OBJECTIVE: To explore the rules of acupoint selection and compatibility of acupuncture and moxibustion in treatment of chronic cough using data mining. METHODS: The ancient and modern medical record cloud platform, and the databases, i.e. CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, EMbase, Web of Science and PubMed, were searched to screen the ancient and modern literature on acupuncture and moxibustion treatment of chronic cough. The prescription database was established for acupuncture and moxibustion treatment of chronic cough, and the analysis conducted on the frequency and use percentage in the aspects of intervention measures, acupoint selection, acupoint distribution, meridian tropism, special points and acupoint combination, as well as the association rules and clustering rules of acupoint selection. The subgroup analysis was performed in accordance with the etiology of chronic cough and intervention measures. RESULTS: A total of 106 articles were included and 158 prescriptions were extracted. The intervention measures were acupuncture, moxibustion, herbal medication and the combination of several measures. The high-frequency acupoints included Feishu (BL13), Zusanli (ST36), Dazhui (GV14), Pishu (BL20), Danzhong (CV17), Shenshu (BL23), Lieque (LU7), Dingchuan (EX-B1), Tiantu (CV22), and Fenglong (ST40). These acupoints are mainly distributed on the back, lumbar region, chest and abdomen. The involved meridians were bladder meridian of foot-taiyang, conception vessel, and lung meridian of hand-taiyin. The special points covered back-shu points, crossing points and five-shu point. Regarding the compatibility of acupoints, the combination of upper and lower points, and the combination of front and back points were predominant in treatment. The analysis of association rules found that the support of Feishu (BL13)→Zusanli (ST36) was the highest; the cluster analysis obtained 8 clusters of acupoints. The acupoint compatibility and overall rules were similar when cough variant asthma (CVA) or the mixed reasons were involved, and the local treatment approach was adopted if the etiology of disease was related to upper airway cough syndrome (UACS) and gastroesophageal reflux cough (GERC). The acupoint selection was similar among different intervention measures. When two kinds of measures were combined in treatment, Feishu (BL13), Pishu (BL20) and Zusanli (ST36) were the most common. CONCLUSION In treatment with acupuncture and moxibustion for chronic cough, the acupoints are selected on the affected local area, depending on syndrome differentiation, and focusing on back-shu points. The main acupoints are Feishu (BL13), Zusanli (ST36), Dazhui (GV14), Pishu (BL20), Danzhong (CV17) and Shenshu (BL23). The combined therapy is dominant with acupuncture, moxibustion and herbal medicine involved.
Acupuncture Points ; Moxibustion/history* ; Humans ; Cough/history* ; Acupuncture Therapy/history* ; Chronic Disease/therapy* ; Data Mining ; History, Ancient ; Meridians ; Chronic Cough

Bone metastasis,as a common terminal event in patients with advanced malignant tumors,significantly impacts patients'quality of life and survival prognosis,posing a major clinical challenge in the field of oncology.With the deepening understanding of tumor biology,the treatment paradigm for bone metastasis has progressively shifted from traditional palliative care to precise targeted interventions.Currently,clinical treatment strategies have demonstrated diversified development,with various therapeutic approaches-including radiotherapy,immunotherapy,bone-modifying agents,and small-molecule targeted drugs—achieving notable clinical progress.However,existing treatment regimens still face challenges such as significant interindividual variability in efficacy,frequent drug resistance,and prominent adverse effects.This article systematically reviews the latest advances in precision therapy for bone metastasis,provides an in-depth analysis of the strengths and limitations of different treatment strategies,and offers perspectives on future research directions and therapeutic prospects,aiming to provide reference for optimizing clinical practice and promoting translational research.

Bone metastasis,as a common terminal event in patients with advanced malignant tumors,significantly impacts patients'quality of life and survival prognosis,posing a major clinical challenge in the field of oncology.With the deepening understanding of tumor biology,the treatment paradigm for bone metastasis has progressively shifted from traditional palliative care to precise targeted interventions.Currently,clinical treatment strategies have demonstrated diversified development,with various therapeutic approaches-including radiotherapy,immunotherapy,bone-modifying agents,and small-molecule targeted drugs—achieving notable clinical progress.However,existing treatment regimens still face challenges such as significant interindividual variability in efficacy,frequent drug resistance,and prominent adverse effects.This article systematically reviews the latest advances in precision therapy for bone metastasis,provides an in-depth analysis of the strengths and limitations of different treatment strategies,and offers perspectives on future research directions and therapeutic prospects,aiming to provide reference for optimizing clinical practice and promoting translational research.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)is a common clinical condition characterized by airflow limitation leading to dyspnea,cellular immunity plays an important role in the development of COPD.Acupuncture is effective in improving clinical symptoms and quality of life in COPD patients,and its therapeutic effects may be mediated through immune cells.Its therapeutic effect may be mediated by immune cells,and the mediating pathway may focus on regulating the proliferation and differentiation of immune cells,activating the efficiency of antigen presentation,immune-inflammatory response and related pathways,promoting the expression of anti-inflammatory factors,and then reducing the immune-inflammatory infiltration of lung tissues and systemic immune-inflammatory response to play a therapeutic role.This paper summarizes the pathways and mechanisms of acupuncture in the treatment of COPD through the regulation of cellular immunity,which provides certain ideas and references for the in-depth study of the immune mechanism of COPD by acupuncture.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)is a common clinical condition characterized by airflow limitation leading to dyspnea,cellular immunity plays an important role in the development of COPD.Acupuncture is effective in improving clinical symptoms and quality of life in COPD patients,and its therapeutic effects may be mediated through immune cells.Its therapeutic effect may be mediated by immune cells,and the mediating pathway may focus on regulating the proliferation and differentiation of immune cells,activating the efficiency of antigen presentation,immune-inflammatory response and related pathways,promoting the expression of anti-inflammatory factors,and then reducing the immune-inflammatory infiltration of lung tissues and systemic immune-inflammatory response to play a therapeutic role.This paper summarizes the pathways and mechanisms of acupuncture in the treatment of COPD through the regulation of cellular immunity,which provides certain ideas and references for the in-depth study of the immune mechanism of COPD by acupuncture.

Objective:To explore whether the action research on the pre-service training evaluation system of "Internet + TCM Nursing" guided by CIPP (context, input, process and product) and Kirkpatrick Model can improve the training effect of nursing staff under the background of internet and TCM nursing service.Methods:Taking 211 nurses of "Internet + TCM Nursing" in Guangdong Provincial Hospital of TCM from 2019 to 2020 as the research objects, action teams were made, and the data were collected and analyzed by various methods. According to the collected data, the action teams constructed the training scheme of "Internet + TCM Nursing", the compilation requirements of "internet + TCM Nursing", the case optimization scheme of "internet + TCM Nursing" process, and the evaluation model of "internet + TCM Nursing". After the training, the nurses' knowledge, skills and related attitudes, the general reaction and feelings to the training programs, and the evaluation of nurses' work performance by the competent leaders, medical staff and clients were compared by comparing their scores and issuing self-made questionnaires. SPSS 20.0 software was used for statistical analysis.Results:The results showed that the theoretical scores of nurses after training were (85.16±6.22) points, and the case assessment scores after training [(81.22±7.03) points] were higher than the previous theoretical scores [(61.23±12.90) points] and the case assessment scores [(59.54±14.41) points], with statistical significance ( P<0.001). The results of self-made questionnaire showed that there were significant differences in theoretical knowledge, skills and related attitudes among nurses after training ( P<0.001). In the process of training, there were statistically significant differences in training content, teacher training, training implementation and training guarantee at the end of training ( P<0.001). After training, there were significant differences in the evaluation of nurses' job performance by leaders in charge, medical staff and clients improved in knowledge and skills, professional ethics, working process and learning ability, and the improvement rate ( P<0.001). Conclusion:Action research is an effective research method to continuously improve nursing training. The optimization scheme of "internet + TCM Nursing" nurses based on CIPP and Kirkpatrick Model through action research can effectively improve the training effect.

Objective To study the optimal timing of preoperative injection of indocyanine green in laparoscopic liver tumor resection under indocyanine green fluorescent navigation to obtain the most satisfactory fluorescence imaging effects.Methods 60 patients with liver tumors who underwent laparoscopic hepatectomy from April 2017 to October 2018 were retrospectively studied on the intraoperative fluorescence imaging effects.A simple grading of the fluorescence imaging effects was developed.The ICG R15 and preoperative injection times of ICG were correlated with the intraoperative fluorescence imaging effects.Results Of 60 patients with liver tumors,59 patients underwent laparoscopic liver resection and one patient was converted to open surgery.The overall satisfaction rate of intraoperative fluorescence imaging was 73.4％ (44/60).In the patients with an ICG R15 rate ≤ 7％,it was easier to obtain good fluorescence imagings when the preoperative administration time was longer than 48 hours.Even when the preoperative administration time was longer than 5 days,satisfactory fluorescence imaging effect could still be obtained in these patients.In the patients with an ICG R15 rate ＞ 7％,intraoperative fluorescence imagings were unsatisfactory when the administration time was less than 6 days.Relative better imagings were obtained in these patients when the preoperative administration time was more than 6 days.Conclusions When the pre-operative ICG injection dose was not changed,the preoperative administration time should be adjusted according to the value of the ICG R15 to obtain better intraoperative fluorescence imaging effects of the liver tumors.The optimal timing needs to be further studied by a large case study.

Objective To introduce a new spinal surgery navigation system based on structured light scanning(structured light navigation system,SLNS),and to compare accuracy of pedicle screw placement using SLNS,CT based navigation system and free hand technique.Methods Thirty-two calf vertebral pedicles,40 and 32 were placed with pedicle screws using SLNS,CT navigation system,and free hand technique,respectively.The pedicle breakage ratio,transverse section angle (TSA),sagittal section angle (SSA),screw offset deviation of each screw were detected according to CT images.Results The pedicle breakage ratio of pedicle screws in SLNS group,CT navigation group and free hand group were 6%(2./32),5%(2/40),25%(8/32),respectively.The difference between each of the two navigation groups and free hand group were statistically significant regarding frequency of screw misplacement.The difference between the two navigation systems was not obvious.The average SSA error and TSA error in SLNS group were 2.58°±2.74° and 4.26°±5.20°.For CT navigation group,they were 2.95°±2.61° and 3.13°±-2.75°.There was no statistical difference between the two navigation methods for the SSA or TSA error.There was no statistical difference in offset deviation among SLNS group,CT navigation group and free hand group.Conclusion The SLNS is a new and practical navigation system,which has similar accuracy with CT navigation system.