1.Clinical application of magnetic resonance imaging-guided radiation therapy in the treatment of pancreatic cancer
Yaxin LIU ; Min LIU ; Renchuan ZHENG ; Xin XIN ; Feng YANG ; Xi FENG ; Jie LI ; Xianliang WANG ; Lintao LI
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2024;33(4):371-377
At present, pancreatic cancer is a solid tumor with the worst prognosis. Compared with surgery and chemotherapy, radiotherapy plays an auxiliary role in the treatment of pancreatic cancer. In recent years, significant advances have been achieved in radiotherapy technology, which have been gradually applied in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer. In this article, the progress in radiation therapy in the treatment of pancreatic cancer was reviewed, especially the clinical application of magnetic resonance imaging-guided radiation therapy in the treatment of pancreatic cancer, aiming to deepen the understand of the progress in radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer, and providing reference for improving the survival rate of pancreatic cancer patients.
2.The mediating effect of newly graduated nurses'coping styles between personality traits and transitional shock
Lintao LIU ; Tong ZHOU ; Chaofeng LI ; Yi HUANG ; Yuwei WU ; Dan CHEN
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2024;59(20):2514-2521
Objective To explore the mediating effect of coping styles of newly graduated nurses between personality traits and transitional shock,aiming to provide references for managers to help new nurses reduce the level of transitional shock and smoothly go through the role transition period.Methods By convenience sampling,580 new nurses from 13 tertiary A hospitals in Guangzhou,Changsha,and Zhuzhou were surveyed from May to October 2023.A general information questionnaire,Eysenck Personality Questionnaire short form,Transition Shock of Newly Graduated Nurses Scale,and Brief Coping Style Scale were used for the survey.Structural equation modeling was employed to examine the mediating effect of newly graduated nurses'coping styles between personality traits and transitional shock.Results A total of 537 new nurses participated in the survey.Psychoticism and neuroticism were positively correlated with transformational shock and negative coping styles(P<0.01),but negatively correlated with positive coping styles(P<0.01).Extroversion was negatively correlated with transformational shock and negative coping style(P<0.0 1),but positively correlated with positive coping style(P<0.01).The results of the mediation effect analysis show that coping styles play a partial mediating role between personality traits and transformational shock.The mediating effects of coping styles on psychoticism,extraversion,and neuroticism are 0.095,-0.051,and 0.134,respectively,accounting for 43.18%,30.36%,and 32.29%of the total effect.Conclusion Coping styles of newly graduated nurses act as mediating variables between personality traits and transitional shock.Nursing managers should pay attention to cultivating good individual personality traits and establishing a supportive work environment to enhance new nurses'positive coping and reduce the level of transitional impact.
3.Systematic review of correlation between caesarean section and delayed onset of lactogenesis Ⅱ
Weining LIAN ; Dingjiandi LIU ; Juan DING ; Xiao MA ; Lintao NIE
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2023;29(26):3549-3556
Objective:To systematically review the correlation between caesarean section and delayed onset of lactogenesisⅡ (DOLⅡ) .Methods:We searched PubMed, Web of Science, China Biomedical Medline Disc, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WanFang Data, and VIP through computers. The search period was from the establishment of the database to March 31, 2022. After two evaluators independently selected literature, extracted data, and evaluated the quality of the included studies, Meta-analysis was conducted using R 4.1.0 statistical software.Results:A total of 25 studies were included, involving 36 233 caesarean section women. Meta-analysis showed that the risk of DOLⅡ in caesarean section group was 1.74 times higher than that in natural childbirth group [ OR=1.74, 95% CI (1.46, 2.08), P<0.01]. Conclusions:Current evidence shows that caesarean section can increase the risk of DOLⅡ in delivery women. Due to the limitation of the number and quality of included studies, future studies need to further confirm the causality between caesarean section and DOL Ⅱ.
4.Survey of the basic situation of Chinese radiotherapists in 2021
Senkui XU ; Lintao LI ; Xiaolong ZHANG ; Qinsong LIU ; Dekang ZHANG ; Wenyan YAO ; Mengxue HE ; Chengguang LIN
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2022;42(1):40-44
Objective:To investigate and analyze the basic occupational situation of Chinese radiotherapists and to provide references for the development and construction of the radiation therapist team in China.Methods:Between May 7, 2021 and June 15, 2021, this survey was conducted using a self-designed questionnaire, which was distributed and collected in the form of online survey to conduct a statistical analysis of the basic situation of radiotherapists in 30 provincial-level administrative regions in China.Results:A total of 2 928 valid questionnaires were collected from 30 provincial-level administrative regions. The ratio of male to female and average age of the participants were 69∶31 and 35 years (18-65), respectively. According to the survey result, 84.7% of the participants came from Tertiary A-level hospitals. In terms of educational background, the participants with doctoral, master, undergraduate, junior-college, and technical-secondary degrees accounted for 0.2%, 6.9%, 76.6%, 14.9%, and 1.4%, respectively. In terms of title, full senior technologists, associate senior technologist, technologist-in-charge, technologist, and technician in the participants accounted for 0.5%, 5.8%, 32.5%, 52.2%, and 8.2%, respectively. The participants with years of employment of 0-, 5-, 10-, 20-y accounted for 33.74%, 25.79%, 25.51%, and 14.96%, respectively. The majors of the participants included medical imaging/imaging technology (45.9%), clinical medicine (19.1%), and biomedical engineering (11.9%).Conclusions:Chinese radiotherapists tend to be younger and are rapidly increasing in number. Employers should attach importance to the career planningand continuing education of radiotherapists to improve their technical skills, in order to fully satisfy the demand for radiotherapists in the new era.
5.Importance of distal radius teardrop angle in the treatment of distal radius middle column fracture
Lintao LIU ; Jingming DONG ; Junyang LIU
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2022;42(1):26-33
Objective:To investigate the importance of measuring and restoring distal radius tear drop angle in the treatment of distal radius middle column fracture with anterior collapse of lunate fossa joint.Methods:Thirty one cases of distal radius fractures in 29 patients was reported for 2 years from January 2018 to January 2020. Two patients with both distal radius fractures were included in this study. All cases in this group were treated by operation. Among the 29 patients, there were 20 males and 9 females. Their ages were 44.9±15.1 years (ranged from 20 to 78 years). Two patients with both distal radius fractures were included in this study, due to both teardrop angle (TDA) reduced. The time from injury to operation was 4-17 d, with an average of 6.9 d. Except for 2 cases of fracture with simple volar approach, the other cases were treated with combined volar and dorsal approach. All patients were treated with open reduction and internal fixation with plates and bone grafting. The teardrop angle was measured before and after operation, and the effect of surgical recovery of teardrop angle was compared. The wrist function was evaluated by Gartland-Werley scores.Results:The wounds of all patients healed in one stage without postoperative infection. The follow-up time of 29 patients were 15.1±5.2 months, ranged from 7 to 31 months. The healing time for all fractures was 10.3±2.9 weeks (from 8 to 16 weeks). No fracture nonunion or redisplacement. In 31 cases, the tear drop angle was 33.4°±5.83° (20°-45°) before operation, and 58.9°±9.89° (35°-70°) after operation. At the end of follow-up, Gartland-Werley scores was 4.7±4.6, ranged from 0 to 17. Among them, 10 cases were excellent, 16 were good, 5 cases were fair, and the excellent and good rate was 83.9%. The Gartland-Werley scores of the two subgroups with postoperative tear drop angle recovery ≥50° and <50° were compared, and the results were significantly different (the excellent and good rate for two subgroups were 96.2% and 20.0% respectively ( P=0.001). Conclusion:The distal radius fracture with significantly reduced tear drop angle should be actively treated. The measurement and recovery of tear drop angle is an important factor affecting the functional outcome of distal radius fracture with anterior edge collapse of lunate fossa joint, which should be highly concerned by clinical doctors. The recovery of teardrop angle mostly requires dorsal approach.
6.Short-term clinical outcome of dual plate for proximal humerus fracture with calcar comminution
Junyang LIU ; Xu TIAN ; Lintao LIU ; Bo ZHANG ; Jingming DONG
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2022;42(4):213-219
Objective:To investigate the efficacy of dual plate fixation in the treatment of proximal humeral fracture with comminuted calcar.Methods:From July 2018 to April 2020, 25 patients (7 males and 18 females) were treated operatively for proximal humeral fractures with calcar comminution using anterior plate and lateral Philos plate. The data of patients who were followed up for more than 12 months was retrospectively analyzed. The mean age was 58.3 years (range 33-79 years). There were 13 right sides (all principal sides) and 12 left sides (all non-principal sides). The causes of injuries included: falling on flat ground (12 cases), traffic accidents (11 cases) and falling from height (2 cases). According to Neer classification, there were 7 cases of two-part fractures, 16 cases of three-part fractures and 2 cases of four-part fractures. A number of parameters including patient demographics, mechanism of injury, operative time, time to union, the range of shoulder motion, visual analogue scale (VAS), American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score, Constant-Murley shoulder joint score, neck-shaft angle and the complications were recorded.Results:All of 25 patients were operated and followed up for 24.7 months (range 14 to 36 months). The operation time was 124.3 min (75-185 min), and the blood loss was 178.4 ml (100-350 ml). All patients had healed fractures at the last follow-up, and the neck-shaft angle was 132.88°±8.11° immediately after surgery, and 132.68°±8.36° at the last follow-up. All 25 patients healed completely in 4.7 months (range 3-5 months). Range of shoulder joint motion were forward flexion 161.20°±13.01° (range 140°-180°), external rotation 37.60°±7.65° (range 20°-45°), and internal rotation T 4-L 4 levels. VAS score was 0.36±0.81 points (range 0-3 points), while ASES score was 87.32±8.78 points (range 57.7-100 points) and Constant-Murley score was 89.40±8.37 points (range 60 to 100 points). Overall satisfaction score (Constant-Murley score) was excellent in 23 cases, and good in 2 cases. No obvious complications occurred. Conclusion:The combination of anterior plate and lateral Philos plate in the treatment of proximal humerus fractures with comminuted calcar can achieve stable fixation and satisfactory postoperative results.
7.Survey on the status quo of human resources and scientific research level of national radiotherapists in 2020
Lintao LI ; Senkui XU ; Xiaolong ZHANG ; Qinsong LIU ; Chengguang LIN ; Jie LI ; Dekang ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2022;31(7):599-604
Objective:To investigate the manpower allocation and scientific research level of radiotherapists in radiotherapy units in mainland China, aiming to provide reference for the construction of radiotherapist teams.Methods:The questionnaire was designed and produced by the organizer, released in the professional committee, professional group and other channels of the radiotherapist industry, and filled out by the technical person in charge of the radiotherapy unit through the online questionnaire survey. The collection time started from mid-May 2021 to mid-June 2021.Results:A total of 558 effective questionnaires filled out by radiotherapy units. The radiotherapy institutions participating in the survey had a total of 5500 radiotherapists, including 3702 males and 1798 females, 3754 with a bachelor's degree, 371 who are currently studying or have obtained a master's degree, 21 who are currently studying or have already obtained a doctoral degree, 3642 with junior or lower titles, 1580 with intermediate titles, and 278 with senior titles. In 2020, radiotherapists from 193 units published articles, those from 81 units received project funding, and those from 56 units obtained patent authorization, and those from 15 units had scientific research transformation. The participating units had a total of 1080 large-scale radiation therapy equipment. In 2020, the daily average number of radiotherapy patients was 47 900, the average daily load of accelerator patients was 44.35, and the average workload index per capita was 8.71. The average daily radiotherapy patients in county-level or below, city-level, and provincial-level institutions were 25.78, 65.68, and 173.76, respectively, and the per capita workload index was 5.22, 8.09, and 10.11.Conclusions:Compared with the 2019 survey, the educational background of radiotherapists in mainland China has been improved, and the title structure has been optimized to a certain extent, and the workload of large-scale radiotherapy units is larger than that of grass-roots units.
8. Early efficacy evaluation of the treatment of complex proximal humeral fractures in the elderly with reverse shoulder arthroplasty
Xu TIAN ; Ming XIANG ; Guangyu WANG ; Bo ZHANG ; Junyang LIU ; Chao PAN ; Lintao LIU ; Jingming DONG
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2020;40(1):10-16
Objective:
To evaluate the short-term efficacy of one-stage reverse shoulder arthroplasty in the treatment of complex proximal humeral fractures in the elderly.
Methods:
Data of 43 elderly patients with complex proximal humeral fractures who were treated by reverse shoulder arthroplasty from July 2017 to January 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 12 males and 31 females with an average age of 72 years (range, 66-78 years). All fractures were fresh and close which caused by trauma. The average time from injury to operation was 8.0 days (range, 6-11 days). According to Neer classification, 21 cases (48.8%, 21/43) were three-part fractures, 22 cases (51.2%, 22/43) four-part fractures. Visual analogue scale (VAS), Neer shoulder replacement evaluation system and Constant-Murley score were used to evaluate the postoperative results.
Results:
All operations were successfully completed. The average operation time was 141.3 minutes (range, 120-170 minutes. The mean blood loss was 407 ml (range, 250-700 ml) and intraoperative blood transfusion was 446.5 ml (range, 400-800 ml). All patients were followed up for 10.9 months (range, 6 to 16 months). All patients were discharged within 7 days after operation, and no wounds related complications occurred. The bigger and lesser tuberosities of all patients healed completely within 8 weeks. At the latest follow-up, no loosening or dislocation of prosthesis occurred, and the forward elevation was 133.0° (range, 100°-165°); external rotation was 29.5° (range, 20°-35°); internal rotation was 46.7° (range, 30°-60°). VAS score was 0.8 (range, 0-3). The Neer score was 87 (range, 73-98), with 20 cases (46.5%, 20/43) excellent, 16 cases (37.2%, 16/43) good, and 7 cases (16.3%, 7/43) fair. Constant-Murley score was 88.7 (range, 70-98). A 71-year-old patient had symptoms of axillary nerve injury after operation and recovered completely 6 weeks after the operation, which did not affect the functional rehabilitation exercise or the stability of the prosthesis. During the follow-up, no other complications such as infection, acromial stress fracture and scapular notching were found in all patients.
Conclusion
The short-term effect of one-stage reverse shoulder arthroplasty for the treatment of complex proximal humeral fractures in the elderly is satisfactory.
9.Effect of nebulized hypertonic saline solution for bronchiolitis in infant
Shanpu YANG ; Hongyan LIU ; Yuechao WU ; Ailin LIN ; Hong DONG ; Aiping HUANG ; Lintao ZHANG ; Bin PAN ; Xiaobin WANG
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2017;24(21):3229-3232
Objective To assess the efficacy and safety of nebulized hypertonic saline solution in infant with bronchiolitis.Methods From January 2014 to January 2016,95 patients at 3-13 months old in our hospital who diagnosed as bronchiolitis were randomly divided into three groups.On the basis of conventional suit support treatment,the observation group A was given nebulized 3% hypertonic saline (n =32),the observation group B was given nebulized 3% hypertonic saline and salbutamol (n =32),and the control group C was given nebulized normal saline (0.9%) and salbutamol (n =31),this therapy was repeated every 6 hours until discharge.The Lowell score,clinical symptoms remission time,days of hospitalization and incidence rate of adverse reaction of the three groups were compared.Results After treatment,the symptoms and signs of the three groups were all improved.The Lowell scores were lower in the two observation groups compared to the control group C in 24,48,72 hours after treatment[(5.81 ±1.53) points and (5.85 ± 1.37) points vs.(6.61 ± 1.54) points,(4.75 ± 1.34) points and (4.72 ± 1.30) points vs.(5.52 ± 1.29) points,(3.19 ± 1.15) points and (3.22 ± 1.16) points vs.(3.90 ± 1.01) points,Z =-1.999,-2.241,-2.518 and-2.002,-2.335,-2.316,all P < 0.05).And the cough,wheezing remission time and pulmonary rales disappearance time,days of hospitalization in the two observation groups were also shorter,there were statistically significant differences [(6.63 ± 1.41) d and (6.56 ± 1.37) d vs.(7.35 ± 1.25) d,(5.19 ± 1.03) d and (5.25 ± 1.05)d vs.(5.87 ± 1.09)d,(5.75 ±1.34)d and (5.72 ± 1.51)d vs.(6.68 ± 1.60)d,(7.25 ± 1.37)d and (7.16±1.48)d vs.(8.10±l.47)d,Z=-2.498,-2.469,-2.359,-2.213 and-2.982,-2.405,-2.373,-2.222,P <0.05,or P <0.01)].There were no significant differences in the Lowell score,the length of time of cough,wheeze,lung rales disappears and the length of hospital stay between the observation group A and observation groupB[(5.81 ± 1.53) points vs.(5.85 ± 1.37) points,(4.75 ± 1.34) points vs.(4.72 ±1.30) points,(3.19± 1.15) points vs.(3.22 ± 1.16) points,(6.63 ± 1.41) d vs.(6.56 ± 1.37) d,(5.19 ±1.03)d vs.(5.25 ± 1.05)d,(5.75 ± 1.34) d vs.(5.72 ± 1.51) d,(7.25 ± 1.37) d vs.(7.16 ± 1.48) d,Z =-0.164,-0.021,-0.140,-0.295,-0.167,-0.374,-0.233,all P > 0.05].Children in three groups had no serious adverse events (all P > 0.05).Conclusion Nebulized hypertonic saline in the treatment of bronchiolitis can relieve symptoms and signs,shorten the hospitalization time,and has less adverse reaction,it is worthy of clinical use.
10.Evaluation of clinical application of different microbial automated inoculation systems
He WANG ; Lintao ZHANG ; Jingwei CHENG ; Wenjing LIU ; Jinlong DU ; Meng XIAO ; Yingchun XU
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2016;39(4):291-295
Objectives To study the performance of different microbial automated inoculation systems and to evaluate the performance of the Probact microbial automated inoculation and incubation system ( Probact system) and its applications in clinical microbiology laboratory.Methods A total of 160 clinical specimens, including respiratory secretions ( n=61 ) , urine ( n=49 ) , and feces ( n=50 ) , that were submitted to the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory in Peking Union Medical College Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences from February 2015 to April 2015 were evaluated.These specimens were processed with conventional manual method, the Probact automated inoculation system, and PREVI Isola Inoculator.The quantity of bacterial species recovery, number of effectively isolated colonies, total number of colonies recovery per plate, and time of processing the 160 specimens by the three methods were evaluated. Wilcoxon signed-rank test and Kruskal-Wallis rank sum test were used for statistical analysis.Results The Probact system had significantly higher quantity of bacterial species recovery (respiratory specimens 3.41 ±1.40, urine 1.92 ±0.86, and feces 1.16 ±0.79) than those by the Isola Inoculator (respiratory specimens 3.75 ±1.29, urine 2.24 ±0.97, and feces 1.92 ±0.72), (P=0.006, 0.011, <0.001).Compared to the manual method, Probact performed less quantity of bacterial species recovery for respiratory specimens(3.85 ±1.38), but higher in feces(0.80 ±0.81)( P<0.001).There is no significant differences for urine ( 1.84 ±1.23 ) ( P=0.266 ) .As for number of isolated colony, the Probact system ( respiratory specimens 12.16 ±7.72, urine 2.71 ±4.24, and feces 5.40 ±5.04 ) had significant smaller numbers than that of Isola Inoculator (respiratory specimens 16.56 ±5.76, urine 4.35 ± 4.89, and feces 8.40 ±3.70) (P<0.001,0.007,0.003).However, both system had larger numbers of isolated colonies than those by the manual method (respiratory specimens 11.30 ±8.42, urine 2.67 ±4.34, and feces 1.90 ±3.90) and the difference was significant for fecal specimens(P<0.001).Regarding the total number of colonies recovery, larger number was found by Isola Inoculator than that by the Probact system for fecal specimens, however, there were no significant differences for respiratory or urine specimens (P=0.524,0.738).Compared with manual method, the Probact system had significantly more numbers of colonies recovery for respiratory and fecal specimens ( P<0.001 ) . The total time for processing 160 specimens was shortest for manual method (281 min), followed by Probact system (419 min) and Isola Inoculator (495 min) .Conclusions The performance of the Probact system is better than the manual method but no superior to the Isola Inoculator.The Probact system can meet the clinical need in terms of full automation and standardization of specimen inoculation and prevention of bias of processing by laboratory staffs using manual method.

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