1.A multicenter prospective study on early identification of refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children
Dan XU ; Ailian ZHANG ; Jishan ZHENG ; Mingwei YE ; Fan LI ; Gencai QIAN ; Hongbo SHI ; Xiaohong JIN ; Lieping HUANG ; Jiangang MEI ; Guohua MEI ; Zhen XU ; Hong FU ; Jianjun LIN ; Hongzhou YE ; Yan ZHENG ; Lingling HUA ; Min YANG ; Jiangmin TONG ; Lingling CHEN ; Yuanyuan ZHANG ; Dehua YANG ; Yunlian ZHOU ; Huiwen LI ; Yinle LAN ; Yulan XU ; Jinyan FENG ; Xing CHEN ; Min GONG ; Zhimin CHEN ; Yingshuo WANG
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2024;62(4):317-322
Objective:To explore potential predictors of refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (RMPP) in early stage. Methods:The prospective multicenter study was conducted in Zhejiang, China from May 1 st, 2019 to January 31 st, 2020. A total of 1 428 patients with fever >48 hours to <120 hours were studied. Their clinical data and oral pharyngeal swab samples were collected; Mycoplasma pneumoniae DNA in pharyngeal swab specimens was detected. Patients with positive Mycoplasma pneumoniae DNA results underwent a series of tests, including chest X-ray, complete blood count, C-reactive protein, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and procalcitonin. According to the occurrence of RMPP, the patients were divided into two groups, RMPP group and general Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (GMPP) group. Measurement data between the 2 groups were compared using Mann-Whitney U test. Logistic regression analyses were used to examine the associations between clinical data and RMPP. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to analyse the power of the markers for predicting RMPP. Results:A total of 1 428 patients finished the study, with 801 boys and 627 girls, aged 4.3 (2.7, 6.3) years. Mycoplasma pneumoniae DNA was positive in 534 cases (37.4%), of whom 446 cases (83.5%) were diagnosed with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia, including 251 boys and 195 girls, aged 5.2 (3.3, 6.9) years. Macrolides-resistant variation was positive in 410 cases (91.9%). Fifty-five cases were with RMPP, 391 cases with GMPP. The peak body temperature before the first visit and LDH levels in RMPP patients were higher than that in GMPP patients (39.6 (39.1, 40.0) vs. 39.2 (38.9, 39.7) ℃, 333 (279, 392) vs. 311 (259, 359) U/L, both P<0.05). Logistic regression showed the prediction probability π=exp (-29.7+0.667×Peak body temperature (℃)+0.004×LDH (U/L))/(1+exp (-29.7+0.667×Peak body temperature (℃)+0.004 × LDH (U/L))), the cut-off value to predict RMPP was 0.12, with a consensus of probability forecast of 0.89, sensitivity of 0.89, and specificity of 0.67; and the area under ROC curve was 0.682 (95% CI 0.593-0.771, P<0.01). Conclusion:In MPP patients with fever over 48 to <120 hours, a prediction probability π of RMPP can be calculated based on the peak body temperature and LDH level before the first visit, which can facilitate early identification of RMPP.
2.Visualization Analysis of Clinical Decision Support Research Based on Electronic Medical Records
Jicheng HUANG ; Dehua HU ; Yi ZHENG ; Xusheng WU ; Yongheng DUAN ; Jianwei LIU
Journal of Medical Informatics 2024;45(6):44-49
Purpose/Significance To explore the research status,research hotspots and frontiers in the field of clinical decision sup-port based on electronic medical records(EMR).Method/Process The bibliometric method and CiteSpace 6.2.R2 software are used to draw scientific knowledge graph of country/region distribution,author cooperation,institutional cooperation,keyword co-occurrence and clustering for visualized comparative analysis.Python is used for clustering hotspot mining and analysis.Result/Conclusion The field of clinical decision support based on EMR data shows a rapid development trend,with the United States and China as the main research countries and strong cooperation between domestic and foreign institutions.The keywords mainly involve EMR,artificial intelligence(AI),etc.
3.Integrating UHPLC-MS/MS quantitative analysis and exogenous purine supplementation to elucidate the antidepressant mechanism of Chaigui granules by regulating purine metabolism
Jiajun CHEN ; Tian LI ; Dehua HUANG ; Wenxia GONG ; Junsheng TIAN ; Xiaoxia GAO ; Xuemei QIN ; Guanhua DU ; Yuzhi ZHOU
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis 2023;13(12):1562-1576
Chaigui granules(CG)are a compound composed of six herbal medicines with significant antidepressant effects.However,the antidepressant mechanism of CG remains unclear.In the present study,we attempted to elucidate the antidepressant mechanism of CG by regulating purine metabolism and purinergic signaling.First,the regulatory effect of CG on purine metabolites in the prefrontal cortex(PFC)of chronic unpredictable mild stress(CUMS)rats was analyzed by ultra high-performance liquid chro-matography tandem mass spectrometry(UHPLC-MS/MS)targeted quantitative analysis.Meanwhile,purinergic receptors(P2X7 receptor(P2X7R),A1 receptor(A1R)and A2A receptor(A2AR))and signaling pathways(nod-like receptor protein 3(NLRP3)inflammasome pathway and cyclic adenosine mono-phosphate(cAMP)-protein kinase A(PKA)pathway)associated with purine metabolism were analyzed by western blotting and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Besides,antidepressant mecha-nism of CG by modulating purine metabolites to activate purinergic receptors and related signaling pathways was dissected by exogenous supplementation of purine metabolites and antagonism of puri-nergic receptors in vitro.An in vivo study showed that the decrease in xanthine and the increase in four purine nucleosides were closely related to the antidepressant effects of CG.Additionally,purinergic re-ceptors(P2X7R,A1R and A2AR)and related signaling pathways(NLRP3 inflammasome pathway and cAMP-PKA pathway)were also significantly regulated by CG.The results of exogenous supplementation of purine metabolites and antagonism of purinergic receptors showed that excessive accumulation of xanthine led to activation of the P2X7R-NLRP3 inflammasome pathway,and the reduction of adenosine and inosine inhibited the A1R-cAMP-PKA pathway,which was significantly ameliorated by CG.Overall,CG could promote neuroprotection and ultimately play an antidepressant role by inhibiting the xanthine-P2X7R-NLRP3 inflammasome pathway and activating the adenosine/inosine-A1R-cAMP-PKA pathway.
4.Correlation of distal femoral torsion with increased risk of non-contact anterior cruciate ligament rupture
Dehua WANG ; Hengkai FAN ; Ke LI ; Wei HUANG
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2023;39(10):893-898
Objective:To investigate the relationship between distal femoral torsion (DFT) and anterior lateral ligament (ALL) injury in patients with non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture and correlation between DFT and increased risk of non-contact ACL rupture.Methods:A retrospective case-control study was conducted to analyze the clinical data of 64 patients with non-contact ACL rupture admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from May 2017 to March 2022, including 48 males and 16 females, with age ranging from 21 to 46 years [(33.9±10.1)years]. The patients were categorized into ACL rupture group ( n=32) and ACL rupture+ALL injury group ( n=32) according to whether they had concomitant ALL injury or not, and 32 patients with meniscal injury alone were matched according to their gender, age and body mass index as the meniscal injury group. The reference standard for DFT was the surgical posterior femoral condylar angle (sPCA) defined based on the angle between the line through the lateral condylar convexity and the medial condylar groove and the line connecting the bony posterior condyle as measured by MRI. The differences in sPCA were analyzed between overall non-contact ACL ruptured patients and patients in other groups, as well as between patients of different genders. The area under the curve (AUC) of a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was carried out to determine the cut-off value of sPCA, and its correlation with an increased risk of non-contact ACL rupture was analyzed. Results:Overall non-contact ACL ruptured patients′ sPCA [(3.6±1.1)°] was significantly greater than that in the meniscal injury group [(2.4±1.5)°] ( P<0.01). The sPCA in the ACL rupture group [(3.5±1.2)°] and the ACL rupture+ALL injury group [(3.7±1.0)°] were also significantly greater than that in the meniscal injury group (all P<0.05); the ACL rupture+ALL injury group showed a trend of increased sPCA compared with the ACL rupture group, but the difference was not statistically significant ( P>0.05). In all groups and the whole population of the study, sPCA was increased in females compared with males with no statistically significant difference (all P>0.05). ROC curve analysis showed that in the overall non-contact ACL rupture patients, the AUC of sPCA in predicting the rupture risk of ACL was 0.74, with the cut-off value of 2.72°, the sensitivity of 84%, and the specificity of 69%. When sPCA was more than 2.72°, it was significantly associated with an increased risk of non-contact ACL rupture ( OR=11.88, 95% CI 4.08, 33.49). Conclusions:The sPCA is significantly increased in patients with non-contact ACL rupture. However, increased sPCA is not associated with ALL injury and not significantly increased in female patients compared with male patients. When sPCA is more than 2.7°, the risk of non-contact ACL rupture is significantly increased.
5.Dose evaluation of adaptive radiotherapy using high-field MR-Linac systems for head and neck cancers
Shouliang DING ; Hongdong LIU ; Bin WANG ; Yongbao LI ; Biaoshui LIU ; Yunfei XIA ; Xiaoyan HUANG ; Dehua WU
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2021;41(7):499-503
Objective:To investigate the feasibilityof the adaptive radiotherapy using high-field MR-Linac systems for head neck cancers and perform the evaluation of target coverage and dose criteria.Methods:This study investigated 128 treatment plans of six patients who were treated on 1.5T MR-Linacsystems in Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center in 2019, compared the differences in target coverage and dose criteria between the dose accumulation in the adaptive radiotherapy using MR-Linac systems and the reference plans, and evaluated the target coverage and dose criteria of each fraction of adaptive plan based on daily MRI anatomy.Results:There was no significant change in the target coverage and dose criteria for each treatment fraction(<1%). However, the change of lens dose was significant (maximum 98%). In addition, the result showed that there was no significant difference in target coverage and dose criteria between the dose accumulation in adaptive radiotherapy using MR-Linac systems and reference plans.In contrast, the average dose to lens was increased by 31.7%.Conclusions:It is feasible to perform adaptive radiotherapy using 1.5T MR-Linacsystems for head neck cancers according tothe evaluation of target coverage and dose criteria. Additionally, since the actual dose tolens was quite different from the reference plan, the lens exposure should be considered in clinical practice.
6.Establishment of an auxiliary diagnosis system of newborn screening for inherited metabolic diseases based on artificial intelligence technology and a clinical trial
Rulai YANG ; Yanling YANG ; Ting WANG ; Weize XU ; Gang YU ; Jianbin YANG ; Qiaoling SUN ; Maosheng GU ; Haibo LI ; Dehua ZHAO ; Juying PEI ; Tao JIANG ; Jun HE ; Hui ZOU ; Xinmei MAO ; Guoxing GENG ; Rong QIANG ; Guoli TIAN ; Yan WANG ; Hongwei WEI ; Xiaogang ZHANG ; Hua WANG ; Yaping TIAN ; Lin ZOU ; Yuanyuan KONG ; Yuxia ZHOU ; Mingcai OU ; Zerong YAO ; Yulin ZHOU ; Wenbin ZHU ; Yonglan HUANG ; Yuhong WANG ; Cidan HUANG ; Ying TAN ; Long LI ; Qing SHANG ; Hong ZHENG ; Shaolei LYU ; Wenjun WANG ; Yan YAO ; Jing LE ; Qiang SHU
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2021;59(4):286-293
Objective:To establish a disease risk prediction model for the newborn screening system of inherited metabolic diseases by artificial intelligence technology.Methods:This was a retrospectively study. Newborn screening data ( n=5 907 547) from February 2010 to May 2019 from 31 hospitals in China and verified data ( n=3 028) from 34 hospitals of the same period were collected to establish the artificial intelligence model for the prediction of inherited metabolic diseases in neonates. The validity of the artificial intelligence disease risk prediction model was verified by 360 814 newborns ' screening data from January 2018 to September 2018 through a single-blind experiment. The effectiveness of the artificial intelligence disease risk prediction model was verified by comparing the detection rate of clinically confirmed cases, the positive rate of initial screening and the positive predictive value between the clinicians and the artificial intelligence prediction model of inherited metabolic diseases. Results:A total of 3 665 697 newborns ' screening data were collected including 3 019 cases ' positive data to establish the 16 artificial intelligence models for 32 inherited metabolic diseases. The single-blind experiment ( n=360 814) showed that 45 clinically diagnosed infants were detected by both artificial intelligence model and clinicians. A total of 2 684 cases were positive in tandem mass spectrometry screening and 1 694 cases were with high risk in artificial intelligence prediction model of inherited metabolic diseases, with the positive rates of tandem 0.74% (2 684/360 814)and 0.46% (1 694/360 814), respectively. Compared to clinicians, the positive rate of newborns was reduced by 36.89% (990/2 684) after the application of the artificial intelligence model, and the positive predictive values of clinicians and artificial intelligence prediction model of inherited metabolic diseases were 1.68% (45/2 684) and 2.66% (45/1 694) respectively. Conclusion:An accurate, fast, and the lower false positive rate auxiliary diagnosis system for neonatal inherited metabolic diseases by artificial intelligence technology has been established, which may have an important clinical value.
7.A multicenter study on the establishment and validation of autoverification rules for coagulation tests
Linlin QU ; Jun WU ; Wei WU ; Beili WANG ; Xiangyi LIU ; Hong JIANG ; Xunbei HUANG ; Dagan YANG ; Yongzhe LI ; Yandan DU ; Wei GUO ; Dehua SUN ; Yuming WANG ; Wei MA ; Mingqing ZHU ; Xian WANG ; Hong SUI ; Weiling SHOU ; Qiang LI ; Lin CHI ; Shuang LI ; Xiaolu LIU ; Zhuo WANG ; Jun CAO ; Chunxi BAO ; Yongquan XIA ; Hui CAO ; Beiying AN ; Fuyu GUO ; Houmei FENG ; Yan YAN ; Guangri HUANG ; Wei XU
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2020;43(8):802-811
Objective:To establish autoverification rules for coagulation tests in multicenter cooperative units, in order to reduce workload for manual review of suspected results and shorten turnaround time (TAT) of test reports, while ensure the accuracy of results.Methods:A total of 14 394 blood samples were collected from fourteen hospitals during December 2019 to March 2020. These samples included: Rules Establishment Group 11 230 cases, including 1 182 cases for Delta check rules; Rules Validation Group 3 164 cases, including 487cases for Delta check; Clinical Application Trial Group 77 269 cases. Samples were analyzed for coagulation tests using Sysmex CS series automatic coagulation analyzers, and the clinical information, instrument parameters, test results, clinical diagnosis, medication history of anticoagulant and other relative results such as HCT, TG, TBIL, DBIL were summarized; on the basis of historical data, the 2.5 and 97.5 percentile of all data arranged from low to high were initially accumulated; on the basis of clinical suggestions, critical values and specific drug use as well as relative guidelines, autoverification rules and limits were established.The rules were then input into middleware, in which Stage I/Stage II validation was done. Positive coincidence, negative coincidence, false negative, false positive, autoverification pass rate, passing accuracy (coincidence of autoverification and manual verification) were calculated. Autoverification rules underwent trial application in coagulation results reports.Results:(1) The autoverification algorisms involve 33 rules regarding PT/INR, APTT, FBG, D-dimer, FDP,Delta check, reaction curve and sample abnormalities; (2)Autoverification Establishment Group showed autoverification pass rate was 68.42% (7 684/11 230), the false negative rate was 0%(0/11230), coincidence of autoverification and manual verification was 98.51%(11 063/11 230), in which positive coincidence and negative coincidence were respectively 30.09% (3 379/11 230) and 68.42%(7 684/11 230); Autoverification Validation Group showed autoverification pass rate was 60.37%(1 910/3 164), the false negative rate was 0%(0/11 230), coincidence of autoverification and manual verification was 97.79%(3 094/3 164), in which positive coincidence and negative coincidence were respectively 37.42%(1 184/3 164) and 60.37%(1 910/3 164); (3) Trialed implementation of these autoverification rules on 77 269 coagulation samples showed that the average TAT shortened by 8.5 min-83.1 min.Conclusions:This study established 33 autoverification rules in coagulation tests. Validation showedthese rules could ensure test quality while shortening TAT and lighten manual workload.
8.Diagnosis and treatment of urethral mucosa prolapse in female children
Fan YANG ; Yiding SHEN ; Chang TAO ; Guangjie CHEN ; Dehua WU ; Yong HUANG ; Zheming XU ; Daxing TANG
Chinese Journal of Urology 2019;40(8):611-614
Objective To review the clinical characteristics of urethral prolapse in female children and summarize our experience of treatment.Methods A retrospective analysis of the clinical characteristics of 102 patients with urethral prolapse from January 2007 to December 2017 was conducted at The Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine.The age of the patients ranged from 8-156 months with an median of 80 months.The presenting symptoms in the 102 girls were:bleeding in 57 patients (55.9%),mass in 31 patients (30.4%),and dysuria/urinary frequency,urgent and pain in 14 patients (13.4%).In all,58 patients were managed conservatively with Sitz baths as their masses were small,39 underwent prolapse reduction under topical anesthesia and Sitz baths because their mass were large,and 5 patients were treated by excision of the prolapsed urethral mucosa with four-quadrant excisional technique because thrombosed urethral prolapse at first visit.Results A total of 89 patients were cured after conservative treatment (87.3%),8 patients were converted to surgical treatment because frequent recurrence with conservative treatment.No urethral stricture,active hemorrhage and recurrent were found in 13 patients after operation.Conclusions The most common clinical manifestations of urethral prolapse are urethral mass and bleeding.Most patients can be cured by conservative treatment.The patients whose symptoms were severe or suffered from frequent recurrence of urethral prolapse should be managed with surgical excision.
9.Replacing a smaller-size catheter after tubularized incised plate urethroplasty may decrease postoperative urethral complications
Wei RU ; Daxing TANG ; Dehua WU ; Yong HUANG ; Chang TAO ; Guangjie CHEN ; Xiaohao WANG ; Lei GAO ; Yiding SHEN ; Jia WEI
Chinese Journal of Urology 2019;40(3):220-223
Objective To investigate the effect of replacing a smaller-size catheter after tubularized incised plate (TIP) urethroplasty on postoperative urethral complications.Methods The data of 116 hypospadias patients underwent TIP urethroplasty performed by the same urologist in our hospital from January 2014 to December 2017 were retrospectively analyzed.The age of patients ranged from 0.5-15.4 years,with the median age of 1.5 years.Meatal location was distal in 47 (39.5%),midshaft in 62 (52.1%) and proximal in 10(8.4%) patients.Unhealthy urethral plate occurred in 49 (42.2%) patients.F8 catheter was used for urethroplasty in 92 (79.3 %) patients,F10 in 17 (14.7%),and F12 in 7 (6.0%).According to the pattern of urinary diversion,patients were divided into two groups.Conventional catheter group in 56 patients (group A):the catheter was chosen in as large size as possible for urethroplasty without tension.Replace a smaller-size catheter group in 60 patients (group B):replace a smaller-size catheter after urethroplasty on the basis of group A.There were no statistically significant differences in age,meatal location and catheter size between the two groups (P > 0.05).Results The mean follow up was 23 months (range 6-66 months).There were 73(62.9%) cases of orifice overflow during indwelling catheterization.There were 5 (4.3%) patients needed further reoperation result from postoperative urethral complications,including 4 cases of fistula and 1 case of meatal stenosis.The process of replacing a smaller-size catheter after urethroplasty in group B was simple and without adverse reactions.There were 15 (26.8%) cases of orifice overflow in group A and 58 (96.7%) in group B.There were statistically significant differences in orifice overflow between the two groups (P < 0.05).There were 5 (8.9%) cases of postoperative urethral complications in group A and 0 case in group B.There were statistically significant differences in postoperative urethral complications (P < 0.05).Conclusions The process of replacing a smaller-size catheter after TIP urethroplasty in was simple and subsequently contributed to less postoperative urethral complications.The results of replacing a smaller-size catheter after TIP urethroplasty were superior to that of no replacing conventionally.
10.Clinical analysis of 30 cases of cutaneous adverse reactions to tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Huiling ZHU ; Xiping CHENG ; Weining HUANG ; Xia WANG ; Liuyan WEN ; Hui FAN ; Yangbing ZHANG ; Dehua ZHANG ; Jiaxi HE ; Chunping XIONG ; Jiande HAN
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2018;51(2):101-105
Objective To investigate the clinical features of cutaneous adverse reactions to tyrosine kinase inhibitors.Methods Thirty patients with cutaneous adverse reactions to tyrosine kinase inhibitors were enrolled from the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University between January 2015 and December 2016,and their laboratory test results,histopathological findings and treatment response data were collected and analyzed retrospectively.Results Of the 30 patients,15 presented with acneiform eruptions,10 with eczematoid eruptions,2 with morbilliform rashes,1 with telangiectasia,1 with hand-foot skin reaction,9 with xerosis,7 with nail changes and 4 with hair changes.A patient with grade 4 acneiform eruptions showed a markedly elevated alanine transaminase (ALT) level (315 U/L).Mild ALT abnormalities (48.5-88.1 U/L) were found in 3 patients with grade 3 acneiform eruptions,1 with grade 2 acneiform eruptions,1 with grade 1 acneiform eruptions and 1 with eczematoid eruptions complicated by fever.Two patients with eczematoid eruptions and 1 with morbilliform rashes showed elevated proportions of peripheral blood eosinophils (0.057-0.303).Pathological changes of the acneiform eruptions included hyperkeratosis and dilation of hair follicles and neutrophilic infiltration.Pathological manifestations of eczematoid eruptions included different degrees of spongiosis,thickened spinous layer,irregular elongation of rete ridges and liquefaction degeneration of basal cells in the epidermis,and perivascular infiltration of lymphocytes and eosinophils in the superficial dermis.Patients with grade 1-3 acneiform eruptions received oral minocycline for 6 weeks,skin lesions gradually regressed,but relapse occurred after the withdrawal.After withdrawal of targeted antineoplastic agents and 2-week treatment with systemic glucocorticoids,skin lesions gradually regressed in patients with grade 4 acneiform eruptions,those with eczematoid eruptions complicated by fever,and those with morbilliform rashes.Skin rashes also resolved in patients with mild morbilliform rashes and those with mild eczematoid eruptions after 2 weeks of treatment with antianaphylactic agents and topical glucocorticoids.Oral antibiotics were effective for the treatment of periungual erythematous swelling or granulomas.Conclusion Tyrosine kinase inhibitor-related cutaneous adverse reactions include a constellation of disorders,and hepatic function can be impaired.

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