Objective To investigate the correlation between Chinese medicine patterns and Pittsburgh sleep quality index(PSQI)scores in patients with insomnia of malignant tumours,and to summarize the rules of Chinese medicine for treating patients with insomnia of malignant tumours,so as to provide reference for clinical treatment.Methods Sixty-three patients with malignant tumours who were hospitalised in the Department of Oncology,Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of traditional Chinese Medicine from September 2023 to March 2024 and met the criteria were studied and the patients'traditional Chinese medicine patterns,PSQI scores and traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions were collected,and the data were sorted out by Excel,and the frequency,efficacy,meridian,and flavour of the medicines were counted,and then analysed by IBM SPSS Modeler 18.0 for the analysis of medication correlation rules.Results The highest prevalence of poor PSQI grade was found in the heart-Qi deficiency type(45.00％),the highest prevalence of phlegm-heat disturbing the heart,liver-depressing fire,liver-Qi stagnation,and Yin-deficiency and fire-excessive types all had average PSQI grades(50.00％,45.45％,50.00％,and 60.00％,respectively),and the highest prevalence of heart-Yang deficiency type had PSQI score grades of very good,good,and average(33.33％).There was a significant positive correlation between patients with heart-Qi deficiency evidence and PSQI score grades of fair and poor(P＜0.05).There was a positive correlation between patients with phlegm-heat disturbing the heart evidence and PSQI score grades of good,fair,and poor(P＜0.05).There was a positive correlation between patients with liver-depressing fire syndrome and PSQI score grades of fair and poor(P＜0.05).There was a positive correlation between patients with liver-Qi stagnation syndrome and PSQI score grade of fair(P＜0.05).Sixty-three prescriptions were collected,containing 49 flavours of medicines,and the most frequently used medicine was Yuanzhi;The efficacy of the medicines was dominated by deficiency tonic medicines;And among the flavours and attributes of the medicines,sweetness,pacificity,and attribution to the lung meridian were dominated.The second-order and third-order combinations of drugs with the highest support in the association rules were Yuanzhi-Huangqi,and Yuanzhi-Huangqi+Gancao,respectively.Conclusion The Chinese medicine certificates of insomnia patients with malignant tumours collected in this study were correlated with PSQI score grades,and patients with insufficient heart-Qi,phlegm-heat disturbing the heart,liver-depressing fire,and liver-Qi stagnation certificates had high PSQI scores and worse sleep conditions.Traditional Chinese medicine mainly focuses on tonifying deficiency and tranquilising the mind,together with the method of clearing heat and resolving phlegm,diuresis and seepage of dampness,while treatment can be individualised according to the patients'different traditional Chinese medicine evidence types.

Objective To explore the perioperative therapeutic effects and follow-up manage-ment in 16 patients with left ventricular assist device(LVAD)implantation.Methods A retrospec-tive analysis was conducted in data of 16 patients who underwent LVAD implantation in the depart-ment of cardiovascular surgery.Data of 6-minute walk test(6MWT),European Quality of Life-5 Di-mension-5 Levels(EQ-5D-5L),New York Heart Association(NYHA)classification,echocardio-graphy,chest radiography,cardiothoracic ratio,and occurrence of complications(infection,bleed-ing,thrombosis,right heart failure,neurological issues)were collected via the electronic medical re-cord system before surgery and at 30,60,and 90 days postoperatively.Results All patients sur-vived with the pump at 90 days postoperatively.One patient with preoperative renal insufficiency un-derwent dialysis and received a heart transplant after 8 months.One patient developed a sterile granu-loma at the percutaneous lead site on the abdominal wall,which improved after treatment,no complica-tions occurred in other patients.At 90 days postoperatively,there was no statistically significant differ-ence in the right ventricular area change fraction and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion com-pared with preoperative values(P＞0.05).The left ventricular ejection fraction,left ventricular end-diastolic diameter,and cardiothoracic ratio showed significant improvement compared with preoperative levels(P＜0.05).At 30 days postoperatively,30％of patients recovered to NYHA class Ⅰ and 70％to class Ⅱ;at 60 days,80％of patients to class Ⅰ and 20％to class Ⅱ;at 90 days,90％to classⅠ and 10％to class Ⅱ.The 6MWT and EQ-5D-5L scores of patients significantly increased within 90 days postoperatively(P＜0.01).Conclusion Through rigorous preoperative assessment by a multidisciplinary LVAD team,refinement of surgical techniques,and comprehensive management during hospitalization,self-management before discharge,daily follow-up after discharge,and fol-low-up management upon returning to the hospital for patients with LVAD implantation,the cardiac function and quality of life of patients are significantly improved at 90 days postoperatively.

Objective To evaluate the practical application of the Media Fill Test(MFT)in assessing aseptic compounding competency of personnel in Pharmacy Intravenous Admixture Services(PIVAS).Methods A multicenter controlled study was conducted across six tertiary hospitals(center ①-⑥)in China.Participants were divided into an inexperienced group(Group A,n=118)and an experienced group(Group B,n=118),each performing five MFT operations.Positive controls validated medium efficacy.Contamination rates and pass rates were analyzed using chi-square and Fisher's exact tests.Results Valid samples included 584 for Group A and 588 for Group B.The sample pass rate was 66.78%(390/584)in Group A and 91.67%(539/588)in Group B,while personnel pass rates were 46.15%(54/117)and 80.51%(95/118),respectively,with significant intergroup differences(both P<0.01).All centers except Center ⑥ showed significantly higher pass rates in Group B(all P<0.05).Conclusion MFT effectively differentiates technical proficiency levels and is suitable for training evaluation of novice PIVAS staff.

Objective To evaluate the practical application of the Media Fill Test(MFT)in assessing aseptic compounding competency of personnel in Pharmacy Intravenous Admixture Services(PIVAS).Methods A multicenter controlled study was conducted across six tertiary hospitals(center ①-⑥)in China.Participants were divided into an inexperienced group(Group A,n=118)and an experienced group(Group B,n=118),each performing five MFT operations.Positive controls validated medium efficacy.Contamination rates and pass rates were analyzed using chi-square and Fisher's exact tests.Results Valid samples included 584 for Group A and 588 for Group B.The sample pass rate was 66.78%(390/584)in Group A and 91.67%(539/588)in Group B,while personnel pass rates were 46.15%(54/117)and 80.51%(95/118),respectively,with significant intergroup differences(both P<0.01).All centers except Center ⑥ showed significantly higher pass rates in Group B(all P<0.05).Conclusion MFT effectively differentiates technical proficiency levels and is suitable for training evaluation of novice PIVAS staff.

Objective To investigate the correlation between Chinese medicine patterns and Pittsburgh sleep quality index(PSQI)scores in patients with insomnia of malignant tumours,and to summarize the rules of Chinese medicine for treating patients with insomnia of malignant tumours,so as to provide reference for clinical treatment.Methods Sixty-three patients with malignant tumours who were hospitalised in the Department of Oncology,Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of traditional Chinese Medicine from September 2023 to March 2024 and met the criteria were studied and the patients'traditional Chinese medicine patterns,PSQI scores and traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions were collected,and the data were sorted out by Excel,and the frequency,efficacy,meridian,and flavour of the medicines were counted,and then analysed by IBM SPSS Modeler 18.0 for the analysis of medication correlation rules.Results The highest prevalence of poor PSQI grade was found in the heart-Qi deficiency type(45.00％),the highest prevalence of phlegm-heat disturbing the heart,liver-depressing fire,liver-Qi stagnation,and Yin-deficiency and fire-excessive types all had average PSQI grades(50.00％,45.45％,50.00％,and 60.00％,respectively),and the highest prevalence of heart-Yang deficiency type had PSQI score grades of very good,good,and average(33.33％).There was a significant positive correlation between patients with heart-Qi deficiency evidence and PSQI score grades of fair and poor(P＜0.05).There was a positive correlation between patients with phlegm-heat disturbing the heart evidence and PSQI score grades of good,fair,and poor(P＜0.05).There was a positive correlation between patients with liver-depressing fire syndrome and PSQI score grades of fair and poor(P＜0.05).There was a positive correlation between patients with liver-Qi stagnation syndrome and PSQI score grade of fair(P＜0.05).Sixty-three prescriptions were collected,containing 49 flavours of medicines,and the most frequently used medicine was Yuanzhi;The efficacy of the medicines was dominated by deficiency tonic medicines;And among the flavours and attributes of the medicines,sweetness,pacificity,and attribution to the lung meridian were dominated.The second-order and third-order combinations of drugs with the highest support in the association rules were Yuanzhi-Huangqi,and Yuanzhi-Huangqi+Gancao,respectively.Conclusion The Chinese medicine certificates of insomnia patients with malignant tumours collected in this study were correlated with PSQI score grades,and patients with insufficient heart-Qi,phlegm-heat disturbing the heart,liver-depressing fire,and liver-Qi stagnation certificates had high PSQI scores and worse sleep conditions.Traditional Chinese medicine mainly focuses on tonifying deficiency and tranquilising the mind,together with the method of clearing heat and resolving phlegm,diuresis and seepage of dampness,while treatment can be individualised according to the patients'different traditional Chinese medicine evidence types.

Objective To investigate the changes of macular microcirculation and aqueous humor cytokine expression in patients with diabetic macular edema(DME)after anti-vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)treatment,and analyze the relationship with efficacy.Methods A total of 62 patients(91 eyes)with DME who were treated in the First Hospital of Nanchang from October 2021 to August 2023 were selected and treated with intravitreal injection of conbercept.According to the reduction of central macular thickness(CMT),they were divided into efficacy significant group(CMT reduction≥100μm,59 eyes)and non-efficacy significant group(CMT reduction＜100μm or increase,32 eyes).The changes of CMT,vessel density(VD)of superficial capillary plexus(SCP),fovea avascular area(FAZ),VEGF,interleuki(IL)-6,IL-8,and IL-10 after anti-VEGF treatment were analyzed.Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was used to evaluate the predictive value of each index.Results Before treatment,the levels of VEGF and IL-10 in aqueous humor in efficacy significant group were significantly higher than those in non-efficacy significant group,and the level of IL-8 was significantly lower than that in non-efficacy significant group(P＜0.05).After treatment,levels of VEGF,IL-6,IL-8 and IL-10 in aqueous humor in both groups were significantly lower than before treatment(P＜0.05).The levels of VEGF,IL-6 and IL-8 in aqueous humor in efficacy significant group were significantly lower than those in non-efficacy significant group,and the level of IL-10 was significantly higher than that in non-efficacy significant group(P＜0.05).Before and after anti-VEGF treatment,there were no significant changes in FAZ area and SCP-VD in both groups(P＞0.05).Correlation analysis showed that VEGF(r=0.571,P＜0.001)and IL-10(r=0.382,P=0.008)in aqueous humor at baseline were positively correlated with CMT reduction,IL-8 was negatively correlated with CMT reduction(r=-0.689,P＜0.001).IL-6,FAZ area and SCP-VD were not correlated with CMT reduction(P＞0.05).Cytokine levels were not correlated with FAZ area and SCP-VD(P＞0.05).ROC curve results showed that area under the curve of IL-8,VEGF and IL-10 at baseline predicting anti-VEGF efficacy were 0.825,0.813 and 0.676,respectively.Conclusion The levels of VEGF,IL-8,and IL-10 in aqueous humor at baseline in DME patients were correlated with anti-VEGF efficacy and could predict the efficacy of anti-VEGF.

Objective:To investigate the correlation of the expression of Ephrin A receptor 2(EphA2)and its promoter region DNA hypomethylation with the occurrence of pyroptosis in invasive breast cancer. Methods:The expression level of pyroptosis-related protein EphA2 in normal breast tissue,paracancerous tissues and cancer tissues from 42 breast cancer patients was examined by Immunofluorescence staining and Western blotting.The expression level of pyroptosis related protein nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor protein 3(NLRP3)was analyzed by immunofluorescence staining and Western blotting.The expression levels of apoptosis related proteins Caspase 1 and inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1β(IL-1 β)were studied by Western blotting.The DNA methylation level in the promoter region of EphA2 was investigated by nested methylation-specific PCR(nMS-PCR).The expression levels of DNA methyltransferase 1(DNMT1)and DNA methyltransferase 3a(DNMT3a)were examined by Western blotting.The correlation of the protein expression and methylation level of EphA2 in cancer tissues with the expression NLRP3,Caspase 1,IL-1 β,DNMT1 and DNMT3a was analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient. Results:Compared with normal breast tissues and paracancerous tissues,the expression level of EphA2 protein was significantly increased(P＜0.01),while that of NLRP3,Caspasel and IL-1 βwas significantly decreased(P＜0.05)in breast cancer tissues.Meanwhile,compared with normal breast tissues and paracancerous tissues,the DNA methylation level of EphA2 promoter in breast cancer tissues was significantly decreased(P＜0.05),the expression level DNMT3a protein was significantly decreased(P＜0.01,P＜0.05),and the difference in the expression level of DNMT1 protein was not statistically significant.Pearson correlation analysis showed that the expression level of EphA2 protein is negatively correlated with that of NLRP3(r=-0.651 2,P＜0.05),Caspasel(r=-0.571 2,P＜0.05),IL-1β(r=-0.654 6,P＜0.05)or DNMT3a(r=-0.537 4,P＜0.05),while the methylation level of EphA2 was positively correlated with the protein expression level of NLRP3(r=0.634 1,P=0.026 8),Caspase1(r=0.672 8,P=0.01 6 5),IL-1 β(r=0.694 0,P=0.01 2 3)and DNMT3a(r=0.687 1,P=0.01 3 6). Conclusion:The expression of EphA2 protein is upregulated in breast cancer tissues is negatively correlated with pyroptosis.DNMT3a may be involved in the process of DNA hypomethylation in the promoter region of EphA2.

Objective:To investigate the effect of upper limb pillow position on hemodynamic and safety of patients undergoing cerebellopontine angle tumor resection.Methods:Eighty-four patients receiving cerebellopontine angle tumor resection in our hospital from January 2016 to December 2019 were randomly divided into the experimental group (42 cases) and the control group (42 cases). Patients in the control group were placed in routine upper limb position, while patients in the experimental group were placed in upper limb pillow position. The data including systolic pressure, diastolic pressure, heart rate, saturation of blood oxygen were recorded on admission of operation room, completing placing body position, 30 minutes and 60 minutes after operation and after finishing the operation. The numbness/soreness of upper limbs and pressure injury rate was compared between the experimental group and the control group.Results:The rate of numbness/soreness of upper limbs were 2.4% (1/42) in the experimental group, 19.1%(8/42) in the control group, the differences were statistically significant ( χ2 value was 6.098, P<0.05). The stage 1 pressure injury were 2 cases in the experimental group, stage 1 and 2 pressure injury were 6 cases and 2 cases, respectively in the control group, the differences were statically significant ( Z value was 2.039, P<0.05). Conclusion:Upper limb pillow position of the operation side can reduce postoperative complication of patients undergoing cerebellopontine angle tumor resection, but will not increase the risk of abnormal hemodynamic fluctuation.

Objective:To study the influence of different feeding patterns on mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in pregnant women with high viral loads who received antiviral medication during pregnancy to the day of delivery.Methods:This prospective cohort study was conducted in Beijing You'an Hospital. From January 1, 2019, to March 31, 2020, and 574 pregnant women with positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and HBV DNA>2×10 5 IU/ml were enrolled. All participants received tenofovir, telbivudine, lamivudine, or propofol tenofovir from 24-28 weeks of gestation and discontinued on the day of delivery, and their neonates were postnatally given routine passive-active immunoprophylaxis. Based on the feeding patterns, the subjects were divided into three groups: breastfeeding ( n=257), bottle-feeding ( n=241) and mixed feeding groups ( n=76). The follow-up data were obtained from liver functions and HBV DNA level of the mothers at 6-8 weeks postpartum and HBV serological markers of infants at 7-12 months. One-way ANOVA, Student-Newman-Keuls, Chi-square test or Fisher exact test, and repeated measures ANOVA were used to analyze the data. Results:The average maternal HBV DNA levels before antiviral treatment did not differ significantly between the three groups [(7.90±0.67), (7.82±0.70), (7.83±0.70) log 10 IU/ml, F=0.912, P>0.05]. HBV DNA level before delivery in the mixed feeding group was slightly lower than that in the breastfeeding and bottle-feeding group [(3.87 ±1.08) vs (4.21±1.17) and (4.30±1.28) log 10 IU/ml, q= 3.052 and 3.831, both P<0.05], while the comparison between the latter two groups showed no significant differences ( P>0.05). After delivery, HBV DNA level in the bottle-feeding group was slightly lower than that in the breastfeeding group [(7.42±0.93) vs (7.69±0.90) log 10 IU/ml, q=4.583, P<0.05]. Among 580 infants (including six pairs of twins), only one bottle-fed infant (0.4%, 1/243) was infected with HBV through MTCT, and none in the breastfeeding or mixed feeding group ( P=0.553). Conclusions:For pregnant women with high viral loads of HBV who have received antiviral medication during pregnancy, although HBV DNA level will rebound after discontinuation upon delivery, breastfeeding is recommended considering it does not increase the risk of MTCT.

Objective:To investigate the current situation of the implementation of breastfeeding in the state of mother infant separation in 75 hospitals in China, based on the evidence-based guidelines for breastfeeding of hospitalized newborns (hereinafter referred to as the guidelines).Methods:Totally 75 hospitals in China were selected using the convenience sampling method to distribute questionnaires to compare the implementation of breastfeeding after separation of mother and infant.Results:All the hospitals selected in this survey were not satisfied with the overall implementation of the guide, but the general hospital's interpretation and learning of the guide was better than that of the specialized hospital, with a statistically significant difference ( χ2 value was 5.616, P <0.05); the breastfeeding rate was lower after the separation of mother and infant, and only 18.7% (14/75) of the units with the feeding rate ≥ 75%; they provided support related to breast milk collection, kangaroo nursing and professional professionals in the aspect of quality management, specialized hospital was better than general hospital, the difference was statistically significant ( χ2 values were 9.450, 10.516, 6.436, P<0.05); 62.1% (18/29) of the specialized hospitals have multi-disciplinary cooperation teams to promote the separation of mother and infant breastfeeding, while only 34.8% (16/46) of the comprehensive hospitals have multi-disciplinary cooperation teams , the difference was statistically significant ( χ2 value was 7.254, P<0.05). Conclusion:The evidence-based guidelines for breastfeeding of hospitalized newborns in China mostly refer to the relevant international standards. There are some difficulties in the implementation of the guidelines due to the large differences in the economy and policies of various regions in China. In order to improve the success rate of breastfeeding separation between mother and infant, China should establish a national standard that is in line with the national conditions, so as to facilitate the reference implementation of hospitals at all levels.