1.The curative effect of comprehensive treatments for senile hypertension
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2015;(18):2823-2826
Objective To study comprehensive methods for senile hypertension and compared with conven-tional western medicine treatment,and provide reference to guide clinical hypertension treatment for the future. Methods 162 cases with senile hypertension were selected in our hospital,according to the order of treatment and the principle of informed consent,they were randomly divided into observation group and control group.The control group was given conventional western medicine treatment,the Nifedipine sustained release tablets joint irbesartan tab-lets.Based on the thinkings of health management,we established health records for observation group firstly,then as-sessed cardiovascular risk among patients.The patients with low,moderate risk were conducted the continuous monito-ring of blood pressure,health education,the key intervention in their way of life,established a good mentality.If the blood pressure was still unstable and out of control,we began to consider the use of drug.For patients with high risk or very high risk,besides the treatment considered,they needed immediate medical treatment supplemented by traditional Chinese medicine.Observation group was followed up for 1 time,and lasting for 6 months,then their blood pressure was measured again,the treatment effect and adverse reactions were evaluated.Results The total effective rate of ob-servation group was 96.7% (89 /92),which was significantly higher than that of control group 82.8% (58 /70),χ2 =9.12,P <0.01,the difference was statistically significant.After following up for 6 months,the systolic blood pressure of observation group fell to (126.1 ±21.5 )mmHg,t =7.548,P <0.01;diastolic blood pressure fell to (79.5 ±9.5)mmHg,t =10.703,P <0.01,the change was significantly different than before.The systolic blood pres-sure of control group fell to (145.3 ±26.7)mmHg,t =1.979,P <0.05,there was markedly reduced,diastolic blood pressure decreased too,but there was no statistical difference (P >0.05).So the effect of observation group was better than control group.Meanwhile,some adverse reaction occurred in both groups,but there was no significant difference. Conclusion With the thinking of health management for aged patients with hypertension,offer full -course treatment for them in order to increase the awareness of hypertension and establish healthy lifestyle,guide scientific and rational drug use.The integrated use of these methods can effectively improve the effect of the treatment of senile hyperten-sion,which is worthy of popularization and application.
2.Relationship Between Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and Myocardial Infarction Occurrence in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Combining Coronary Artery Disease
Chinese Circulation Journal 2015;(1):6-8
Objective: To explore the relationship between erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and myocardial infarction (MI) occurrence in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) combining coronary artery disease (CAD).
Methods: A total of 106 consecutive patients with RA combining CAD were studied. There were 46 male and 60 female patients and divided into 2 groups:RA with MI group, n=46 and RA without MI group, n=60. The base line condition was compared between 2 groups, and multivariate regression analysis was conducted to explore the risk factors for MI occurrence in relevant patients.
Results: Compared with RA without MI group, RA with MI group had the lower level of cholesterol and higher levels of inlfammatory indexes of ESR, high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and CRP, P<0.05. The base line condition was similar between 2 group, P>0.05. Multivariate regression analysis indicated that ESR was the independent risk factor of MI occurrence, OR=1.024, 95%CI 1.024 (1.007-1.043), P=0.007.
Conclusion: ESR was independently related to MI occurrence in patients with RA combining CAD.
3.Comparison of Bypass Surgery with Drug-Eluting Stents in Diabetic Patients with Left Main Coronary Stenosis.
Xiaoxiao ZHAO ; Yujie ZHOU ; Hui SONG ; Like GUAN ; Guanbin ZHENG ; Zhehu JIN ; Dongmei SHI ; Yuzi LI ; Yonghe GUO ; Guo Ping SHI ; Xian Wu CHENG
Yonsei Medical Journal 2011;52(6):923-932
PURPOSE: Several studies have compared the effects of coronary stenting and coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) on left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease. However, there are limited data on the long-term outcomes of these two interventions in diabetic patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We evaluated 56 patients with LMCA stenosis who underwent drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation and 116 patients who underwent CABG in a single hospital in China between January 2004 and December 2006. We compared long-term major adverse cardiac events (death; a "serious outcome" composite of death, myocardial infarction, or stroke; and target-vessel revascularization). RESULTS: In-hospital (30-day) mortality was 0% for the DES group and 3.4% for the CABG group (p=0.31). There was no difference between the two groups in terms of risk of death [hazard ratio for stenting group, 0.49; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.13-1.63; p=0.55] or risk of serious outcome (hazard ratio for DES group, 1.11; 95% CI, 0.39-1.45; p=0.47). The target-vessel revascularization rate was higher in the DES group than in the CABG group (hazard ratio, 3.67; 95% CI, 1.24-11.06; p=0.018). CONCLUSION: In this cohort of diabetic patients with LMCA stenosis, there was no difference in composite endpoints between patients receiving DESs and those undergoing CABG. However, stenting was associated with higher rates of target-vessel revascularization than CABG. DES implantation in diabetic patients with LMCA disease was found to be at least as safe as CABG.
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Coronary Stenosis/*therapy
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Diabetes Mellitus
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4.Research progress of nursing succession in nursing management
Weijing SUI ; Xiangping CHEN ; Yuzi ZHOU ; Weijian TAO ; Kaili WANG ; Xiaoyan GONG ; Yiyu ZHUANG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2021;37(26):2069-2074
Objective:In order to analyze the current research status of handover shift in nursing management, summarize, analyze and judge the existing literature, in order to provide reference for clinical nursing practice.Methods:Through literature review, it is planned to review the current situation, shortcomings and future development of nursing handover classes.Results:The handover process was generally divided into four stages, of which SBAR was the best practice tool for handing over key information. For the performance of handover shifts, NASR, PVNC-BR, HES and Handoff CEX were often used to evaluate the performance of shifts, and for the results of shifts, evaluations were mostly conducted at the levels of patient safety, process elements, and organizational management. At present, the use of electronic information systems, benign organizational culture and patient and family-centered clinical practice could effectively improve the efficiency and effectiveness of handover.Conclusions:The process and elements of the current shift mode are relatively complete, and the communication strategy is reasonable, but there are still many shortcomings and defects. This suggests that nursing managers should adopt scientific intervention methods and evaluation tools when paying attention to and reforming nursing handover in the future to continuously improve the quality of handover.
5.Changes and its influencing factors of procalcitonin in pediatric cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass
Xia LI ; Xu WANG ; Juxian YANG ; Yuzi ZHOU ; Fan YANG
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2023;30(01):106-112
Objective To explore the natural changes of procalcitonin (PCT) in the early period after pediatric cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Methods A prospective and observational study was done on patients below 3 years of age, who underwent cardiac surgery involving CPB, with the risk adjustment of congenital heart surgery (RACHS) score of 2 to 5 and free from active preoperative infection or inflammatory disease. Blood samples for measurement of PCT, C-reactive protein (CRP) and white blood cell (WBC) were taken before surgery and daily for 7 days in postoperative period. Infections and complications within 7 days after operation were investigated. According to the presence or absence of infection and complications within 7 days after operation, the enrolled children were divided into an infection+complications group, a simple infection group, a simple complication group, and a normal group. Results Finally, 429 children with PICU stay≥ 4 days were enrolled, including 268 males and 161 females, with a median age of 8.0 (0.7, 26.0) months. There were 145 children in the simple infection group, 38 children in the simple complication group, 230 children in the normal group and 16 children in the infection+complications group. The levels of PCT, CRP and WBC were significantly higher after CPB. CRP and WBC peaked on the second postoperative day (POD) and remained higher than normal until POD7. PCT peaked on POD1 and would generally decrease to normal on POD5 if without infection and complications. Age, body weight, RACHS scores, the duration of CPB and aortic cross-clamping time were correlated with PCT level. There was a statistical difference in PCT concentration between the simple infection group and the normal group on POD 3-7 (P<0.01) and a statistical difference between the simple complication group and the normal group on POD 1-7 (P<0.01). A statistical difference was found between the simple infection group and the simple complication group in PCT on POD 1-5 (P<0.05). Conclusion WBC, CRP and PCT significantly increase after CPB in pediatric cardiac surgery patients. The factors influencing PCT concentration include age, weight, RACHS scores, CPB and aortic cross-clamping time, infection and complications.
6.Clinical efficacy of diaphragmatic plication in the treatment of diaphragmatic paralysis after congenital heart defect operation
Lin ZHENG ; Yuzi ZHOU ; Peng WANG ; Shengli LI ; Xu WANG
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2020;27(11):1303-1306
Objective To investigate the timing and clinical efficacy of diaphragmatic plication in the treatment of diaphragmatic paralysis after congenital heart disease (CHD) operation. Methods From January 2013 to February 2019, 30 children with CHD who were treated in Fuwai Hospital were collected, including 17 males and 13 females with a median age of 19.5 (3, 72) months. There were 6 patients with bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis (bilateral group) and 24 patients with unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis (unilateral group). The clinical data of the two groups were compared. Results Among the 6 bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis patients, 2 underwent bilateral diaphragmatic plication, and the other 4 patients continued their off-line exercise after unilateral diaphragmatic plication. Patients in the unilateral group had shorter ventilator use time (266.77±338.34 h vs. 995.33±622.29 h, P=0.001) and total ICU stay time (33.21±23.97 d vs. 67.33±28.54 d, P=0.008) than those in the bilateral group. One patient died in the bilateral group, and there was no statistical difference between the two groups (P=0.363). There was no statistical difference in the ICU stay time after diaphragm plication between the two groups (11.68±10.28 d vs. 29.83±27.73 d, P>0.05). Conclusion Diaphragmatic plication is an effective treatment for diaphragmatic paralysis after CHD operation once the conservative treatment failed. The prognosis of bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis is worse than that of unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis. Strict control of indications for surgery is beneficial to the early recovery of patients.
7.Causal inference in observational studies based on real-world data: Key points and case studies for target trial emulation
Chi YUAN ; Yiling ZHOU ; Yuzi CAO ; Haojie ZHANG ; Yiqian WANG ; Sheyu LI
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2024;31(12):1743-1752
Randomized controlled trial (RCT) are considered the "gold standard" for evaluating the causal effects of interventions on outcome measures. However, due to high research costs and ethical constraints, conducting RCT in clinical practice, especially in the surgical field, faces numerous challenges such as difficulties in subject recruitment, implementation of blinding, and standardization of interventions. In such cases, using real-world data to perform causal inference under the framework of target trial emulation (TTE), based on the principles of RCT design, helps to identify and reduce biases arising from design flaws in traditional observational studies, such as immortal time bias, confounding, selection bias, or collider bias. This approach can produce high-quality evidence comparable to that of RCT, thereby enhancing the clinical guidance value of real-world data studies. However, TTE has limitations, such as the inability to completely eliminate confounding, high quality requirements for source data, and the current lack of reporting standards. Therefore, researchers should be fully aware of these limitations to avoid making incorrect causal inferences. This article intends to provide an overview of the TTE framework, implementation points, application scope, application cases, and advantages and disadvantages of the framework.