Objective To summarize the clinical efficacy of modified Morrow surgery in the treatment of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy treated with modified Morrow surgery at Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University from 2020 to 2023. Results A total of 318 patients were enrolled, including 156 males and 162 females, with an average age of (55.6±13.1) years. Preoperative echocardiography showed a mean interventricular septal thickness of (18.1±3.8) mm, peak left ventricular outflow tract pressure difference of (86.4±24.9) mm Hg. The surgery time was (162.3±51.0) min, extracorporeal circulation time was (80.9±31.0) min, and aortic occlusion time was (44.8±20.8) min. After the surgery, transesophageal echocardiography showed that the interventricular septal thickness was (11.0±1.8) mm and left ventricular outflow tract peak pressure difference was (9.4±5.1) mm Hg. The incidence rate of postoperative complete left bundle branch block was 45.3%, Ⅲ° atrioventricular block was 3.8%, and postoperative newly developed atrial fibrillation was 3.1%. The postoperative hospital stay was (6.6±4.9) days, and one perioperative death occurred, with a mortality rate of 0.3%. The follow-up time was (10.3±9.4) months, during which the transthoracic echocardiography revealed a ventricular septal thickness of (12.9±2.9) mm and a peak left ventricular outflow tract pressure difference of (13.9±10.0) mm Hg. Conclusion The modified Morrow procedure for the treatment of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy is safe and effective, with good results in the short and medium term.

Objective To investigate the clinical features,CT imaging features of benign and ma-lignant pulmonary nodules,as well as the indicators for diagnosing the infiltration degree of malignant ground-glass nodules(GGN).Methods A total of 205 patients with pulmonary nodules who under-went thoracoscopic surgery were selected as research subjects.According to the postoperative patholog-ical results,they were divided into benign nodule group and malignant nodule group.The clinical fea-tures and imaging features of the two groups were analyzed.Based on the postoperative pathological re-sults(infiltration degree),the patients with malignant GGN were further divided into preinvasive le-sion(PL)group,minimally invasive adenocarcinoma(MIA)group,and invasive adenocarcinoma(IAC)group.Quantitative and qualitative analyses were conducted to screen for independent influen-cing factors of malignant GGN infiltration degree and evaluate their diagnostic value.Results There were significant differences in nodule location,nodule type,pleural indentation sign,and vascular clustering sign between the benign nodule group and the malignant nodule group(P＜0.05).Multiva-riate Logistic regression analysis showed that nodule type,pleural indentation sign,and vascular clus-tering sign were independent influencing factors of benign and malignant pulmonary nodules(P＜0.05).There were significant differences in age,vascular clustering sign,nodule length,average CT value,and nodule type between the PL group and the MIA group(P＜0.05);there were significant differ-ences in nodule length,average CT value,solid component length,vascular clustering sign,and pleural indentation sign between the MIA group and the IAC group(P＜0.05).Multivariate Logis-tic regression analysis showed that nodule length and average CT value were independent influencing factors of malignant GGN infiltration degree(P＜0.05).The receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that the area under the curve(AUC)of nodule length and average CT value for dif-ferential diagnosis of PL and MIA were 0.805 and 0.857,respectively,with cutoff values of 7.2 mm and-612.3 HU,respectively.The AUC of their combined diagnosis was 0.923;the AUC of nod-ule length and average CT value for differential diagnosis of MIA and IAC were 0.860 and 0.703,respectively,with cutoff values of 16.2 mm and-338.1 HU,respectively.The AUC of their com-bined diagnosis was 0.893.Conclusion For GGN,especially those with pleural indentation sign and vascular clustering sign,a high suspicion of malignant pulmonary nodules should be raised.The length and average CT value of pulmonary nodules have certain diagnostic value for the infiltration degree of malignant GGN,and their combined application has higher diagnostic value.

Objective To investigate the clinical features,CT imaging features of benign and ma-lignant pulmonary nodules,as well as the indicators for diagnosing the infiltration degree of malignant ground-glass nodules(GGN).Methods A total of 205 patients with pulmonary nodules who under-went thoracoscopic surgery were selected as research subjects.According to the postoperative patholog-ical results,they were divided into benign nodule group and malignant nodule group.The clinical fea-tures and imaging features of the two groups were analyzed.Based on the postoperative pathological re-sults(infiltration degree),the patients with malignant GGN were further divided into preinvasive le-sion(PL)group,minimally invasive adenocarcinoma(MIA)group,and invasive adenocarcinoma(IAC)group.Quantitative and qualitative analyses were conducted to screen for independent influen-cing factors of malignant GGN infiltration degree and evaluate their diagnostic value.Results There were significant differences in nodule location,nodule type,pleural indentation sign,and vascular clustering sign between the benign nodule group and the malignant nodule group(P＜0.05).Multiva-riate Logistic regression analysis showed that nodule type,pleural indentation sign,and vascular clus-tering sign were independent influencing factors of benign and malignant pulmonary nodules(P＜0.05).There were significant differences in age,vascular clustering sign,nodule length,average CT value,and nodule type between the PL group and the MIA group(P＜0.05);there were significant differ-ences in nodule length,average CT value,solid component length,vascular clustering sign,and pleural indentation sign between the MIA group and the IAC group(P＜0.05).Multivariate Logis-tic regression analysis showed that nodule length and average CT value were independent influencing factors of malignant GGN infiltration degree(P＜0.05).The receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that the area under the curve(AUC)of nodule length and average CT value for dif-ferential diagnosis of PL and MIA were 0.805 and 0.857,respectively,with cutoff values of 7.2 mm and-612.3 HU,respectively.The AUC of their combined diagnosis was 0.923;the AUC of nod-ule length and average CT value for differential diagnosis of MIA and IAC were 0.860 and 0.703,respectively,with cutoff values of 16.2 mm and-338.1 HU,respectively.The AUC of their com-bined diagnosis was 0.893.Conclusion For GGN,especially those with pleural indentation sign and vascular clustering sign,a high suspicion of malignant pulmonary nodules should be raised.The length and average CT value of pulmonary nodules have certain diagnostic value for the infiltration degree of malignant GGN,and their combined application has higher diagnostic value.

Objective:To investigate the clinical features of patients with Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), and analyze the association between BRAF V600E mutation status and clinical features. Methods:A retrospective analysis was carried out for the clinical data of 60 patients with LCH at the Department of Pediatric Oncology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital between April 2013 and December 2019.Among them, 39 patients undertook BRAF V600E mutation testing, which in paraffin-embedded tissue samples were detected by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR), and in peripheral blood and/or bone marrow were tested by high-throughput sequencing, for analyzing the correlation between BRAF V600E mutation and clinical characteristics of LCH. Results:(1)Clinical characteristics: the age of 60 LCH patients was (4.08±0.45) years, with 43 male cases and 17 female cases.Patients at young age (≤2 years) and with risk organ (RO+ ) and central nervous system (CNS) risk lesions involvement were concentrated in the multisystem involvement (MS) group ( P<0.05). (2)Therapeutic response after induction therapy: the response to induction therapy was achieved in 28 of 60 treated patients (41.7%) and 32 (53.3%) did not.After excluding stratification factors of treatment regimen, MS ( OR=6.855, 95% CI: 2.077-22.622, P=0.002) and the age≤2 years ( OR=4.944; 95% CI: 1.601-15.275; P=0.005) were risk factors in poor chemotherapy response.RO+ ( OR=8.250, 95% CI: 1.617-42.090, P=0.005) was a significant risk factor for a poor chemotherapy response in JLSG-02 treatment group.Differently, RO+ had no dramatic effect on chemotherapy response in CCHG-LCH-2019 treatment group.(3) BRAF V600E mutation: 39 patients were determined BRAF V600E status, with the positive rate of BRAF V600E mutation in paraffin-embedded tissue samples reaching 70.3%(26 cases). BRAF V600E mutation was not associated with early treatment response, age, sex, MS and RO+ ( P>0.05). However, the positive rate of BRAF V600E in children with MS and CNS risk lesions was higher than the controls, with 76.0% (19 cases) vs.57.1% (8 cases) and 74.1% (20 cases) vs.58.3% (7 cases), respectively.Totally, 3 of 8 cases were positive in bone marrow, with 2 cases of MS, and 1 case of multiple bone invasions, and 1 of 5 cases was positive in peripheral blood, with liver and spleen being involved. Conclusions:LCH patients with age≤2 years, MS and RO+ exhibited a poor response to initial treatment, required for more aggressive treatment strategy.Lesion with activating BRAF V600E mutations suggests that LCH is a clonal disorder.There may be great variability between BRAF V600E mutations and MS as well as CNS risk lesions.In the mutation dataset, part of patients had positive BRAF V600E mutations in bone marrow/peripheral blood.This might suggest a different pathogenesis in such patients, has a certain clinical sense in some aspect.

Objective: To investigate the effect of FOCUS(F:find; O:organize; C:clarify; U:understand; S:select)-PDCA on reducing the adverse event rate caused by junior nurses. Methods: A historical control design was used, traditional method to manage adverse events among junior nurses from January to June 2017. Interdisciplinary team combined with FOCUS-PDCA courses was established from July to December 2017. In the course problems were found and analyzed, the present procedures and standard were issued and improved. And these data were summarized and analyzed to improve the quality of management continuously. Results: Before applying the FOCUS-PDCA model, the total incidence of adverse events caused by junior nurses, bachelor′s degree or above, nurse practitioners, and working career of 1-3 years were respectively as follows: 42.66%(285/668), 46.67%(112/240), 40.54%(105/259), 51.61%(176/341). After using this model, the above four indicators were 33.04%(229/693), 33.33%(84/252), 27.04%(73/270), 38.97%(136/349) respectively. There were significant differences before and after the FOCUS-PDCA (χ²=4.20-13.39, P<0.01 or 0.05). Conclusions Multidisciplinary team-based FOCUS-PDCA management reduces the adverse event rate caused by junior nurses and improves the quality of management continuously.

Objective To investigate the effect of 3-bromopyruvate (3-BrPA) on transplanted rectal tumors in experimental rabbit models. Methods A total of 60 New Zealand white rabbits with transplanted rectal tumor were randomly and equally divided into low-dose (0.5 mmol/L), medium-dose (1.0 mmol/L), high-dose (2.0 mmol/L) treatment groups and saline control group with 15 rabbits in each group. Arterial perfusion of 10 ml 3-BrPA with concentration of 0.5 mmol/L, 1.0 mmol/L and 2.0 mmol/L via caudal mesenteric artery was respectively employed for the rabbits of the corresponding treatment group; the control group was perfused with equal amounts of saline. Four days later, rectal tumors were removed by vivisection. The necrosis degree of tumor cells was determined by microscopic examination, and the necrosis rate was calculated. The effect of different 3-BrPA concentrations on the rectal tumor was evaluated. Results The rectal tumor transplantation and transcatheter 3-BrPA or saline perfusion was successfully completed in all 60 experimental rabbits. Microscopically, tumor cells showed different degrees of damage in experimental rabbits. In low-dose (0.5 mmol/L) treatment group, gradeⅠnecrosis was observed in 3 rabbits, gradeⅡin 11 rabbits, and gradeⅢin one rabbit;the effective rate was 6.7%. In medium-dose (1.0 mmol/L) treatment group, gradeⅡnecrosis was seen in 2 rabbits, grade Ⅲ in 10 rabbits, and grade Ⅳ in 3 rabbits; the effective rate was 86.6%. In high-dose (2.0 mmol/L) treatment group, gradeⅢnecrosis was detected in 2 rabbits and gradeⅣin 13 rabbits;the effective rate was 100.0%. In the saline control group, grade I necrosis was observed in 15 rabbits. Statistically significant differences in tumor necrosis rate and effective rate existed between medium-dose (1.0 mmol/L) treatment group and high-dose (2.0 mmol/L) treatment group (P<0.05). Statistically significant differences in tumor necrosis rate also existed between each other among the four groups with necrosis of gradeⅠto gradeⅣ(P<0.05). 3-BrPA had obvious therapeutic effect, while it showed no damage to the normal intestinal tissue. Conclusion For the treatment of transplanted rectal tumor in rabbit models, arterial infusion of 3-BrPA has certain therapeutic effect. In the high-dose group, the necrosis rate and effective rate are the highest, and the therapeutic results are the most significant.

Objective To explore the bone marrow stromal cells,anti-late antigen-4 (VLA-4) antibody (aVLA-4),cytarabine (Ara-C) on the proliferation and apoptosis of leukemia HL-60 cells.Methods The experiment was divided into five groups:HL-60 cells were cultured alone (control group),HL-60 cells and stromal cells group (stromal cells group),HL-60 cells + stromal cells + aVLA-4 (antibody group),HL-60 cells + stromal cells + Ara-C group (drug group),HL-60 cells + stromal cells + aVLA-4 + Ara-C group (antibody +drug group).Cell proliferation or inhibition rate was detected by CCK-8 method,the HL-60 cells apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry.The expression of anti-apoptotic gene bcl-2 in HL-60 cells was determined by Western blot.Results After 24 h and 48 h,treatment,the number of the stromal cells group HL-60 cells were higher than that of the control group with significant difference cultured [(7.2±0.3)×1O5/ml vs (5.3±0.4)×105/ml,(8.4±0.2)×105/ml vs (6.8±0.3)×105/m1,P ＜ 0.001],while the HL-60 cell proliferation inhibition rate [(24.3±2.1) ％,(37.0±2.6) ％,(65.6±3.8) ％] and apoptosis rate [(5.7±0.6) ％,(8.0±0.5) ％,(10.4±0.9) ％,(16.5±0.7) ％] of antibody group,drug group,antibody + drug group were higher than the control group with a difference of statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05),and the increase of antibody + drug group was most obvious.With the decreasing of the bcl-2 protein expression,which was most the decrease of antibody + drug group was most obvious.Conclusion Bone marrow stromal cells can stimulate the proliferation of leukemia cells,aVLA-4 interference the interaction between stromal cells and leukemia cells can enhance the chemosensitivity of leukemia cells to Ara-C.

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy and adverse reaction of the combination of fiudarabine,cytarabine and granulocytecolony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) (FLAG regime) therapy for refractory and relapsed acute leukemia in children. Methods From 2004 to date, a total of 9 patients with relapsed and refractory acute leukemia patients in our hospital accepted the treatment, in 9 cases 8 cases were AML,1cases were ALL; in 9 cases 5 cases were refractory acute leukemia, 4 cases were recurrent acute leukemia.Results Among the 9 cases,6 cases with 1 cycles of chemotherapy achieved complete remission (CR),CR rate was 66.7 ％ (6/9); partial remission (PR) rate was 22.2 ％ (2/9),total efficiency (CR+PR) was 88.9 ％.In 6 CR patients 2 underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, are disease-free survival; this regimen' s main adverse reactions were infection,bone marrow depression and gastrointestinal reaction.Conclusion The remission rate of FLAG regimen in the treatment of children with refractory and relapsed acute leukemia is relatively high, adverse reactions were tolerable; the FLAG program is a choice for the treatment of children with refractory and relapsed acute leukemia,which provides the opportunity for subsequent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

It is a challenge for teachers to make students master pediatrics knowledge during internship period in the limited time. Department entrance education will encourage the students to study pediatrics. Clinical teaching includes performing ward inspection and clinical practice, moreover, the teaching should be based on how to solve clinical problems and focused on pediatrics characteristics. The practice and experience shows that clinical study in department of pediatrics wiu improve the students' comprehensive ability and help them lay a solid foundation for further work.

BACKGROUND: Panel reaction antibody (PRA) plays an important role in rejection of recipients undergoing solid organ transplantation, which has a positive effect on nonfunction of implant. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of thalassemic serum-specific PRA on the proliferation and differentiation of umbilical cord blood hernatopoetic stem/progenitor cells (HSC/HPCs) in children patients with thalassemia. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: The in vitro cytology experiment was performed at the Experimental Research Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhongshan University from January 2006 to August 2007. MATERIALS: Five samples of umbilical cord blood from healthy full-term birth puerperants (each 80 100 mL) were used in this study. PRA serum samples of children patients with thalassemia after repetitive blood transfusion, five samples of AB blood grouping serum, and six samples of positive anticoagulation vein blood (10 mL) were used in the study. METHODS: Mononuclear cells were harvested from umbilical cord blood by Ficoll-Hypaque gradient centrifugation. 1 × 105 rnononuclear cells from umbilical cord blood were incubated with different levels of experimental or AB control serum (0, 50, 100 μ L) from healthy children. The mixture mentioned above was incubated with rabbit complement for semisolid colony culture.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Colony-forming units (CFU) were counted and observed after 7 days and 14 days of culture under an inverted microscope.RESULTS: After incubation with HSC/HPCs PRA serum, total number of CFUs and varied CFUs decreased to different extents, of which the total number of CFUs and CFU- granulocyte-rnacrophages (CFU-GM) had significant differences (P < 0.01). Moreover, there were negative correlations between different levels of serum PRA and the followings: number of total colonies, CFU- GM, CFU- granulocyte-erythrocyte-monocyte-megakaryocytes, CFU-erythroids, burst forming unit-megakaryocytes, and CFU-megakaryocytes (P < 0.05).CONCLUSION: The thalassemic serum PRA has an apparent inhibitory effect on the proliferation and differentiation of cord blood HSC/HPCs in vitro, an effect that may be pronounced with increasing serum PRA.