1.Prospective study on incidence and risk factors of healthcare-associated in-fection in a newly built rehabilitation hospital
Chinese Journal of Infection Control 2016;15(5):321-323
Objective To investigate the epidemiological characteristics and risk factors for healthcare-associated infection(HAI)in a newly built rehabilitation hospital.Methods A prospective survey was adopted to monitor HAI among all patients admitted to a newly built rehabilitation hospital between January 2011 and December 2014, related data were collected and analyzed statistically.Results A total of 22 126 patients (male,n=12 023;female, n=10 103)were monitored,age were 4 months-100 years old.HAI rate was 3.25%(n=720),HAI case rate was 3.34% (n=738).Patients in department of spinal rehabilitation had the highest HAI rate (9.76%);the main HAI site was lower respiratory tract (n = 388,52.57%);a total of 186 pathogenic isolates were detected,154 (82.80%)were gram-negative bacteria,25 (13.44%)were gram-positive bacteria,and 7 (3.76%)were fungi. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that paralysis (OR,1 .77 [95% CI ,1 .24 - 2.53 ]),length of hospital stay ≥60 days(OR,4.62 [95% CI ,3.28 -5.10]),age ≤ 10 years old (OR,1 .55 [95% CI ,1 .33 -2.93]),age ≥60 years old (OR,4.59 [95% CI ,1 .02-20.59]),chronic underlying diseases(OR,1 .56 [95% CI , 1 .37-11 .34]),invasive procedure (OR,3.33 [95% CI ,1 .21 -6.86]),and coma(OR,6.77 [95% CI ,5.41 -7.05])were major risk factors for HAI in patients in the rehabilitation hospital.Conclusion Investigation on newly built rehabilitation hospital is helpful for realizing the occurrence status of HAI,health care workers can carry out the corresponding prevention and control measures.
2.Application of health education of telephone visit in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2008;24(31):44-45
ObjectiveTo improve the compliance behavior of discharged patients with chronic obsturctive pulmonary disease(COPD)by health education of telephone visit.Methods240 COPD patients were divided randomly into the experimental group and the control group with 120 cases in each group.The experimental group accepted telephone visit regularly for six months after 1 week since discharged from hospital and the control group did not receive any intervention.Six months later,the compliance behavior and the readmission of two groups were compared.ResultsThe results indicated that the compliance behavior of the experimental group was significantly better than that of the control group (P<0.01).ConclusionsConducting the health education of telephone visit can strengthen the patients' compliance behavior,postpone the process of disease,prevent complications,lighten economic burden and improve their life quality.
3.Correlation between neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and cardiovascular diseases
Chinese Journal of cardiovascular Rehabilitation Medicine 2016;25(6):651-654
In recent years ,lots of studies indicated that inflammation plays an important role in occurrence and de‐velopment of cardiovascular diseases .Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a novel inflammatory marker ,the cost of detection is low and it's easy to obtain .NLR is not only related with poor prognosis of stable coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome ,but also closely associated with prognosis of acute heart failure .The present article made a review on the correlation between NLR and cardiovascular diseases .
4.Clinical significance of PM-Scl antibody detection in systemic scleroderma
Yang YE ; Xiaomei GAO ; Nanping YANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2015;(17):2526-2528
Objective To analyze and discuss the expression of serum polymyositis‐scleroderma(PM‐Scl) antibody and its clinical significance in patients with systemic scleroderma(SSc) .Methods 315 hospitalized patients diagnosed with scleroderma by typical clinical manifestations or skin pathology from 2009 to 2012 were enrolled in the study .All patients were grouped into PM‐Scl antibody positive(PM‐Scl + ) group(90 cases) ,Scl‐70 antibody positive(Scl‐70+ ) group(70 cases) ,anti‐centromere antibody positive( ACA+ ) group(75 cases) and antibody negative group(80 cases) according to autoantibody spectrum .The severity of skin and visceral damage among all the groups were analyzed and compared .Results Patients in PM‐Scl+ group were characterized with different clinical manifestations .Compared with the other 3 groups ,the incidence of myositis in PM‐Scl+ group was significantly higher( all P< 0 .05) ;patients in Scl‐70+ group had higher incidence of visceral organ damage than PM‐Scl+ group(all P < 0 .05) .The incidence of skin lesions ,Raynaud′s phenomenon and capillary expansion in ACA+ group were higher than that of PM‐Scl+ ,while the incidence of interstitial lung disease ,heart disease and kidney disease were lower(all P< 0 .05) .Conclusion It is helpful for clinicists′ further understanding of common autoantibodies in Ssc patients and making correct assessment of the disease through analyzing the expression of PM‐Scl antibody .
5.The clinical efficacy of transperineal ultrasound dynamic monitoring for the contraction function of pelvic floor muscle to guide training based on its feedback in the treatment of stress incontinence of female
Donghui FAN ; Xiaojing GUO ; Xiaomei YANG
China Medical Equipment 2017;14(6):47-50
Objective:To discuss and analyze the clinical efficacy and application value of transperineal ultrasound dynamic monitoring for the contraction function of pelvic floor muscle to guide training based on its feedback in the treatment of stress incontinence of female.Methods: 169 female patients with stress incontinence were enrolled this study. And all of them were treated by using the Koegel physical training of pelvic floor muscle under the guidance of doctor, at the same time, the relative contraction function indicators of pelvic floor muscle before and after treatment were observed and compared by applied transperineal ultrasound dynamic monitoring.Results: The differences between before and after treatment of physical training on pelvic floor muscle about the length of the levator hiatus, the acreage of pelvic diaphragm hiatus, and the perimeter of pelvic diaphragm hiatus in contraction and silent period were significant (t=-2.858,t=-2.949,t=-4.899,P<0.05), and that of after treatment was higher than that of before treatment. The horizontal distance of pubis combined with margo inferior, vertical distance and thickness of viscera on pubis of after treatment were significant higher than that of before treatment (t=3.674, t=-4.899,t=4.230,P<0.05). The posterior urethra intersection angle and the intersection angle of left and right levator after treatment were significantly higher than that of before treatment (t=-4.087,t=6.584, P<0.05).Conclusion: Transperineal ultrasound dynamic monitoring can correctly evaluate the clinical efficacy of the contraction function of pelvic floor muscle to guide training based on its feedback in the treatment of stress incontinence of female. And this method has important clinical value.
6.Application of long guidewire exchange technique in cerebral angiography via radial artery access
Haihua YANG ; Xiaomei ZHOU ; Libin LIU
Journal of Interventional Radiology 2017;26(8):676-680
Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of long guidewire exchange technique in performing cerebral angiography via radial artery approach.Methods The clinical data of 257 patients,who received cerebral angiography during the period from June 2014 to May 2016 at Daxing Hospital of Capital Medical University,Beijing,China,were retrospectively analyzed.Among the 257 patients,186 had type Ⅱ or type Ⅲ aortic arch.According to the different looping technologies for Simmons-2 catheter used in the performance of cerebral angiography,these 186 patients were divided into the study group (n=90) and the routine group (n=96).The success rate of radial artery puncturing,the success rate of Simmons-2 catheter looping formation,the success rate of supra-arch arterial catheterization,the time spent for angiography,the radiation exposure time,complications,etc.were recorded.Results The success rate of radial artery puncturing was 100% in both groups.The success rate of Simmons-2 catheter looping formation in the study group was 97.8%,which was significantly higher than 72.9% in the routine group (P<0.05).The success rates of catheterization for the left subclavian artery,left common carotid artery and right carotid artery in the study group were 97.8%,97.8% and 97.8% respectively,which were remarkably higher than 72.9%,72.9% and 72.9% respectively in the routine group (P<0.05).No statistically significant difference in the success rates of catheterization for right subclavian artery and for right vertebral artery existed between the two groups (P> 0.05).The time spent for angiography in the study group and the routine group was (22.5±9.4) min and (28.3±8.3) min respectively.The radiation exposure time in the study group was (8.9±4.5) min,which was obviously lower than (12.6±6.5) min in the routine group (P=0.017 and P=0.035,respectively).The incidences of complications in the study group and the routine group were 4.4% and 5.2% respectively,the difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05).No severe complications,such as intracranial arterial embolie events,puncture bleeding,arterial occlusion,etc.,occurred in all patients of both groups.Conclusion The use of long guidewire exchange technology can improve the success rate of Simmon-2 catheter looping formation and the success rate of supra-arch arterial catheterization,it can also shorten the time for angiography procedure and reduce the radiation exposure time.This technique is very effective with higher safety.Therefore,this long guidewire exchange technique should be used as a common method for cerebral angiopraphy via radial artery approach in patients with type Ⅱ or type Ⅲ aortic arch.
7.NOTCH3 gene diagnosis in cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy
Xiaomei TANG ; Jingfang YANG ; Xiuli FENG
Journal of Clinical Neurology 1993;0(03):-
Objective To analyse the mutation types of the NOTCH3 gene with cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy(CADASIL). Methods Including 4 probands of CADASIL,10 cases of CADASIL and 4 normal members from 3 CADASIL families and 100 healthy controls were recruited. Genomic DNA was extracted from white blood cell. The amplicons were analyzed by the denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) technique. The positive samples which identified by the DHPLC were sequenced to determine the specific mutation or polymorphism, respectively. Results Three heterozygous missense mutations including Cys90Arg, Arg141Cys, Cys134Tyr located in the exon3 and exon4 were found in the 4 probands and 10 cases of CADASIL among the 3 families. 15 polymorphisms were also found. 2 members individual from family 1 and 2 were found to carry the same pathological mutations as in their proband but without clinical symptoms. They were identified as preclinical patients. Conclusions Mutation detection of NOTCH3 is the molecular genetic mechanical for CADASIL. The exon3 and exon4 are possible hot mutation spots in Chinese patients. The mutation of Cys134Tyr in exon4 is a novel mutation which has not been reported previously in China.
8.The expression of cell cycle regulators in tuberculosis with lung carcinoma
Xiaomei FU ; Anjia HAN ; Qingxu YANG
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2006;0(03):-
Objective To explore the role of cell cycle regulators in tuberculosis with lung carcinoma.Methods p53,MDM_2,p21~ ras and p21~ WAF1 proteins were detected by LsAB immunohistochemical technique in 69 cases of tuberculosis with lung carcinoma.Results As compared with primary tuberculosis with lung carcinoma,the expression rate p53 or MDM_2 protein in relapsing NPC was similar(78% to 80%,84% to 83%),and the expression rate of p21~ ras and p21~ WAF1 protein in relapsing NPC was obviously descended(73% to 93%,52% to 84%);The high-expression rate of p53 protein in relapsing NPC was similar(42% to 51%),the high-expression rate of MDM_2 protein in relapsing NPC was obviously risen(57% to 32%),and the high-expression rate of p21~ ras and p21~ WAF1 protein in relapsing NPC was obviously descended(16% to 65%,17% to 46%).Among of them,the significant rise of MDM_2 protein expression level in relapsing NPC mainly occurred in the patients of group 2 which relapsing-interval was shorter than 34 months(P
10.Treatment of hemotologic malignancies with autologous Hemopoietic stem cell transplantation cryopreserved by ladder-style freezing from low temperature refrigerator to liquid nitrogen
Tonghua YANG ; Renbin ZHAO ; Xiaomei SHEN
Chinese Journal of Practical Internal Medicine 2006;0(14):-
Objective To explore the influence of cryopreservation by ladder-style freezing from low temperature refrigerator to liquid nitrogen on hemopoietic stem cell(HSC)transplantation.Methods From April 2001 to April 2006,31 cases treated with HSC transplantation were randomized to controlled-rate freezer-liquid nitrogen group(n=15)and refrigerator-liquid nitrogen group(n=16)in Department of Hematology of 1st People's Hospital of Yunnan Province.The hemopoietic reconstitution time was observed,and the viability of HSC was determined by trypan blue exclusion test in two groups.Results No significant differences were found in transfusion values of mononuclear cells(MNC)and CD34+ cells,rates of trypan blue exclusion and time of ANC0.05).Conclusion Cryopreservation of HSC can produce successful engraftment by ladder-style freezing which has cryoprotectant solution containing final concentrations of 3-percent hydroxyethyl starch,4-percent human serum albumin,and 5-percent DMSO,and its effect is the same as traditional controlled-rate method with 10-percent DMSO cryoprotectant.The new freezing procedure is faster and easier,and freezing cost is reduced.