OBJECTIVE: To provide a basis for the prediction and early diagnosis of laryngeal cancer through data mining and analysis. METHOD: We constructed a laryngeal cancer data warehouse on Caché and combined IBM Cognos for on-line analytical processing. After building research data set, software Weka was used for feature selection and data mining. RESULT: Data warehouse of laryngeal cancer was structured and Laryngeal cancer data were multidimensional presented. It is possible to find the high relevant and potential characteristics associated with laryngeal cancer by integration and 2-phase feature subset of data mining to extract the larynx. CONCLUSION Application of data mining technology could help clinicians to find potential clinical knowledge and make early diagnosis of laryngeal cancer.
Data Mining ; Early Detection of Cancer ; Humans ; Laryngeal Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; Software

During the process of electroacupuncture (EA) therapy, whether there being a corrosive effect in ac- upuncture needles was observed. Acupuncture needles were inserted into a rabbit's acupoint to perform a 12-hour electrical stimulation with three types of common EA waveform; additionally two needles were put in 0.9% sodium chloride solution with 12-hour direct current. Afterwards, environmental scanning electron microscope was applied to detect the surface physical characteristics of acupuncture needles. As a result, after a 12-hour continued electri- cal stimulation with three types of common EA waveform in the rabbit, there was no corrosive effect in acupunc- ture needles; but the direct current could cause severe corrosion in acupuncture needles. It is believed that there is no corrosion effect on acupuncture needles in current EA treatment, and some accidents reported in literature may be related to quality of EA device or improper manipulation during the treatment.
Acupuncture Points ; Animals ; Corrosion ; Electroacupuncture ; instrumentation ; Male ; Needles ; adverse effects ; Rabbits

Calbindin 2 ; metabolism ; Colon ; metabolism ; Hirschsprung Disease ; metabolism ; Humans

OBJECTIVETo explore the efficacy differences in early intervention of different acupuncture and moxibustion methods on gastrocnemius fatigue in rats induced by electrical stimulation.

METHODSFifty male SD rats were randomly divided into a control group, a model group, a hand acupuncture group, an electroacupuncture group and a moxibustion group, 10 rats in each group. Electrical stimulation of the sciatic nerve was given in the control group and gastrocnemius fatigue test was induced by electrical stimulation of the sciatic nerve in the model group after anesthesia without other treatment, but just take 6 times interval stimulation in the control group. The hand acupuncture group, the electroacupuncture group and the moxibustion group were treated with the corresponding acupoints stimulation method respectively for 20 min before gastrocnemius fatigue test, and Dazhui (GV 14) and Zusanli (ST 36) were selected. Immediately after gastrocnemius fatigue test, three or four gastrocnemius tissues at the same site on the right side were quickly taken for making specimen for transmission electron microscope (TEM). The changes of skeletal muscle ultrastructure of myofibrils, mitochondria, sarcoplasmic reticulum, glycogen particles were observed under TEM.

RESULTS(1) Muscle fibers disorder, partial mitochondrial vacuolization and glycogen particles smaller were shown in the model group. (2) No abnormalities were shown in the hand acupuncture group and the moxibustion group with mitochondrial morphology and number, which better than that in the model group, and glycogen particles increased. (3) Abnormal changes in morphology were shown in the electroacupuncture group with part of the muscle fibers derangement, Z line malalignment and a few mitochondria vacuolization.

CONCLUSIONHand acupuncture, electroacupuncture and moxibustion have the different effects on ultrastructure of gastrocoemius in rats. Acupuncture and moxibustion have shown good effects on the prevention and treatment of exercise-induced skeletal muscle cell and organelle damage and delaying exercise-induced fatigue.

Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Animals ; Glycogen ; metabolism ; Male ; Mitochondria ; metabolism ; ultrastructure ; Moxibustion ; Muscle, Skeletal ; metabolism ; ultrastructure ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

Objective To observe the effect of Huoxueyizhi slice on memory impairment and expression of Bcl-2 and Bax in hippocampus of vascular dementia(VaD)rats.Methods The imitative vascular dementia rat model was developed by repeatedly occluding the common carotid artery in combination with all abdominal injection of sodium nitroprusside(2.5 mg·kg~(-1)).The memory test,activities of SOD,MDA and Bcl-2 and Bax gene expression in hippocampus of VaD rats treated with and without Huoxueyizhi slice (1.55,3.1,6.2 g·kg~(-1)) and dihydroergotoxine (5.4 mg·kg~(-1)),continuous administration of 28 days,were measured.Results Compared with model group,Huoxueyizhi slice significantly improved memory impairment,as evaluated by shortened escape latency and increased swimming time near the platform.Meanwhile,decreased the content of MDA,increase the activity of SOD,based on the observation in hippocampal CAI region through method of the immunohistochemistry,Huoxueyizhi slice decreased the expression of the proapoptotic Bax gene,on the contrary,it increased expression of the antiapoptotic gene Bcl-2.Conclusion Huoxueyizhi slice can exert antiapoptotic effect through counter-regulating Bcl-2 and Bax gene expression.

Objective To investigate the level of mental pressure of nurses in coronary care unit (CCU) and analyze the influencing factors and provide evidence and information for nursing human resource management.Methods A self-designed questionnaire was used to investigate 220 nurses who worked in CCU from 12 Grade A hospitals in Shanghai.The questionnaire included 30 items and covered four part contents,including fundamental information,the condition of care unit,working-hours every week,night shift,sabbatical leave and benefit of the nurses.The Cronbach' s α of the questionnaire was 0.78.Results 219 questionaire were returned and response rate was 99.5％.There were 216 valid questionnaires with a usability rate of 98.2％.Among 219 nurses,2 nurses ( 0.9％ ) had a slight mental pressure,32 ( 14.8％ ) nurses had a moderate pressure,97 nurses(44.9％ ) had a higher level pressure,and 85 nurses(39.4 ％ )had heavy level pressure.There was a significant difference in mental pressure level among nurses with different education level,different working time in a week,perception of nursing workload ( P ＜ 0.001 ).Spearman analysis indicated that perception of nursing workload was positively associated with mental pressure ( r =0.763,P =0.000).Logistic analysis indicated that it was 0.11 fold lower of nurse with junior college education than nurses with undergraduate course or more education,and it was 119.889 fold higher of nurses with large perception of nursing workload than nurses with very large nursing workload perception in the ratio of high mental pressure and higher mental pressure.Conclusions Nurses working in CCU have high mental pressure,especially the nurses with lower education degree and low family income,and it is important to allocate nursing human resources reasonably for easing nurses mental pressure.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) associated lung involvement, concentrating on clinical characteristics, pathological findings of lung involvements, response to treatment, and prognosis.

METHODSWe retrospectively analyzed the characters of the clinical manifestations, thin-section CT and pathological findings of CSS. The study involved 16 patients. Clinical data were obtained by chart review. All patients underwent transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB). Six of them underwent surgical lung biopsy as well.

RESULTSThe patients included 7 men and 9 women, aged from 14 to 61 years (median, 47.5 years). Extrathoracic organs involved included nervous system (7/16) and skin (5/16). Respiratory symptoms included cough (12/16), exertional dyspnea (11/16), hemoptysis (4/16), and chest pain (3/16). CT findings included bilateral ground-glass opacities (12/16), bilateral patchy opacities (12/16), and centrilobular nodules (6/16). The pathological findings of TBLB demonstrated increased eosinophils (3/16), vasculitis (3/16), and interstitial pneumonia (16/16). The pathological findings of surgical lung biopsy of 6 cases showed necrotizing vasculitis in 4 cases, capillaries in 5, eosinophilic pneumonia in 3, granulomas in 2, and airway abnormalities in 3. All patients improved in symptoms after therapy during the study period (range, 3 to 51 months; median, 15 months).

CONCLUSIONSAsthma may be present in CSS patient when there is bronchial involvement. Ground-glass opacities and consolidation seen on high-resolution CT reflect the presence of eosinophilic pneumonia, vasculitis, and pulmonary alveolar hemorrhage. TBLB has significant limitations for the diagnosis of CSS. Early diagnosis and therapy can result in satisfactory prognosis.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Asthma ; physiopathology ; Biopsy ; Churg-Strauss Syndrome ; diagnosis ; diagnostic imaging ; drug therapy ; pathology ; Cyclophosphamide ; Female ; Humans ; Immunosuppressive Agents ; therapeutic use ; Lung ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; physiopathology ; surgery ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prognosis ; Retrospective Studies ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; methods ; Treatment Outcome ; Young Adult

A 21-year-old woman with a short stature presented with primary amenorrhoea and a 45X karyotype, and comparative genomic hybridization revealed 1p36 deletion and abnormal genes in multiple chromosomes to support the diagnosis of Turner syndrome and monosomy 1p36 deletion syndrome. The main clinical features of this condition include microsomia, poor sexual development, menoschesis, gigantorectum, absence of internal genitalia, sometimes with thyropenia and low intelligence. This disease can be easily diagnosed for its heterogeneous clinical manifestations.
Abnormalities, Multiple ; Chromosome Deletion ; Chromosome Disorders ; diagnosis ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1 ; Comparative Genomic Hybridization ; Diagnostic Errors ; Female ; Humans ; Karyotype ; Turner Syndrome ; diagnosis ; Young Adult

A variety of biomarkers have been identified in recent prospective and retrospective reports as being potentially predictive of venous thromboembolis (VTE), particularly idiopathic deep venous thrombosis (IDVT). This study identified a serum tumor biomarker for early screening of IDVT. A total of 128 IDVT patients (54 females and 74 males; average age: 50.9±17.4 years) were included. Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), ferritin, β2-microglobulin, cancer antigen (CA) 125, CA 15-3, CA 19-9, squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCC), alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), prostate specific antigen (PSA), free PSA (f-PSA), and beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-HCG) in patients with IDVT were detected. Malignancies were histo- or cytopathologically confirmed. Of the 128 IDVT patients, 16 (12.5%) were found to have malignancies. Serum CEA, CA 125, CA 15-3, and CA 19-9 were found to be helpful for detecting malignancies in IDVT patients. Our study revealed a positive association between these markers and tumors in IDVT patients. On the other hand, SCC and AFP were not sensitive enough to be markers for detecting tumors in patients with IDVT. No significant differences were found in positive rates of ferritin and β2-microglobulin between tumor and non-tumor groups, and no significant difference exists in serum levels of ferritin and β2-microglobulin between the two groups. Carbohydrate antigens, CA 15-3 in particular, may be useful for differential diagnosis and prediction of malignancies in patients with IDVT.

OBJECTIVETo analyze the effect of three-dimensional (3D) laparoscopic total thyroidectomy combined with central lymph node dissection for thyroid cancer and its effect on the inflammatory response of the patients.

METHODSThe clinical data were analyzed in 90 patients with thyroid cancer undergoing radical thyroidectomy at our hospital between September, 2013 to April, 2016, including 30 receiving 3D laparoscopic surgeries, 30 with 2D laparoscopic surgeries and 30 with open surgeries. The surgical data, postoperative adverse reactions and the impact of the surgeries on the inflammatory responses of the patients were compared among the 3 groups.

RESULTSCompared with the open surgery and 2D laparoscopic surgery, 3D laparoscopic surgery was associated with lowered blood loss during the surgery and a lowered incidence of adverse reactions. The operation time in 3D group was significantly shorter than that in 2D group (P<0.05), but the total hospitalization expenses were similar between the two groups. The postoperative drainage volume did not differ significantly between the 3D group and the other two groups. The postoperative hospital stay, number of lymph nodes dissected, positivity rate of lymph nodes and the inflammatory response showed no significant differences among the 3 groups (P>0.05).

CONCLUSION3D laparoscopic total thyroidectomy combined with central lymph node dissection is safe and effective and reduces intraoperative blood loss and perioperative adverse reactions without significant influence on inflammatory response in patients with thyroid cancer.