1.A multicenter clinical study of critically ill patients with sepsis complicated with acute kidney injury in Beijing: incidence, clinical characteristics and outcomes
Na GAO ; Meiping WANG ; Li JIANG ; Bo ZHU ; Xiuming XI
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2024;36(6):567-573
Objective:To investigate the epidemiological characteristics and prognosis of critically ill patients with sepsis combined with acute kidney injury (AKI) in intensive care unit (ICU) in Beijing, and to analyze the risk factors associated with in-hospital mortality among these critically ill patients.Methods:Data were collected from the Beijing AKI Trial (BAKIT) database, including 9 049 patients consecutively admitted to 30 ICUs in 28 tertiary hospitals in Beijing from March 1 to August 31, 2012. Patients were divided into non-AKI and non-sepsis group, AKI and non-sepsis group, non-AKI and sepsis group, AKI and sepsis group. Clinical data recorded included demographic characteristics, primary reasons for ICU admission, comorbidities, sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA), acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ(APACHEⅡ) within 24 hours of ICU admission, physiological and laboratory indexes, treatment in the ICU, AKI staging based on the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO), as well as the prognostic indicators including length of stay in ICU, length of stay in hospital, ICU and in-hospital mortality. The primary endpoint was discharge or in-hospital death. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the risk factors for hospital death in ICU patients. Kaplan-Meier survival curve was drawn to analyze the cumulative survival of ICU patients during hospitalization.Results:A total of 3 107 critically ill patients were ultimately enrolled, including 1 259 cases in the non-AKI and non-sepsis group, 931 cases in the AKI and non-sepsis group, 264 cases in the non-AKI and sepsis groups, and 653 cases in the AKI and sepsis group. Compared with the other three group, patients in the AKI and sepsis group were the oldest, had the lowest mean arterial pressure (MAP), and the highest APACHEⅡscore, SOFA score, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and serum creatinine (SCr) levels, and they also had the highest proportion of receiving mechanical ventilation, requiring vasopressor support, and undergoing renal replacement therapy (RRT), all P < 0.01. Of these 3 107 patients, 1 584 (51.0%) were diagnosed with AKI, and the incidence of AKI in patients with sepsis was significantly higher than in those without sepsis [71.2% (653/917) vs. 42.5% (931/2 190), P < 0.01]. The highest proportion of KDIGO 0 stage was observed in the non-sepsis group (57.5%), while the highest proportion of KDIGO 3 stage was observed in the sepsis group (32.2%). Within the same KDIGO stage, the mortality of patients with sepsis was significantly higher than that of non-sepsis patients (0 stage: 17.8% vs. 3.1%, 1 stage: 36.3% vs. 7.4%, 2 stage: 42.7% vs. 17.1%, 3 stage: 54.6% vs. 28.6%, AKI: 46.1% vs. 14.2%). The ICU mortality (38.7%) and in-hospital mortality (46.1%) in the AKI and sepsis group were significantly higher than those in the other three groups. Kaplan-Meier survival curves further showed that the cumulative survival rate of patients with AKI and sepsis during hospitalization was significantly lower than that of the other three groups (53.9% vs. 96.9%, 85.8%, 82.2%, Log-Rank: χ2 = 379.901, P < 0.001). Subgroup analysis showed that among surviving patients, length of ICU stay and total length of hospital stay were significantly longer in the AKI and sepsis group than those in the other three groups (both P < 0.01). Multivariate regression analysis showed that age, APACHEⅡscore and SOFA score within 24 hours of ICU admission, coronary heart disease, AKI, sepsis, and AKI combined with sepsis were independent risk factors for ICU mortality in patients (all P < 0.05). After adjusting for covariates, AKI, sepsis, and sepsis combined with AKI were significantly associated with higher ICU and in-hospital mortality, with the highest ICU mortality [adjusted odds ratio ( OR) = 14.82, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) was 8.10-27.12; Hosmer-Lemeshow test: P = 0.816] and in-hospital mortality (adjusted OR = 7.40, 95% CI was 4.94-11.08; Hosmer-Lemeshow test: P = 0.708) observed in patients with sepsis combined with AKI. Conclusions:The incidence of AKI is high in sepsis patients, and those with both AKI and sepsis have a higher disease burden, more abnormalities in physiological and laboratory indicators, and significantly increased ICU and in-hospital mortality. Among surviving patients, the length of ICU stay and total length of hospital stay are also longer in the AKI and sepsis group. Age, APACHEⅡscore and SOFA score within 24 hours of ICU admission, coronary heart disease, AKI, and sepsis are independent risk factors for in-hospital mortality in ICU patients.
2.Fear of pain and related factors in burn patients
Xiaosheng JIANG ; Meiping ZHUANG ; Tian LI ; Xiuzhu YANG ; Pingdong LIN
Chinese Mental Health Journal 2024;38(12):1034-1038
Objective:To explore the degree of fear of pain in bum patients and analyze the related factors of fear of pain.Methods:519 cases of bum inpatients were selected and investigated by using the Fear of Pain Ques-tionnaire(FPQ),the Medical Coping Modes Questionnaire(MCMQ)and the Family APGAR Index(APGAR).Re-sults:The score of fear of pain in burn patients was(95.5±16.3).The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that the score of fear of pain was positively correlated with male,moderate and severe burn and hospitaliza-tion time over 4 weeks(β=0.22,0.35,0.41),and negatively correlated with the scores of family function of the Family APGAR Index and coping style of the Medical Coping Modes Questionnaire(β=-0.29,-0.16).Con-clusion:Male patients with moderate and severe bums who have been hospitalized for more than 4 weeks are more likely to have a higher level of fear of pain,and burn patients with better family function and coping style may have a lower degree of fear of pain.
3.Prenatal ultrasound analysis of 200 fetuses with trisomy 21 syndrome
Meixiang ZHANG ; Yingchun LUO ; Meiping JIANG ; Zhengjun JIA
Journal of Chinese Physician 2021;23(8):1196-1199
Objective:To analyze the prenatal ultrasound manifestation of trisomy 21 syndrome and investigate the clinical significance of prenatal ultrasound in screening 21-trisomy syndrome.Methods:A retrospective analysis of prenatal ultrasound results of 200 fetuses diagnosed with 21-trisomy syndrome by karyotype from May 2017 to August 2018 in Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital. Ultrasound abnormalities were divided into isolated soft markers, simple structural abnormalities, complex ultrasound markers. The relationship between these markers and trisomy 21 was analysed.Results:200 fetuses with trisomy 21 syndrome diagnosed by karyotype, in which 39 cases (19.5%, 39/200) abnormalities were detected by ultrasound, including soft indexes and structural abnormalities/other abnormalities. The rates of isolated soft indexes, simple structural abnormalities/ other abnormalities and complex ultrasound markers were 15.5%(31/200), 2.0%(4/200), 2.0%(4/200), respectively. The most common of soft markers in the first trimester was thickened nuchal translucency (4/18), thickened nuchal fold (13.19%, 24/182) in the second trimester, followed by nasal bone dysplasia, tricuspid regurgitation and polyhydramnios (1.65%, 3/182). The most common structural malformations in the second trimester was cardiovascular malformation (3.30%, 6/182).Conclusions:Prenatal ultrasound has a role to play in the screening of 21-trisomy syndrome, but exerts certain limitations. It is necessary to strengthen the understanding of the ultrasonographic features of trisomy 21 and improve the detection rate of abnormal indicators. Meanwhile, it should be combined with serological screening, non-invasive prenatal testing technology to increase the detection rate of trisomy 21.
4.Prenatal sonographic characteristics of fetal hepatic hemangioma and analysis on its misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis
Yu LONG ; Haiyan KUANG ; Yingchun LUO ; Meiping JIANG ; Xiaolan WU
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2020;29(8):679-683
Objective:To explore the causes of misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis of fetal liver, hemangioma by prenatal ultrasound, aimed at improving the diagnostic rate of fetal liver hemangioma by prenatal ultrasound.Methods:Six cases of misdiagnosed fetal liver hemangioma in Hunan Province Maternal and Child Health Hospital between January 2016 and October 2018 were selected. In these cases, live births were tracked until they were 6-24 months old, while autopsy was carried out on induced fetuses. These failed cases were analyzed retrospectively, in terms of their scanning methods, ultrasonographic features and pregnancy outcomes.Results:Three cases were misdiagnosed by perinatal ultrasound: the time for the first discovery of masses in these cases was 37 + 3 weeks, 39 + 5 weeks and 37 + 4 weeks respectively. All of these tissues appeared as mixed echogenic masses and were misdiagnosed as hepatoblastoma. The other three cases were categorized as prenatal ultrasound missed diagnosis: in one case, prenatal ultrasound examination failed to detect the disease in question during the whole pregnancy, while ultrasound examination revealed lesions 2 days after birth; the other case didn′t see the detection of hepatic hemangioma was not detected until the 40th week of pregnancy by ultrasound in another case, as prenatal ultrasound at 31 + 6 weeks and 37 + 4 weeks showed nothing abnormal; yet prenatal ultrasound examination of the third case showed no findings in which at 26 + 6 weeks pregnant, but ultrasound performed at 33 weeks into gestation suspected slightly hypoechoic area in the liver, which was indicated hepatic hemangioma by MRI. Among the 6 cases, 2 of the induced fetuses were confirmed as hepatic capillary tumor by autopsy and pathological examination by with the consents of their family; four live births were confirmed to be hepatic hemangioma by contrast-enhanced CT scan and clinical follow-up observation. Conclusions:Multi-angle and multi-section scanning technique should be adopted in prenatal ultrasound examination of fetal liver. Mean while observations must also be made of any changes in the hepatic vein and any displacement of the peripheral organs of the liver, while ultrasonic images and color Doppler flow imaging features of the lesions are further analyzed. These actions lead to an improvement in the diagnostic accuracy of fetal liver hemangioma, which serves as a useful clinical guide to active and effective intervention measures.
5.Observation and analysis of systemic reactions to house dust mite subcutaneous immunotherapy in 362 patients with allergic rhinitis
Jianrong XUE ; Jing MA ; Changyu QIU ; Zhibang HU ; Xing JIANG ; Min PAN ; Meiping LU ; Lei CHENG
Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2020;55(5):445-451
Objective:To investigate the frequency and severity of systemic reactions (SRs) to standardized house dust mite subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) in patients with perennial allergic rhinitis (AR), and to analyze the clinical risk factors.Methods:The clinical data of 362 patients including 209 males and 153 females, aged from 5 to 55 years old receiving SCIT at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the Third People′s Hospital of Changzhou were collected from May 2014 to July 2017. The SRs were classified as early-onset and delayed-onset, and 4 grades (grade Ⅰ to Ⅳ) to assess severity. The records of SRs were retrospectively analyzed, including the numbers/frequencies, symptoms and signs, onset of reaction and treatment. And the relationships between SRs and patient′s age, gender, allergen injection dose, accompanied allergic diseases were explored. All the statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS 19.0.Results:There were 57 cases (15.75%) of SRs in 362 patients. All the patients received a total of 12 308 injections and 111 SRs (0.90%) were observed. Among them, 31 (27.93%) were early-onset reactions and 80 (72.07%) were delayed-onset reactions; most of the SRs were grade Ⅰ reactions ( n=83, 74.78%), followed by grade Ⅱ ( n=25, 22.52%), grade Ⅲ ( n=3, 2.70%), and no fatal reactions occurred. The incidence of SRs in patients>14 years old was higher than that in patients ≤14 years old according to the number of cases and injections (35.14% vs 13.54%, 2.34% vs 0.76%, χ 2 value was 11.679, 28.162, respectively, all P<0.05), but no significant differences of SRs were observed in gender (18.66% vs 11.76%, 5.98% vs 5.62%, χ 2 value was 3.166, 0.095, respectively, all P>0.05). Fifteen SRs (13.51%) occurred during the build-up phase and 96 (86.49%) during the maintenance phases. SRs could occur in lots of dose phases, and 95 (85.59%) were distributed at high concentrations more than 40 000 SQ-U. The incidence of SRs in patients with multiple allergic diseases was significantly higher than that in patients with AR alone, with asthma or atopic dermatitis (30.67% vs 11.85%, χ 2=15.875, P<0.001). Meanwhile, the incidence of SRs in patients with pure AR was also significantly lower than that in patients with other allergic diseases (5.26% vs 20.56%, χ 2=13.783, P<0.001). Conclusions:The incidence of SRs is less than 1% according to the injection times, the severity of SRs is mostly slight, and the safety and tolerance are good during standardized house dust mite SCIT in perennial AR patients. Delayed-onset SRs are more common. The incidence of SRs is significantly correlated with age, high dose of allergen vaccine injection, and concomitant other allergic diseases (asthma, atopic dermatitis, etc).
6.To observe the effect of psychological intervention on patients with advanced ovarian cancer chemotherapy
Yanhong YANG ; Meiping JIANG ; Feng XU
Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics 2017;37(9):108-109
Objective To explore the effect of psychological intervention on patients with advanced ovarian cancer. Methods A total of 80 patients with advanced ovarian cancer patients combined with carboplatin or Western him paclitaxel combined with cisplatin in the treatment of patients, the implementation of grouping according to nursing, patients in the control group for routine care, patients in the observation group in the control group on the basis of psychological nursing. The two groups were observed and compared the clinical effect of intervention. Results The observation group the effective rate of the treatment and nursing satisfaction rate were significantly higher than the control group; the implementation of group nursing, observation group patients psychological status and improve the psychological status of patients in the observation group after treatment were better, and the control group have obvious difference. Conclusion For patients with advanced ovarian cancer chemotherapy, combined with psychological intervention on the basis of routine nursing, can significantly improve the treatment efficiency, improve the psychological status of patients, is worthy of clinical application
7.Comparison of diagnostic value of TIRADS, BSRTC, BRAFV600E mutation detection and their combined use in differentiating thyroid nodules
Yuzhi ZHANG ; Ting XU ; Xiao LI ; Haiyan GONG ; Dai CUI ; Xiaoyun LIU ; Huanhuan CHEN ; Lin JIANG ; Xinhua YE ; Qing YAO ; Zhihong ZHANG ; Meiping SHEN ; Yu DUAN ; Tao YANG ; Xiaohong WU
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2016;32(5):380-385
Objective To compare the diagnostic efficiency of the thyroid imaging reporting and data system (TIRADS), the Bethesda system for reporting thyroid cytopathology(BSRTC) and BRAFV600E detection, and their combined use in the differentiation between benign and malignant thyroid nodules. Methods One hundred and twenty eight patients with 128 thyroid nodules who were scheduled for ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) were recruited for the study. All of them underwent ultrasound, fine-needle aspiration cytology(FNAC) examination, and BRAFV600E detection. TIRADS and BSRTC systems were adopted to judge the ultrasound and FNAC results. The receiver operating characteristic curve was established to assess the diagnostic value of each method. Results The sensitivity, specificity, and AUC of TIRADS were 74. 3%, 84. 5%, and 0. 794, respectively. BSRTC had higher specificity(98. 3%) and equal sensitivity compared to TIRADS. The sensitivity, specificity, and AUC of BRAFV600E detection were the highest ones among the three methods. Combinations of different methods could increase the diagnostic sensitivity and accuracy. The combination of FNAC and BRAFV600E detection significantly increased the diagnostic efficiency(AUC=0. 984), with sensitivity 98. 6% and specificity 98. 3%. Conclusions The diagnostic value of BRAFV600E detection in the differentiation of benign and malignant thyroid nodules is better than both TIRADS and BSRTC, and the combination of FNAC and BRAFV600E detection reaches the best diagnostic efficiency.
8.Serum levels of Th1/Th2 cytokines in children with non-systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Jiang LIJIAO ; L U MEIPING ; Guo LI ; W U JIANQIANG ; Zou LIXIA ; X U YIPING
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences 2016;45(3):281-286
OBJECTIVETo investigate the serum levels of Th1/Th2 cytokines in children with non-systemic juvenile onset idiopathic arthritis (non-SOJIA).
METHODSClinical data of 41 children with non-SOJIA, including 11 cases of polyarthritis, 10 cases of oligoarthritis and 20 cases of enthesitis related JIA (ERA), admitted in Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine during November 2012 and May 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. Serum levels of Th1/Th2 cytokines including IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α and IFN-γ were measured by flow cytometry in patients with non-SOJIA, and compared with those in patients with SOJIA (SOJIA group, n=85) and healthy children (control group, n=202); their correlations with erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C reactive protein and CRP were analyzed.
RESULTSCompared with the healthy control group, serum levels of IL-2, IL-6 and IFN-γ were significantly increased in patients with non-SOJIA (2.9 vs. 2.6 pg/mL, 9.9 vs. 6.4 pg/mL, 6.3 vs. 5.1 pg/mL, allP<0.05),while levels of TNF-α and IL-10 were significantly decreased (2.7 vs. 3.9 pg/mL, 2.9 vs. 7.1 pg/mL, both P<0.01). Compared with the SOJIA group, serum levels of IL-6 and IL-10 were significantly decreased in patients with non-SOJIA (9.9 vs. 33.5 pg/mL, 2.9 vs. 4.1 pg/mL, both P<0.01), while levels of IL-4 and IL-10 were significantly increased (3.1 vs. 2.3 pg/mL, 6.3 vs. 4.4 pg/mL, both P<0.05). Serum levels of IL-6 in patients with polyarthritis or ERA were higher than that in patients with oligoarthritis (12.7 and 11.0 vs. 4.2 pg/mL, both P<0.05). A positive correlation of IL-6 or TNF-α level with C reactive protein was observed in patients with ERA.
CONCLUSIONSThe results indicate that Th1/Th2 imbalance and Th1 predominance may exist in children with non-SOJIA; and IL-6 may be involved in the pathogenesis of non-SOJIA children with polyarthritis.
9.Influence of Nursing Intervention on Postpartum Adverse Emotions and Breastfeeding Compliance in Primipara
Meiping ZHAO ; Youfeng WU ; Qiuhui HUO ; Jian ZHONG ; Mei LUO ; Jun YAN ; Aiqin JIANG
Journal of Kunming Medical University 2016;37(8):143-146
Objective To observe the influence of nursing intervention on postpartum depression and breastfeeding compliance in primipara.Methods From August 2013 to April 2015,146 women received cesarean section in North Jiaochang Branch of Hanzhong Central Hospital were randomly divided into intervention group and control group with 73 cases in each group.The control group was treated with routine nursing measures,and the intervention group with both routine care and nursing intervention.Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) were used to evaluate the negative emotions of maternal postpartum.Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale (BSES) were used to evaluate the confidence of maternal breast feeding.The breast feeding compliance between the two groups was compared.The breast feeding rates of the two groups were compared in 1 week and 1 month after discharge.Results Compared with the control group,the SDS and SAS scores of the intervention group were significantly lower (P<0.05).The breastfeeding confidence of the intervention group was significantly better than the control group and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).The compliance of breast feeding of the intervention group was 97.26% significantly higher than that of the control group (78.08%)with a statistically significant difference (P<0.05).After one-week and one-month follow-up,the rate of breastfeeding of the intervention group was significantly higher than that of the control group (95.89% VS 83.56%;91.78% VS 72.60%,P<0.05).Concltsion The nursing intervention measures for primipara after cesarean section can significantly break bad mood,enhance maternal breastfeeding confidence,increase the rate of breastfeeding compliance and are worthy of promotion.
10.Application of iterative model reconstruction iterative reconstruction in cardiac CT imaging--an animal experimental study
Jun JIANG ; Meiping HUANG ; Yi LEI ; Changhong LIANG ; Jian ZHUANG ; Jinglei LI ; Hui LIU ; Chun LUO
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2015;(6):473-477
Objective To evaluate the value of iterative modal reconstruction (IMR) for reducing radiation dose and controlling image quality in cardiac CT. Methods Ten pigs were included. All pigs were scanned on a 256?slice prospectively ECG?gated cardiac CT utilizing routine dose (group A) and tube current reduced by 30%(group B), 50%(group C) and 70%(group D), respectively. Filtered back projection (FBP), hybrid iterative reconstruction (iDose4) and IMR were used for all data, respectively. Image noise and contrast?to?noise ratio (CNR) of ascending aortic root were measured, while overall image quality and coronary artery image quality was rated (five point scale). All results reconstructed by FBP, iDose 4 and IMR were compared. Objective measurements were compared with one?way analysis of variance, and subjective assessments were compared with Kruskal?Wallis H test andχ2 test. Results Compared with that of FBP and iDose4, image noise of IMR was(15.1 ± 6.1),(18.8 ± 5.5),(22.1 ± 4.8)and(33.0 ± 4.0)HU, respectively in group A, B, C and D with significant reduction (F=82.77, 90.71, 96.59, 95.51 respectively, all P<0.01). Using IMR, groups A, B, C, D had higher CNR (42.0±11.1, 37.2±10.4, 31.4±8.7, 23.7±7.0;F=50.65, 53.55, 76.60, 57.36, all P<0.01) and overall image quality (5.0 ± 0.0, 4.8 ± 0.4, 4.6 ± 0.5, 4.5 ± 0.5;H=20.96, 15.63, 18.66, 23.56, all P<0.01) than FBP and iDose4. Using IMR, group A (100%, 40/40) and group B (100%, 40/40) had no significant difference (P>0.05) in the diagnosis rates of proximal coronary arteries compared with that using FBP and iDose4, while group C (100%, 40/40) and group D(92%, 37/40) had significantly increased diagnosis rates (χ2=20.05, 45.72, both P<0.01). The diagnosis rates of distal coronary arteries of IMR reconstruction which were 100%(50/50), 98%(49/50), 90%(45/50), 78%(39/50), respectively in groups A, B, C, D had significant increase compared with that of FBP and iDose4 reconstruction (χ2=7.39, 16.75, 34.62, 81.33, all P<0.05). Conclusions IMR can significantly reduce image noise, improve CNR and image quality compared with iDose4. Application of IMR can reduce radiation dose but without compromising image quality.

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