OBJECTIVE: To explore the construction of a canine model of vascularized allogeneic spinal cord transplantation (vASCT) and preliminarily evaluate its therapeutic efficacy for spinal cord injury (SCI). METHODS: Sixteen female Beagle dogs aged 8-12 months were randomly selected, with 8 dogs serving as donors for the harvesting of spinal cord tissue with a vascular pedicle [dorsal intercostal artery (DIA) at the T₁₀ level and accompanying vein]. The remaining 8 dogs underwent a 1.5-cm-length spinal cord defect at the T₁₀ level, followed by transplantation of the donor spinal cord tissue for repair. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) was applied to both ends to spinal cord graft; then, using a random number table method, the dogs were divided into an experimental group (n=4) and a control group (n=4). The experimental group received immunosuppressive intervention with oral tacrolimus [0.1 mg/(kg∙d)] postoperatively, while the control group received no treatment. The operation time and ischemia-reperfusion time of two groups were recorded. The recovery of hind limb function was estimated by Olby score within 2 months after operation; the motor evoked potentials (MEP) was measured through neuroelectrophysiological examination, and the spinal cord integrity was observed through MRI. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in the operation time and ischemia-reperfusion time between the two groups (P>0.05). All dogs survived until the completion of the experiment. Within 2 months after operation, all dogs in the control group failed to regain the movement function of hind limbs, and Olby scores were all 0. In the experimental group, the movement and weight-bearing, as well as walking abilities of the hind limbs gradually recovered, and the Olby scores also showed a gradually increasing trend. There was a significant difference between the two groups from 3 to 8 weeks after operation (P<0.05). Neuroelectrophysiological examination indicated that the electrical signals of the experimental group passed through the transplanted area, and the latency was shortened compared to that at 1 month after operation (P<0.05), showing continuous improvement, but the amplitude did not show significant improvement (P>0.05). The control group was unable to detect any MEP changes after operation. MRI examination showed that the transplanted spinal cord in the experimental group survived and had good continuity with normal spinal cord tissue, while no relevant change was observed in the control group. CONCLUSION The vASCT model of dogs was successfully constructed. This surgical procedure can restore the continuity of the spinal cord. The combination of tacrolimus anti-immunity is a key factor for the success of transplantation.
Animals ; Dogs ; Female ; Spinal Cord/blood supply* ; Spinal Cord Injuries/surgery* ; Transplantation, Homologous ; Disease Models, Animal ; Recovery of Function ; Plastic Surgery Procedures/methods* ; Tacrolimus ; Immunosuppressive Agents

Non-neonatal tetanus is an acute, specific, toxic disease in patients over 28 days of age, characterized by continuous rigidity and paroxysmal spasms of the skeletal muscles throughout the body caused by the intrusion of Clostridium tetani through skin or mucosal membrane into the body and reproducing in anaerobic environments to produce exotoxins. The mortality rate of severe patients is close to 100% without medical intervention. Even with aggressive comprehensive treatment, the global mortality rate remains at 30%-50%, making it a potentially fatal disease. In order to standardize the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of non-neonatal tetanus, based on "Regulation for Diagnosis and Treatment of Non-neonatal Tetanus (2019 Edition)", experts have revised this regulation according to clinical practice and recent research progress in this field to guide medical institutions in the prevention and control of non-neonatal tetanus. This article interprets the key points and basis for updating the 2024 edition regulation to guide clinical implementation and application.

In 2022, WHO updated the classification and concept of adrenal cortical and medullary tumors. In terms of adrenal cortical tumors, the WHO classification further standardizes the nomenclature of nodular adrenal cortical disease and refines the pathological classification of primary aldosteronism. In terms of adrenal medullary tumors, the WHO classification unifies the concepts of pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma, and reclassifies various concepts, including paraganglioma-like neuroendocrine tumors. The new standards not only cover the clinical manifestations of the disease, but also include other multiple aspects such as the histological origin of the disease, immunohistochemical manifestations, physiological mechanisms of the disease, hereditary susceptibility and prognostic factors. This article intends to explore how to improve the diagnostic and therapeutic level of adrenal tumors.

In 2022, WHO updated the classification and concept of adrenal cortical and medullary tumors. In terms of adrenal cortical tumors, the WHO classification further standardizes the nomenclature of nodular adrenal cortical disease and refines the pathological classification of primary aldosteronism. In terms of adrenal medullary tumors, the WHO classification unifies the concepts of pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma, and reclassifies various concepts, including paraganglioma-like neuroendocrine tumors. The new standards not only cover the clinical manifestations of the disease, but also include other multiple aspects such as the histological origin of the disease, immunohistochemical manifestations, physiological mechanisms of the disease, hereditary susceptibility and prognostic factors. This article intends to explore how to improve the diagnostic and therapeutic level of adrenal tumors.

Objective To investigate the risk of diabetes mellitus in ABO blood type.Methods The da-ta of 1306397 healthy physical subjects in the Department of Health Management of the First Affiliated Hos-pital of Army Medical University from 2006 to 2018 were retrospectively analyzed,including gender,age, height,weight,blood glucose,blood lipid and ABO blood type.A total of 61296 subjects with both blood type and fasting blood glucose data were selected as the study population.Multivariable logistic regression was used to analyze the risk of diabetes in different ABO blood types.Results There were significant differences in gender,age and BMI distribution between the total population and the study population (P<0.05).The num-ber of patients with diabetes and prediabetes in the study population was 2649 (4.3％) and 3979 (6.5％),re-spectively.There were significant differences in the distribution of cholesterol,low-density lipoprotein choles-terol (LDL-C),diabetes and pre-diabetes among people with different blood types (P<0.05).Multivariate lo-gistic regression analysis showed that compared with type O blood,type A blood had an increased risk of dia-betes (OR=1.38,95％CI:1.02-1.86,P=0.04),while type B blood (OR=1.28,95％CI:0.93-1.77,P=0.13) and type AB blood (OR=1.33,95％CI:0.83-2.11,P=0.23) did not increase the risk of diabetes. Conclusion Early screening of type A blood population and preventive treatment and intervention can be used to reduce the incidence of diabetes.

Objective:To explore the influence of points system management on the career development of medical staff in health management discipline.Methods:Using a cross-sectional study design, medical staff in the health management discipline of tertiary hospitals in China were selected as the research objects from February 1 to March 1, 2024 through questionnaire star convenience sampling and snowball sampling, and their general information, performance appraisal satisfaction, professional identity, burnout, professional benefit, professional career management and other information were collected, and the correlation and influencing factors among them were explored. A total of 423 questionnaires were distributed, and 402 (95.0%) valid questionnaires were collected.Results:A total of 207 (51.5%) medical staff had job burnout, and 257 (63.9%) of them had medium or below level of professional identity. There were positive correlations among performance appraisal satisfaction, professional identity, career benefit and professional career management. There was a negative correlation between burnout and performance appraisal satisfaction ( r=-0.439), professional identity ( r=-0.356), career benefit ( r=-0.584), and professional career management ( r=-0.185) (all P<0.05). Higher age, working time, monthly income level, title level, position level, understanding of performance appraisal system, satisfaction with feedback results and application satisfaction were the protective factors of burnout, and under the points-based system, the scores of performance appraisal satisfaction, professional identity, career benefit, and professional career management were higher, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). A total of 310 medical staff (77.1%) believed that performance appraisal had a motivating effect on them. Conclusion:The performance appraisal of the point system has a good motivating effect on the medical staff of the health management discipline, and is closely related to professional identity, burnout, professional benefit, and professional career planning.

Objective:To investigate the clinical and pathological characteristics of adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) patients, and to analyze the correlation between clinical features and Ki-67 index.Methods:Retrospectively analyze the clinical data of ACC patients admitted into Peking Union Medical College Hospital from January 1984 to January 2024. Inclusion criteria: ①The patient underwent puncture or surgery, and was diagnosed as ACC; or those who had typical manifestations of adrenocortical multi-band disorders, extremely high FDG uptake in the adrenal area and distant metastasis, and the diagnosis of ACC was considered after multidisciplinary consultation in our hospital; ②The patient had undergone thoracic, abdominal and pelvic CT scan, and could determine the size of the tumor and whether metastasis occurred. Exclusion criteria: ①without pathological diagnosis of ACC or no diagnosis of ACC without multidisciplinary consultation in our hospital; ②no records of symptoms, signs, examinations and other information at the time of initial diagnosis. The baseline data (age, gender, tumor side, etc.), clinical manifestations, endocrine examination, imaging and pathological examination results of the patients were collected, and the relationship between the maximum tumor diameter, the stage of the European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumors (ENSAT), the functional status of the tumor, the maximum uptake value of 18F-FDG (SUVmax) and the Ki-67 index was analyzed. Results:A total of 164 patients were included in this study. There were 65 males and 99 females, with a male to female ratio of 1∶1.52. The median age at diagnosis was 48 (40, 58) years old. 71 tumors were located (43.29%) on the left side with 91 cases (55.49%) on the right side, and 2 cases (1.22%) on both sides. The median tumor diameter was 9 (7, 12) cm, of which 147 cases (147/158, 93.04%) were>5 cm. A total of 162 patients had ENSAT stages, including 9 stages Ⅰ(5.56%), 72 stage Ⅱ (44.44%), 51 stage Ⅲ (31.48%) and 30 stage Ⅳ(18.52%), respectively. Among the 154 cases with evaluable symptoms, 101 had no typical clinical manifestations and 53 patients had typical clinical manifestations. There were 41 cases (26.62%) of Cushing syndrome, 36 (23.38%) cases of abnormal sexual characteristics, and 19 cases (12.34%) of primary aldosteronism. 100 patients (64.94%) had abnormal endocrine examinations. The results of pathological examination showed 138 cases (90.20%) of traditional subtype, 13 cases (8.50%) of eosinophilic subtype, 1 case of mucinous type (0.65%) and 1 case of sarcomatoid ACC (0.65%). The detection rate of intravascular tumor thrombus was 14.63% (24/164), and the inferior vena cava and renal vein thrombus (10.37, 17/164) were the most common. The median Ki-67 index was 20% (10%, 40%), and 93.13% (122/131) had a Ki-67 index higher than 5%. The median Ki-67 index of ENSAT stage Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ and Ⅳ were 20%(10%, 35%), 15%(10%, 30%), 30%(20%, 60%), 30%(20%, 60%), respectively. Compared with stage Ⅱ, ENSAT stage Ⅲ ( P=0.0007) and stage Ⅳ ( P=0.0011) ACC had a higher Ki-67 index; there was no statistical correlation between Ki-67 index and tumor maximum diameter, SUVmax of the primary lesion, and functional status of tumor (all P>0.05). Conclusions:ACC has the characteristics of late staging upon initial diagnosis, low proportion of patients with typical symptoms, and low detection rate of intravascular tumor thrombus. ENSAT stage was correlated with the Ki-67 index. Compared with Stage Ⅱ, ENSAT stage Ⅲ and Ⅳ ACC had a higher Ki-67 index.

Objective:To investigate the impact of teacher-student language interaction behavior in the teaching quality of health management courses in lecture competitions by using the Flanders interaction analysis method.Methods:The Flanders interaction analysis model was used to collect and analyze the data on teacher-student interaction behavior of three teachers during the lecture competitions of health management courses, and the three teachers were analyzed in terms of behavior in classroom interaction, student reactions, and features of interaction mode.Results:During the lecture competition, it was found that region E in the FIAS matrix was positive and qualified, and the frequency ratio of positive and qualified to defective grids was much greater than 1 for the three teachers. The teaching methods of all three teachers could alleviate the tense atmosphere in the classroom, enhance interaction between teachers and students, and improve the learning effectiveness of students. The speech behaviors of Teacher C and Teacher S were 91.87% and 81.48%, respectively, which were higher than the norm, while the speech behaviors of Teacher Y was 52.63%, which was lower than the norm. The integrated teaching method was better than the teaching methods of case-based learning and problem-based learning and could better help students master health knowledge and skills, cultivate a healthy lifestyle, promote physical and mental health, and improve health literacy.Conclusions:By using the Flanders interaction analysis method, teachers can observe and analyze interactions with students, evaluate teaching effectiveness, and provide targeted feedback and improvement suggestions to improve teaching quality and the learning outcomes of students. At the same time, teachers and students can also understand their strengths and weaknesses through observation and analysis of interaction methods and make corresponding improvements to teaching methods and contents, so as to encourage students to actively participate in classroom interaction and improve learning effectiveness and student satisfaction.

Objective    To investigate the clinical safety and feasibility of thoracic sympathectomy in the treatment of palmar hyperhidrosis based on ambulatory surgery. Methods    A retrospective analysis of 74 patients who underwent thoracoscopic sympathectomy in the Department of Thoracic Surgery of the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province from January 2017 to April 2021 was performed, including 35 males and 39 females aged 12-38 (21.32±4.13) years. Patients were divided into two groups according to different treatments. There were 34 patients in a control group (adopting traditional surgery), and 40 patients in an observation group (adopting ambulatory surgery). The clinical effects of the two groups were compared. Results    No massive bleeding, conversion to thoracotomy, postoperative pneumo-thorax or severe pneumonia occured in all patients. Univariate analysis of intraoperative indexes showed that the two groups had no statistical difference in total hospitalization cost, operation time, anesthesia time or postoperative waiting time (P>0.05). The amount of intraoperative blood loss in the observation group was less than that in the control group (P<0.05). The time of postoperative out of bed and recovery of walking capacity and the incidence of electrolyte disturbance in the observation group were shorter or lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). There was no statistical difference in white blood count, neutrophils count or postoperative 24 h pulse oxygen saturation fluctuation peak between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion    Based on the optimized diagnosis and treatment model, thoraco-scopic sympathectomy with laryngeal mask airway which is performed during ambulatory surgery, is feasible and worth popularizing in thoracic surgery.

In order to further strengthen the training and management of clinical teachers, broaden the career development channels of clinical teachers, and truly stimulate their teaching enthusiasm and initiative, this study further classifies clinical teachers according to the principle of the Snell model, focuses on the training of educational clinicians, and explores the training mechanism of teaching talents in line with the actual development needs of hospitals affiliated to universities from the aspects of selection, training, incentive, and assessment. The results of practice show that related practices have a good effect, and the mean number of teaching achievements was 1.98 for the 56 educational physicians, which was 3.9 times that for non-educational physicians. The per capita teaching achievements of educational physicians tended to increase every year compared with those of non-educational physicians. The training path for educational physicians provides useful experience for the construction of clinical teaching team and the high-quality development of education and teaching, and at the same time, it is necessary to further strengthen the dynamic adjustment of talent echelon, the improvement of operating mechanism, and the introduction of new technology.