Objective To compare the value of NBI with magnify endoscopy (NBI-ME) and Lugol chromoendoscopy (LCE) in preoperative assessment of early esophageal cancer, and assess whether the former can replace the latter. Methods 59 patients, sampled in the Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, the First Hospital of Lanzhou University and the Second Hospital of Lanzhou City from January 2014 to December 2015, were examined respectively by NBI-ME and Lugol chromoendoscopy not only to distinguish the lesion boundaries but also predict the pathological types as well for statistical analysis with the combination of the final postoperative pathological results. Results Only 64.4 % (38/59) of lesion boundaries can be well-distinguished by NBI-ME, which is significantly lower than that distinguished by Lugol chromoendoscopy (91.5 %, 54/59), with its kappa value 0.208< 0.4, P < 0.01 (0.006). It indicated that poor concordance existed in these two methods. The McNemar value which reflects concordance between pathological type predicted by NBI-ME and postoperative pathology was diagnosed to be 5.397, P > 0.05 (0.369), Kappa > 0.4 (0.429), P < 0.01 (0.000), suggesting the concordance can be acceptable. However, the McNemar number diagnosed by Lugol chromoendoscopy was only 4.533, P > 0.05 (0.475), Kappa <0.4 (0.286), P < 0.01 (0.001), showing the poor concordance instead. Conclusions To some extent, pathological type predicted by NBI-ME indeed had an concordance with postoperative pathology, which was also superior to the results examined by Lugol chromoendoscopy, while there was no denying that Lugol chromoendoscopy had an obvious advantage over NBI-ME in terms of distinguishing lesion boundaries, therefore, it can not be completely replaced with NBI-ME at present.

Objective:To compare the post-operative outcomes between extended lateral approach and L-shaped lateral approach in surgical treatment of Sanders type III intra-articular calcaneal fractures.Methods:A retrospective case-control study was made on clinical data of 34 patients with fresh Sanders type III intra-articular calcaneal fractures hospitalized in Langfang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from October 2014 to October 2017. There were 33 males and 1 female, with the age of 18-56 years [(42.5±9.4)years]. All fractures were fresh. Seventeen patients were fixed by the extended lateral approach (extended approach group) and seventeen patients by L-shaped lateral approach (L-shaped approach group). Operation duration, intraoperative bleeding volume, length of hospital stay, one-stage wound healing rate and complication rate were observed. B?hler and Gissane angle were measured before operation, one week after operation and 12 months after operation. American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) ankle-hindfoot scale was applied to evaluate function recovery.Results:There were no significant differences between groups in operative time and intraoperative bleeding volume ( P>0.05). There were significant differences between extended approach group and L-shaped approach group in length of hospital stay [(15.7±4.0)days vs.(22.4±9.6)days], one-stage wound healing rate [88%(15/17) vs. 47%(8/12)] and postoperative complication rate [12%(2/17) vs. 47%(8/17)] ( P<0.05). The B?hler and Gissane angles did not differ significantly between groups before operation and one week and 12 months after operation ( P>0.05). At postoperative 12 months, the B?hler and Gissane angles were improved from preoperative (8.2±6.0)°, (85.3±10.5)° to (23.9±6.1)° and (119.3±6.2)° respectively in extended approach group, and those from preoperative (9.4±3.9)°, (85.5±7.1)° to (25.8±3.7)° and (122.2±5.6)° respectively in L-shaped approach group (all P>0.05). At 12 months after operation, the AOFAS score was (86.9±7.5)points in extended approach group, with the excellent and good rate of 88%; and was (83.3±12.5)points in L-shaped approach group, with the excellent and good rate of 76% ( P>0.05). While the score of hindfoot joint activity in extended approach group was (5.8±0.7)points, significantly higher than (3.4±1.0)points in L-shaped approach group ( P<0.05). Conclusion:For Sanders III intraarticular calcaneal fractures, compared with L-shaped approach group, plate fixation via extended approach can promote fracture healing, shorten hospital stay, reduce incidence of complications and facilitate function recovery of subtalar joint.

Objective:To explore the effect of diet safety management based on swallowing function classification in perioperative period of elderly patients with hip fractures, so as to provide basis for improving perioperative food safety and shortening hospitalization time of patients with hip fracture.Methods:A total of 68 elderly patients with hip fractures in the First Medical Center of PLA General Hospital from December 2020 to August 2021 were selected and divided into experimental group and control group according to even and odd-number of admission number, each group contained 34 patients. The control group was given routine diet nursing and food safety education. The experimental group was given graded diet safety management according to the swallowing function evaluation results. The incidence of aspiration and length of hospital stay were compared between the two groups.Results:The incidence of chocking during hospitalization was 5.1% (78/1 517) in the control group and 1.2% (17/1 402) in the experimental group, and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2=35.73, P<0.01). The incidence of choking in the control group was 0.7% (11/1 517), and 0.4% (5/1 402) in the experimental group, and the difference was not statistically significant ( χ2=1.82, P>0.05). There was no significant difference in hospitalization time between the two groups, 10 (8,12) in the control group and 9 (8,11) in the experimental group ( Z=-1.33, P>0.05). Conclusions:The implementation of diet safety management based on swallowing function classification in elderly patients with hip fractures can reduce the incidence of coughing. Evaluation of swallowing function should be included in the evaluation of hip fractures in the elderly.

Objective To explore the clinical efficacy and safety of off-clamping in robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) for the treatment of renal tumors.Methods From January 2015 to March 2017,the data of 48 patients who underwent off-clamping RAPN were reviewed retrospectively.There were 31 males and 17 females,and the mean age was 57 years (range:23-84 years).The mean tumor size was 3.1 cm (range:1.2-6.4 cm),with the upper,middle,and lower polar tumors account for 35.4％,27.1％,and 37.5％,respectively.The clinical tumor stage was T1N0M0 in all 48 cases,according to the AJCC tumor staging system for renal cancer.Results RAPNs were performed successfully in all 48 cases,without conversion to open surgery.In those patients,the application of off-clamping in robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy was performed in 44 cases.The renal artery and vein was exposed,dissected,isolated and then clamped in 4 cases due to bleeding.The mean surgical time was 85 min (range:75-185 min).The mean estimated blood loss was 134 ml (range:60-270 ml),and no blood transfusion was needed.The wound surface was closed using interrupted suture with Hem-o-lok clips securing each needle point.The mean time for renorrhaphy was 22 min (rang:11-31 min).No intraoperative severe complications such as vascular injury,trauma of abdominal organ occurred.There were 5 complications,including 2 cases of hematuria,2 cases of delayed healing of incision,and 1 case of pneumohypoderma.The pathological diagnosis included 40 cases of renal clear cell carcinoma,3 cases of papillary renal cell carcinoma,and 5 cases of angiomyolipomas.No tumor recurrence or distant metastasis was observed during the average follow-up of 17 months (range 3-27 months).Conclusions Off-clamping RAPN is safe and feasible approach to excise certain kidney tumors.It carries the benefits of less complication,quick recovery,and less ischemia reperfusion renal injury.Off-clamping RAPN would be suitable for those patients with solitary kidneys,renal insufficiency,and bilateral tumors.

Sleep status is an important indicator to evaluate the health status of human beings. In this paper, we proposed a novel type of unperturbed sleep monitoring system under pillow to identify the pattern change of heart rate variability (HRV) through obtained RR interval signal, and to calculate the corresponding sleep stages combined with hidden Markov model (HMM) under the no-perception condition. In order to solve the existing problems of sleep staging based on HMM, ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD) was proposed to eliminate the error caused by the individual differences in HRV and then to calculate the corresponding sleep stages. Ten normal subjects of different age and gender without sleep disorders were selected from Guangzhou Institute of Respirator Diseases for heart rate monitoring. Comparing sleep stage results based on HMM to that of polysomnography (PSG), the experimental results validate that the proposed noninvasive monitoring system can capture the sleep stages S1-S4 with an accuracy more than 60%, and performs superior to that of the existing sleep staging scheme based on HMM.

OBJECTIVETo analysis the burden of diseases (BOD) and economic burden of disease (EBOD) in Chongqing and provide scientific evidence for effective prevention and control of diseases.

METHODSThe burden of diseases of Chongqing were estimated by use of disability-adjusted life year (DALY) from 2010 to 2013, two-step method was used in the calculation of direct economic burden of diseases. DALY combined with the human capital method were used to measure the indirect economic burden.

RESULTSFrom 2010 to 2013, DALY loss by all causes for the residents in Chongqing were 123.90, 127.01, 123.30 and 125.99 person year per thousand persons, respectively. The diseases mainly included non-communicable diseases, accounting for 83%-87%, followed by injure and infectious diseases. The five leading diseases of BOD in Chongqing were respiratory system disease, circulatory system disease, malignant tumor, accidental death, neuropsychiatric disease, respectively. The total economic burden of diseases was 1 621.34 million yuan RMB in 2013. The direct and indirect economic burden of diseases were 794.42 million yuan RMB and 826.92 million yuan RMB, which could be attributed to circulatory system disease, respiratory system diseases, injury, malignant tumor and muscle bones and connective tissue diseases.

CONCLUSIONRespiratory system disease, circulatory system diseases, malignant tumor, and injury have caused heavy burden both in people's health and economic status in Chongqing. It is necessary to take effective measures to prevent and control these diseases.

Cardiovascular Diseases ; China ; Communicable Diseases ; Cost of Illness ; Epidemiological Monitoring ; Humans ; Quality-Adjusted Life Years ; Respiratory Tract Diseases ; Socioeconomic Factors