PURPOSE: The rate of complications among patients undergoing surgery has increased due to infection with SARS-CoV-2 and other variants of concern. However, Omicron has shown decreased pathogenicity, raising questions about the risk of postoperative complications among patients who are infected with this variant. This study aimed to investigate complications and related factors among patients with recent Omicron infection prior to undergoing orthopedic surgery. METHODS: A historical control study was conducted. Data were collected from all patients who underwent surgery during 2 distinct periods: (1) between Dec 12, 2022 and Jan 31, 2023 (COVID-19 positive group), (2) between Dec 12, 2021 and Jan 31, 2022 (COVID-19 negative control group). The patients were at least 18 years old. Patients who received conservative treatment after admission or had high-risk diseases or special circumstances (use of anticoagulants before surgery) were excluded from the study. The study outcomes were the total complication rate and related factors. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to identify related factors, and odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated to assess the impact of COVID-19 infection on complications. RESULTS: In the analysis, a total of 847 patients who underwent surgery were included, with 275 of these patients testing positive for COVID-19 and 572 testing negative. The COVID-19-positive group had a significantly higher rate of total complications (11.27%) than the control group (4.90%, p < 0.001). After adjusting for relevant factors, the OR was 3.08 (95% CI: 1.45-6.53). Patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19 at 3-4 weeks (OR = 0.20 (95% CI: 0.06-0.59), p = 0.005), 5-6 weeks (OR = 0.16 (95% CI: 0.04-0.59), p = 0.010), or ≥7 weeks (OR = 0.26 (95% CI: 0.06-1.02), p = 0.069) prior to surgery had a lower risk of complications than those who were diagnosed at 0-2 weeks prior to surgery. Seven factors (age, indications for surgery, time of operation, time of COVID-19 diagnosis prior to surgery, C-reactive protein levels, alanine transaminase levels, and aspartate aminotransferase levels) were found to be associated with complications; thus, these factors were used to create a nomogram. CONCLUSION Omicron continues to be a significant factor in the incidence of postoperative complications among patients undergoing orthopedic surgery. By identifying the factors associated with these complications, we can determine the optimal surgical timing, provide more accurate prognostic information, and offer appropriate consultation for orthopedic surgery patients who have been infected with Omicron.
Humans ; COVID-19/complications* ; Male ; Female ; Middle Aged ; Postoperative Complications/epidemiology* ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Orthopedic Procedures/adverse effects* ; Aged ; Nomograms ; Adult ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors

Objective To investigate the correlation between MEX3A and differentiation characteristics of gastric cancer and intestinal metaplasia,and its combination with caudal-related homeobox transcription factor 2(CDX2)and mucin 2(MUC2)and mucin 5AC(MUC5AC)to determine the role of carcinogenic intestinal metaplasia.Methods From January 2010 to December 2014,a total of 410 cases of gastric cancer and paracarcinoma paraffin-embedded tissue samples were selected from the Central Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College and the Second Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College.According to pathological diagnosis,they were divided into control group(mild superficial gastritis,79 cases),intestinal metaplasia group(149 cases)and gastric cancer group(182 cases).The expressions of MEX3A,CDX2,MUC2 and MUC5AC were detected by immunohistochemistry.Results MEX3A was highly expressed in gastric cancer group and intestinal metaplasia group,especially diffuse gastric cancer,poorly differentiated gastric cancer and type Ⅲ intestinal metaplasia(P<0.05).CDX2 and MUC2 were highly expressed in gastric cancer group and intestinal metaplasia group,especially intestinal type gastric cancer,highly and moderately differentiated gastric cancer,type Ⅰ and type Ⅱ intestinal metaplasia(P<0.05).The expression of MUC5AC was high in control group and low in gastric cancer group and intestinal metaplasia group,especially in intestinal type gastric cancer,type Ⅰ and type Ⅲ intestinal metaplasia(P<0.05).Gastric cancer and intestinal metaplasia differentiation were negatively correlated with MEX3A and MUC5AC expression,but positively correlated with CDX2 and MUC2 expression(P<0.05).MEX3A was negatively correlated with the expression of CDX2 and MUC2,and positively correlated with the expression of MUC5AC in gastric cancer(P<0.05).MEX3A was negatively correlated with the expression of CDX2 and MUC2 in intestinal metaplasia(P<0.05),while CDX2 was positively correlated with the expression of MUC2(P<0.05).Conclusion MEX3A is negatively correlated with gastric cancer and intestinal metaplasia differentiation.Gastric cancer is characterized by high MEX3A expression and low CDX2 and MUC2 expression.

Objective To observe the efficacy and safety of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation(rTMS)on refractory tinnitus and the differences of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging(rs-fMRI)imaging between before and after treatment,and to explore the possible central mechanism of rTMS regulation of tinnitus.Methods Thirty-seven patients with refractory tinnitus admitted in Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College from September 2022 to February 2023 were selected and were divided into experimental group(n=20)and control group(n=1 7).The experimental group was given true rTMS treatment,and the control group was given sham stimulation with the same parameters.Tinnitus handicap inventory(THI)score,tinnitus loudness visual analogue scale(VAS)score and rs-fMRI scan were performed before and after treatment.Regional homogeneity(ReHo)was calculated after scanning,and the different brain regions were selected as the area of interest(ROI)and the whole brain functional connection(FC)was performed.Results There were no significant differences in age,gender,education level,tinnitus side,course of disease,hearing level,self-rating depression scale,self-rating anxiety scale the experimental group and control group.There were no significant differences in THI and VAS scores between the two groups before treatment;the THI and VAS scores in the experimental group decreased after 2 weeks of rTMS treatment(P＜0.001),while there was no significant difference in the two scores in the control group before and after treatment.Only 3 patients in the experimental group experienced left facial muscle tremor or transient mild scalp pain during treatment,without other serious side effects.The ReHo of the left cerebellar area 9 increased in the experimental group after rTMS(P＜0.005);the ReHo values in the right inferior temporal gyrus,left posterior central gyrus and left anterior central gyrus increased in the control group after intervention(P＜0.005).The FCs between the right inferior temporal gyrus and the left orbital inferior frontal gyrus,the left anterior cingulate gyrus increased in the experimental group(P＜0.005),and FC between the right inferior temporal gyrus and the left superior marginal gyrus decreased(P＜0.005).The FCs between the right cuneus and the left fusiform gyrus,right superior occipital gyrus decreased in the experimental group after rTMS(P＜0.005).The FC between the right cuneus and the left fusiform gyrus increased in the control group after intervention(P＜0.005),while other FCs remained unchanged.Conclusions rTMS has a certain therapeutic effect on refractory tinnitus with higher safety;regulation of auditory brain network and related non-auditory brain network may be one of the central mechanisms of rTMS treating refractory tinnitus.

Liver fibrosis and cirrhosis are the common outcomes of various chronic liver diseases after progression,and studies have shown that liver fibrosis and early liver cirrhosis can be reversed.Compound traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions have a marked therapeutic effect in reversing liver fibrosis and early liver cirrhosis,and their mechanism of action remains unclear.By reviewing related articles in China and globally,this article summarizes the six main phenotypic mechanisms involved in the efficacy of compound traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions,i.e.,inhibiting liver inflammation and regulating liver immune response,regulating hepatic stellate cell activation and extracellular matrix(ECM)generation,promoting ECM degradation,reversing hepatic sinusoidal capillarization,regulating hepatocyte regeneration,and regulating gut microbiota,and in addition,this article also analyzes the advances and shortcomings in current studies on each phenotype.Future studies on compound traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions should focus on experimental exploration and rescue experiments to verify the above phenotypes and further explore the upstream and downstream signaling pathways with a marked effect.This article aims to help clarify the direction and ideas of studies on the therapeutic mechanism of compound traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions,in order to provide a basis for clarifying the scientific essence of compound traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions.

Objective To explore the effect of nimodipine combined with minimally invasive puncture on neurological function,hemodynamics,and serum inflammatory factor levels in patients with hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage(HICH).Methods A total of 108 patients with HICH treated at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University from June 2019 to May 2022 were selected as the research subjects.They were divided into an observation group(n=55)and a control group(n=53)according to the treatment method.All patients in the two groups received minimally invasive puncture;on this basis,the patients in the observation group were treated with nimodipine for one month.The neurological deficit of patients in the two groups was evaluated by the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale(NIHSS)score before and after treatment.Before and after treatment,5 mL of fasting venous blood was taken from patients in the morning,and the serum was obtained by centrifugation.The serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF),neuron-specific enolase(NSE),C-reactive protein(CRP),tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)and interleukin-6(IL-6)were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.Ultrasonic transcranial Doppler blood flow analyzer was used to monitor the hemodynamic indexes such as mean blood flow velocity(Vm),resistance index(RI)and pulsitility index(PI)of patients in the two groups before and after treatment.The adverse reactions such as headache,dizziness,infection and rebleeding were recorded in the two groups after treatment.Results There was no statistically significant difference in the NIHSS score and serum NSE and BDNF levels between the two groups before treatment(P＞0.05).After treatment,the NIHSS score and serum NSE level of patients in the two groups were significantly lower than those before treatment,while the serum BDNF level was significantly higher than that before treatment(P＜0.05).After treatment,the NIHSS score and serum NSE level of patients in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group,while the serum BDNF level was significantly higher than that in the control group(P＜0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in the Vm,PI and RI between the two groups before treatment(P＞0.05).After treatment,the Vm and PI of patients in the two groups were significantly higher than those before treatment,while the RI was significantly lower than that before treatment(P＜0.05).After treatment,the Vm and PI of patients in the observa-tion group were significantly higher than those in the control group,while the RI was significantly lower than that in the control group(P＜0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in serum TNF-α,IL-6,and CRP levels between the two groups before treatment(P＞0.05).The levels of serum TNF-α,IL-6,and CRP of patients in the two groups after treatment were significantly lower than those before treatment(P＜0.05).After treatment,serum TNF-α,IL-6,and CRP levels of patients in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group(P＜0.05).The incidence of adverse reactions in patients in the control group and observation group was 7.55％(4/53)and 9.09％(5/55),respectively,and the difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups was not statistically significant(P＞0.05).Conclusion Nimodipine combined with minimally invasive puncture can effectively improve the blood perfusion rate of HICH patients,reduce the degree of inflammatory response,and alleviate the patients'neurological function damage.

Since the first case of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) at the end of 2019, the virus has spread rapidly around the world and has become a global public health problem. In the process of this virus epidemic, compared with the general population, cancer patients are considered to be highly susceptible people, especially the lung cancer patients. Some studies have shown that angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) may be the pathway for SARS-CoV-2 to infect the host. At the same time, ACE2 is often abnormally expressed in non-small cell lung cancer. Therefore, understanding the respective mechanisms of ACE2 in COVID-19 and non-small cell lung cancer has extremely important reference value for the study of vaccines and therapeutic drugs, and also provides meaningful guidance for the protection of patients with lung cancer during the epidemic. This article reviews the possible invasive mechanism of ACE2 in SARS-CoV-2 and its abnormal expression in non-small cell lung cancer.

Objective    To systematically evaluate the application effect of CT-guided Hook-wire localization and CT-guided microcoil localization in pulmonary nodules surgery. Methods    The literatures on the comparison between CT-guided Hook-wire localization and CT-guided microcoil localization for pulmonary nodules were searched in PubMed, EMbase, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Wanfang, VIP and CNKI databases from the inception to October 2021. Review Manager (version 5.4) software was used for meta-analysis. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) was used to evaluate the quality of studies. Results    A total of 10 retrospective cohort studies were included, with 1 117 patients including 473 patients in the CT-guided Hook-wire localization group and 644 patients in the CT-guided microcoil localization group. The quality of the studies was high with NOS scores>6 points. The result of meta-analysis showed that the difference in the localization operation time (MD=0.14, 95%CI −3.43 to 3.71, P=0.940) between the two groups was not statistically significant. However, the localization success rate of the Hook-wire group was superior to the  microcoil group (OR=0.35, 95%CI 0.17 to 0.72, P=0.005). In addition, in comparison with Hook-wire localization, the microcoil localization could reduce the dislocation rate (OR=4.33, 95%CI 2.07 to 9.08, P<0.001), the incidence of pneumothorax (OR=1.62, 95%CI 1.12 to 2.33, P=0.010) and pulmonary hemorrhage (OR=1.64, 95%CI 1.07 to 2.51, P=0.020). Conclusion    Although Hook-wire localization is slightly better than microcoil localization in the aspect of the success rate of pulmonary nodule localization, microcoil localization has an obvious advantage compared with Hook-wire localization in terms of controlling the incidence of dislocation, pneumothorax and pulmonary hemorrhage. Therefore, from a comprehensive perspective, this study believes that CT-guided microcoil localization is a preoperative localization method worthy of further promotion.

Objective    To systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of jejunostomy tube versus nasojejunal tube for enteral nutrition after radical resection of esophageal cancer. Methods    PubMed, EMbase, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, CNKI, Wanfang, VIP and CBM databases were searched to collect the clinical effects of jejunostomy tube versus nasojejunal nutrition tube after radical resection of esophageal cancer from inception to October 2021. Meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.4 software. Results    Twenty-six articles were included, including 17 randomized controlled studies and 9 cohort studies, with a total of 35 808 patients. Meta-analysis results showed that: in the jejunostomy tube group, the postoperative exhaust time (MD=–4.27, 95%CI –5.87 to –2.66, P=0.001), the incidence of pulmonary infection (OR=1.39, 95%CI 1.06 to 1.82, P=0.02), incidence of tube removal (OR=0.11, 95%CI 0.04 to 0.30, P=0.001), incidence of tube blockage (OR=0.47, 95%CI 0.23 to 0.97, P=0.04), incidence of nasopharyngeal discomfort (OR=0.04, 95%CI 0.01 to 0.13, P=0.001), the incidence of nasopharyngeal mucosal damage (OR=0.13, 95%CI 0.04 to 0.42, P=0.008), the incidence of nausea and vomiting (OR=0.20, 95%CI 0.08 to 0.47, P=0.003) were significantly shorter or lower than those of the nasojejunal tube group. The postoperative serum albumin level (MD=5.75, 95%CI 5.34 to 6.16, P=0.001) was significantly better than that of the nasojejunal tube group. However, the intraoperative operation time of the jejunostomy tube group (MD=13.65, 95%CI 2.32 to 24.98, P=0.02) and the indent time of the postoperative nutrition tube (MD=17.81, 95%CI 12.71 to 22.91, P=0.001) were longer than those of the nasojejunal nutrition tube. At the same time, the incidence of postoperative intestinal obstruction (OR=6.08, 95%CI 2.55 to 14.50, P=0.001) was significantly higher than that of the nasojejunal tube group. There were no statistical differences in the length of postoperative hospital stay or the occurrence of anastomotic fistula between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion    In the process of enteral nutrition after radical resection of esophageal cancer, jejunostomy tube has better clinical treatment effect and is more comfortable during catheterization, but the incidence of intestinal obstruction is higher than that of traditional nasojejunal tube.

Objective:To explore the current situation of nursing human caring in hospital wards and analyze its influencing factors, so as to facilitate the development of nursing human caring practice.Methods:From July to November 2022, a total of 107 hospitals were surveyed through stratified convenience sampling method, and 4 072 ward nursing managers were recruited to finish the general information questionnaire and the ward nursing human caring status questionnaire. The general information included the region, class and type of the hospital, etc. The ward nursing human caring status questionnaire included 38 items in 5 dimensions of nursing human caring system and process, humanistic quality and training of nursing staff, humanistic environment and facilities, human caring procedures and measures, and human caring quality evaluation and improvement, with a full score of 190 points. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the general data, independent samples t-test, ANOVA and correlation analysis were used to analyze the factors influencing the current status of nursing human caring in the ward, while multiple linear regression analysis was used to conduct a multivariate analysis. Results:The score of nursing human caring in hospital wards was 156.91±27.78. Whether the hospital had carried out nursing human caring pilot(demonstration) wards, whether the ward had previously been a hospital nursing human caring pilot(demonstration) nursing unit, the type of ward, and whether nursing managers had participated in human caring training were the influencing factors of the implication of nursing humanistic caring in wards( P<0.05). Conclusions:The practice of nursing human caring in hospital wards is at a good level, but needs to be further strengthened. Nursing managers should take systematically strategies to promote the development of nursing human caring practice.

Benign ureteral strictures refers to obstructive lesions caused by the narrowing of ureteral lumen,which may lead to severe renal function damage and even failure.It is related to the incarcerated stones,the ureteral lithotripsy,and the pelvic and abdominal surgery.The primary treatment of benign ureteral strictures is surgery,but the cure rate is closely related to the characteristics of the stricture.In the past,repair and reconstruction surgery has been used for treatment,although the cure rate is high,it is traumatic,risky and slow in postoperative recovery.At present,endovascular surgery treatment is widely used in the treatment of benign ureteral strictures with short stricture length,short disease course,good renal function,and non-ischemic stricture due to the characteristics of small trauma,low risk,and fast recovery.Meanwhile,long-term maintenance treatment of indwelling ureteral stents can also effectively protect renal function.Therefore,in the treatment of benign ureteral strictures,the most appropriate individualized treatment plan should be provided for the patients based on the patient's physical conditions and stricture characteristics.