1.Expert Consensus on Clinical Diseases Responding Specifically to Traditional Chinese Medicine: Threatened Abortion
Xinchun YANG ; Shuyu WANG ; Huilan DU ; Songping LUO ; Zhe JIN ; Rong LI ; Xiangyan RUAN ; Qin ZHANG ; Xiaoling FENG ; Shicai CHEN ; Fengjie HE ; Shaobin WEI ; Qun LU ; Yanqin WANG ; Yang LIU ; Qingwei MENG ; Zengping HAO ; Ying LI ; Mei MO ; Xiaoxiao ZHANG ; Ruihua ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(7):241-246
Threatened abortion is a common disease of obstetrics and gynecology and one of the diseases responding specifically to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The China Association of Chinese Medicine organized experts in TCM obstetrics and gynecology, Western medicine obstetrics and gynecology, and pharmacology to deeply discuss the advantages of TCM and integrated Chinese and Western medicine treatment as well as the medication plans for threatened abortion. After discussion, the experts concluded that chromosome, endocrine, and immune abnormalities were the key factors for the occurrence of threatened abortion, and the Qi and blood disorders in thoroughfare and conception vessels were the core pathogenesis. In the treatment of threatened abortion, TCM has advantages in preventing miscarriages, alleviating clinical symptoms and TCM syndromes, relieving anxiety, regulating reproductive endocrine and immune abnormalities, personalized and diversified treatment, enhancing efficiency and reducing toxicity, and preventing the disease before occurrence. The difficulty in diagnosis and treatment of threatened abortion with traditional Chinese and Western medicine lies in identifying the predictors of abortion caused by maternal factors and the treatment of thrombophilia. Recurrent abortion is the breakthrough point of treatment with integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine. It is urgent to carry out high-quality evidence-based medicine research in the future to improve the modern diagnosis and treatment of threatened abortion with TCM.
2.Survey of Disease Cognition in Patients with Endometriosis and Effect Evaluation of TCM Chronic Disease Management
Xinchun YANG ; Weiwei SUN ; Yong LIU ; Meiru BAO ; Ting XIONG ; Zhe LIU ; Yanhuan YANG ; Yiwei YU ; Ruihua ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;31(4):157-163
Objective To understand cognition level and treatment intention of patients with endometriosis(EMs);To evaluate the effects of TCM chronic disease management on EMs patients.Methods The disease cognition level and treatment intention of 1 895 EMs patients from October 2020 to December 2021 in 19 provinces,autonomous regions and municipalities were analyzed through cross-sectional investigation.The cognitive effect of chronic disease management of TCM on 801 patients with EMs from 6 Grade A hospitals in Beijing was evaluated by self-control study.Results The cognition level of EMs patients for the disease was improved with the increase of educational background.Patients generally believed that EMs was a chronic disease,requiring regular review and long-term management.The proportion of patients with high school education or below,junior college education,bachelor degree or above who knew the possibility of malignant changes in EMs was less,only 32.3%,41.6%and 47.7%,respectively.The awareness rate of patients with high school education or below for recurrence after EMs conservative surgery was 46.9%,lower than that of those with junior college education(66.8%)and bachelor degree or above(72.7%).Among the patients with dietary contraindications,the proportion of patients with high school education or below,junior college education,bachelor degree or above who knew the contraindication of the forest frog oil was less,only 20.7%,30.3%and 32.9%,respectively.In the aspect of life adjustment,the awareness of patients was generally high.EMs patients mainly recognized the disease through face-to-face communication with gynecologists.Only 34.4%of patients with high school education or below learned about EMs through WeChat public accounts,APPs and other new media,which was lower than those with junior college education(48.6%)and bachelor degree or above(55.4%).EMs patients generally tend to be treated in comprehensive hospitals,with high acceptance of TCM treatment,mainly TCM decoction,and low acceptance of TCM appropriate technology.After 1 year of TCM chronic disease management,the disease awareness of EMs patients was significantly improved compared with before management,with statistical significance(P<0.05).Conclusion EMs patients with different educational backgrounds have different cognition of the disease,and each has different emphasis.Education and popularization should be carried out according to their knowledge blind spots.Chronic disease management of TCM can improve the disease cognition level of EMs patients.
3.Accuracy and safety analysis of the technique of robot-assisted pedicle screw placement with visualization
Kuoyun ZHU ; Yue ZHU ; Xinchun LIU ; Lin CONG ; Lei PEI ; Haitao ZHU ; Wei YUAN ; Cui CUI
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2024;44(12):811-816
Objective:To compare the clinical efficacy of robot-assisted pedicle screw placement with visualization technology and conventional robot-assisted pedicle screw placement, and analyze the accuracy and safety of robot-assisted pedicle screw placement with visualization.Methods:This retrospective study analyzed data from 60 patients (39 males and 21 females) with an average age of 51.03±18.04 years (range 12-78 years) who underwent open spinal pedicle screw fixation surgery for thora columbar diseases at the Orthopedic Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University between August 2020 and September 2022. The cases included 25 cases of spinal stenosis, 15 cases of lumbar fractures, 7 cases of thoracic fractures, 3 cases of lumbar spondylolisthesis, and 10 cases of spinal deformities. 30 patients underwent solid pedicle screw placement using robot-assisted visualization technology (visualization group), while the remaining 30 patients received hollow pedicle screw placement using conventional robot-assisted technology (conventional group). After screw placement, "O"-arm X-ray scans were performed for verification, and screw placement accuracy was evaluated based on the Gertzbein-Robbins standard. The study recorded and compared the time required for screw placement, number of fluoroscopy sessions, and perioperative complications between the two groups to provide a comprehensive assessment of surgical outcomes.Results:There were no significant differences in age and gender between the two groups ( P>0.05). In the visualization group, a total of 178 pedicle screws were placed, with 172 screws (96.6%) achieving satisfactory placement, while the conventional group placed 254 pedicle screws, with 240 screws (94.5%) achieving satisfactory placement. The difference in accuracy rates between the two groups was not statistically significant (χ 2=1.087, P=0.297). The visualization group required a mean of 2.60±1.03 fluoroscopy sessions during surgery, significantly less than the conventional group's mean of 5.57±2.12 sessions ( t=-6.860, P=0.001). Moreover, the visualization group had a shorter mean screw placement time of 13.23±3.68 minutes compared to the conventional group's mean of 24.68±15.75 minutes ( t=-3.870, P=0.040). All patients in both groups completed the surgery without postoperative complications such as infection, hematoma, or nerve root injury. Conclusion:The technique of robot-assisted pedicle screw placement with visualization effectively preserves the high precision achieved in conventional robotic surgery. With its advantage of real-time monitoring for screw position, it reduces the intraoperative fluoroscopy times and shortens the screw placement time, thereby further enhancing surgical efficiency.
4.Why do Workers Generate Biased Risk Perceptions? An Analysis of Anchoring Effects and Influential Factors in Workers' Assessment of Unsafe Behavior
Zunxiang QIU ; Quanlong LIU ; Xinchun LI ; Yueqian ZHANG
Safety and Health at Work 2024;15(3):300-309
Background:
Risk perception plays a crucial role in workers' unsafe behaviors. However, little research has explored why workers generate biased risk perceptions, namely underestimating or overestimating the risks of unsafe actions. Cognitive biases in risk perception arise from uncertainties about the dangers of unsafe behaviors. As a typical heuristic strategy, the anchoring effect is critical in decision-making under uncertain conditions. Consequently, this study empirically analyzed the influence of anchoring effects on workers' risk perception.
Methods:
In 2022, a survey was conducted with 1,418 coal mine workers from Shanxi Province, China. The survey instruments assessed workers' risk perception of unsafe behavior, anchoring effects, need for cognition, and safety knowledge. Multivariable linear regression models were employed to analyze the associations among these variables.
Results:
The findings verified the proposed anchoring effects. Specifically, experimenter-provided high-risk anchors led workers to overestimate unsafe behavior risks, thus reducing their tendency to engage in such behavior. In contrast, experimenter-provided low-risk anchors and accident-injury experiences (self-generated anchors) decreased workers' risk perception, increasing their propensity to engage in unsafe behavior. Additionally, workers' safety knowledge and need for cognition significantly affected anchoring effects.
Conclusion
This research enhances workplace safety studies by applying the anchoring effect from psychology to risk perception research. Suggestions for improving risk perception encompass implementing hazard warnings, fostering safety education, and providing training. Furthermore, managers should give special attention to workers with accident-injury experience and promptly correct their accident fluke mentality, thereby improving overall risk awareness.
5.Proteomics Changes of Mice Lungs and Colon during Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Lung Injury and the Effect of Platycodonis Radix and Rhei Radix et Rhizoma
Fan LEI ; Hong SUN ; Zongyuan LIU ; Weihua WANG ; Weidong XIE ; Xinchun LUO ; Rui LUO ; Dongming XING ; Lijun DU
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2023;25(9):3132-3145
Objective To study the proteomic profiling of lung and colon during lung injury induced by lipopolysaccharide(LPS).Methods Mice were divided into four groups:the control,LPS,LPS+ Platycodonis Radix(PR)and LPS+ Rhei Radix et Rhizoma(RRR).LPS was injected into the lungs through trachea,and the drugs were given by intragastric injection.The mice were weighed,the faeces of each mouse were determined,and the lungs and colon were isolated for analysis of pathophysiological changes and proteomics.Results ①After 7 days of LPS,the weight of mice decreased,the lung showed inflammatory changes,and the faeces increased.Both PR and RRR can improve the inflammation.②There are lot of proteins was increased in lung mainly involved in gene transcription and in colon mainly involved in mitochondrial,endoplasmic reticulum and metabolism,etc.The up-regulated proteins shared by both lung and colon were involved in myoprotein contraction.PR can inhibit the up-regulated protein more than RRR in lung.③There are large number of proteins were down-regulated in lung involved in cell membrane and in colon involved in nucleic acid binding and ATP binding.The down-regulated proteins shared by both lung and colon were involved in endoplasmic reticulum,nucleic acid binding and cell membrane,etc.The down-regulated proteins in lung by PR are more than those by RRR,which is involved in endoplasmic reticulum,cell membrane,etc.Conclusion LPS-induced lung injury can cause changes in the expression of protein in lung and colon proteins,and the increase in the expression of myoprotein contraction genes may be one of the molecular mechanisms related to lung and colon.
6.Clinical characteristics of adult Chinese patients with syncope: a multicenter clinical study
Fengjing YANG ; Xu LI ; Peng LIANG ; Zhongmei LIU ; Tong LIU ; Yun WU ; Shuanli XIN ; Gaoxing ZHANG ; Shilin YAN ; Lingping XU ; Lixin WANG ; Bo HU ; Wenwei YUE ; Jielin PU ; Zhichun HUANG ; Rui WANG ; Wen WEN ; Peihong LIN ; Li LI ; Zaixin YU ; Xiaodong WANG ; Xijiu LIU ; Jie ZHANG ; Xiufen QU ; Gary TSE ; Yikun PAN ; Kui HONG ; Jieming ZHU ; Lihua LI ; Wen PAN ; Yong WU ; Min WANG ; Changjun SONG ; Zengshuai WANG ; Jianting DONG ; Xinchun YANG ; Xitian HU ; Fujun WANG ; Wenling LIU
Chinese Journal of Cardiology 2022;50(10):1014-1020
Objective:To analyze the clinical characteristics of adult Chinese patients with syncope.Methods:This is a cross-sectional survey study. Patients with preliminary diagnosis of syncope in the Emergency Department, Geriatrics and Cardiology Outpatient Department, or Syncope Unit of 37 hospitals in 19 provinces, autonomous regions and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from June 2018 to March 2021 were included in this study. The clinical features of these patients with syncope were analyzed.Results:A total of 4 950 consecutive patients with syncope were included in this study. The age was (56.3±16.8)years, and 2 604 cases (52.6%) were male. The most common type of syncope was neurally mediated syncope (2 345 (47.4%)), followed by cardiac syncope (1 085 (21.9%)), orthostatic hypotensive syncope (311 (6.3%)), and unexplained syncope accounted for nearly one third (1 155 (23.3%)). Predisposing syncope was more common in patients under 65 years of age(2 066(72.4%) vs. 786(27.6%),χ 2=136.5, P<0.001). Presyncope was more common in patients with neurally mediated syncope (1 972(79.0%) vs.1 908(73.9%), χ 2=17.756, P<0.001). Premonitory symptoms were more common in women(1 837(80.0%) vs. 1 863(73.0%),χ 2=33.432, P<0.001). Presyncope syndrome was more common in patients under 65 years of age (2 482(77.8%) vs. 1 218(73.4%),χ 2=17.523, P=0.001). Cyanosis was more common in ≥65 years old patients (271(18.2%) vs. 369(12.7%), χ 2=23.235, P<0.001). Urinary incontinence was more common in old patients aged ≥65 years(252(15.2%) vs. 345(10.8%), χ 2=19.313, P<0.001). Family history was more common in patients with cardiogenic syncope compared with other types of syncope (264(24.3%) vs. 754(19.5%), χ 2=11.899, P=0.001). Hypertention(1 480(30.5%)), coronary heart disease(1 057(21.4%)), atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation(359(7.2%)), second degree atrioventricular block(236(4.8%)) were common complications of syncope. The proportion of patients with coronary heart disease was significantly higher in cardiac syncope than that of other types of syncope(417(38.4%) vs. 640(16.6%), χ 2=241.376, P<0.001). Other common complications included cerebrovascular diseases (551 (11.1%)) and diabetes mellitus (632(12.8%)). Conclusions:Neurally mediated syncope is the most common syncope in adult Chinese population. Patients with predisposing conditions and premonitory conditions are younger. Presyncope is more common in women. The proportion of family history and coronary heart disease is higher in patients with cardiogenic syncope.
7.Application value of totally laparoscopic transabdominal-hiatal approach in the radical resec-tion of Siewert type Ⅱ adenocarcinoma of esophagogastric junction
Jian ZHANG ; Panpan YU ; Xinchun LIU ; Wencheng KONG ; A′kao ZHU ; Guang YIN ; Rongchao YING
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2021;20(12):1289-1293
Objective:To investigate the application value of totally laparoscopic trans-abdominal-hiatal approach in the radical resection of Siewert type Ⅱ adenocarcinoma of esophago-gastric junction (AEG).Methods:The retrospective and descriptive study was conducted. The clinicopathological data of 45 patients with Siewert type Ⅱ AEG who were admitted to the Affiliated Hangzhou First People′s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine from May 2017 to December 2020 were collected. There were 28 males and 17 females, aged from 35 to 85 years, with a median age of 64 years. All patients underwent radical resection of AEG by totally laparoscopic trans-abdominal-hiatal approach with gastrointestinal anastomosis using proximal gastrectomy with double-tract anastomosis or total gastrectomy with esophagojejunointestinal anastomosis and digestive reconstruction using transdiaphragmatic-hiatal superior overlap esophagojejunostomy. Observation indicators: (1) surgical and postoperative situations; (2) postoperative histopathological examination; (3) follow-up and survival situations. Follow-up using outpatient examination and telephone interview was performed to detect survival of patients and tumor recurrence and metastasis up to March 2021. Measurement data with normal distribution were presented as Mean± SD and measure-ment data with skewed distribution were presented as M(range). Results:(1) Surgical and post-operative situations: all 45 patients underwent radical resection of AEG by totally laparoscopic transabdominal-hiatal approach successfully, including 35 cases undergoing total gastrectomy with esophagojejunointestinal anastomosis and 10 cases undergoing proximal gastrectomy with double-tract anastomosis. The total operation time, time of lower mediastinal lymph node dissection, time of superior overlap esophagojejunostomy, volume of intraoperative blood loss, time for initial out-of-bed activities, time to first flatus, time to initial liquid diet intake, time to drainage tube removal of the 45 patients were (235±32)minutes, (25±8)minutes, (45±10)minutes, (70±13)mL, (20±8)hours, (2.3±0.2)days, (2.6±0.8)days and (6.2±1.1)days, respectively. Eleven of 45 patients under-went postoperative complications and none of patient died during perioperative period. The post-operative duration of hospital stay of 45 patients was (10±3)days. (2) Postoperative histopatho-logical examination: all 45 patients had negative upper surgical margin. The length of proximal margin, tumor diameter, total number of lymph lodes harvested and number of lower mediastinal lymph nodes harvested were (2.5±0.5)cm, (2.9±0.8)cm, 35.0±4.0 and 2.4±0.8, respectively. Patholo-gical examination showed adenocarcinoma in all 45 patients with pTNM staging as 5 cases of stage ⅠB, 8 cases of stage ⅡA, 21 cases of stage ⅡB and 11 cases of stage ⅢA. (3) Follow-up and survival situations: 45 patients were followed up for 3 to 46 months, with a median follow-up time of 26 months. During follow-up, 8 of 45 patients died. Of the 37 patients survived, 3 cases underwent liver metastasis and 3 cases underwent bone metastasis, lung metastasis or peritoneal metastasis respec-tively.Conclusion:Total laparoscopic transabdominal-hiatal approach is safe and feasible in the treatment of Siewert type II AEG with a satisfactory clinical efficacy.
8.A comparative analysis of the short-term efficacy of lung segmentectomy by Da Vinci robot and video-assisted thoracoscopy for stage ⅠA non-small cell lung cancer
Xinchun CHAI ; Shiguang XU ; Bo LIU ; Dazhi LIU ; Bo LI ; Wei XU ; Xilong WANG ; Renquan DING ; Deyu LIU ; Shumin WANG
Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2021;37(11):644-648
Objective:To compare the short-term outcomes of segmentectomy for stage ⅠA non-small cell lung cancer by two surgical methods.Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed on 101 patients with stage ⅠA non-small cell lung cancer and undergoing segmentectomy admitted to the Department of Thoracic Surgery of The General Hospital of the Northern Theater Command from July 2016 to July 2020, including 50 patients who underwent Da Vinci robotic segmentectomy and 51 patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic segmentectomy during the same period. By collecting the clinical data of the patients, the operation time, intraoperative blood loss, lymph node dissection stations, lymph node dissection number, drainage volume on the first day after the operation, total drainage volume on the third day after the operation, postoperative chest catheter insertion time, postoperative hospitalization days, and postoperative complication rate were compared and analyzed.Results:Patients in both groups successfully completed pulmonary segmental resection, and there were no cases of conversion to thoracotomy and perioperative death.Compared and analyzed the postoperative clinical results of the two groups, the intraoperative blood loss [(34.40±12.96) ml vs.(85.10±26.41)ml, P=0.000], the number of lymph node dissection stations(4.72±1.20 vs. 3.60±1.40, P=0.000) and the number of lymph node dissection(15.14±5.91 vs. 10.76±5.26, P=0.000) showed statistically significant differences, and RATS group was superior to VATS group.There were no statistically significant differences in operation time[(153.90±21.88) min vs.(155.39±25.04) min, P=0.751], drainage volume on the first day after surgery[(217.80±76.94) ml vs.(210.98±86.98) ml, P=0.678], total drainage volume three days after surgery[(612.60±169.93) ml vs.(595.10±203.90) ml, P=0.641], duration of chest drainage tube after operation[(5.36±2.33) days vs.(5.18±2.54) days, P=0.706], postoperative hospitalization days[(7.50±2.35) days vs.(7.47±2.93) days, P=0.956]and postoperative complication incidence. Conclusion:Da Vinci robot segmentectomy is a safe and effective surgical method, with less bleeding and more lymph node dissection stations and number than video-assisted thoracoscopic segmentectomy for stage ⅠA non-small cell lung cancer.
9.Validation and comparison of risk prediction models in patients with cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction
Dejing FENG ; Yu LIU ; Lefeng WANG ; Xinchun YANG ; Shengli DU ; Chuang LI ; Zhen ZHAI ; Yanyan LI
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2020;29(7):914-920
Objective:To externally validated the intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) shockⅡ score and CardShock score for predicting in-hospital mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock (AMI-CS) and compared them with the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health EvaluationⅡ (APACHEⅡ) score.Methods:According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, patients admitted to the cardiac care center (CCU) of our center from December 2010 to May 2019 were enrolled in this study. Patients’ baseline characteristics, in-hospital interventions, and outcomes were collected. The APACHEⅡ score was calculated during hospitalization by clinicians and collected by researchers. Two researchers independently calculated the IABP-ShockⅡ score and CardShock score; any disagreement was discussed with the third researcher. The performance of risk scores was evaluated by discrimination and calibration. The discriminative ability of risk scores was evaluated using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) and compared by the Delong method. The calibration of these risk scores was examined by the Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test. The calibration plot was also built.Results:A total of 150 patients enrolled in our study, and the in-hospital mortality was 60%. According to the IABP-ShockⅡ score, patients scored as low risk (0-2), moderate risk (3-4), and high risk (5-9) had in-hospital mortality of 29%, 68%, and 80%, respectively. According to the CardShock score, patients scored as low risk (0-3), moderate risk (4-5), and high risk (6-9)had in-hospital mortality of 21%, 57%, and 82%, respectively. According to the APACHEⅡ score, patients scored<20, 20-30, and >30 had in-hospital mortality of 19%, 69%, and 93%, respectively. For predicting the in-hospital mortality, the APACHEⅡ score demonstrated excellent discrimination (AUC=0.90, 95% CI: 0.84-0.95). The IABP-ShockⅡ score and CardShock score showed good discrimination (AUC=0.76, 95% CI: 0.68-0.83 and AUC=0.79, 95% CI: 0.72-0.85). The discriminative ability did not significantly differ between the IABP-ShockⅡ score and the CardShock score (0.76 vs 0.79, P>0.05), but both of which were significantly lower than the APACHEⅡ score (0.76 vs 0.90, P<0.05, and 0.79 vs 0.90, P<0.05). At the same time, it was not significantly different between the IABP-ShockⅡ score and the CardShock score (0.76 vs 0.79, P>0.05). All of these three scores were adequately calibrated according to the Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test ( P>0.05).The calibration plot showed accurate calibration of these three scores. Conclusions:Although less accurate than the APACHEⅡ score, the IABP-ShockⅡ score and CardShock score can show accurate prediction for in-hospital mortality of AMI-CS patients.
10.Imaging features of COVID-19: a series of 56 cases
Jichan SHI ; Xiangao JIANG ; Saiduo LIU ; Xinchun YE ; Yueying ZHOU ; Zhengxing WU ; Yi LU ; Chongyong XU ; Wei CHEN
Chinese Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020;13(2):87-91
Objective:To evaluate the imaging features of CT scan in patients with COVID-19.Methods:Clinical data of 56 patients with COVID-19 from January 17 to 19, 2020 admitted to Wenzhou Central Hospital and the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University were retrospectively reviewed. The clinical manifestations, lung imaging characteristics and treatment outcomes of patients with different severity were analyzed with SAS software.Results:Fever (92.8%, 52/56), dry cough (75.0%, 42/56) and asthenia (58.9%, 33/56) were the first symptoms in most of the patients; some patients also had shortness of breath (25.0%, 14/56) and pharyngeal pain (10.7%, 6/56). Chest high-resolution CT scan showed that in 42 moderate patients, ground glass-like high-density shadows in the lung were observed in 30 cases (71.4%) ; localized plaque consolidation shadows and bronchial inflation signs were observed in 10 cases (23.8%). In 12 severe patients, 11 had high-density patches involving multiple lung lobes (≥3). In 2 critically ill patients the patches and stripes involving the entire lung were observed; and cord-like high-density shadow, local consolidation and fibrosis were also shown.Conclusion:The multiple ground-glass changes outside the lungs are early imaging manifestations of COVID-19 patients. The increase in pulmonary lobe consolidation and fibrosis may indicate the disease progression, and the degree of lung consolidation and fibrosis is closely related to the disease severity.

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