1.Annual salary system reform at public hospitals in Sanming: practice and reflections
Pengqian FANG ; Lu LI ; Xiaoxu YIN
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2017;33(4):267-270
Annual salary system reform at public hospitals in Sanming was cited as an example,to touch upon the five components of equity in such a reform,namely external equity,internal equity,individual equity,procedural equity and interactive equality.The significance,roadblocks and essential conditions were then analyzed,to come up with such recommendations as development of a mechanism for remuneration survey and dynamic adjustment,and a system for better posts grading and evaluation,as well as better performance appraisal tools,and a competent performance appraisal system.
2.The current situation of construction and development of pediatric emergency and critical care system in China
Guoping LU ; Xiaoxu REN ; Guowei SONG
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2012;19(1):23-27
Through analyzing the children's pre-hospital transport,emergency medicine,intensive care medicine,nursing,professional training and research,we reviewed the current status of construction and issues of pediatric emergency and critical care system,then put forward recommendations of its development.
3.SWOT analysis on hierarchical medical system in China
Liqing LI ; Zuxun LU ; Xiaoxu YIN
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2015;(4):263-265
In line with guidelines of the health reform and realities in China,we comprehensively analyzed the strengths,weaknesses,opportunities,and threats in improving the hierarchical medical system by means of the SWOT method.Based on such,we proposed some corresponding development countermeasures,for policy and decision references in developing a medical system of reasonable division of responsibilities.
4.Research progress on low carbohydrate diet in the control of overweight and obesity
LU Yanyu ; GUO Huilan ; SHEN Fang ; HUANG Xiaoxu ; ZHANG Pianhong
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2021;33(12):1231-1235
Overweight and obesity are main risk factors for chronic metabolic diseases, and are strongly associated with the increased risk of premature death. Low carbohydrate diet (LCD) has been proven to effectively control body weight and fat mass in overweight and obese patients by short-term (≤6 months) dietary intervention studies. The mechanisms include regulation of energy metabolism, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, alteration in expression of lipid metabolic-related genes and modulation of intestinal flora. However, the conclusions are inconsistent on whether LCD can cause durable weight loss and reduce the risk of overweight and obesity. This review summarizes the current research progress on the mechanisms, epidemiological studies, intervention studies and potential risks of LCD in controlling overweight and obesity, providing a reference for the future research and clinical application.
5.Effect of different induction chemotherapy on clinical prognosis of patients with non-endemic locally-advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma after concurrent chemotherapy with IMRT
Xueming SUN ; Xiaoxu LU ; Rong HUANG ; Hui WU
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2021;30(5):434-439
Objective:To evaluate effect of different induction chemotherapy on the clinical efficacy of concurrent intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and chemotherapy and identify the prognostic factors in non-endemic locally-advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients.Methods:Clinical data of 210 patients with stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ B(excluding stage T 3-4N 0M 0) nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated in our hospital from 2012 to 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. According to the efficacy of different induction chemotherapy, all patients were divided into the effective group (14 cases of complete remission and 165 cases of partial remission) and ineffective group (31 cases of stability and 0 case of progression). Survival analysis was performed by Kaplan- Meier method. Multivariate analysis was conducted by using Cox′s regression model. Results:Compared with the ineffective group, the 3-year overall survival (OS)(89.2% vs. 74.2%, P=0.005), recurrence-free survival (RFS)(93.0% vs. 81.9%, P=0.010) and progression-free survival (PFS)(80.2% vs. 58.1%, P=0.005) were significantly higher in the effective group, whereas the distant metastasis-free survival did not significantly differ between two groups (84.1% vs.69.7%, P=0.070). Multivariate analysis showed that the tumor response to induction chemotherapy was an independent prognostic factor for OS, RFS and PFS. Conclusions:Tumor response to induction chemotherapy might be a prognostic factor for non-endemic locally-advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients. Clinical prognosis of patients with poor response to induction chemotherapy is even worse. More intensive treatment and closer follow-up may be needed for these patients.
6.Charlson index combined with agestratification used to assess the tolerance of elderly patients with esophageal carcinoma to chemoradiotherapy
Xiaoxu LU ; Hui WU ; Hao CHENG ; Jianhua WANG ; Jing XU
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2014;33(10):1093-1096
Objective To assess the tolerance of elderly patients with esophageal carcinoma to chemoradiotherapy through.Methods A retrospective analysis of 596 elderly patients with esophageal carcinoma receiving chemoradiotherapy was conducted.Patients were divided into radiachemotherapy group and radiotherapy group,and according to age,patients were divided into four age groups (aged 70-74,75-79,80 80 and 85years and over).The tolerance to treatment was assessed by Charlson index.Results 185 patients completed chemoradiotherapy,113 patients reduced the dose of chemotherapy (reduction group),81 patients unfinished chemoradiotherapy (unfinished CRT group),160 patients completed radical radiotherapy alone (unfinished RT group),and 57 patients incompleted radiotherapy.Further analysis found that the tolerance to treatment in reduction group had significant differences between patients aged ≥ 75 years and < 75 years (x2 =6.815,P=0.009),and between WIC ≥ 1 and < 1(x2 =10.636,P=0.001); the tolerance to treatment in unfinished CRT group had significantly differences between aged ≥ 80 years and <80 years (x2 =63.842,P=0.000),and between WIC =0,1 and ≥ 2 (x2 =21.153,P=0.000).Conclusions Further age re-grouping and WIC assessment is necessary before treating esophageal cancer patients.Reduction of therapy dosage is more beneficial for patients aged ≥ 75 years and WIC≥1,and greater caution is required in chemotherapy for patients aged ≥ 80 years and WIC>1.
7.Prognostic analysis of thoracic esophageal carcinoma treated with postoperative prophylactic radiotherapy
Jing XU ; Hui WU ; Xiaoxu LU ; Yanling WANG ; Jianhua WANG
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2015;24(1):33-35
Objective To investigate the effect of the extent of postoperative prophylactic radiotherapy after radical surgery on the long-term survival in patients with thoracic esophageal carcinoma.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on the clinical data of 201 patients with thoracic esophageal cancer who received postoperative prophylactic radiotherapy after radical surgery from 2000 to 2007.The effect of the extent of radiotherapy on survival was evaluated,and the possible prognostic factors were subjected to multivariate Cox regression analysis.The Kaplan-Meier method was used to calculate overall survival (OS) rates,and the log-rank test was used for survival difference analysis.Results The 5-year follow-up rate was 97.0%.The OS rates for patients who received radiotherapy to the whole mediastinum,whole mediastinum + lymph nodes along the left gastric artery,whole mediastinum + bilateral supraclavicular regions,upper and middle mediastinum + bilateral supraclavicular regions,and whole mediastinum + bilateral supraclavicular regions + lymph nodes along the left gastric artery were 21.7%,37.1%,38.7%,34.8%,and 19.8%,respectively (P =0.406).Multivariate analysis showed that postoperative N stage was the independent prognostic factor (P =0.009).After prophylactic irradiation,metastases to the supraclavicular lymph nodes,lymph nodes in the upper and middle mediastinum,and abdominal lymph nodes were observed in 11,34,and 10 patients,respectively.Conclusions The extent of postoperative prophylactic radiotherapy after radical surgery for thoracic esophageal carcinoma only includes upper and middle mediastinum and bilateral supraclavicular regions.
8.Preliminary study on the correlation between regulation of Cox-2 gene expression and radiosensitivity of esophageal cancer
Xiaoxu LU ; Hui WU ; Jing XU ; Yanling WANG ; Rong HUANG
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2015;35(7):496-500
Objective To investigate the mechanism of the radiosensitivity effect of Cox-2 gene in esophageal cancer.Methods Cox-2 specific siRNA was constructed and transfected to EC9706 cells to downregulate intracellular Cox-2 expression.The expressions of MMP-2,Bcl-2 mRNA,AKT and phosphorylated AKT proteins were assayed after radiation.Colony formation,cell proliferation,apoptosis and cell invasion in vitro were examined as well.One-way ANOVA method was used to analyze the data.Results Affter 2 and 4 Gy irradiation,a significant increase in the mRNA expression of Bcl-2 was observed in the Cox-2 up-regulation group (F =3.36,4.32,P < 0.05).In the group of Cox-2 downregulation,the expression of MMP-2 mRNA was significantly reduced(F =3.86,8.09,P < 0.05).Affter irradiation,a significant decreaseof Bcl-2 mRNA (F =3.73,5.64,P < 0.05) as well as an increase of Bax(F =7.03,7.42,P < 0.05) was detected,and the levels of total and phosphorylated AKT proteins had the highest level in the Cox-2 upregulation group and had the lowest level in the Cox-2 downregulation group.In the Cox-2 downregulation group,the apoptosis induction obviously increased with dose (F =317.40,P < 0.05),and the proportion of cells in Go-G1 phase gradually increased but the proportion of cells in S and G2-M phases decreased,concomitant with the obvious suppression of cell proliferation,in addition,cell invasion was decreased.Conclusions Downregulation of intracellular Cox-2 mRNA expression,concomitant with subsequent downregulation of MMP-2 and Bcl-2 and upregulation of Bax,resulted in reduction of the invasion and metastatic capabilities of tumor cells,and induction of Go-G1 phase arrest and apoptosis.Downregulation of AKT and phosphorylated AKT (pAKT) protein expression might also interfere with the capability of the PI3K/Akt signal transduction pathway to resist radiotherapy.
9.Clinical observation of acute skin and oral mucous membrane reactions in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with concurrent radiochemotherapy and correlated factors
Hao CHENG ; Hui WU ; Xiaoxu LU ; Jing XU
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2014;34(5):351-354
Objective To observe the acute skin and mucous membrane reactions in patients treated with concurrent radiochemotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma,and to analyze the influencing factors.Methods A total of 85 nasopharyngeal carcinoma cases treated with concurrent radiochemotherapy were enrolled in the study.Fifteen clinical and laboratory indexes,including BMI,radiation dose,degree of acute oral mucous and skin reactions and blood routine test were observed weekly.Univariate and multivariate regression analysis were performed to assess the factors,and screen the independent factors.Results Multiple-factor analysis showed that the risk factors cloesly related with acute radioactive oral mucosa reactions were smoking history(OR =3.467,P < 0.05),single-dose of gross tumor volume (GTV) >2.15 Gy(OR =3.393,P < 0.05),while those with acute radiation skin reactions were diabetes history(OR =87.859,P < 0.05) and hemoglobin values 1 week before radiotherapy > 130 g/L (OR =21.404,P < 0.05).Conclusions In the patients treated with concurrent radiochemotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma,smoking history and single-dose of GTVnx is the independent risk factors of acute radiation oral mucosa reactions,while diabetes history and hemoglobin values I week before radiotherapy are the independent factors of acute skin reactions.
10.Stakeholder analysis on the system of first contact in community health institutions for migrant workers in Shenzhen
Jiang WU ; Shengchao ZHANG ; Yanfeng ZHOU ; Liqing LI ; Xiaoxin DONG ; Xiaoxu YING ; Zuxun LU
Chinese Journal of Health Policy 2016;9(2):26-30
Objective:To analyze the system of first contact in community health institutions for migrant workers in Shenzhen city with the stakeholder theory. Methods:The report forms of the Social Insurance Fund Administration Bureau and the health bureau of Shenzhen city were used to analyze. All stakeholders of this policy were interviewed. Results:The system of first contact in community health institutions was good for all stakeholders. The number of in-sured migrant workers grew steadily, the business volume of community health service centers increased significantly, and the fund ran smoothly. Conclusions:The effects of the system of first contact in community health institutions for migrant workers in Shenzhen city were obvious. All the stakeholders felt satisfied with the policy.