ObjectiveTo explore the central neuroregulation mechanism of heat-sensitive moxibustion for knee osteoarthritis on pain relief. MethodsThirty patients who did not have experience of Deqi （得气） during heat-sensitive moxibustion treatment were assigned to the "non-Deqi group"， while another 30 patients who had experience of Deqi were assigned to the "Deqi group". Both groups received moxibustion at the left Heding （EX-LE2） acupoint. In the Deqi group， after the patients experienced sensation of Deqi at the acupoint， moxibustion was applied at approximately 3 cm from the skin for 10 minutes； in the non-Deqi group， moxibustion was also applied at approximately 3 cm from the skin for 10 minutes. Both groups received treatment once daily for 10 consecutive days. Knee joint pain was assessed before and after treatment using the visual analog scale （VAS）. Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging （rs-fMRI） scans were performed on all participants before the first treatment session and after the final session on the 10th day. The fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations （fALFF） maps before and after treatment were processed using the SPM12 module by MATLAB. ResultsAfter treatment， VAS scores in both groups were significantly lower than before treatment （P＜0.05 or P＜0.01）， with the Deqi group showing significantly lower VAS scores than the non-Deqi group （P＜0.01）. Compared to before treatment， the Deqi group exhibited significant activation in the prefrontal cortex （t = 6.28）， white matter （t = 6.36）， and left temporal lobe （t = 9.33）， while significant inhibition was observed in the occipital lobe （t = -9.86） and right cerebrum （t = -4.54， P＜0.01）； in the non-Deqi group， significant changes after treatment were observed in the left occipital lobe （t = -6.42）， left medial frontal gyrus （t = -4.35）， left middle frontal gyrus （t = -4.74）， right superior frontal gyrus （t = -4.82）， right superior temporal gyrus （t = -6.61）， and right cerebellar posterior lobe （t = -8.64）， all of which were in inhibited states （P＜0.01）. Compared to the non-Deqi group， the Deqi group exhibited significant activation after treatment in the external nucleus （t = 5.77）， white matter （t = 3.58）， right cerebrum （t = 5.84）， left cerebellum （t = 5.35）， and left cerebrum （t = 4.32）， while significant inhibition was observed in the prefrontal cortex （t = -4.16）， occipital lobe （t = -4.87）， and precentral gyrus （t = -4.46， P＜0.01）. ConclusionsHeat-sensitive moxibustion provides better analgesic effects for knee osteoarthritis under state of Deqi. Its central neuroregulation mechanism may be related to the involvement of the frontal lobe， temporal lobe， occipital lobe， external nucleus， white matter， right cerebrum， left cerebellum， left cerebrum， and precentral gyrus in modulating pain signals.

Objective:To investigate the effects of oral propranolol on the heart rate and blood glucose levels in children with hemangiomas receiving hospital care.Methods:A total of 259 children [77 males and 182 females, aged (125.2±85.4) days, weighted (6.3±1.6) kg], who were treated with oral propranolol for the first time under hospital care from January 2013 to August 2021, were retrospectively analyzed. After fasting, the patients administered the same dose of propranolol once daily (0.5-2.5 mg/kg). Fasting blood glucose and heart rate were measured in all children before propranolol administration and after 2 h. Heart rate was measured at 1, 3 and 6 h after propranolol administration for three consecutive days. Adverse reactions were observed and recorded.Results:Within three days of oral propranolol administration, the heart rates at 1, 3 and 6 h after propranolol administration were lower than those before propranolol administration (all P<0.001). Within three days after taking propranolol and 2 h after taking propranolol daily, blood glucose levels reduced in all children (all P<0.001). During the hospitalization period, the incidence of adverse reactions was 5.4% (14/259), including lesion ulcers in four cases, upper respiratory tract infection with fever in four, reduced eating in two, nausea and vomiting in one, lethargy in one, sinus tachycardia in one, and hyperkalemia in one. No serious adverse reactions were life-threatening. Conclusion:After oral administration of propranolol, the heart rate and blood sugar of the children decrease to different degrees compared with those before propranolol administration.

Objective To investigate the occurrence status quo and influencing factors of low muscle mass(LMM)among young and middle-aged health examination population.Methods The young and middle-aged people undergoing the body composition analysis in this hospital from January to December 2023 were selected as the study subjects.The general data,body composition indices and biochemical indicators were col-lected.The body composition analysis was performed by the bioelectrical impedance analysis(BIA).LMM was diagnosed based on the skeletal muscle index.The univariate and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze the influencing factors of LMN occurrence in the young and middle-aged health examination population.The receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve and the area under the curve(AUC)were em-ployed to evaluate the predictive value of each indicator.Results A total of 2 351 people undergoing the phys-ical examination were included,aged 18-49 years old,366(15.57％)cases of LMM were detected out.The skeletal muscle index,sex,age,age group distribution,body mass index(BMI),body fat percentage(BFP),body fat percentage grade,visceral fat area(VFA),AST/ALT,Hb,serum creatinine,blood uric acid,HbA1c,fasting blood glucose,TC,LDL-C,HDL-C,TG and triglyceride-glucose index(TyG)had statistical differences between the LMM group and normal group(P＜0.05).Multivariate logistic regression revealed that the sex(OR=2.606,95％CI:1.755-3.870),BMI(OR=0.579,95％CI:0.538-0.623),BFP(OR=5.885,95％CI:4.176-8.292)and VFA(OR=0.955,95％CI:0.944-0.967)were the influencing factors for the LMM oc-currence in the young and middle-aged people undergoing the physical examination(P＜0.001).The ROC a-nalysis showed the AUC values of the sex,BMI,BFP and VFA for predicting LMM were 0.580,0.821,0.636 and 0.715 respectively,in which the predictive value of BMI was highest.Conclusion The population of fe-male,low BMI,high BFP and low VFA maybe the high-risk groups for LMM.The health management for the above-mentioned groups needs to be strengthened.

Objective:To investigate the effects of oral propranolol on the heart rate and blood glucose levels in children with hemangiomas receiving hospital care.Methods:A total of 259 children [77 males and 182 females, aged (125.2±85.4) days, weighted (6.3±1.6) kg], who were treated with oral propranolol for the first time under hospital care from January 2013 to August 2021, were retrospectively analyzed. After fasting, the patients administered the same dose of propranolol once daily (0.5-2.5 mg/kg). Fasting blood glucose and heart rate were measured in all children before propranolol administration and after 2 h. Heart rate was measured at 1, 3 and 6 h after propranolol administration for three consecutive days. Adverse reactions were observed and recorded.Results:Within three days of oral propranolol administration, the heart rates at 1, 3 and 6 h after propranolol administration were lower than those before propranolol administration (all P<0.001). Within three days after taking propranolol and 2 h after taking propranolol daily, blood glucose levels reduced in all children (all P<0.001). During the hospitalization period, the incidence of adverse reactions was 5.4% (14/259), including lesion ulcers in four cases, upper respiratory tract infection with fever in four, reduced eating in two, nausea and vomiting in one, lethargy in one, sinus tachycardia in one, and hyperkalemia in one. No serious adverse reactions were life-threatening. Conclusion:After oral administration of propranolol, the heart rate and blood sugar of the children decrease to different degrees compared with those before propranolol administration.

OBJECTIVE To analyze the current status and research hot spots of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM）in the prevention and treatment of myocardial ischemia -reperfusion injury （MIRI），and to provide reference for developing relevant studies. METHODS A bibliometric analysis was performed with the literature on TCM treatments for MIRI included in the Web of Science as the data source . RESULTS A total of 972 literatures were included in this study . The research on TCM for prevention and treatment of MIRI in recent 10 years showed an increasing trend year by year ，and the literature published in 2021 were cited most frequently ；most research scholars focused in China ；Peking Union Medical College ，Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences had the most papers in this field ，and a lot of collaboration with other institutions ，which had a large influence in the field ；Sun Guibo and Sun Xiaobo were high -yielding authors in the field ，but the global authorship was not very close and had not formed cooperative teams of some scale ；Molecular Medicine Reports was perhaps the most popular journal in the field . Co-citation analysis found that the research direction in this field was mostly focused on exploring the pathogenesis of MIRI and finding intervention targets . Key words analysis revealed that TCM regulated apoptosis ， pyroptosis， mitochondrial dysfunction ， miRNA and other pathways to improve MIRI research was a hot spot in the field ，and more studies had focused on the Nrf 2 pathway，NF-κB pathway ，NLRP3 inflammasomepathway， TNF pathway ， SIRT3 pathway， JNK pathway ，PI3K/Akt pathway and AMPK pathway . CONCLUSIONS Much attention has been paid to the prevention and treatment of MIRI by TCM in the past 10 years，and the current hot spots in this field are mostly focused on the studies about the intervention mechanism of TCM ’s active ingredients and Chinese patent medicines on MIRI . Moreover，the research about TCM in the treatment of MIRI is mostly focused on the field of basic experiments at present ，and it is recommended that many large -scale，high-quality， multicenter，randomized controlled clinical studies should be carried out in the future ，to provide high -grade evidence -based evidence for the application of TCM in clinic .

The global coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic is still in a pandemic state. Aging population with underlying diseases is prone to become severe, and have a higher mortality. The treatment capacity of the critical care department directly determines the treatment success rate of critical illness. At present, there is still a certain gap between domestic and foreign countries in intensive care unit (ICU), which is not only in the allocation of medical staff, but also in the beds and settings. The current medical model cannot fully meet the needs of development. The experience and lessons of many major public health emergencies suggested that " dual track of peace and war" approach in discipline construction of critical care is the best medical model. Following the concept of "combination of peace and war", strengthening the discipline construction of critical care department in municipal and district designated hospitals, allocating reasonable standard ICU, step-down ICU and combat readiness ICU, establishing rapid response team, and strengthening regular training and scientific management may be the key measures to deal with the epidemic.

Objective To explore the application value of single-port inflatable mediastinoscopy combined with laparoscopy in the radical resection of esophageal cancer.Methods The retrospective descriptive study was conducted.The clinicopathological data of 27 patients who underwent single-port inflatable mediastinoscopic and laparoscopic radical resection of esophageal cancer in the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University between September 2016 and April 2018 were collected.The surgical operators were divided into neck operation group and abdomen operation group.A "Y" tube was used to inflate the abdomen and mediastinum simultaneously with CO2,and the gas pressure was 12-16 mmHg (1 mmHg =0.133 kPa).Bilateral exchange free and join forces with the esophagus and xiphoid process operating small incision,the severed esophagus cardia;residual stomach was made into a 3-5 cm tubular stomach and was sutured at the top point;at the same time,esophagus was brought up from the neck,with a pouch suture between upper esophageal and stapling head;the tubular stomach through mediastinum-esophagus bed was pulled to the left neck and then gastroesophageal anastomosis manually or instrument was performed.Observation indicators:(1) surgical and postoperative recovery;(2) follow-up and survival situations.Follow-up using outpatient examination and telephone interview was performed to detect postoperative survival up to May 2018.The measurement data with normal distribution were represented as x-±s.The measurement data with skewed distribution were described as M (range).Results (1) Surgical and postoperative recovery:all the 27 patients underwent successful single-port inflatable mediastinoscopic and laparoscopic radical resection of esophageal cancer,with complete tumor resection and without conversion to open surgery.There was no arrhythmia or myocardial ischemia through intraoperative electrocardiography.Among 27 patients,5 had intraoperative rupture of the pleura and 3 stopped intermittently inflation with CO2 due to obvious hemodynamic changes.The operation time and volume of intraoperative blood loss were (121±21)minutes and (100± 30)mL.Twenty-seven patients had no thoracic incision,obviously decreased postoperative pain and out-of-bed activity at day 1 postoperatively.The volume of postoperative mediastinal drainage was (40± 10)mL.The mediastinal drainage-tube was removed at 1 week after regular food intake.Of 27 patients,5 with pleural effusion were cured by puncture drainage;2 were complicated with anastomotic leakage,1 of them with a small amount of subcutaneous gas under neck incision at 12 days postoperatively was cured spontaneously through oral food intake,without special treatment,and the other had a small amount of subcutaneous gas under neck incision after solid food intake at 1 month postoperatively and then was cured after 1-week fluid food intake;1 with anastomotic stenosis was improved after dilation treatment.The squamous cell carcinoma was confirmed by postoperative pathological examination,without cancer cell infiltration in the upper and lower margins.The numbers of mediastinal lymph node dissected,abdominal lymph nodes dissected and positive lymph node,postoperative pathological staging and duration of hospital stay were respectively 9.5±2.2,8.2±2.5,1 (range,0-12),T1-3N0-1M0 and 13 days (range,11-21 days).(2) Follow-up and survival situations:27 patients were followed up for 1-20 months,with a median time of 10 months.During the follow-up,there was no recurrence or metastasis and death.Conclusion The single-port inflatable mediastinoscopy combined with laparoscopy in the radical resection of esophageal cancer is safe and effective,and it is especially suitable for patients with partial respiratory failure and closed thoracic cavity.

Objective:To analyze the clinical and physical tactors associated with acute bone marrow suppression in concurrent chemo-radiotherapy for rectal cancer and to provide a reference standard for the best clinical treatment plan. Methods:Retrospective analy-sis was performed on 62 patients with rectal cancer who received concurrent radiotherapy and chemotherapy in our department. The pelvis was contoured for each patient in the radiotherapy treatment planning system and divided into three subsites: lumbosacral spine, ilium, and lower pelvis. Prognostic clinical and physical factors were analyzed by univariate and multivariate analyses. Evaluated prognostic clinical factors included sex, age, clinical stage, original hemoglobin levels, and chemotherapy, operation, and radiation modes;physical factors included V5, V10, V15, V20, V25, V30, V35, V40, V45, V50, Dmax, and Dmean of lumbosacral spine, ilium, low-er pelvis, and pelvis. Results:The percentage of patients who developed acute bone marrow suppression (≥2 grade) was 61.3%(38/62).Univariate analysis of related factors revealed statistically significant differences were sex, chemotherapy, lumbosacral spine V45, il-ium V20, and ilium V30. Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that chemotherapy and ilium V30 are the risk factors for acute bone marrow suppression. The receiver operating curve showed that the threshold of ilium V30 was 44%. Conclusion:Acute bone marrow suppression is influenced by more than one factor;local control rate of the tumor and acute bone marrow suppression are tradeoffs in rectal cancer treatment. An appropriate chemotherapy method should be selected, and ilium V30 must be maintained below 44%to prevent bone marrow suppression in rectal cancer patients.

Objective:To explore the changes and clinical significance of serum amyloid A (SAA)level in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) .Methods:A total of 140 patients with AECOPD ,80 patients with stable stage COPD and 40 health controls during Jun .2012 and Dec .2013 were collected .The serum levels of SAA ,C‐reactive protein(CRP) ,tumor necrosis factor‐α(TNF‐α) and interleukin‐8 (IL‐8) were measured .Results:The serum levels of SAA ,CRP ,TNF‐α and IL‐8 in all patients with COPD were significantly higher than those in the controls (P<0 .05) .The serum levels of SAA ,CRP ,TNF‐α and IL‐8 in patients with AECOPD were significantly higher than those in patients with stable stage COPD(P<005) .SAA level was significantly correlated with TNF‐α level and IL‐8 level(r=0 .78 , r=0 .69 ,P<0 .01) .Serum CRP level was also significantly correlated with TNF‐αlevel and IL‐8 level(r=0 .68 ,r=0 .62 ,P<0 .01) .The area under ROC curve of SAA (0 .841) was larger than that of CRP (0 .749) ,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0 .05) .Conclusions:SAA could be applied as a new biomarker for AECOPD .Its serum level was correlated with the severity of disease .Early detection of SAA may be conducive to the evaluation of disease situation and the treatment strategy for disease .Thus ,it is worthy of clinical application .

Objective To investigate the efficacy of combined monitoring of motor evoked potentials with transcranial electrical stimulation (TES-MEP),somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP) and spontaneous electromyo-graphy (s-EMG) in tuberculosis surgery involving the thoracic,lumbar and sacral vertebrae.Methods Twenty-seven patients with tuberculosis of the thoracic vertebrae (T2-L2) received intra-operative SEP and TES-MEP monito-ring.Combined SEP,TES-MEP and spontaneous EMG monitoring were employed in 11 patients with tuberculosis of the lumbar or/and sacral vertebrae (L3-S1).SEP and TES-MEP were used to precisely observe the status of the sen-sory and motor pathways; s-EMG responses were used to more accurately localize nerve root irritation.ResuIts (1) SEP monitoring was successful in all of the operations.TES-MEPs were successfully monitored in 35 of them (92.1％).Combined motor and sensory monitoring was successfully achieved in 35 cases (92.1％).Abnormal SEPs were observed in 3 cases (7.9％),while abnormal MEPs were observed in 11 cases (28.9％).Abnormality in both the SEP and TES-MEP occurred in 2 cases (5.3％).There were 9 cases (23.7％) where the SEPs were nor-mal and the TES-MEPs were abnormal.In only 1 case (2.6％) was the SEP normal and the MEP abnormal.The false negative rate was 0％ with combined SEP and TES-MEP monitoring,while the false positive rate was 5.3％.There were 2 cases complicated by post-operative neurological deficits.(2) Spontaneous EMG monitoring can accu-rately determine the functioning of lumbar nerve roots during lumbar or lumbosacral tuberculosis surgery.Among 5 cases where EMG responses were observed,4 cases occurred during the spinal canal and nerve root decompression,1 case occurred in the orthopedic reset phase.Conclusions (1) During tuberculosis surgery involving thoracic,lumbar or sacral vertebrae,combined monitoring of SEPs and TES-MEPs can reflect the physiological and pathological condition of the spinal cord after ruling out interfering factors.This can improve monitoring and help assure the safety of lumbar surgery.(2) Intra-operative s-EMG monitoring can accurately reveal nerve root function in real time,help-ing to avert nerve root injury in lumbar and lumbosacral tuberculosis surgery.