Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics and risk factors of prognosis in children with brain trauma.Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 125 cases diagnosed as brain trauma in PICU of Shengjing Hospital affiliated to China Medical University from January 2009 to December 2014.The risk factors influencing prognosis were analyzed by using single factor analysis and multiple factors Logistic regression methods.The risk factors included Glasgow coma score (GCS) on admission,blood glucose,lactic acid,prothrombin time,international normalized ratio (INR),serum sodium,serum potassiumin,pulse within 24 hours after admission,gender,age,time for therapy,shock,respiratory failure,cerebral hermia and surgery.Results Eighty-four cases survived and 41 cases died.The fatality rate was 32.8％.T test and chi-square test of risk factors showed that GCS score,blood glucose,blood lactic acid,INR,respiratory failure,shock had a significant influence on the prognosis of brain trauma in children (P ＜ 0.05).Multviariable Logistic regression analysis showed that GCS score,blood glucose,blood lactic acid,respiratory failure were independent risk factors affecting the prognosis of brain trauma (OR =7.434,0.473,0.615,0.000,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Pediatric brain trauma has a rapid progress and poor prognosis with high mortality and disability rate.GCS score,blood sugar,blood lactic acid,respiratory failure are independent risk factors for prognosis of brain trauma in children.

Objective To study the changes of serum procaleitonin(PCT) in the children with acute liver failure,and to investigate the relationship between PCT and severity and prognosis of acute liver failure.Methods A retrospective analysis of 24 children with acute liver failure admitted in Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University from October 2010 to November 2013 was performed.The changes of serum PCT,blood routine,C-reactive protein,blood culture,virus,Mycoplasma pneumoniae antibody,blood ammonia,serum alaninetransaminase,serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase,international normalized ratio and prothrombin time level were observed.Results The serum PCT of children with acute liver failure originally increased at different degree.The serum PCT of 21 cases was more than 0.5 μg/L.The dynamic monitoring results of serum PCT in 6 cases on day 1,day 3,and day 8 were (12.55 ± 13.65) μg/L,(5.62 ±8.12) μg/L,(0.15 ± 0.26)μg/L,respectively,which showed decrease tendency.In 24 children with acute liver failure,serum PCT,international normalized ratio,blood ammonia of survival cases were significantly decreased compared with death cases[(28.37 ±60.22) μg/L vs(12.24 ± 14.76) μg/L;4.28 ± 2.50 vs 3.16 ±1.41 ; (213.30 ± 185.87) μmol/L vs (128.89 ± 102.17) μmol/L] (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Acute liver failure could increase the levels of serum PCT.Serum PCT may be an effective index to evaluate liver function,curative effect and prognosis of patients with acute liver failure.

Objective:To investigate the effect of short term and intensive insulin pump on the blood lipid and glucose levels of patients with type 2 diabetes.Methods:76 patients with type 2 diabetes were selected and divided into two groups according to different administration.The control group (38 cases) was given routine insulin aspart treatment.The observation group (38 cases) was treated by insulin pump.The blood and lipid indexes and ADL score before treatment,at 1 week and 2 weeks after treatment were compared between two groups.Results:After treatment,the levels of FPG,HbAlc,TC,TG and LDL-C were lower than those before treatment and the level of HDL-C was increased in both groups.The levels ofFPG,HbAlc,TC,TG,LDL-C of observation group were lower than those of the control group,and the level of HDL-C of observation group was higher than that of control group (P＜0.05).At 1 week,2 weeks after treatment,the ADL scores of both groups were significantly improved,and the ADL score of observation group was higher than that of the control group (P＜0.05).Conclusion:Short term intensive insulin pump could significantly improve the blood glucose and lipid metabolism disorders in patients with type 2 diabetes,and improve the ability of daily life.

Objective:To investigate the correlation between oxygen metabolism index and prognosis of children with severe sepsis.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted.Children with severe sepsis admitted to the Department of Pedaitric Intensive Care Unit, Children′s Hospital Affiliated to Xi′an Jiaotong University from April 2016 to April 2019 were enrolled.Demographic data, hemodynamic-related indexes and oxygen metabolism indexes on admission were collected, and 28-day mortality was our primary outcome.According to the prognosis, the children were divided into survival group and death group.Baseline data, hemodynamic-related indexes and oxygen metabolism indexes on admission were compared between two groups.Binary Logistic regression was used to analyze the risk factors that may affect the prognosis, and relevant risk factors were analyzed by the receiver operator characteristic(ROC)curve to verify the predictability in prognosis.Results:A total of 170 children with severe sepsis were selected, including 79 died in 28-days with a 28-day mortality of 46.47%.There were no statistically significant differences in age, gender( P>0.05). Compared with survival group, the bloodstream infection and intracranial infection incidence were increased in the death group(all P<0.05). Compared with the survival group, blood lactate(Lac) and oxygen extraction ratio(ERO 2) were all increased in the death group[Lac: (7.58±2.64)mmol/L vs.(3.14±1.16) mmol/L, ERO 2: (45.12±11.39)% vs.(32.19±6.24)%, all P<0.05]; Oxygenation index(PO 2/FiO 2), mean arterial pressure(MAP), saturation of arterial blood oxygen(SaO 2), saturation of venous blood oxygen(SvO 2), cardiac index(CI) were all decreased[ PO 2/FiO 2: (237.75±130.37)mmHg vs.(319.25±150.85) mmHg, 1 mmHg=0.133 kPa; MAP: (49±4)mmHg vs.(61±15) mmHg; SaO 2: (62.29±15.16)%vs.(83.21±16.09) %; SvO 2: (57.28±24.02)% vs.(65.32±13.15) %; CI: (1.68±0.76)mL/(min·m 2) vs.(2.56±0.25) mL/(min·m 2), all P<0.05]. The binary Logistic regression showed that Lac and ERO 2 were independent risk factors affecting the prognosis of children with severe sepsis, and the difference was statistically significant[ OR(95% CI) were 2.00(1.14-3.51)and 1.83(1.09-4.05), respectively, all P<0.05]. ROC curve analysis showed that the area under ROC curve of Lac and ERO 2 were 0.675 and 0.789, respectively.Sensitivity to predict death in children with severe sepsis were 93.75% and 85.31%, respectively, whose specificity were 87.85% and 78.39%, respectively.The combined prediction area under ROC curve of Lac and ERO 2 was 0.946, with a sensitivity of 89.15% and specificity of 88.76%, and the differences were statistically significant(all P<0.05). Conclusion:Lac and ERO 2 are independent risk factors affecting children with severe sepsis, and their combination has a good predictive value for the prognosis of children with severe sepsis.

Objective:To investigate the lymphocyte subsets and clinical characteristics of children with abnormal reaction to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin(BCG)vaccination.Methods:A total of 35 children with BCG disease diagnosed in the Children′s Hospital Affiliated to Xi′an Jiaotong University from January 2013 to December 2019 were enrolled retrospectively.Patients with strong local reaction and lymphadenitis after vaccine injection were selected as the localized group, and with lymphadenitis complicated with distant organ involvement were classified as the disseminated group.The differences in clinical infection indicators, demographic data, lymphocyte subsets and prognosis between the two groups were compared.Results:There are 25 cases in the localized group and 10 cases in the disseminated group, male 20 cases and female 15 cases.Compared with the localized group, the incidence of cough, fever and growth retardation all increased in the disseminated group, with statistical significance(all P<0.05). Lymphocyte ratio[(61.14±18.61)% vs.(39.64±31.45)%], T lymphocytes [CD3 + (×10 6/L): (1 821±487)vs.(1 065±539)], helper/inducible T lymphocytes[CD3 + CD4 + (×10 6/L): (1 058±357)vs.(445±140)], double positive T lymphocytes[CD3 + CD4 + CD8 + (×10 6/L): (24.07±7.17)vs.(14.10±8.89)], CD4 + /CD8 + ratio[CD4 + /CD8 + (%): (1.65±0.73)vs.(1.00±0.25)], natural killer cells[CD16 + CD56 + (×10 6/L): (19.70±2.34)vs.(12.76±7.01)]were lower in the disseminated group than those in the localized group and the differences were significant(all P<0.05). In the disseminated group, 6 cases were diagnosed with immunodeficiency disease and 7 cases died during the follow-up period.All the children in the localized group were cured. Conclusion:Most BCG reaction have a good prognosis, while disseminated children combined with primary immune deficiency have worst prognosis.Early lymphocyte subsets analysis is effective for BCG disease screening.

Objective:To investigate the predictive value of central nervous system specific protein B (S100B)combined with neuron specific enolase(NSE)and serum lactate for severe neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy(HIE)induced by perinatal asphyxia.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted.A total of 126 neonates admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Children′s Hospital Affiliated to Xi ′an Jiaotong University due to perinatal asphyxia from April 2019 to April 2022 were selected as the research subjects.Neonates who were clinically diagnosed with HIE were selected as the observation group(45 cases), and those without HIE were selected as the control group(81 cases). The differences of each parameter between the two groups were compared.Univariate and multivariate Logistic regression were used to analyze the indicators that might cause severe HIE.The risk factors were put into the receiver operating characteristic curve(ROC)to analyze their predictive value for prognosis.Results:There were no significant differences in gestational age, weight and gender between the two groups(all P>0.05). The Apgar scores in the observation group were lower than those in the control group; the rates of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, mechanical ventilation, and prolonged labor were higher than those in the control group.These differences are statistically significant(all P< 0.05). Compared with the control group, the observation group showed significantly higher rates of abnormal brain electroencephalogram and cranial magnetic resonance imaging, as well as increased levels of lactate, S100B( t-values for 8 h and 72 h were 13.10 and 2.00 respectively), and NSE( t-values for 8 h and 72 h were 10.85 and 15.57 respectively), all with statistical significance(all P< 0.05). By conducting binary Logistic regression analysis on indicators that might cause HIE, it was found that Apgar scores at 5 minutes and 10 minutes were negatively correlated with the risk of severe HIE( OR<1 and P<0.05). Prolonged labor, as well as factors such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, mechanical ventilation, S100B concentration at 8 hours after birth, NSE concentration at 8 hours after birth, and lactate levels were all risk factors for poor prognosis( OR>1 and P<0.05). The predictive threshold values for severe HIE using the biochemical markers S100B, NSE, and lactate were 1.87 μg/L, 19 μg/L, and 4.6 mmol/L respectively.The sensitivity of prediction were 78%, 68%, and 75% respectively; while the specificity were 66%, 71%, and 67%, and all area under the curve(AUC)was greater than 0.5.The sensitivity of the combined prediction by the three factors was 87%, with a specificity of 79% and AUC 0.86( P<0.05). Conclusion:S100B, NSE and serum lactate are independent risk factors for predicting neonatal serve HIE, and the combination of the three indicators can improve the predictive efficiency.

Pulmonary artery sling (PAS) with bronchial bridge malformation is a very rare developmental malformation of vascular and trachea. In the past 2 years, we treated 3 children with pulmonary artery sling complicated with bronchial bridge, all of whom were clinically characterized by recurrent cough, asthma and dyspnea, which were confirmed by cardiac color ultrasound and chest CT three-dimensional reconstruction. All of the 3 children underwent surgical treatment, and no recurrent wheezing or respiratory tract infection occurred after surgery.

Objective:To explore the application of metagenomics next generation sequencing(mNGS)in the immunosuppressed children with severe pneumonia and to understand the distribution of pathogens in order to provide reference for early prevention and treatment.Methods:We performed a retrospective analysis of the immunosuppressed children with severe pneumonia who had mNGS reports admitted to PICU according with the enrollment condition from July 2019 to July 2020.The records included general clinical data, traditional detection method report and mNGS results.We evaluated the consistency of the mNGS with the clinical microbiology reports and clinical judgment.Results:Twenty-three patients were enrolled, 15 were male and 8 were female, aging from 28 days to 10 years old, with an average age of(3.67±3.20)years old.Seven cases were cured, 2 were improved, and 14 died.A total of 23 samples were obtained, including 21 blood specimens and 2 bronchoal-veolar lavage fluid specimens.Among the 23 cases, 5 were single infected and 15 were mixed infected.Fungi were detected in 15 cases(65.22%), including 12 cases of Pneumocystis jirovecii, 2 cases of Aspergillus fumigatus and 2 cases of Candida albicans.Virus were detected in 14 cases(60.87%), including cytomegalovirus(CMV) in 10 cases(8 cases with pneumocystis infection), Herpes virus in 3 cases and fine ring virus in 2 cases(1 case with herpes virus infection). Bacteria were detected in 10 cases, including 3 cases of Acinetobacter, 1 case of Klebsiella pneumoniae, 1 case of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, 1 case of Pinocytogenes, 4 cases of Staphylococcus and 1 case of Bacillus licheniformis.There were Mycoplasma in 3 cases with mixed infection.The positive rate and coincidence rate of mNGS were significantly higher than that of the traditional test group( P<0.05). A total of 19 cases were treated with hormone or immunosuppressive agents, and 17 cases were treated for 1 to 6 months when severe pneumonia occurred. Conclusion:Most immunosuppressed children with severe pneumonia are mixed infection.The common pathogens are Pneumocystis jirovecii and CMV.The use of mNGS can significantly improve the pathogen detection rate, effectively guiding the treatment.

Ob jective It has been reported by some prospective studies that C-reactive protein (CRP ) is associated with cancer risk .However, the correlation between CRP and digestive system cancers has not been evaluated in Chinese females .We conducted a large population-based cohort study to investigate whether elevated level of CRP in serum is associated with an increased risk of digestive system cancers in Chinese women.Metho ds From the Chinese Kailuan Female Cohort , 19,437 women were enrolled in this study in July 2006, and all of the subjects were followed up through 2014.At the baseline investigation , the serum levels of high-sensitivity CRP ( hsCRP ) were tested for all subjects , and demographic information and risk factor data were collected .Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to calculate the hazard ratios ( HR ) and 95%confidence intervals ( 95%CI ) for the baseline levels of hsCRP after adjusting for age, marital status, smoking, drinking, body mass index ( BMI), diabetes and physical activity, and risk of digestive system tumors (including colorectal cancer, stomach cancer, pancreas cancer, liver and gallbladder cancer, and other cancers).Results By Dec 31, 2014, a total of 100 incident cancer cases were observed , including 47 colorectal cancers , 17 stomach cancers , and altogether 29 pancreas , liver and gallbladder cancers .All the subjects investigated were divided into three groups according to the level of hsCRP (<1 mg/L, 1-3 mg/L and >3 mg/L) .The 8-year cumulative incidence of digestive system cancers were 405/100 000, 520/100 000 and 787/100 000 in these 3 groups, respectively (Log rank test χ2=8.37, P=0.015 ) .Compared to those with lower hsCRP levels (<1 mg/L ) , the women with higher hsCRP (>3 mg/L) had a significantly increased risk of pancreas , liver and gallbladder cancers ( HR =2.70, 95%CI =1.06-6.91;Ptrend=0.036).Conclusions Elevated levels of hsCRP at baseline may be associated with increased risk of certain digestive system cancers .

Objective:To investigate the related risk factors affecting the prognosis of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome(HFRS) in children.Methods:A retrospective study was carried out.We selected 182 pediatric patients who met the diagnostic criteria for pediatric HFRS while hospitalized in the Intensive Care Department of the Affiliated Children′s Hospital of Xi′an Jiaotong University between July 2014 and December 2021 as the research objects.The severe and critical patients were taken as the observation group(24 cases), and the mild and moderate pediatric patients were taken as the control group(158 cases). The demographic, epidemiological data and clinically relevant indicators within 8 hours of pediatric patients after admission were collected.The 28-day death was the primary endpoint.Renal failure and pulmonary edema were secondary endpoint.The differences of clinically relevant indicators between the two groups were observed.Logistic regression was used to analyze the risk factors and receiver operating characteristic(ROC) curve was used to determine the predictive efficacy of different outcome prediction models.Results:There were no statistically significant differences in age, gender, and BMI between the two groups (all P>0.05). Compared the control group with the observation group, coagulation function indicators such as activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT)[(134±21)s vs.(164±34)s], D-dimer [(6.31±3.20)mg/L vs.(12.43±5.67)mg/L], von Willebrand factor (vWF)[(352±45)μg/L vs.(465±103)μg/L], and platelet(PLT)[(87±35)×10 9/L vs.(45±24)×10 9/L], Lactate(Lac)[(2.6±1.1)mmol/L vs.(6.0±2.0)mmol/L]were different significantly(all P<0.05). Additionally, the lymphocyte characteristic analysis indicator lymphocytes [(2 749±686)×10 6/L vs.(2 374±851)×10 6/L], CD3 + [(1 821± 487)×10 6/L vs.(1 065±539)×10 6/L], CD4 + /CD8 + (1.65±0.73)vs.(1.00±0.25), CD19 + [(559±105)×10 6/L vs.(487± 133)×10 6/L]were different significantly(all P<0.05). The inflammatory index procalcitonin(PCT) [(22±15)ng/L vs.(56±21)ng/L, P<0.05]was different significantly in two groups.The rate of continuous renaly replacement therapy, ventilator-assisted ventilation, vasoactive drugs and other treatment measures increased significantly in observation group than those in control group(all P<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed on the included indicators.With death as the primary endpoint, Lac, CD8 + , D-dimer, vWF and PCT were significantly associated with mortality, which were risk factors for death, while PLT and CD4 + /CD8 + were protective factors.With renal failure and pulmonary edema as secondary endpoint, CD8 + , D-dimer, Lac and PCT were risk factors for secondary endpoint.ROC curve analysis showed that the sensitivity, specificity and AUC of the risk factor prediction model related to the primary endpoint variables were 77.91%, 81.22% and 0.769, and which related to secondary endpoint variables were 87.61%, 77.59% and 0.891, respectively. Conclusion:The combinations of CD8 + , D-dimer, Lac, PCT and vWF have good predictive value for poor prognosis in children with HFRS.