Objective:To analyze the clinical characteristics of patients undergoing extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), and to explore the risk factors leading to poor prognosis.Methods:The clinical data of 95 patients with ECPR admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from January 2020 to May 2023 were retrospectively analyzed. According to the survival status at the time of discharge, the patients were divided into the survival group and death group. The difference of clinical data between the two groups was compared to explore the risk factors related to death and poor prognosis. Risk factors associated with death were identified by Binary Logistic regression analysis. Results:A total of 95 patients with ECPR were included in this study, 62 (65.3%) died and 33 (34.7%) survived at discharge. Patients in the death group had longer low blood flow time [40 (30, 52.5) min vs. 30 (24.5, 40) min ] and total cardiac arrest time[40 (30, 52.5) min vs. 30(24.5, 40) min], shorter total hospital stay [3 (2, 7.25) d vs. 19 (13.5, 31) d] and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) assisted time [26.5 (17, 50) h vs. 62 (44, 80.5) h], and more IHCA patients (56.5% vs. 33.3%) and less had spontaneous rhythm recovery before ECMO (37.1% vs. 84.8%). Initial lactate value [(14.008 ± 5.188) mmol/L vs.(11.23 ± 4.718) mmol/L], APACHEⅡ score [(30.10 ± 7.45) vs. (25.88 ± 7.68)] and SOFA score [12 (10.75, 16) vs. 10 (9.5, 13)] were higher ( P< 0.05). Conclusions:No spontaneous rhythm recovery before ECMO, high initial lactic acid and high SOFA score are independent risk factors for poor prognosis in ECPR patients.

An efficient vacuum suction system is a necessary prerequisite for the smooth operation of the oral diagnosis and treatment.During the use of the dental units,there is often a situation of vacuum suction weakness,resulting in the inability to discharge the mixture of blood,saliva,dental tissue and other mixtures in time,which affects the doctor's treatment field and increases the risk of aspiration pneumonia and cross-infection in patients.The working principle,pipeline system,filters and other aspects of the vacuum suction system that may affect the suction efficiency was analyzed.The causes and solutions of vacuum suction weakness were discussed,and operation suggestions were proposed to ensure the safe and effective use of equipment and ensure the safety of diagnosis and treatment.

Objective:To screen the characteristic gut microbiota and fecal metabolites related to the efficacy of oxaliplatin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with colorectal cancer liver metastasis, to analyze the relationship between gut microbiota and fecal metabolites, and to evaluate the predictive value of relevant markers for the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with colorectal cancer liver metastasis.Methods:This is a case-control study, 34 patients with colorectal cancer liver metastasis who were treated in Qilu Hospital of Shandong University from October 2021 to July 2022 were selected as the research objects, and were divided into chemotherapy effective group (20 cases) and chemotherapy ineffective group (14 cases) according to the efficacy evaluation criteria. Logistic regression was used to construct a prediction model to screen the microbiota and metabolic markers capable of predicting the effect of chemotherapy, and the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and survival analysis curve were plotted to evaluate the predictive effect of related microbiota and metabolites on the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy.Results:There was no significant difference in the α and β diversity of gut microbiota between the patients in the chemotherapy effective group and in the ineffective group (all P>0.05). In terms of species, the relative abundance of 5 species was up-regulated and 10 species were down-regulated in the chemotherapy-effective group compared with the chemotherapy-ineffective group, and the difference was statistically significant (all P<0.05), among which Prevotella salivae could effectively predict the chemotherapy effect (AUC=0.750, P=0.007), with a sensitivity of 80.0% and a specificity of 71.4%. The overall survival of patients with high abundance (17 cases) was lower than that of patients with low abundance (17 cases) ( χ 2=5.239, P=0.022). In terms of metabolites, 20 metabolites were up-regulated and 4 metabolites were down-regulated in the chemotherapy-effective group compared with the chemotherapy-ineffective group, and the difference was statistically significant (all P<0.05), among which threonine and prostaglandin F2α-1-ethanolamide could distinguish between patients who responded to chemotherapy and those who did not respond to chemotherapy (AUC=0.743, 0.707, all P<0.05), and the overall survival of patients with high levels of relative abundance (17 cases) was higher than that of patients with low levels (17 cases) ( χ 2=4.748, 5.407, all P<0.05). The Logistic regression model of Prevotella salivae and prostaglandin F2α-1-ethanolamide was obtained through screening analysis, and the ROC curve results showed that the model had a good predictive value (AUC=0.836, sensitivity: 90.0%, specificity: 78.6%), and the overall survival of patients with high predict probability (17 cases) predicted by the model was higher than that of patients with low predict probability (17 cases) ( χ 2=9.260, P=0.002). Conclusion:Prevotella salivae and prostaglandin F2α-1-ethanolamide can be used as predictive biomarkers of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for colorectal cancer liver metastasis, and the model has good clinical reference value for prognosis assessment of patients in this cohort.

Objective:To analyze the preliminary explorations and practical effects of strengthening the process management of nursing special projects in a tertiary general hospital, so as to explore the refined management strategy of hospital projects and provide reference for improving the management level of the research project.Methods:This article takes a series of refined measures taken by the hospital in the process management of nursing special projects from August 2016 to August 2021 as the research example, including setting up subject directions around key disciplines, setting application conditions at different levels, standardizing selection procedures, strengthening mid-term assessments, strictly controlling final acceptance, establishing integrity files, and promoting the transformation of scientific achievements, etc. and these measures are deeply analyzed and discussed.Results:Through a series of measures, the hospital nursing team has significantly improved in terms of research paper publication, patent authorization, approval of projects above the bureau level, and nursing specialties ranking of Chinese hospital Science and Technology Evaluation Metrics (STEM) in the past six years.Conclusions:By strengthening the process management of nursing special research project, the construction level of nursing disciplines has been significantly improved, and the development of nursing disciplines has been greatly promoted.

Objective:To investigate the predictive value of a nomogram based on clinical factors and gadobenate dimeglumine (Gd-BOPTA)-enhanced MRI for predicting the expression of Glypican-3 (GPC-3) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Methods:The clinical and imaging data of 85 patients with HCC confirmed by pathology in the Provincial Hospital of Shandong First Medical University from July 2018 to June 2021 were retrospectively collected. All the patients underwent Gd-BOPTA-enhanced MRI scan before operation. According to the expression of GPC-3 by immunohistochemistry, the patients were divided into GPC-3 positive group (55 cases) and GPC-3 negative group (30 cases). The clinical data of patients were collected, including gender, age, hepatitis, cirrhosis, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, and glutamine transferase levels. The MRI qualitative signs including tumor margin, ring enhancement, intratumoral hemorrhage, enhanced capsule, and satellite nodules were reviewed. MRI quantitative parameters including the largest tumor diameter, Gd-BOPTA-enhanced tumor-to-liver parenchyma signal ratio (TLR) and tumor enhancement ratio (TER) in arterial phase (AP), portal venous phase (PP), and hepatobiliary phase (HBP) were calculated. The independent sample t-test or Mann-Whitney U test were used to compare the quantitative data between the two groups, and the χ2 test was used to compare the qualitative data between the two groups. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify the independent predictors of GPC-3 expression, and a nomogram model was established. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to evaluate the predictive performance of each independent factor and nomogram, and DeLong test was used to compare differences in area under the curve (AUC). Results:There were significant differences in AFP, tumor margin, intratumoral hemorrhage, and TLR-AP, TLR-PP and TLR-HBP between GPC-3 positive and negative groups (all P<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression results showed that AFP≥20 μg/L, intratumoral hemorrhage and TLR-HBP were independent predictors of GPC-3 positive expression in HCC (OR=3.816, 4.788, 0.001, all P<0.05). The preoperative clinical and Gd-BOPTA-enhanced MRI nomogram model for predicting GPC-3 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma was established. The AUC of AFP≥20 μg/L, intratumoral hemorrhage, TLR-HBP and nomogram model in predicting GPC-3 positive expression were 0.688, 0.697, 0.808, and 0.879, respectively. The AUC of nomogram model was significantly better than those of the other three single indicator ( Z=3.82, 4.13, 2.04, P<0.001,<0.001,=0.042). Conclusion:The nomogram model based on indicators of clinical and qualitative and quantitative Gd-BOPTA-enhanced MRI has better performance in predicting the expression of HCC GPC-3 before surgery, which is higher than those of each single indicator.

Objective:To analyze the expression of CD27 on T lymphocytes in the microenvironment of multiple myeloma (MM), and explore whether CD27 level or the CD27-/CD27+ ratio of T-cell affect the prognosis of MM patients.Methods:A total number of 103 newly-diagnosed MM patients from January 2016 to June 2019 were enrolled in the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Harbin Medical University. All patients received bortezomib-based three-drugs combination regimen. The expression of CD27 on T lymphocytes in bone marrow aspirate samples was detected by flow cytometry before any treatment. MM patients were divided into two groups according to the CD27 level: CD27-high expression group (CD27 expression on T-cells ≥20%) and CD27-low expression group (CD27 expression on T-cells <20%). The clinical characteristics, treatment response and prognosis of patients between the two groups were analyzed using χ 2-test. The survival and clinical information of patients were compared using Kaplan-Meier method, and the related factors related to the survival of MM were analyzed using Cox proportional risk model. Results:Among 103 MM patients, 68 cases (66.0%) were included in CD27 high expression group, and 35 cases (34.0%) were included in low expression group. The percentage of bone marrow plasma cells and β2-MG level in CD27 high expression group were higher than those in CD27 low expression group significantly (54.4% [37/68] vs 22.9% [8/35], χ2=9.352, P=0.002;58.8% [40/68] vs 37.1% [13/35], χ2=4.348, P=0.037), and the proportion of ISS stage Ⅱ-Ⅲ in CD27 high expression group was higher than the counterpart (79.4% [54/68] vs 60% [21/35], χ2=4.399, P=0.036). After 4 cycles of three-drug combination therapy, the overall response rate ( ORR=stringent complete response+complete response+very good partial response+partial response) of the low CD27 expression group was higher than the high expression group (82.9% [29/35] vs 38.2% [26/68], χ2=18.489, P<0.01). The deep response rate to treatment (stringent complete response+complete response+very good partial response) was higher (48.6% [17/35] vs 27.9% [19/68], χ2=4.326, P=0.038), and the progression, free surviva (PFS) was longer (21months vs.14.1months, t=18.655, P<0.001) in the low expression group compared with CD27-high group. Univariate analysis showed that CD27-/CD27+T lymphocyte ratio, ISS stage Ⅱ-Ⅲ, age ≥65 years, β2-Mg ≥3.5 mg/L, and plasma cell proportion ≥30% were associated with the poor prognosis of MM patients, and the differences were significant statistically ( P<0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that CD27-/CD27+T lymphocyte ratio was an independent prognostic factor for 2-year overall survival (OS)( HR=2.425, 95% CI 1.216-4.835, P=0.012) and 2-year PFS ( HR=1.881, 95% CI 1.085-3.260, P=0.024) in MM patients. Conclusions:The expression of CD27 in T lymphocytes is correlated with the prognosis, treatment response and progression-free survival of MM. The ratio of CD27-/CD27+T lymphocytes is an independent prognostic indicator.

Objective:To improve the understanding of the clinical features of toxic encephalopathy associated with diquat poisoning.Methods:This study collected and analyzed the diagnosis and treatment process of 7 patients with acute diquat poisoning combined with central nervous system complications admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from April 2021 to April 2022. "Diquat" and "Poisoning" were used as keywords to search in CNKI, Wanfang database and PubMed database, and the literature of previous cases was reviewed for summary analysis.Results:Among the 7 patients in our hospital, there were 2 males and 5 females, with an average age of 31 years (range14-57) and an average dose of 23.14 g [(10-40)g]. During the treatment, 3 patients developed irritability and convulsions, 3 patients occurred coma, and one had generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Four patients died and 3 survived, of which 2 patients returned to normal life and study, and one remained abnormal mental behavior (currently in long-term follow-up). All three survivors developed neurological symptoms later than those who died, and were awake about 30 days after taking the drug.Conclusions:Toxic encephalopathy associated with diquat poisoning has rapid progression, poor prognosis and high mortality. This study found that the survival rate of patients with > 48 h of first onset of neurological symptoms is much higher than that of patients with ≤ 48 h of first onset of neurological symptoms, while sex, age, estimated oral dose, and type of presentation of neurological symptoms for the first time have little effect on the survival rate of hospital discharge. The earlier neurological symptoms appear, the greater the likelihood of a poor prognosis.

With the rapid economic development and dramatic changes in lifestyle, the prevalence of overweight and obesity in China has been increasing significantly and become a serious public health threat. This article introduced the main contents of "China Blue Paper on Obesity Prevention and Control", aiming to facilitate understanding and applications of the "China Blue Paper on Obesity Prevention and Control" by policymakers, researchers and practitioners in related fields. Built upon these, recommendations were made for obesity screening, diagnosis, treatment and management, prevention and control policies and strategies, and future research priorities in China.

BACKGROUND: Vitiligo is a common acquired pigmentary disease caused by destruction of epidermal melanocytes in underlying autoimmune response. Few studies have been focused on the role of chemokines in non-segmental vitiligo (NSV) concomitant with autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) and alopecia areata (AA). OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the best serum biomarker for predictive role in the progression of vitiligo and to evaluate the influence of AA and/or AITD on vitiligo by using the biomarker. METHODS: This prospective cohort study recruited 45 NSV patients: 14 without either AITD or AA, 12 with AITD, 11 with AA, and 8 with both AITD and AA. Serum levels of CXCL1, CXCL8, CXCL9, CXCL10, CXCL12, CXCL13, and CXCL16 were analyzed by ELISA. CXCR3 mRNA expression was detected on PBMCs by RT-PCR. Improvement was evaluated using repigmentation scales. RESULTS: Serum CXCL10 levels, along with the expression of CXCR3 mRNA were higher in NSV patients with AITD or AA alone than in those without AITD or AA. Moreover, serum CXCL10 levels, along with the expression of CXCR3 mRNA were higher in NSV patients with both AITD and AA than in those with AITD or AA alone. Poorer repigmentation was observed in NSV patients with both AA and AITD than in those with AA or AITD alone. CONCLUSION: CXCL10 could be a biomarker to predict the progression of NSV. Dermatologists should pay much attention to those NSV patients concomitant with AITD and/or AA, for comorbidity might lead to more active autoimmune reaction.
Alopecia Areata ; Alopecia ; Autoimmunity ; Chemokine CXCL10 ; Chemokines ; Cohort Studies ; Comorbidity ; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ; Humans ; Melanocytes ; Prospective Studies ; RNA, Messenger ; Thyroid Diseases ; Thyroid Gland ; Vitiligo ; Weights and Measures

With the rapid economic development and dramatic changes in lifestyle, the prevalence of overweight and obesity in China has been increasing significantly and become a serious public health threat. This article introduced the main contents of "China Blue Paper on Obesity Prevention and Control", aiming to facilitate understanding and applications of the "China Blue Paper on Obesity Prevention and Control" by policymakers, researchers and practitioners in related fields. Built upon these, recommendations were made for obesity screening, diagnosis, treatment and management, prevention and control policies and strategies, and future research priorities in China.