The paper introduces Professor SUN Shentian's experience in clinical practice of Ningshen (tranquilizing the mind) point. This point is an empirical point discovered by Professor SUN on the basis of meridian differentiation, nerve function and anatomic location, and in association with the years of clinical practice. The point is located in the prefrontal area, jointed with the distribution of the governor vessel, and responded to the body surface projection area of the frontal pole. It works on regulating the mind, regaining consciousness, improving cognition, alleviating depression, mutually treating physical and mental disorders, as well as unblocking collaterals, regulating the tendons and relieving spasm. This point is widely used in treatment of mental disorders, stroke and extrapyramidal diseases and obtains the reliable therapeutic effect in clinical practice.
Humans ; Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy/history* ; China ; Meridians ; History, 20th Century

Objective:To investigate the clinical effect of jujube core-shaped tissue resection technique in the treatment of alar reduction.Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of patients who underwent alar reduction from February 2019 to June 2022. A spindle-shaped incision line was designed along the outer edge of the base of the nasal lobule, with a width of 4-5 mm and a length of 8-12 mm. The incision line was 1-2 mm away from the alar groove, and the inner side of the design line was extended to the inside of the nasal vestibule. After the incision was made, the subcutaneous tissue was undermining dissected with curved sharp scissors, and the shape of the extended excision tissue was similar to that of jujube core. After reduction, the incision was closed with vertical mattress suture. The surgical effect and complications were followed up after surgery, and an independent attending plastic surgeon evaluated the outcome and scarring based on photos before and at the last postoperative follow-up using the global aesthetic improvement scale (GAIS) and the Vancouver scar scale (VSS). GAIS is graded as 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 points, and the lower the score, the better the improvement(≤3 points as effective improvement). VSS includes four parameters: color (0-3 points), thickness (0-4 points), vascular distribution (0-3 points), and softness (0-5 points). The higher the score, the more significant the scar is.Results:A total of 20 patients were enrolled, including 6 males and 14 females, aged 20 to 33 years, with an average age of 24.9 years. Before the operation, there were different degrees of alar flare and alar hypertrophy. After surgery, 13 patients had mild swelling, ecchymosis, which resolved after 3 days. There were no major complications as infection, incision dehiscence, and delayed healing. After 3 to 16 months of postoperative follow-up, 2 patients gradually developed cartilage deformation and affected the appearance of the nostrils 6 to 9 months after surgery due to the combination of rib-based rhinoplasty, and the satisfactory results were obtained after revision surgery. The symmetry of the nostrils was significantly improved. The GAIS score of 20 patients was (1.20±0.41) points, of which, 16 patients were rated as 1 point and 4 patients were rated as 2 points, all of which met the improvement criteria, and the VSS score was (1.45±0.60) points, in which the average score for color, thickness, vasculature and compliance are 0.60, 0.05, 0.55 and 0.30 points respectively.Conclusion:The application of jujube core-shaped tissue resection technique for alar reduction can increase the amount of tissue removal with the same incision width, which can not only fully narrow the alar effectively but also correct the hypertrophy of the alar tissue.

Objective:To investigate the clinical effect of jujube core-shaped tissue resection technique in the treatment of alar reduction.Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of patients who underwent alar reduction from February 2019 to June 2022. A spindle-shaped incision line was designed along the outer edge of the base of the nasal lobule, with a width of 4-5 mm and a length of 8-12 mm. The incision line was 1-2 mm away from the alar groove, and the inner side of the design line was extended to the inside of the nasal vestibule. After the incision was made, the subcutaneous tissue was undermining dissected with curved sharp scissors, and the shape of the extended excision tissue was similar to that of jujube core. After reduction, the incision was closed with vertical mattress suture. The surgical effect and complications were followed up after surgery, and an independent attending plastic surgeon evaluated the outcome and scarring based on photos before and at the last postoperative follow-up using the global aesthetic improvement scale (GAIS) and the Vancouver scar scale (VSS). GAIS is graded as 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 points, and the lower the score, the better the improvement(≤3 points as effective improvement). VSS includes four parameters: color (0-3 points), thickness (0-4 points), vascular distribution (0-3 points), and softness (0-5 points). The higher the score, the more significant the scar is.Results:A total of 20 patients were enrolled, including 6 males and 14 females, aged 20 to 33 years, with an average age of 24.9 years. Before the operation, there were different degrees of alar flare and alar hypertrophy. After surgery, 13 patients had mild swelling, ecchymosis, which resolved after 3 days. There were no major complications as infection, incision dehiscence, and delayed healing. After 3 to 16 months of postoperative follow-up, 2 patients gradually developed cartilage deformation and affected the appearance of the nostrils 6 to 9 months after surgery due to the combination of rib-based rhinoplasty, and the satisfactory results were obtained after revision surgery. The symmetry of the nostrils was significantly improved. The GAIS score of 20 patients was (1.20±0.41) points, of which, 16 patients were rated as 1 point and 4 patients were rated as 2 points, all of which met the improvement criteria, and the VSS score was (1.45±0.60) points, in which the average score for color, thickness, vasculature and compliance are 0.60, 0.05, 0.55 and 0.30 points respectively.Conclusion:The application of jujube core-shaped tissue resection technique for alar reduction can increase the amount of tissue removal with the same incision width, which can not only fully narrow the alar effectively but also correct the hypertrophy of the alar tissue.

Objective To explore the correlation between malignant tumors and serum N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide(NT-proBNP)levels.Methods A total of 336 patients with malignant tumors(cancer group)who were admitted to the Department of Cardiology,Chinese PLA General Hospital and underwent coronary angiography from January 1,2009 to December 31,2020,and were newly diagnosed and had not received any anti-tumor treatment were selected.They were matched with 1 008 patients(non-cancer group)in a 1:3 ratio using propensity score matching based on gender and age.Clinical data of the patients were collected,including age,gender,serum NT-proBNP,left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF),SYNTAX score,serum creatinine,and tumor diagnosis information.The patients were divided into 4 groups based on the quartiles of NT-proBNP levels:low-level group(NT-proBNP ≤ 61.80 pg/mL),medium-level group(61.80 pg/mL＜NT-proBNP≤ 152.95 pg/mL),high-level group(152.95 pg/mL＜NT-proBNP≤470.10 pg/mL),and very high-level group(NT-proBNP＞470.10 pg/mL).Ordered logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the correlation between malignant tumors and serum NT-proBNP.Results A total of 1 344 patients were included,with an average age of(65.78±9.18)years old,1 003 males(74.63％),LVEF of 60.00％(55.00％,64.00％),SYNTAX score of(13.84±11.63)points,and creatinine level of 76.60(66.50,88.88)μmol/L.Among the 336 cancer patients,the top 3 types of cancer were lung cancer(84 cases,25.00％),colorectal cancer(58 cases,17.26％),and gastric cancer(52 cases,15.48％).The NT-proBNP levels in the cancer group were significantly higher than those in the non-cancer group(208.45[85.75,601.83]pg/mL vs 134.35[57.18,430.23]pg/mL,P＜0.001).Ordered logistic regression analysis showed that in the unadjusted model,malignant tumors were significantly associated with higher NT-proBNP levels(OR=1.561,95％CI 1.538-1.584,P＜0.001);after adjusting for relevant factors,malignant tumors remained significantly associated with higher serum NT-proBNP levels(OR=1.384,95％CI 1.070-1.791,P=0.013).Conclusions NT-proBNP in malignant tumor patients is higher than that in non-malignant tumor patients,and there is a significant correlation between malignant tumors and serum NT-proBNP levels.

Rats ; Animals ; Adipose Tissue, Brown/physiology* ; Adipose Tissue

Objective:To evaluate the relationship between preoperative pain threshold and chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) in the patients undergoing thoracoscopic pneumonectomy.Methods:One hundred patients of both sexes, aged 18-75 yr, with body mass index of 18-35 kg/m 2, of American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status classification Ⅰ or Ⅱ, scheduled for thoracoscopic pneumonectomy at West China Hospital of Sichuan University from December 2019 to February 2020, were selected. The pain threshold was measured using Pain Vision at 1 day before surgery. Telephone follow-up was implemented by a pain questionnaire to assess CPSP (numerical rating scale score ≥1) at 3 months after surgery. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify the risk factors for CPSP, and the receiver operating characteristic curve was used to evaluate the accuracy of preoperative pain threshold in predicting CPSP. Results:Ninety-four patients were finally enrolled, of which 38 cases (40%) developed CPSP. The results of multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that low preoperative pain threshold was an independent risk factor for CPSP ( OR=0.899, 95% confidence interval 0.854-0.946, P<0.001). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.882 (95% confidence interval 0.804-0.960), Youden Index was 0.673, the sensitivity was 0.816, and the specificity was 0.857. Conclusions:Low preoperative pain threshold is an independent risk factor for CPSP, and preoperative pain threshold can predict the occurrence of CPSP in the patients undergoing thoracoscopic pneumonectomy.

Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) were the main members of the natriuretic peptide family. BNP has the effects of diuretic sodium, reducing sympathetic nervous system activity, dilating blood vessels, and improving the pathological remodeling of heart. Plasma BNP/NT-proBNP levels have been widely used in the diagnosis, severity assessment, prognosis prediction and treatment guidance of heart failure. In recent years, BNP/NT-proBNP has become a research hotspot in the diagnosis and and prognosis judgment of atrial fibrillation, recurrence of atrial fibrillation after radiofrequency ablation and cardioversion and congenital heart disease in infants and children, prediction of postoperative complications, and drug development. This article reviews the latest advances in clinical application and research progress on BNP/NT-proBNP.

Objective:To investigate the short-term outcomes of laparoscopic simultaneous resection of primary colorectal cancer and liver metastases in patients with resectable synchronous colorectal liver metastases (SCRLM).Methods:A descriptive case series study was performed. Clinicopathological data of patients with SCRLM who underwent laparoscopic simultaneous resection of colorectal cancer and liver metastases in Zhongshan Hospital between December 2015 and September 2018 were retrieved from a prospective colorectal cancer database. Perioperative presentations and short-term outcomes were analyzed.Results:A total of 53 patients were enrolled with average age of(61.7±11.3) years. Among them, 32 were male (60.4%) and 21 were female (39.6%). Twenty-five patients (47.2%) were American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade I and 28 (52.8%) were grade II. All the patients completed laparoscopic simultaneous resection without conversion. The average operation time was (320.2±114.5) min. The estimated blood loss was 150.0 (45.0-2000.0) ml, and only 2 cases (3.8%) received intraoperative transfusion. Postoperative pathologic results revealed that the average primary tumor size was (5.4±1.9) cm; 4 cases (7.5%) were T1-2 stage and 48 cases (90.6%) were T3-4 stage; 40 patients (75.5%) had lymph node metastasis; 19 (35.8%) had vascular involvement; 24 (45.3%) had neural invasion. The median number of liver metastases was 1.0 (1-8), and the average size of largest liver metastases was (3.0±1.9) cm. The median margin of liver metastases was 1.0 (0.1-3.5) cm, and only 1 case was R1 resection. The average time to the first postoperative flatus was (67.9±28.9) h, and the average time to the liquid diet was (107.0±33.8) h. The average postoperative indwelling catheterization time was (85.6±56.4) h. The average postoperative hospital stay was (9.2±4.4) d, and the average cost was (82±26) thousand RMB. No death within postoperative 30-day was found. The morbidity of postoperative complication was 32.1% (17/53) and 3 patients developed grade III to IV complications which were improved by conservative treatment. The median follow-up period was 23.2 months. During follow-up, 19 patients (35.8%) developed recurrence or metastasis, and 4 (7.5%) died. The 1- and 2-year disease-free survival (DFS) rates were 68% and 47% respectively, and the 1- and 2-year overall survival rates were 95% and 86% respectively.Conclusions:Laparoscopic simultaneous resection of primary colorectal cancer and liver metastases is safe and feasible in selected patients with SCRLM. Postoperative intestinal function recovery is enhanced, and morbidity and oncological outcomes are acceptable.

Objective:To investigate the short-term outcomes of laparoscopic simultaneous resection of primary colorectal cancer and liver metastases in patients with resectable synchronous colorectal liver metastases (SCRLM).Methods:A descriptive case series study was performed. Clinicopathological data of patients with SCRLM who underwent laparoscopic simultaneous resection of colorectal cancer and liver metastases in Zhongshan Hospital between December 2015 and September 2018 were retrieved from a prospective colorectal cancer database. Perioperative presentations and short-term outcomes were analyzed.Results:A total of 53 patients were enrolled with average age of(61.7±11.3) years. Among them, 32 were male (60.4%) and 21 were female (39.6%). Twenty-five patients (47.2%) were American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade I and 28 (52.8%) were grade II. All the patients completed laparoscopic simultaneous resection without conversion. The average operation time was (320.2±114.5) min. The estimated blood loss was 150.0 (45.0-2000.0) ml, and only 2 cases (3.8%) received intraoperative transfusion. Postoperative pathologic results revealed that the average primary tumor size was (5.4±1.9) cm; 4 cases (7.5%) were T1-2 stage and 48 cases (90.6%) were T3-4 stage; 40 patients (75.5%) had lymph node metastasis; 19 (35.8%) had vascular involvement; 24 (45.3%) had neural invasion. The median number of liver metastases was 1.0 (1-8), and the average size of largest liver metastases was (3.0±1.9) cm. The median margin of liver metastases was 1.0 (0.1-3.5) cm, and only 1 case was R1 resection. The average time to the first postoperative flatus was (67.9±28.9) h, and the average time to the liquid diet was (107.0±33.8) h. The average postoperative indwelling catheterization time was (85.6±56.4) h. The average postoperative hospital stay was (9.2±4.4) d, and the average cost was (82±26) thousand RMB. No death within postoperative 30-day was found. The morbidity of postoperative complication was 32.1% (17/53) and 3 patients developed grade III to IV complications which were improved by conservative treatment. The median follow-up period was 23.2 months. During follow-up, 19 patients (35.8%) developed recurrence or metastasis, and 4 (7.5%) died. The 1- and 2-year disease-free survival (DFS) rates were 68% and 47% respectively, and the 1- and 2-year overall survival rates were 95% and 86% respectively.Conclusions:Laparoscopic simultaneous resection of primary colorectal cancer and liver metastases is safe and feasible in selected patients with SCRLM. Postoperative intestinal function recovery is enhanced, and morbidity and oncological outcomes are acceptable.