1.Correlation of sleep problems with emotional and behavioral problems among children with cerebral palsy
YANG Jiewen, HUANG Shaoyi, HUANG Shan, DENG Haorong, KANG Tao, CHEN Yajun
Chinese Journal of School Health 2025;46(2):181-185
Objective:
To investigate the correlation of emotional and behavioral problems with sleep problems in children with cerebral palsy, so as to provide reference for intervention of emotional and behavioral problems in children.
Methods:
A cross sectional survey was conducted, and 402 children aged 6-18 with cerebral palsy who were adopted by social welfare institutions in Guangzhou City from January 2023 to January 2024 were selected to investigate their full time nurses. The Parents Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was used to assess the emotional and behavioral problems of children with cerebral palsy, and the Children s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) was used to assess sleep problems. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to analyze the correlation between the sleep problem of children with cerebral palsy and the emotional and behavioral problems.
Results:
The prevalence of emotional and behavioral difficulties among children with cerebral palsy was 15.7%. The median sleep problem score of children with emotional and behavioral problems [37.0(36.0, 41.0)] was significantly higher than that of children without emotional and behavioral [35.0(34.0, 36.0)] ( Z =-5.74, P <0.01). The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that after adjusting covariables such as age, gender, cerebral palsy classification, language retardation, visual impairment and epilepsy, the total sleep problem score of children with cerebral palsy was positively correlated with the total difficulty score ( β= 0.28, 95%CI =0.17-0.34, P <0.05).
Conclusions
Sleep problems in children with cerebral palsy are associated with emotional and behavioral difficulties. Understanding of the management of sleep problems in children with cerebral palsy should be enhanced to reduce the incidence of emotional and behavioral problems in children with cerebral palsy.
2.A multicenter retrospective histopathological analysis of testicular torsion-related orchiectomy specimens
Guoxiong LUO ; Qinjun SU ; Qiang ZHAO ; Donghong LIU ; Yajun XU ; Linling LIU ; Bin ZHANG ; Yindong KANG ; Dehui CHANG
National Journal of Andrology 2025;31(10):904-908
Objective This study aims to explore the correlation between the grade of testicular tissue damage and clinical features which is used to evaluate the viability of testicular tissue after the orchidopexy for testicular torsion.Methods We conducted a retrospective,multicenter analysis of pathological specimens obtained from patients who under-went unilateral orchiectomy due to testicular torsion.Tissue viability was reassessed by the Mikuz grading scale.The corre-lations among tissue viability,duration of torsion symptoms,the angle of torsion,preoperative Doppler ultrasound image and intraoperative testicular resuscitation methods were analyzed.Results Eighty-five pathological specimens were en-rolled from 4 medical centers.The age range was 18 years(IQR 14-33),with a median torsion angle of 480°(IQR 180°-1080°).The interval from the torsion onset to surgical intervention was 18 hours(IQR 9-84).In the subgroup analysis of different torsion durations,the distribution of Grade I injuries was as follows.The subgroup within 12 hours ac-counted for 37.5%.The subgroup between 12 to 24 hours accounted for 14.28%.And the subgroup between 24 to 48 hours ac-counted for 6.45%.The subgroup exceeding 48 hours only accounted for 3.13%.Four patients received orchiectomy due to pre-operative ultrasound image indicating necrosis,correlating with Mikuz grade 3 tissue damage.The decision was made based on the failure of color recovery of affected testis in 57 cases,revealing 12.28%with grade 1 and 35.89%with grade Ⅱ damage.Twenty-four cases were identified as an Arda score of 3,with 4.16%showing grade 1 and 20.83%showing grade Ⅱ Mikuz damage.The method of Arda's grading could be used to determine the vitality of testicular tissue more accurately compared to the post-resusci-tation color observation method(P=0.032).Conclusion Pathological reassessment provides a precise determination of tis-sue viability in the affected testis.In some instances,the testicular tissue damage can be found potentially reversible.
3.A multicenter retrospective histopathological analysis of testicular torsion-related orchiectomy specimens
Guoxiong LUO ; Qinjun SU ; Qiang ZHAO ; Donghong LIU ; Yajun XU ; Linling LIU ; Bin ZHANG ; Yindong KANG ; Dehui CHANG
National Journal of Andrology 2025;31(10):904-908
Objective This study aims to explore the correlation between the grade of testicular tissue damage and clinical features which is used to evaluate the viability of testicular tissue after the orchidopexy for testicular torsion.Methods We conducted a retrospective,multicenter analysis of pathological specimens obtained from patients who under-went unilateral orchiectomy due to testicular torsion.Tissue viability was reassessed by the Mikuz grading scale.The corre-lations among tissue viability,duration of torsion symptoms,the angle of torsion,preoperative Doppler ultrasound image and intraoperative testicular resuscitation methods were analyzed.Results Eighty-five pathological specimens were en-rolled from 4 medical centers.The age range was 18 years(IQR 14-33),with a median torsion angle of 480°(IQR 180°-1080°).The interval from the torsion onset to surgical intervention was 18 hours(IQR 9-84).In the subgroup analysis of different torsion durations,the distribution of Grade I injuries was as follows.The subgroup within 12 hours ac-counted for 37.5%.The subgroup between 12 to 24 hours accounted for 14.28%.And the subgroup between 24 to 48 hours ac-counted for 6.45%.The subgroup exceeding 48 hours only accounted for 3.13%.Four patients received orchiectomy due to pre-operative ultrasound image indicating necrosis,correlating with Mikuz grade 3 tissue damage.The decision was made based on the failure of color recovery of affected testis in 57 cases,revealing 12.28%with grade 1 and 35.89%with grade Ⅱ damage.Twenty-four cases were identified as an Arda score of 3,with 4.16%showing grade 1 and 20.83%showing grade Ⅱ Mikuz damage.The method of Arda's grading could be used to determine the vitality of testicular tissue more accurately compared to the post-resusci-tation color observation method(P=0.032).Conclusion Pathological reassessment provides a precise determination of tis-sue viability in the affected testis.In some instances,the testicular tissue damage can be found potentially reversible.
4.The effect of B-ultrasound-guided lower abdominal transverse nerve block on patients after radical resection of colorectal cancer
Peipei KANG ; Zhiyun LI ; Shan ZHU ; Yajun DING ; Lei ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2024;47(11):983-987
Objective:To investigate the effect of B-ultrasonic-guided lower abdominal transverse nerve block on patients after radical resection of colorectal cancer.Methods:Ninety-eight patients who were underwent radical resection of colorectal cancer in Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Nantong University from September 2020 to September 2023, according the numerical random table method divided into two groups, 49 patients in control group were treated with intravenous controlled analgesia pump, 49 patients in observation group were treated with lower abdominal transverse nerve block guided by B-ultrasound, the analgesic effect, oxidative stress reaction, immune function and surgical complications were compared between the two groups.Results:The visual analogue score (VAS) 2, 12, 24, 48 and 72 h after operation in observation group was significantly lower than that in control group: (1.03 ± 0.25) scores vs. (1.32 ± 0.28) scores, (2.78 ± 0.42) scores vs. (3.52 ± 0.47) scores, (2.69 ± 0.38) scores vs. (3.21 ± 0.44) scores, (2.11 ± 0.31) scores vs. (2.65 ± 0.32) scores and (2.05 ± 0.27) scores vs. (2.43 ± 0.31) scores, and there was statistical difference ( P<0.05). The superoxide enzyme (SOD) in observation group was significantly higher than that in control group: (72.65 ± 4.28) kU/L vs. (67.58 ± 4.31) kU/L, and the malondialdehyde (MDA) was significantly lower than that in control group: (16.51 ± 1.23) mg/L vs. (18.82 ± 1.21) mg/L, and there were statistical differences ( t = 5.84 and 8.57, P<0.05). The CD 4+ and CD 8+ in observation group were significantly higher than those in control group (0.334 ± 0.03 vs. 0.282 ± 0.032 and 0.292 ± 0.030 vs. 0.252 ± 0.030), and there were statistical differences ( t = 7.90 and 6.55, P<0.05). The complication rate in observation group was significantly lower than that in control group: 4.08% (2/49) vs. 18.37% (9/49), and there was statistical difference ( P<0.05). Conclusions:B-ultrasound-guided lower transverse abdominal nerve block can further enhance the analgesic effect, effectively improve the oxidative stress reaction and immune function, as well as reduce the occurrence of surgical complications in patients with colorectal cancer after radical surgery.
5.Pathologic features and surgical treatment of noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features:a report of 33 cases
Wei CAI ; Jing ZHAO ; Kaifu LI ; Ye ZHAO ; Yajun WANG ; Hua KANG
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2024;33(11):1766-1774
Background and Aims:The incidence of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has shown a significant upward trend. Given its favorable prognosis,there is a growing trend toward de-escalating its treatment to improve patients' quality of life. Pathologists have renamed the encapsulated follicular variant of PTC with indolent biological behavior as noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP),providing a theoretical basis for treatment de-escalation. However,challenges persist in the clinical pathological diagnosis of NIFTP,and it is still predominantly managed as classical PTC in most cases. This study was performed to explore the clinicopathologic diagnostic characteristics,surgical challenges,and prospects for de-escalation treatment of NIFTP.Methods:The clinical data of 33 patients with thyroid disease who were admitted to Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University from November 2017 to December 2022 and confirmed as NIFTP by final paraffin pathology were retrospectively analyzed. Results:Among the 33 NIFTP patients,there were 11 males and 22 females,with an average age of 50 years. Tumor sizes ranged from 0.6 to 7.5 cm. There were 31 cases of solitary NIFTP tumor and 2 cases of multifocal tumors (each involving 2 sites). Eleven patients had coexisting PTC (one lesion in each case),with 4 lesions located on the same side as the NIFTP and 7 on the opposite side. All patients underwent surgical treatment,including 27 cases of conventional open surgery and 6 cases of endoscopic surgery. Suspicious or potentially malignant lesions were treated according to PTC surgical principles (lobectomy of the affected side plus central compartment lymph node dissection on the same side). Preoperative ultrasonography revealed that the nodules were predominantly hypoechoic,relatively regular in shape,well-defined,often accompanied by calcifications,and had a longitudinal-to-transverse diameter ratio of<1. TI-RADS classifications were as follows:5 cases as grade 3,9 cases as grade 4a,and 11 cases as grade 4b or higher. Among 29 patients who underwent preoperative fine-needle aspiration,1 case was diagnosed as atypia of undetermined significance/follicular lesion of undetermined significance (AUS/FLUS),12 as follicular neoplasm/suspicious for follicular neoplasm (FN/SFN),12 as suspicious for malignancy (SUS),and 4 as PTC. BRAFV600E mutation testing was performed postoperatively in 25 cases,and 7 mutations were detected,all in cases with concomitant PTC.Conclusion:The introduction of the NIFTP concept provides a foundation for de-escalation or individualized treatment of certain less aggressive thyroid tumors. However,the preoperative and intraoperative diagnosis of NIFTP remains challenging in clinical practice. More precise preoperative diagnostic criteria and methods are needed to enable surgeons to adjust treatment decisions accordingly.
6.Pathologic features and surgical treatment of noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features:a report of 33 cases
Wei CAI ; Jing ZHAO ; Kaifu LI ; Ye ZHAO ; Yajun WANG ; Hua KANG
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2024;33(11):1766-1774
Background and Aims:The incidence of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has shown a significant upward trend. Given its favorable prognosis,there is a growing trend toward de-escalating its treatment to improve patients' quality of life. Pathologists have renamed the encapsulated follicular variant of PTC with indolent biological behavior as noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP),providing a theoretical basis for treatment de-escalation. However,challenges persist in the clinical pathological diagnosis of NIFTP,and it is still predominantly managed as classical PTC in most cases. This study was performed to explore the clinicopathologic diagnostic characteristics,surgical challenges,and prospects for de-escalation treatment of NIFTP.Methods:The clinical data of 33 patients with thyroid disease who were admitted to Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University from November 2017 to December 2022 and confirmed as NIFTP by final paraffin pathology were retrospectively analyzed. Results:Among the 33 NIFTP patients,there were 11 males and 22 females,with an average age of 50 years. Tumor sizes ranged from 0.6 to 7.5 cm. There were 31 cases of solitary NIFTP tumor and 2 cases of multifocal tumors (each involving 2 sites). Eleven patients had coexisting PTC (one lesion in each case),with 4 lesions located on the same side as the NIFTP and 7 on the opposite side. All patients underwent surgical treatment,including 27 cases of conventional open surgery and 6 cases of endoscopic surgery. Suspicious or potentially malignant lesions were treated according to PTC surgical principles (lobectomy of the affected side plus central compartment lymph node dissection on the same side). Preoperative ultrasonography revealed that the nodules were predominantly hypoechoic,relatively regular in shape,well-defined,often accompanied by calcifications,and had a longitudinal-to-transverse diameter ratio of<1. TI-RADS classifications were as follows:5 cases as grade 3,9 cases as grade 4a,and 11 cases as grade 4b or higher. Among 29 patients who underwent preoperative fine-needle aspiration,1 case was diagnosed as atypia of undetermined significance/follicular lesion of undetermined significance (AUS/FLUS),12 as follicular neoplasm/suspicious for follicular neoplasm (FN/SFN),12 as suspicious for malignancy (SUS),and 4 as PTC. BRAFV600E mutation testing was performed postoperatively in 25 cases,and 7 mutations were detected,all in cases with concomitant PTC.Conclusion:The introduction of the NIFTP concept provides a foundation for de-escalation or individualized treatment of certain less aggressive thyroid tumors. However,the preoperative and intraoperative diagnosis of NIFTP remains challenging in clinical practice. More precise preoperative diagnostic criteria and methods are needed to enable surgeons to adjust treatment decisions accordingly.
7.Implementation and reflections of online training for surgical residents in Beijing, China
Hua KANG ; Yupeng ZHANG ; Lifen CHEN ; Yajun WANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2023;22(11):1702-1705
The outbreak of public health emergencies would bring an enormous impact on the order of medical treatment and the plan of medical education. In order to minimize the impact of such emergencies on the regular training of surgical residents, Beijing Professional Committee for Standardized Training of Surgical Residents has fully mobilized the enthusiasm of members and given full play to the advantages of special training base, and the committee has launched a series of twelve training courses with the help of an online platform, which provide experience for the training of surgical residents during special periods. This article elaborates on the design of the course, the requirements and selection of online platform, faculty selection and training, resident management, and reflections of future development.
8.Analysis of factors influencing AIDS-related deaths among HIV-infected people in Shandong Province, 2017-2021
Wenyu ZHAO ; Xiaoyan ZHU ; Ling LI ; Na ZHANG ; Pengxiang HUANG ; Meizhen LIAO ; Yajun LI ; Guoyong WANG ; Dianmin KANG
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2023;44(10):1634-1640
Objective:To explore the influencing factors of AIDS-related deaths among HIV-infected patients in Shandong Province, to help reduce the risk of death and prolong survival time.Methods:The study population was HIV-infected patients in Shandong Province from 2017-2021, and Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors of AIDS-related deaths and deaths within one year of confirmation.Results:Among 14 700 HIV- infected patients reported in Shandong Province in 2017-2021, 351 AIDS-related deaths occurred, accounting for 2.4% (351/14 700). The results of multifactorial Cox proportional hazards regression model analysis showed that the risk factors for AIDS-related deaths among HIV-infected patients included education level of junior high school, high school, and secondary school (a HR=1.37, 95% CI:1.01-1.84), sample source from healthcare institutions (a HR=1.61, 95% CI:1.22-2.12), duration of disease in AIDS stage (a HR=9.86,95% CI:6.86-14.19), baseline CD4 +T lymphocytes (CD4) undetected (a HR=3.93, 95% CI:2.69-5.75), duration of antiviral treatment (ART) <6 months (a HR=3.46, 95% CI:2.42-4.93) and no ART (a HR=1.45, 95% CI:1.02-2.07), final CD4 <200 cells/μl (a HR=3.51, 95% CI:2.18-5.65) and final CD4 undetected (a HR=10.58, 95% CI:6.15-18.19), and final viral load (VL) values of 50-999 copies/ml,≥1 000 copies/ml and undetected (a HR=2.59, 95% CI:1.07-6.26; a HR=9.50, 95% CI:5.60-16.12; a HR=15.33, 95% CI:8.91-26.36). Factors with higher risk of AIDS-related deaths within one year of confirmation of HIV-infected patients included samples originating from healthcare facilities (a HR=1.68, 95% CI: 1.19-2.36), AIDS stage of disease (a HR=10.60, 95% CI:7.13-15.75), baseline CD4 undetected (a HR=3.71, 95% CI:2.34-5.90), duration of ART <6 months (a HR=4.30, 95% CI:2.85-6.49) and no ART (a HR=2.05, 95% CI:1.35-3.13), final CD4 <200 cells/μl (a HR=5.45,95% CI:2.04-14.60) and final CD4 undetected (a HR=20.95, 95% CI: 7.69- 57.04), and final VL values of 50-999 copies/ml, ≥1 000 copies/ml and undetected (a HR=15.21, 95% CI: 2.54-91.21; a HR=42.93, 95% CI:9.64-191.20; a HR=61.35, 95% CI:13.85-271.77). Conclusions:Expanding the coverage of testing, promoting early detection and treatment, strengthening regular follow-up and the test of HIV-infected patients, grasping the progress of the disease to provide accurate management and treatment are important for reducing the disease mortality rate and prolonging the survival time of HIV-infected patients.
9.Relaxin-2 Prevents Erectile Dysfunction by Cavernous Nerve, Endothelial and Histopathological Protection Effects in Rats with Bilateral Cavernous Nerve Injury
Kang LIU ; Taotao SUN ; Wenchao XU ; Jingyu SONG ; Yinwei CHEN ; Yajun RUAN ; Hao LI ; Kai CUI ; Yan ZHANG ; Yuhong FENG ; Jiancheng PAN ; Enli LIANG ; Zhongcheng XIN ; Tao WANG ; Shaogang WANG ; Jihong LIU ; Yang LUAN
The World Journal of Men's Health 2023;41(2):434-445
Purpose:
Cavernous nerve injury induced erectile dysfunction (ED) is a refractory complication with high incidence in person under radical prostatectomy. Studies have shown that relaxin-2 (RLX-2) plays a vital role of endothelial protection, vasodilation, anti-fibrosis and neuroprotection in a variety of diseases. However, whether penile cavernous erection can benefit from RLX-2 remains unknown. The purpose of the experiment was to explore the effects of RLX-2 on ED in the rat suffering with bilateral cavernous nerve injury (BCNI).
Materials and Methods:
The rats were divided into three groups: Sham group was underwent sham operation, BCNI+RLX group or BCNI group was underwent bilateral cavernous nerve crush and then randomly treated with RLX-2 (0.4 mg/kg/d) or saline by continuous administration using a subcutaneously implanted micro pump for 4 weeks respectively. Then, erectile function was evaluated by electrical stimulation of cavernous nerves. Cavernous nerves and penile tissues and were collected for histological evaluation.
Results:
Erectile function of rats with BCNI was partially improved after RLX-2 treatment. The BCNI group had lower expression of relaxin family peptide receptor (RXFP) 1, p-AKT/AKT, p-eNOS/eNOS ratios than sham operation rats, but RLX-2 could partially reversed these changes. Histologically, the BCNI+RLX group had a significant effect on preservation of neurofilament, neuronal glial antigen 2 of penile tissue and nNOS of cavernous nerves when compared with BCNI group. RLX-2 could inhibited the lever of BCNI induced corporal fibrosis and apoptosis via regulating TGFβ1-Smad2/3-CTGF pathway and the expression of Bax/Bcl-2 ratio, caspase3.
Conclusions
RLX-2 could improve erectile function of BCNI rats by protecting cavernous nerve and endothelial function and suppressing corporal fibrosis and apoptosis via RXFP1 and AKT/eNOS pathway. Our findings may provide a promising treatment for refractory BCNI induced ED.
10.Value of intraoperative frozen pathological examination in evaluating lymph node involvement in papillary thyroid carcinoma
Yajun WANG ; Hua KANG ; Jing ZHAO ; Tao HAI ; Xiaoli ZHANG ; Wei CAI
Cancer Research and Clinic 2022;34(2):92-96
Objective:To investigate the predictive effect of intraoperative selective lymph node frozen pathological examination on central lymph node metastasis in thyroid papillary carcinoma (PTC).Methods:A total of 721 PTC patients who underwent primary radical thyroidectomy and central lymph node dissection in Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University from January 2015 to June 2019 were selected. All patients underwent intraoperative selective lymph node frozen pathological examination. According to the paraffin section pathological diagnosis results, there were 449 cases of thyroid micropapillary carcinoma (PTMC) and 272 cases of non-PTMC. The association of the frozen pathological examination results of intraoperative prelaryngeal lymph nodes, anterior tracheal lymph nodes and paratracheal lymph nodes with the pathological results of postoperative central lymph nodes was analyzed in all patients and those with central lymph node positive confirmed by postoperative pathological examination in different groups stratified by tumor long diameter, including 192 cases in PTMC group, 142 cases in long diameter >1 cm and <2 cm group and 55 cases in long diameter ≥2 cm group; postoperative paraffin pathological results were treated as the gold standard. The sensitivity and false negative rate of intraoperative frozen pathological examination in the diagnosis of central lymph node metastasis were calculated.Results:There were 42.8% (192/449) and 72.4% (197/272) of PTMC patients and non-PTMC patients with central lymph node metastasis, respectively. Among 192 PTMC patients with central lymph node metastasis, the sensitivity of prelaryngeal lymph nodes, paratracheal lymph nodes and anterior tracheal lymph nodes was 28.1% (47/167), 61.4% (70/114) and 53.8% (91/169), respectively based on the intraoperative frozen pathological diagnosis. The sensitivity and false negative rate of intraoperative frozen pathological examination in the diagnosis of central lymph node metastasis was 72.4% (139/192) and 27.6% (53/192), respectively. Among 197 non-PTMC patients with central lymph node metastasis, the sensitivity of prelaryngeal lymph nodes, paratracheal lymph nodes and anterior tracheal lymph nodes was 49.7% (82/165), 51.6% (96/186) and 64.7% (112/173), respectively based on the intraoperative frozen pathological results. The sensitivity and false negative rate of intraoperative frozen pathological examination in the diagnosis of central lymph node metastasis was 84.8% (167/197) and 15.2% (30/197), respectively. The sensitivity of intraoperative lymph node frozen pathological results in the diagnosis of central lymph node metastasis for patients with thyroid capsule involvement in PTMC group, long diameter > 1 cm and < 2 cm group and long diameter ≥ 2 cm group was 81.7% (116/142), 81.7% (103/126) and 92.2% (47/51), respectively.Conclusions:Cervical central lymph node metastasis of PTC is common. Intraoperative frozen pathological examination of prelaryngeal lymph nodes, anterior tracheal lymph nodes and paratracheal lymph nodes can effectively predict whether the central lymph nodes are involved, and this hint is more obvious when the tumor long diameter is more than 2 cm and the thyroid capsule is involved.


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