1.Logistic regression mo delf or ultrason ic evaluation fo thyroid nodule benign an d malignancy and lym-pha tic metastasis
Zhuoying FENG ; Yao LU ; Yanxin SU ; Yang DU
Practical Oncology Journal 2015;29(5):385-389
Objective To explore the ultrasonic imaging features of malignant thyroid nodules risk fac-tors by logistic regression.Methods Two hundreds and forty patients with thyroid nodules by ultrasonic examina-tion and surgical treatment for patients with definited pathological diagnosis were included in this study.The pre-operative sonographic features of the nodules were put into the logistic regression model to explore the risk factors of ultrasonic imaging features of malignant thyroid nodules.Results By logistic regression model analysis,hypoe-cho,taller than wide≥1 and micro calcification were found to be significantly statistical variables for thyroid car-cinoma.Micro calcification could predict thyroid cancer for lymph node metastases.Conclusoin During clinical diagnosis,hypoecho,taller than wide more than 1 and micro calcification could be used as indicators by ultrasound doctors to judge malignant thyroid nodules and lymph node metastases.Prospective larger similar research is still very necessary to explore the indicator for thyroid carcinoma in the future.
2.Clinical diagnostic value of color Doppler ultrasound in evaluating brucellosis with orchitis
Zhuoying FENG ; Yao LU ; Xiumei ZHANG ; Jing CHEN ; Yang DU ; Ye ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2018;37(10):826-830
Objective To evaluate the clinical diagnostic value of color Doppler ultrasound in diagnosis brucellosis with orchitis.Methods Hospital-based case-control study was used.We selected the patients with brucellosis orchitis who were hospitalized in Heilongjiang Land Reclamation Bureau General Hospital from 2014 to 2016 as a case group.At the same time,selected healthy people as the control group.Bilateral testicular size,parenchyma echo,flow signals in parenchyma,depth of bilateral testicular sheath membrane cavity effusion,testicular artery peak systolic velocity (PSV),end-diastolic velocity (EDV),pulsatility index,resistance index,peak systolic velocity/end-diastolic velocity,were measured and analyzed using color Doppler ultrasound.Results The case group included 62 patients;the health control group included 41 persons.The testicular volume of case group was compared to that of healthy control group,there was no statistical significant difference (cm3:15.81 ± 3.27 vs 15.82 ± 2.77,t =0.015,P > 0.05).By analyzing the correlation between the course of the disease and the testicular volume,a negative relationship was found (r =-0.594,P < 0.01).In the case group,the deep diameter of the testicular sheath was higher than that of the healthy control group,and the difference was statistically significant (cm:1.50 ± 0.53 vs 0.84 ± 0.21,t =10.777,P< 0.01).The PSV and EDV were higher than those in the control group (cn/s:(9.73 ± 3.25 vs 6.00 ± 1.38,2.89 ± 0.77 vs 2.46 ± 0.36,t =9.810,4.691,P < 0.01).The pulsation index and resistance index were higher than that in the control group (1.06 ± 0.12 vs 0.82 ± 0.08,0.69 ± 0.05 vs 0.58 ± 0.04,t =15.678,12.763,P < 0.01).Conclusions There are specific changes in Brucella patients with orchitis.The blood flow spectrum and testicular sheath membrane cavity effusion are specific changes.The color Doppler ultrasound can effectively evaluate Brucella orchitis patients with testicular injury,provide a reliable imaging basis for clinical treatment.
3.Clinic and Rehabilitation Pathway Recommendation for Spine and Spinal Cord Injury
Mingliang YANG ; Jianjun LI ; Qiang LI ; Zhuoying QIU ; Chao CHEN ; Feng GAO ; Liangjie DU ; Hongjun ZHOU ; Chunying HU ; Fang CONG ; Yongqing HUANG ; Degang YANG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2012;18(8):791-796
Objective To establish the proposals of clinic and rehabilitation pathway for spine and spinal cord injury. Methods The experiences in clinic and rehabilitation treatment fields, the flow path of admission and the costs of hospitalization for spine and spinal cord injury patients in Chinese Rehabilitation Research Center were retrospectively summarized and analyzed. Related data in International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) core sets were also referred. Results The present proposals were applied to patients suffered from thoracic, lumbar or sacral spine injury with spinal cord injury. The proposals consisted of two parts: the surgical interventions in acute stage (within 2 weeks after injury) and clinic and rehabilitation treatments of spinal cord injury in sub acute and later stages (2 weeks to 6 months after injury). The criteria of surgical interventions in acute stage materialized the core therapies such as reconstruction of spine stability and neural decompression, etc. The criteria of treating spinal cord injury in subacute and later stages demonstrated the characteristic of combined therapy in which rehabilitation was the central element. Conclusion The establishment and implement of the present pathways were based on the time course of disease development and the staging feature of neural recovery and treatment after spinal cord injury. The purpose of this work is to improve the quality of medical service and reduce medical consumption.
4.Changes of Th17/Treg proportion and the expressions of related cytokines in peripheral blood of patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Yingtong TIAN ; Ru GAO ; Zhuoying FENG ; Ming LI ; Lixiang LIU ; Mengqi SHI ; Yutong JI ; Yang DU
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2022;41(4):265-269
Objective:To observe the ratio of helper T cells 17 (Th17)/regulatory T cells (Treg) in peripheral blood of patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and the expression changes of related cytokines in serum, and to explore their role in the occurrence and development of HT.Methods:Using the case-control study method, 35 HT patients examined in the General Hospital of Heilongjiang Beidahuang Group from February to November 2019 were selected as HT group, and 39 healthy people in the same period were selected as control group. Early morning fasting venous blood samples of the two groups were collected to test the levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroxine (FT 4), thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb) and thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb). The expressions of serum interleukin (IL)-6, IL-17 and transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) were tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); the number of Th17, Treg in peripheral blood were determined by flow cytometry. Results:The levels of TPOAb, TgAb and TSH in HT group [130.60 (43.37, 714.40), 368.10 (136.90, 1 103.00) U/ml, 9.05 (6.62, 15.23) μU/ml] were significantly higher than those in control group [2.66 (1.52, 4.69), 12.63 (11.43, 14.60) U/ml, 1.87 (1.36, 2.23) μU/ml, U = 6.87, 6.62, 4.85, P < 0.001], and the FT 4 level [0.76 (0.63, 1.04) ng/dl] was lower than that in control group [1.14 (1.02, 1.26) ng/dl, U = 7.39, P < 0.001]. The expressions of IL-6, IL-17 and TGF-β in HT group were higher than those in control group ( t = 2.41, 9.04, 2.44, P < 0.05). The number of Th17 and the ratio of Th17/Treg in HT group were higher than those in control group ( t = 4.20, 3.50, P < 0.05), and the number of Treg was lower than that in control group ( t = 4.45, P = 0.001). Conclusion:In HT patients, Th17 are increased, Treg decreased, Th17/Treg ratio increased, and the expressions of IL-6, IL-17 and TGF-β are increased.
5.Expert consensus on COVID-19 vaccination for children with special medical conditions
Xiangshi WANG ; Tianxing FENG ; Jingjing LI ; Wenjie WANG ; Yanling GE ; Jinqiao SUN ; Zhuoying HUANG ; Xiang GUO ; Zhi LI ; Xiaodong SUN ; Mei ZENG
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;35(8):840-854
Children with certain comorbidities and immunocompromising conditions are highly vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 is an important strategy to reduce death, critical illness and overall disease burden. With the evolving and increasing transmission of SARS-CoV-2, universal vaccination is essential to achieve this goal. Children with special medical conditions are considered as the priorities for SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. However, vaccine hesitancy towards the implementation of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination currently remains an urgent challenge. In order to promote the sustainable vaccination for those children in Shanghai as well as China, Shanghai municipal center for disease control and prevention, together with the national children’s medical center, children’s hospital of Fudan university and the expert group on immunization planning of the Shanghai preventive medicine association, organized a consensus expert working group to formulate the evidence-based recommendations and implementation suggestions for children with common chronic diseases, allergy history, diseases involving adverse events related to vaccination, and immunocompromising conditions, based on the published evidence of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination for populations and children with special medical conditions.