1.Bibliometric analysis of researches on liver organoids
Canli XU ; Wenxing HE ; Lei WANG ; Fangting WU ; Jiahui WANG ; Xuelin DUAN ; Tiejian ZHAO ; Bin ZHAO ; Yang ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2024;28(7):1099-1104
BACKGROUND:In recent years,the development of liver organoids has made it a hot spot in the field of international liver disease research,but there is still no article on the bibliometric analysis of liver organoids. OBJECTIVE:To explore the hot trends in liver organoids in the last 20 years based on bibliometrics and visualization analysis. METHODS:We searched the articles about liver organoids in the Web of Science Core Collection from January 1,2002 to November 12,2022.Origin,Office,and CiteSpace software were used for bibliometrics and visualization analysis.We statistically analyzed the number of annually published articles,countries,institutions,authors,journals,and keywords of the articles by generating charts. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The number of articles,citation frequency,institutions and personnel involved in the research about liver organoids showed an overall upward trend in the last 20 years,indicating that the field was growing rapidly and attention was increasing.The USA had published the most papers and had the strongest influence in this field.Although it had invested a lot of time and energy,the number of papers published by a single research institution in the USA was not the highest among many research institutions.China was second only to the USA in the number of publications,with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Fudan University leading the list.Utrecht University in the Netherlands was the institution with the most publications.Clevers H was the author with the highest number of articles.The article with the highest co-citation frequency was"Long-term culture of genome-stable bipotent stem cells from adult human liver".The main fields of study for liver organoids were Molecular Science,Biology,and Immunology.The most frequently occurring keywords were stem cell,in vitro,and culture.The research hotspots in the liver organoids field were mainly focused on in vitro stem cell three-dimensional culture,differentiation and gene expression.
2.Acute caffeine and theanine supplementation alleviate the negative effect of mental fatigue on coordination and aerobic performance in soccer players
Wei YANG ; Shaocong ZHAO ; Wenxing XU ; Bo LI ; Jundong LI ; Yongming LI
Chinese Journal of Sports Medicine 2024;43(4):281-293
Objective To explore the effect of acute caffeine and theanine supplementation on coordi-nation and aerobic performance in mentally fatigued soccer players.Methods A randomized crossover de-sign was employed with 15 male amateur soccer players.Participants underwent three different interven-tions—caffeine(caffeine group),theanine(theanine group),and placebo(placebo group)—with a one-week washout period between each intervention.After each supplementation,participants performed a 45-minute Stroop task to induce mental fatigue,followed by a speed dribbling test(SDT)and the 30-15 intermittent fitness test(30-15IFT)to assess coordination and aerobic performance,respectively.Mea-surements included visual analog scale for mental fatigue(VAS-MF),motivation(VAS-MO),Brunel mood scale for fatigue(BRUMS-F)and vigor(BRUMS-V)pre-and post-Stroop task,response time(RT),response accuracy(ACC),average heart rate(HRave)during Stroop,mental exertion(VAS-ME)post-Stroop,rating of perceived exertion(RPE),HRave,and peak heart rate(HRpeak)during SDT and 30-15IFT.All data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA.Results The change in VAS-MF(ΔVAS-MF)before and after the Stroop task was lower in the caffeine group compared to the placebo group(P=0.064),while the theanine group showed similar ΔVAS-MF to the latter group(P=0.999).Both the caffeine and theanine groups had significantly faster RT(P=0.003 and 0.033,respectively)and higher ACC(P=0.006 and 0.033,respectively)during the Stroop task compared to the placebo group.Moreover,coordination performance in both the caffeine and theanine groups was better than the placebo group(P=0.096 and 0.078,respectively).Meanwhile,aerobic performance in the caffeine group was significantly better than the placebo group[time to exhaustion(TTE):P=0.012;last stage ve-locity of 30-15IFT(VIFT):P=0.007;maximal oxygen uptake(VO2max):P=0.008],whereas no significant differences were found between the theanine group and the placebo group in the aerobic performance(TTE:P=0.999;VIFT:P=0.999;VO2max:P=0.999).Conclusion Both acute caffeine and theanine supple-mentation can mitigate the negative effect of mental fatigue on coordination performance in soccer play-ers.Additionally,acute caffeine supplementation can also alleviate the negative impact of mental fa-tigue on aerobic performance.
3.Monte Carlo-based estimation of absorbed dose and effective dose to critical tissues and organs of operators in the overexposure incident during an interventional procedure
Yuchen YIN ; Xuan WANG ; Wenxing XU ; Xiaoyu BAI ; Yu TU ; Bingjie ZHANG ; Liang SUN
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2024;44(8):688-692
Objective:To estimate tissue/organ doses and effective dose to operators in the overexposure incident during an interventional procedure using Monte Carlo method.Methods:The phantoms were constructed for both the operators and the patient based on the adult mesh-type reference computational phantoms (MRCPs) recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) Publication 145 and phantom deformation technology. Models of exposure scenario were constructed based on the on-site equipment and the irradiation conditions. The Monte Carlod simulation method was used to evaluate the absorbed dose to critical tissues and organs, such as the operator′s eye lens and thyroid, as well as the effective dose.Results:In the particular exposure conditions, the maximum absorbed doses in the primary organs of the two operators were in the left eye lens, with doses of 1.216 and 0.223 mGy, respectively. The thyroid absorbed doses were 0.074 and 0.019 mGy, while the effective doses to the two operators were 0.088 and 0.021 mSv, respectively. The reduction rates of effective dose for the two operators when wearing lead aprons and lead thyroid collars were 67.16% and 78.79%, respectively.Conclusions:The combination of Monte Carlo method and MRCPs can be used to restore a specific irradiation scenario to a high degree and to estimate the physical dose of to the irradiated persons.
4.A study on the difference of abdominal visceral fat area in postoperative complications in patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric stromal tumor surgery
Shuai SHI ; Wenxing MA ; Xin CHEN ; Boyu XU ; Sida LIU ; Jiantong JIANG ; Xianglong DUAN
International Journal of Surgery 2022;49(5):320-326,C2
Objective:To compare surgery-related indicators, patient recovery status, perioperative complications and risk factors affecting the occurrence of postoperative grade Ⅲ or higher complications in patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric mesenchymal tumor surgery with different visceral fat areas.Methods:Clinical data of 116 patients with gastric interstitial tumor in Shaanxi Provincial People′s Hospital from April 2014 to June 2020 were retrospectively analyzed, including 44 male patients and 72 female patients, with patient aged from 25 to 88 years old and the mean age was (61.8±10.7) years, including 54 patients in the high VFA group and 62 patients in the low VFA group. SPSS 23.0 was used for statistical analysis, and t-test and χ2 test were applied to compare and analyze the patients′ surgery-related indexes, postoperative recovery status, complications within 30 d after surgery and differences in Clavien-Dindo classification of complications, while univariate and multifactorial analyses were used to study the factors affecting the occurrence of postoperative grade Ⅲ or higher complications. Results:Patients in the high VFA group had a higher body mass index than in the low VFA group, and the difference was statistically significant ( t=4.48, P<0.001); patients in the high VFA group had longer operative time ( t=2.88, P=0.005), more intraoperative bleeding ( t=2.17, P=0.032), longer period of fasting ( t=2.73, P=0.008), longer time for defecation ( t=4.46, P<0.001) and bowel movement ( t=4.62, P<0.001), and longer postoperative hospital stay ( t=3.43) compared with those in the low VFA group ( t=2.73, P=0.001), prolonged defecation ( t=4.46), prolonged bowel movement ( t=4.62), and prolonged postoperative hospitalization ( t=3.43), with statistically significant differences ( P<0.05); the incidence of postoperative complications was significantly higher in the high VFA group (31.4%) compared with the low VFA group (14.5%) ( χ2=4.78, P=0.029); among them, the incidence of postoperative pulmonary infection was significantly higher in patients in the high VFA group (12.9%) compared with those in the low VFA group (1.6%), and the difference between them was statistically significant ( χ2=4.16, P<0.05); while the differences in postoperative incision-related complications, anastomotic fistula, lower limb venous thrombosis, and intestinal obstruction were not statistically significant ( P>0.05). The incidence of postoperative complications above grade Ⅲ of the Clavien-Dindo complication classification was significantly higher in patients in the high VFA group (16.7%) compared with those in the low VFA group (4.8%), and the difference between the two was statistically significant ( χ2=4.35, P<0.05); univariate analysis revealed that operative time ≥300 min and increased VFA were the risk factors for postoperative grade Ⅲ or higher complications, while VFA was not an independent risk factor. Conclusion:Larger visceral fat area increases the difficulty of laparoscopic gastric mesenchymal tumor surgery operation, and also affects patients′ postoperative recovery, leading to increased postoperative complications, but VFA is not an independent risk factor affecting the occurrence of postoperative grade Ⅲ or higher complications in patients with gastric mesenchymal tumor.
5.Rapid health technology assessment of selexipag in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Wenxing DONG ; Zhe ZHANG ; Jiang WANG ; Rufu XU ; Mingming CHU ; Rong ZHANG
China Pharmacy 2022;33(20):2524-2528
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy ,safety,and economy of selexipag in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension(PAH). METHODS After literature screening ,data extraction and quality evaluation ,the results of included studies were analyzed descriptively by retrieving PubMed ,Embase,Web of Science ,Cochrane Library ,Epistemonikos,SinoMed, CNKI,VIP,Wanfang data ,CBM,official websites of domestic and foreign health technology assessment institutions and relevant database. RESULTS&CONCLUSIONS A total of 7 literature were included ,involving 6 meta-analysis and 1 pharmacoeconomic study. In terms of efficacy ,selexipag could improve patients ’exercise tolerance and hemodynamic indexes ,and reduced the incidence of clinical worsening events and hospitalization . However,intravenous/subcutaneous administration of prostacyclin analog had better effects in improving WHO functional class and reducing all -cause mortality (P<0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in the impact on outcome indexes between selexipag and other targeted agents (P>0.05). In terms of safety , the incidence of adverse drug events and drug withdrawal due to adverse reactions was increased by selexipag (P<0.05),but there were no significant differences between the effects of selexipag and other targeted drugs on adverse events ,serious adverse events and drug withdrawal due to adverse reactions (P>0.05). In terms of economy ,based on the background of Canada ’s health system,it was not economical for selexipag to treat PAH ,and there was a lack of economic research based on China ’s national conditions. Further comparative studies on the efficacy and economics of selexipag and prostacyclins in the real world are needed .
6.Analysis of influential factors for the failure of tigecycline in the treatment of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia
Guoxian SUN ; Yuan XU ; Weili LIU ; Hongling HOU ; Wenxing YIN
China Pharmacy 2022;33(22):2775-2778
OBJECTIVE To explore the factors influencing the failure of tigecycline in the treatment of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDRAb) pneumonia, and to provide a basis for the rational use of tigecycline. METHODS The information of patients with MDRAb pneumonia who were treated with tigecycline in the ICU of our hospital during Aug. 2020-Jun. 2022 were collected retrospectively. The patients were divided into treatment failure group and treatment success group according to the curative effect. The basic information, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ (APACHE-Ⅱ) score, laboratory indicators, and medication-related information were recorded and compared between 2 groups. Logistic regression analysis was conducted for analyzing the influential factors inducing the failure of tigecycline in the treatment of MDRAb pneumonia. RESULTS A total of 102 cases of MDRAb pneumonia received tigecycline therapy, with 71 in the treatment success group and 31 in the treatment failure group. Compared with the treatment success group, the patients in the treatment failure group had higher APACHE Ⅱ score (P<0.05), and more cases with abnormal coagulation function and comorbidities ≥2 types (P<0.05). After the treatment of tigecycline, procalcitonin level of the treatment failure group was significantly higher than that of the treatment success group (P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that the independent risk factors for the failure of tigecycline in the treatment of MDRAb pneumonia included abnormal coagulation function and APACHE-Ⅱ score ≥20 (P<0.05); doubling the first dose was a protective factor (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS In patients with MDRAb pneumonia with APACHE-Ⅱ score ≥20 and abnormal coagulation function, tigecycline therapy is more likely to fail; doubling the first dose of tigecycline has better efficacy in the treatment of MDRAb pneumonia.
7.Analysis of risk factors of perioperative complications in locally progressive gastric cancer patients
Shuai SHI ; Boyu XU ; Wenxing MA ; Xin CHEN ; Haoyuan QIN ; Sida LIU ; Xianglong DUAN
International Journal of Surgery 2022;49(7):460-466
Objective:To investigate the risk factors affecting the occurrence of perioperative complications in patients with locally progressive gastric cancer undergoing radical gastric cancer treatment.Methods:The clinical data of 129 patients with locally progressive gastric cancer from January 2017 to December 2019 in Shaanxi Provincial People′s Hospital were retrospectively analyzed, including 98 males and 31 females, with an age ranged from 27 to 79 years and a mean age of (60.61±10.00) years. The postoperative complications of 129 patients with gastric cancer were firstly counted, and then the relationship between clinical data such as patients′ general condition, intraoperative status and pathological indexes and the occurrence of perioperative complications was analyzed by using univariate analysis, and significant factors were included in the logistic regression model for multifactor analysis to study the independent risk factors for the occurrence of perioperative complications.Results:Of the 129 patients, 25 cases (19.38%) had postoperative complications, including 10 cases (7.75%) with Clavien-Dindo classification combined with grade Ⅲ or higher complications. The results of univariate analysis suggested ACCI score >4 (30.76% vs 68.00%, χ2=11.86, P=0.001), body mass index ≥25 kg/m 2 (24.03% vs 60.00%, χ2=12.18, P=0.001), and preoperative hypoproteinemia (17.30% vs 36.00%, χ2=4.25, P=0.039), vascular cancer embolism (14.42% vs 40.00%, χ2=7.70, P=0.006), operative time ≥ 400 min (26.92% vs 52.00%, χ2=5.84, P=0.016), intraoperative bleeding ≥ 400 mL (13.46% vs 44.00%, χ2=12.03, P=0.001) were risk factors for the development of perioperative complications in patients with locally progressive gastric cancer. Multifactorial analysis showed that ACCI score >4, body mass index ≥25 kg/m 2, preoperative hypoproteinemia, vascular cancer embolism, and intraoperative bleeding ≥400 mL were independent risk factors for the occurrence of perioperative complications in patients with locally progressive gastric cancer ( P<0.05). Conclusions:The occurrence of perioperative complications in locally progressive gastric cancer hands was closely associated with ACCI score, body mass index, preoperative hypoproteinemia, vascular cancer embolism and intraoperative bleeding. ACCI score is expected to be a predictor of the occurrence of perioperative complications in patients with locally progressive gastric cancer.
8.A multicenter clinical analysis of short-term efficacy of laparoscopic radical resection of hilar cholangiocarcinoma
Jian XU ; Yongfu XIONG ; Xujian HUANG ; Facai YANG ; Jingdong LI ; Jianhua LIU ; Wenxing ZHAO ; Renyi QIN ; Xinmin YIN ; Shuguo ZHENG ; Xiao LIANG ; Bing PENG ; Qifan ZHANG ; Dewei LI ; Zhaohui TANG
Chinese Journal of Surgery 2020;58(10):758-764
Objective:To investigate the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic radical resection of hilar cholangiocarcinoma at multiple centers in China.Methods:Between December 2015 and August 2019, the clinical data of 143 patients who underwent LRHC in Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Affiliated Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hunan Provincial People′s Hospital, the First Hospital Affiliated to Army Medical University, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital Affiliated to Medical College of Zhejiang University, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University and the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University were collected prospectively. There were 92 males and 51 females with age of (64±11) years (range: 53 to 72 years). Bismuth type: type I, 38 cases (26.6%), type Ⅱ, 19 cases (13.3%), type Ⅲa, 15 cases (10.5%), type Ⅲb, 28 cases (19.6%) and type Ⅳ, 43 cases (30.0%). The patients within the first 10 operation cases in each operation time (the first 10 patients in each operation team) were divided into group A (77 cases), and the patients after 10 cases in each operation time were classified as group B (66 cases); the cases with more than 10 cases in the center were further divided into group A 1 (116 cases), and the center with less than 10 cases was set as group A 2 (27 cases). T test or Wilcoxon test was used to compare the measurement data between groups, and the chi square test or Fisher exact probability method was used to compare the counting data between groups. Kaplan Meier curve was used for survival analysis. Results:All patients successfully completed laparoscopic procedure. The mean operation time was (421.3±153.4) minutes (range: 159 to 770 minutes), and the intraoperative blood loss was 100 to 1 500 ml (median was 300 ml) .Recent post-operative complications contained bile leakage, abdominal bleeding, abdominal infection, gastrointestinal bleeding, and delay gastric emptying, pulmonary infection, liver failure, et al.The post-operative hospital stay was (15.9±9.2) days. The operation time in group B was relatively reduced ( (429.5±190.7)minutes vs. (492.3±173.1)minutes, t=2.063, P=0.041) and the blood loss (465 ml vs. 200 ml) was also reduced ( Z=2.021, P=0.043) than that in group B. The incidence of postoperative biliary fistula and lung infection in patients in group A was significantly higher than that in group B (χ 2=4.341, 0.007; P=0.037, 0.047) .Compared with group A 2, the operation time in group A 1 was relatively reduced( (416.3±176.5)minutes vs. (498.1±190.4)minutes, t=2.136, P=0.034) , the incidence of bile leakage and abdominal cavity infection in group A 1 was lower than that in group A 2 (χ 2=7.537, 3.162; P=0.006, 0.046) . Kaplan Meier survival curve showed that the difference of short-term survival time between group A and group B was statistically significant ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The completion of laparoscopic hilar cholangiocarcinoma radical surgery is based on improved surgical skills, and proficiency in standardized operation procedures.It is feasible for laparoscopic radical resection of hilar cholangiocarcinoma to well experienced surgeon with cases be strictly screened, but it is not recommended for widespread promotion at this exploratory stage.
9.A multicenter clinical analysis of short-term efficacy of laparoscopic radical resection of hilar cholangiocarcinoma
Jian XU ; Yongfu XIONG ; Xujian HUANG ; Facai YANG ; Jingdong LI ; Jianhua LIU ; Wenxing ZHAO ; Renyi QIN ; Xinmin YIN ; Shuguo ZHENG ; Xiao LIANG ; Bing PENG ; Qifan ZHANG ; Dewei LI ; Zhaohui TANG
Chinese Journal of Surgery 2020;58(10):758-764
Objective:To investigate the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic radical resection of hilar cholangiocarcinoma at multiple centers in China.Methods:Between December 2015 and August 2019, the clinical data of 143 patients who underwent LRHC in Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Affiliated Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hunan Provincial People′s Hospital, the First Hospital Affiliated to Army Medical University, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital Affiliated to Medical College of Zhejiang University, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University and the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University were collected prospectively. There were 92 males and 51 females with age of (64±11) years (range: 53 to 72 years). Bismuth type: type I, 38 cases (26.6%), type Ⅱ, 19 cases (13.3%), type Ⅲa, 15 cases (10.5%), type Ⅲb, 28 cases (19.6%) and type Ⅳ, 43 cases (30.0%). The patients within the first 10 operation cases in each operation time (the first 10 patients in each operation team) were divided into group A (77 cases), and the patients after 10 cases in each operation time were classified as group B (66 cases); the cases with more than 10 cases in the center were further divided into group A 1 (116 cases), and the center with less than 10 cases was set as group A 2 (27 cases). T test or Wilcoxon test was used to compare the measurement data between groups, and the chi square test or Fisher exact probability method was used to compare the counting data between groups. Kaplan Meier curve was used for survival analysis. Results:All patients successfully completed laparoscopic procedure. The mean operation time was (421.3±153.4) minutes (range: 159 to 770 minutes), and the intraoperative blood loss was 100 to 1 500 ml (median was 300 ml) .Recent post-operative complications contained bile leakage, abdominal bleeding, abdominal infection, gastrointestinal bleeding, and delay gastric emptying, pulmonary infection, liver failure, et al.The post-operative hospital stay was (15.9±9.2) days. The operation time in group B was relatively reduced ( (429.5±190.7)minutes vs. (492.3±173.1)minutes, t=2.063, P=0.041) and the blood loss (465 ml vs. 200 ml) was also reduced ( Z=2.021, P=0.043) than that in group B. The incidence of postoperative biliary fistula and lung infection in patients in group A was significantly higher than that in group B (χ 2=4.341, 0.007; P=0.037, 0.047) .Compared with group A 2, the operation time in group A 1 was relatively reduced( (416.3±176.5)minutes vs. (498.1±190.4)minutes, t=2.136, P=0.034) , the incidence of bile leakage and abdominal cavity infection in group A 1 was lower than that in group A 2 (χ 2=7.537, 3.162; P=0.006, 0.046) . Kaplan Meier survival curve showed that the difference of short-term survival time between group A and group B was statistically significant ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The completion of laparoscopic hilar cholangiocarcinoma radical surgery is based on improved surgical skills, and proficiency in standardized operation procedures.It is feasible for laparoscopic radical resection of hilar cholangiocarcinoma to well experienced surgeon with cases be strictly screened, but it is not recommended for widespread promotion at this exploratory stage.
10.Status of diagnosis and management of acute appendicitis in 2017: a national multi-center retrospective study.
Jie WU ; Xinjian XU ; Hao XU ; Gang MA ; Chi MA ; Xiaocheng ZHU ; Zeqiang REN ; Xudong WU ; Xudong WU ; Yingjie CHEN ; Yanhong WENG ; Liping HU ; Fei CHEN ; Yonggan JIANG ; Hongbin LIU ; Ming WANG ; Zhenhua YANG ; Xiong YU ; Liang LI ; Xinzeng ZHANG ; Zhigang YAO ; Wei LI ; Jianjun MIAO ; Liguang YANG ; Hui CAO ; Fan CHEN ; Jianjun WU ; Shichen WANG ; Dongzhu ZENG ; Jun ZHANG ; Yongqing HE ; Jianliang CAO ; Wenxing ZHOU ; Zhilong JIANG ; Dongming ZHANG ; Jianwei ZHU ; Wenming YUE ; Yongxi ZHANG ; Junling HOU ; Fei ZHONG ; Junwei WANG ; Chang CAI ; Hongyan LI ; Weishun LIAO ; Haiyang ZHANG ; Getu ZHAORI ; Qinjie LIU ; Zhiwei WANG ; Canwen CHEN ; Jianan REN
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2019;22(1):49-58
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the current status of diagnosis and management of acute appendicitis (AA) in China.
METHODS:
Questionnaire survey was used to retrospectively collect data of hospitalized patients with AA from 43 medical centers nationwide in 2017 (Sort by number of cases provided: Jinling Hospital of Medical School of Nanjing University, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Lu'an People's Hospital, Tengzhou Central People's Hospital, Dalian Central Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Dongying People's Hospital, Jinjiang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Huangshan Shoukang Hospital, Xuyi People's Hospital, Nanjing Jiangbei People's Hospital, Lanzhou 940th Hospital of PLA, Heze Municipal Hospital, The First College of Clinical Medical Science of China Three Gorges University, Affiliated Jiujiang Hospital of Nanchang University, The Second People's Hospital of Hefei, Affiliated Central Hospital of Shandong Zaozhuang Mining Group, The Third People's Hospital of Kunshan City, Xuzhou First People's Hospital, The 81st Group Army Hospital of PLA, Linyi Central Hospital, The General Hospital of Huainan Eastern Hospital Group, The 908th Hospital of PLA, Liyang People's Hospital, The 901th Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, The Fourth Hospital of Jilin University, Harbin Acheng District People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Nanjing Luhe People's Hospital, Taixing Municipal People's Hospital, Baotou Central Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Linyi People's Hospital, The 72st Group Army Hospital of PLA, Zaozhuang Municipal Hospital, People's Hospital of Dayu County, Taixing City Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Beijing Guang'anmen Hospital, Langxi County Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanyang Central Hospital, The Affiliated People's Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University).The diagnosis and management of AA were analyzed through unified summary. Different centers collected and summarized their data in 2017 and sent back the questionnaires for summary.
RESULTS:
A total of 8 766 AA patients were enrolled from 43 medical centers, including 4 711 males (53.7%) with median age of 39 years and 958 (10.9%) patients over 65 years old. Of 8 776 patients, 5 677 cases (64.6%) received one or more imaging examinations, and the other 3 099 (35.4%) did not receive any imaging examination. A total of 1 858 (21.2%) cases received medical treatment, mainly a combination of nitroimidazoles (1 107 cases, 59.8%) doublet regimen, followed by a single-agent regimen of non-nitroimidazoles (451 cases, 24.4%), a nitroimidazole-free doublet regimen (134 cases, 7.2%), a triple regimen of combined nitroimidazoles (116 cases, 6.3%), nitroimidazole alone (39 cases, 2.1%) and nitroimidazole-free triple regimen (3 cases, 0.2%). Of the 6 908 patients (78.8%) who underwent surgery, 4 319 (62.5%) underwent laparoscopic appendectomy and 2589 (37.5%) underwent open surgery. Ratio of laparotomy was higher in those patients under 16 years old (392 cases) or over 65 years old (258 cases) [15.1%(392/2 589) and 10.0%(258/2 589), respectively, compared with 8.5%(367/4 316) and 8.0%(347/4 316) in the same age group for laparoscopic surgery, χ²=91.415, P<0.001; χ²=15.915,P<0.001]. Patients with complicated appendicitis had higher ratio of undergoing open surgery as compared to those undergoing laparoscopic surgery [26.7%(692/2 589) vs. 15.6%(672/4 316), χ²=125.726, P<0.001].The cure rates of laparoscopic and open surgery were 100.0% and 99.8%(2 585/2 589) respectively without significant difference (P=0.206). Postoperative complication rates were 4.5%(121/2 589) and 4.7%(196/4 316) respectively, and the difference was not statistically significant (χ²=0.065, P=0.799). The incidence of surgical site infection was lower (0.6% vs. 1.7%, χ²=17.315, P<0.001), and hospital stay was shorter [6(4-7) days vs. 6(5-8) days, U=4 384 348.0, P<0.001] in the laparoscopic surgery group, while hospitalization cost was higher (median 12 527 yuan vs. 9 342 yuan, U=2 586 809.0, P<0.001).
CONCLUSIONS
The diagnosis of acute appendicitis is still clinically based, supplemented by imaging examination. Appendectomy is still the most effective treatment at present. Laparoscopic appendectomy has become the main treatment strategy, but anti-infective drugs are also very effective.
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