1.Predictive value of tumor deposit for the prognosis of patients with yp-stage Ⅲ rectal cancer
Qiaoping ZHU ; Anchuan LI ; Benhua XU
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2021;30(1):47-53
Objective:To analyze the predictive effect of tumor deposit(TD) on the prognosis of yp-stage Ⅲ rectal cancer patients, and its effect on postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy benefit.Methods:Clinical data of 338 ypⅢ stage rectal cancer patients who received multidisciplinary treatment in Union Medical College Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University from 2007 to 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. All patients were divided into the TD(-) group( n=301) and TD(+ ) group( n=37). Survival analysis was conducted by Kaplan- Meier method, log-rank test and univariate prognostic analysis. Multivariate prognostic analysis was performed by Cox’s regression model. Results:The 5-year overall survival(OS), progress-free survival(PFS), and distant metastasis-free survival(DMFS) in the TD(-) group were significantly higher than those in the TD(+ ) group(59.3% vs. 42.0%, P=0.001, 79.1% vs. 55.0%, P<0.001, 55.6% vs. 38.0%, P<0.001), whereas no significant difference was observed in local recurrence-free survival(LRFS) between two groups(96.7% vs. 85.5%, P=0.679). Univariate prognostic analysis revealed that the number of TD was not correlated with the prognosis of patients( P=0.923), and postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy exerted no significant effect on the prognosis of patients in two groups( P=0.103). In multivariate analysis, TD was associated with worse OS( HR=2.343, 95% CI: 1.257-4.363, P=0.007). Conclusions:For patients with ypⅢ stage rectal cancer undergoing multidisciplinary treatment, the prognosis of patients with TD is even worse. TD is an independent predictor for survival. No benefit can be obtained from postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy regardless of the presence or absence of TD.
2.Research on back scraping skin symptoms of sub healthy population based on constitution theory of traditional Chinese Medicine
Qiaoping LI ; Jiali CHEN ; Xiaoyu WANG ; Juan WU ; Xiaoxia LI ; Xiurong TANG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2023;39(25):1942-1947
Objective:To observe the characteristics of back scraping skin symptoms in sub-health people through diagnostic scraping, and explore the characteristics of back scraping skin symptoms in sub-health people with different constitutions.Methods:By adopting a cross-sectional study method, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine recruited volunteers through a combination of offline and online methods from March 2021 to September 2022. Totally 2 239 sub-health people were treated for TCM constitution identification and were diagnostic scraped with Wentong scraping cup. The differences of back scraping skin symptoms in the color, speed, amount, shape, nature of pain and feeling characteristics under scraping board were compared between sub-health people with different TCM constitutions and gentle constitution.Results:There were differences in the characteristics of Sha Xiang among sub-health individuals with different constitutions. Among them, 49.02% (351/716) of individuals with a gentle constitution had a bright red color, 90.64% (649/716) had a fast rate of appearance, 5.73% (41/716) had a large amount of sha, 3.35% (24/716) had a patchy shape, 3.35% (24/716) felt a stabbing pain, and 0 felt nodules under the scraping plate. Among individuals with a damp-heat constitution, 86.72% (457/527) had a bright red color, 95.64% (504/527) had a fast rate of appearance, 100.00% (527/527) had a large amount of sha, 88.80% (468/527) had a patchy shape, 95.64% (504/527) felt a stabbing pain and 97.72% (515/527) felt nodules under the scraping plate. There was a statistically significant difference between the two groups ( χ2 values were 11.27 to 1 243.00, all P<0.05). Conclusions:The characteristics of back scraping skin symptoms of sub-health people with different constitutions are different. It is expected that the type of TCM constitution of sub-health people can be judged according to the characteristics of scraping skin symptoms in the future, in order to guide patients in health management and improve their satisfaction with traditional Chinese medicine scraping treatment.
3.Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can effectively treat diabetic foot wounds
Yunxiang LI ; Haihua XIU ; Qiaoping GAO ; Tao FANG ; Chunni CAO ; Min ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2022;44(8):722-726
Objective:To observe the effect of supplementing vacuum sealing drainage with hyperbaric oxygen in the short term treatment of diabetic foot ulcers.Methods:A total of 156 persons diagnosed with diabetic foot ulcers were randomly divided into a control group and a treatment group, each of 78. Both groups received life guidance and active treatment to lower blood sugar and lipids, as well as anti-infection treatment guided by bacterial cultures. Both groups′ wounds were debrided. The wound was then covered with foam, sealed, and negative pressure of -75 to -100mmHg was applied during 1 week of drainage. Two courses of this treatment were applied. In addition, the treatment group received hyperbaric oxygen daily during the two weeks. The exposure pressure was incrased to 0.25MPa over 15min with 100% oxygen. That was inhaled in two 30min sessions with a 10min interval. The pressure then decompressed at a constant rate for 25 minutes. Wound healing, hemorheology, wound granulation tissue staining and any changes in TGF-β1 were observed before as well as after 7 and 14 days of the treatment.Results:The average wound size and symptom score of both groups had improved significantly after the treatment, with the largest effect in the treatment group during the first week. Both groups′ hemorheology had improved significantly after one week, but the treatment group′s improvement was greater. After 2 weeks, however, there was no significant difference in the average hemorheologic indicators for either group compared with before the treatment. Hematoxylin-eosin staining of the wound tissues showed that there were many inflamed cells before the treatment, with relatively little fresh granulation tissue or new blood vessels. After one week of treatment much new granulation tissue was observed under the microscope in both groups, with no significant difference between them. One week later, there was still much granulation tissue in the control group, but slightly less in the treatment group. The ave-rage post-treatment TGF-β1 protein levels in the wound tissues of both groups were significantly higher than before the treatment, but after two weeks the average TGF-β1 protein level had decreased significantly in the treatment group compared with the control group.Conclusions:One week of hyperbaric oxygen treatment can effectively improve the hemorheology of persons with diabetic foot ulcers, promote the proliferation of granulation tissue and fibroblasts, and increase the level of TGF-β1 protein in the wound tissues. However, the effects of hyperbaric oxygen treatment weaken gradually with time.