BACKGROUND: The available evidence regarding the benefits of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on patients receiving dialysis with coronary artery disease (CAD) is limited and inconsistent. This study aimed to evaluate the association between PCI and clinical outcomes as compared with medical therapy alone in patients undergoing dialysis with CAD in China. METHODS: This multicenter, retrospective study was conducted in 30 tertiary medical centers across 12 provinces in China from January 2015 to June 2021 to include patients on dialysis with CAD. The primary outcome was major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), defined as a composite of cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, and non-fatal stroke. Secondary outcomes included all-cause death, the individual components of MACE, and Bleeding Academic Research Consortium criteria types 2, 3, or 5 bleeding. Multivariable Cox proportional hazard models were used to assess the association between PCI and outcomes. Inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) and propensity score matching (PSM) were performed to account for potential between-group differences. RESULTS: Of the 1146 patients on dialysis with significant CAD, 821 (71.6%) underwent PCI. After a median follow-up of 23.0 months, PCI was associated with a 43.0% significantly lower risk for MACE (33.9% [ n  = 278] vs . 43.7% [ n  = 142]; adjusted hazards ratio 0.57, 95% confidence interval 0.45-0.71), along with a slightly increased risk for bleeding outcomes that did not reach statistical significance (11.1% vs . 8.3%; adjusted hazards ratio 1.31, 95% confidence interval, 0.82-2.11). Furthermore, PCI was associated with a significant reduction in all-cause and cardiovascular mortalities. Subgroup analysis did not modify the association of PCI with patient outcomes. These primary findings were consistent across IPTW, PSM, and competing risk analyses. CONCLUSION This study indicated that PCI in patients on dialysis with CAD was significantly associated with lower MACE and mortality when comparing with those with medical therapy alone, albeit with a slightly increased risk for bleeding events that did not reach statistical significance.
Humans ; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention/methods* ; Male ; Female ; Coronary Artery Disease/drug therapy* ; Retrospective Studies ; Renal Dialysis/methods* ; Middle Aged ; Aged ; China ; Proportional Hazards Models ; Treatment Outcome

Objective:To analyze the risk factors for growth disturbance (GD) in children with distal femoral epiphyseal fracture (DFEF) after surgical treatment.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted to analyze the clinical data of the 72 children who had undergone surgery for DFEF at Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, The Second General Hospital of Fuzhou between February 2013 and February 2024. There were 52 boys and 20 girls with an age of 11.0 (5.0, 13.0) years. The data collected included age at injury, gender, side affected, cause for injury, time from injury to surgery, the maximum fracture displacement, Salter-Harris fracture classification, and presence of high-energy trauma. The risk factors for GD after DFEF surgical treatment were determined through univariate analysis and logistic regression analysis.Results:Distal femur GD occurred in 40.2% (29/72) of the children treated surgically for DFEF. The univariate analysis showed that, compared with the children without GD, those with GD had a significantly significantly longer time from injury to surgery ( P=0.005), a significantly greater fracture displacement ( P=0.002), and more severe Salter-Harris fracture classification ( P=0.045). The logistic analysis showed that all the 3 factors were independent risk factors for GD ( P<0.05). Conclusion:After DFEF surgery, the GD risk is significantly increased by the 3 factors:longer time from injury to surgery, greater fracture displacement, and more severe fracture classification.

Objective:To investigate the safety and efficacy of the artery-first approach pancreaticoduo-denectomy (PD) combined with portal vein/superior mesenteric vein (PV/SMV) resection and reconstruction for pancreatic head malignancies.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on 322 patients who underwent PD with PV/SMV resection and reconstruction at the Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery Department of the First Hospital Affiliated to Naval Medical University between January 2016 and December 2022. Patients were divided into the artery-first approach PD group (AFA-PD group, n=165) and standard PD group (SPD group, n=157) based on surgical approach. Baseline characteristics, surgical outcomes, postoperative outcomes, pathological results and survival data were compared between two groups. Results:Compared to the SPD group, the AFA-PD group exhibited significantly reduced intraoperative blood loss (500 ml vs 600 ml), lower rates of obvious intraoperative blood loss (≥1 000 ml: 25.45% vs 40.13%), and decreased transfusion requirements (26.67% vs 52.87%). Postoperatively, the AFA-PD group demonstrated lower incidence of grade B/C pancreatic fistula (10.30% vs 19.75%) and higher textbook outcome achievement (78.79% vs 66.24%). Pathologically, the AFA-PD group achieved superior lymph node yield (20 nodes vs 18 nodes) and higher R 0 resection rates (79.39% vs 64.33%), particularly at the posterior pancreatic margin (96.97% vs 91.72%, P=0.040), SMA margin (92.07% vs 82.17%), and SMV margin (88.48% vs 78.98%). Multivariate logistic regression identified arterial invasion >180°, venous invasion >180°, lymph node metastasis, and the artery-first approach as independent predictors of R 0 resection. The AFA-PD group showed prolonged median survival (19.17 month vs 15.73 month). All aforementioned differences were statistically significant (all P value <0.05). Conclusions:The artery-first approach PD combined with PV/SMV resection and reconstruction is safe and effective for pancreatic head malignancies, significantly improving R 0 resection rates and patients' survival outcomes.

Objective:To investigate the safety and efficacy of the artery-first approach pancreaticoduo-denectomy (PD) combined with portal vein/superior mesenteric vein (PV/SMV) resection and reconstruction for pancreatic head malignancies.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on 322 patients who underwent PD with PV/SMV resection and reconstruction at the Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery Department of the First Hospital Affiliated to Naval Medical University between January 2016 and December 2022. Patients were divided into the artery-first approach PD group (AFA-PD group, n=165) and standard PD group (SPD group, n=157) based on surgical approach. Baseline characteristics, surgical outcomes, postoperative outcomes, pathological results and survival data were compared between two groups. Results:Compared to the SPD group, the AFA-PD group exhibited significantly reduced intraoperative blood loss (500 ml vs 600 ml), lower rates of obvious intraoperative blood loss (≥1 000 ml: 25.45% vs 40.13%), and decreased transfusion requirements (26.67% vs 52.87%). Postoperatively, the AFA-PD group demonstrated lower incidence of grade B/C pancreatic fistula (10.30% vs 19.75%) and higher textbook outcome achievement (78.79% vs 66.24%). Pathologically, the AFA-PD group achieved superior lymph node yield (20 nodes vs 18 nodes) and higher R 0 resection rates (79.39% vs 64.33%), particularly at the posterior pancreatic margin (96.97% vs 91.72%, P=0.040), SMA margin (92.07% vs 82.17%), and SMV margin (88.48% vs 78.98%). Multivariate logistic regression identified arterial invasion >180°, venous invasion >180°, lymph node metastasis, and the artery-first approach as independent predictors of R 0 resection. The AFA-PD group showed prolonged median survival (19.17 month vs 15.73 month). All aforementioned differences were statistically significant (all P value <0.05). Conclusions:The artery-first approach PD combined with PV/SMV resection and reconstruction is safe and effective for pancreatic head malignancies, significantly improving R 0 resection rates and patients' survival outcomes.

Objective:To analyze the risk factors for growth disturbance (GD) in children with distal femoral epiphyseal fracture (DFEF) after surgical treatment.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted to analyze the clinical data of the 72 children who had undergone surgery for DFEF at Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, The Second General Hospital of Fuzhou between February 2013 and February 2024. There were 52 boys and 20 girls with an age of 11.0 (5.0, 13.0) years. The data collected included age at injury, gender, side affected, cause for injury, time from injury to surgery, the maximum fracture displacement, Salter-Harris fracture classification, and presence of high-energy trauma. The risk factors for GD after DFEF surgical treatment were determined through univariate analysis and logistic regression analysis.Results:Distal femur GD occurred in 40.2% (29/72) of the children treated surgically for DFEF. The univariate analysis showed that, compared with the children without GD, those with GD had a significantly significantly longer time from injury to surgery ( P=0.005), a significantly greater fracture displacement ( P=0.002), and more severe Salter-Harris fracture classification ( P=0.045). The logistic analysis showed that all the 3 factors were independent risk factors for GD ( P<0.05). Conclusion:After DFEF surgery, the GD risk is significantly increased by the 3 factors:longer time from injury to surgery, greater fracture displacement, and more severe fracture classification.

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Objective To explore and construct an indicator system for performance appraisal in operating room nurses of cancer hospitals,in order to provide references for performance management.Methods From May to December 2022,the four-dimensional model of individual performance was used as the theoretical framework,and the research was carried out by literature research method,focus group interview method,Delphi expert consultation method and analytic hierarchy process,to establish the content of the performance appraisal index system of operating room nurses in cancer hospitals and the weight of each index.Results After 2 rounds of expert correspondence,29 questionnaires were sent out and 27 returned in the first round,with an expert positive coefficient of 93.10％;27 questionnaires were sent out and 27 returned in the second round,with an expert positive coefficient of 100％;expert authority coefficient of the first round was 0.941 and the second round was 0.937.In the first round,the variation coefficient of each index was 0-0.249,and the coordination coefficient was 0.201-0.352;in the second round,the variation coefficient of each index was 0-0.204,and the coordination coefficient was 0.275-0.407.Finally,a performance appraisal index system of operating room nurses in cancer hospitals was formed,which consisted of 4 first-level indicators,including task performance,interpersonal performance,adaptive performance and effort performance,11 second-level indicators and 54 third-level indicators.Conclusion The indicator system for performance appraisal in operating room nurses of cancer hospitals constructed in this study is reliable and scientific,specialized and applicable,and it can provide references for performance management.

Objective:To analyze the risk factors and prognosis for early acute kidney injury (AKI) after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT).Methods:The retrospective study was conduc-ted. The clinicopathological data of 340 pairs of donor and recipients undergoing OLT in The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from January 2016 to January 2020 were collected. There were 262 males and 78 females of donors. There were 268 males and 72 females of recipients, aged (51±11)years. Of 340 recipients, 217 cases without postoperative early AKI were divided into the non-AKI group and 123 cases with postoperative early AKI were divided into the AKI group. Measure-ment data with normal distribution were represented as Mean± SD, and comparison between groups was conducted using the independent sample t test. Measurement data with skewed distri-bution were represented as M( IQR), and comparison between groups was conducted using the Mann-Whitney U test. Count data were described as absolute numbers or percentages, and comparison between groups was conducted using the chi-square test. Comparison of ordinal data was conducted using the non-parameter test. Multivariate analysis was conducted using the binary Logistic regre-ssion model with forward method. The nomogram predictive model was constructed using the R software with its RMS package (R3.6.1). The efficacy of the predictive model was validated using the area under curve (AUC) of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, and internal validation of the predictive model was performed using the Bootstrap method. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to draw survival curves, and Log-rank test was used for survival analysis. Results:(1) Com-parison of preoperative clinical characteristics between donors and recipients of the non-AKI group and the AKI group. There was a significant difference in overweight of donors between the non-AKI group and the AKI group ( P<0.05). There were significant differences in preoperative hypertension, viral hepatitis, pathological types, international normalized ratio, fibrinogen levels, platelet (PLT), hemoglobin, and anemia of recipients between the non-AKI group and the AKI group ( P<0.05). (2) Comparison of surgical situations between recipients of the non-AKI group and the AKI group. There were significant differences in intraoperative urine output, volume of intraoperative blood loss, peak serum potassium after reperfusion, massive transfusion, plasma infusion, cryoprecipitate infusion, and aminocaproic acid use of recipients between the non-AKI group and the AKI group ( P<0.05). (3) Influencing factors for postoperative early AKI and construction and evaluation of the nomogram predictive model for postoperative early AKI. Results of multivariate analysis showed that donors of overweight, recipients of preoperative hypertension, recipients of non-viral hepatitis, recipients of preoperative severe PLT reduction, recipients of less intraoperative urine output, recipients of severe post-reperfusion hypotension, recipients of high peak serum potassium after reperfusion, recipients with intraoperative plasma infusion were independent risk factors for postoperative early AKI ( odds ratio=1.982, 3.365, 0.519, 3.615, 0.169, 2.480, 1.500, 1.001, 95% confidence interval as 1.160-3.388, 1.649-6.865, 0.293-0.917, 1.358-9.621, 0.061-0.464, 1.246-4.934, 1.003-2.243, 1.000-1.001, P<0.05). The nomogram predictive model for postoperative early AKI was constructed based on the results of multivariate analysis. Results of ROC curve showed the AUC was 0.769 (95% confidence interval as 0.717-0.820). Results of the calibration curve showed that the predictive results of nomogram predictive model fitted well with the actual situation, with a mean absolute error of 0.016. (4) Comparison of prognosis between recipients of the non-AKI group and the AKI group. There were significant differences in postopera-tive peak creatinine, peak brain natriuretic peptide, duration of intensive care unit stay, mechanical ventilation time, re-intubation of recipients between the non-AKI group and the AKI group ( Z=-4.836, -5.652, -5.861, -6.533, χ2=14.676, P<0.05). All 340 recipients were followed up. For recipients of hepatocellular carcinoma, the 6-month survival rates after surgery were 87.8% and 75.6% of the non-AKI group and the AKI group, respectively, showing a significant difference between them ( χ2=4.010, P<0.05), and the overall survival rates were 46.7% and 56.1% of the non-AKI group and the AKI group, respectively, showing no significant difference between them ( χ2=0.047, P>0.05). For recipients of benign liver disease, the 6-month survival rates after surgery were 89.8% and 78.0% of the non-AKI group and the AKI group, respectively, showing a significant difference between them ( χ2=6.401, P<0.05), and the overall survival rates were 81.4% and 68.0% of the non-AKI group and the AKI group, respectively, showing a significant difference between them ( χ2=4.452, P<0.05). Conclusions:Donors of overweight, recipients of preoperative hypertension, recipients of non-viral hepatitis, recipients of preoperative severe PLT reduction, reci-pients of less intraoperative urine output, recipients of severe post-reperfusion hypotension, recipi-ents of high peak serum potassium after reperfusion, recipients with intraoperative plasma transfu-sion were independent risk factors for postoperative early AKI. Nomogram predictive model has well clinical application value. For recipients of benign liver disease, the 6-month survival rate after surgery and overall survival rate of recipients in the non-AKI group are superior to those of the AKI group.

The aim of this study is to establish a simple and accurate method for vaccine immune e-valuation of porcine pseudorabies virus.In this research,PRV-gD recombinant protein was ex-pressed from mammalian cell HEK-293F as coating antigen,and then the reaction conditions of gD-iELISA were optimized according to checkerboard titration method.The gD-iELISA was used to detect the antibody levels of 211 clinical pig serum samples and the consistency with the neu-tralizing antibody levels wasanalyzed.The results showed that the antigen coating concentration was 0.90 mg/L;the serum to be detected was diluted 1∶100 and incubated at 37 ℃ for 30 min;goat anti-pig IgG-HRP antibody was diluted 1∶55 000 and incubated at 37 ℃ for 30 min;TMB sub-strate was developed at 37 ℃ for 20 min.The method could detect 1∶6 400 diluted PRV positive serum.The results of CSFV,PRRSV,PCV-2,PEDV and FMDV positive sera were all negative by gD-iELISA,and there was no cross-reaction between the method and the above positive sera.The coincidence rate of gD-iELISA and commercial kits was 95.26％,and the intra-and inter-batch co-efficients of variation were both less than 10％.Correlation analysis showed that the correlation coefficient(r)between gD antibody level and neutralizing antibody level was significantly greater than that of gB antibody level,and the gD antibody level had a good linear relationship with the neutralizing antibody level.The results indicated that gD-iELISA was more suitable for vaccine im-mune evaluation of PRV than gB-iELISA.Therefore,the method will have a good prospect of ap-plication in the immunization control of the PRV.

Objectives:To investigate the clinical feasibility of three-dimensional(3D)high-resolution late gadolinium enhancement(LGE)MRI in accessing left atrial myocardial fibrosis in patients with atrial fibrillation(AF). Methods:A total of 34 AF patients referred for hybrid surgical ablation were retrospectively enrolled in this study.3D-LGE-MRI images were acquired by Siemens 3.0 T machine and analyzed by ADAS post-processing software by two experienced radiologists to obtain parameters such as the area and the area percentage of LGE.Regional analysis was performed by one of the two radiologists at ten left atrial segments.The Kappa test was used to assess the agreement for scoring image quality,and the interclass correlation coefficient(ICC)was used to evaluate the interobserver agreement of LGE parameters.The parameters of left atrial morphology,area(and area percentage)of LGE,and location of LGE were compared between patients with persistent AF and paroxysmal AF. Results:Images of all 34 patients were considered to have diagnostic value.The scores of the overall image quality and the clarity of the left atrial wall evaluated by two radiologists were(2.88±0.64)points and(3.26±0.75)points(radiologist 1),(2.97±0.58)points and(3.24±0.70)points(radiologist 2),respectively.The corresponding Kappa values were 0.724 and 0.859.Both the area and the area percentage of LGE showed good consistency among observers,and the ICCs were 0.969 and 0.950,respectively.The difference in the area of LGE and the area percentage of LGE between patients with paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation was similar(both P＞0.05).Compared with patients with paroxysmal AF,patients with persistent AF had a higher Utah stage and more severe myocardial fibrosis in the right inferior pulmonary vein antrum and the left atrial septum(all P＜0.05). Conclusions:3D high-resolution LGE-MRI provides a non-invasive way to visualize and quantify left atrial myocardial fibrosis.The extent of left atrial fibrosis in patients with persistent AF is more severe than that in patients with paroxysmal AF,with a preferential distribution in the right inferior pulmonary vein antrum and the left atrial septum.