Objective:To investigate the effect of a family support nursing intervention on mood, negative psychology, quality of life, and illness perception among elderly patients with breast cancer after radical operation.Methods:A total of 94 patients with breast cancer who had under gone radical mastectomy during the period from August 2016 to May 2019 at the Seventh People′s Hospital of Zhengzhou were randomly divided into two groups: a regular care group (control group, 45 patients) and a family support group (49 patients). The regular care group was provided with routine follow-up care after discharge. The family support group was given a family support nursing intervention, along with routine follow-up care. Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D), quality of life, and illness perception scores were compared between the two groups before and after the intervention.Results:There were no statistically significant differences in HAM-A, HAM-D, quality of life (physical status, emotional status, functional status, breast cancer-specific module scores, and total score), and illness perception scores (cognitive, emotional, comprehension, and total scores) between the two groups before the intervention ( P>0.05). The HAM-A and the HAM-D scores in the family support group were lower than those in the regular care group after the intervention ［(15.2±1.7) vs. (19.3±2.0) points, (18.0±1.7) vs. (23.1±2.5) points］ ( t=8.061, 8.021; both P<0.001). Physical status, emotional status, functional status, breast cancer-specific module, and total scores in the family support group were higher than those in the regular care group ［(21.3±2.5) vs. (16.4±2.1) points, (18.4±2.0) vs. (15.1±1.7) points, (22.0±2.6) vs. (15.1±1.5) points, (28.8±3.6) vs. (24.8±2.6) points, (113.3±15.5) vs. (101.4±12.5) points］ ( t=10.126, 8.695, 15.508, 6.205, 4.091; all P<0.001). The cognitive, emotional, comprehension, and total scores in the family support group were lower than those in the regular care group ［(29.4±3.0) vs. (34.9±3.7) points, (10.3±1.7) vs. (13.0±1.4) points, (4.1±0.5) vs. (7.4±0.8) points, (48.9±5.3) vs. (59.0±6.1) points］ ( t= 8.063, 8.285, 24.456, 8.597; all P<0.001). Conclusion:Interventions that support the family can improve mood and quality of lifeand enhance illness perception among elderly patients with breast cancer after radical mastectomy.

Objective To summarize the methods and experiences of one-stage repair of aortic coarctation.Methods During January 2009 and September 2016,31 patients underwent surgery for coarctation of aorta (COA) in our department.Of them,fifteen patients were accompanied by patent ductus arteriosus (PDA),five associated with ventricular septal defect (VSD),five with VSD and PDA,and six patients were single COA.All patients accepted one-stage repair and follow-up.The surgical strategies and follow-up results were retrospectively reviewed.Results Excision of coarctation and anastomoses was performed in 24 patients,a bypass with artificial graft was performed in 3 patients,longitudinally section transverse suture was performed in 2 patients,and aortoplasty with patch graft was used in 2 patients.Accompanied intracardiac malformations were repaired simutaneously.One patient died of low cardiac output syndrome 1 d after operation.Other patients recovered smoothly.Thirty patients were followed up from 6 months to 7 years.The anastomotic systolic pressure difference disappeared in 21 patients.Eight patients still suffered from systolic pressure difference (5-20 mmHg),but had no need of reoperation.One patient suffered from anastomotic recoarctation 2 years and 3 months after operation and the pressure difference was 48 mmHg.After exerting balloon dilatation,the pressure difference reduced to 17 mmHg.Conclusions Surgery is an effective method of COA treatment.The surgical strategies should be selected according to the characters of coarctation lesions,intracardiac malformations,and the age of patient.

Objective:To investigate high resolution CT (HRCT) manifestations and clinical features of patients infected with the novel coronavirus B.1.617.2 variant.Methods:A total of 125 patients with the novel coronavirus B.1.617.2 variant in Guangzhou Eighth People′s Hospital from May 21 to June 9, 2021 was enrolled. There were 52 males and 73 females, aged from 1 to 92 years old with a median age of 47 year. The clinical features and HRCT characteristics were analyzed retrospectively.Results:Of the 125 patients, the main clinical manifestations were fever in 54 patients, cough in 50 patients, pharyngeal discomfort in 39 patients, and diarrhea in 5 patients. HRCT showed pneumonia in 96 cases, which predominantly had ground-glass opacities in 92 cases, ground-glass opacities combined with local consolidation in 22 cases, consolidation in 11 cases, intralobular interstitial thickening in 51 cases, centrilobular structural thickening in 23 cases, and cord-like lesions in 33 cases. One patient had pleural effusion, and no enlarged lymph nodes were observed in all patients. The lesions were distributed in the subpleural and/or peripheral lung in 96 cases and along the bronchovascular bundle (middle and inner zone) in 24 cases. The time interval from onset to positive HRCT was 3 (1, 4) days in 96 patients with pneumonia on HRCT. HRCT showed absorption after the imaging findings reaching the peak in 20 patients, and the time interval between the first positive HRCT findings and the peak imaging was 6 (3, 7) days in these 20 patients.Conclusions:The novel coronavirus B.1.617.2 variant has a strong infectivity, short viral latency. Lung injury is decreaseel. People of all ages are susceptible and the diseasemay have rapid pnegression. HRCT mainly shows ground glass opacities, which are more common in subpleural and/or in the lung periphery, with interlobular thickening.

BACKGROUND: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related non-Hodgkin lymphoma (AR-NHL) is a high-risk factor for morbidity and mortality in patients with AIDS. This study aimed to determine the prognostic factors associated with overall survival (OS) and to develop a prognostic nomogram incorporating computed tomography imaging features in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome-related non-Hodgkin lymphoma (AR-NHL). METHODS: A total of 121 AR-NHL patients between July 2012 and November 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. Clinical and radiological independent predictors of OS were confirmed using multivariable Cox analysis. A prognostic nomogram was constructed based on the above clinical and radiological factors and then provided optimum accuracy in predicting OS. The predictive accuracy of the nomogram was determined by Harrell C-statistic. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to determine median OS. The prognostic value of adjuvant therapy was evaluated in different subgroups. RESULTS: In the multivariate Cox regression analysis, involvement of mediastinal or hilar lymph nodes, liver, necrosis in the lesions, the treatment with chemotherapy, and the CD4 ≤100 cells/μL were independent risk factors for poor OS (all P < 0.050). The predictive nomogram based on Cox regression has good discrimination (Harrell C-index = 0.716) and good calibration (Hosmer-Lemeshow test, P = 0.620) in high- and low-risk groups. Only patients in the high-risk group who received adjuvant chemotherapy had a significantly better survival outcome. CONCLUSION A survival-predicting nomogram was developed in this study, which was effective in assessing the survival outcomes of patients with AR-NHL. Notably, decision-making of chemotherapy regimens and more frequent follow-up should be considered in the high-risk group determined by this model.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; Humans ; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin ; Neoplasm Staging ; Nomograms ; Prognosis ; Retrospective Studies