1.Selective nerve-root block for the relief of pain resulting from osteoporotic vertebral fractures
Xiangyun XUE ; Xiaohua ZUO ; Qianxi ZHANG ; Hongxia ZHAO ; Qian WANG ; Botao CHENG ; Ke MA ; Jing ZONG
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2012;(11):1302-1303
Twenty-three patients with pain from osteoporotic vertebral fractures,aged 65-90 yr,weighing 51-78 kg,received an image intensifier-assisted nerve-root block with a 6-8 ml mixture of 0.5 % lidocaine,mecobalamine 0.5 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate injection 5.26 mg in a prone or lateral position.The VAS scores before operation,at 0,1 week,1 and 3 months after operation were 8.6 ± 0.9,1.5 ± 0.7,2.8 ± 0.9,1.6 ± 0.5 and 2.5 ± 0.7,respectively.VAS scores were significantly lower at each time pint after operation than before operation (P < 0.05).According to modified MacNab standard,the effectiveness of treatment was rated as excellent/good in 87% of the patients.No complication such as bleeding,hematoma,infection,pneumothorax,hemopneumothorax,headache was found during or after operation.Selective nerve-root block is effective in the treatment of pain resulting from osteoporotic vertebral fractures in patients.
2.Qualitative research in the real experiences in the treatment of patients with new respiratory infectious diseases
Xiangyun QIAN ; Xing′er XIE ; Yuanyuan WANG ; Lingling JU ; Ping GU ; Hongxia HUANG ;
Modern Clinical Nursing 2016;15(8):15-18,19
Objective To investigate the real experiences of nurses participating in the treatment of patients with new respiratory infectious diseases. Method The semi-structural interview method was used to carry out in-depth interviews with 8 nurses who were involved in the whole process of treatments and cares of patients with SARS and H1N1 influenza to understand their real experiences. Result The nurses, who participated in the treatment and care to patients with new respiratory infectious diseases, experienced such emotions of nervousness, excitement, anxiety, fear, exhaustion, obtained support from their families, hospitals, society and meanwhile recognized their lack of professional knowledge and clinical skills. Conclusion The nurses participating in the treatment of patients with new respiratory infectious diseases should be given strengthened professional training , psychological and social support.
3.Influence of acupuncture point massage combined with limb function exercise on ABI and PWV of patients with CHD
Chunyu HUANG ; Xinger XIE ; Guiling GENG ; Meilan WANG ; Xiangyun QIAN ; Lei DING ; Guo ZHOU ; Gang LI ; Jianming WU
Modern Clinical Nursing 2016;15(4):18-23
Objective To explore the influence of acupuncture point massage combined with limb function exercise on ankle brachial index (ABI) and pulse wave velocity (PWV) in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). Methods According to scores by grace score scale, 180 CHD patients were divided into three groups: low risk group (n=58), moderate risk group (n=68) and high risk group (n=54). Within the three groups, the patients were divided into the experiment group and the control group by using the random digital table. The control group was treated with routine nursing intervention , while the experiment groups accepted acupuncture point massage and limb function exercise training on the basis of control groups. We collected the values of ABI and PWV at four points-in-time: before intervention, 7 days after intervention, 30 days after intervention and 90 days after intervention. Results Repeated measurement data analysis of the experiment group and control group suggested that:in the moderate and high risk groups, there was statistically significant difference (P<0.05) in the data at the four time points. There was no statistically significant difference (P > 0.05) in time and group interaction effect. The difference between the experiment group and control group was statistically significant (P<0.05). Repeated measurement data analysis showed that there was no statistically significant difference (P>0.05) in ABI&PWV interaction effect at the four time points between the experiment group and control group. In the low-risk group,the differences in time points compared with the main effect were insignificant (all P>0.05). In comparison of main effect at all the four time points, there was significant different in the moderate and high risk group (P<0.05), And it suggested that time and group interaction, namely effect of time factor (1 d, 7 d, 30 d, 90 d), was not decided by the division of groups. In comparison of main effect, the difference was statistically significant (all P < 0.01) in the moderate and high-risk group, which indicated the main effect (intervention) playing main role. However, there was no statistically significant difference (P>0.05) of ABI&PWV before and 90-days after intervention. Conclusion Acupuncture point massage combined with limb function exercise can effectively improve the peripheral artery blood supply in CHD patients, lower ABI and promote PWV.
4.Analysis on the psychological response of clinical front-line nurses in response to public health emergencies
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2022;38(24):1879-1884
Objective:To investigate the psychological state and influencing factors of clinical front-line nurses in response to public health emergencies.Methods:We used stratified cluster random sampling method to survey 1187 front-line clinical nurses from February to March, 2020, using the Psychological Questionnaire for Emergent Events of Public Health.Results:The questionnaire survey showed that the scores for dimensions of depression, neurasthenia, fear, obsessive-anxiety and hypochondria were (0.52±0.02), (0.37±0.01), (0.87±0.02), (0.24±0.01) and (0.25±0.01), respectively. There were statistically significant differences in scores of hypochondriac dimension for clinical nurses at different hospital levels ( F=4.30, P<0.05), and there were statistically significant differences in scores of depression, neurasthenia, obsessive-anxiety and hypochondriac dimension for nurses in different nursing units ( F values were 4.34-11.11, all P<0.05). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that the nursing unit factors had influence on depression, neurasthenia, obsessive-anxiety and hypochondria. Conclusions:Clinical front-line nurses experienced negative psychology such as depression, neurasthenia and fear in public health emergencies. As a manager, it is necessary to strengthen preventive psychological counseling, do a good job in the theory, operation and protection knowledge training for public health emergencies, humanistic care, establish a good organizational atmosphere to maintain the physical and mental health of clinical nurses, and ensure the quality and safety of nursing.
5.Effects of Xenon on expression of CLIC4 mRNA in neonatal rats brain with white matter damage
Meiyan ZHANG ; Xiangyun YIN ; Hong JIANG ; Xiaohang YIN ; Qian WANG ; Chunhui BIAN ; Qiaoqiao ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2019;34(7):542-545
Objective To investigate the mechanism of white matter damage (WMD) and the neuroprotective effect of Xenon on neonates with WMD.Methods Three-day-old SD rat pups (n =96) were randomly divided into the blank control group (n =24),the WMD control group (n =24),the Xenon intervention group A (n =24) and the Xenon intervention group B (n =24) by random number method according to their birth time.WMD rat models were successfully established by giving intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide(LPS) 0.05 mg/kg combined with carotid artery ligation and hypoxia for 1 hour in the WMD control group and the Xenon intervention groups.In the control group,only 9 g/L saline (0.05 mg/kg) was injected intraperitoneally,while carotid artery ligation and hypoxia were not administered.Rats in Xenon intervention group A and group B were given inhalation of 500 mL/L Xenon for 3 hours at 0 and 2 hours respectively after establishment of the models.Six rats in each group were randomly selected and decapitated at 0,24,48 and 72 hours after the intervention.The brain white matter on the right was analyzed by using HE staining and myelin basic protein(MBP) immunofluorescence staining,and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction was used to detect the expressions level of CLIC4 mRNA.Results (1) Brain tissue pathology:compared with the blank control group,the brain white matter on the right of the WMD control group and the Xenon intervention group A and group B had loose and disordered structure,nuclear pyknosis and cytoplasm loosening.However,the lesions in both Xenon intervention group A and group B were significantly less than those in the WMD control group,and there was no significant difference between the Xenon intervention group A and group B.(2) MBP measurement:the number of MBP-positive cells in the brain white matter on the right of WMD control group was significantly lower than that in the blank control group,while compared with WMD control group,they were significantly higher in Xenon intervention group A and group B.(3) CLIC4 mRNA expression level:compared with blank control group,the expressions levels of CLIC4 mRNA at most time point were higher both in the WMD control group and the Xenon intervention group A and group B (all P < 0.05),except the time point 24 h in the Xenon intervention group A.The expressions of CLIC4 mRNA in group A and group B were significantly decreased compared with those in the WMD control group (all P < 0.05).However,there were no significant differences between Xenon intervention group A and group B (P > 0.05).Conclusions The expressions of CLIC4 mRNA in brain tissues on neonatal rats with WMD significantly increased,indicating that the mitochondrial pathway could be one of the pathological processes of WMD.Early Xenon intervention may reduce neonatal WMD by reducing the expression of CLIC4 mRNA,which plays a neuroprotective role.
6.Progress in clinical application of urgent lung transplantation
Haoxuan LI ; Heng HUANG ; Haoji YAN ; Hongtao TANG ; Xiangyun ZHENG ; Han ZHANG ; Qinchun QIAN ; Kaiyuan JIANG ; Dong TIAN
Organ Transplantation 2021;12(5):539-
Lung transplantation is the only effective treatment of end-stage lung diseases. Nevertheless, shortage of donor lungs has become increasingly prominent worldwide. A large quantity of patients died while waiting for lung transplantation. Urgent lung transplantation is a prioritized allocation strategy for donor lung transplantation according to the urgency of diseases, aiming to shorten the waiting time for donor lungs and reduce the fatality of patients on the waiting list for lung transplantation. However, no consensus has been reached worldwide on the definition, criteria and application of the terminology of urgent lung transplantation. In addition, the survival and net benefits of lung transplant recipients based on this allocation system are still controversial. On the basis of previous clinical research on urgent lung transplantation, the definition criteria, risk factors, survival outcomes, limitations and optimization measures were explicitly elucidated in this article, aiming to provide theoretical reference for comprehensive evaluation of the feasibility of urgent lung transplantation and further optimizing the allocation system of donor lungs.