1. Ultrasonographic features of fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma
Tiantian FU ; Hong DING ; Zhiting XU ; Shiyun PENG ; Chen XU ; Beijian HUANG ; Wenping WANG
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2018;27(7):604-608
Objective:
To analyze and summarize the ultrasonographic features of fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma (FLHCC).
Methods:
The ultrasound images were retrospectively analyzed in 23 FLHCC cases which were confirmed by pathology, including the size, echogenicity, boundary and other features on gray scale ultrasound, color Doppler flow imaging and enhancement patterns on contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS).
Results:
Twenty-three patients had 23 lesions of FLHCC. The average age was (40.0±17.1) (15-77) years old and among them 3 cases had liver cirrhosis(13.0%). The maximum diameter of FLHCC lesions was 2.5-16.7 cm and the average was (7.2±4.3)cm. On gray scale ultrasound, 82.6% (19/23) lesions were hypoechoic, 78.3% (18/23) lesions showed cord-like or sheet-like hyperechoic area and 47.8% (11/23) lesions displayed strip-like echogenic attenuation in the center, with calcification in 17.4% (4/23) lesions. There were 91.3% (21/23) lesions showed peripheral and internal rich color flow signals on color Doppler flow imaging and 60.9% (14/23) with subcapsular thick blood vessels. All 8 FLHCC lesions displayed early and hyper-enhancement in the arterial phase and wash-out in the portal and delayed phases on CEUS. Internal nonenhanced scar-like area was appeared in all lesions on CEUS.
Conclusions
Patients with FLHCC are mostly young and few with liver cirrhosis. Ultrasonographic features are characterized by relatively large-sized mass with internal acoustic attenuation or calcification on gray scale ultrasound and hypervascularity with central scar on CEUS.
2.Effect of peer education on improving compliance of cardiac rehabilitation in patients with coronary heart disease
Yue MAO ; Jianfeng XU ; Haotian CHEN ; Yinxiu LUO ; Zhiting GUO ; Xiaoxia HUANG ; Qiyong FAN
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2020;36(30):2348-2353
Objective:To evaluate the effect of peer education on improving compliance of cardiac rehabilitation in patients with coronary heart disease.Methods:Totally 64 patients were randomly divided into two groups, namely, the experimental group and the control group with 32 cases in each group. Patients in the experimental group received routine education, nursing, and rehabilitation, plus the peer education treatment, whereas the control group only received routine treatment. The time lasts for 6 months. The compliance of cardiac rehabilitation and the score of China Questionnaire of Quality of Life in Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases (CQQC) were measured after 1 month, 3month and 6 month.Results:After 1, 3, and 6 months of intervention, the compliance of cardiac rehabilitation in the intervention group increased by 18.75%, 21.37%, and 21.88%, respectively, compared with the control group. After the first and third months of intervention, there was a statistically significant difference in the compliance rate of rehabilitation exercise between the intervention group and the control group ( χ2 values were 18.050, 16.946, respectively, P <0.05), and at the sixth month after intervention, the compliance of the two groups of patients with cardiac rehabilitation was not statistically significant ( χ2 value was 6.489, P> 0.05). After 1, 3, and 6 months of intervention, the quality of life scores of the intervention group were (88.68 ± 6.65), (81.90 ± 6.78), and (76.33 ± 5.90) points, and the quality of life scores of the control group were (84.75 ± 4.72), (75.67 ± 5.88), and (74.71 ± 9.47) points. There was significant difference in the scores of the two groups in the first and third months after the intervention ( t values were 2.235, 2.520, respectively, P<0.05); and in the sixth month after the intervention, the difference in the scores of the two groups wasn`t statistically significant ( t value was 1.049, P >0.05). Conclusion:Peer education can improve the compliance of cardiac rehabilitation and the score of CQQC in patients with coronary heart disease in 3 month, but further research is needed to confirm the long-term effect of peer education.
3.The influence of different detection cycles on the detection results of HBsAg ELISA
Yanqing DENG ; Zhiting WAN ; Boquan HUANG ; Haojian LIANG ; Rongsong DU ; Zhongping LI ; Jianting ZHENG ; Ru XU ; Min WANG ; Hao WANG
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2024;37(11):1301-1306
[Objective] To analyze the influence of the cycle length of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) double reagent positive samples collected from voluntary blood donors in Guangzhou on the detection results. [Methods] A total of 127 044 blood samples from voluntary blood donors at Guangzhou Blood Center from August 10 to December 9, 2023 were selected. Two ELISA reagents were used for HBsAg detection, and samples with HBsAg double reagent positive and S/CO values<10 were tested continuously for 7 days to observe the changes in their S/CO values. [Results] A total of 505 HBsAg double reagent positive samples were detected, of which 52 had S/CO values less than 10. After 7 consecutive days of uninterrupted testing, the S/CO values of Wantai (median 5 decreased to 3) and Xinchuang (median 5 decreased to 3) showed an overall downward trend, and the HBsAg missed detection rate showed an upward trend (from 0 on the first day to 1/10 000 on the seventh day). A total of 13 cases had negative double reagent test results within the 7-day testing cycle. [Conclusion] With the extension of the detection cycle, the S/CO value of HBsAg detection shows a downward trend, and the missed detection rate of HBsAg shows an upward trend. Samples used for HBsAg detection should be tested promptly after sampling to improve the quality of blood testing.