The relevant clinical data were reviewed for a recipient of grade 4 portal vein thrombus undergoing reno-portal anastomosis liver transplantation on May 19, 2022. Liver function transaminase and bilirubin gradually normalized within 2 weeks after operation. An elevation of creatinine showed mild functional impairment at Day 5-7 post-operation and then recovered quickly. No portal vein thrombosis, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, ascites and other complications occurred within 2 years post-operation. The survival was excellent during 2-year follow-ups.

Objective:To preliminary investigate the impact of the diagnosis-related groups (DRG) payment method reform on the diagnosis and treatment of inpatient medical insurance patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD), and to propose potential improvement strategies.Methods:A single-center, retrospective study. From October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2022, 44 hospitalized medical insurance patients with acute-phase NMOSD diagnosed and treated at the First Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University (Xi'an First Hospital) were included in the study. Among them, there were 11 males and 33 females, with an average age of (40.8±20.2) years. According to the implementation time of DRG payment, patients were divided into two groups: group A, which consists of cases one year before the implementation of DRG payment from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021, and group B, which consists of cases one year after the implementation of DRG payment from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022, with 20 and 24 cases, respectively. Detailed information such as hospitalization duration, treatment methods, and hospitalization costs of the two groups of patients was collected. Comparative analysis was conducted on hospitalization costs and treatment methods between the two groups. For intergroup comparison, t-test was used for normally distributed data, and Mann-Whitney U test was used for skewed distributed data. Results:Among the 44 patients, 5 cases (5/24, 20.8%) received plasma exchange (PE) treatment, all of whom were in group B. The numbers of patients who received and did not receive intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment were 9 and 11 in group A, respectively, and 7 and 12 in group B (except for 5 cases who received PE treatment), respectively. Compared with group A, there was no significant decrease in hospitalization duration ( t=0.004) and total hospitalization costs ( Z=0.036), as well as costs for western medicine ( Z=0.036), examinations ( Z=0.011), laboratory tests ( Z=0.040), treatments ( Z=0.017), and nursing ( Z=3.131) in group B, and the differences were not statistically significant ( P>0.05). For patients receiving PE treatment, except for the cost of western medicine ( Z=0.062, P=0.804), the other costs ( Z=8.288, 5.013, 11.400, 10.925, 9.126) were significantly higher than those of patients not receiving PE treatment, and the hospitalization duration ( t=20.474) was significantly prolonged, with statistically significant differences ( P<0.05). The total hospitalization costs of patients receiving IVIG treatment were significantly higher than those not receiving IVIG treatment in both group A and group B, with statistically significant differences ( Z=7.690, 10.314; P<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the comparison of total hospitalization costs between patients receiving IVIG treatment in group A and group B ( Z=0.137, P>0.05). Conclusions:There is no significant decrease in various hospitalization costs of NMOSD medical insurance patients in Xi'an after the implementation of DRG payment, especially for patients receiving PE treatment. It is suggested to optimize the rate stratification of NMOSD patients when implementing DRG payment methods.

Acetaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) is an important kind of aldehyde dehydrogenase in mitochondria, which has the function of eliminating acetaldehyde and other toxic aldehydes substances. Furthermore, it is abundant in liver and is closely related to the occurrence and development of a variety of liver diseases. ALDH2 genetic polymorphisms plays an important role in the occurrence of a variety of liver diseases in the human population.This paper mainly reviews the research progress of ALDH2 in liver diseases in recent years, with a view to provide theoretical basis for clinical prevention and treatment.

Objective:To investigate the clinical characteristics of vascular neuro-ophthalmology in patients with central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO).Methods:A single-center, prospective clinical study. From January 2018 to December 2020, 49 eyes of 49 CRAO patients of The Neuro-ophthalmology Department of Xi'an First Hospital were included in the study. Data on patient demographic characteristics, vascular risk factors, disease characteristics, digital subtraction angiography (DSA) imaging characteristics of internal carotid arteries, treatment, treatment-related adverse events, and 1-month follow-up vascular events were collected. All patiens were examined by visual acuity, head CT and or magnetic resonance imaging. At the same time, 35 cases of internal carotid artery vascular DSA were examined; 14 cases of head and neck CT angiography were examined. The anatomical variation of the extracranial segment of the internal carotid artery was divided into tortuous, tortuous, and coiled; the aortic arch was divided into type Ⅰ , type Ⅱ , type Ⅲ, and bovine type. Intravenous thrombolysis, arterial thrombolysis, conservative treatment were performed. The follow-up time was1 month after treatment. Functional vision was defined as vision ≥20/100. Vascular events were strokes, cardiovascular events, deaths and neovascular glaucoma during follow-up.Results:Among 49 eyes of 49 cases, 40 eyes were male (81.6%, 40/49), and 9 eyes were female (18.4%, 9/49); the average age was 60.7±12.9 years. There were 33, 17, and 16 cases with hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and cerebrovascular disease, respectively; 27 and 34 cases had a history of smoking and tooth loss, respectively. Taking antihypertensive, hypoglycemic, antiplatelet aggregation/anticoagulation, and hypolipidemic drugs were 15, 5, 8, and 5 patients, respectively. There were 11 cases of transient amaurosis before the onset, and 17 cases of CRAO after waking up. There were 33 cases (67.3%, 33/49) with infarction of the affected side of the brain tissue. DSA was performed in 35 cases, and the stenosis rate of the internal carotid artery on the affected side was 70%-99% and 100% were 3 (8.6%, 3/35) and 4 (11.4%, 4/35) cases, respectively. The ophthalmic artery on the affected side originated from the external carotid artery in 5 cases (14.3%, 5/35). There were 17 (54.8%, 17/31) and 2 (6.5%, 2/31) cases of tortuousity and kinking in the extracranial segment of the internal carotid artery. There were 15 (42.9%, 15/35), 6(17.1%, 6/35), and 2 (5.7%, 2/35) cases of aortic arch type Ⅱ, type Ⅲ, and bovine type, respectively. Intravenous thrombolysis and arterial thrombolysis were performed in 13 and 29 cases, respectively. Complications occurred in 2 cases during treatment; 3 cases of symptoms fluctuated after treatment, and 10 cases of asymptomatic new infarcts occurred in imaging studies. Forty-eight cases were treated with antiplatelet aggregation/anticoagulation and hypolipidemic treatment. At discharge and 1 month after treatment, the recovery of functional vision was 7 and 17 cases, respectively. One month after treatment, 1 case died because myocardial infarction; 2 cases of neovascular glaucoma occurred.Conclusion:The proportion of CRAO patients with vascular risk factors and internal carotid artery abnormalities on the affected side is relatively high; the prognosis is relatively good after intravenous thrombolysis and/or arterial thrombolysis and secondary stroke prevention.

Objective:To investigate the risk factors for poor outcome and recurrence at 1 year after first-ever ischemic stroke in non-diabetic patients.Methods:Using Xi'an Stroke Registry Research Database, the clinical data of patients with non-diabetic first-ever ischemic stroke diagnosed in 4 tertiary A hospitals in Xi'an from January to December 2015 were collected. The National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) was used to evaluate the severity of stroke. Prognosis (functional outcome and recurrence) was followed up at 1 year after diagnosis. Functional outcome was assessed using the modified Rankin scale. 0-2 was defined as good outcome and >2 as poor outcome. Recurrence was defined as new focal neurological dysfunction caused by cerebral infarction or cerebral hemorrhage events during follow-up and confirmed by cranial CT or MRI. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to identify the independent influencing factors of clinical outcomes at 1 year. Multivariable Cox proportional hazard model was used to identify the independent influencing factors of recurrence within 1 year. Results:A total of 1 214 non-diabetic patients with first-ever ischemic stroke were included. One year follow-up showed that 210 patients (17.3%) had a poor outcome, 88 (7.2%) of them died, and 47 (3.9%) had recurrence. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that age (odds ratio [ OR] 1.065, 95% confidence interval [ CI] 1.042-1.090; P<0.001), atrial fibrillation ( OR 3.170, 95% CI 1.588-6.327; P=0.001), white blood cell count ( OR 1.106, 95% CI 1.006-1.216; P=0 037), baseline NIHSS score ( OR 1.210, 95% CI 1.147-1.277; P<0.001), and stroke associated-pneumonia (SAP; OR 3.677, 95% CI 1.451-9.316; P=0.006) were independently associated with poor outcomes. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis showed that baseline NIHSS score (hazard ratio [ HR] 1.055, 95% CI 1.003-1.109; P=0.036) and SAP ( HR 7.067, 95% CI 3.154-15.836; P<0.001) were independently associated with recurrence. Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis showed that the 1-year recurrence rate of patients with severe stroke was significantly higher than that of patients with mild to moderate stroke (log-rank test, P<0.001), and the 1-year recurrence rate of patients with SAP was significantly higher than that of patients without SAP (log-rank test, P<0.001). Conclusion:Age, atrial fibrillation, white blood cell count, baseline NIHSS score and SAP are the independent predictors of poor outcomes at 1 year after first-ever ischemic stroke in non-diabetic patients. Baseline NIHSS score and SAP are the independent predictors of recurrence within 1 year after first-ever ischemic stroke in non-diabetic patients.

Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) is the most frequent vascular complication following with liver transplantation,whichis the foremost cause of primary graft nonfunction,graft loss and recipient's death.Hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation wasdivided into early hepatic artery thrombosis (E-HAT) and late hepatic artery thrombosis (L-HAT).And the etiologywascomplex,clinical presentations were diversity,treatment effects were controversial,therefore,the early detection,early diagnosis and early treatment of hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation are very important.In this paper,the progress in the diagnosis and treatment of hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation were reviewed.

Objective To systematically review the effect of donor ischaemic preconditioning in liver transplantation.Methods Databases including the Cochrane Library,PubMed,EMbase,CNKI,VIP and WanFang database were searched up to June 2016 for studies which involved donor ischaemic preconditioning (IPC) in liver transplantation.The data retrieved included 1-year mortality,incidence of Primary Graft Non-Functioning (PGNF),intensive therapy unit (ICU) hospitalization and liver function tests which were used to evaluate the treatment outcomes.The data were analyzed using both the fixed-effect and the random-effects models.For categorical outcomes,risk ratio (RR) with 95％ confidence intervals (CI) were calculated.For continuous outcomes,the mean difference (MD) with 95％ CI were calculated.The metaanalysis was performed using Review Manager 5.2 software.Results Six clinical studies with 322 patients were qualified for this meta-analysis.There were no significant differences in the 1-year mortality (OR =0.51,95％ CI 0.24 ～ 1.05,P ＞ 0.05),PGNF (OR =0.33,95％ CI 0.08 ～ 1.40,P ＞ 0.05) and ICU hospitalization (OR =-0.17,95 ％ CI-2.72 ～ 2.38,P ＞ 0.05) between the donor ischaemic preconditioning and the control groups.There were also no significant differences in the transaminase and bilirubin levels on postoperative day 1,3 and 7 between the two groups.Conclusion There is currently not enough evidence in evidenced based medicine to recommend the routine use of ischaemic preconditioning in donor liver retrieval.

Objective To investigate the protective effect of glycyrrhizin against renal ischemiareperfusion injury in mice and its mechanisms.Methods Male C57BL/6 mice were divided into three groups of six.Bilateral flank incisions were made,the right kidney was removed and the left kidney was subjected to ischemia using a microvascular clamp,which was removed after 30 min.In the shamoperated group,the mice underwent anesthesia,bilateral flank incisions and a right nephrectomy.In the glycyrrhizin-treated group,the mice were injected with 60 mg/ kg glycyrrhizin 1 h prior to ischemia.In the saline-treated group,the mice were administered with 60 mg/ kg saline.The mice were sacrificed 6 h after reperfusion and the blood and kidney samples were immediately collected for kidney function,inflammatory response and signal pathway test.Results As compared with those in the saline-treated group,the mice in glycyrrhizin0-treated group exhibited notably decreased serum levels of creatine and blood urea nitrogen at 6 h following reperfusion (P＜0.01),the SOA level was significantly reduced (P＜0.01) and the SOD activity was increased.The activity of MPO (P＜0.01)in the glycyrrhizin-treated group was significantly reduced as compared with the saline-treated group,also the serum level of pro-inflammatory TNF-α (P＜0.05),IFN-γ (P＜0.05),IL-1β (P＜0.01) and IL-6 (P＜0.01).Furthermore,the phosphorylated-p38 protein level in the glycyrrhizin-treated group was notably as reduced compared with that in the saline-treated group.Conclusion Pretreatment with glycyrrhizin attenuates renal ischemia-reperfusion injury via inhibition of tissue inflammation by downregulating p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling.

The quality and function of the donor liver is one of the main factors which influence the success and prognosis of liver transplantation.At present,the major source of donor liver for transplantation is Donor of Brain Death (DBD) all over the world,which has unstable circulation.When the brain death occurs,a series of serious physiological function changes will be induced within a few minutes and affect the hemodynamics and homeostasis of the body,which will greatly influence the liver quality and function,and consequently the success and prognosis of liver transplantation,finally leading to the loss of potential donor organs.Therefore,it is necessary to identify the physiological function changes induced by the process of brain death and its injury to liver and take immediate proper protective measures,which can effectively reduce the organ injury,improve liver function and enhance the organ utilization and liver transplantation success.In this paper,the changes and maintenance measures of liver physiological function in DBD will be reviewed.

Objective To investigate the risk factors of bloodstream infection-related death after liver transplantation.Methods The retrospective case-control study was adopted.The clinical data of the 107 patients with bloodstream infection from 365 liver transplantation patients who were admitted to the Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (220 patients) and South Central Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University (145 patients) from January 1,2002 to December 31,2015 were collected.The patients received modified piggyback liver transplantation.The second or third generation celphalosporin or carbapenems antibiotics were preventively used against infection according to the bacterial culture results before surgery,and the immune inhibitor basic program after surgery was FK506 + prednisone.The observation indicators included:(1) the bloodstream infection status after liver transplantation:incidence of bloodstream infection,frequency of bloodstream infection,inadequate antiinfection treatment,primary infection position,microorganism infection type,bacterial culture results and bloodstream infection-related mortality.(2) The risk factors of blood stream infection-related death after liver transplantation in univariate and multivariate analyses in cluded:the gender,age,resource of donor,usage of immune inhibitor,time between infection and liver transplantation,infection temperature,primary infection position(intraperitoneal or biliary infection),pathogenic microorganism type,nosocomial infection,inadequate antibiotic usage,serum creatinine level,serum albumin (Alb) level,white blood cell (WBC) in peripheral blood,lymphocyte in peripheral blood,platelet (PLT) in peripheral blood and septic shock indexes.The patients were followed up by outpatient examination and telephone interview up to January 31,2016,the follow-up contents included the survival status of the patients,vital signs,using status of immune inhibitor,immune inhibitor concentration,blood routine,biochemical indexes,surgery,other infection-related complications and acute rejection.Continuous variables with normal distribution were represented as ~ ± s.The univariate analysis was done by the Chi-square test.The multivariate analysis was done by the Logistic regression model.Results (1) The bloodstream infection status after liver transplantation:186 bloodstream infections were happened in 107 patients undergoing liver transplantation,with a total incidence of bloodstream infection of 29.32％ (107/365).The incidence of bloodstream infection was 28.18％ (62/220) in the Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University and 31.03％ (45/145) in the South Central Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University,with no statistical difference (x2=0.186,P ＞0.05).Of 107 patients,56 patients had once bloodstream infection,31 had twice bloodstream infection and 20 had three times or more bloodstream infection (frequency of the most bloodstream infection was 6).The inadequate anti-infection treatment was applied to the 41.12％ (44/107)of patients with liver transplantation and bloodstream infection.The number of patients with primary infection positions in abdomen,lung,urethra,intravascular catheter and unknown sites were 40,39,3,1 and 24,respectively.The Gram positive bacteria,Gram negative bacteria,fungus and mixed infection of microorganism infection type were detected in 28,24,4 and 51 patients,respectively.There were 102 patients with nosocomial infection.Bacteria culture results in 186 strains of blood sample illustrated:84 strains were Gram positive bacteria as major pathogenic bacteria,among which enterococcus (31 strains) and staphylococcus aureus (23 strains) were dominant strains.The bloodstream infection-related mortality was 37.38％ (40/107),including 35 patients dying of septic shock.(2) The univariate analysis showed that the gender,resource of the donor,infection temperature,type of microorganism,serum creatinine level,serum Alb level,WBC in peripheral blood,PLT in peripheral blood and septic shock were the risk factors affecting bloodstream infection-related death after liver transplantation (x2=5.801,5.920,13.047,12.776,11.366,7.976,25.173,9.289,51.905,P ＜0.05).The multivariate analysis showed that serum Alb level ＜ 30 mg/L and septic shock were the independent risk factors affecting bloodstream infection-related death after liver transplantation (OR =5.839,44.983,95 ％ confidence interval:1.145-29.767,12.606-160.514,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion It is prone to happen bloodstream infection after liver transplantation,and serum Alb level ＜ 30mg/L and septic shock are the independent risk factors affecting bloodstream infection-related death after liver transplantation.