Postoperative infection of internal fixation of closed fractures the lower limbs in adults represents a devastating complication, characterized by diagnostic challenges, prolonged treatment duration and high disability rates. Current management of these infections faces multiple challenges, such as difficulties in early accurate diagnosis, and various controversies about the treatment plan, leading to poor overall diagnosis and treatment results. To address these issues, based on evidence-based medicine and principles with emphasis on scientific rigor, clinical applicability and innovation, the Trauma Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, Orthopedic Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association, Orthopedics Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, and Trauma Orthopedics and Polytrauma Group of the Resuscitation and Emergency Committee of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association have collaboratively organized a panel of relevant experts to develop the Guideline for diagnosis and treatment of infection after internal fixation of closed lower limb fractures in adults ( version 2025). The guideline proposed 10 recommendations, aiming to provide a foundation for standardized diagnosis and treatment of postoperative infection in adults with closed lower limb fractures.

Mental health inequality is a major manifestation of health inequality in the psychological dimension,and it has become a realistic problem to challenge common social progress.The aim of this study is to review the domestic and international research on the measurement and decomposition of mental health inequality.The authors mainly discussed 3 aspects:socio-economic and demographic inequalities in mental health,and the impact of acute major infectious diseases on mental health inequality.They also summarized the commonly used indicators and research methods.This paper reviews the selection of data indicators,research subjects,and research perspectives,so as to provide evidence for further research on mental health inequality in China.

Objective To investigate the associations between unilateral or bilateral hearing loss and 12 chronic diseases as well as multimorbidity among the oldest old in China,and to identify disparities in these associations of left-and right-side hearing loss with chronic diseases.Methods Totally 7 437 people aged ≥80 years old were selected from the Chinese Longitudinal Health and Longevity Survey(CLHLS)2018 cross-sectional data.With 12 chronic diseases and multimorbidity as outcome variables,the hearing loss as explanatory variable,socio-demographic characteristics,family factors,and lifestyle as covariates,the correlations of unilateral(left-or right-side)and bilateral hearing loss with chronic diseases and multimorbidity were analyzed using multivariate logistic regression model,and the trend analyses were carried out.Results There were 205(2.76％),227(3.05％)and 3 598(48.38％)old people with left-side,right-side and bilateral hearing loss,respectively.After adjusting for confounders,the oldest old with left-sided or bilateral hearing loss had a greater risk of multimorbidity compared with those with normal hearing function,with odds ratio(95％confidence interval)of 2.14(1.58-2.90)and 1.27(1.13-1.43),respectively,while no association between right-sided hearing loss and multimorbidity was observed(P＞0.05).Trend analysis showed that the risk of multimorbidity increased with hearing loss from none to unilateral and then to bilateral(P＜0.001).Conclusion Hearing loss may be related to the increased risk of multimorbidity in the oldest old,and the risk of those with bilateral hearing loss is higher.More attention should be paid to the prevention and treatment of hearing loss in the oldest old.

Postoperative infection of internal fixation of closed fractures the lower limbs in adults represents a devastating complication, characterized by diagnostic challenges, prolonged treatment duration and high disability rates. Current management of these infections faces multiple challenges, such as difficulties in early accurate diagnosis, and various controversies about the treatment plan, leading to poor overall diagnosis and treatment results. To address these issues, based on evidence-based medicine and principles with emphasis on scientific rigor, clinical applicability and innovation, the Trauma Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, Orthopedic Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association, Orthopedics Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, and Trauma Orthopedics and Polytrauma Group of the Resuscitation and Emergency Committee of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association have collaboratively organized a panel of relevant experts to develop the Guideline for diagnosis and treatment of infection after internal fixation of closed lower limb fractures in adults ( version 2025). The guideline proposed 10 recommendations, aiming to provide a foundation for standardized diagnosis and treatment of postoperative infection in adults with closed lower limb fractures.

Objective:To investigate the expression characteristics of mucin 5B (MUC5B) protein and programmed cell death factor 4 (PDCD4) protein in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), and to construct a nomogram model for prognosis prediction.Methods:Clinical data of 100 patients who underwent radical surgical resection and were diagnosed as ICC by postoperative pathology from September 2009 to September 2020 in the Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University were retrospectively selected, including 46 males and 54 females, aged (56.9±12.2) years old. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of MUC5B and PDCD4 protein in 100 cases of ICC and corresponding adjacent tissues respectively, and the relationship between them and clinicopathological factors of ICC patients was analyzed. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis were performed to analyze the influencing factors on postoperative prognosis of ICC patients. The nomogram model was constructed using rms package and performed internal verification.Results:The positive expression rate of MUC5B protein in ICC was 76.0% (76/100), which was higher than that in para-cancer tissues 27.0%(27/100), and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2=11.33, P=0.015). While the positive expression rate of PDCD4 protein in ICC was 21.0%(21/100), which was lower than that in normal tissues 73.0% (73/100), and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2=15.57, P=0.007). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that ICC patients with carbohydrate antigen 19-9>37 kU/L, tumor length>5 cm, tumor TNM stage Ⅱ/Ⅲ, tumor medium/low differentiation, MUC5B positive expression, and PDCD4 negative expression had a high risk of short survival after resection (all P<0.05). The nomogram model was constructed based on the above indicators, and the C-index was 0.801. The postoperative survival calibration curve showed that the high predictive survival fit of the nomogram model, and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.862. Conclusions:Positive expression of MUC5B protein and negative expression of PDCD4 protein in ICC tissue suggest poor prognosis of ICC patients. The nomogram model constructed on the basis of MUC5B and PDCD4 protein is well distinguished and has ideal predictive efficacy.

Objective To investigate the curative effect of early hemoperfusion(HP)in treating patients with sepsis.Methods Early stage sepsis patients admitted to the First People's Hospital of Nanyang City Affiliated to Henan University from January 2020 to December 2022 were selected as the research subjects.These patients were randomly divided into experimental group(62 patients)and control group(31 patients).Early bundle therapy combined with continuous renal replacement therapy(CRRT)were used in both groups as the standard treatment,but only the standard treatment was used in control group.Based on the treatment of control group,the patients in experimental group were treated with HP,the"2-2-1"plan(on the first and second days,connecting resin HP device HA380 in series every 12 hours,and connecting one perfusion device in series on the third day)was applied.The white blood cell count(WBC),C-reactive protein(CRP),procalcitonin(PCT),tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α),interleukins(IL-6,IL-10),the hemodynamic indicators(systolic blood pressure,diastolic blood pressure),lactic acid(Lac),sequential organ failure assessment(SOFA),acute physiology and chronic health evaluationⅡ(APACHEⅡ),and the difference in intensive care unit(ICU)hospitalization time of the patients before admission and after 3 day treatment were compared between the two groups.The Kaplan-Meier method was used to draw survival curves and the difference in 28-day survival rates was compared between the two groups.Results After 3 days of treatment,the inflammatory indexes TNF-α,IL-6,IL-10,PCT,CRP,WBC and SOFA score,APACHEⅡscore,Lac in the experimental group all decreased significantly(all P<0.05).In the control group,only the PCT and CRP indexes significantly decreased compared with those before treatment(both P<0.05).Compared with the control group,the difference before and after the change of PCT,CRP,IL-6,IL-10 and SOFA score,APACHEⅡscore,Lac in the experimental group were significant[PCT(μg/L):12.31(6.95,42.69)vs.3.84(1.06,14.47),CRP(mg/L):78.69±64.60 vs.31.49±81.14,IL-6(ng/L):1 357.20(243.96,7 205.50)vs.110.00(-1 749.00,1 377.00),IL-10(ng/L):36.87(5.43,1 218.80)vs.2.67(-11.00,22.79),SOFA score:5(3,7)vs.1(-3,6),APACHEⅡscore:8(5,11)vs.5(-2,7),Lac(mmol/L):3.93±2.89 vs.2.42±2.89,all P<0.05].The clearance rate of inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and IL-10 in the experimental group was higher than that in the control group(IL-6:F=17.93,P<0.001,IL-10:F=6.62,P=0.012).The Kaplan-Meier curve showed the 28-day survival rate of the experimental group was higher than that of the control group(79.03%vs.58.06%),the differences were statistically significant(Log-Rank test:χ2=4.706,P=0.030).Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that no HP treatment,Lac level before treatment and high APACHEⅡ score were risk factors for death Conclusion HP in the early interventional treatment of sepsis can reduce the levels of inflammatory cytokines and control the inflammatory storm.The HP"2-2-1"treatment frequency can effectively improve the prognosis of septic patients and increase their survival rate.

With the increasing proportion of human papilloma virus(HPV)infection in the pathogenic factors of oro-pharyngeal cancer,a series of changes have occurred in the surgical treatment.While the treatment mode has been im-proved,there are still many problems,including the inconsistency between diagnosis and treatment modes,the lack of popularization of reconstruction technology,the imperfect post-treatment rehabilitation system,and the lack of effective preventive measures.Especially in terms of treatment mode for early oropharyngeal cancer,there is no unified conclu-sion whether it is surgery alone or radiotherapy alone,and whether robotic minimally invasive surgery has better func-tional protection than radiotherapy.For advanced oropharyngeal cancer,there is greater controversy over the treatment mode.It is still unclear whether to adopt a non-surgical treatment mode of synchronous chemoradiotherapy or induction chemotherapy combined with synchronous chemoradiotherapy,or a treatment mode of surgery combined with postopera-tive chemoradiotherapy.In order to standardize the surgical treatment of oropharyngeal cancer in China and clarify the indications for surgical treatment of oropharyngeal cancer,this expert consensus,based on the characteristics and treat-ment status of oropharyngeal cancer in China and combined with the international latest theories and practices,forms consensus opinions in multiple aspects of preoperative evaluation,surgical indication determination,primary tumor re-section,neck lymph node dissection,postoperative defect repair,postoperative complication management prognosis and follow-up of oropharyngeal cancer patients.The key points include:① Before the treatment of oropharyngeal cancer,the expression of P16 protein should be detected to clarify HPV status;② Perform enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of the maxillofacial region before surgery to evaluate the invasion of oropharyngeal cancer and guide precise surgical resec-tion of oropharyngeal cancer.Evaluating mouth opening and airway status is crucial for surgical approach decisions and postoperative risk prediction;③ For oropharyngeal cancer patients who have to undergo major surgery and cannot eat for one to two months,it is recommended to undergo percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy before surgery to effectively improve their nutritional intake during treatment;④ Early-stage oropharyngeal cancer patients may opt for either sur-gery alone or radiation therapy alone.For intermediate and advanced stages,HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer general-ly prioritizes radiation therapy,with concurrent chemotherapy considered based on tumor staging.Surgical treatment is recommended as the first choice for HPV unrelated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma(including primary and re-current)and recurrent HPV related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma after radiotherapy and chemotherapy;⑤ For primary exogenous T1-2 oropharyngeal cancer,direct surgery through the oral approach or da Vinci robotic sur-gery is preferred.For T3-4 patients with advanced oropharyngeal cancer,it is recommended to use temporary mandibu-lectomy approach and lateral pharyngotomy approach for surgery as appropriate;⑥ For cT1-2N0 oropharyngeal cancer patients with tumor invasion depth＞3 mm and cT3-4N0 HPV unrelated oropharyngeal cancer patients,selective neck dissection of levels ⅠB to Ⅳ is recommended.For cN+HPV unrelated oropharyngeal cancer patients,therapeutic neck dissection in regions Ⅰ-Ⅴ is advised;⑦ If PET-CT scan at 12 or more weeks after completion of radiation shows intense FDG uptake in any node,or imaging suggests continuous enlargement of lymph nodes,the patient should undergo neck dissection;⑧ For patients with suspected extracapsular invasion preoperatively,lymph node dissection should include removal of surrounding muscle and adipose connective tissue;⑨ The reconstruction of oropharyngeal cancer defects should follow the principle of reconstruction steps,with priority given to adjacent flaps,followed by distal pedicled flaps,and finally free flaps.The anterolateral thigh flap with abundant tissue can be used as the preferred flap for large-scale postoperative defects.

Objective:To investigate the expression of nuclear matrix protein 4 (NMP4) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and its relationship with clinicopathological features and survival prognosis of patients.Methods:The clinical data of 100 HCC patients who were treated with radical resection of liver cancer in the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University from July 1, 2014 to July 1, 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 63 males and 37 females, aged (58.5±10.4) years old. Immunohistochemical method was used to detect the expression of NMP4 protein in HCC cancer tissue and the corresponding adjacent normal tissue. According to the expression of NMP4 in HCC tissues, 100 patients were divided into two groups: the NMP4-positive expression group ( n=62) and the NMP4-negative expression group ( n=32). Univariate analysis was performed on the relationship between NMP4 expression and clinical pathological features as well as overall survival of HCC patients. Cox multivariate analysis was performed on the factors influencing postoperative prognosis of HCC patients. Results:Immunohistochemistry results showed that NMP4 was primarily expressed in the nucleus, the positive expression rate of NMP4 in HCC tissues was higher than that in adjacent non-cancerous tissues [62.0% (62/100) vs. 8.0%(8/100)], and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2=2.12, P=0.003). Univariate analysis revealed that the overall survival of HCC patients was correlated with the degree of tumor differentiation, tumor length, BCLC stage, number of tumor foci, vascular tumor thrombus and expression of NMP4 (all P<0.05). Cox multivariate analysis revealed that low differentiation, high BCLC stage (stage C), number of tumor foci (≥3), and positive expression of NMP4 were independent risk factors affecting postoperative survival and recurrence-free survival of HCC patients. The median overall survival and median recurrence-free survival of HCC patients in the NMP4-positive expression group were 22.3 months and 11.5 months, respectively. In contrast, that in the NMP4-negative expression group were 40.6 months and 19.4 months, respectively. The cumulative survival rate and recurrence-free survival rate of HCC patients in the NMP4-positive expression group were lower than those in the NMP4-negative expression group, and the differences were statistically significant (both P<0.05). Conclusion:Positive NMP4 expression was closely correlated with malignant biological progression and poor prognosis of HCC patients.

Objective To investigate the curative effect of early hemoperfusion(HP)in treating patients with sepsis.Methods Early stage sepsis patients admitted to the First People's Hospital of Nanyang City Affiliated to Henan University from January 2020 to December 2022 were selected as the research subjects.These patients were randomly divided into experimental group(62 patients)and control group(31 patients).Early bundle therapy combined with continuous renal replacement therapy(CRRT)were used in both groups as the standard treatment,but only the standard treatment was used in control group.Based on the treatment of control group,the patients in experimental group were treated with HP,the"2-2-1"plan(on the first and second days,connecting resin HP device HA380 in series every 12 hours,and connecting one perfusion device in series on the third day)was applied.The white blood cell count(WBC),C-reactive protein(CRP),procalcitonin(PCT),tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α),interleukins(IL-6,IL-10),the hemodynamic indicators(systolic blood pressure,diastolic blood pressure),lactic acid(Lac),sequential organ failure assessment(SOFA),acute physiology and chronic health evaluationⅡ(APACHEⅡ),and the difference in intensive care unit(ICU)hospitalization time of the patients before admission and after 3 day treatment were compared between the two groups.The Kaplan-Meier method was used to draw survival curves and the difference in 28-day survival rates was compared between the two groups.Results After 3 days of treatment,the inflammatory indexes TNF-α,IL-6,IL-10,PCT,CRP,WBC and SOFA score,APACHEⅡscore,Lac in the experimental group all decreased significantly(all P<0.05).In the control group,only the PCT and CRP indexes significantly decreased compared with those before treatment(both P<0.05).Compared with the control group,the difference before and after the change of PCT,CRP,IL-6,IL-10 and SOFA score,APACHEⅡscore,Lac in the experimental group were significant[PCT(μg/L):12.31(6.95,42.69)vs.3.84(1.06,14.47),CRP(mg/L):78.69±64.60 vs.31.49±81.14,IL-6(ng/L):1 357.20(243.96,7 205.50)vs.110.00(-1 749.00,1 377.00),IL-10(ng/L):36.87(5.43,1 218.80)vs.2.67(-11.00,22.79),SOFA score:5(3,7)vs.1(-3,6),APACHEⅡscore:8(5,11)vs.5(-2,7),Lac(mmol/L):3.93±2.89 vs.2.42±2.89,all P<0.05].The clearance rate of inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and IL-10 in the experimental group was higher than that in the control group(IL-6:F=17.93,P<0.001,IL-10:F=6.62,P=0.012).The Kaplan-Meier curve showed the 28-day survival rate of the experimental group was higher than that of the control group(79.03%vs.58.06%),the differences were statistically significant(Log-Rank test:χ2=4.706,P=0.030).Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that no HP treatment,Lac level before treatment and high APACHEⅡ score were risk factors for death Conclusion HP in the early interventional treatment of sepsis can reduce the levels of inflammatory cytokines and control the inflammatory storm.The HP"2-2-1"treatment frequency can effectively improve the prognosis of septic patients and increase their survival rate.

Objectives:To verify the reliability and validity of the frailty assessment scale for elderly patients with inguinal hernia and to evaluate the value of its clinical application.Methods:A convenience sampling method was used to collect 129 geriatric patients who underwent inguinal hernia surgery from January 2018 to January 2023 in nine hospitals in Liaoning Province. There were 120 males and 9 females, of whom 89 patients were 60 to <75 years old, 33 patients were 75 to <85 years old and 7 patients were ≥85 years old. The 129 patients included 11 elderly patients with inguinal hernia who had recovered from preoperative infection with COVID-19. Statistical methods such as Cronbach′s coefficient, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test, Bartlett′s test, Pearson′s correlation analysis, etc. were calculated to verify the reliability indexes such as feasibility, content validity, structural validity, criterion-related validity, internal consistency reliability, and re-test reliability. Taking the 5-item modified frailty index (5-mFI) as the gold standard, the area under the curve was used to analyze the ability of the two scales to predict the occurrence of postoperative acute urinary retention, postoperative delirium, poor incision healing, operative hematoma seroma, and postoperative complications.Results:The frailty assessment scale for elderly patients with inguinal hernia showed good reliability and validity (valid completion rate of 99.2%; item content validity index of 1.000, and the scale content validity index of 1.000; exploratory factor analysis extracted a total of 1 principal component, and factor loadings of each item of 0.565 to 0.873; the AUC for frailty diagnosis using 5-mFI as the gold standard of 0.795 ( P<0.01) Cronbach′s coefficient of 0.916, retest reliability coefficient of 0.926), it could effectively predict postoperative acute urinary retention, delirium, hematoma seroma in the operative area and total complications (AUC of 0.746, 0.870, 0.806, and 0.738, respectively; all P<0.05), and prediction efficiency was higher than that of 5-mFI (AUC of 0.694, 0.838, 0.626 and 0.641, P<0.05 for delirium only), but both scales were inaccurate in predicting poor incision healing (AUC of 0.519, P=0.913 for the frailty assessment scale and 0.455, P=0.791 for the 5-mFI). Conclusions:The frailty assessment scale for elderly patients with inguinal hernia is reliable and significantly predicts the occurrence of postoperative adverse events in elderly inguinal hernia patients. The scale can also be used for preoperative frailty assessment in elderly patients with inguinal hernia after rehabilitation from COVID-19 infection.