Histological characters of stems of Cirsium japonicum Fisch. ex DC. and C.chinense Gardn. et Champ. were described, compared and illustrated with line drawings. It was found that the following characters are important for disting uishing the two plants;(1) the type of stomata, vessels or fibres; (2) the presence or absence of secretory canal or tracheids.

Objective To observe the feasibility of combining dezocine with fentanyl in the application of single integral high in‐tensity focused ultrasound(HIFU)ablation of uterine fibroids .Methods One hundred and sixty patients with uterine fibroids trea‐ted by HIFU under conscious sedation were randomly divided into 2 groups(n=80):group A with treatment combined fentanyl and midazolam and group B treated with combined dezocine ,fentanyl and midazolam .Analgesic effect was evaluated with visual analog scale (VAS) .Variation of patients′vital signs (blood pressure ,heart rate ,electrocardiogram ,oxygen saturation) ,pain scores ,com‐fort scores ,sedation scores ,analgesic consumption and side effects were recorded before treatment (T0 ) ,during drug delivery (T1 ) , at the beginning of the treatment(T2 ) ,30 minutes after drug delivery (T3 ) ,at the end of the treatment(T4 ) ,2 hours after treatment (T5 ) ,4 hours after treatment (T6 ) ,8 hours after treatment (T7 )and 24 hours after treatment(T8 ) .Results Both groups showed reliable analgesic effects and vital signs of each time point were stable .VAS scores and Ramsay scores of group A were higher than those of group B ,but there was no statistical difference (P>0 .05) .Three patients in group A showed dysuria and relieved after symptomatic treatment .No respiratory depression occurred in both groups .But compared to group A ,the incidence of the analgesic side effects of group B was significantly lower and patients satisfaction was significantly higher(P<0 .05) .Conclusion The analge‐sic effects of dezocine combined with fentanyl are reliable in HIFU ablation of uterine fibroids with fewer side effects ,and could be worthy to be promoted in clinical use .

Objective:To explore the effect elements of teaching quality in a constitution,to learn the attitudes from different level of people towards effect elements of teaching quality and to examine the ways to guarantee the improvement of teaching quality and the complement of cultivating talents.Methods:The index of appraisal system of teaching quality originates from the transformation achievements of the study in our school "To apply the ISO9000 standard to construction assurance system of medical education quality".The investigation subjects are all the teaching and administration staff and students of the school.The investigation involves index of 4 levels,6 aspects and 84 observation points.The statistical analysis is carried on in 3 levels:the entire school,the teachers and the students.Results:The sequence of the index of 4 levels of influencing teaching quality is made clear and analyzed,and the improvement proposals are also given.

Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of the T-SPOT.TB in connective tissue disease(CTD) combined with tuberculosis.Methods This is a case-control study.Forty-four patients with CTD combined with tuberculosis were enrolled from Xiangya Hospital of Central South University from September 2011 to July 2012.Another forty-four CTD patients without tuberculosis were evaluated as a control group.The diagnostic value of T-SPOT.TB and risk factors of the false negative results by T-SPOT.TB were analyzed.Results The sensitivity of T-SPOT.TB (70.5％,31/44) was significantly higher than that of TST(27.3％,12/44) for CTD combined with tuberculosis patients (x2 =16.42,P ＜ 0.001).The specificity of T-SPOT.TB and TST were 93.2％ (41/44) and 88.6％ (39/44),respectively.There was no significant difference between the specificity (x2 =0.14,P =0.711).The positive predictive value of T-SPOT.TB was 91.2％ (31/34).The negative predictive value was 75.9％ (41/54).Youden's index was 0.64,and the positive likelihood ratio was 10.3.All the index were higher than that of TST (0.16 and 2.4).While the negative likelihood ratio which was 0.32 was lower than that of TST (0.82).When spot forming cell frequencies of T-SPOT.TB of PBMC was set to 38SFCs/106 PBMC,it had the best cut-off value.Age,use of glucocorticoids or immunosuppressant therapy,lymphocytopenia and hypoalbuminemia were not associated with false negative T-SPOT.TB assay.Conclusion The T-SPOT.TB assay is much more useful than TST for diagnosing CTD combined with tuberculosis.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the therapeutic effect of intranasal endoscopic surgery on inverted papilloma of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses in stage Ⅰ-Ⅲ. METHODS According to the staging system developed by John H.Krouse,30 cases with inverted papilloma in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses in stage Ⅰ-Ⅲ were analyzed retrospectively. All patients were treated by intronasal endscopic surgery and were followed up for 24 months. RESULTS The inverted papilloma was removed completely and no serious complications occurred. One case recurred at 10 month after surgery and pathologically proved to be cancerated. Another 2 case recurred at 6 and 7 month after surgery respectively. Recurred tumors were removed again, no recurrences occurred in the following up period. The recurrence rate was 10 % and canceration rate was 3.3 %. CONCLUSION Endoscopic surgery is an effective method in management of the inverting papilloma in nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses in stage Ⅰ-Ⅲ.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the characteristics and significant of mutations of GJB2 gene, SLC26A4 gene and mitochondrial 12S rRNA in deaf children who received cochlear implantation (CI) in Yunnan and to provide the data for diagnoses and research of recovery in C1 children. METHOD: Genomic DNA was extracted from the peripheral blood samples collected from 46 children and their parents (110 cases). All the children received the CI. Their parents had normal auditory phenotype. PCR was performed and the products were sequenced by automated DNA sequencer to detect the hot spots of mutations. RESULT: The detection rates of GJB2 235delC (13.0%) and 109G>A (24.0%) mutations were significantly higher than other mutations. SLC26A was the secondary major mutation (13.0%). We found out that no patient carried the mitochondrial 12S rRNA mutations. Leukoencephalopathy, hyperbilirubinemia and hypoxic-ischemic injure were disclosed in 7 patients (15.2%). The rate of mutations in parents was 36.0% (23/64). There had no difference between Han and other racial minorities (P>0.05). CONCLUSION The CI recipients in Yunnan with a high frequency of 235 delC and 109 G>A mutation, IVS7-2A>G (6.5%) is also a common mutation related hearing loss; aminoglycoside antibiotics may not be the main reason which induced congenital deaf in CI children; environment facts was suggested to contribute another important cause. The hot-spots gene screening for the C1 children could offer an accurate genetic counseling for early diagnosis and treatment, it also provide evidences for the clinical analysis between mutations and curative effect.
Anion Transport Proteins ; genetics ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; genetics ; Case-Control Studies ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Cochlear Implantation ; Connexin 26 ; Connexins ; genetics ; DNA Mutational Analysis ; DNA, Mitochondrial ; genetics ; Female ; Genetic Testing ; Hearing Loss ; etiology ; genetics ; rehabilitation ; Humans ; Male ; Parents ; Pedigree ; Phenotype ; RNA, Ribosomal ; genetics ; Sulfate Transporters

Objective: This study uses structural magnetic resonance imaging to explore changes in the cerebellar lobules in patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and further analyze the correlation between cerebellar structural changes and clinical symptoms of ASD. Methods: A total of 75 patients with ASD and 97 typically developing (TD) subjects from Autism Brain Imaging Data Exchange dataset were recruited. We adopted an advanced automatic cerebellar lobule segmentation technique called CEREbellum Segmentation to segment each cerebellar hemisphere into 12 lobules. Normalized cortical thickness of each lobule was recorded, and group differences in the cortical measures were evaluated. Correlation analysis was also performed between the normalized cortical thickness and the score of Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised. Results: Results from analysis of variance showed that the normalized cortical thickness of the ASD group differed significantly from that of the TD group; specifically, the ASD group had lower normalized cortical thickness than the TD group. Post-hoc analysis revealed that the differences were more predominant in the left lobule VI, left lobule Crus I and left lobule X, and in the right lobule VI and right lobule Crus I. Lowered normalized cortical thickness in the left lobule Crus I in the ASD patients correlated positively with the abnormality of development evident at or before 36 months subscore. Conclusion These results suggest abnormal development of cerebellar lobule structures in ASD patients, and such abnormality might significantly influence the pathogenesis of ASD. These findings provide new insights into the neural mechanisms of ASD, which may be clinically relevant to ASD diagnosis.

Objective:To investigate the construction of ostomy nurse-led clinics in tertiary hospitals in China.Methods:Using the convenient method, managers of ostomy nurse-led clinics in tertiary hospitals in 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China in August 2020 were selected as the survey objects. Questionnaire for Survey on Status Quo of Ostomy nurse-led clinics in ClassⅢ Grade A hospital in China was used to investigate. A total of 367 questionnaires were recovered in this survey, 313 valid questionnaires were recovered, and the effective recovery rate was 85.29%.Results:A total of 313 tertiary hospitals have set up ostomy nurse-led clinics. Among the ostomy nurse-led clinics, 86.58% (271/313) of the ostomy specialist nursing outpatient visits were independent visits by nurses. The opening period of stoma clinic was (6.27±4.08) years and the weekly opening time was (5.30±3.93) half-days. The average monthly outpatient number was 100, with a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 3 000. In terms of job management, 50.48% (158/313) of the stoma specialist nursing outpatient jobs were part-time, managers were mostly undergraduates (74.44%, 233/313) , the professional title of managers was mostly nurse in charge (48.24%, 151/313) , 38.98% (122/313) of hospitals had promotion system and 36.74% (115/313) of hospitals had performance management system. There were large differences in environmental layout, facilities and equipment, goods management and specialist management and there was no unified standard.Conclusions:There are great differences in the construction of ostomy nurse-led clinics in tertiary hospitals in China, which need to be further standardized and unified. It is suggested that relevant departments should introduce relevant policies to encourage the establishment of full-time nurse posts in ostomy nurse-led clinics, guarantee the training, promotion and performance reward of visiting nurses and fully encourage the subjective initiative of ostomy specialist nurses to promote their career development.

Objective:To evaluate the MRI and cone beam CT (CBCT) image registration methods of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), and to explore the clinical application of the registered images and clinical diagnostic data for examining the relationship between the articular disc and condyle.Methods:Three patients with TMJ disc disposition were recruited at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, Wuhan University from January to March 2018. One patient was male, aged 30, and the others were females, aged 21 and 26 respectively. Three-dimensional (3D) images of CBCT and MRI of the TMJ were reconstructed and registered by using Mimics software. The images were then evaluated after the registration. The evaluation indicators selected were the area and volume of the articular disc, the position of the articular disc or the distance between the highest point of the condyle (point C) to the center point of the articular disc (point D), the distance between the last point of the joint disc (point P) to point C, as well as the angle between line CD and FH plane (∠DCF) at either opened- or closed-mouth condition.Results:The registration images of TMJ, at the closed- and opened-mouth positions of the 3 patients, showed the anatomical structures and interrelationships of the articular disc, articular nodules, joint fossa and condyle. Combined with clinical diagnosis, the difference of CD distances at the normal articular disc position was the minimum (1.94 mm), the difference of CD distances was small at the anterior disc displacement with non-reduction and larger with reduction. When the joint disc was in the opened-mouth position, ∠DCF angle was minimal (3.81°). The patients with anterior disc displacement with non-reduction showed the largest ∠DCF angle (48.03°).Conclusions:The position of the articular disc relative to the condyle and articular nodules, either at closed- or opened-mouth conditionds, could be accurately displayed after the image registration and fusion. The registration image not only could fully show the shape and position of the articular disc in different status from a 3D perspective, but also might provide basis for clinical study of TMJ disc displacement.

Objective:To establish a post quality standard index system for wound, ostomy and continence nurses (WOCN) .Methods:An expert coordination group was established in January 2019. Through literature search, semi-structured interviews, WOCN work status surveys, and concerning the opinions of the expert coordination group, the WOCN post quality standard index system was initially constructed. The convenient sampling method was adopted to conduct three rounds of Delphi expert letter consultation among 45 senior experts from all over China from January to April 2019.Results:The expert positive coefficients of three rounds of expert letter inquiries were respectively 100.0%, 93.3% and 100.0%, the expert authority coefficient was (0.92±0.16) , Kendall coordination coefficient was 0.241-0.383 ( P<0.01) and the coefficient of variation was all less than 0.25. The final WOCN post quality standard index system includes 5 first-level indicators (clinical practice ability, education ability, research ability, coordination management ability and professional promotion ability) and 79 second-level indicators. Conclusions:Clarifying WOCN post quality standards can promote the formulation of human resources decisions in various aspects, such as retraining and promotion of specialist nurses, and improve the scientific and effective management of specialist nurses.