1.Analysis of trends in neonatal mortality and causes of death in NICU,2005-2020: a single-center study
Haiyan WU ; Junlin CHEN ; Xinyue MO ; Hongxin WANG ; Yijuan LI ; Xiaoyu LI ; Yuefang HUANG
International Journal of Pediatrics 2024;51(3):198-203
Objective:To investigate the changes of mortality,causes of death,and cause-specific mortality rate(CMR)of hospitalized neonates in NICU of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University.Method:A retrospective study was performed to compare the mortality,cause of death,and CMR of hospitalized neonates in period Ⅰ(2005-2009),period Ⅱ(2010-2014)and period Ⅲ(2015-2020).Result:The overall mortality of hospitalized neonates in NICU of our hospital was 0.51%(104/20 493)through 2005 to 2020. The mortality in period Ⅰ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ were 0.61%(48/7 855),0.43%(27/6 209),and 0.45%(29/6 429),respectively. Compared with period Ⅰ,the mortality of preterm infants decreased significantly in period Ⅱ(3.14% vs 1.24%, χ2=14.076, P<0.01)and in period Ⅲ(3.14% vs 0.90%, χ2=25.157, P<0.01). Eighty-five(81.7%)neonates were premature,and ninety-one(89.2%)neonates had definite abnormal perinatal factors. The CMR of hospitalized neonates related to pulmonary hemorrhage,congenital anomalies,and NRDS were 1.22‰(25/20 493),0.93‰(19/20 493),and 0.59‰(12/20 493),respectively. The CMR of other causes were sepsis 0.44‰(9/20 493),extremely premature 0.34‰(7/20 493),and perinatal asphyxia 0.24‰(5/20 493),respectively. Compared with period Ⅰ,specific mortality of NRDS in period Ⅱ(1.27‰ vs 0.16‰, χ2=5.487, P=0.016)and period Ⅲ(1.27‰ vs 0.16‰, χ2=5.738, P=0.014)significantly decreased. The leading causes of neonatal death in period Ⅰ,period Ⅱ,and period Ⅲ were NRDS,pulmonary hemorrhage,and congenital anomalies,respectively.And 71.2%(74/104)of neonatal deaths occurred within 7 days after birth. Conclusion:The mortality of preterm infants and specific mortality of NRDS in NICU have significantly decreased over the past 16 years.Congenital anomalies and infections remain important causes of death,and further efforts are needed to improve perinatal care.
2.Prognosis and its influencing factors for premature infants complicated by twin-twin transfusion syndrome and born at ≤34 weeks' gestation
Tengyue ZHANG ; Haiyan WU ; Xinyue MO ; Hongxin WANG ; Wenxu PAN ; Yijuan LI ; Yuefang HUANG
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2024;27(2):96-105
Objective:To investigate the perinatal prognosis and its impact factors for premature infants with twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) who were born at ≤34 weeks of gestation.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted on 68 pregnancies of TTTS with gestational age ≤34 weeks at delivery, among them 106 preterm infants (TTTS group) were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University from January 2003 to February 2019. During the same period, another 178 twins without TTTS, congenital malformation, and intrauterine intervention who matched the TTTS group in maternal age (differences within two years) and gestational age (differences within one week) were assigned as non-TTTS group. Perinatal prognosis of TTTS infants born at ≤34 weeks was analyzed by comparing the differences in postnatal early complications and perinatal outcomes (survival time morn than 28 days or not) between the TTTS and non-TTTS groups, recipient and donor twins, mild and severe TTTS infants, and among TTTS infants with different intrauterine interventions. The risk factors for perinatal survival in TTTS infants with gestational age ≤34 weeks were analyzed. Two independent samples t-test, one-way analysis of variance, rank-sum test, Chi-square test, and ordered logistic regression were used for statistical analysis. Results:(1) Among the 68 pregnancies, the overall perinatal survival rate of the neonates was 72.1% (98/136), the double-twin survival rate was 48.5% (33/68), and the rate of at least one survivor was 95.6% (65/68). (2) In the TTTS group, 62 were recipients and 44 were donors. Stage Ⅰ-Ⅱ TTTS was found in 41 cases (mild TTTS group) and stage Ⅲ-Ⅴ in 65 cases (severe TTTS group). (3) The rate of severe brain injury was higher in the severe-TTTS group than those in the mild-TTTS group [9.2% (6/65) vs. 0.0% (0/41), χ 2=4.01, P=0.045]. (4) Gestational age ≤28 weeks ( OR=101.90, 95% CI: 5.07-2 048.37), stage Ⅳ ( OR=14.04, 95% CI: 1.56-126.32) and stage Ⅴ TTTS ( OR=51.09, 95% CI: 3.58-728.81) were independent risk factors for death within 28 days (all P<0.05). (5) Compared with the non-TTTS group, the TTTS group had higher rates of neonatal anemia [51.9% (55/106) vs. 33.1% (59/178), χ 2=9.71], polycythemia [5.7% (6/106) vs. 0.6% (1/178), χ 2=7.18], neonatal persistent pulmonary hypertension [3.8% (4/106) vs. 0.0% (0/178), χ 2=6.81], sepsis [15.1% (16/106) vs. 7.3% (13/178), χ 2=4.40], state Ⅲ or higher retinopathy of prematurity [3.8% (4/106) vs. 0.0% (0/178), χ 2=6.81], congenital cardiac structural abnormality [19.8% (21/106) vs. 0.6% (1/178), χ 2=33.45], heart failure [8.5% (9/106) vs. 0.6% (1/178), χ 2=12.29], and renal insufficiency [14.2% (15/106) vs. 1.1% (2/178), χ 2=20.04] (all P<0.05). Conclusions:Compared with the twin premature infants without TTTS, those with TTTS and ≤34 gestational age were more likely to have cardiac, cerebral, and renal complications. The more severe the TTTS, the higher the incidence of severe brain injury. TTTS preterm infants with gestational age ≤28 weeks and stage Ⅳ or above have high risk of death.
3.Zhuangtongyin Modulates Ferroptosis via the Nrf2-SCL7A11/xCT-Gpx4 Pathway to Im-prove Cerebral Ischemia-reperfusion Injury
Chengyi WANG ; Yuefang CAI ; Zhenqiu NING ; Minzhen DENG ; Jingbo SUN ; Kim Sookja CHUNG ; Yan LI ; Xiao CHENG
Journal of Sun Yat-sen University(Medical Sciences) 2024;45(4):539-548
[Objective]To investigate the protective effect of Zhuangtongyin on the Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion(MCAO)model by modulating ferroptosis through the Nrf2-SCL7A11/xCT-Gpx4 pathway and its underlying mechanism.[Methods]C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into Sham operation group(Sham),model group(MCAO),low-dose Zhuangtongyin group(ZTY-L),high-dose Zhuangtongyin group(ZTY-H),with 5 mice in each group.The MCAO group was modelled by silica gel embolization,the middle cerebral artery of mice was embolized for 1h,then the silica gel was pulled out and reperfusion was performed after 72 h;and the other operations in the Sham group were the same as those in the MCAO group except that the thread plug was not inserted.The neural function of mice was evaluated by Zea-Longa method.TTC staining was used to evaluate the volume of cerebral infarction.The level of brain injury was evaluated by HE staining and Nissl staining.Prussian blue staining and the expression of iron transport-related carrier receptors TfR1 and DMT1 on mRNA level was detected by qPCR to evaluate the iron ion deposition level in mice brain.The expression of lipid peroxidation-related gene ACSL4 on mRNA level was detected by qPCR,and the content of 4-HNE was detected by ELISA kit to evaluate the lipid peroxidation level of mice brain.The expressions of ferroptosis marker PTGS2 mRNA level was detected by qPCR.The expressions of Nrf2,SCL7A11/xCT,Gpx4 in mice brain tissue were detected by Western-blot and immunofluorescence.[Results]Zhuangtongyin improved the nerve function of mice after MCAO(P<0.05)and the cerebral infarction volume of mice(P<0.05)and alleviate the pathological injury of cerebral cortex cells after MCAO operation.Zhuangtongyin attenuated the accumulation of trivalent iron ions in the brain tissue of mice following MCAO.Additionally,Zhuangtongyin downregulated the expression of TfR1 and DMT1 mRNA(P<0.001),a transporter associated with cellular iron ion uptake,in the brains of post-MCAO mice.Furthermore,Zhuangtongyin reduced levels of lipid peroxidation product 4-HNE(P<0.001)and suppressed ACSL4 mRNA expression in brain tissue post-MCAO(P<0.001).Besides,Zhuangtongyin downregulated the expression of PTGS2 mRNA(P<0.001),in the brains of post-MCAO mice.Zhuangtongyin increased the expression of nrf2 into the nucleus(P<0.001),and increased the expression of xCT and Gpx4 in neurons after MCAO(P<0.001).[Conclusion]Zhuangtongyin can enhance the nerve function and reduce cerebral infarction volume in MCAO/R mice,alleviate the pathological damage of cerebral cortex cells,and modulate the expression of key signaling molecules in the Nrf2-SCL7A11/xCT-Gpx4 pathway.Therefore,it is suggested that the mechanism by which Zhuangtongyin improves MCAO/R injury in mice may involve regulating ferroptosis through the Nrf2-SCL7A11/xCT-GPX4 pathway.
4.Establishment of a Nomogram model for predicting risk of stigma in elderly patients with colostomy after colorectal cancer surgery
Yanxia SU ; Xiaoyan MU ; Fang FANG ; Dong TANG ; Aihua WANG ; Qin LI ; Ling TANG ; Yuefang CHENG
Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice 2024;28(14):128-132
Objective To establish a Nomogram model for predicting the occurrence of stigma in elderly patients with colostomy after colorectal cancer (CRC) surgery. Methods A total of 123 elderly patients with colostomy after CRC surgery in the Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University from June 2022 to December 2023 were selected as research objects, and they were divided into stigma group (
5.Effect of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio at the initial visit on the survival of children with newly diagnosed medulloblastoma
Lulu WAN ; Wanshui WU ; Shuxu DU ; Hong TANG ; Xiaojun GONG ; Miao LI ; Jin ZHANG ; Siqi REN ; Shuting LI ; Yuan WANG ; Yan LIU ; Wenchao GAO ; Jingjing LIU ; Yuefang WU ; Yanling SUN ; Liming SUN
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2022;37(2):116-120
Objective:To explore the effect of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) at the initial visit on the survival of children with newly diagnosed medulloblastoma (MB).Methods:This was a case-control study involving 61 children with newly diagnosed MB at the Department of Pediatrics, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University from August 2018 to January 2020 .The blood cell counts, lymphocyte subsets and immunoglobulin in the periphe-ral blood were measured to calculate NLR at the initial visit.Based on the cut-off value determined by receiver opera-ting characteristic (ROC) curve, patients were divided into high NLR group (≥ 2.07, n=21) and low NLR group (<2.07, n=40). The progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) between 2 groups were analyzed by the Kaplan-Meier method, followed by Log- rank test.The correlation between NLR at the initial visit with clinical characteristics, lymphocyte subsets and immunoglobulin of children with newly diagnosed MB was analyzed.Differences between groups were compared by the Chi- square test, Mann- Whitney U test and independent sample t test. Results:The survival analysis showed that the relapse rate (38.1% vs.10.0%, χ2=6.879, P=0.016) and mortality rate (19.0% vs.0, χ2=8.154, P=0.011) were significantly higher in high NLR group than those of low NLR group.PFS (12 months vs.19 months, χ2=9.775, P=0.002) and OS (19 months vs.20 months, χ2=8.432, P=0.004) were significantly shorter in high NLR group than those of low NLR group.No significant differences in clinical characteristics were detected between groups (all P>0.05). Compared with low NLR group, the percentage of T lymphocyte[(67.93±6.37)% vs.(73.38±8.08)%, t=2.886, df=48.865, P=0.006], T helper cells (Th)[(30.86±5.53)% vs.(34.29±7.44)%, t=2.037, df=51.981, P=0.047], and T suppressor cells (Ts)[(27.39±5.50)% vs.(30.84±6.58)%, t=2.164, df=47.581, P=0.035] were significantly lower in high NLR group.Spearman correlation analysis showed a negative correlation between NLR and T lymphocyte count ( r=-0.303, P=0.018), and Ts lymphocyte count ( r=-0.260, P=0.043). Conclusions:Children with newly diagnosed MB expressing a high level of NLR had a poor prognosis, which may be associated with T lymphocyte and Ts lymphocyte.
6.Exploration and practice of collaborative teaching in anesthesia nursing
Di LIU ; Yang FU ; Wenlin ZHANG ; Lei LI ; Yuan GAO ; Yuhang SUN ; Yuefang SUN ; Ying WANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2022;21(8):1113-1116
Objective:To explore the effect of collaborative teaching on anesthesia nursing.Methods:A total of 50 anesthesiology nursing undergraduates were randomly selected from the Batch 2018 of Harbin Medical University as experimental group and control group respectively. The two groups completed the teaching tasks in the same teaching hours. The control group was taught by traditional teaching method. The experimental group was jointly taught by the teaching team composed of anesthesia nursing teachers, humanistic medicine teachers and ideological and political teachers. After the completion of teaching, the two groups of students were surveyed by questionnaire to evaluate the teaching effect. SPSS 22.0 was used Fisher's exact probability test.Results:The questionnaire results showed that in the evaluation of collaborative teaching, the evaluation of expanded ideological, political and humanistic knowledge (96.00%, 48/50), strengthened the understanding of theoretical knowledge (88.00%, 44/50), improved doctor-patient communication ability (90.00%, 45/50), improved clinical strain ability (94.00%, 47/50), and improved professional identity (86.00%, 43/50) of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group ( P<0.05). Conclusion:The collaborative teaching method in anesthesiology nursing course can not only strengthen students' mastery of clinical skills, but also cultivate lofty sense of mission and professional spirit, strengthen doctors' benevolent belief, improve medical students' comprehensive quality in an all-round way, and promote the development of new medical education.
7.Relationship between myopia and nutritional status among upper elementary students in Shanghai
Chinese Journal of School Health 2022;43(1):112-116
Objective:
To explore the relationship between myopia and nutritional status among upper elementary students in Shanghai.
Methods:
A stratified cluster sampling method was used to select 5 576 fourth and fifth grade students from 16 districts in Shanghai, vision test, physical examination and questionnaire survey were administered. Two level multivariate Logistic regression and mixed linear models were used to analyze the relationship between myopia, spherical equivalent (SE) and nutritional status.
Results:
The detection rates of overweight and obesity were 17.0%(949) and 18.7%(1 042), respectively. There was a statistical difference in the proportion of the nutritional status in boys and girls( χ 2=210.94, P <0.01), with overweight and obesity in boys higher than those of girls. The overweight boys were more likely to have myopia (univariate analysis: OR=1.23, P =0.04; multivariate analysis: OR=1.21, P =0.06) than the normal weight boy. Overweight students tended to had more negative refractive than those with normal weight in both boys and girls(multivariate analysis, boys: β =-0.19, girls: β=-0.24, P <0.05). Myopia risk and refractive power in obese students showed no statistical difference with normal weight students( P >0.05).
Conclusion
Overweight students have lower SE than the normal weight among upper elementary students of Shanghai, more researches are needed to confirm this finding and to provide theoretical bases for myopia prevention and control.
8.Identification of a Tp63 gene variant in an abortus with Ectrodactyly, Ectodermal dysplasia, Cleft lip/palate syndrome by whole-exome sequencing
Yuefang LIU ; Longfei CHENG ; Xiaojing WENG ; Xin JIN ; Nannan YAN ; Hui WANG ; Qiong PAN
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2020;37(2):139-141
Objective To detect potential variant in a male fetus suspected for Ectrodactyly,Ectodermal dysplasia,Cleft lip/palate (EEC) syndrome.Methods Peripheral blood samples of the fetus and his parents were collected for the extraction of DNA.Whole-exome sequencing was carried out to detect potential variants.Suspected variants were verified by Sanger sequencing.Results The fetus was found to carry a heterozygous c.673C>T missense variant of the Tp63 gene,which was known to underlie splithand/split-foot malformation.The same variant was not found in either parents.Conclusion The heterozygous c.673C> T missense variant of the Tp63 gene probably underlies the EEC syndrome in the fetus.Above finding also expanded the phenotypic spectrum for this variant.
9.Clinical Observation of Linezolid, Teicoplanin and Vancomycin in the Treatment of Hospital-acquired MRSA Pneumonia
Yuefang WANG ; Wei ZHONG ; Donglin CHEN
China Pharmacy 2016;27(26):3708-3710
OBJECTIVE:To observe clinical efficacy and safety of linezolid,teicoplanin and vancomycin in the treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). METHODS:120 patients diagnosed as hospital-acquired MRSA pneumonia were divided into linezolid group,teicoplanin group and vancomycin group according to therapeutic regimen,with 40 cases in each group. Linezolid group received Linezolid injection 600 mg,ivgtt,bid;teicoplanin group received Teicoplanin injection 0.4 g,ivgtt,bid;vancomycin group received Vancomycin injection 1 000 mg,bid,ivgtt. 3 groups received 2 weeks of treatment. Clinical efficacy and bacterial clearance effective rate of 3 groups were observed as well as serum levels of inflammatory factors before and after treatment. ADR of 3 groups were compared. RESULTS:The clinical effective rates of linezolid group,teicoplanin group and vancomycin group were 90.0%,72.5% and 67.5%;the effective bacterial clearance rates were 85.0%,60.0% and 57.5%,respectively. The clinical effective rate and the effective bacterial clearance rate in linezolid group were significantly higher than those in teicoplanin group and vancomycin group,with statistical significance (P<0.05). There was no statistical significance in above indexes between teicoplanin group and vancomycin group (P>0.05). There was no statistical significance serum inflammatory factors among 3 groups before treatment (P>0.05). CRP and PCT of 3 groups de-creased significantly after treatment,and those of linezolid group were lower than teicoplanin group and vancomycin group,with statistical significance(P<0.05). There was no statistical significance in serum inflammatory factors between teicoplanin group and vancomycin group before and after treatment (P>0.05). There was no statistical significance in the incidence of ADR among 3 groups (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS:For hospital-acquired MRSA pneumonia,linezolid is better than teicoplanin and vancomycin in pneumonia control with good safety.
10.Clinical and etiologic features of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli-associated diarrhea in children
Hailing CHANG ; Yuefang LI ; Mei ZENG ; Huiming JIN ; Jiayu HU ; Xuebin XU ; Zhonglin WANG
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2015;33(3):137-141
Objective To investigate the pathotypes,epidemiological characteristics and antimicrobial resistance of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) in children with acute bacterial diarrhea in Shanghai.Methods A total of 2 071 outpatient children with probable acute bacterial diarrhea referred to the enteric clinic of Children's Hospital of Fudan University during June 2012 to June 2014 were enrolled in our study.The stool samples were processed for routine microbiologic and biochemistry tests to identify enteric bacteria,including enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC),enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC),enteroinvasive Escherichia coli (EIEC) and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC).Kirby-Bauer method was used to identify the antibiotic sensitivity.Difference of means between groups was compared by chi-square test.Results Of 2 071 enrolled children,DEC were identified in 145 (7.0 %)cases.148 strains were isolated with three of mix infection strains.All DEC isolates in this study included 106 (71.6%) EPEC,24 (16.2%) ETEC,16(10.8%) EIEC and 2(1.4%) EHEC.The median ages of diarrheal children with DEC infections were 14 months (range:3 months to 13 years) and 62.8% of them were <2 years.Among 125 DEC isolates tested for antimicrobial susceptibility,the rates of resistance to ampicillin,trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole,cefotaxime,cefepime,gentamicin,ceftazidime,amoxicillinclavulanate,ciprofloxacin,and ofloxacin in a descending order were 55.2%,35.2%,28.0%,27.2%,23.2%,8.8%,5.6%,4.0% and 4.0%,respectively.Resistance rates of EIEC to cefotaxime,cefepime and ceftazidime were 50.0%,43.8% and 25.0%,respectively,which were higher than those of EPEC,ETEC and EHEC.Conclusion DEC is the important enteric bacteria that causes bacterial diarrhea in children in this study.


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