Objective The causal relationship between endometriosis(EMs)and 15 trace elements including copper,calcium,carotene,folic acid,iron,magnesium,potassium,selenium,vitamin A,vitamin B12,vitamin B6,vitamin C,vitamin D,vitamin E and zinc was analyzed by double sample Mendelian randomization(MR).Methods Multiple trace elements were used as exposure factors,and the incidence risk of EMs was used as the outcome factor for two-sample MR analysis.The data were sourced from the publicly available integrative epidemiology unit open Genome-Wide Association Studies database and Finnish Genome Research Project database.Five Mendelian randomization analysis methods were employed to investigate the causal relationship between EMs and trace elements.Additionally,sensitivity analysis was carried out to evaluate the influence of heterogeneity and horizontal pleiotropy on the results of the MR analysis.Results The impact of trace elements on various types of EMs varies.The results of the inverse variance weighted(IVW)method indicated that trace element calcium(OR=1.465,95％CI:1.094-1.962)and vitamin B6(OR=1.580,95％CI:1.146-2.178)might be risk factors for ovarian EMs.Vitamin B6(OR=0.203,95％CI:0.044-0.939)may be a protective factor for tubal EMs.The above research results were not affected by heterogeneity and horizontal pleiotropy(P＞0.05).This study did not find a causal relationship between other trace elements and EMs.Conclusion The trace elements calcium and vitamin B6 predicted by genetics may play a regulatory role in the development of EMs.

Purpose To evaluate right ventricular function before and after the implantation of left ventricular assist device(LVAD)based on ultrasound tissue-tracking strain technique.Materials and Methods We collected data from 15 patients who underwent LVAD surgery from September 2021 to December 2023 in Henan Provincial Chest Hospital.A retrospective analysis was performed on various parameters,including right ventricular free wall strain,right ventricular global longitudinal strain,right ventricular fractional area change,tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion,tricuspid annulus motion spectrum S'peak and intracardiac structural changes,both before surgery and at 1 and 3 months post-surgery.Results Among the 15 LVAD patients,the surgical success rate was 93%.One patient died from acute heart failure following implantation,while the remaining 14 patients recovered well post-surgery.In the 14 patients,the right ventricular free wall strain gradually decreased in the basal,middle and apical segments both before and after surgery,with a more significant reduction in the apical segment.Specifically,the strain decreased at 1 and 3 months post-surgery compared to before surgery[15.80(7.00),8.47(4.90),12.00(5.20)],and showed a significant increase at 3 months post-surgery compared to 1 month post-surgery(all P<0.05).Additionally,the tricuspid annulus displacement of the right ventricle decreased post-surgery(P<0.05).Notably,the size of the left atrium and ventricle significantly decreased at 1 and 3 months post-surgery compared to before surgery,with statistical significance(P<0.05).Meanwhile,the right ventricular fractional area change and the size of the right ventricle was slightly larger than pre-surgery values,without statistical significance(P>0.05).There was no statistically significant change in left ventricular ejection fractions before and after surgery(P>0.05).Conclusion Right ventricular function decreases after LVAD surgery,gradually improving after 3 months,and changes in right ventricular free wall strain parameters are more sensitive.

Objective To examine the changing prevalence and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Burkholderia cepacia in 52 hospitals across China from 2015 to 2021.Methods A total of 9 261 strains of B.cepacia were collected from 52 hospitals between January 1,2015 and December 31,2021.Antimicrobial susceptibility of the strains was tested using Kirby-Bauer method or automated antimicrobial susceptibility testing systems according to a unified protocol.The results were interpreted according to the breakpoints released in the Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute(CLSI)guidelines(2023 edition).Results A total of 9 261 strains of B.cepacia were isolated from all age groups,especially elderly patients.The proportion was 11.1％(1 032 strains)in children,significantly lower than the proportion in adults.About half(46.5％,4 310/9 261)of the strains were isolated from patients at least 60 years old and 42.3％(3 919/9 261)of the strains were isolated from young adults.Most isolates(71.1％)were isolated from sputum and respiratory secretions,followed by urine(10.7％)and blood samples(8.1％).B.cepacia isolates were highly susceptible to the five antimicrobial agents recommended in the CLSI M100 document(33rd edition,2023).B.cepacia isolates showed relatively higher resistance rates to meropenem and levofloxacin.However,the resistance rates to ceftazidime,trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole,and minocycline remained below 8.1％.The percentage of B.cepacia strains resistant to levofloxacin was the highest compared to other antibiotics in any of the three age groups(from 12.4％in the patients＜18 years old to 20.6％in the patients aged 60 years or older).Conclusions B.cepacia is one of the clinically important non-fermenting gram-negative bacteria.Accurate and timely reporting of antimicrobial susceptibility test results and ongoing antimicrobial resistance surveillance are helpful for rational prescription of antimicrobial agents and proper prevention and control of nosocomial infections.

Objective To summarize the changing prevalence of carbapenem resistance in Enterobacterales based on the data of CHINET Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Program from 2015 to 2021 for improving antimicrobial treatment in clinical practice.Methods Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using a commercial automated susceptibility testing system according to the unified CHINET protocol.The results were interpreted according to the breakpoints of the Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute(CLSI)M100 31st ed in 2021.Results Over the seven-year period(2015-2021),the overall prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales(CRE)was 9.43％(62 342/661 235).The prevalence of CRE strains in Klebsiella pneumoniae,Citrobacter freundii,and Enterobacter cloacae was 22.38％,9.73％,and 8.47％,respectively.The prevalence of CRE strains in Escherichia coli was 1.99％.A few CRE strains were also identified in Salmonella and Shigella.The CRE strains were mainly isolated from respiratory specimens(44.23±2.80)％,followed by blood(20.88±3.40)％and urine(18.40±3.45)％.Intensive care units(ICUs)were the major source of the CRE strains(27.43±5.20)％.CRE strains were resistant to all the β-lactam antibiotics tested and most non-β-lactam antimicrobial agents.The CRE strains were relatively susceptible to tigecycline and polymyxins with low resistance rates.Conclusions The prevalence of CRE strains was increasing from 2015 to 2021.CRE strains were highly resistant to most of the antibacterial drugs used in clinical practice.Clinicians should prescribe antimicrobial agents rationally.Hospitals should strengthen antibiotic stewardship in key clinical settings such as ICUs,and take effective infection control measures to curb CRE outbreak and epidemic in hospitals.

Objective To characterize the changing species distribution and antibiotic resistance profiles of respiratory isolates in hospitals participating in the CHINET Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Program from 2015 to 2021.Methods Commercial automated antimicrobial susceptibility testing systems and disk diffusion method were used to test the susceptibility of respiratory bacterial isolates to antimicrobial agents following the standardized technical protocol established by the CHINET program.Results A total of 589 746 respiratory isolates were collected from 2015 to 2021.Overall,82.6％of the isolates were Gram-negative bacteria and 17.4％were Gram-positive bacteria.The bacterial isolates from outpatients and inpatients accounted for(6.0±0.9)％and(94.0±0.1)％,respectively.The top microorganisms were Klebsiella spp.,Acinetobacter spp.,Pseudomonas aeruginosa,Staphylococcus aureus,Haemophilus spp.,Stenotrophomonas maltophilia,Escherichia coli,and Streptococcus pneumoniae.Each microorganism was isolated from significantly more males than from females(P＜0.05).The overall prevalence of methicillin-resistant S.aureus(MRSA)was 39.9％.The prevalence of penicillin-resistant S.pneumoniae was 1.4％.The prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase(ESBL)-producing E.coli and K.pneumoniae was 67.8％and 41.3％,respectively.The overall prevalence of carbapenem-resistant E.coli,K.pneumoniae,Enterobacter cloacae,Pseudomonas aeruginosa,and Acinetobacter baumannii was 3.7％,20.8％,9.4％,29.8％,and 73.3％,respectively.The prevalence of β-lactamase was 96.1％in Moraxella catarrhalis and 60.0％in Haemophilus influenzae.The H.influenzae isolates from children(＜18 years)showed significantly higher resistance rates to β-lactam antibiotics than the isolates from adults(P＜0.05).Conclusions Gram-negative bacteria are still predominant in respiratory isolates associated with serious antibiotic resistance.Antimicrobial resistance surveillance should be strengthened in clinical practice to support accurate etiological diagnosis and appropriate antimicrobial therapy based on antimicrobial susceptibility testing results.

Objective The causal relationship between endometriosis(EMs)and 15 trace elements including copper,calcium,carotene,folic acid,iron,magnesium,potassium,selenium,vitamin A,vitamin B12,vitamin B6,vitamin C,vitamin D,vitamin E and zinc was analyzed by double sample Mendelian randomization(MR).Methods Multiple trace elements were used as exposure factors,and the incidence risk of EMs was used as the outcome factor for two-sample MR analysis.The data were sourced from the publicly available integrative epidemiology unit open Genome-Wide Association Studies database and Finnish Genome Research Project database.Five Mendelian randomization analysis methods were employed to investigate the causal relationship between EMs and trace elements.Additionally,sensitivity analysis was carried out to evaluate the influence of heterogeneity and horizontal pleiotropy on the results of the MR analysis.Results The impact of trace elements on various types of EMs varies.The results of the inverse variance weighted(IVW)method indicated that trace element calcium(OR=1.465,95％CI:1.094-1.962)and vitamin B6(OR=1.580,95％CI:1.146-2.178)might be risk factors for ovarian EMs.Vitamin B6(OR=0.203,95％CI:0.044-0.939)may be a protective factor for tubal EMs.The above research results were not affected by heterogeneity and horizontal pleiotropy(P＞0.05).This study did not find a causal relationship between other trace elements and EMs.Conclusion The trace elements calcium and vitamin B6 predicted by genetics may play a regulatory role in the development of EMs.

Objective:To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of our self-designed intelligent robot-assisted reduction system for fresh subtrochanteric fractures of the femur.Methods:A retrospective cohort study was conducted to include 10 patients with fresh subtrochanteric fracture of the femur who had been admitted to Department of Orthopedic Trauma, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital from January 2024 to July 2024. There were 7 males and 3 females with an age of (45.0±14.3) years and an interval from injury to surgery of (7.9±3.7) d. All the patients were treated by minimally invasive reduction which was assisted by our self-designed intelligent robot, and internal fixation with intramedullary nails. The operation duration, intraoperative reduction duration, intraoperative blood loss, and intraoperative fluoroscopy frequency were recorded. The reduction effect was evaluated by calculating the differences between preoperative planning and postoperative CT reconstruction (i.e., the differences in femoral shaft length and in rotation angle). The hip functional recovery was assessed by Harris hip function Scoring.Results:The mean operation time was 200.0 (161.3, 217.5) min, the reduction time (83.0±35.5) min, the intraoperative blood loss (290.0±110.1) mL, and the intraoperative fluoroscopy 18.5 (9.0, 19.3) times. In all patients, the difference in femoral shaft length was (2.4±1.4) mm, and the difference in rotation angle 5.1°±3.0°. All patients were followed up for (8.2±2.0)months. All the fractures got united at the last follow-up. Their Harris hip function score was (83.3±4.1) points.Conclusion:Our self-designed intelligent robot-assisted reduction system is feasible and effective in the surgery of fresh subtrochanteric fracture of the femur, because the robot system can complete the autonomous planning of reduction approaches before surgery and assist fracture reduction under real-time monitoring with three-dimensional images, leading to fine outcomes.

Objective:To explore non-pharmacological prevention and management methods for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in ischemic stroke (IS) patients based on the best evidence and evaluate the effectiveness of their application.Methods:Based on evidence acquisition, this study was guided by the Ottawa model of research use to dissect the barriers and facilitators of evidence application through clinical review, and to implement intervention strategies and effect evaluation. Convenience sampling method was used to select inpatients and nurses in the Department of Neurology of Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University before and after evidence application as study subjects. The baseline review period was from March 1 to May 31, 2023, and the review subjects were 100 patients hospitalised in the Department of Neurology and 32 nurses working in the Department of Neurology during this period, and the evidence application review period was from December 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024, and the review subjects were 100 patients hospitalised in the Department of Neurology and 32 nurses working in the Department of Neurology during this period. Nurses and patients knowledge of non-pharmacological prevention of VTE, implementation of the review indicators, and the incidence of VTE in patients were compared before and after the application of the evidence.Results:After evidence application, most of the evidence implementation rates were higher than those before evidence application, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05). The VTE non-pharmacological prevention knowledge scores of IS patients and nurses were higher than those before evidence application, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05) ; the VTE incidence rate of IS patients was lower than that before evidence application, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:Evidence-based practice of non-pharmacological prevention and management of VTE in patients with IS, guided by the Ottawa model of research use, can effectively improve nurses evidence-based adherence to non-pharmacological prevention and management of VTE, as well as enhance patients knowledge of non-pharmacological prevention of VTE, thereby reducing the incidence of VTE.

Objective To investigate the application effect of a refined early diet plan in patients with distal gastric cancer after laparoscopic radical surgery.Methods By convenience sampling method,46 patients with laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for distal gastric cancer admitted to a tertiary hospital in Zhejiang Province from July to December 2023 were selected as an experimental group,while 49 patients admitted from January to June 2023 as a control group.The experimental group was administered with the refined early diet plan,and the control group was administered with conventional methods.The intervention period was from the first day after surgery to discharge.The differences of the first postoperative defecation time,perioperative thirst and hunger score,postoperative hospitalization time,hospitalization cost,postoperative complications and the incidence of readmission 30 days after surgery were compared between the 2 groups.Results 42 patients in the experimental group and 49 patients in the control group completed the study.First postoperative exhaust time(t=4.922,P＜0.001),first postopera-tive defecation time(Z=-2.440,P=0.015),perioperative thirst score(Z=-8.024,P＜0.001),perioperative hunger score(Z=-8.192,P＜0.00 1),postoperative hospitalization time(Z=-7.622,P＜0.001)and hospitalization cost(Z=-4.522,P＜0.001)were lower than those of the control group,and the difference was statistically significant.There was no significant difference in complication rate and 30-day readmission rate between the experimental group and the control group(P＞0.05).Conclusion The refined early diet plan is safe and effective for early recovery of patients after laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for distal gastric cancer,promoting intestinal function recovery,shortening hospital stay,reducing hospital costs,and improving patients'subjective comfort.

Purpose To evaluate right ventricular function before and after the implantation of left ventricular assist device(LVAD)based on ultrasound tissue-tracking strain technique.Materials and Methods We collected data from 15 patients who underwent LVAD surgery from September 2021 to December 2023 in Henan Provincial Chest Hospital.A retrospective analysis was performed on various parameters,including right ventricular free wall strain,right ventricular global longitudinal strain,right ventricular fractional area change,tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion,tricuspid annulus motion spectrum S'peak and intracardiac structural changes,both before surgery and at 1 and 3 months post-surgery.Results Among the 15 LVAD patients,the surgical success rate was 93%.One patient died from acute heart failure following implantation,while the remaining 14 patients recovered well post-surgery.In the 14 patients,the right ventricular free wall strain gradually decreased in the basal,middle and apical segments both before and after surgery,with a more significant reduction in the apical segment.Specifically,the strain decreased at 1 and 3 months post-surgery compared to before surgery[15.80(7.00),8.47(4.90),12.00(5.20)],and showed a significant increase at 3 months post-surgery compared to 1 month post-surgery(all P<0.05).Additionally,the tricuspid annulus displacement of the right ventricle decreased post-surgery(P<0.05).Notably,the size of the left atrium and ventricle significantly decreased at 1 and 3 months post-surgery compared to before surgery,with statistical significance(P<0.05).Meanwhile,the right ventricular fractional area change and the size of the right ventricle was slightly larger than pre-surgery values,without statistical significance(P>0.05).There was no statistically significant change in left ventricular ejection fractions before and after surgery(P>0.05).Conclusion Right ventricular function decreases after LVAD surgery,gradually improving after 3 months,and changes in right ventricular free wall strain parameters are more sensitive.