1.Construction and external validation of a non-invasive pre-hospital screening model for stroke patients: a study based on artificial intelligence DeepFM algorithm
Chenyu LIU ; Ce ZHANG ; Yuanhui CHI ; Chunye MA ; Lihong ZHANG ; Shuliang CHEN
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2024;36(11):1163-1168
Objective:To construct a non-invasive pre-hospital screening model and early based on artificial intelligence algorithms to provide the severity of stroke in patients, provide screening, guidance and early warning for stroke patients and their families, and provide data support for clinical decision-making.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted. The clinical information of stroke patients ( n = 53?793) were extracted from the Yidu cloud big data server system of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University from January 1, 2001 to July 31, 2023. Combined with the results of single factor screening and the opinions of experts with senior professional titles in neurology, the input variable was determined, and the output variable was the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) representing the severity of the disease at admission. Python 3.7 was used to build DeepFM algorithm model, and five data mining models including Logistic regression, CART decision tree, C5.0 decision tree, Bayesian network and deep neural network (DNN) were built at the same time. The original data were randomly divided into 80% training set and 20% test set, which were used to train and test the models, adjust the parameters of each model, respectively calculate the accuracy, sensitivity and F-index of the six models, carry out the comprehensive comparison and evaluation of the model. The receiver operator characteristic curve (ROC curve) and calibration curve were drawn, compared the prediction performance of DeepFM model and the other five algorithms. In addition, the data of stroke patients ( n = 1?028) were extracted from Dalian Central Hospital for external verification of the model. Results:A total of 14?015 stroke patients with complete information were selected, including 11?212 in the training set and 2?803 in the testing set. After univariate screening, 14 indicators were included to construct the model, including gender, age, recurrence, physical impairment, facial problems, speech disorders, head reactions, disturbance of consciousness, visual disorders, abnormal cough and swallowing, high risk factor, family history, smoking history and drinking history. DeepFM model adopted the two-order crossover feature. The number of hidden layers in DNN layer was 3. Dropout was used to discard the neurons in the neural network. Rule was used as the activation function. Each layer used Dense full connection. The objective function was random gradient descent. The number of iterations was 15. There were 133?922 training parameters in total. Comparing the predictive value of the six models showed that the accuracy of DeepFM model was 0.951, the sensitivity was 0.992, the specificity was 0.814, the F-index was 0.950, and the area under the curve (AUC) was 0.916. The accuracy of the other five data mining models were between 0.771-0.780, the sensitivity were between 0.978-0.987, the F-index were between 0.690-0.707, and the AUC were between 0.568-0.639. The calibration curve of the DeepFM model was more aligned with the ideal curve than the other five data mining models. Suggesting that the prediction performance of DeepFM model was the best. External validation was conducted on the DeepFM model, and its accuracy was 0.891, indicating good generalization performance of the model.Conclusion:The pre-hospital non-invasive screening prediction model based on DeepFM can accurately predict the severity grading of stroke patients, and has potential application value in rapid screening and early clinical decision-making of stroke.
2.Differential Diagnosis of Conventional Ultrasound in Ureteral Polyps and Ureteral Carcinoma via Continuous Observation
Liang MU ; Hao CHEN ; Shuliang NAN ; Li LIU ; Xiangping GUAN ; Qiuyang LI
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging 2024;32(6):610-615
Purpose To evaluate the differential diagnostic value of conventional ultrasound in the ureteral polyps and ureteral carcinoma via continuous observation.Materials and Methods The conventional ultrasound of patients with ureteral polyps and ureteral carcinoma treated in Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital were retrospectively analyzed from June 2015 to June 2022.According to the pathological results,all participants were divided into the ureteral polyp group(98 cases)and the ureteral carcinoma group(151 cases).All clinical and ultrasound data were recorded,and the differences of echo,blood flow and peristalsis were compared between the two groups.Results There were significant differences in ureteral peristalsis,color Doppler flow distribution,periureteral tissue thickening,increased echo,and hydronephrosis(χ2=197.50,138.89,26.97,36.13,all P<0.05)between the two groups.Low echo was predominant in both groups[67(68.37)vs.114(75.50)],with no significant difference(χ2=1.52,P>0.05).In the ureteral polyp group,67 cases were found in the upper ureter,89 cases were observed continuously with common peristalsis,and 73 cases with color blood flow were mostly central blood flow,while in the ureteral cancer group,85 cases were found in the middle and lower ureter,148 cases showed almost no peristalsis,and 122 cases with color blood flow were mostly peripheral blood flow.Conclusion There are some differences in clinical features such as the location as well as whether hydronephrosis between ureteral polyps and carcinoma.Peristalsis can provide the differential diagnosis for ureteral polyps and ureteral carcinoma via continuous observation.
3.Characteristics of SA and MRSA Colonization in Orthopedic Inpatients and their Correlation with Postoperative SSI
Shuliang ZHANG ; Yangdahao CHEN ; Hongfeng SHENG
Journal of Medical Research 2024;53(8):146-149
Objective To investigate the colonization characteristics of staphylococcus aureus(SA)and methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus(MRSA)and their correlation with postoperative surgical site infection(SSI)in orthopedic inpatients,and to ana-lyze the related factors affecting their colonization.Methods Nasal swab and pharyngeal swab samples of 420 patients hospitalized in the Department of Orthopedics,Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province from January 2020 to October 2022 were collected.Polymerase chain re-action(PCR)was used to detect the positive colonization of SA and MRSA,and clinical data of patients were obtained.x2 test was used to analyze the correlation between SA positive colonization and postoperative SSI.Univariate and multivariate Logistic regression analysis were used to explore the related factors affecting SA colonization.Results Among 420 patients,19 patients were positive for SA,and the overall SA colonization positive rate was 4.5%.17 patients were positive for MRSA,and the overall MRSA colonization positive rate was 4.0%.There was no statistically significant difference in postoperative SSI between SA colonization positive and SA colonization negative patients(P>0.05).Thus,there was no significant correlation between SA colonization and the occurrence of postoperative SSI.Univari-ate Logistic regression analysis showed that age and body mass index(BMI)were influencing factors for SA colonization,while multivari-ate Logistic regression analysis showed that BMI was the risk factor for SA colonization,and the higher the BMI,the higher the colonization risk.Age was the protective factor for SA colonization,and the risk of SA colonization decreased with increasing age.Conclusion SA colonization in orthopedic inpatients does not increase the risk of postoperative SSI,and preoperative SA decolonization that increases the patient's medical cost is unnecessary.BMI is the risk factor for SA colonization in orthopedic inpatients,and age is the protective factor.SA colonization of orthopedic inpatients has regional attributes,and each region needs to make medical plans according to its regional SA colonization epidemiological characteristics.
4.Early and mid-term results of surgical treatment for complete atrioventricular septal defect
Fengxiang LI ; Minghui ZOU ; Yanqin CUI ; Li MA ; Xu ZHANG ; Shuliang XIA ; Chunmei HU ; Xinxin CHEN
Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2023;39(7):398-404
Objective:To summarize the results of surgical treatment for complete atrioventricular septal defect(CAVSD) in early and middle stages.Methods:147 children with CAVSD in Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center from January 2010 to December 2019 were selected, Males 85, females 62, median age of surgery 5 months(1 months-10 years old), median body mass 5.5 kg(2.4-20.9 kg). Complete atrioventricular septal defect was diagnosed by ultrasonic cardiogram before surgery. All the children underwent atrial ventricular valve formation and underwent simultaneous repair.Outpatient follow-up was planned.Ultrasonic cardiogram and electrocardiogram were performed. SPSS 22 statistical software was used for data analysis.Results:All 147 CAVSD patients underwent one-time surgical correction.Early postoperative death occurred in 7 cases(4.76%). The causes of death were: 3 cases of pulmonary hypertension crisis, 3 cases of severe mitral insufficiency(MI), 1 case of postoperative malignant arrhythmia, and the rest of the children were cured and discharged. Permanent pacemaker was installed in 3 patients due to atrioventricular block(AVB). The follow-up time was 1-10 years old, and 2 patients died in late stage: 1 patient did not seek medical treatment in time due to infection, and 1 patient had unknown cause. Five patients underwent secondary surgery: 4 due to severe mitral/tricuspid insufficiency(MI/TI) and 1 due to delayed AVB. The mid-term follow-up showed 9 cases of severe MI and 4 cases of severe TI. Compared with children with surgical age<3 months and ≥3 months, there were statistically significant differences in postoperative ventilator-assisted ventilation time, severe MI before postoperative discharge and total mortality between the two groups( P<0.05). Mid-term follow-up results showed no difference between the two groups. There were statistically significant differences in surgical age, postoperative CICU stay time and total hospital stay between the children with trisomy 21-syndrome and those without trisomy 21-syndrome( P<0.05), and there was no difference between the two groups in mid-term follow-up results. Residual shunt of 1-3 mm VSD was found in 29 cases, 26 cases were closed during follow-up, and 3 cases had smaller residual shunt. Conclusion:Modified single patch technique treatment of CAVSD has good effect, low mortality and low re-operation rate. But age <3 months group, infant mortality was significantly increased, the duration of postoperative mechanical assisted ventilation was prolonged, and the proportion of early postoperative severe MI was high.Severe MI and TI is easy to occur after CAVSD, which requires long-term follow-up and timely treatment. The children with trisomy 21-syndrome were similar to those with normal chromosome except for longer stay in ICU and total hospital stay.
5.The practical value of conventional ultrasound combined with contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma of the renal pelvis in elderly patients
Liang MU ; Jiaojiao XU ; Shuliang NAN ; Jiancheng ZHOU ; Wanli DUAN ; Hao CHEN ; Xiangping GUAN ; Li LIU
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2023;42(11):1314-1319
Objective:To assess the combination of conventional ultrasound with contrast-enhanced ultrasound(CEUS)in the diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma(UC)of the renal pelvis in elderly patients.Methods:Sixty-seven elderly patients with a histopathologic diagnosis of UC of the renal pelvis and surgically treated at our hospital between April 2015 and March 2023 were retrospectively analyzed.Characteristics of regular preoperative 2D ultrasound, color Doppler flow imaging(CDFI)and CEUS were examined.Results:Of 67 patients, 49(73.13%)were found to have localized lesions in the renal pelvis and renal calyces.Lesions in 53 patients(79.10%)could be clearly identified by conventional ultrasound, with 46(86.79%)being isoechoic or hypoechoic, and 7(13.21%)being hyperechoic.Analysis of tumor blood flow by CDFI found 22 cases(41.51%)with avascular lesions, 21(39.62%)with hypovascular lesions and 10(18.87%)with hypervascular lesions.The average value of the resistance index(RI)was 0.64.Enhancement was seen in 62 lesions(92.54%)by CEUS after injection of SonoVue.Compared with the cortex of the ipsilateral kidney, a slow enhancement pattern was observed in 46(74.19%), 14(22.58%)showed simultaneous enhancement, and 2(3.23%)showed fast enhancement.At peak enhancement, 43 lesions(69.35%)had hypo-enhancement, 10(16.13%)had iso-enhancement, and 9(14.52%)had hyper-enhancement, compared with the cortex.Concerning the homogeneity of enhancement, 16(25.81%)displayed heterogeneous enhancement, with tumor necrosis or hemorrhage, and 46(74.19%)had homogeneous enhancement.When the contrast agent washout rate was assessed, a fast washout pattern was observed in 53(85.48%), synchronous washout in 6(9.68%), and slow washout in 3(4.84%).Conclusions:UC of the renal pelvis mostly shows isoechoic and hypoechoic lesions on conventional ultrasound, avascular or hypo-vascular lesions on CDFI, and slow-in, fast-out and hypo-enhancement on CEUS, compared with the cortex.Conventional ultrasound combined with CEUS can help improve the diagnostic accuracy of UC of the renal pelvis.
6.Early and mid-term results of surgical revascularization of pulmonary artery in unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery
Wenlei LI ; Li MA ; Weidan CHEN ; Shuliang XIA ; Minghui ZOU ; Xinxin CHEN
Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2022;38(10):581-585
Objective:To summarize the early and middle terms of the revascularization of remnant pulmonary artery in unilateral absent intrapericardial pulmonary artery.Methods:We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 14 patients(7 males and 7 females) with unilateral absent pulmonary artery, in which 10 were right and 4 were left, the median age at surgery was 5 months. The patients received operation from January 2009 to December 2020. 14 patients, 2 cases associated with tetralogy of Fallot, and 1 case with aortopulmonary window. The diagnosis was made by enhanced CT scan or pulmonary vein wedge angiography. The median diameter of the affected hilar pulmonary artery remnants was(3.20±0.94)mm, and the Z value was -3.92±1.64. All the patients received single-stage revascularization: group A: tube graft interposition in 3 patients, autologous pericardial roll in 5; group B: direct anastomosis in 2, unifocalization in one and main pulmonary artery flap angioplasty in the rest 3.Results:No hospital death occurred. There were no difference finds in the age and weight at operation, the cardiopulmonary bypass time, the mechanical ventilation time, and the length of intensive care unit stay between the two groups. All the patients took aspirin for anticoagulation for 6 months after the operation. The follow-up period was 1 month to 68 months. Because the neo-PA stenosis at the anastomosis was found in one patient in group B, transcatheter balloon angioplasty was performed at 41 months after surgery. Nonetheless, the results were encouraging, symptoms have improved in all patients. The diameter and Z value of the latest ipsilateral pulmonary artery was(6.25±0.99)mm and -2.34±1.18 respectively, significantly improved when compared to the preoperative value. Residual pulmonary artery hypertension was not found. The Z value of the affected side of the pulmonary artery in group B was significantly improved than that in group A.Conclusion:Early and aggressive pulmonary artery revascularization is effective at restoring normal antegrade flow to the affected lung, resulting in improved diameter of the PA, and UAPA patient’s symptoms. The use of autologous pulmonary artery tissue angioplasty may reach a more satisfying result. However, transcatheter intervention may diminish the new pulmonary artery stenosis temporarily, reoperation is still needed in the long-term follow-up.
7. Preliminary study on exploring the trajectory of patients with COVID-19 by Data mining algorithms
Shuliang CHEN ; Ce ZHANG ; Ping REN
Chinese Journal of Medical Science Research Management 2020;33(0):E005-E005
Objective:
To explore data mining methods and tools for the activity paths of confirmed patients, and provide data analysis tools for epidemic control.
Methods:
The data used came from the trajectory data of confirmed cases collected by Tencent. The jieba word segmentation and word cloud map function of Python 3.6 were used to calculate the high-frequency vocabulary in the trajectory of confirmed patients. The epidemic prevention and control strategy was developed based on the high-frequency vocabulary.
Results:
Taking Guangdong Province, the second most confirmed patients in the country, as an example, the key areas of epidemic control obtained through data mining involve Wuhan (epidemiological history), Zhuhai and Guangzhou. The key control activities include family visiting, traveling and shopping. Means of transportation include self-driving, trains and airplanes; the key patients studied were Li and Ding; the symptoms of this patient group were mainly fever and cough.
Conclusions
The data mining algorithm in this paper can provide an advantageous tool for epidemic prevention and control, also assist frontline personnel to adjust the deployment of epidemic prevention and control according to their priorities.
8.Correlation between levator hiatus area, pelvic organ prolapse quantification and prolapse symptoms
Manli WU ; Xin LIN ; Xudong WANG ; Yuanchun FU ; Haiyan CHEN ; Shuliang NAN ; Weijun HUANG ; Yu CHEN ; Li WANG ; Chunli JING ; Wenjuan CHEN ; Jiawei TIAN ; Xinling ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2020;29(8):700-705
Objective:To investigate the association between levator hiatus area, pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POP-Q) examination and prolapse symptoms.Methods:The prospective multicenter study enrolled 996 female patients between January 2017 and January 2019. All enrolled patients underwent a standard clinical interview, POP-Q examination and transperineal ultrasound examination. Volume data of pelvic floor ultrasound examinations were obtained at rest, during contraction and during maximal Valsalva maneuver. The association between levator hiatus area, POP-Q examination and prolapse symptoms was analyzed. The performance of levator hiatus area on maximal Valsalva for assessing significant POP(POP-Q stage≥2) and prolapse symptoms were also evaluated.Results:There were significant differences of levator hiatus area at rest, during contraction and during maximal Valsalva among patients with different POP-Q stages (all P<0.001). Levator hiatus area during maximal Valsalva showed the highest correlation with abdominal dragging sensation ( r=0.277, P<0.001). The area under the ROC curve (AUC) of levator hiatus area during maximal Valsalva for significant POP (POP-Q stage≥2) was significantly higher than that for prolapse symptoms (AUC: 0.77 vs 0.69, P<0.001). Conclusions:Levator hiatus area on transperineal has moderate correlation with POP-Q examination and their association is stronger than the correlation between ultrasound findings and prolapse symptoms.
9.Feasibility of transperineal ultrasound in quantitative assessment of posterior compartment prolapse
Xin LIN ; Manli WU ; Zeping HUANG ; Jing XU ; Xudong WANG ; Ying CHEN ; Shuangyu WU ; Yuanchun FU ; Haiyan CHEN ; Shuliang NAN ; Weijun HUANG ; Yu CHEN ; Li WANG ; Chunli JING ; Wenjuan CHEN ; Jiawei TIAN ; Xinling ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2020;29(9):771-776
Objective:To investigate the feasibility of transperineal ultrasound in quantitative assessment of posterior compartment prolapse among Chinese women.Methods:The prospective multicenter study enrolled 485 women between January 2017 and January 2019. All patients underwent a standard clinical interview, pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POP-Q) examination and transperineal ultrasound examination. Volume data of transperineal ultrasound examinations were obtained at rest and in maximal Valsalva maneuver.Results:The higher POP-Q stage of posterior compartment, the lower rectal ampulla position in maximal Valsalva maneuver (POP-Q stage=0 vs POP-Q stage=1, P<0.001; POP-Q stage=1 vs POP-Q stage≥2, P<0.001), and the greater rectal ampulla hypermobility (POP-Q stage=0 vs POP-Q stage=1, P<0.001; POP-Q stage=1 vs POP-Q stage≥ 2, P=0.007). The rectal ampulla position at rest and in maximal Valsalva maneuver and rectocele depth were correlated with prolapse symptoms ( r=-0.200, P<0.001; r=-0.252, P<0.001; r=0.086, P=0.045). The corresponding cut-off values of rectal ampulla position in maximal Valsalva in diagnosing posterior compartment prolapse (POP-Q stage ≥1) and clinical significant posterior compartment prolapse (POP-Q stage ≥2) were 7.32 mm below the symphysis pubis and 12 mm below the symphysis pubis, respectively, with the area under the ROC curve as 0.75 and 0.85, respectively. Conclusions:The ultrasonic measurements by transperineal ultrasound is significantly associated with POP-Q examination in posterior compartment, and it is demonstrated as a useful tool in quantitative assessment of the severity of posterior compartment prolapse.
10.Investigation on Anti-atherosclerosis Mechanism of Tiaopi Huxin Prescription Based on Cav- 1/NF-κB Pathway
Tong LIN ; Chushuo SHI ; Zhizhong SUN ; Shuliang JI ; Junmao WEN ; Qianying CHEN ; Weipeng SUN ; Tian ZHANG ; Xiaoqi ZHOU ; Junzhe LI
China Pharmacy 2019;30(2):165-169
OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of Tiaopi huxin prescription (TPHXP) on the atherosclerosis (AS) of ApoE-/- mice, and to investigate its mechanism. METHODS: Forty male ApoE-/- mice were divided into blank group, model group, simvastatin group (positive control, 5 mg/kg) and TPHXP low-dose and high-dose groups (50, 150 mg/kg), with 8 mice in each group. Except that blank group was given common diet, other groups were given high-lipid diet to induce AS model. After modeling, administration groups were given relevant medicine intragastrically, and blank group and model group were given constant volume of normal saline intragastrically, once a day, for consecutive 12 weeks. After last medication, the serum levels of TC, TG, LDL-C and HDL-C were determined by spectrophotometry. The serum level of NO was detected by nitrate reduction method. The serum levels of IL-6 and VCAM-1 were determined by ELISA. After separating thoracic aorta, HE staining was used to observe the formation of plaque in the thoracic aorta of mice in each group, and the corrected plaque area was calculated. Western blotting was conducted to determine the expression of NF-κB p65, Cav-1 and eNOS. RESULTS: Compared with blank group, the serum levels of TC, TG, LDL-C, IL-6 and VCAM-1 were increased significantly in model group, while the levels of HDL-C and NO were decreased significantly (P<0.01). The plaque of thoracic aorta was obvious and the corrected plaque area were increased significantly (P<0.01). The relative expression of NF-κB p65 and Cav-1 were increased significantly, while the relative expression of eNOS was decreased significantly (P<0.01). Compared with model group, the serum levels of TC, TG and LDL-C in administration groups, the serum levels of IL-6 and VCAM-1 in simvastatin group and TPHXP high-dose group were decreased significantly, while the serum levels of HDL-C and NO were increased significantly in administration groups (P<0.05 or P<0.01). In administration groups, the plaques of thoracic aorta were reduced and the corrected plaque area was decreased significantly (P<0.05 or P<0.01); the relative expression of NF-κB p65 and Cav-1 were decreased significantly, while the relative expression of eNOS was increased significantly (P<0.05 or P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: TPHXP can regulate the level of blood lipid, decrease the level of inflammatory factors and inhibit the formation of AS plaque, the mechanism of which may be associated with inhibiting Cav-1/NF-κB pathway.

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