1.Multimodal imaging characteristics of combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium
Zijing LI ; Yunru LIAO ; Peng ZENG ; Rui ZENG ; Yuqing LAN
Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases 2019;35(4):338-341
Objective To observe the multimodal imaging characteristics of combined hamatoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium (CHRRPE).Methods A retrospective case study.From January 2013 to December 2017,6 CHRRPE patients (6 eyes) diagnosed in Department of Ophthalmology,Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital were included in the study.There were 4 males and 2 females,with the mean age of 12.0±8.10 years.There were 5 eyes with BCVA ≤0.1,1 eye with BCVA> 1.0.Corneal fluoroscopy showed 1 eye with an external oblique 15°,and the remaining eye had no abnormalities in the anterior segment.All eyes underwent fundus color photography,FAF,FFA,ICGA,OCT and color Doppler flow imaging (CDFI).The multimodal imaging characteristics were observed.Results All the affected eyes CHRRPE were located in the posterior pole and showed mild elevation.Most of the retinal neuroepithelial layers had different degrees of hyperplasia,vascular tortuosity and retinal folds.Of the 6 eyes,4 eyes (66.7%) involving the macula and optic disc,only 2 eyes (33.3%) involving the macula.OCT showed that the structure of the neuroepithelial layer was unclear and the signal intensity was uneven;it involved 2 eyes of the whole retina (33.3%) and only 4 eyes of the neuroepithelial layer (66.7%).FFA and ICGA showed that the choroidal background fluorescence of the early lesions was weakened,and the lesions showed slightly weak fluorescence;the late telangiectasia fluorescein was obviously leaked,and the lesions were stained with fluorescence.FAF mainly appears as weak autofluorescence with a small amount of strong autofluorescence.CDFI has no characteristic performance.Conclusions CHRRPE is mainly a membrane-like hyperplasia without angiogenesis,involving the retinal neuroepithelial layer,and may also involve the entire retina.OCT is dominated by strong reflection;AF,FFA and ICGA are mainly weak fluorescence.
2.Attention Situation of Chinese Patent Medicine for Constipation in Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines/Consensus and National Reimbursement Drug List
Youyou ZHENG ; Xuehui WANG ; Yunru CHEN ; Mei HAN ; Hongguo RONG ; Jianping LIU ; Xing LIAO ; Zhaolan LIU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2022;28(20):135-143
ObjectiveTo evaluate the methodological quality of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) diagnosis and treatment guidelines/consensus of constipation with Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation Ⅱ (AGREE Ⅱ)tool, and to study the attention situation of the included Chinese patent medicines in China's National Reimbursement Drug List in the guidelines/consensus. MethodThe data of CNKI,VIP,Wanfang Data,SinoMed,PubMed and Cochrane from the inception of the databases to October 2021 were searched to collect the TCM diagnosis and treatment guidelines/consensus of constipation. Then,the diagnosis and treatment standards and recommended Chinese patent medicines were extracted. Two researchers assessed the methodological quality of the guidelines/consensus with AGREE Ⅱ tool independently. The quality of reports was evaluated by Reporting Items for practice Guidelines in HealThcare (RIGHT) Statement. The recommended Chinese patent medicines in the guidelines/consensus were compared with those in the National Reimbursement Drug List. ResultEleven consensus and 2 guidelines were included,involving 794 experts. The scores of AGREE II were clarity of presentation(59.0%),scope and purpose(44.0%),stakeholder involvement(23.1%),rigor of development (12.1%),applicability (11.1%),and editorial independence (8.3%) from high to low. Five articles were recommended at B level(recommended after revision) and 8 articles were at C level (not recommended). The average scores of RIGHT Statement were as follows:basic information (93.59%),background (57.69%),evidence (18.46%),recommendations (20.88%),review and quality assurance (19.23%),funding,declaration and management of interests (0.00%), and other information (0.00%). The included guidelines/consensus recommended a total of 27 Chinese patent medicines,among which 20 were included in the National Reimbursement Drug List,with 4 species of Class A and 16 species of Class B, accounting for 74.1% of all recommended Chinese patent medicines. Ten purgative Chinese patent medicines in the National Reimbursement Drug List were recommended by the guidelines/consensus,accounting for 50% of all purgative drugs, and 8 were not recommended. There were prescriptions for purgation, for promoting digestion and removing food stagnation, for clearing heat and purging fire,and for warming the middle and dissipating cold,Tibetan medicine and Mongolian medicine. ConclusionBy the AGREE Ⅱ assessment,the methodological quality of the TCM diagnosis and treatment guidelines/consensus of constipation included in this study needed to be improved in the future. The report quality evaluated with RIGHT Statement was low. Most drugs included in the National Reimbursement Drug List were paid attention in the TCM diagnosis and treatment guidelines/consensus of constipation. Moreover,the drugs included in the National Reimbursement Drug List could basically fulfill the clinical needs reflexed from the guidelines/consensus recommendations. However, the reasons of some drugs failing to be included in the National Reimbursement Drug List needed to be studied in the future.