1.A case of hemopneumothorax caused by ruptured pulmonary sequestration during pregnancy
Huayang SUN ; Lihang ZHONG ; Yufang CUI ; Xiaojing ZHANG ; Xietong WANG ; Chunhua ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2025;28(4):335-338
This article reported a pregnant woman admitted to the hospital due to "25 +2 weeks of amenorrhea and a 1-day history of shortened cervical canal accompanied by vaginal bleeding". The patient with pregestational diabetes mellitus and suboptimal glycemic control required prolonged hospitalization for tocolytic therapy due to shortened cervical length. She developed a cough at 31 weeks and 4 days of gestation, followed by right-sided intercostal pain and hypotension after coughing at 31 weeks and 6 days of gestation. Bedside chest ultrasound showed a small anechoic fluid collection (approximately 1.1 cm in width) in the right pleural cavity. The emergency cesarean section was performed at 31 weeks and 4 days of gestation. However, the intraoperative bleeding and other conditions were inconsistent with the obstetric clinical presentations of blood loss. Subsequent repeated ultrasound and CT examinations confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary sequestration and right-sided progressive hemopneumothorax. On the same day, an emergency right lower lobectomy was performed, achieving stable postoperative recovery. Both mother and infant had favorable outcomes. Hemopneumothorax complicated by pulmonary sequestration is uncommon, and its occurrence during pregnancy is exceedingly rare. Multidisciplinary consultations, aggressive, rapid, and accurate diagnosis, and combined treatment are critical to ensuring maternal-fetal survival. Hemopneumothorax caused by the rupture of pulmonary sequestration during pregnancy represents a life-threatening condition. Emergency thoracotomy can timely clarify the cause, arrest bleeding, relieve compression, and resect the lesion, thereby reducing mortality and the complications risk.
2.A case of hemopneumothorax caused by ruptured pulmonary sequestration during pregnancy
Huayang SUN ; Lihang ZHONG ; Yufang CUI ; Xiaojing ZHANG ; Xietong WANG ; Chunhua ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2025;28(4):335-338
This article reported a pregnant woman admitted to the hospital due to "25 +2 weeks of amenorrhea and a 1-day history of shortened cervical canal accompanied by vaginal bleeding". The patient with pregestational diabetes mellitus and suboptimal glycemic control required prolonged hospitalization for tocolytic therapy due to shortened cervical length. She developed a cough at 31 weeks and 4 days of gestation, followed by right-sided intercostal pain and hypotension after coughing at 31 weeks and 6 days of gestation. Bedside chest ultrasound showed a small anechoic fluid collection (approximately 1.1 cm in width) in the right pleural cavity. The emergency cesarean section was performed at 31 weeks and 4 days of gestation. However, the intraoperative bleeding and other conditions were inconsistent with the obstetric clinical presentations of blood loss. Subsequent repeated ultrasound and CT examinations confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary sequestration and right-sided progressive hemopneumothorax. On the same day, an emergency right lower lobectomy was performed, achieving stable postoperative recovery. Both mother and infant had favorable outcomes. Hemopneumothorax complicated by pulmonary sequestration is uncommon, and its occurrence during pregnancy is exceedingly rare. Multidisciplinary consultations, aggressive, rapid, and accurate diagnosis, and combined treatment are critical to ensuring maternal-fetal survival. Hemopneumothorax caused by the rupture of pulmonary sequestration during pregnancy represents a life-threatening condition. Emergency thoracotomy can timely clarify the cause, arrest bleeding, relieve compression, and resect the lesion, thereby reducing mortality and the complications risk.
3.Clinical significance of determining the level of biliary calprotectin in patients with cholangiocarcinoma or choledocholithiasis
Tingting JI ; Bingqing BAI ; Yufang CUI ; Shaofei WANG ; Jianglong HONG ; Yang LI ; Junjun BAO ; Qiao MEI
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2024;40(3):568-572
ObjectiveTo investigate the difference in the level of biliary calprotectin between patients with cholangiocarcinoma and those with choledocholithiasis. MethodsClinical data and bile samples were collected from 34 patients with cholangiocarcinoma and 78 patients with choledocholithiasis who were diagnosed and treated with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University from May 2021 to September 2022. Fluorescence lateral flow immunoassay was used to measure the levels of calprotectin, hemoglobin, and lactoferrin in bile. The Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparison of continuous data between two groups, and the chi-square test was used for comparison of categorical data between two groups; the Spearman correlation test was used for correlation analysis; the DeLong test was used for comparison of the area under the ROC curve (AUC). ResultsCompared with the choledocholithiasis group, the cholangiocarcinoma group had significant increases in the levels of calprotectin [4 795.50 (2 286.79 — 20 179.73) ng/mL vs 411.16 (67.03 — 1 991.88) ng/mL, Z=5.572, P<0.001] and fluoride [115.70 (109.10 — 125.50) mmol/L vs 106.60 (98.60 — 114.40) mmol/L, Z=2.702, P=0.007]. The patients with cholangiocarcinoma were further divided into high cholangiocarcinoma group and low cholangiocarcinoma group, and there was no significant difference between the two groups in the level of calprotectin [3 867.71 (2 235.66 — 26 407.40) ng/mL vs 4 795.50 (2 361.15 — 13 070.53) ng/mL, Z=0.129, P>0.05]. Biliary calprotectin level was correlated with white blood cell count, hemoglobin concentration, and lactoferrin concentration in bile (r=0.316, 0.353, and 0.464, all P<0.05). The ROC curve analysis showed that biliary calprotectin (with a sensitivity of 79.4% and a specificity of 75.6%), blood CA19-9 (with a sensitivity of 82.4% and a specificity of 78.2%), and their combination (with a sensitivity of 88.2% and a specificity of 73.1%) had good sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma. ConclusionThere is an increase in the level of biliary calprotectin in patients with cholangiocarcinoma, and therefore, it might become a biomarker for the diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma.
4.Clinical study on the level of neutrophil extracellular trap in the bile of patients with choledocholithiasis
Xin FU ; Yufang CUI ; Shaofei WANG ; Tingting JI ; Bingqing BAI ; Jianglong HONG ; Yang LI ; Junjun BAO ; Qiao MEI
Chinese Journal of Digestion 2023;43(6):371-375
Objective:To investigate the activation level of neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) in the bile of patients with choledocholithiasis and its clinical significance.Methods:From May 2021 to October 2022, 130 patients underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) at the Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University were enrolled. The patients were divided into choledocholithiasis group (90 cases) and non-choledocholithiasis group (40 cases), and the choledocholithiasis group was further divided into large stone group (maximum diameter >1 cm, 36 cases) and small stone group (maximum diameter≤1 cm, 54 cases). The bile samples were collected from 130 patients during operation and 16 choledocholithiasis patients with nasobiliary drainage at 24 h after operation.The levels of myeloperoxidase(MPO), neutrophilelastase(NE), and citrullinated histone H3(CitH3) in bile were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.The levels of MPO, NE, and CitH3 were compared between choledocholithiasis group and non-choledocholithiasis group, between large stone group and small stone group, as well as between choledocholithiasis patients before ERCP and after ERCP. Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon signed rank test were used for statistical analysis. Results:The levels of MPO, NE and CitH3 in the bile of choledocholithiasis group were 32.6 U/L(28.5 U/L), 30.6 ng/L(35.2 ng/L) and 0.37 μg/L(0.73 μg/L), respectively, which were all higher than those of non-choledocholithiasis group (19.9 U/L(36.4 U/L), 18.2 ng/L(27.4 ng/L), and 0.10 μg/L(0.25 μg/L)), and the differences were statistically significant ( Z=2.91, 3.20 and 3.34; P=0.004, 0.001 and 0.001). The levels of MPO, NE and CitH3 of large stone group were 47.0 U/L(49.4 U/L), 48.4 ng/L(39.5 ng/L) and 0.83 μg/L(1.08 μg/L), respectively, which were all higher than those of small stone group (29.3 U/L(17.5 U/L), 24.0 ng/L(25.8 ng/L), and 0.27 μg/L(0.45 μg/L)), and the differences were statistically significant ( Z=2.01, 3.58 and 3.63; P=0.044, <0.001 and <0.001). The levels of MPO, NE and CitH3 in the bile of choledocholithiasis patients after ERCP significantly decreased compare with those before ERCP (19.4 U/L(19.8 U/L) vs. 33.6 U/L(36.7 U/L), 12.7 ng/L(15.1 ng/L) vs. 22.7 ng/L(25.9 ng/L), 0.05 μg/L(0.12 μg/L) vs. 0.14 μg/L(0.27 μg/L)), and the differences were statistically significant ( Z=3.52, 3.30 and 3.18; all P<0.001). Conclusion:The activation level of NET in the bile of patients with choledocholithiasis increase, while the activation level of NET decrease after ERCP, which indicate that NET may be involved in the formation of choledocholithiasis.
5.Effects of family participatory nursing on anticoagulant therapy compliance and self-management in patients with atrial fibrillation
Yufang CUI ; Ting LIU ; Bin YU
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2022;28(16):2216-2219
Objective:To investigate the effect of family participatory nursing model on anticoagulation therapy compliance and self-management ability in patients with atrial fibrillation.Methods:Using the convenient sampling method, a total of 155 patients with atrial fibrillation who were treated in Department of Cardiology in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University from January 2017 to December 2020 were selected as the research objects. They were randomly divided into the control group (77 cases) and the intervention group (78 cases) . The control group was given routine care, while the intervention group was given family participatory care on this basis. The treatment compliance and self-management ability of the two groups were compared after the intervention.Results:The score of Morisky Medication Adherence Scale-8 (MMAS-8) in the intervention group were higher than that in the control group. The core management ability, disease-related knowledge mastery and self-monitoring score of self-management ability in the intervention group were higher than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:Family participatory nursing can improve anticoagulant therapy compliance and self-management ability of patients with atrial fibrillation.
6.Thinking and prospect of TCM nursing talent cultivation
Runxi TIAN ; Kaiyue CUI ; Yajuan YANG ; Hailing GUO ; Yufang HAO ; Liping ZHENG ; Danjing ZHANG ; Ning GAO
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2022;28(25):3361-3365
This paper summarizes the current situation and necessity of the training of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) nursing specialists in China, as well as the existing achievements and existing problems, and puts forward the prospects and suggestions for the training of TCM nursing team, so as to strengthen the construction of TCM nursing culture, build a high-quality TCM nursing talent team, and promote the high-quality development of TCM nursing.
7.Application of symptom-guided mind mapping method combined with case analysis mode in emergency nursing teaching of practice nursing students in the department of cardiology
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2022;21(5):624-628
Objective:To explore the application effect of symptom-guided mind mapping combined with case analysis in the emergency nursing teaching of practice nursing students in the department of cardiology.Methods:A total of 60 nurses who had internship in the Department of Cardiology in The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University from August 2019 to April 2020 were included in the study, and they were averagely divided into control group and study group based on the admission sequence. The control group used traditional teaching, and the study group used symptom-guided mind mapping combined with case analysis. After 3 months of internship, the teaching effect of the two groups of intern nurses was evaluated through the cardiology emergency nursing assessment. A questionnaire survey was used to compare the evaluation of the two groups of intern nurses on their own professional ability. SPSS 22.0 was used for t test and chi-square test. Results:The practice nurses in the study group had higher scores of cardiology emergency nursing skills, comprehensive emergency response capabilities, disease assessment and observation capabilities, and total scores than those of the control group, with statistically significant differences ( P<0.05). The recognition rate of self-professional ability such as ability to combine theory with practice (96.67% vs. 70.00%), ability to discover and deal with problems (86.67% vs. 56.67%), comprehensive emergency response ability (83.33% vs. 46.67%), teamwork ability (93.33% vs. 73.33%) and condition assessment and observation ability (90.00% vs. 53.33%) of the study group was significantly higher than that of the control group ( P<0.05). Conclusion:The symptom-guided mind mapping combined with case analysis has a significant effect on the emergency nursing teaching of cardiology practice nursing students, and can effectively improve the teaching effect and self-professional recognition rate of the practice nurses.
8.Construction of Evaluation System for TCM Pharmaceutical Care Quality in Public Hospitals of Jilin Province
Fang XIA ; Yanyin CUI ; Jinping LIU ; Yufang HE
China Pharmacy 2021;32(15):1899-1904
OBJECTIVE:To construct the evaluation system for TCM pharmaceutical care quality in public hospitals of Jilin province,and to provide reference for improving the quality of TCM pharmaceutical care in public hospitals. METHODS :On Nov. 2020,20 relevant personnel and 10 experts in the field of TCM in Jilin province were selected by theoretical sampling method and objective sampling method ,respectively;grounded theory and Delphi method were adopted to sort out and score the evaluation system of TCM pharmaceutical care quality in public hospitals. Analytic hierarchy process (AHP)was used to determine the weight of each index. RESULTS :In the two rounds of evaluation ,experts’enthusiasm,authority and opinion coordination were relatively high. Finally ,the evaluation system of TCM pharmaceutical care quality in public hospitals of Jilin Province was constructed , consisting of 5 criterion layer indexes and 27 field layer indexes. The weights of the five criterion layer indexes from high to low are 0.290 for TCM pharmaceutical care management ,0.283 for TCM pharmaceutical care equipment ,0.163 for TCM prescription rationality,0.150 for TCM quality management ,0.144 for TCM pharmaceutical care ability. CONCLUSIONS :The evaluation system of TCM pharmaceutical care quality in public hospitals of Jilin province established in this study is scientific and applicable , and provides a basis for improving the quality of TCM pharmaceutical care in public hospitals. Public hospitals can set up priority improvement dimensions according to the results of the quality evaluation system ,and focus the limited human and material resources on priority improvement indexes.
9.Effects of Aconitum Injection on COMP ,p53 Protein and BMP- 2 in Knee Osteoarthritis Model Rabbits
Xiaofeng LIU ; Yufang AN ; Lijian CUI
China Pharmacy 2020;31(6):714-718
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of Aconitum injection on cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP), encoded protein by tumor suppressor gene p53(p53 protein)and bone morphogenetic protein 2(BMP-2)in knee osteoarthritis (KOA)model rabbit ,so as to explore the mechanism of the injection in the treatment of KOA. METHODS :Totally 24 rabbits were randomly divided into blank group ,model group ,Sodium hyaluronate group and Aconitum injection group ,with 6 rabbits in each group. KOA model was established by injecting 2% papain-0.03 mol/L L-cysteine solution into the articular cavity of rabbits in model group ,sodium hyaluronate group and Aconitum injection group at the 1st,4th and 7th day ,respectively,except the blank group. At the 1st,4th and 7th day after modeling succeeded ,0.1 mL/kg of normal saline ,Sodium hyaluronate injection and Aconitum injection were injected into the articular cavity of rabbits ,respectively. The cartilage tissue of knee joint was taken from above 4 groups,and the contents of COMP and p 53 protein were detected by ELISA. The cartilage morphology of rabbit knee joint was observed by naked eye. The cartilage of the knee joint was collected and stained by HE staining ,and then the histomorphology changes were observed by light microscope ;Mankin scoring was conducted. The two-step method of PV was used to make the immunohistochemical specimens of knee joint cartilage ,and the relative expression of BMP- 2 was detected. RESULTS :Compared with blank group ,the edge of cartilage was damaged and the cartilage surface was damaged in the model group. The results of histomorphology observation showed that the joint tissue structure was obviously irregular ,the distribution of chondrocytes was disordered with morphological changes ,and the Mankin score was significantly increased (P<0.05);the contents of COMP and cancer cells by indirect inhibition of RAD 51-mediated re - . Suppression of ERCC 1 and RAD51 expression through ERK 1/2 inactivation is essen - tial in emodin-mediated cytotoxicity in human non-small 。E-mail: cell lung cancer cells. p53 protein in knee joint fluid were increased significantly ,while the relative expression of BMP- 2 in knee joint tissue decreased significantly (P<0.05). Compared with model group ,the appearance ,histomorphology changes of knee joint cartilage in administration groups were improved,Mankin scores were significantly decreased (P<0.05);the contents of COMP and p 53 protein in the knee joint fluid were decreased significantly ,and the relative expression of BMP- 2 in the knee joint tissue were increased significantly (P<0.05),but there was no significant difference between Aconitum group and Sodium hyaluronate group (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS :Aconitum injection can improve synovitis inflammation ,delay articular cartilage degeneration , promote cartilage repair and protect joints of KOA model rabbits. The mechanism may be related to inhibiting COMP secretion , decreasing p 53 protein expression and promoting BMP- 2 release.
10.Carotid plaque load evaluation: comparison high resolution MR imaging with ultrasound
Xuehua CUI ; Yufang YE ; Chunhui SHAN ; Ronghong JIAO ; Yingmin CHEN ; Shuqian ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2019;53(8):720-723
Objective To compare the image quality produced by MR high resolution vessel wall imaging (HR?VWI) and ultrasound (US) in evaluating carotid plaque load. Methods This prospective study enrolled 21 patients with carotid plaques undergoing HR?VWI and subsequent 2D US between August 2016 to January 2017 in Hebei General Hospitial. The plaque thickness (PT), lumen area (LA), wall area (WA) and total vessel area (TVA) of the plaques were measured and normalized wall index (NWI) was calculated on both HR?VWI images and US for those plaques with image quality score≥3 and matching between the two methods. The plaque load index was compared by using the independent sample t test or the non?parametric Wilcoxon test, and the correlation between the indexes was based on the Pearson test. Results Forty?five carotid plaques were matched with HR?VWI and US. There was no significant difference in PT, LA, WA, TVA and NWI detected by HR?VWI and ultrasound (P>0.05). The parameters measured by two methods were correlated (r values were 0.83, 0.85, 0.32, 0.83 and 0.59, P<0.05). Conclusion There is a good consistency between HR?VWI and conventional ultrasound in the measurement of carotid plaque load.

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