1.Analysis of difficulties in the construction of work style in public hospitals and research on counter-measures
Ye WANG ; Jihong YE ; Jiangfeng QU
Modern Hospital 2024;24(7):1012-1014
Strengthening the construction of hospital work style is a concrete manifestation of implementing strict govern-ance of the Party,an inevitable requirement for serving the health of the people,and an important guarantee for deepening the re-form of the medical and health system.By reviewing the current situation of the construction of hospital work style in public hospi-tals,analyzing the difficulties encountered in the practice,such as insufficient understanding of work style construction,poor ef-fectiveness of work style publicity and education,imperfect management system and working mechanism,and incomplete assess-ment indicators,this study proposes optimization strategies,including improving the hospital work style publicity and education system,optimizing the management system and working mechanism of work style construction,and establishing an assessment and evaluation system for hospital work style construction.These strategies provide reference for establishing a long-term mechanism for the construction of hospital work style in the context of the new era,and further promote the high-quality development of hospi-tals.
2.Beneficial effects of vemurafenib on craniopharyngioma carrying BRAF-V600E mutation
Xi WANG ; Ting YE ; Min NIE ; Xueyan WU ; Jiangfeng MAO
Basic & Clinical Medicine 2024;44(6):866-872
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and adverse reactions of BRAF inhibitor vermorafenib on the treat-ment of refractory craniopharyngioma carrying BRAF-V600E mutation.Methods Clinical data of two patients with refractory craniopharyngiomas(CP)were recorded and reviewed.The patients were followed up for 3-5 years.Lit-erature on CPs receiving BRAF or BRAF/MEK therapy was reviewed.Results 1)Papillary CP progressed after multiple operations and radiotherapy in two patients.Further treatments were very difficult.2)The presence of BRAF-V600E mutation in the tumor was confirmed,and vermorafenib was administered for 6.5-7.5 months.Tumor volumes remarkably shrank by 95%-99%.No tumor relapse was observed during the follow-up of 3-5 years after discontinuation of vemurafenib.3)The main adverse reaction was rash,which was dose dependent.4)Litera-ture review showed the volume shrank by 50%-100%in 33/34 tumors during BRAF or BRAF/MEK inhibitor therapy.Conclusions BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib is effective in treating refractory craniopharyngioma carrying BRAF-V600E mutation with endurable side effects,which may bring some changes to the management of CP in future.
3.Promoting the implementation of delayed cord clamping in very preterm infants by quality improvement method
Sijie SONG ; Jiangfeng OU ; Nuo QIN ; Yefang ZHU ; Yan WU ; Hua GONG ; Wen CHEN ; Junying YE ; Xiaoyun ZHONG
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2024;27(6):490-498
Objective:To investigate the effect of quality improvement (QI) project on delayed cord clamping (DCC) implementation in very preterm infants.Methods:This study retrospectively collected the clinical data and assessed the QI indices of very preterm infants born in the Women and Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University and transferred to the Neonatology Department from January 2017 to January 2021. The indices for QI assessment included three types: (1) process indices: the implementation rate and timing of DCC; (2) outcome indices: hemoglobin level and hematocrit, etc; (3) balancing indices: the proportion of neonates requiring endotracheal intubation in the delivery room and chest compressions, Apgar score body temperature, and blood pH value on admission, etc. There were four phases for the implementation of QI, the pre-QI period (January to December of 2017), the QI period (January to December of 2018), the post-QI period (January to December of 2019), and the sustained-QI period (January 2020 to January 2021). The QI project was performed since August 2018. Control charts or statistical tests were used for statistical analysis.Results:(1) Process indices: After the implementation of the QI project, the practice of DCC increased from 0 to 82.2%, and the timing of umbilical cord clamping was from 0 s to a delay of 47.1 s. (2) Outcome indices: The levels of hemoglobin in the QI period, the post-QI period, and the sustained-QI period were significantly higher than those in the pre-QI period [(202.22±28.84), (210.10±33.52), (210.52±32.27) g/L vs. (187.94±35.29) g/L; F=8.61, P<0.001]. The hematocrit values in the post-QI period and the sustained-QI period were significantly higher than those in the pre-QI period [(58.99±8.71) %, (60.18±8.06)% vs. (55.41±9.17)%; χ2=5.13, P=0.002]. The other indices showed no statistical differences in different phases. (3) Balancing indices: The proportions of neonates receiving endotracheal intubation in the delivery room in the post-QI period and the sustained-QI period were significantly lower than those in the pre-QI period [16.0% (19/119), 13.2% (25/191) vs. 42.3% (30/71); χ2=29.08, P<0.001]. The body temperature on admission increased gradually through the four periods [pre-QI period: 35.3 ℃ (34.5-36.1 ℃); QI period: 36.0 ℃ (34.0-37.7 ℃); post-QI period: 36.0 ℃ (35.6-37.4 ℃); sustained-QI period: 37.0 ℃ (35.9-38.1 ℃); H=277.88, P<0.001]. The blood pH value on admission in the sustained-QI period [7.32 (6.85-7.50)] was significantly higher than those in the other three periods [7.26 (7.07-7.46), 7.26 (7.04-7.43), and 7.25 (6.91-7.49); H=34.46, P<0.001]. Conclusion:The interventions in this QI project significantly increase the practice of DCC and enable a longer DCC in very preterm infants.
4.Progress in diagnosis and treatment of anti-MDA5 antibody-related dermatomyositis
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2021;44(11):1070-1075
Dermatomyositis (DM) with positive anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5) antibodies (MDA5+DM) is a kind of occasional and rare autoimmune disease. Due to the fact that MDA5+DM patients are prone to suffer from the rapid progressive interstitial lung disease (RP-ILD), and the mortality rate is extremely high (all-cause mortality at 6 months is almost 50%). In addition to lung disease, patients with MDA5+DM also suffering from the skin and muscle symptoms. The biomarkers represented by the anti-MDA5 antibody titer, ferritin, KL-6 level and CD4 +/CXCR4 +T cell percentage are considered to relate with MDA5+DM-ILD′s severity, activity evaluation, therapeutic effect monitoring, and prognosis prediction. The current therapeutic strategies for the disease is mainly combined with immunosuppression. This work systemly summarizes the diagnosis and treatment progress of anti-mda5 antibody-related dermatomyositis, which not only contributes to the research work of related disciplines, but also provides reference for clinical diagnosis and treatment.
5.Investigation and analysis of the factors influencing the measurements of hearing threshold
Yaoxiang JIANG ; Jiangfeng SONG ; Ye WANG ; Yu WANG ; Zhen PAN ; Guilin YI
Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine 2021;32(3):130-133
Background The hearing of Chinese young adults is far less sensitive than 0 dB defined by international standards, with the threshold values mostly being at double digits, which is worthy of investigation. Objective To study the influencing factors of hearing threshold measurement. Methods The hearing measurements were conducted in two different ways, one was a standard method performed in a specialized audiometry experiment room, and the other one was an on-site audiometry test which included a daily examination of hearing and an onsite hearing test. From the workers who participated in the occupational health examination, 300 people were randomly selected as experimental subjects, and their hearing was measured in the hearing examination room of the Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment Institute according to standard methods. A total of 9 766 workers from the General Motors factory were included in the daily group, and their hearing thresholds were measured in the hearing examination room in the factory. There were 4 617 people in the onsite group, and their hearing was measured in the test chamber of our mobile medical vehicle in their factories. The hearing threshold data of the three groups, i.e. experiment, daily examination and on-site, was compared and analyzed. In addition, the environmental noise in the hearing examination room and the mobile test chamber was measured. Results The hearing threshold value of the experimental group was the lowest. Despite this, its dB value remained at double digits at any frequency band. The hearing value of the daily group was in the middle. The onsite group had the highest hearing threshold, which was 58.2% higher than that of the experimental group. As the hearing data was not normally distributed, Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric test was conducted for statistical analysis. It was found that the hearing threshold difference among the three groups was statistically significant at all the frequency band (P< 0.01). The ambient noise level was 23.9-28.3 dB(A) in the hearing examination room, and 32.5 - 67.9 dB (A) in the mobile test chamber. Age and gender were not confounding factors to the results. Conclusion The hearing test method and its environmental noise were able to make the threshold measurements shift up significantly. The environmental noise of the mobile test chamber in the examination vehicle has exceeded the standard and needs to be improved.
6.Analysis in detection results of apolipoprotein B and uric acid levels in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Shunlin HU ; Min LI ; Jiangfeng YE ; Jing ZHANG
Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice 2019;23(8):25-27
Objective To analyze the detection results of apolipoprotein B (ApoB) and serum uric acid (SUA) in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Methods A total of150 NAFLD patients admitted to our hospital were selected as study group, and 150 healthy people with physical examination in the same period were as the control group. Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglyceride (TG), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), waist-hip ratio (WHR), body mass index (BMI), total cholesterol (TC), ApoB, creatinine (Cr), SUA levels were measured in the two groups. The correlation between SUA, ApoB and NAFLD was analyzed by multiple Logistic regression analysis. At the same time, smoking, coronary heart disease, diabetes and hypertension were compared between the two groups. Results The levels of LDL-C, TG, ALT, WHR, TC, BMI, SUA and ApoB in the study group were higher than those in the control group (P < 0. 05). The levels of Cr in the study group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P < 0. 05). The results of multiple Logistic regression analysis showed that the levels of SUA and ApoB were independently and positively correlated with NAFLD and were independent risk factors for NAFLD. The incidences of smoking, coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus and hypertension were significantly higher than that of the control group (P < 0. 05). Conclusion The levels of SUA and ApoB are positively correlated with NAFLD. The higher the levels of SUA and ApoB are, the higher the incidence of cardiovascular disease is. Therefore, blood lipid intervention should be carried out in time to control the development of NAFLD.
7.Analysis in detection results of apolipoprotein B and uric acid levels in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Shunlin HU ; Min LI ; Jiangfeng YE ; Jing ZHANG
Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice 2019;23(8):25-27
Objective To analyze the detection results of apolipoprotein B (ApoB) and serum uric acid (SUA) in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Methods A total of150 NAFLD patients admitted to our hospital were selected as study group, and 150 healthy people with physical examination in the same period were as the control group. Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglyceride (TG), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), waist-hip ratio (WHR), body mass index (BMI), total cholesterol (TC), ApoB, creatinine (Cr), SUA levels were measured in the two groups. The correlation between SUA, ApoB and NAFLD was analyzed by multiple Logistic regression analysis. At the same time, smoking, coronary heart disease, diabetes and hypertension were compared between the two groups. Results The levels of LDL-C, TG, ALT, WHR, TC, BMI, SUA and ApoB in the study group were higher than those in the control group (P < 0. 05). The levels of Cr in the study group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P < 0. 05). The results of multiple Logistic regression analysis showed that the levels of SUA and ApoB were independently and positively correlated with NAFLD and were independent risk factors for NAFLD. The incidences of smoking, coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus and hypertension were significantly higher than that of the control group (P < 0. 05). Conclusion The levels of SUA and ApoB are positively correlated with NAFLD. The higher the levels of SUA and ApoB are, the higher the incidence of cardiovascular disease is. Therefore, blood lipid intervention should be carried out in time to control the development of NAFLD.
8.Performance comparison of four anti-dsDNA antibodies assays in Chinese systemic lupus erythematosuspatients patients
Jiangfeng ZHAO ; Kaiwen WANG ; Xiaodong WANG ; Ting LI ; Li GUO ; Liyang GU ; Zhiwei CHEN ; Shuang YE
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2017;21(6):381-386,后插2
Objective To compare the performance of four commercial anti-dsDNA antibody assays,i.e,BioPlex 2200 (BioPlex),Farr radioimmunoassay (Farr),MESACUP DNA-Ⅱ TEST ds [MBL-enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)] and Anti-dsDNA-NcX ELISA (IgG) (EURO-ELISA),Antoantibodies Profile Assay Kit (HOB-Chemiluminescent Immunoassay) in disease activity assessment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).Methods SLE patients (n=119) as well as healthy controls (n=200) and disease controls (n=100) were recruited and their serum anti-dsDNA antibodies were detected by BioPlex,Farr,MBL-ELISA,EURO-ELISA,and a standard Crithidia luciliae indirect immunofluorescence test (CLIFT).The consistency between above four methods to CLIFT was analyzed.The correlation of anti-dsDNA antibody level of these four methods to SLE disease activity was assessed.All data analyses were performed with Statistical product and service solutions (SPSS) 16.0 (SPSS.Inc) and GraphPad Prism 4.0.3 (GraphPad).Unless otherwise specified,all data in this study were expressed as mean±standard deviation.Cut-off values of the anti-dsDNA quantification methods were set by the manufacturers.Chi square and kappa coefficients were adopted to assess the agreement determination and correlation analysis between anti-dsDNA level and SLE disease activity (SLEDAI).Receiver-operator characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to compare the specificity and sensitivity of the anti-dsDNA assays.Student's t test was adopted for the comparison of anti-dsDNA levels by different methods between SLE and SLE+LN groups.A p value small than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results Using cut-off values set by the manufacturers,BioPlex demonstrated the highest overall agreement with CLIFT,while MBL-ELISA and EURO-ELISA showed the highest positive agreement with CLIFT.Disease activity correlation analysis showed that SLEDAI score correlated poorly with anti-dsDNA level in Farr assay,but strongly with the other three assays.Bioplex had a better performance in terms of SLE activity index corelation (r=0.297 6,P=0.001 2).Moreover,anti-dsDNA level differed in SLE patients with renal lupus nephritis in BioPlex assay (P=0.026 8),but not in the other assays.In ROC curve analysis,BioPlex showed the largest area under the curve (AUC) over other assays.Conclusion Bio Plex assay has better sensitivity and specificity than Farr,MBL-ELISA and EURO-ELISA and correlates well with SLE disease activity.
9.Anti-endothelin receptor type A autoantibody in lupus associated pulmonary arterial hypertension
Jiangfeng ZHAO ; Li GUO ; Yi CHEN ; Shuming PAN ; Shuang YE
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2015;19(3):156-159,后插1
Objective To investigate autoantibody against endothelin receptor type A (ENRA-Ab) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (SLE-PAH).The possibility of autoantibody-mediated pathogenesis in the development of SLE-PAH has also been explored.Methods ENRA-Ab in the serum of SLE-PAH and controls were detected by using a human ETRA epitope peptide-based ELISA.The clinical relevance of ENRA-Ab in SLE-PAH was analyzed.Proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and permeability of endothelial cells in vitro under the stimulation of polyclonal ENRA-Ab IgG were assessed.The expressions of PAH-related markers, i.e., 5-HTT, PDGFR-b, VEGF-A and PDGF-B were measured by qPCR.The effect of ENRA-Ab in vivo was also determined in a suboptimaldose monocrotaline-induced model with the assessment of right ventricle hypertrophy index and pathology parameters.Independent t-test, Tukey-Kramer test of variance analysis and Pearson' s correlation analysis were used for statistical analysis.Results ENRA-Abs was presented in a higher occurrence in SLE-PAH (35/85,41%) compared with controls (0/60;0, 13/80, 16%).There was a significant correlation between ENRA-Ab and echocardiograph estimated pulmonary arterial systolic pressure (r=0.392, P=0.002) in SLE-PAH.ENRA-Ab could promote SMCs proliferation, disrupt endothelial barrier and up-regulate PAH-related markers expression,which could be blocked in the presence of ETR antagonist.ENRA-Ab aggravated right ventricle hypertrophy and vascular remodeling in vivo.Conclusion ENRA-Ab is a new biomarker, in SLE-PAH, which may mediate PAH development in SLE.
10.Effect of fluvastatin on pulmonary interstitial fibrosis and ventilation function in rats
Feng ZHAO ; Haowen QI ; Yiling ZHAO ; Rong Lü ; Liqiang SONG ; Jiangfeng YE
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2005;9(7):201-203
BACKGROUND: The pathological characteristics of pulmonary interstitial fibrosis are the proliferation of a large number of fibroblasts and the increasing deposition of matrix collagen that takes the place of normal lung structure. Fluvastatin can inhibit the proliferation of fibroblasts and many other cells.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of fluvastatin in inhibiting the proliferation of rat lung fibroblasts cultured in vitro and its influence on bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis and ventilation function.DESIGN: A randomized controlled trial.SETTING: Department of Respiratory Diseases, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University of Chinese PLA; Teaching and Research Section of Pathology, Department of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University of Chinese PLA; Research Institute ofOrthopedics, Xijing Hospital,Fourth Military Medical University of Chinese PLA.PARTICIPANTS: The study was conducted in the laboratory of Department of Respiratory Diseases, Xijing Hospital of Fourth Military Medical University of Chinese PLA from January to December 2001. Thirty-one healthy adult male Sprague-Dawley(SD) rats of grade Ⅰ were selected in this study.INTERVENTIONS: The fibroblasts derived from the lung normal of one rat were cultured in vitro in media containing fluvastatin. The effect of fluvastatin on the growth curve and the effect of its different concentrations(0, 1 × 10-7,1 ×10-6, 1 ×10-5, 1 ×10-4, 1 ×10 3and 1 ×10-2 mol/L, fluvastatin of 0 mol/L was taken as the blank control group) in inhibiting the cultured cells were observed with MTT colorimetry. The effect of fluvastatin on the division index of the fibroblasts was analyzed by direct cell counting Hydroxyproline colorimetry was used to detect the influence of fluvastatin on the collagen secretion in the media. The other 30 SD rats were divided into six groups: normal control group, bleomycin-induced group and fluvastatin-treated groups(TH 1,TE1, TH15 and TL15 groups) named according to the date of giving fluvastatin,i. e. the 1st day and the 15th day, after the rats were given bleomycin A5. All the rats were killed 28 days later. The number of fibroblasts, the thickness of alveolar wall and the area of mesenchyma in lung tissue were measured by HE staining. The extracellular matrix and collagen in lung tissue were observed by Masson and sirius red staining, and hydroxyproline in lung tissue homogenates was measured.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Fibroblast growth curve and division index of rat lung, hydroxyproline in the media and lung tissue homogenates,number of fibroblasts and the thickness of alveolar wall, the area of mesenchyma, extracellular matrix and collagen contents in lung tissue.RESULTS: Fluvastatin could inhibit the proliferation of the rat lung fibroblasts cultured in vitro(t=4.20 to 17.52, P < 0.01), and its inhibitory effect was increased with the increased dose of fluvastatin, which showed a dose-dependent effect. The 1 × 10-4 mol/L fluvastatin could completely inhibit the proliferation of the cultured cells, and the A490 value from the 2nd day on the fibroblasts by MTT colorimetry was not insignificantly different from those on the 1st day( P > 0.05) . The division index of the fibroblasts and secretion of collagen were obviously decreased by fluvastatin( t = 8. 037,P <0.01; t =3.99 to 10. 84, P <0.05 or P <0.01). In vivo, the number of fibroblasts, the thickness of lung alveolar wall, the area of mesenchyma and the content of hydroxyproline in lung tissue were significantly higher in bleomycin group than in control group( t =4. 62 to 11.93, P < 0. 01), while those in the fluvastatin-treated groups were lower than those in bleomycin group in different degrees( t = 2.69 to 7.65, P < 0.05 to 0.01 ) . The distribution of extracellular matrix and types Ⅰ and Ⅲ collagen in lung tissue were obviously increased in bleomycin group as compared with that in control group, but decreased in different degrees in fluvastatin-treated groups.CONCLUSION: Fluvastatin can significantly inhibit the proliferation of rat lung fibroblasts in vitro, suggesting that it may be an effective drug for pulmonary fibrosis. Treatment at earlier stage is more effective than at advanced stage.


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