ; LIU Jian
Chinese Journal of Modern Applied Pharmacy 2024;41(13):1803-1807
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the consistency between the quetiapine LC-MS/MS kit and the laboratory-built method(reference method) in the detection results of quetiapine therapeutic drug monitoring.
METHODS
A total of 120 remaining plasma samples were collected from patients receiving quetiapine therapeutic drug monitoring from March to October in 2021. The plasma concentration of quetiapine was detected by kit and reference method respectively. The analysis of correlations and consistency was performed by outlier analysis, linear regression and Bland-Altman method.
RESULTS
No outliers were detected. The linear regression equation was Y=1.018X+4.400(r=0.998), indicating a good correlation. The Bland-Altman plot analysis showed good agreement between the two measurements.
CONCLUSION
The detection results of quetiapine LC-MS/MS kit and reference method are in good agreement. The kit can be used for clinical quetiapine treatment drug monitoring.
10.Development of a Usability Scale for Smart Hospital Platforms Based on QoE Theory
Peipei JIA ; Xiaowei WANG ; Meihua LI ; Lianfang LU ; Juan FENG ; Hanxu LANG ; Lili WEI
Chinese Hospital Management 2024;44(11):70-73
Objective To construct a usability scale for smart hospital platforms based on Quality of Experience(QoE)theory,and provide scientific measurement tool for the construction,operation,and improvement of smart hospitals.Method Literature review,focus meeting method,and pre survey were used to screen and revise the scale items,forming a formal scale.Using convenience sampling method,1 000 users from 8 smart hospital platforms in Shandong Province were selected as the research subjects to evaluate the reliability and validity of the scale.Result The availability scale of the smart hospital platform includes 6 dimensions and 24 items.Exploratory factor extraction identified 6 common factors,with a cumulative variance contribution rate of 64.045%.The overall Cronbach's with a coefficient of 0.941 for 6 dimensions.The coefficient is between 0.782 and 0.963,and the retest reliability is 0.967.The Average Standardized Content Validity Index is 0.972,and the Item-level Content Validity Index is between 0.86 and 1.00.The correlation coefficient between the six dimensions of the scale and the System Usability Scale is 0.606-0.653,and the overall correlation coefficient is 0.647.Conclusion The usability scale of the smart hospital platform developed based on QoE theory has good reliability and validity,and can be used to measure the user experience of the smart hospital platform.


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