Cough is one of the most common postoperative complications of lung cancer, and there is still a dearth of effective treatments available. Traditional Chinese medicine offers remarkable advantages and achieves promising clinical results in mitigating postoperative cough symptoms in patients with lung cancer. This paper briefly outlines the current status of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of postoperative cough in lung cancer, focusing on the etiology, pathogenesis, and syndrome differentiation of this condition.

Objective:To explore the cognition and intention of patients with lower limb deep vein thrombosis (DVT) to participate in patient-reported outcomes (PROs), so as to provide references for the promotion, application, and practice of PROs in lower limb DVT patients in China.Methods:This study adopted the phenomenological qualitative research method. From February to June 2023, 13 lower limb DVT patients admitted to Peking Union Medical College Hospital were selected for semi-structured in-depth interviews. Colaizzi 7-step analysis method was used for analyzing and summarizing data.Results:Thirteen patients with lower limb DVT highly recognized their own value in participating in PROs, namely health benefits, prevention of DVT complications, and reduction of disease uncertainty. Lower limb DVT patients expected to receive support from healthcare professionals, families, and portable and simplified reporting formats to promote their participation in PROs. From the patient 's own perspective, they perceived that insufficient attention to DVT caused by lack of awareness of the hazards of DVT and limited understanding of PROs made it difficult for them to participate in PROs. Conclusions:Lower limb DVT patients have a high intention to participate in PROs. The application and promotion of PROs in lower limb DVT patients in China require joint support from various sectors of society, among which strengthening effective health education for patients and their families and providing multi-channel reporting forms are the key to promoting of PROs.

Objective:To construct a tool to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of nurses in the prevention of thrombosis related to peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) .Methods:From December 2022 to April 2023, based on the theory of knowledge, attitude, and practice, a preliminary draft of the PICC-related Thrombosis Prevention Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Questionnaire for Nurses was formed through systematic literature review, two rounds of Delphi expert consultations, and pre-survey. In May 2023, convenience sampling was used to select 573 nurses from Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Hospital as the research subject for a survey to conduct item analysis, validity testing, and reliability testing on the questionnaire.Results:The final version of the PICC-related Thrombosis Prevention Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Questionnaire for Nurses included 20 knowledge items, 10 attitude items, and 10 practice items. In the content validity of the questionnaire, the average content validity index was 0.984, the overall consensus content validity index was 0.850, and the item level content validity index was 0.857 to 1.000. Exploratory factor analysis extracted three common factors with eigenvalues>1.000, with a cumulative variance contribution rate of 64.540% and factor loadings of 0.450 to 0.908 for each item. The total Cronbach's α coefficient of the questionnaire was 0.895, the half reliability coefficient was 0.947, and the retest reliability coefficient was 0.966.Conclusions:The PICC-related Thrombosis Prevention Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Questionnaire for Nurses has good reliability and validity, and can be used to evaluate PICC-related thrombosis prevention knowledge, attitude, and practice among nurses.

The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement has released the first international standard set of outcome measures for patients with venous thromboembolism, providing a widely applicable and easy-to-use standardized set of outcome measures for venous thromboembolism, including disease-specific complications, treatment-related comorbidities, long term consequences of the disease, and patient-reported outcomes. This paper combines clinical practice in China to interpret the Core Outcome Set for Venous Thromboembolism, in order to provide reference for the selection of outcomes of venous thromboembolism and promote the application of the core outcome set of venous thromboembolism in clinical practice and research in China.

Quality-sensitive indicators in nursing, as standards for evaluating nursing quality management, can quantitatively determine nursing outcomes. This article provides a comprehensive review of the framework and content of quality-sensitive indicators for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention nursing care. The indicators are discussed from three dimensions: structure, process, and outcome. The aim is to provide a reference for the future development of unified and standardized quality-sensitive indicators for VTE prevention nursing care, in order to guide clinical nurses in standardized preventive practices.

Cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT) is a common complication and cause of death in cancer patients. Accurately and efficiently identifying high-risk groups for CAT using risk assessment models and implementing targeted early prevention is key. Although numerous CAT risk assessment models currently exist, their predictive capabilities vary across different populations. This article provides a comprehensive review of CAT risk assessment models and their application status, aiming to offer a reference for clinical nursing staff to understand and choose appropriate risk assessment tools.

Objective:To develop the Cancer-associated Thrombosis (CAT) Prevention Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Questionnaire for Nurses, and conduct reliability and validity tests.Methods:This study was a questionnaire development study. Guided by the theory of knowledge, attitude, and practice, an initial CAT Prevention Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Questionnaire for Nurses was formed through literature review, group discussion, two rounds of expert consultation, and pre-survey. From April to May 2023, convenience sampling was used to select 700 in-service nurses from Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College as the research subject, and the reliability and validity of the questionnaire were tested.Results:A total of 700 questionnaires were distributed, and 593 valid questionnaires were collected, with a valid response rate of 84.71% (593/700). The final version of the CAT Prevention Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Questionnaire for Nurses included three dimensions of knowledge, attitude, and practice, with a total of 39 items. The scale-level content validity index ( S- CVI) was 1.000, with an average S- CVI of 0.971 and an item-level CVI (I- CVI) of 0.860 to 1.000. Exploratory factor analysis extracted a total of seven common factors, with a cumulative variance contribution rate of 77.376%. The total Cronbach's α coefficient of the questionnaire was 0.937, and the Cronbach's α coefficients for each dimension were 0.923, 0.987, and 0.979. The half reliability coefficient was 0.984. After two weeks, the reliability coefficients for each dimension of retesting were 0.959, 1.000, and 0.994. Conclusions:The CAT Prevention Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Questionnaire for Nurses developed in this study has good reliability and validity, and can be used as an evaluation tool for the cognition of clinical nurses in CAT prevention.

Objective To construct an evidence-based practice model for nurses in preventing deep vein thrombosis(DVT)and provide a scientific and targeted theoretical basis for nurses to carry out evidence-based nursing practice in DVT prevention.Methods Based on the previous evidence-based nursing practice project on DVT prevention after hip and knee arthroplasty,the research team used theoretical analysis and brainstorming to develop a draft of the work model.Expert meetings were organized to validate the content of the draft using the Delphi method,leading to the finalization of the evidence-based practice model for nurses in preventing DVT.Results The Knowledge-to-Action(KTA)framework was selected as the basic framework for constructing the evidence-based nursing practice model for preventing DVT.Theoretical Domain Framework,Theory of Planned Behavior,and Social Cognitive Theory were chosen to explore the influencing factors of nurses'behavior change in preventing DVT through evidence-based practice.The authority coefficient of the participating experts was 0.904,indicating high reliability.The final model consisted of 6 key components:knowledge generation,problem identification,localization and adaptation,knowledge application,sustained knowledge use,and conceptual framework for behavior change through evidence-based practice.Conclusion Based on theoretical analysis and clinical practice,this study developed an evidence-based practice model for nurses in preventing DVT using the expert meeting.The research methodology was scientific,and the content was reliable,providing a theoretical basis for nurses to engage in evidence-based nursing practice for DVT prevention.

Objective To study the correlation between the characteristics of tympanic membrane perforation and hearing loss in chronic suppurative otitis media.Methods Ear fibreoptic endoscopic images and complete audio-logical data of 80 patients(104 ears)diagnosed with chronic suppurative otitis media and treated with tympanoplasty type Ⅰ surgery at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery of the Second Hospital of Lanzhou University from July 2022 to July 2023 were reviewed.The area of tympanic membrane perforation was measured u-sing ImageJ software.Qualitative variables were professionally assessed by a senior practitioner in otology,inclu-ding whether the perforation involved the quadrant,whether the edge of the perforation was calcified,and whether the extent of the perforation involved the malleus.Results There was a significant positive correlation between the area of tympanic membrane perforation and the mean air-bone conductance difference in patients with tympanic mem-brane perforation due to chronic suppurative otitis media(R2=0.141,P＜0.001).The patients with perforation in-volving the malleus handle had a greater air-bone conductance difference than those without malleus handle involve-ment(P＜0.05).The effect of calcification at the edge of the tympanic membrane perforation and the location of the perforation on hearing loss was minimal and almost negligible.Conclusion Conductive hearing loss due to tympanic membrane perforation is related to the size of the perforation and whether or not the perforation involves the malleus handle,and the patients with larger perforation as well as those with perforations involving the handle of malleus tend to exhibit worse conductive hearing loss.

Purpose To explore the application of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in evaluating the local muscle microcirculation before and after acupuncture at Zusanli point in normal people.Materials and Methods A total of 72 healthy volunteers who visited the Department of Ultrasound,the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University from September 2018 to May 2020 were prospectively collected,all subjects performed ultrasound contrast before acupuncture,acupuncture with strongest deqi,and two hours after acupuncture to observe the blood flow perfusion of the microvessels in the tibialis anterior muscle.The pre-selected areas of interest the small arteries,muscle tissues and venules in the middle were analyzed to obtain the time-intensity curve and contrast transit time(CTTs)perfusion parameters.Needle sensation was evaluated using objective scoring criteria for acupuncture combined with moxibustion recipients.Gastrin,plasma gastrin,cholecystokinin,and secretin were measured in all subjects before acupuncture,when acupuncture had the strongest deqi,and two hours after acupuncture.Results ①CTTs of arterial-muscle,muscle-venous and arterial-venous of the tibialis anterior muscle at acupuncture with strongest deqi were significantly shorter than those at before acupuncture and two hours after acupuncture(all P<0.001),and there was no significant difference in CTTs before and after acupuncture and moxibustion(P>0.05);②when acupuncture deqi was strongest,serum gastrin,plasma prokinetics,cholecystokinin,and secretin were significantly increased compared with those before acupuncture and two hours after acupuncture,with statistically significant difference(all P<0.001),while there was no significant difference in these parameters between before acupuncture and two hours after acupuncture(P>0.05);③when acupuncture had the strongest deqi,there were positive correlations between gastrin,plasma prokinetic hormone,cholecystokinin,and secretin values and CTTs of arterial-muscle,muscle-venous,and arterial-venous(r=0.360-0.702,P<0.001).Conclusion Acupuncture of the Zusanli,when it gains the strongest deqi,can cause changes in the microcirculation around the skeletal muscle,leading to a significant shortening of CTTs,and also promotes the secretory function of the gastrointestinal tract.