The current situation of multidrug-resistant bacteria infection in surgical patients is becoming increasingly severe.Effective prevention of cross transmission of multidrug-resistant bacteria and common site infections in ICU patients is the key step.In response to the key issues in the prevention and control of multidrug-resistant bacteria infection,a comprehensive strategy is implemented.Core measures such as early recognition,preemptive isolation,active screening,and graded prevention and control are taken for patients,and targeted preventive measures for common infection sites are combined to form a detection and control system of multidrug-resistant bacteria for ICU patients.By moving forward and extrapolating to the general ward,the prevention and control system effectively reduced the incidence of multidrug-resistant bacteria colonization/infection in surgical patients.

Objective Comprehensive mortality risk analyses and therapeutic assessment in real-world practice are beneficial to guide individual treatment in patients with Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections(CRKP-BSI).Methods Retrospective analysis of the clinical characteristics of 81 CRKP-BSI patients in our intensive care unit from July 2016 to June 2020,to indentify the risk factors of death and treatment effects of different antibiotic regimens.Results In 81 CRKP-BSI cases,the majority source were from abdominal and respiratory,accounting for 56.79%(46 cases)and 22.22%(18 cases),respectively.The 28-day mortality and hospitalization mortality of CRKP-BSI were 54.32%(44 cases)and 65.43%(53 cases).Multivariate regression analysis suggested that biliary tract disease before admission(P=0.026)and increased SOFA score at the onset of BSI(P=0.006)were independent risk factors for 28-day mortality.There was no statistically significant difference in 28-day mortality between the groups of antibiotic treatment based on tigecycline(44 cases)and polymyxin B(26 cases)[56.82%(25/44)vs.57.69%(15/26),P=0.943].Patients were evaluated based on their age(≤65 years vs.>65 years),gender,body mass index(≤25 kg/m2 vs.>25 kg/m2),and APACHEⅡ score(≤20 vs.>20),the use of renal replacement therapy and mechanical ventilation,there was no difference in the mortality among each subgroup.Conclusions Biliary tract disease before admission and SOFA score were independent risk factors for 28-day mortality.There was no significant difference outcomes between tigecycline-and polymyxin B-based therapy.

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Objective To evaluate an effective and feasible quantitative evaluation table of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome differentiation, and to observe the effect of combination of TCM syndrome differentiation and standard bundle therapy in patients with septic shock. Methods A prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted. The septic shock patients with acute deficiency syndrome admitted to department of critical care medicine of Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine from January 1st, 2016 to December 31st, 2017 were enrolled. The patients were randomly divided into control group and Shenfu group. The patients in both groups received early application of standardized bundle therapy; those in Shenfu group received 60 mL Shenfu injection infusion in addition for 7 days. The TCM syndrome score was evaluated by classification and scoring method of TCM symptoms. The circulation and tissue perfusion, severity of disease, organ function, inflammation response, adjuvant treatment and 28-day mortality were compared between the two groups. Results A total of 50 patients with septic shock were enrolled in the analysis, 25 in control group and 25 in Shenfu group. The markedly effective rate of TCM symptoms score in Shenfu group was significantly higher than that in control group [60.0% (15/25) vs. 16.0% (4/25), P < 0.01]. There was no significant difference in all parameters before treatment between the two groups. After treatment, the observation indexes of both groups were improved. Compared with control group, the mean arterial pressure (MAP) in Shenfu group increased more significantly [mmHg (1 mmHg = 0.133 kPa): 13.0 (2.5, 28.5) vs. 6.0 (0, 13.5)], the lactate (Lac) and procalcitonin (PCT) decreased more significantly [Lac (mmol/L): 0.8 (0.1, 3.7) vs. 0.5 (-0.6, 1.7), PCT (μg/L): 2.0 (0.7, 32.3) vs. 0 (-1.8, 3.8)], activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) was shortened more significantly [s: 8.5 (0, 12.9) vs. 0 (-7.2, 10.0)], and interleukins (IL-2 receptor and IL-6) levels decreased more significantly [IL-2 receptor (ng/L):1 031.0 (533.0, 1 840.0) vs. 525.5 (186.0, 1 166.8), IL-6 (ng/L): 153.1 (21.4, 406.8) vs. 35.1 (16.3, 110.1)] with significant differences (all P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the use time of vasoactive drugs, duration of mechanical ventilation, severity of the disease or 28-day mortality between the two groups. However, the use time of vasoactive drugs in Shenfu group was shorter than that in control group (days: 5.48±4.81 vs. 8.28±7.83), and the 28-day mortality was decreased [8.0% (2/25) vs. 20.0% (5/25)]. Conclusions TCM syndrome score is helpful to evaluate the effect of TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment, and it is effective and feasible in clinical application. Septic shock patients treated with TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment combined with standard bundle therapy were significantly improved in circulation, tissue perfusion, coagulation function and inflammation reaction.

To investigate the value of renal resistive index (RRI) in early predictor and discriminator of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP)-related acute kidney injury (AKI). Methods A retrospective observational study was conducted. SAP patients complicated with AKI (within 1 week of onset) and admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) of Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine from January 2016 to June 2019 were enrolled. The RRI within 24 hours admission was measured. Clinical data such as acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ(APACHEⅡ), heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP), central venous pressure (CVP), intra-abdominal pressure (IAP), arterial blood lactate (Lac), oxygenation index (PaO2/FiO2), base excess (BE), serum creatinine (SCr), urine output, norepinephrine (NE) and RRI were collected. Within 24 hours and 7 days after ICU admission, patients were grouped according to AKI classification criteria of Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO), and the differences of relevant parameters were statistically analyzed. Influence factors of AKI grading were screened by Logistic regression analysis. Pearson correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between RRI and other parameters. The predictive value of RRI for AKI classification was analyzed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Results A total 57 patients were included, with an average age of (54.6±13.5) years old, and APACHEⅡscore of 21.8±5.6. Within 24 hours, the number of patients suffered from stage 1-3 AKI were 19 (33.3%), 18 (31.6%) and 20 (35.1%), respectively. On day 7, the number of patients suffered from stage 0-3 AKI were 21 (36.9%), 8 (14.0%), 9 (15.8%) and 19 (33.3%), respectively. The higher APACHEⅡ score, CVP, IAP, Lac, NE dosage and RRI were found in the group with higher AKI grades, especially in the group with stage 3 AKI on day 7. RRI of patients with stage 3 AKI was significantly higher than that of patients with stage 1 and 2 AKI within 24 hours (0.74±0.04 vs. 0.65±0.05, 0.68±0.05, both P < 0.05). Similarly, RRI of patients with stage 2 and 3 AKI were significantly higher than that of patients with stage 0 and 1 AKI on day 7 (0.70±0.04, 0.74±0.04 vs. 0.65±0.05, 0.66±0.05, all P < 0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that RRI was an independent factor of AKI classification [odds ratio (OR) = 3.15, 95% confidence interval (95%CI) = 1.09-9.04, P < 0.05], and IAP and CVP also had significant impacts on AKI grading [OR value was 2.11 (95%CI = 1.16-4.22), 3.78 (95%CI = 1.21-12.90), both P < 0.05]. ROC curve analysis showed that the area under curve (AUC) of RRI for predicting AKI ≥2 stage was 0.87 (P < 0.05); the cut-off ﹥ 0.71, sensitivity was 71% and specificity was 83%. The correlation analysis showed that RRI was positively correlated to a certain extent with IAP and lactic acid (r1 = 0.49, r2 = 0.39, both P < 0.05). Conclusion High RRI on ICU admission was a significant predictor for development of severe AKI during the first week, and RRI can help predict the tendency of AKI in SAP.

Objective To study the MRI features of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL)to improve its diagnosis. Methods The MRI data of 1 3 patients with PCNSL confirmed by biopsy or surgical pathology were analyzed retrospectively.All patients underwent nonenhanced and contrast-enhanced MRI examinations.Results Multiple lesions in 8 cases and solitary one in 5 cases were found.Five leisons (38.5%)were located in the cerebral hemispheres.Eight(61.5%)were located in deep structures of the brain including periventricular white matter,basal ganglia,thalami and corpus callosum,6 (46.2%)of whom involved in the ependyma including 1 involved in the ependyma of the 4 th ventricle.One leison(7.7%)was located in the cerebellar hemisphere.The tumor showed isointense or mildly hypointense signal on T1WI,mildly hyperintense signal on T2WI and hyperintense signal on DWI.Mild to moderate perilesional edema was noted.The tumors in 13 cases showed remarkable homogeneous enhancement after the contrast agent was injected with the signs of characteristic notch,butterfly and satellite.Focal necrosis occurred in 1 lesions.Conclusion PCNSL shouldbe first considered when a lesion located in the deep central structeres of the brain,multiple and involve ependymal membrane,showed isointensity on T1WI and T2WI,highintensity on DWI in tumoral parenchyma demonstrated,significantly enhancement in the solid part of the tumor.

Objective To analyze the MRI features of central neurocytoma (CNC),and to improve the diagnostic accuracy of this lesion.Methods The MRI findings of 12 patients with CNC confirmed by surgery and pathology were evaluated retrospectively.All patients underwent contrast-enhanced and uncontrast-enhanced MR scan,and 3 patients also received plain CT scan.Results The lesions of 12 cases were all located in the lateral ventricles of septum pellucidum,which were close to the Monro's foramen.5 lesions located in the right lateral ventricle,5 lesions located in both lateral ventricles with 1 case reached the third ventricle,2 lesions located in the left lateral ventricle with 1 case reached the third ventricle.The mean diameter of the CNC lesions was 4.8 cm (ranged from 2.2 to 7.8 cm).11cases (92％) had vavious degrees of cystic change,8 cases (66.7％) had a spongy or soap bubble appearance and 1 case(8.3％) had completely cystic change.3 cases (25％) had a scalloping appearance on sagittal T1-weighted MRI.The solid part of the tumor was similar to the gray matter in signal intensity,with slightly high signal intensity on T2FLAIR.Among 9 cases with DWI,7 cases showed high signal intensity,1 case showed equal signal intensity,and 1 case showed slightly low signal intensity.On enhanced MRI,the solid part of tumors showed slight to medium (83％) or obvious (17％) enhancement.Conclusion CNC should be first considered when a young adult has a lesion located in the lateral ventricles of septum pellucidum,accompainied by varying degrees of cysts,showed slight to medium enhancement in the solid part of the tumor.

Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of serum proadrenomedullin( pro-ADM)in catheter related blood stream infection( CRBSI). Methods Prospective diagnostic test was performed with 76 cases patients with clinically suspected diagnosis of CRBSI,and the patients were divided into CRBSI group( n=25)and non-CRBSI group. Serum pro-ADM,procalcitonin( PCT),C-reactive protein( CRP)and white blood cell( WBC)levels were measured at the study entry and on the day of CRBSI suspicion. Results On the day of CRBSI suspicion,the levels of pro-ADM,PCT,CRP and WBC in the CRBSI group were(5. 17 ± 1. 28)nmol/L, 2. 29(1. 47-4. 28)μg/L,(102. 04 ± 51. 00)μg/L and(14. 66 ± 5. 09)× 109/L respectively,significantly higher than those in the non-CRBSI group((2. 83 ± 1. 25)nmol/L,2. 29(1. 4-4. 28)μg/L,(61. 43 ± 53. 52) mg/L and(11. 78 ± 3. 52)× 109/L respectively;t or Z=7. 636,-4. 777,3. 156,2. 882;P﹤0. 05). For the diagnosis of CRBSI,the area under the curve(AUC)of pro-ADM,PCT,CRP and WBC were 0. 89(95%CI 0. 82-0. 97),0. 84(95%CI 0. 75-0. 93),76(95%CI 0. 65-0. 86)and 0. 68(0. 54-0. 81)respectively. Taking pro-ADM with 4. 31 nmol/L as the cutoff value,the sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value and negative predictive value were 76. 0%,84. 3%,70. 4% and 87. 8% respectively. Simultaneously,taking procalcitonin with 1. 52 μg/L as the cutoff value, the sensitivity and specificity was 81. 8% and 87. 0%respectively. Conclusion Serum level of pro-ADM in the diagnosis of CRBSI has good specificity. Simultaneous surveillance of serum pro-ADM and PCT may be helpful for the diagnosis of CRBSI in the early stage.

Objective To investigate the prevalence and main genotypes of carbapenemases in carbepenem‐resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) .Methods A total of 114 strains of CRE were isolated in Shanghai Ruijin Hospital from May 2011 to June 2013 .The diameter of inhibition zone of imipemen or meropenem for these strains was not larger than 22 mm .PCR method was used to screen for the main carbapenemase genes (blaKPC ,blaIMP ,blaVIM ,blaOXA‐48 and blaNDM ) with previously described primers followed by nucleotide sequencing analysis . Conjugation experiments were performed to examine the transferability of plasmids .Pulsed‐field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) was used to show the relatedness of KPC‐2‐producing Enterobacteriaceae .Results Most of the 114 isolates were K lebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli .Of the 114 isolates ,98 was positive for carbapenemases ,specifically ,78 blaKPC‐2‐positive ,15 blaIMP‐4‐positive ,2 blaIMP‐8‐positive ,1 positive for both blaKPC‐2 and blaIMP‐4 and 4 blaNDM‐1‐positive .None of the strains was positive for blaOXA‐48 or blaVIM .About 21 .4% (21/98) of the isolates were conjugated successfully .The 49 blaKPC‐2‐positive K .pneumoniae isolates were grouped into 12 types according to PFGE patterns .Majority (34/49) of these isolates belonged to the same type A .Conclusions BlaKPC‐2 was the primary epidemic genotype of Enterobacteriaceae in Ruijin Hospital ,followed by blaIMP‐4 .NDM‐1 carbapenemase was produced in 4 strains of CRE . Meanwhile , clonal spread of KPC‐2‐producing K . pneumoniae was observed in some departments of our hospital , such as surgical ICU , respiratory medicine and thoracic surgery . Appropriate measures should be taken timely and effectively to prevent the in‐hospital spread of resistant genes .

Objective To analyze the change in the concentration of IL-17 and IL-10 inflammatory factors among the deadaptation personnel who returned from the plateau.Methods A total 21 healthy males were investigated who averaged 25 years in age, lived permanently in the plains (200 m), and once stayed to the plateau (Lasha) for 6 months.Their venous blood was collected at three time points:the day before ascending to the plateau(control), the second day after return to the plains(d2) and the 30th day(d30), respectively.Their serum was seperated from the whole blood and the level of IL-17A and IL-10 was detected by ELISA method.Results The concentration of IL-17A and the IL-17A/IL-10 ratio were significant increased at d2 and d30, respectively, compared with control (P<0.05).Compared with d2, IL-17A and the IL-17A/IL-10 ratio were decreased obviously at d30(P <0.05).The level of IL-10 at d2 and d30 was significantly reduced compared with control ( P <0.05), but increased at d30 compared with d2.Correlative analysis showed that there was a negative correlation in the levels of IL-10 and IL-17A between control, d2 and d30, respectively (r1=0.948, P<0.05;r2=0.969, P<0.05;r3=0.972, P<0.05).A significant negative correlation was observed in the alteration levels of IL-10 and IL-17A between the three groups(r4=-0.793, P<0.05; r5=-0.756, P<0.05). Conclusion The concentration of inflammatory factors among the plateau deadaptation patients is imbalanced, but it is gradually reduced with time.The mechanism is still not clear.