Objective To quantitatively evaluate the association of short-term exposure to ambient submicron particulate matter (PM₁) with hospital admissions for angina in older adults. Methods A case-crossover study was conducted among 46 687 older adults hospitalized for angina from 2016 to 2019 in Guangzhou medical institutions. Grid data on ambient PM₁ concentrations in Guangzhou were obtained from the ChinaHighAirPollutants (CHAP) dataset. Exposure to PM₁ was assessed according to each subject's residential addresses. Conditional logistic regression model was used to analyze the the exposure-response association between PM₁ and hospital admissions for angina. Results From 2016 to 2019, the average exposure level of PM₁ on the same day of hospital admissions (lag 0) for angina was 21.0 ± 11.5 μg/m³. The results of main model analysis showed that lag 0 day exposure to ambient PM₁ was significantly associated with a higher odds of hospital admissions for angina in older adults. Each 10 μg/m³ increase of PM₁ exposure level was significantly associated with a 1.31% (95% CI: 0.05%, 2.59%) increased odds of angina admissions. Results from a two-pollutant model adjusting for O₃ showed that the association between short-term exposure to PM₁ and odds of hospitalization for angina remained stable. According to the results of the above model, it was estimated that the excess hospitalization attributable to ambient PM₁ exposure accounted for 2.46% (95% CI: 0.09%, 4.76%) of the total admissions in Guangzhou during 2016-2019, corresponding to 1539 (95% CI: 54, 2976) admissions. No significant effect modification on the associations was observed by sex, age, or season. Conclusion Short-term exposure to ambient PM₁ was significantly associated with an increased odds of hospital admissions for angina in older adults.

AIM: To explore the variance in efficacy between botulinum toxin A(BTA)injection and extraocular muscle surgery in managing large-angle(≥+60 PD)acute acquired concomitant esotropia(AACE).METHODS: A retrospective analysis was conducted on clinical data of 60 patients with AACE treated at our hospital from June 2020 to December 2022. Patients were divided into three groups based on different treatments: 2.5 IU BTA injection group(14 cases), 5.0 IU BTA injection group(29 cases), and surgical group(17 cases). Follow-up was conducted for 6 mo after treatment to observe the degree of strabismus after the correction of refractive error, visual function, treatment effectiveness, and occurrence of complications after BTA injection.RESULTS: At 6 mo post-treatment, the degree of strabismus in the surgical group and the 5.0 IU BTA injection group was lower than that in the 2.5 IU BTA injection group(P<0.017). However, there was no significant difference in the degree of strabismus between the surgical group and the 5.0 IU BTA injection group(P>0.017). The effective rate of the 5.0 IU BTA injection group was higher than that of the 2.5 IU BTA injection group(86% vs 43%, P<0.017). There was no difference in visual function among the three groups(P>0.05). The incidence of complications after treatment was not significantly different between the 2.5 IU BTA injection group and the 5.0 IU BTA injection group(43% vs 52%, P>0.05).CONCLUSION: For AACE patients with esotropia degree ≥+60 PD, bilateral medial rectus injection of 5.0 IU BTA can yield outcomes comparable to traditional extraocular muscle surgery, with the advantages of minimal trauma and simple and convenient operation.

Humans ; Botulinum Toxins, Type A/therapeutic use* ; Esotropia/drug therapy* ; Neuromuscular Agents ; Injections ; Treatment Outcome ; Oculomotor Muscles

Objective:To investigate the dosimetric effects of prone immobilization devices combined with a belly board (PIDBBs) in the intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for gynecologic cancers.Methods:A total of 20 patients with cervical or endometrial cancer treated with radiotherapy in the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University from August 2020 to June 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. Two sets of body contours were outlined for each patient. One set of body contours did not contain the immobilization devices, and the other contour set included the immobilization devices. For each patient, doses were calculated for the two sets of contours using the same 7-field IMRT plan and were recorded as Plan without and Plan with. The dosimetric difference caused by the immobilization devices was assessed by comparing the parameter values in the dose-volume histograms (DVHs) and by plan subtraction. The Gafchromic EBT3 film and anthropomorphic phantom were used to verify the calculated doses. Results:The target coverage and average dose of Plan with were lower than those of Plan without. Specifically, the V50 Gy, V49 Gy, and Dmean of planning target volume (PTV) decreased by 19.75%, 7.99%, and 2.54% ( t = 8.96, 10.49, 22.09, P < 0.01), respectively. The V40 Gy, V30 Gy, V20 Gy, V15 Gy, and Dmean of skins increased by 51.79%, 51.05%, 45.72%, 33.63% and 10.80% ( t = -2.54, -5.63, -15.57, -24.06, -13.88, P < 0.01), respectively. Doses to other organs at risk (OARs) showed no significant differences. As indicated by the EBT3 measurements, the doses to skins of the abdomen and pelvis on the anthropomorphic phantom increased by approximately 37.24% ( t = 10.86, P<0.01). Conclusions:Although PIDBBs can effectively reduce the low dose to the small intestine, the radiation attenuation caused by them can reduce the PTV coverage of radiotherapy plans and increase the doses to abdominal and pelvic skins sharply, especially for patients requiring irradiation of the groin and perineum.

【Objective】 To establish a blood transfusion outcome prediction model for comprehensivel evaluation of coagulation function of patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding by thrombelastogram (TEG) and blood coagulation indicators. 【Methods】 The data of 101 patients with upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, admitted to the Department of Gastroenterology of Zhejiang Provincial People′s Hospital and its Chun′an Branch from June 2018 to June 2021, were collected through Tongshuo blood transfusion management system and His system. Those patients were divided into blood transfusion group (n=56) and non-transfusion group (n=45), and into cirrhosis group (n=74) and non-cirrhosis group (n=27), and 40 patients, with non-upper gastrointestinal bleeding, were enrolled as the control. The results of TEG indicators (R, K, α, MA), coagulation function (PT, INR, APTT, TT, Fib), blood routine (Hb, Plt, WBC, NEUT%) and biochemical detection(Alb, SCr, ALT, AST, GGT) before transfusion were compared between groups and the correlation between TEG indicators and traditional coagulation parameters was analyzed. Single-factor and multi-factor analysis were used to screen blood transfusion-related factors to establish a predictive model. 【Results】 The comparisons of paremeters between transfusion and non-transfusion group were as follows, K (min), α (°), and MA (mm) was 3.86±3.12 vs 2.50±1.47, 54.00±14.08 vs 61.05±10.88, and 51.12±13.37 vs 58.26±11.08, respectively (P<0.01); PT (s) and Fib (g) was 16.36±7.45 vs 13.44±1.50 and 1.59±0.87 vs 2.35±1.09 (P<0.01); NEUT% and Hb (g/L) was 0.75 ±0.13 vs 0.66±0.15 and 68.04±14.49 vs 100.73±22.92 (P<0.01); Alb (g/L) and SCr (nmol/L) was 29.73±6.08 vs 33.73±7.19 and 99.50±53.55 vs 76.25±19.28 (P<0.01). Correlation analysis showed that APTT was positively correlated with R and K values, and negatively correlated with α and MA. Fib was negatively correlated with K values, and positively correlated with α and MA. Plt was negatively correlated with K values, and positively correlated with α and MA (P<0.01). Eight pre-transfusion indicators as K, MA, PT, Fib, NEUT%, Hb, Alb, and SCr were subjected to Logistic regression to establish a blood transfusion prediction model. The optimal ROC curve of blood transfusion threshold (blood transfusion predictive value of patients), sensitivity, specificity and AUC were 0.448, 92.9%, 88.9%, and 0.969, respectively. 【Conclusion】 The establishment of Logistic regression model by integrating detection indicators of TEG, coagulation function, blood routine and biochemistry in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding have showed significant correlation with blood transfusion prediction, and good clinical practicability.

Objective:To explore the effect of nursing intervention based on the integration theory of health behavior change in pelvic floor muscle exercise of patients with pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) after early cervical cancer surgery.Methods:A total of 134 patients with pelvic floor dysfunction after early cervical cancer surgery were selected and divided into test group ( n=67) and control group ( n=67) by random digits table method. The test group received three months of pelvic floor muscle exercise based on the theory of healthy behavior change. The control group received conventional pelvic floor rehabilitation care. The Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-Short Form 20(PFDI-20), Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire-7(PFIQ-7), General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) and Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) were evaluated before the intervention (T0), After one month of intervention (T1) and at the end of the intervention (T2). Results:The results of repeated measurement analysis of variance showed significant group/time interaction between PFDI-20 and PFIQ-7 scores ( Finteraction=29.196,13.213, both P<0.05); significant group/time interaction between GSES and SSRS scores ( Finteraction value was 25.664,70.240, both P<0.05). At the end of the intervention, the scores of PFDI-20 and PFIQ-7 in the test group were 66.54±14.04 and 73.20±7.41, which were lower than 77.47±15.91 and 78.39±8.51 in the control group over the same period. The difference was statistically significant ( t value was -4.216, -3.765, both P<0.01); the GSES and SSRS scores of the test group were 2.86±0.30 and 50.37±2.45, which were higher than the control group (2.51±0.34 and 46.42±2.82), the differences between the groups were statistically significant ( t value was 6.447, 8.662, both P<0.01). Conclusion:The nursing intervention plan based on the integration theory of health behavior change can significantly improve the self-efficacy, social support level and quality of life of patients with PFD after early cervical cancer surgery, and enhance the short-term and long-term pelvic floor rehabilitation effect of patients.

Objective: To investigate the associations between genetic variations of DNA polymerase kappa (POLK) and treatment response to platinum-based chemotherapy of small cell lung cancer (SCLC), and to analyze the influencing factors on survival. Methods: Five haplotype-tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms (htSNPs) of POLK were genotyped by Sequenom MassARRAY methods in 1 030 SCLC patients who received platinum-based chemotherapy, and had different response and survival time. The associations between SNPs and treatment response were analyzed by computing the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) from logistic regression model. Cox regression was used for survival analysis between SNPs and overall survival by computing the hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% CIs. Results: Among 1 030 cases, 558 (54.2%) cases received cis-platinum and etoposide treatment while others treated with carboplatin and etoposide. Seven hundred and eighty eight patients were chemotherapy responders in the study with a response rate of 76.5%. The median follow-up time of these patients was 22.0 months. Patients were followed up to get their survival information. The median survival time of these patients was 22.5 months. Six hundred and seventy three patients (65.3%) had died by the last date of follow-up to get their survival information (Dec 21, 2017). Five htSNPs of POLK were not associated with the chemotherapy response of SCLC patients who received platinum-based chemotherapy (all P>0.05). Multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression model analysis showed that, rs73120833 of POLK was significantly associated with the overall survival (OS) of SCLC patients, compared with POLK rs73120833 T allele, C allele can prolong OS (adjusted HR=0.87, 95% CI=0.77-0.97, P=0.021). The remaining 4 SNPS, including rs10077427, rs3756558, rs4549504 and rs5744545, were not significantly associated with overall survival. Age≤56, KPS> 80, limited-stage, chemotherapy response and radiation therapy can remarkably prolong OS (all P<0.05). Conclusion These results suggest that POLK genetic polymorphism rs73120833 plays an important role on the prognosis of SCLC patients, which can be potential genetic biomarker for SCLC personalized treatment.

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of breast and gynecological diseases in female workers in the administrative office and workshop of an automobile part factory, and to provide a basis for promoting the health of female workers. Methods: In March 2015, color ultrasound examination of the breast, uterus, and bilateral adnexa was performed for all female workers, and routine gynecological examination, routine leucorrhea examination, and thinprep liquid-based cytology test were performed for married female workers. The detection rates of breast and gynecological diseases in female workers in the administrative office and workshop were analyzed. Results: In the 314 female workers, the overall detection rate of breast and gynecological diseases was 86.31%; the detection rate of abnormal breast ultrasound results was 72.93%, mainly breast hyperplasia; the detection rate of abnormal gynecological ultrasound results was 12.14%, mainly hysteromyoma, pelvic effusion, and uterus-rectum fossa effusion. The overall detection rate of cervicitis or vaginitis in married female workers was 66.86%. The univariate analysis showed that compared with those in the administrative office, the female workers in the workshop had significantly higher detection rates of breast hyperplasia and grade 2 breast lesions on the Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) and significantly lower detection rates of hysteromyoma and grade 3 breast lesions on the BI-RADS (all P <0.05) . The multivariate analysis showed that age was a risk factor for hysteromyoma (OR=1.261) , age and working in the workshop were risk factors for breast hyperplasia (OR=1.065 and 1.834) , married status was a protective factor against breast hyperplasia and grade 2 breast lesions on the BI-RADS (OR=0.334 and 0.450) , and working in workshop was a risk factor for grade 2 breast lesions on the BI-RADS (OR=1.890) and a protective factor against grade 3 breast lesions on the BI-RADS (OR=0.355) . Conclusion Female workers in an automobile part factory have high prevalence rates of breast and gynecological diseases. Night shifts for female workers in the workshop should be reduced as much as possible, and female workers, especially those in the administrative office, should be guided to release pressure and take a balanced diet.

Objective: To identify clinical and molecular signatures for predicting response to decitabine (DAC) in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and related neoplasms. Methods: The clinical characteristics of 109 patients with MDS and related neoplasms who were treated with DAC were analyzed retrospectively and the next target sequencing was performed to define recurrently mutated genes in these disease samples, to examine the association of the clinical and molecular signatures with response to DAC treatment. Results: Of 109 MDS and related neoplasms patients, there were 70 males and 39 females, the median age was 61 years old (ranges: 17-85 years old) . According to the international prognostic scoring system (IPSS) , 46 cases were included in the relatively low risk group (low risk and intermediate-1 risk) , 63 in the relative high risk group (intermediate-2 and high risk) . There were 21 cases with complex karyotype, 17 chromosome 7 abnormality and 17 monosomal karyotype. The median courses of DAC treatment was 4 (2-11) . A total of 74 patients achieved response (67.9%) and 30 (27.5%) achieved complete response (CR) . Univariate analysis found that CR was higher in patients with high risk of IPSS, complex karyotypes, monosomal karyotypes, chromosome 7 abnormality, and platelet doubling after one cycle of DAC treatment. Patients with TP53 gene mutation were more likely to receive CR, 10 of 15 patients with TP53 mutations achieved CR. (66.7%) , which was significantly higher than that of the patients without TP53 gene mutation (21.3%) (P=0.001) . Multivariate analysis showed that TP53 gene mutation, platelet doubling after one cycle of DAC treatment and the complex karyotype were independent prognostic factors for CR. Of them, TP53 gene mutation is the strongest predictor (OR=4.39, 95%CI, 1.20-16.06, P=0.026) . Conclusion TP53 mutation, platelet doubling after one cycle of DAC treatment and complex karyotypes could predict CR to DAC.

OBJECTIVECompare the characteristics of magnetic resonance imaging（MRI）liver T2*, cardiac T2* and serum ferritin on the assessment of iron overload.

METHODSA total of sixty-nine patients from November 2011 to June 2014 were enrolled in this study. Their cardiac and liver iron concentration levels were measured through MRI examination, with other clinical data were collected to perform statistical analysis.

RESULTSThe correlation between liver T2* and adjusted serum ferritin（ASF） was statistically significant（P=0.003）. However, no significant correlation was found between cardiac T2* and liver T2*, ASF, respectively. According to the statistical analysis of the 69 cases, it is found that the number of iron overload cases diagnosed by liver T2* was 62 and 20 cases were severe iron overload （32.26%）; the number of iron overload cases diagnosed by ASF was 47 and 14 cases were severe iron overload（29.79%）, while the number of iron overload cases diagnosed by cardiac T2* was only 25 and no severe iron overload cases.

CONCLUSIONSince SF was affected by other factors, it cannot reflect the level of iron overload in human body objectively. Now, liver T2* has become the gold standard for assessment of iron overload because of its good reliability and repeatability. However, cardiac T2* cannot correctly be used as assessment for iron overload, and it is only a method of evaluating the level of cardiac iron deposition.

Ferritins ; blood ; Hematologic Diseases ; diagnosis ; Humans ; Iron Overload ; diagnosis ; Liver ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Myocardium ; Reproducibility of Results