1.Effects of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation plus sildenafil in severe persistent pulmonary hypertension of newborns
Yuxiang ZHAO ; Liangrong HAN ; Rong WU ; Donglin JI ; Zhaojun PAN
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2013;12(11):918-920
A total of 60 infants with severe persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN) at our NICU from January 2006 to December 2012 were divided into research group[(n =32,high-frequency oscillatory ventilation(HFOV) plus sildenafil)]and control group (n =28,HFOV only).Mean pulmonary arterial pulmonary arterial (MPAP),blood gas analysis,oxygenation index (OI),PO2 to fraction of inspired oxygen ratio (PO2/FiO2) before and after treatment were compared between two groups.After 3-day treatment,MPAP (mm Hg)(32 ±6) vs.(43 ±9)mm Hg,PCO2(mm Hg)(36 ±9) vs.(43 ±9),OI(56 ±22) vs.(85 ±21) in research group were significantly lower than those in control group(P < 0.05) ; in comparison with control group,PO2(mm Hg) (89 ±15) vs.(72 ±22),PO2/FiO2(mm Hg) (223 ± 18) vs.(196 ±24) in research group were significantly higher(P < 0.05).The time of ventilation use (d) (5.4 ± 1.3) vs.(6.3 ± 1.6) in research group was shorter than that of control group(P <0.05) while research group showed a higher clinical efficiency rate(%) (81.2 vs.50.0) (P <0.05).A combination of HFOV and sildenafil for severe PPHN can significantly reduce MPAP,shorten the duration of ventilation use and improve cure rate.
2.Clinical effects of pulmonary recruitment maneuvers combined with pressure regulation volume control in premature infants with severe respiratory distress syndrome
Yuxiang ZHAO ; Li JIANG ; Zhaojun PAN ; Rong WU ; Liangrong HAN ; Donglin JI ; Zibo GAO
Chinese Journal of Neonatology 2017;32(3):193-196
Objective To study the clinical effects of pulmonary recruitment maneuvers combined with pressure regulation volume control (PRVC) in the treatment of severe respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in premature infants.Method From July 2015 to September 2016,preterm infants of grade Ⅲ-Ⅳ RDS who received PRVC treatment in neonatal department of Huai'an Maternal and Child Health Hospital were assigned into recruitment maneuver group and control group (without recruitment maneuver) using randon number table.The ventilator parameters were observed at 1,2,6,12,18 h and 24 h after ventilation.Recovery rate,duration of oxygen therapy and ventilation,duration of hospital stay,incidence of second dose of pulmonary surfactant and complications were compared between two groups.Result A total of 18 cases were included in recruitment maneuver group and 19 cases in control group.The recovery rate of recruitment maneuver group was higher than control group (16/18 vs.10/19).The duration of oxygen therapy [(6.6 ± 2.3) d vs.(11.8 ± 3.0) d],duration of ventilation [(4.1 ± 2.3) d vs.(6.4 ± 2.8) d],duration of hospital stay [(26.7 ± 7.0) d vs.(33.0 ± 8.4) d] in recruitment maneuver group were significantly shorter than control group (P < 0.05).The proportion of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (1/18 vs.8/19),retinopathy of premature (1/18 vs.7/19),patent ductus arteriosus that require medication closure (1/18 vs.7/19)and incidence of second dose of pulmonary surfactant (2/18 vs.9/19) in recruitment maneuver group were significantly lower than control group (P < 0.05).While the complication of air leak,necrotizing enteritis,Ⅲ-V grade intracranial hemorrhage showed no significant differences between the two groups (P > 0.05).Conclusion Recruitment maneuvers combined with PRVC in treatment of severe RDS premature infants can improve recovery rate and oxygenation.It can also shorten the duration of oxygen therapy,ventilation and hospital stay.It can reduce the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and retinopathy of premature.It is worth spreading in clinical practice.reduce the incidence of bronchopuhmonary dysplasia and retinopathy.It is worthy of promotion.
3.Application progress of nurse allocation based on diagnosis related groups in specialized hospitals and general hospitals
Hui WEN ; Kaiwen DING ; Yanbo JI ; Beibei DAI ; Yuxiang CHEN ; Juan LIU ; Jianhong QIAO
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2022;38(25):1997-2001
This article summarized the overview of diagnosis related groups (DRGs), the necessity of comprehensively popularizing and applying DRGs in specialized hospitals and general hospitals, the different methods and effects of nursing human resource allocation based on DRGs in specialized hospitals and general hospitals at home and abroad, and analyzed the different challenges and opportunities faced by DRGs in the implementation of human resource allocation in two types of hospitals. According to the types and characteristics of hospitals, this paper put forward some corresponding suggestions and prospects for the future, such as intelligent human resource prediction system and the construction of information sharing platform, so as to provide reference for the comprehensive promotion of DRGs in different types of hospitals in China.
4.Self-referential network characteristics in patients with subjective cognitive decline accompanied by metacognitive impairment
Yue XI ; Shanshan CHEN ; Jiayi WU ; Yuxiang JI ; Kexin CHEN ; Xingjian LIN
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2023;22(10):1030-1037
Objective:To explore the characteristics of self-referential network (SRN) functional connectivity in subjective cognitive decline (SCD) patients with normal and impaired metacognition.Methods:Seventy-one subjects were selected from Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) database, with 25 cognitively normal controls and 46 SCD patients. The metacognitive level of SCD patients was assessed by Everyday Cognition Scale (ECog), and then, they were divided into a metacognitively normal group ( n=25, metacognitive scores>-0.074) and a metacognitively impaired group ( n=21, metacognitive scores≤-0.074). Results of Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Montreal Cognitive Scale (MoCA), Mini‐Mental State Examination (MMSE), Rey Auditory Word Learning Test (RAVLT), Logical Memory Scale, expressions of pathological markers (cerebrospinal fluid β-amyloid protein [Aβ], total tau protein [t-tau] and phosphorylated tau protein [p-tau]), brain glucose metabolism, and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) were collected and compared among the 3 groups. Independent component analysis (ICA) was used to extract SRN and analyze the different brain regions among the 3 groups; Pearson correlation was used to analyze the correlations of SRN functional connectivity changes with cognitive scales and pathological markers. Results:No significant differences in demographic characteristics (age and gender), scores of GDS, MoCA and MMSE, or levels of Aβ, t-tau, p-tau and brain glucose metabolism were noted among the 3 groups ( P>0.05). The metacognitive scores in metacognitively impaired group were significantly lower than those in metacognitively normal group and cognitively normal controls ( P<0.05). Significant difference in the functional connectivity of bilateral anterior cingulate gyrus and bilateral orbitofrontal cortex was noted among the 3 groups (TFCE-FWE correction, P<0.01, voxel>100); compared with the cognitively normal controls, the metacognitively impaired group showed significantly decreased functional connectivity of bilateral orbitofrontal cortex, while the metacognitively normal group showed enhanced functional connectivity of bilateral orbitofrontal cortex (TFCE-FWE correction, P<0.01, voxel>100); compared with the metacognitively normal group, the metacognitively impaired group had statistically decreased functional connectivity of bilateral orbitofrontal cortex (TFCE-FWE correction, P<0.01, voxel>100). Further correlation analysis showed that difference value of functional connectivity of bilateral orbitofrontal cortex between metacognitively impaired group and cognitively normal controls was negatively correlated with RAVLT-immediate scores ( r=-0.445, P=0.043); difference value of functional connectivity of bilateral orbitofrontal cortex between metacognitively impaired group and metacognitively normal group was negatively correlated with RAVLT-immediate scores ( r=-0.463, P=0.034). Conclusion:SCD patients with different metacognitive levels have characteristic SRN functional connectivity changes; impaired metacognition may be an early feature of Alzheimer's disease.
5.Visual analysis of nursing evidence summary and evidence-based practice in China based on CiteSpace
Yuxiang CHEN ; Jianhong QIAO ; Yanbo JI ; Mengfei MA ; Mengxue LIU ; Juan LIU ; Weihua LIU
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2022;28(21):2850-2857
Objective:To analyze the research status of evidence-based nursing practice in China and to discuss research hotspots and development trends.Methods:The evidence summary and evidence-based practice related literature included in CNKI, Wanfang Database, VIP Database and China Biology Medicine disc were retrieved from January 1, 2015 to September 1, 2021. CiteSpace V software was used for visual analysis.Results:A total of 587 related articles were included, and the total number of articles was increasing year by year. Hu Yan from Fudan University, Huang Haiyan from Union Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Ding Yanming from Peking University First Hospital formed the core cooperation team. The core journal with the most publications was the Journal of Nursing Science. The research hotspots were symptomatic nursing, perioperative nursing, functional exercise, vascular access and pipeline nursing, etc. The focus groups were surgical patients, the elderly and critically ill patients. Conclusions:Nursing evidence summary and practice research is in the stage of rapid development. In the future, it is necessary to strengthen interdisciplinary and cross-regional cooperation and exchange between authors and institutions and adopt strategies to promote and maintain the application of evidence in clinical practice.
6.Properties of gelatin-polyethylene glycol hydrogel loaded with silver nanoparticle Chlorella and its effects on healing of infected full-thickness skin defect wounds in mice
Zhenzhen YAN ; Yuxiang WANG ; Tinglin ZHANG ; Jingnan XUN ; Yicheng MA ; Chao JI ; Jie GAO ; Shichu XIAO
Chinese Journal of Burns 2024;40(1):33-42
Objective:To explore the properties of gelatin-polyethylene glycol hydrogel loaded with silver nanoparticle (AgNP) Chlorella (hereinafter referred to as the composite hydrogel) and its effects on healing of infected full-thickness skin defect wounds in mice. Methods:The research was an experimental research. The simple gelatin-polyethylene glycol hydrogel (hereinafter referred to as the simple hydrogel) and the composite hydrogel were prepared, and the appearance and injectability of the two hydrogels were observed at 55 and 37 ℃, and under the irradiation of 808 nm near-infrared light, respectively. An electronic universal testing machine was employed to assess the tensile and compressive stress-strain properties of both types of hydrogels at room temperature. Additionally, the cyclic compressive stress-strain properties of the composite hydrogel were examined at 80% of the maximum compressive stress. Staphylococcus aureus or Escherichia coli solution was added to phosphate buffer solution (PBS), simple hydrogel, and composite hydrogel, respectively. The part of composite hydrogel containing Staphylococcus aureus or Escherichia coli solution was irradiated with near-infrared light for 5 minutes. After each sample was incubated for 6 h, the dilution plating method was used to detect and calculate the mortality rates of the two bacteria at 24 h of culture ( n=5). The discarded foreskin tissue was taken from a 6-year-old healthy boy admitted to the Department of Urology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University for circumcision. Primary human fibroblasts (HFbs) were isolated using the enzyme extraction method, routinely cultured to the 3 rd to 6 th passages for subsequent cellular experiments. Composite hydrogel extracts with final mass concentrations of 100.0, 50.0, 25.0, 12.5, and 0 mg/mL were respectively prepared and used to culture HFbs, and the cell proliferation after 24 h of culture was detected using a cell counting kit 8 ( n=3). A total of twenty 6-8 weeks old C57BL/6J female mice were utilized, and a full-thickness skin defect was surgically created on the back of each mouse. The wounds were infected with Staphylococcus aureus solution. The infected mice were divided into blank control group, simple hydrogel group, composite hydrogel group, and combined treatment group according to the random number table, and the wounds were treated with PBS, simple hydrogel, composite hydrogel, and composite hydrogel+light irradiation (under the irradiation of 808 nm near-infrared light for 5 min), respectively, with 5 mice in each group. On post injury day (PID) 0 (immediately after the first wound treatment), 3, 7, and 14, an overall assessment of wound exudation and healing were conducted, and the wound healing rates on PID 7 and 14 were calculated ( n=5). On PID 14, hematoxylin-eosin staining was performed to observe histopathological changes in the mouse wound. Results:Both simple hydrogel and composite hydrogel were in a solution state at 55 ℃ and transition to a gel state when cooling to 37 ℃. After the two hydrogels were irradiated by near-infrared light, only the composite hydrogel reheated up and returned to the solution state again with injectability. The maximum tensile stress of the composite hydrogel was up to 301.42 kPa, with a corresponding strain of 87.19%; the maximum compressive stress was up to 413.79 kPa, with a corresponding strain of 91.67%, which was similar to the tensile and compressive properties of the simple hydrogel. After 10 compression cycles, the maximum compressive stress of the composite hydrogel still reached 84.1% of the first compressive stress. After 24 h of culture, the mortality rate of Staphylococcus aureus treated with simple hydrogel was significantly higher than that treated with PBS ( P<0.05); the mortality rates of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus treated with composite hydrogel alone were significantly higher than those treated with simple hydrogel ( P<0.05); the mortality rates of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus treated with composite hydrogel+light irradiation were significantly higher than those treated with composite hydrogel alone ( P<0.05). After 24 h of culture, compared with that cultured in composite hydrogel immersion solution with final mass concentration of 0 mg/mL, the proliferation activity of HFbs cultured in composite hydrogel immersion solution with final mass concentrations of 25.0 and 50.0 mg/mL was significantly enhanced ( P<0.05), while the proliferation activity of HFbs cultured in composite hydrogel immersion solution with final mass concentration of 100 mg/mL was significantly decreased ( P<0.05). On PID 0 and 3, more purulent secretions were seen in the wounds of mice in blank control group and simple hydrogel group, while only a small amount of exudate was observed in the wounds of mice in composite hydrogel group, and no obvious infection was observed in the wounds of mice in combined treatment group. On PID 7 and 14, the wound healing rates of mice in simple hydrogel group were significantly higher than those in blank control group ( P<0.05); the wound healing rates of mice in composite hydrogel group were significantly higher than those in simple hydrogel group ( P<0.05); the wound healing rates in combined treatment group were significantly higher than those in composite hydrogel group ( P<0.05). On PID 14, the wounds of mice in blank control group exhibited a high infiltration of inflammatory cells with no new epithelial layer observed; the wounds of mice in simple hydrogel group displayed a short length of newly formed epithelium with a small amount of inflammatory cells; the wounds of mice in composite hydrogel group exhibited continuous formation of new epithelium and a large amount of immature granulation tissue; the wounds of mice in combined treatment group showed continuous epithelialization with less immature granulation tissue. Conclusions:The prepared composite hydrogel exhibits excellent thermosensitivity, photothermal properties, and injectability, as well as excellent mechanical properties, antibacterial properties, and biocompatibility, and can promote the healing of infected full-thickness skin defect wounds in mice.
7.Noise reduction in low-dose computed tomography with noise equivalent image and deep learning
Bining YANG ; Yuxiang LIU ; Xinyuan CHEN ; Ji ZHU ; Ying CAO ; Kuo MEN
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2022;42(5):355-360
Objective:To investigate the method of simulating low-dose CT (LDCT) images using routine dose level scanning mode to generate LDCT images with correspondence to the routine dose CT (RDCT) images in the training sets for deep learning model, which would be used for LDCT noise reduction.Methods:The CT images reconstructed by different algorithms in Philips CT Big Core had different noise levels, where the noise was larger with iDose 4 algorithm and lower with IMR(knowledge-based iterative model reconstruction)algorithm. A new method of replacing LDCT image with noise equivalent reconstructed image was proposed. The uniform module of CTP712 was scanned with the exposure of 250 mAs for RDCT, 35 mAs for LDCT. The images were reconstructed using IMR algorithm for LDCT images and iDose 4 algorithm at multiple noise reduction levels for RDCT images, respectively. The noise distribution of each image set was analyzed to find the noise equivalent images of LDCT. Then, RDCT images, those selected images were used for training cycle-consistent adversarial networks (CycleGAN)model, and the noise reduction ability of the proposed method on real LDCT images of phantom was tested. Results:The RDCT images generated with iDose 4 level 1 could substitute the LDCT images reconstructed with IMR algorithm. The radiation dose was reduced by 86% in low dose scanning. Using CycleGAN model, the noise reduction degree was 45% for uniform module, and 50%, 13%, 7% for CIRS-SBRT 038 phantom in the specific regions of brain, spinal cord, bone, respectively. Conclusions:Equivalent noise level reconstructed images could potentially serve as the alternative of LDCT images for deep learning network training to avoid additional radiation dose. The generated CT images had substantially reduced noise relative to that of LDCT.
8.The consistency of tomographic infrared spectroscopy with conventional infrared spectroscopy for the analysis of the composition of larger-volume urinary calculi
Bixiao WANG ; Lei LIANG ; Jinting LI ; Yuxiang XING ; Chaoyue JI ; Bo XIAO ; Hongmei JIANG ; Jianxing LI
Chinese Journal of Urology 2022;43(10):770-777
Objective:To compare the consistency of tomographic infrared spectrum analysis with conventional infrared spectrum analysis for the composition analysis of large-volume of urinary stones in vitro.Methods:Postoperative urinary stone specimens collected from 105 patients admitted to Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital from January 2019 to June 2021 were analyzed, including 81 (77.14%) kidney stones, 16 (15.24%) ureteral stones, and 8 (7.62%) bladder stones. All stones measured ≥0.8 cm in maximum diameter on preoperative imaging. Eighty-four specimens, which were mainly stone fragments, were collected from percutaneous nephrolithotomy and ureteroscopic lithotripsy. These 84 specimens were analyzed and retested for stone composition using conventional infrared spectrum analysis by random multiple sampling. Other 21 renal stone specimens were obtained by laparoscopic lithotomy or standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy after November 1, 2020. These 21 specimens had a maximum diameter of ≥0.8 cm measured postoperatively. Based on intraoperative observation, stone specimens with typical layered structures were chosed. Then, all 21 samples were analyzed and retested by conventional infrared spectrum analysis and tomographic infrared spectrum analysis, respectively. When using tomographic infrared spectrum analysis, we need to take two maximum cross sections with a vertical spacing of these sections >2 mm, then perform multiple points sampling according to the morphological stratification of the first section. If the section's structure was homogeneous, we equidistantly took 2 to 3 samples from the center to the periphery. Otherwise, every layer needed to take a stone sample according to the stratification. Putting all the results of one section together, we obtained complete tomographic infrared spectrum analysis data. Take another coaxial cross-section of the same specimen for retesting. We recorded the characteristics of the three-dimensional distribution of stone composition in 21 stone specimens. Meanwhile, we compared the consistency of the results of conventional infrared spectrum analysis and tomographic infrared spectrum analysis for the same sample.Results:The consistency rate of the conventional infrared spectrum analysis was 56.19% (59/105), and that of tomographic infrared spectrum analysis was 80.95% (17/21). The difference in consistency between two methods was statistically significant ( χ2=4.447, P=0.035). Among 21 specimens, the consistency rate of conventional infrared spectrum analysis was 38.10% (8/21), which was significantly lower than that of tomographic infrared spectrum analysis ( χ2=7.814, P=0.005). Regarding the characteristics of the three-dimensional distribution of the components, the color and crystal morphology of five common types of stone components were different, and layered structure in the cross-section of the stones were observed. When the calculi were of the same composition, they were displayed in different morphology. We observed a trending change in the composition ratio between sublayers from the center to the edge in some compound-composition stones. Conclusions:For the composition analysis of larger-volume urinary stones, tomographic infrared spectrum analysis showed a higher consistency of retesting than conventional infrared spectrum analysis, and the three-dimensional distribution of stone composition had some characteristic features.
9.Improving auto-segmentation accuracy for online magnetic resonance imaging-guided prostate radiotherapy by registration-based deep learning method
Yunxiang WANG ; Bining YANG ; Yuxiang LIU ; Ji ZHU ; Ning-Ning LU ; Jianrong DAI ; Kuo MEN
Chinese Journal of Medical Physics 2024;41(6):667-672
Objective To improve the performance of auto-segmentation of prostate target area and organs-at-risk in online magnetic resonance image and enhance the efficiency of magnetic resonance imaging-guided adaptive radiotherapy(MRIgART)for prostate cancer.Methods A retrospective study was conducted on 40 patients who underwent MRIgART for prostate cancer,including 25 in the training set,5 in the validation set,and 10 in the test set.The planning CT images and corresponding contours,along with online MR images,were registered and input into a deep learning network for online MR image auto-segmentation.The proposed method was compared with deformable image registration(DIR)method and single-MR-input deep learning(SIDL)method.Results The overall accuracy of the proposed method for auto-segmentation was superior to those of DIR and SIDL methods,with average Dice similarity coefficients of 0.896 for clinical target volume,0.941 for bladder,0.840 for rectum,0.943 for left femoral head and 0.940 for right femoral head,respectively.Conclusion The proposed method can effectively improve the accuracy and efficiency of auto-segmentation in MRIgART for prostate cancer.
10.Feasibility analysis of dose calculation for nasopharyngeal carcinoma radiotherapy planning using MRI-only simulation
Xuejie XIE ; Guoliang ZHANG ; Siqi YUAN ; Yuxiang LIU ; Yunxiang WANG ; Bining YANG ; Ji ZHU ; Xinyuan CHEN ; Kuo MEN ; Jianrong DAI
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2024;33(5):446-453
Objective:To evaluate the feasibility of using MRI-only simulation images for dose calculation of both photon and proton radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma cases.Methods:T 1-weighted MRI images and CT images of 100 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with radiotherapy in Cancer Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences from January 2020 to December 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. MRI images were converted to generate pseudo-CT images by using deep learning network models. The training set, validation set and test set included 70 cases, 10 cases and 20 cases, respectively. Convolutional neural network (CNN) and cycle-consistent generative adversarial neural network (CycleGAN) were exploited. Quantitative assessment of image quality was conducted by using mean absolute error (MAE) and structural similarity (SSIM), etc. Dose assessment was performed by using 3D-gamma pass rate and dose-volume histogram (DVH). The quality of pseudo-CT images generated was statistically analyzed by Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Results:The MAE of the CNN and CycleGAN was (91.99±19.98) HU and (108.30±20.54) HU, and the SSIM was 0.97±0.01 and 0.96±0.01, respectively. In terms of dosimetry, the accuracy of pseudo-CT for photon dose calculation was higher than that of the proton plan. For CNN, the gamma pass rate (3 mm/3%) of the photon radiotherapy plan was 99.90%±0.13%. For CycleGAN, the value was 99.87%±0.34%. The gamma pass rates of proton radiotherapy plans were 98.65%±0.64% (CNN, 3 mm/3%) and 97.69%±0.86% (CycleGAN, 3 mm/3%). For DVH, the dose calculation accuracy in the photon plan of pseudo-CT was better than that of the proton plan.Conclusions:The deep learning-based model generated accurate pseudo-CT images from MR images. Most dosimetric differences were within clinically acceptable criteria for photon and proton radiotherapy, demonstrating the feasibility of an MRI-only workflow for radiotherapy of nasopharyngeal cancer. However, compared with the raw CT images, the error of the CT value in the nasal cavity of the pseudo-CT images was relatively large and special attention should be paid during clinical application.