OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical efficacy and renoprotective effects of finerenone combined with Shenkangning capsules in diabetic kidney disease （DKD） patients with spleen-kidney yang deficiency and blood stasis syndrome， and to evaluate the safety.METHODS Clinical data of 150 patients with DKD conforming to the traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） syndrome differentiation of spleen-kidney yang deficiency and blood stasis syndrome were retrospectively collected from the departments of nephrology and endocrinology of our hospital from May 2024 to August 2025. Based on the treatment regimen received， patients were divided into a control group （ n ＝74） and an observation group （ n ＝76）. All patients in both groups received standardized treatment for DKD. In addition， the control group received Finerenone tablets， whereas the observation group received Shenkangning capsules combined with the same regimen as the control group. Both groups were treated continuously for 3 months. The clinical efficacy was evaluated and compared between the two groups after the 3-month treatment period. Additionally， TCM syndrome score （TCMSS）， renal function parameters [serum creatinine （Scr）， cystatin C （CysC）， and β 2 -microglobulin （β 2 -MG）]， proteinuria markers[urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio （UACR）， 24 hour urinary total protein （24 hUTP）]， inflammatory markers[high-sensitivity C-reactive protein （hs-CRP）， interleukin-6 （IL-6）] before and after 3 months of continuous treatment as well as the incidence of adverse reactions were compared between the two groups.RESULTS After 3 months of treatment，the total effective rate in the observation group was significantly higher than in the control group （ P ＜0.05）. In both groups， the TCMSS， Scr， CysC， β 2 -MG， UACR， 24 hUTP， hs-CRP， and IL-6 levels were significantly lower than those before treatment in the same group （ P ＜0.05）， and all the above indicators in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group （ P ＜0.05）. There was no statistically significant difference in the overall incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups （ P ＞0.05）.CONCLUSIONS The combination of finerenone and Shenkangning capsules improved TCM syndromes，reduced proteinuria， and improved renal function and inflammation-related indicators in DKD patients with spleen-kidney yang deficiency and blood stasis syndrome， without increasing the risk of adverse reactions.

OBJECTIVE To analyze the prevalence of hospital-associated carbapenem-resistant Enterobacter(CRE)infections among the elderly intensive care unit(ICU)patients with respiratory system diseases based on the Chinese healthcare security diagnosis-related groups(CHS-DRG)and the case mix index(CMI)and assess the economic burden and consumption of healthcare insurance funds.METHODS The key departments with high isola-tion rate of CRE and high incidence of hospital-associated infections were found out by using CMI.The data were collected from 56 elderly patients with major diagnostic category E(MDCE)who had hospital-associated Enter-obacter infection and were treated in 10 ICUs of the Second People's Hospital of Changzhou from 2021 to 2023.The length of hospital stay,economic burden and consumption of healthcare insurance funds were observed and compared between the CRE infection group and the carbapenem-sensitive Enterobacter(CSE)infection group.RESULTS The general ICU(Yanghu campus)ranked the top 3 isolation rate of CRE and incidence of hospital-associated in-fections after the adjustment of CMI value.EJ1(other respiratory system surgeries)and ES2(respiratory sys-tem infection/inflammation)were the core codes of major Enterobacter infection.The average length of hospital stay of the CRE group was 10 days larger than the CSE group,the self-funded amount was 20,777.65 yuan more in the CRE group than in the CSE group;the consumption of healthcare insurance funds was 39,631.64 yuan more in the CRE group than in the CSE group(P＜0.05).Of the patients encoded with ES2,the average length of hospital stay was 6.5 days more in the CRE group than in the CSE group,and the fund expense on pay-ment of severe diseases was greater in the CRE group than in the CSE group(P＜0.05).CONCLUSIONS The CRE infection may increase the length of hospital stay,economic burden and consumption of healthcare insurance funds of the elderly ICU patients with respiratory system diseases.Under the CHS-DRG payment mode,it is nec-essary to take targeted prevention and control strategies according to the characteristics of patients with different DRG codes so as to control the wide spread of CRE.

OBJECTIVE To analyze the prevalence of hospital-associated carbapenem-resistant Enterobacter(CRE)infections among the elderly intensive care unit(ICU)patients with respiratory system diseases based on the Chinese healthcare security diagnosis-related groups(CHS-DRG)and the case mix index(CMI)and assess the economic burden and consumption of healthcare insurance funds.METHODS The key departments with high isola-tion rate of CRE and high incidence of hospital-associated infections were found out by using CMI.The data were collected from 56 elderly patients with major diagnostic category E(MDCE)who had hospital-associated Enter-obacter infection and were treated in 10 ICUs of the Second People's Hospital of Changzhou from 2021 to 2023.The length of hospital stay,economic burden and consumption of healthcare insurance funds were observed and compared between the CRE infection group and the carbapenem-sensitive Enterobacter(CSE)infection group.RESULTS The general ICU(Yanghu campus)ranked the top 3 isolation rate of CRE and incidence of hospital-associated in-fections after the adjustment of CMI value.EJ1(other respiratory system surgeries)and ES2(respiratory sys-tem infection/inflammation)were the core codes of major Enterobacter infection.The average length of hospital stay of the CRE group was 10 days larger than the CSE group,the self-funded amount was 20,777.65 yuan more in the CRE group than in the CSE group;the consumption of healthcare insurance funds was 39,631.64 yuan more in the CRE group than in the CSE group(P＜0.05).Of the patients encoded with ES2,the average length of hospital stay was 6.5 days more in the CRE group than in the CSE group,and the fund expense on pay-ment of severe diseases was greater in the CRE group than in the CSE group(P＜0.05).CONCLUSIONS The CRE infection may increase the length of hospital stay,economic burden and consumption of healthcare insurance funds of the elderly ICU patients with respiratory system diseases.Under the CHS-DRG payment mode,it is nec-essary to take targeted prevention and control strategies according to the characteristics of patients with different DRG codes so as to control the wide spread of CRE.

Humans ; Cardiomyopathies/genetics* ; Prealbumin/genetics*

Cardiomyopathies/therapy* ; Humans ; Sarcoidosis/therapy*

With in-depth studies on the etiology and pathogenesis, pathological viscera and bowels, and rule of disease progression of primary liver cancer in recent years, some clinical and experimental results have been achieved for the treatment of primary liver cancer with traditional Chinese medicine, such as treatment based on syndrome differentiation and disease differentiation, compound prescriptions and monomers of Chinese herbs, oral administration of drugs/acupuncture and moxibustion/external application, and prevention before disease onset and prevention of recurrence, which reflects the rich methodological connotations of traditional Chinese medicine and lays a foundation for constructing a new diagnostic and therapeutic mode for liver cancer based on integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine therapy.

Amyloidosis/diagnostic imaging* ; Cardiomyopathies/diagnostic imaging* ; Diagnostic Imaging ; Humans ; Prealbumin/genetics*

Objective:To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of pneumoconiosis in Hunan Province.Methods:In November 2018, we collected the type of work, pneumoconiosis type, pneumoconiosis stage, length of service, age of onset and complications of pneumoconiosis cases diagnosed by Hunan occupational disease prevention and control hospital from January 2017 to October 2018. A total of 3 325 cases of pneumoconiosis were collected, including 651 cases (19.58%) of occupational pneumoconiosis and 2674 cases (80.42%) of clinically diagnosed pneumoconiosis. The measurement data were expressed by ± s. The comparison between groups was performed by independent sample t test and one-way ANOVA. Results:The age of 651 patients with occupational pneumoconiosis was 35.59-85.15 years old, the average age of onset was (54.27±8.29) years, and the average exposure to dust was (14.74±8.60) years. 2 674 cases of clinically diagnosed pneumoconiosis were 26.85~87.02 years old. The average age of onset was (55.26±7.38) years, and the average exposure time was (18.83±9.35) years. Compared with silicosis patients, coal workers' pneumoconiosis patients had longer exposure time, the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05) , and the difference was statistically significant ( F=3.678, P<0.05) . There were no complications in 651 cases of occupational pneumoconiosis. Among 2 674 cases of clinically diagnosed pneumoconiosis, 710 cases (26.55%) had complications. Conclusion:Further attention should be paid to the clinical diagnosis of pneumoconiosis in Hunan Province.

Objective:To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of pneumoconiosis in Hunan Province.Methods:In November 2018, we collected the type of work, pneumoconiosis type, pneumoconiosis stage, length of service, age of onset and complications of pneumoconiosis cases diagnosed by Hunan occupational disease prevention and control hospital from January 2017 to October 2018. A total of 3 325 cases of pneumoconiosis were collected, including 651 cases (19.58%) of occupational pneumoconiosis and 2674 cases (80.42%) of clinically diagnosed pneumoconiosis. The measurement data were expressed by ± s. The comparison between groups was performed by independent sample t test and one-way ANOVA. Results:The age of 651 patients with occupational pneumoconiosis was 35.59-85.15 years old, the average age of onset was (54.27±8.29) years, and the average exposure to dust was (14.74±8.60) years. 2 674 cases of clinically diagnosed pneumoconiosis were 26.85~87.02 years old. The average age of onset was (55.26±7.38) years, and the average exposure time was (18.83±9.35) years. Compared with silicosis patients, coal workers' pneumoconiosis patients had longer exposure time, the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05) , and the difference was statistically significant ( F=3.678, P<0.05) . There were no complications in 651 cases of occupational pneumoconiosis. Among 2 674 cases of clinically diagnosed pneumoconiosis, 710 cases (26.55%) had complications. Conclusion:Further attention should be paid to the clinical diagnosis of pneumoconiosis in Hunan Province.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of superficial temporal artery(STA)pressure-guided selective cerebral perfusion(SCP)during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest(DHCA)in patients undergoing aortic arch surgery.Methods Ninety-six patients of both sexes,aged 35-64 yr,with body mass index of 19-23kg/m2,of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Ⅲ or Ⅳ,undergoing aortic arch surgery,were divided into STA pressure group(group A)and clinical experience group(group B)using a random number table,with 48 patients in each group.In group A,STA catheterization was performed after tracheal intubation,and arterial pressure was monitored.SCP flow was adjusted to maintain the target value of STA pressure between 30 and 40mmHg during DHCA in group A.SCP flow rate was set at 5-10ml·kg-1·min-1 according to clinical experience in group B.The volume of fluid perfused during SCP,emergence time,extubation time and duration of intensive care unit stay were recorded.Neurological function was evaluated during length of hospitalization after surgery,and the development of permanent and transient neurological dysfunction and mortality in hospital were recorded.Results Compared with group B,the volume of fluid perfused during SCP was significantly decreased,the emergence time,extubation time and duration of intensive care unit stay were shortened,the incidence of permanent and transient neurological dysfunction(2% and 4%,respectively)was decreased(P < 0.05),and no significant change was found in the mortality rate in hospital in group A(P>0.05).Conclusion Maintaining STA pressure at 30-40mmHg is a reliable method for guiding SCP during DHCA in patients undergoing aortic arch surgery.