OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy of bioabsorbable steroid-releasing sinus stents for improving surgical outcomes and subjective symptoms when placed in the bilateral frontal sinus opening(FSO)following full functional endoscopic sinus surgery in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps(CRSwNP).METHODS CRSwNP patients who had under full functional endoscopic sinus surgery with complete data of nasal endoscopy and sinus computed tomography data were identified and included in the study.The patients were divided into a control group consisting of patients receiving only full functional endoscopic sinus surgery(n=92)and a stent group consisting of patients receiving full functional endoscopic sinus surgery combined with placement of steroid implants in both FSO(n=38).The visual analogue scale(VAS)subjective symptom scores and surgical outcomes were compared preoperatively,and on postoperative day(PD30 and PD90)between the two groups.RESULTS Compared to baseline,the overall symptom VAS scores of patients after operation decreased significantly in both groups(P<0.05),and the degree of improvement of overall symptoms in the stent group was significantly better than in the control group(P<0.05).On PD30,the proportion of patients requiring postoperative interventions for bilateral FSO was reduced by 42.3%in the stent group,and was significantly lower than in the control group(P<0.05).Compared to the control group,the proportion of patients needing postoperative intervention in both ethmoid sinus on the stent group decreased by 17.7%(P>0.05).The results at PD90 were consistent with those at PD30.CONCLUSION Full functional endoscopic sinus surgery in combination with bilateral frontal sinus stent implantation is better than full functional endoscopic sinus surgery alone.

There is a certain correlation and interaction between circulating tumor cells and recurrence-metastasis of colorectal cancer. The circulating tumor cells hidden in the human body can lead to the recurrence and metastasis of colorectal cancer， and the recurrence and metastasis of colorectal cancer can in turn cause a sharp increase in the number of circulating tumor cells， which is consistent with the characteristics of latent pathogens in traditional Chinese medicine leading to diseases. Starting from the theory of latent pathogens， this article summarized the etiology and disease mechanism of recurrence-metastasis of colorectal cancer as harmed healthy qi， latent pathogenic qi， prolonged latent pathogens， and triggering healthy qi deficiency. This article also proposes four major treatment methods as reinforcing healthy qi， assisting yang， opening the exterior， and expelling pathogen， in order to provide ideas and methods for the prevention and treatment of recurrence and metastasis of colorectal cancer.

Patients with severe trauma require an extremely timely treatment and transfusion plays an irreplaceable role in the emergency treatment of such patients. An increasing number of evidence-based medicinal evidences and clinical practices suggest that patients with severe traumatic bleeding benefit from early transfusion of low-titer group O whole blood or hemostatic resuscitation with red blood cells, plasma and platelet of a balanced ratio. However, the current domestic mode of blood supply cannot fully meet the requirements of timely and effective blood transfusion for emergency treatment of patients with severe trauma in clinical practice. In order to solve the key problems in blood supply and blood transfusion strategies for emergency treatment of severe trauma, Branch of Clinical Transfusion Medicine of Chinese Medical Association, Group for Trauma Emergency Care and Multiple Injuries of Trauma Branch of Chinese Medical Association, Young Scholar Group of Disaster Medicine Branch of Chinese Medical Association organized domestic experts of blood transfusion medicine and trauma treatment to jointly formulate Chinese expert consensus on blood support mode and blood transfusion strategies for emergency treatment of severe trauma patients ( version 2024). Based on the evidence-based medical evidence and Delphi method of expert consultation and voting, 10 recommendations were put forward from two aspects of blood support mode and transfusion strategies, aiming to provide a reference for transfusion resuscitation in the emergency treatment of severe trauma and further improve the success rate of treatment of patients with severe trauma.

Objective:To sort out the new requirements for the initial ethical review application materials put forward by the Measures for the Ethical Review of Life Science and Medical Research Involving Humans that issued in 2023, to explore the ethical considerations behind these new requirements, and to put forward feasible suggestions on the key details and practical operations that should be paid attention to in the preparation of various initial ethical review application materials, so as to provide a certain reference for researchers, ethical review committees and institutions to standardize and promote ethical review.Methods:Compared with the relevant provisions of the 2016 Measures for the Ethical Review of Biomedical Research Involving Humans, this paper discusses the frontier hotspots of ethical theory and the practice of ethical review.Results:The preparation of application materials for initial ethical review should be based on an accurate understanding of the Measures, emphasize compliance, and avoid formally implementing regulatory requirements and increasing unnecessary burdens.Conclusions:It is the responsibility of researchers to prepare high-quality ethical review application materials, but institutions and ethical review committees must provide corresponding support, including clarifying the latest requirements of policies and regulations, updating the standard operating procedures of ethical review of their institutions, and ensuring timely and continuous ethical training and ethics consultation for researchers. The standardization and improvement of ethical review work requires a more comprehensive perspective and systematic planning to strengthen the responsibility of all parties.

Objective:This study aims to critically assess the 2023 updates in the governance of Conflicts of Interests (COIs) as outlined in the Ethical Review Measures for Life Sciences and Medical Research Involving Human Beings. It seeks to delve into the ethical implications of these new mandates and offers concrete strategies for effectively integrating them into ethics review practices.Methods:We conducted a comparative analysis of the COIs-related provisions in the 2016 Ethical Review Measures for Biomedical Research Involving Humans, examining them alongside current trends and challenges in COIs governance and ethics review practices.Results:The study identified key challenges posed by COIs to medical research ethics and addresses three principal areas for normative application: the declaration process for conflicts of interest, enhancing the COIs management framework, and the critical review points for COIs by ethics committees.Conclusions:In light of the international consensus on COIs governance, we advocate for the advancement of conflict of interest management at the institutional level. This includes a focus on informed consent processes, the development of robust systems within medical institutions, and the facilitation of ethical corporate collaborations.

Anti neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a systemic disease characterized by small vessel wall inflammation and cellulose necrosis mediated by ANCA. Renal injury caused by AAV is called ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis (AAGN). The paper reported a case of AAV with renal damage combined with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The patient was an elderly male with clinical manifestations of hematuria and uremia. Renal pathological examination showed AAV and renal injury. This case is the first report in China while reviewing the relevant literature, and it is still inconclusive whether this is an overlap of the two diseases or a specific pathological type of HIV-associated nephritis. We believe that AAV has the potential to occur in HIV-infected patients, so clinicians should not ignore the phenomenon of ANCA positivity in HIV-infected patients, and the follow-up of such patients needs to be enhanced. Clinical and renal pathological examinations are the main methods to diagnose HIV infection with AAV. At the same time, there are no clear guideline guidelines on how to administer immunosuppressive therapy for such patients who have immunodeficiency and are at higher risk of opportunistic infections, and in whom to make the best possible outcomes.

Objective:To investigate the impact of the interaction between triglyceride-glucose(TyG)and obesity-related anthropometric indices on hypertension risk.Methods:A total of 3 356 permanent residents over 40 years were recruited from Songnan community, Baoshan district, Shanghai. All participants underwent questionnaire surveys, physical examinations, and biochemical parameter tests. TyG-WHR, TyG-WHtR, and TyG-BMI were obtained by multiplying TyG index with waist-to-hip ratio(WHR), waist-to-height ratio(WHtR), and body mass index(BMI), respectively. Logistic regression models were used to investigate the associations of the three indices and hypertension. The interactions of TyG index and obesity-related anthropometric indices on the risk of hypertension were analyzed in different genders.Results:After multivariable adjustment, the fourth quartile of TyG, TyG-WHR, TyG-WHtR, and TyG-BMI demostrated higher risk of hypertension compared with the first quantile, with OR(95% CI)2.93(2.37-3.62), 3.22(2.59-4.01), 4.33(3.46-5.42), and 4.07(3.27-5.06). Two abdominal obesity-related indicators WHR(RERI=1.52, 95% CI 0.12-2.92; AP=0.32, 95% CI 0.06-0.59)and WHtR(RERI=2.41, 95% CI 0.64-4.19; AP=0.39, 95% CI 0.15-0.63; SI=1.88, 95% CI 1.10-3.21)had a biological interaction with TyG index on the risk of hypertension in female, but not in male. Conclusion:The combination of TyG and obesity-related indicators is significantly correlated with the increased risk of hypertension, which may be influenced by gender and fat distribution type.

Objective:To explore the risk factors of recurrence after laparoscopic myomectomy and provide references for clinical prevention and treatment.Methods:The clinical data of 216 patients who underwent laparoscopic myomectomy in Ningjin County People′s Hospital from June 2016 to December 2018 were analyzed retrospectively. The recurrence rate at 12 months after the operation was followed up, and the risk factors influencing the recurrence after laparoscopic myomectomy were screened by univariate analysis and multivariate Logistic regression model.Results:After followed up for 12 months after the operation, 24 cases had recurrence, with a recurrence rate of 11.11%(24/216). Univariate analysis showed that the recurrence after laparoscopic myomectomy was significantly correlated with surgical age, age at menarche, number of fibroids, uterine size, and gonadrotropin releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) treatment after the operation ( P<0.05), but was not significantly correlated with body mass index, fibroid size, fibroid type, and pregnancy after the operation ( P>0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that surgical age ≥ 35 years old ( OR=1.289, 95% CI 1.013-1.641), age at menarche <13 years old ( OR=1.765, 95% CI 1.167 - 2.669), and number of fibroids ≥ 2 ( OR=2.487, 95% CI 1.442 - 4.288) were independent risk factors for recurrence after laparoscopic myomectomy ( P<0.05), while GnRH-a treatment after the operation ( OR = 0.696, 95% CI 0.510-0.951) was its protective factor ( P<0.05). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis showed that the area under the curve of surgical age ≥ 35 years old, menarche age <13 years old, and number of fibroids ≥ 2 for predicting recurrence after laparoscopic myomectomy was 0.641 (95% CI 0.573 - 0.705), 0.719 (95% CI 0.654 - 0.778) and 0.622 (95% CI 0.554 - 0.687), and age at menarche had the greatest diagnostic efficiency. Conclusions:Surgical age ≥ 35 years old, age at menarche <13 years old, and number of fibroids ≥ 2 are independent risk factors for recurrence after laparoscopic myomectomy. Intraoperative ultrasound and postoperative GnRH-a treatment can help reduce the risk of postoperative recurrence.

Objective:To propose a strategy for detecting early gastric cancer (EGC) under high-definition gastroscopy.Methods:Data of 469 lesions of EGC or high grade intraepithelial neoplasia (HGIN) confirmed by pathology detected at The Seventh Medical Center of Chinese People′s Liberation Army General Hospital from January 2013 to January 2020 were collected and gastroscopic images were re-interpreted. The Helicobacter pylori ( HP) infection status, lesion location in the area of atrophy or at the cardia, morphological type of lesions, lesions with/without clear or regular boundary, and lesion color were analyzed for morphological characteristics of EGC and HGIN under high-definition gastroscopy. Results:Among the 469 lesions of EGC or HGIN, HP-negative lesions accounted for 2.1% (10/469) and ulcerative lesions for 7.7% (36/469). Among non-ulcerative lesions of suspected HP infection ( n=423), there were 28 lesions in the cardia outside the atrophic area and 82.1% (23/28) were reddish under white light imaging. There were 29 non-cardiac lesions outside the atrophic area and 82.8% (24/29) were white or showed clear border under white light imaging. Inside the atrophic area, there were 73 elevated lesions, 95.9% (70/73) of which had clear border or irregular depression on the top. There were 293 flat/depressed lesions in the atrophic area, and 90.8% (266/293) had irregular border or were brown under narrow band imaging. Conclusion:According to the status of HP infection, the location and morphological category of lesions, above endoscopic features can be used as clues to detect EGC and HGIN.

Objective To observe the long-term efficacy and safety of topiramate in the treatment of symptomatic epilepsy in infants.Methods Fifty infants with symptomatic epilepsy were collected.The monotherapy was started with topiramate from April 2012 to April 2013,including 26 males and 24 females.The effective rate,retention rate and adverse effects after using the medication at 1 year,2 years,3 years,4 years were evaluated.Kaplan -Meier and Cox proportional hazards regression model were used to calculate the retention rate and analyze the risk factors for retention rate.Results From the beginning of using the medicine,the effective rate was 66.00％ at 1 year,61.90％ at 2 years,58.33％ at 3 years,and 53.33％ at 4 years,respectively.The rates of complete remission were 44.00％,42.86％,41.67％,36.67％ at 1 year,2 years,3 years,4 years,respectively.The main adverse effects of topiramate were drowsiness,hypodynamia,weight loss,anepithymia,vomit,diarrhea,hypohidrosis,slowly thinking active,attention disorders,etc.The retention rate was 84.00％ at 1 year,72.00％ at 2 years,60.00％ at 3 years,and 48.00％ at 4 years.The main causes of stopping medication were lower curative effect of topiramate monotherapy and side effects.Conclusion Topiramate in the treatment of infants with symptomatic epilepsy has good effect and safety,with higher retention rate in a long-term follow-up.The major factors that affect the retention rate are lower curative effect and adverse reactions.Slowly add quantity and low dose treatment can reduce adverse drug reactions,improve compliance and increase retention rate.