Objective:To evaluate the effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) on tourniquet-induced hypertension (TIH) in the patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Methods:Seventy-four patients of either sex, aged 18-60 yr, of American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status classification I or II, with body mass index of 18-30 kg/m 2, undergoing elective anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction under general anesthesia combined with preoperative femoral nerve block, were divided into 2 groups ( n=37 each) using a random number table method: sham stimulation group (group SS) and group taVNS. Group SS received stimulation on the ear lobe and the tail of the helix of the left ear. Group taVNS received stimulation on the cymba concha and the earlobe of the left ear. Both groups received stimulation from 1 h before induction of anesthesia until the end of the procedure (frequency of 30 Hz, pulse width of 300 μs, and amplitude of the strongest current that could be tolerated by the patient in the absence of pain). The tourniquet inflation pressure was 280 mmHg, with an inflation time of 60-90 min. Systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and heart rate were recorded before tourniquet inflation to assess the development of intraoperative TIH. The consumption of intraoperative propofol, remifentanil, nitroglycerin, esmolol, norepinephrine and atropine was recorded, and the occurrence of postoperative nausea and vomiting, skin itching and headache and dizziness was also recorded. Results:Compared with group SS, the incidence of TIH and the number of patients used nitroglycerin were significantly reduced ( P<0.05), and no significant changes were found in the other parameters in group taVNS ( P>0.05). Conclusions:taVNS can decrease the occurrence of TIH in the patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Objective:To investigate the current status and longitudinal development trajectory of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) in elderly patients undergoing hip replacement surgery and analyze the relationship between POCD and postoperative hip joint function recovery.Methods:Using the convenient sampling method, elderly patients who underwent hip replacement surgery in Department of Orthopedics in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from January 2021 to March 2022 were selected as the research objects. The cognitive function at 1 week, 1 month, 2 months and 3 months after surgery was assessed using Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and the longitudinal development trajectory of postoperative POCD was fitted using latent class growth model (LCGM). The differences between cognitive function categories and Oxford Hip Score (OHS) score at 3 months after surgery were compared by ANOVA.Results:A total of 307 elderly patients with hip replacement completed full follow-up and data collection. The incidence of POCD (MMSE<8 points) in patients at four postoperative time points was 30.29% (93/307), 29.97% (92/307), 28.66% (88/307) and 21.17% (65/307), respectively. The MMSE score was lowest at 1 week after surgery. Three potential categories of cognitive function longitudinal development tracks were identified by LCGM, including 208 cases (67.75%) with no cognitive dysfunction, 32 cases (10.42%) with improved cognitive dysfunction, and 67 cases (21.82%) with continuous cognitive dysfunction. Three months after surgery, patients with no cognitive impairment had the lowest OHS score, while patients with persistent cognitive impairment had the highest OHS score. There were statistically significant differences in OHS scores among patients with three longitudinal potential categories of cognitive function ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The incidence of POCD in elderly patients with hip replacement varies at different postoperative times, with the most significant difference occurring at 1 week after surgery. Medical staff must dynamically evaluate the postoperative cognitive function of elderly patients and adopt targeted nursing strategies for different types of cognitive impairments, to promote the patient's recovery of hip function.

Pseudorabies virus(PRV)is the etiological agent of pseudorabies in pigs,which is char-acterized by dyspnea,reproductive disorders,and neurological diseases,and it spreads widely a-round the world.Since 2011,the newly emerged PRV variants have resulted in poor immunity pro-tection of traditional vaccine strains,and the original method of vaccine strain preparation is time-consuming and labor-intensive.Therefore,it is urgently needed to develop an efficient screening method of the vaccine strain at present.Using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology in this study,two single guide RNAs(sgRNA)were designed targeting the virulence gene TK of PRV variant strain CH/JX/2016,and then the enhanced green fluorescent protein the reporter(EGFP)gene was inserted at the TK locus by a homologous repair plasmid.After multiple rounds of plaque puri-fication,the rPRV-ΔTK/EGFP strain was obtained.The results showed the cleavage efficiency of the two sgRNAs was extremely high.The preparation of rPRV-ΔTK/EGFP strain was succeed af-ter only three rounds of purification,and the EGFP expressed normally.The CRISPR/Cas9 system can edit the PRV gene simply,rapidly,and efficiently,and exhibits great potential in the construction of vaccine candidate strains.Meanwhile,the rescued rPRV-ΔTK/EGFP strain not only could be used as a tracer strain in PRV variant infection progresses,but also for subsequent antivi-ral drug screening.

Objective:To investigate the application effect of preoperative prerehabilitation in elderly patients with knee arthroplasty combined with sarcopenia.Methods:A total of 164 elderly patients who were hospitalized and underwent artificial knee arthroplasty combined with sarcopenia in Department of Orthopedics of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from July 2020 to December 2021 were included by the convenient sampling method. According to random number table method, they were divided into the control group and the observation group, with 82 cases in each group. The control group received routine preoperative nursing, and the observation group received preoperative pre-rehabilitation intervention on the basis of the control group. Knee range of motion, Hospital for Special Surgery Knee Score (HSS) , skeletal muscle mass index and grip strength were evaluated before intervention and 1 month after operation. Length of stay and postoperative complications were recorded and compared between the two groups.Results:Knee range of motion, HSS of two groups at 1 month after operation were higher than those before intervention, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05) . One month after surgery, the knee range of motion, HSS and grip strength of the observation group were higher than those of the control group, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05) . The skeletal muscle mass index of the observation group was higher one month after surgery than before intervention, but the difference was not statistically significant ( P>0.05) . The hospitalization time of observation group was shorter than control group, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05) . The incidence of complications in the observation group and control group was respectively 15.85% (13/82) and 39.02% (32/82) , and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:Preoperative rehabilitation can effectively improve the knee range of motion and joint function of elderly patients with sarcopenia after knee rarthroplasty, alleviate sarcopenia, shorten the length of hospital stay and reduce postoperative complications.

Objective:To explore the effect of nurse-patient cooperative rehabilitation model based on rapid recovery concept on the rehabilitation effect of patients with avascular necrosis of the femoral head undergoing artificial hip replacement.Methods:Convenience sampling was used to select 104 patients with avascular necrosis of the femoral head who were treated in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from September 2019 to October 2021 and underwent artificial hip replacement. The patients were divided into control group and observation group according to the random number table method, with 52 cases in each group. The control group was given routine nursing, and the observation group was given nurse-patient cooperative rehabilitation model based on the concept of rapid recovery. The Visual Analogue Score and Harris Hip Score were compared between the two groups before and after the intervention.Results:Pain scores of the observation group were lower than those of the control group five and ten days after operation and one month after discharge, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05) . After intervention, the joint pain, functional changes, deformity and joint range of motion of the observation group were better than those of the control group, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The nurse-patient cooperative rehabilitation model based on the concept of rapid recovery for patients with avascular necrosis of the femoral head can improve the hip joint function of patients, alleviate pain and promote rehabilitation.

Objective:To understand the status quo of social alienation in young adults undergoing radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) , analyze its influencing factors, and provide references for the formulation of clinical nursing interventions.Methods:Totally 206 young adults with PTC who underwent RAI therapy at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from January 2021 to May 2022 were selected by convenience sampling. These patients were surveyed using a general information questionnaire, General Alienation Scale (GAS) , Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) , and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) . Multiple linear regression analysis was utilized to analyze the influencing factors of social alienation in young adults undergoing RAI therapy for PTC.Results:The score of social alienation in the young adults undergoing RAI therapy for PTC was (39.39±4.93) . Univariate analysis results indicated that there was a statistically significant difference in the scores of social alienation among the young PTC patients with different marital statuses, levels of disease awareness, employment statuses, family per capita monthly incomes, and tumor stages ( P<0.05) . Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that the influencing factors of social alienation included the level of disease awareness, family per capita monthly income, tumor staging, social support score, and anxiety and depression score ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The overall level of social alienation in young adults undergoing RAI therapy for PTC is moderate. Healthcare providers should timely assess and adopt targeted intervention measures to enhance patients' sense of social participation.

Objective:To explore the application effect of multidisciplinary combined rehabilitation in patients with sarcopenia after total hip arthroplasty (THA) .Methods:A total of 114 patients with sarcopenia who underwent THA treatment in the Department of Joint Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from May to December 2020 were selected as the research objects by the convenient sampling method. The patients were divided into the control group and the observation group by the random number table method, with 57 cases in each group. The control group received routine rehabilitation nursing, while the observation group received multidisciplinary combined rehabilitation intervention. Muscle related indexes were compared between the two groups before and after intervention. The short-form Fugl-Meyer motor function score and Harris score were used to compare the motor function of the affected limb and the recovery of hip joint function in the two groups after intervention.Results:After intervention, the whole body muscle mass, limb skeletal muscle mass, affected limb skeletal muscle mass and limb skeletal muscle mass index of patients in the observation group were higher than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05) . The Fugl-Meyer motor function of the affected limb in the observation group was better than that in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.01) . The total score of simplified Fugl-Meyer motor function score and Harris score of the observation group were higher than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.01) . Conclusions:Multidisciplinary combined rehabilitation can effectively prevent postoperative muscle atrophy and muscle mass loss in THA patients, which is beneficial to the recovery of the motor function of the affected limb and hip joint function.

Objective:To explore the effect of medical alliance combined with video recording guidance on the out-of-hospital rehabilitation of elderly patients undergoing hip replacement.Methods:Using the convenient sampling method, a total of 58 aged patients who were hospitalized in the Department of Orthopedics and underwent hip replacement in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from March 2018 to June 2019 were selected as research objects. They were randomly divided into the observation group and the control group, with 29 cases in each group. The control group was given conventional out-of-hospital rehabilitation management while the observation group was given medical alliance combined with video recording guidance. The serum albumin, Harris score, total body skeletal muscle mass, skeletal muscle mass of the affected limb, incidence of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and incidence of artificial hip dislocation were compared between the two groups before and after the intervention.Results:After intervention, the serum albumin of the observation group was (36.73±1.95) g/L, the Harris score was (89.29±5.25) , the total body skeletal muscle mass was (17.91±1.18) kg and the skeletal muscle mass of the affected limb was (5.38±0.79) kg, which were all higher than those of the control group, and the differences were statistically significant ( t=3.524, 7.231, 4.584, 4.252; P<0.05) . After intervention, the incidence of DVT in the observation group was 3.45% (1/29) , and the difference was not statistically significant when compared with 13.79% (4/29) in the control group (χ 2=1.970, P>0.05) . After the intervention, the incidence of artificial hip dislocation in the observation group was 0 (0/29) , which was lower than 20.69% (6/29) in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:Medical consortium combined with video guidance can effectively improve the out-of-hospital rehabilitation effect of elderly patients undergoing hip replacement surgery and reduce the occurrence of complications. Medical alliance combined with video recording guidance can effectively improve the out-of-hospital rehabilitation effect of elderly patients with artificial hip replacement and reduce the incidence of complications.

Objective:To establish the intravenous infusion port maintenance network based on National Telemedicine Center of China, so as to enable nurses in hospitals in cities and counties to master fully totally implantable access port maintenance technology, improve the quality of infusion port maintenance.Methods:From April 2019 to May 2020, with the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University as the center, 17 county hospitals of the National Telemedicine Center of China established the infusion port maintenance network. A total of 162 clinical nurses were recommended by the selected hospitals as intravenous infusion port liaisons to undertake the maintenance of the intravenous infusion port in the hospital. The incidence of complications at the infusion port of 572 patients before and 623 patients after the establishment of the maintenance network was analyzed statistically. The evaluation scores of 162 infusion port liaison personnel on the relevant theoretical knowledge and skills of infusion port were also analyzed statistically. The self-designed questionnaire on intravenous infusion port patient maintenance satisfaction was used to investigate the satisfaction of 100 patients before and after the establishment of the maintenance network.Results:After the establishment of the maintenance network, the complication rate of patients at the infusion port was lower than that before the establishment of the maintenance network, the satisfaction of patients with the maintenance service at the infusion port was higher than that before the establishment of the maintenance network and scores of theory and operation skills of liaison staff were higher than those before the establishment, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The maintenance network of intravenous infusion ports based on National Telemedicine Center of China can improve the technical level of infusion port maintenance of nursing staff in city and county hospitals, reduce complications caused by improper maintenance and improve patients satisfaction.

DNA assembly is the core technology of synthetic biology. With the development of synthetic biology, researchers have developed different DNA assembly technologies that rely on DNA polymerase or DNA ligase, and also have developed some non-enzyme-dependent DNA assembly techniques to facilitate the automation of DNA assembly. The assembly of large fragments of DNA from a few hundred kb to Mb is mostly dependent on microbial recombination. In this paper, the three types of DNA assembly technologies, including enzyme-dependent, non-enzymatic and in vivo homologous recombination, are reviewed.
DNA ; Synthetic Biology