1.Portable ECG measuring system with non-contact electrode.
Xudong ZHANG ; Chen LIU ; Qiangqiang CUI
Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation 2014;38(3):168-185
Heart disease is the major disease that threaten human health. ECG is an important tool for the diagnosis of cardiac disease. As traditional ECG measurement devices have many disadvantages, a non-contact ECG measurement system was designed. With the non-contact electrode based on capacitive coupling, the signals were collected and then they were amplified and filtered. The conditioned analog signal was converted to digital data which was sent to the mobile terminal through bluetooth. Finally, the ECG data was analyzed to extract the key ECG parameters. The results showed that the precise ECG signals can be got with the non-contact electrode and the key ECG parameters can be acquired accurately.
Electrocardiography, Ambulatory
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instrumentation
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Electrodes
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Equipment Design
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Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
2.Survey and analysis of the training needs of nursing students practice in emergency department
Wenjie GUAN ; Xiangfen SU ; Yilong XUAN ; Shuzeng ZHANG ; Qiangqiang LIU
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2021;20(1):95-99
Objective:To investigate the training needs of nursing students during their practice in the emergency department, and to provide evidence for further improvement and development of the training.Methods:A total of 279 nursing students from 24 hospitals in Guangdong Province and 4 undergraduate universities running nursing specialty were investigated by convenience sampling. The contents of the questionnaire included general information and emergency training needs, including teaching contents and teaching methods.Results:Among the surveyed nursing students, 97.13% (271 students) believed it was very necessary to learn first aid knowledge and skills, and 85.66% (239 students) were very interested in learning first aid knowledge and skills. The score of "acute and critical skills" in the emergency training needs was the highest (88.91 points), and the score of "department rules and regulations" was the lowest (76.08 points). Univariate analysis showed that there were significant differences in gender, willingness to engage in nursing work in the future, interest in learning first aid knowledge and willingness to learn first aid knowledge independently by network ( P < 0.05). The three teaching methods ranked the highest in the survey of emergency teaching methods were situational teaching, problem-based learning and action teaching method. Conclusion:Nursing students have a strong demand for training during the emergency internship. Clinical nursing administrators and educators should combine the internship demand of nursing students and the teaching outline of medical colleges to carry out the training arrangement during the emergency practice, so as to meet the learning needs of nursing students during the emergency practice.
3.Follow up study on patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension after CHD repair
Dan ZHANG ; Chen ZHANG ; Wangui ZHAO ; Qian LIU ; Qiangqiang LI ; Hong GU
Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2017;33(1):21-24,35
Objective To explore the long-term prognosis of the patientswithpulmonary arterial hypertension ( PAH) after cardiac repair operations through follow up .Methods We filtered the CHD patients with PAH after cardiac repair operation , admitted to the department of pediatric cardiology in Beijing Anzhen Hospital from June 2004 to December 2014, and collected their preoperative and postoperative data to analysis the long-term prognosis.Results 92 patients were included, median age was 20.78 years(2.44-60.26 years),median operation age was 13.54 years(1.33-53.99 years), World Health Organiza-tion functional classⅠ-Ⅱ was 80(86.96%), Ⅲ -Ⅳ was 12(13.04%), mean 6 min walk test distance was(481.74 ± 80.74) meters, mean Borg score was 1.53 ±1.14, and mean percutaneous oxygen saturation was 0.95 ±0.05.Among them, 64 patients completed preoperative right heart catheterization.Their average pulmonary artery pressure was(72.23 ±12.83) mmHg, aortic pressure on average was(85.57 ±11.91) mmHg, and average pulmonary vascular resistancewas(10.79 ±5. 04) Wood· U.The range of follow-up was between 6 months and 28.32 years(median 13.67years).During the follow-up, there were arrhythmia in 2 cases(2.17%), syncope in 7 cases(7.61%), hemoptysis in 4 cases(4.35%),heart failure in 8 cases(8.70%) and death in 1 case(1.09%).Compared with preoperative data, WHO cardiac function was found decreased in 22 patients(23.91%), stabled in 61 patients(66.30%) and significantly improved in 9 patients (9.78%).63 patients (68.48%) received targeted drug therapy, only 5 patients were treated with combined therapy,29 cases were not.Conclusion Compared with idiopathic pulmonary hypertension , PAH after defect correction has a lower incidence of arrhythmia , hemop-tysis and heart failure, and a higher long-term survival rate, and heart function is stable.To patients with PAH after defect cor-rection, targeted therapy is not only in perioperative period, but also more important in the long-term after surgery.In the targe-ted drug therapy, the combination treatment rate is low.
4.Comparative analysis of the function of T lymphocyte subsets in 175 Uighur and Han ethnic oil refining workers
Qin FENG ; Wenbin LIU ; Qiangqiang ZUO ; Jiang HE
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2017;38(24):3386-3387,3390
Objective To investigate the influence of long-term exposure to oil and gas toxicants on the peripheral blood T lym-phocyte subsets in Karamay Uygur and Han refining workers and the underlying mechanism.Methods 175 cases of Uighur and Han refinery workers who had long-term close contact with poison of oil and gas(112 cases of Han people and 63 cases of Uygur people)and 110 healthy people(70 cases of Han people,40 cases of Uighur)were selected as research subject.The peripheral blood T lymphocyte subsets of all cases were detected for comparative analysis.Results Compared with healthy control group,the median of CD4+in the uighur refinery workers was significantly reduced(P<0.05);the CD8+in Han ethnic refinery workers was signifi-cantly lower,while the ratio of CD4+/CD8+increased significantly(P<0.05).Compared with Han ethnic,the median of CD3+, CD8+in uighur significantly increased,while the ratio of CD4+/CD8+decreased significantly(P<0.05).Conclusion Long-term close contact(more than 5 years)of oil and gas poison will significantly reduce the function of peripheral blood T lymphocyte sub-sets of refinery workers,and the effect on Han ethnic oil refinery workers was significantly higher than that on Uighur,,so corre-sponding measures on effective occupational protection are necessary to carry out.
5.Application of dynamic case scenario simulation combined with video playback method in the teaching of trauma emergency for nursing students in practice
Xiangfen SU ; Qiangqiang LIU ; Wenjie GUAN ; Yanbing TANG ; Yilong XUAN
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2022;21(6):761-765
Objective:To explore the application effect of dynamic case scenario simulation combined with video playback in the teaching of trauma emergency for nursing interns.Methods:A total of 80 nursing interns who had internship in the Department of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University from December 2017 to November 2018 were recruited in the study, and they were randomly divided into experimental group and control group (40 nurses per group). The dynamic case scenario simulation combined with video playback method was applied in the experimental group, and the traditional teaching method was used in the control group. Both groups had the same teaching hours (8 class hours) and trauma practice outline. Trauma theoretical knowledge and operational skills of the two groups were assessed, and the scores of nursing students in the two groups, teaching satisfaction and teaching evaluation in the experimental group were analyzed. SPSS 19.0 was used for t test. Results:The trauma theoretical knowledge assessment results and clinical operation skills assessment scores of control group were (73.40±7.11) points and (78.69±8.71) points, respectively, and those of experimental group were (78.09±6.84) points and (85.34±6.43) points respectively, with a statistical difference between the two groups ( P<0.05). The overall satisfaction of nursing students in the experimental group was higher than that in the control group [(98.34±2.19) vs. (94.94±2.58), P<0.01]. Most of nursing students (97.5%, 39/40) in the experimental group hoped to apply dynamic case scenario simulation combined with video playback method in the future. Conclusion:The dynamic case scenario simulation combined video playback method could enhance the trauma emergency ability of the nursing interns and improve the teaching satisfaction and teaching effect.
6.Portable ECG Measuring System with Non-contact Electrode
Xudong ZHANG ; Chen LIU ; Qiangqiang CUI
Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation 2014;(3):168-170,185
Heart disease is the major disease that threaten human health. ECG is an important tool for the diagnosis of cardiac disease. As traditional ECG measurement devices have many disadvantages, a non-contact ECG measurement system was designed. With the non-contact electrode based on capacitive coupling, the signals were col ected and then they were amplified and filtered. The conditioned analog signal was converted to digital data which was sent to the mobile terminal through bluetooth. Final y, the ECG data was analyzed to extract the key ECG parameters. The results showed that the precise ECG signals can be got with the non-contact electrode and the key ECG parameters can be acquired accurately.
7.Effects of rhPTH(1-34)treatment for glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
Ping SUN ; Qiangqiang XING ; Guoju HONG ; Guozhu YANG ; Nan LIU ; Weishan SUN ; Lingping HU ; Weimin DENG ; Chenghong MA
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2018;34(6):941-945
Objective To establish the GIOP model and extract BMSCs from the rat model.We aim to in-vesitigatethe effect ofrhPTH(1-34)for inhibiting β-catenin ubiquitination when combining with Micro-CT and bio-logical technology.We also investigate the influence of rhPTH(1-34)on the GIOP.Methods Female SPF emale rats wererandomly divided into normal control group,methylprednisolone group(model group),methylpredniso-lone+saline group(blankcontrol group)and methylprednisolone+rhPTH(1-34)group(test group). The proximal femoral cancellous bone was examined by Micro-CTand histopathological Staining. The expression of Wnt10b and β-catenin protein were detected. By comparing with inducedBMP-2,BMSCs were treated withrhPTH(1-34)and stained with ALP and alizarin red.Results(1)In Micro-CT,BV/TV,Tb.Th and Tb/N decreased,whereas Tb/sp increased in the test group comparedwith model group(P<0.05).ROI three-dimensional reconstruction of trabecu-lar bone in test group showed local bone repair;(2)Wnt10b and β-cateninexpression increased in the test group compared with the model model(P<0.05),indicating that rhPTH(1-34)can enhance the transcriptional activity of β-catenin(P<0.05)and promote the expression of Wnt10b andβ-catenin(P<0.05).Conclusion The inter-vention with rhPTH(1-34)can prevent GIOP by regulating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and inhibiting GIOP progress,which can improve the microstructure of bone.
8. Analysis of prognosis and associated risk factors in pediatric idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Qian LIU ; Chen ZHANG ; Qiangqiang LI ; Yan ZHU ; Dan ZHANG ; Wangui ZHAO ; Hong GU
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2018;56(1):23-28
Objective:
To analyze the prognosis and associated risk factors of pediatric idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Methods:
A total of 119 patients under 18 years of age diagnosed as idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension in the Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Center in Beijing Anzhen Hospital between June 2007 and May 2017 were enrolled in this retrospective study. The clinical informations and follow-up data were collected. The endpoints of follow-up were defined as death or undergoing lung transplantation. Kaplan-Meier survival curve was used to assess the survival,and the COX risk regression model was used to analyze the prognostic risk factors.
Results:
The mean age at diagnosis was (5.9±4.2) years. For 92 (77.5%) patients, the main reason for visit was decreased activity with shortness of breath after exercise. Seventy patients (58.8%) were in baseline NYHA functional class Ⅲ-Ⅳ and 49 patients (41.2%) were in NYHA functional class Ⅰ-Ⅱ. The mean systolic pulmonary arterial pressure estimated by echocardiography was (90±23) mmHg (1 mmHg=0.133 kPa) . Right heart catheterization was performed in 50 patients. Hemodynamic parameters revealed that the mean pulmonary artery pressure was (66±19) mmHg. Mean right atrium pressure was (8.5±3.4) mmHg. Mean pulmonary vascular resistance index was (17±9) wood·m2 and the mean cardiac index was (3.4±1.3)L/m2; 100 patients (84.0%) received targeted therapy in which 55 patients (46.2%) were on monotherapy,40 patients (33.6%) were on dual therapy and 5 patients (4.2%) were on triple therapy. The mean time of follow-up was 22.0 months (0-108 months). During follow-up, 43 patients (36.1%) died and 1 patient received double-lung transplantation. Main causes of death including right heart failure, pulmonary hypertension crisis, asphyxia and massive hemoptysis. The mean survival time from diagnosis was 37.0 months,1-,2-,3-and 5-year survival rates were 86.3%, 72.2%, 51.4%and 37.8% respectively. Survival analysis showed that patients in baseline NYHA functional class Ⅰ-Ⅱ had better prognosis. COX regression analysis showed that NYHA function class, edema, increased total bilirubin and troponin concentration and the pulmonary artery and aorta diameter ratio measured by echocardiogram are risk factors of pediatric IPAH (
9.Vagus nerve stimulation inhibiting multidrug resistance-associated protein 1 over-expression in drug refractory epilepsy rats
Qingwei ZHU ; Jiwen XU ; Hongyu ZHOU ; Qiangqiang LIU ; Chenjie ZHAO ; Xiaolai YE ; Junfeng MA
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2014;13(11):1092-1096
Objective To study the effect of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) on the expression of multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP1) in brains of rats with drug refractory epilepsy.Methods Rat models based on the lithium-pilocarpine epileptic rats were induced with sodium phenobarbital (PB).Then,the rats were randomly divided into three groups:VNS group (n=7),sham-VNS group (n=6) and control group (n=6); VNS through stimulation device was given to the rats in the VNS group,stimulation device without VNS was given to the rats in the sham-VNS group,and rats in the control group were only given conventional feeding.Behavioral changes and number of seizures were recorded by continuous video monitoring during the whole process.And the amount of MRP1 over-expression in each group was detected following a four-week VNS.Results (1) The seizure frequency in VNS group (2.6±1.0 per week) was significantly decreased as compared with that in sham-VNS group (5.3±1.1 per week) or control group (5.2±1.3 per week) after a four-week VNS (P<0.05).(2) The MRP1 expression in VNS group had significantly statistical differences as compared with that in the sham-VNS group and control group (the absorbance values:9120±1496,19556±1462 and 20231±1710,P<0.05).Conclusion VNS can effectively decrease the seizures frequency through reducing the MRP1 over-expression.
10.Effect of vagus nerve stimulation on status epilepticus in rats
Wei MENG ; Hongyu ZHOU ; Jiwen XU ; Qiangqiang LIU ; Chenjie ZHAO ; Xiaolai YE ; Junfeng MA
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2014;13(11):1097-1100
Objective To study the acute effect of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) on status epilepticus (SE) in rats.Methods Forty-eight male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups:Group A (VNS preconditioning group),accepted VNS at 2 h before pilocarpine injection,Group B (VNS treatment group),accepted VNS immediately after pilocarpine injection,Group C (negative control group),implanted with electrode without stimulation,and Group D (SE model group),without electrode implantation (n=1 2).Lithium-pilocarpine was used to kindle the rats to establish SE models.Stimulation parameters used in the procedure of VNS were as follows:frequency,30 Hz; pulse width,0.5 ms; current,1 mA; and duty cycle,on-30 s,off-30 s.Behavior changes were observed and caspase-3 expression in dentate gyrus was detected 72 h after pilocarpine injection.Results (1) The seizure frequencies of grade Ⅳ and Ⅴ (Racine grading) in group A and B were significantly fewer than those in group C and D (P<0.05); the seizure frequency of grade Ⅴ in group A was significantly fewer than that of group B (P<0.05); SE latency in group A was significantly longer than that in other groups (P<0.05).(2) Expressions of caspase-3 in the dentate gyrus of group A and B were significantly lower than those of group C and D (absorbancy values being 5854.7±856.5,6244.8±806.0,11957.0±1948.1 and 11543.2±1734.7,P<0.05).Conclusion VNS has an acute seizure-suppressing effect on SE in rats and it can also reduce neuronal apoptosis induced by SE in hipocampus.