1.Improve the efficacy of nutritional support in infectious patients
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2008;7(5):323-324
The aim of nutritional support is to maintain the metabolic function of cells, organs and the whole body, and also to reduce the total energy consumption, finally promotes the patients to recover. Infectious patients are often in the status of high catabolism and negative nitrogen balance. It is necessary for such patients to receive nutritional support, however, the performance is difficult because of the high catabolism status and disorder of physiological function. What is more, inappropriate performance may lead to even worse outcome. Accordingly, the current clinical researches focus on how to improve the effects of nutritional support in infectious patients. Several aspects on this issue including the time, route, dose, metabolic intervention and immune modulation are discussed.
2.Value of high frequency ultrasound in assessment the changes of haemophiliac arthropathy in children
Ningning ZHANG ; Runhui WU ; Yun PENG
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2014;23(8):701-704
Objective To discuss the value of high frequency ultrasound in assessment the changes of knee,ankle and elbow joints with haemophiliac arthropathy in children.Methods Eighty joints of 42 haemophiliac patients were enrolled in this study.Sixty two joints of 29 patients were examined by X-ray at the same time.The correlation of ultrasonography and X-ray on bone aspects were compared.Results Among 80 joints of 42 haemophilic patients,soft tissue swelling was showed in 12 joints,synovial hypertrophy was in 48 joints,the thickness range of synovial membrane was from 2.01 to 11.12 mm [(4.71± 2.26)mm],increased blood flow was in 40 joints,effusion in 53 joints,haemosiderin was in 33 joints,bone erosion was in 36 joints,subchondral cyst formation was in 20 joints,cartilage damage or disappear was in 31 joints.Ultrasonograthy showed bone erosion in 29 joints,subchondral cyst formation was in 16 joints,cartilage damage was in 24 joints.X-ray showed bone erosion in 23 joints,subchondral cyst was in 16 joints,narrowing joint space was in 20 joints.There was high correlation between the osteochondral domain of the ultrasonography and X ray:Kappa value were 0.803,0.832,0.790 respectively(P <0.05).Conclusions Ultrasonography is sensitive to detect the signs of enrolled joints in hemophiliac patients.It is an important method on diagnosis for hemophiliac arthrophv.
3.Operational efficiency of county public general hospitals in Fujian province from 2009 to 2014
Shuting WU ; Xiaonan WU ; Yueping LI ; Ningning QIU ; Xuliang XU
Chinese Journal of Health Policy 2015;(10):41-45
Objective:In order to provide policy-makers with basis and reference for improving the operational efficiency of county general public hospitals, this paper studies the changes in overall efficiency, technical efficiency and scale efficiency of 40 county general public hospitals in Fujian province from 2009 to 2014 , as well as how the to-tal factor productivity changes over the time. Methods: After collecting the relevant data of hospital operations from 2009 to 2014, this paper uses CCR, BBC, Malmquist model and other data envelopment analysis (DEA) methods to analyze the data. Results:The vast majority of those 40 county general public hospitals are in decreasing state. The total factor productivity of 40 hospitals from 2009 to 2014 is 1. 019. There are 21 hospitals (52. 5%) that slightly im-proved their productivity, of which 3 hospitals increased their productivity mainly due to technological progress, 3 hospitals due to efficiency increase, and the rest 15 hospitals due to the effect of both technological progress and effi-ciency increase. Conclusions:The operational efficiency of county general public hospitals in Fujian province is gen-erally insufficient, and there are significant differences between operating efficiency of different regions. The efficien-cy of hospitals in mountainous areas had increased, but the efficiency of hospitals in coastal areas had decreased. Therefore, in order to increase investment in county general public hospitals, the government should take differential policy and pay attention to the reasonable control of hospital size, as well as to strengthen the connotation building and attach importance to improving medical service technologies.
4.Value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in diagnosis of postoperative complications after pancreas transplantation
Hongtao WU ; Ying TANG ; Jingwen ZHAO ; Ningning NIU ; Yang LIU
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2015;24(3):237-241
Objective To investigate the clinical value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the diagnosis of postoperative complications after pancreas transplantation.Methods Eighty-six post pancreastransplantation patients were examined by CEUS to observe the perfusion of contrast agent,plot timeintensity curve (TIC),and compare to the results of enhanced CT,MRI and pathology.Results Eleven cases of thrombosis,13 cases of rejection and 13 cases of pancreatitis were observed among 86 patients.Result from CEUS showed that:① Distribution of normal pancreatic grafts vascular and parenchyma was even,TIC follows positive skewed distribution.②Thrombosis:there was no perfusion in the embolic vessels and no enhancement or low uneven enhancement in the parenchyma.③ Rejection:perfusion of the parenchyma was slow,peak value was decreased,rising and falling slope of the TIC was reduced with blunt peak.④Pancreatitis:perfusion of the parenchyma was uneven,the regional low enhanced area was visible,clear of the contrast agent was relatively slow,rising slope of TIC was reduced and the peak value was decreased.Conclusions CEUS can monitor the perfusion of the pancreatic grafts vascular and parenchyma,and get useful perfusion parameters.It has been proven as an effective method to definitely diagnose postoperative complications after pancreas transplantation.
5.Radiological assessment of the accuracy of screw placement for spinal fractures
Hongrui LI ; Dongmei YANG ; Ningning LI ; Jie WU
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2017;21(23):3736-3740
BACKGROUND:Volar locking plate is the domin Pedicle screw placement for spinal fractures with X-ray and CT assistant can optimize the accuracy of screw placement.Additionally,X-ray is cheap,repetitive and can reduce radiation injury,but has not been confirmed.OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect and imaging evaluation of X-ray in pedicle screw placement for spinal fractures.METHODS:Twenty patients with spinal fractures at T1-8 levels in our hospital from November 2014 to December 2016 were enrolled.The needles were placed along the pedicle axis at the middle of the pedicle,vertebral posterior and vertebral anterior,and its position was recorded by C-arm X-ray,100 pedicle screws were placed under C-arm X-ray,and then evaluated by CT to analyze the application effect of X-ray.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The screw length between the actual placement at T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8 screw length under C-arm X-ray and virtual ones had no significant differences (P > 0.05),suggesting that X-ray can optimize the accuracy of screw placement.A total of 100 screws were placed,94 screws were excellent,which were placed into the vertebral body completely,and the direction and depth were in accordance with the requirements.Six screws were good,some screws slightly worn out,but the cortical bone was less,and none was poor.No accident of pedicle violations was found.To conclude,C-arm X-ray-assisted screw placement for spinal fractures exhibits ideal outcomes.
6.Preliminary Exploration of Medical English Education for Postgraduate in TCM College, Using Original Edition of Textbook
Qingyan BO ; Ningning XIONG ; Jing WU ; Jun LIU
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2002;0(01):-
It's a hard but imperative research subject for postgraduate to study medical English in TCM colleges.For more than 3 years,Nanjing University of TCM has obtained good effect in such a field and their practices include adopting original edition of textbooks,selecting medical professionals who are good at English as teachers rather than English teachers who have some medical knowledge.Our teaching methodology is continuous,large volume fast reading.
7.Relationship between the quantitative analysis of tissue diffusion and the level of serum creatinine in chronic renal allograft injury
Ningning NIU ; Ying TANG ; Hongtao WU ; Yang LIU ; Jing LIU
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2014;23(10):875-878
Objective To investigate the quantitative analysis of tissue diffusion of real-time elastography(RTE) in chronic renal allograft injury(CRAI) and the relationship between RTE and the level of serum creatinine(Cr).Methods Sixty-nine cases of allograft renal transplantation patients were detected by conventional ultrasound and RTE.According to the time after operation and Cr,they were divided into three groups:group A (in three months after operation and normal Cr,25 cases),group B (more than three months after operation and normal Cr,23 cases),and group C (more than three months after operation and high Cr,21 cases).The results were compared and analyzed.Results ①Contrast between group A and group B,there were differences on Cr and average ralative strain value(MEAN),area ratio of low-strain region (% AREA),complexity (COMP),skewness (SKEW),(P < 0.05).② In group B,there was correlation between Cr and %AREA,MEAN,SKEW (r =0.682,P <0.05; r =0.628,P <0.05; r =-0.481,P <0.05).③To make ROC curve,MEAN has higher sensitivity (90.9%),COMP has higher specificity and accuracy (68.0%,81.8%).④ To apply the third result in group C,4 or 5 cases in 21 were abnormal.Conclusions There is a good correlation between the quantitative analysis of tissue diffusion and the level of serum creatinine.RTE can indirectly reflect CRAI,and it is a new method of ultrasonic to evaluate renal allograft function.
8.Clinical analysis of nosocomial infection in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Suying QIAN ; Zhi FANG ; Yamin CHEN ; Ningning WU ; Jianfen XU ; Zhaoxiong XIA ; Xiangmin TONG
Chinese Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008;1(4):219-221
Objective To identify risk factors and preventive measures of nosoconial infections in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Methods Clinical data of 65 NHL patients admitted from January to December 2007 were retrospectively analyzed. Results According to WHO classification (2001), 58 patients were with B-cell lymphoma, 7 were with T-cell lymphorna. All patients received CHOP regimen as initial chemotherapy and 23 of them were with nosecomial infections. Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that age, length of stay, pathological type, bone marrow involvement, levels of serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), beta2-microglobulin and invasive treatment were identified as risk factors of nosocomial infections. Respiratory tract infections and infections with gram-negative microorganisms were the most popular. Conclusion High nosocomial infection rate is found in NHL patients, and control of risk factors may effectively prevent nosocomial infections in NHL patients.
10.Application of FTS and NIRF conjugated compounds in imaging and therapy of mouse tumor models
Hao WANG ; Zilong YANG ; Caiqin ZHANG ; Pengpeng WU ; Yong ZHAO ; Ningning ZHAO ; Changhong SHI
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2017;25(4):345-349
Objective To study the tumor targeting ability and application of farnesylthiosalicylic Acid (FTS) and heptamethine carbocyanine fluorescent dye-mediated near-infrared imagine in living animals, and confirm the inhibitory effect of this compound on growth of tumor cells.Methods Human breast cancer cell line MCF-7, glioma cell line U251 and prostate cancer cell line PC3 were cultured to logarithmic growth phase, and different concentrations of FTS and FTS-IR783 were added, respectively.We observed the inhibitory effect of those two compounds on the growth of tumor cells.Under fluorescence microscopy, specific accumulation of FTS-IR783 in these tumor cells was observed.The tumor cells (1×106) were transplanted subcutaneously into nude mice.These mice were subjected to intraperitoneal injection of FTS-IR783 (10 nmol/mouse) two weeks later.In the in vivo imaging, near infrared fluorescence signal and tumor volume were measured and their correlation was analyzed.Results Compared with FTS, FTS-IR783 significantly inhibited the growth of MCF-7, U251 and PC3 cells in vitro.FTS-IR783 was specifically uptaken by these three kinds of tumor cells, showing strong near infrared fluorescence in cell agglomerates.After subcutaneous injection of FTS-IR783, the correlation between fluorescence intensity and tumor volume was 0.987, 0.998 and 0.971, respectively.Conclusions The compound of FTS conjugated with near infrared fluorescent dye IR-783 can specifically recognize tumor cells, in both in vitro and in vivo imaging.At the same time, the compound can significantly inhibit the growth of tumor cells, and may be expected to become a new potential targeted drug.