1.Clinical significance of negative fluid balance and infection management in the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by severe novel coronavirus infection
Zhigang LI ; Taizu ZHENG ; Yinjun ZHANG ; Zhenchen LI ; Xingyan LING
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2024;36(2):156-159
Objective:To explore the clinical significance of negative fluid balance and infection management in the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by severe novel coronavirus infection.Methods:A retrospective survey was conducted. Patients with ARDS caused by severe novel coronavirus infection who were hospitalized in the department of critical care medicine of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Gansu University of Chinese Medicine and received non-invasive ventilator assisted ventilation were selected as the research objects. The fluid intake and output of all patients were accurately counted every day, and the fluid intake of the next day was adjusted according to the output of the previous day. According to the fluid negative balance, and whether the hospital infection management measures were complied with during the treatment and inspection of the patients, 45 patients with a negative fluid balance of more than 200 mL/d and strict management of nosocomial infection were taken as the observation group, and 48 patients with a negative fluid balance of less than 200 mL/d and no strict management of nosocomial infection were taken as the control group. The general data, weaning success rate, endotracheal intubation rate, mortality, as well as laboratory indicators such as white blood cell count (WBC), procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP) after treatment were compared between the two groups.Results:There were no significant differences in gender (male: 51.1% vs. 52.1%), age (years old: 66.31±15.92 vs. 67.50±13.59), acute physiology and chronic health evalution Ⅱ (APACHEⅡ: 18.98±4.81 vs. 18.54±4.35) between the observation group and the control group (all P > 0.05), indicating that the baseline data were balanced and comparable. Compared with the control group, the weaning success rate of the observation group significantly increased [53.3% (24/45) vs. 31.2% (15/48), P = 0.031], endotracheal intubation rate significantly decreased [22.2% (10/45) vs. 43.8% (21/48), P = 0.028], mortality significantly reduced [20.0% (9/45) vs. 41.7% (20/48), P = 0.024], laboratory indicators WBC, PCT and CRP levels were significantly reduced [WBC (×10 9/L): 8.085±4.136 vs. 16.898±7.733, CRP (mg/L): 82.827±52.680 vs. 150.679±74.625, PCT (μg/L): 3.142±2.323 vs. 7.539±5.939, all P < 0.01]. Conclusion:Fluid negative balance and infection management have significant clinical significance in the treatment of severe novel coronavirus infection with ARDS.
2.Research advance in pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic characteristics and dose adjustment of ceftazidime-avibactam in special populations
Guangcan LI ; Ping ZHANG ; Jiaoni ZHENG ; Xingyan HUANG ; Xuefeng SHAN
China Pharmacy 2024;35(16):2055-2060
Ceftazidime-avibactam (CAZ/AVI)is a novel β-lactam antibiotic with broad-spectrum antibacterial activity and good tolerability. However, the physiological and pathological differences in special populations [e.g. augmented renal clearance (ARC) patients, undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) patients, neonates and children, obese patients, undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) patients, elderly patients and liver dysfunction patients] may affect the pharmacokinetic (PK) properties of CAZ/AVI, leading to treatment failure. At present, there is currently a lack of corresponding guidelines or consensus on dose adjustment of CAZ/AVI in special populations. This article summarizes the research on PK/ pharmacodynamic (PD) characteristics and dose adjustment of CAZ/AVI in special populations and recommends the following dosing regimens: for ARC patients, the recommended dose is 2.5 g, q8 h; for undergoing CRRT patients with infections caused by sensitive strains (i.e. MIC<4 mg/L) and infections at sites where hydrophilic antibiotics distribute well, a dose of 1.25 g, q8 h may be used; for undergoing CRRT patients with less sensitive strains or sites with poorer drug distribution, a dose of 2.5 g, q8 h or continuous infusion may be considered; for children aged 6 months to <18 years with normal or mildly impaired renal function, a dose of 62.5 mg/kg, q8 h is infused for 2 h (maximum dose not exceeding 2.5 g per dose); for infants aged 3~6 months with normal or mildly impaired renal function, a dose of 50 mg/kg, q8 h is infused for 2 h; for obese patients, the recommended dose is 2.5 g, q8 h, with therapeutic drug monitoring recommended;undergoing ECMO patients, elderly patients, and those with impaired liver function may also use the recommended dose of 179368757@qq.com 2.5 g, q8 h.
3.Research progress on the role of central cholinergic system in gait deficits and balance disturbances in Parkinson′s disease
Lin CHEN ; Juan HUANG ; Binbin HU ; Yajing CUI ; Xinyue ZHANG ; Xingyan YANG ; Wei HUANG
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2024;57(10):1163-1168
Gait deficits and balance disturbances are prevalent clinical features in Parkinson′s disease (PD). There is an increasing body of evidence pointing towards the degeneration of central cholinergic neurons as a crucial factor leading to these disturbances in PD. This paper presents a comprehensive review of the relevant research on the involvement of the central cholinergic system in the mechanisms underlying gait deficits and balance disturbance in PD. The aim is to provide new perspectives and insights for the treatment of gait deficits and balance disturbances in PD.
4.Construction of the evaluation index system for core competence of hospital specialist service operation assistants
Min WANG ; Xiao ZHANG ; Dawei QIN ; Meirong LYU ; Cong SHI ; Xingyan MEI ; Tiantian WU ; Wenyuan MA
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2023;39(9):692-697
Objective:To construct an evaluation index system for the core competence of hospital specialist service operation assistants and provide reference for the evaluation of such competence.Methods:From January to March 2022, literature analysis and behavioral event interviews were used to initially establish a core competence evaluation index system of hospital specialist service operation assistants, based on the Donabedian model. Subsequently, the Delphi expert consultation method was applied to conduct correspondence consultation, inviting experts to evaluate the contents and importance of the index system, using analytic hierarchy process to determine the weights of the indexes at all levels.Results:Two rounds of expert consultation were carried out, and the valid recovery rate of the questionnaire was 100%. The familiarity coefficient of the second round of correspondence was 0.87, the basis of judgment coefficient was 0.90, and the authority coefficient was 0.89. The final evaluation index system for core competence of hospital specialist service operation assistant consisted of 3 first-level indexes, 13 second-level indexes and 81 third-level indexes. The weight of the first-level index structure index was 0.266, and the highest weight among the second-level indexes was the operational development ability (0.083), while the highest weight among the third-level indexes of operational development ability was the comprehensive coordination ability (0.193); The weight of the first-level index process index was 0.405, and the corresponding second-level and third-level indexes with the highest weight were department operation practice work (0.157) and reasonable resource allocation (0.303), respectively; The weight of the first-level index result index was 0.329, and the corresponding second-level and third-level indexes with the highest weight were the weight of medical quality and safety (0.103) and drug adverse reaction reporting rate (0.237), respectively.Conclusions:The evaluation index system constructed in this study proves scientific and reasonable in weight assignment, proving a reference for the management of the specialist service operation assistants.
5.Pediatric reference intervals for plasma and whole blood procalcitonin of in China: a multicenter research
Zhan MA ; Fangzhen WU ; Jiangtao MA ; Yunsheng CHEN ; Guixia LI ; Jinbo LIU ; Hongbing CHEN ; Huiming YE ; Xingyan BIAN ; Dapeng CHEN ; Jiangwei KE ; Haiou YANG ; Lijuan MA ; Qiuhui PAN ; Hongquan LUO ; Xushan CAI ; Yun XIE ; Wenqi SONG ; Lei ZHANG ; Hong ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2022;45(6):581-588
Objective:To establish the biology reference interval (RI) of peripheral blood procalcitonin (PCT) for children between 3 days and 6 years old in China.Methods:Totally 3 353 reference individuals with apparent health or no specific diseases were recruited in 18 hospitals throughout the country during October 2020 to May 2021. Reference individuals were divided into four groups: 3-28 days, 29 days - 1 year, 1-3 years and 4-6 years. Vein blood or capillary blood were collected by percutaneous puncture from every reference individual. The PCT level in serum and the capillary whole blood were assayed by Roche Cobas e601 and Norman NRM411-S7 immunoanalyzer. Outliers were deleted and 95th percentiles of every group were provided as RIs. Man-Whitney U test or Kruskal-Wallis test were used performed to assess the difference among different gender, age or method groups. Results:The difference of PCT distribution between male and female is not statistically significant, but the difference between serum and capillary whole blood is statistically significant. The differences between age groups are significant too. For Roche e601, serum PCT RI of 3-28 days group is <0.23 μg/L, 29 days - 6 years are <0.11 μg/L. For NRM411, Serum PCT RI of 3-28 days group is <0.21 μg/L, 29 days - 1 year: <0.09 μg/L, 1 - 6 years: <0.10 μg/L. For whole blood PCT, RI of 3-28 days group is <0.26 μg/L, 29 days - 6 years is <0.15 μg/L.Conclusions:Serum and capillary whole blood PCT have different RIs, however, capillary whole blood PCT testing is valuable in pediatric application. Children in 3-28 days show higher PCT levels than other age group. To establish the RIs and understand the differences among different groups are essential for the interpretation and clinical application of peripheral blood PCT testing results.
6. Taxifolin attenuates inflammation via suppressing MAPK signal pathway in vitro and in silico analysis
Xingyan ZHANG ; Huling LI ; Wenjing ZHAO ; Xin LI ; Fujun ZHOU ; Yutong ZHOU ; Tao CUI ; Yuli WANG ; Changxiao LIU ; Xiaoyan LIAN ; Wenjing ZHAO ; Fujun ZHOU ; Tao CUI ; Changxiao LIU ; Yuli WANG ; Changxiao LIU ; Yuli WANG ; Yuli WANG
Chinese Herbal Medicines 2022;14(4):554-562
Objective: Taxifolin is a natural flavonoid compound that can be isolated from onions, grapes, oranges and grapefruit. It also acts as a medicine food homology with extraordinary antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. This study aims to explain the protective effects and potential mechanisms of taxifolin against inflammatory reaction. Methods: Levels of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1β and intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) were assessed in different time after the treatment of taxifolin in RAW264.7 cells induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Subsequently, the mRNA and protein levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), cyclooxygenase (COX)-2, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and the phosphorylation expression levels of the MAPK signal pathway were also evaluated. A silico analysis was used to explain the binding situation for the investigation of taxifolin and MAPK signal pathway. And then MAPK inhibitors were used to reveal the expression level of iNOS, VEGF, COX-2 and TNF-α in RAW264.7 cells. Results: It was demonstrated that cell inflammatory damage induced by LPS was significantly alleviated after the treatment of taxifolin. Then, the mRNA and protein levels of iNOS, VEGF, COX-2 and TNF-α were reduced and the phosphorylation expression levels of the MAPK signal pathway were down-regulated remarkably as well. In silico analysis, taxifolin could form a relatively stable combination with MAPK signal pathway. MAPK inhibitors showed increasing or decreasing effect in the mRNA levels of iNOS, VEGF, COX-2 and TNF-α, which suggesting that taxifolin down-regulated iNOS, VEGF, COX-2 and TNF-α expressions were not entirely through the MAPK pathway. Conclusion: This finding demonstrated that taxifolin improved the inflammatory responses that partly involved in the phosphorylation expression level of MAPK signal pathway in RAW264.7 cells exposed to acute stress.
7.Genomic evolutionary analysis of norovirus GII.6P7 recombinant strain in China
Xingyan WEI ; Xi ZHU ; Qing ZHANG ; Xiangyu KONG ; Mengxuan WANG ; Yanhui YANG ; Miao JIN ; Zhaojun DUAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology 2022;36(5):501-507
Objective:To clarify the evolutionary characteristics and key site variations of the GII.6[P7] genome of norovirus disease outbreak in China.Methods:Genome amplification and sequencing of 46 GII.6[P7] positive samples monitored from CaliciNet China from 2018 to 2021. Simultaneous integration of all ORF1 (GII. P7) and ORF2 (GII.6) sequences for Bayesian evolutionary analysis. And the use of Simplot for restructuring analysis.Results:According to Bayesian evolution analysis, GII. P7 polymerase has temporal evolutionary characteristics, with an average base replacement rate of 2.067× 10 -3 nucleotide substitution/site/year, and recombination with 4 different VP1 genotypes (GII.6, GII.7, GII.14, GII.20). In the capsid region, GII.6 noroviruses can be further divided into GII.6a, GII.6b and GII.6c subtypes. The 46 strains in this study belong to the GII.6a subtype, which are divided into the same cluster as the virus strain NHBGR59 circulating in China in 2015. Simplot analysis determined that the recombination site of the GII.6[P7] strain in this study was at the ORF1-2 junction. The amino acid site variation of VP1 mainly occurred at the end of P1.1 and the P2 region. Compared with the reference strain of GII.6a subtype, there was no variation in the receptor binding site. Conclusions:The GII.6[P7] recombinant strains of the norovirus outbreak from 2018 to 2021 in China all belong to the GII.6a[P7] subtype.
8.Application of immune checkpoint targets in the anti-tumor novel drugs and traditional Chinese medicine development.
Yuli WANG ; Xingyan ZHANG ; Yuyan WANG ; Wenjing ZHAO ; Huling LI ; Lixing ZHANG ; Xinping LI ; Tiejun ZHANG ; Hongbing ZHANG ; He HUANG ; Changxiao LIU
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2021;11(10):2957-2972
Immune checkpoints are the crucial regulators of immune system and play essential roles in maintaining self-tolerance, preventing autoimmune responses, and minimizing tissue damage by regulating the duration and intensity of the immune response. Furthermore, immune checkpoints are usually overexpressed in cancer cells or noninvasive cells in tumor tissues and are capable of suppressing the antitumor response. Based on substantial physiological analyses as well as preclinical and clinical studies, checkpoint molecules have been evaluated as potential therapeutic targets for the treatment of multiple types of cancers. In the last few years, extensive evidence has supported the immunoregulatory effects of traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs). The main advantage of TCMs and natural medicine is that they usually contain multiple active components, which can act on multiple targets at the same time, resulting in additive or synergistic effects. The strong immune regulation function of traditional Chinese medicine on immune checkpoints has also been of great interest. For example,
9.Rapid psychological assessment and result analysis of the wounded during military training
Na BI ; Xingyan YU ; Lihong ZHANG ; Wencui ZHANG ; Yi ZHANG ; Yaru ZHANG ; Xi ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2020;26(25):3446-3451
Objective:To compile the "Quick Psychological Assessment Scale for Military Training Injuries", analyze the psychological status and influencing factors of the wounded during military training, and propose intervention measures.Methods:Totally 105 wounded patients during military training who were treated in the Orthopedic Center at the Eighth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital from December 2018 to October 2019 were selected. The self-designed "Quick Psychological Assessment Scale for Military Training Injuries" was used to assess the anxiety and depression of the wounded 1-10 d post injury. The age, rank, injured part, injury type, interval from injury to surgical treatment, nature of the task performed, Barthel index, and the effects of Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS) on the anxiety and depression of the wounded were observed, and CHISS2011 was used for statistical analysis.Results:The expert validity of the "Quick Psychological Assessment Scale for Military Training Injuries" was 0.893. The Cronbach's α coefficient, validity and norm of the rapid anxiety assessment scale was 0.754, 0.997 and (10.54±2.80) , respectively; the Cronbach's α coefficient, validity and norm of the rapid depression scale was 0.749, 0.997 and (11.60±3.22) , respectively. On the seventh day after injury, the rapid anxiety score of the wounded was (13.70±3.12) , which was statistically significantly different from the norm ( t=-10.588, P< 0.01) ; the rapid depression score was (11.83±2.99) , which was not statistically significantly different from the norm ( t=0.687, P> 0.05) . Cox regression analysis revealed that the interval from injury to surgical treatment, PSSS score and Barthel index were correlated with the anxiety of the wounded during military training ( P< 0.05) ; the nature of the tasks performed and the time of receiving surgical treatment were correlated with the depression after injury during military training ( P< 0.05) . Conclusions:The "Quick Psychological Assessment Scale for Military Training Injuries" has good performance. Mild and moderate anxiety is the focus of psychological intervention for the wounded during military training. Early implementation of effective treatment, recovery of self-care ability as soon as possible and effective social support can improve the mental state of the wounded during military training.
10.Construction and effects of orthopedic specialized nurse studio
Na BI ; Xingyan YU ; Yanhui ZHANG ; Cuina ZHANG ; Min JIA ; Xue YANG ; Yinping REN
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2019;25(1):77-80
Objective? To explore the construction method and the effects of the orthopedic specialized nurse studio. Methods? The orthopedic specialized nurse studio included 4 working groups, which were intravenous therapy group, wound care group, chronic diseases management group and perioperative venous thromboembolism (VTE) management group. Each group were assigned 1 team leader and 10 to 12 team members. Nursing training, management and research were carried out. The professional competency of orthopedic nursing staff and the nursing quality were compared before (January to December 2016) and after (January to December 2017) the construction of the studio. Results? The scores of theoretical assessment, specialized nurses' performance and nursing quality in 2017 were (97.76±4.09), (82.25±6.60) and (99.06±0.91) respectively, which were higher than those of the same period in 2016. The differences were statistically significant (t=2.169, 3.327, 2.129; P< 0.05). Conclusions? The establish of the orthopedic specialized nurse studio can enhance the growth of specialized nursing team, improve the nursing quality and promote the development of multi-disciplinary integration.

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