1.Construction of the clinical practice pathway for narrative medicine in traditional Chinese medicine
Zixu WANG ; Jingjing ZHAO ; Yipin LIU ; Jie LI ; Qiuli YANG ; Yongyan WANG
Chinese Medical Ethics 2024;37(11):1251-1262
Objective:To construct the clinical practice pathway for narrative medicine in traditional Chinese medicine(TCM),with a view to providing clinical practice guidelines for narrative medicine in TCM for frontline practitioners.Methods:Using the realistic literature review and the Nominal Group Technique(NGT),the paper systematically sorted out the practices of humanistic care in ancient Chinese medical books and famous medical cases,as well as constructed the first draft of the clinical practice pathway and details for narrative medicine in TCM.Subsequently,experts from multiple fields were invited to demonstrate by using the NGT.After in-depth discussion and collective voting,various operational modules,and their detailed rules and supporting tools were determined,thus completing the construction of the entire practical pathway.Results:A complete set of clinical practice pathways for narrative medicine in TCM had been established.It encompassed six core modules,including"start of diagnosis and treatment","communication of disease conditions","diagnosis and explanation","joint decision-making","end of diagnosis and treatment",and"reflection and summary".Besides,detailed operating rules and supporting tools were also provided.Conclusion:The clinical practice pathway for narrative medicine in TCM integrates the humanistic spirit of TCM,the core concepts of narrative medicine,and the communication skills of psychology,providing medical workers with standardized,procedural,and operationally flexible practice guidance,which helps both doctors and patients to better communicate,empathize,and make joint decisions throughout the entire process of diagnosis and treatment.
2.Recent advance in oxidative stress after intracranial hemorrhage
Xiaoqi YANG ; Jianlin DING ; Zhong WANG ; Yijiang LI ; Junchi WANG ; Xuehai DENG ; Zixu WANG ; Yiqian CHEN ; Long ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2024;23(10):1043-1049
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a hemorrhagic cerebrovascular disease with high incidence and mortality. Oxidative stress response plays an important role in the pathological and physiological processes of ICH, and is also a potential effective target for clinical treatment. In this paper, the pathogenesis of oxidative stress after ICH, mechanism of nerve and vascular injury in oxidative stress, and detection and treatment of oxidative stress are reviewed in order to provide references for basic research and clinical practice in ICH.
3.Qualitative Research on the Influence of Narrative Medicine Practice on the Professional Identity of Postgraduates Majoring in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Jingjing ZHAO ; Qiuli YANG ; Zixu WANG
Chinese Medical Ethics 2023;36(11):1191-1199
【Objective:】 To explore the practice experience of narrative medicine among postgraduates majoring in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and its impact on their professional identity. 【Methods:】 A total of 56 first-year master’s and doctoral degree students majoring in TCM at a university were selected through purposive sampling for a 16-hour narrative medicine course training and 4 weeks of clinical practice in narrative medicine. They were asked to complete an open-ended writing assignment on their practical experience after this clinical practice. Subsequently, the topic analysis method in qualitative research was used to analyze their writing contents. 【Results:】 After learning narrative medicine, the students’ practical experience in clinical practice included 3 major themes and 9 sub-themes: wide application range (all diagnosis and treatment stages, multiple departments, and disease types), integration of multiple communication skills and diagnosis and treatment methods (communication skills, psychological techniques, reflection, and TCM humanistic diagnosis and treatment methods), and increasing professional identity (achieving mutual healing, building the harmonious doctor-patient relationship, and enhancing confidence in TCM). The themes were further integrated to form the relationship between the narrative medical practice cycle and professional identity, and presented in the form of charts. 【Conclusion:】 By exploring the narrative medical practice experience among TCM postgraduates, it was found that through the use of multiple methods and techniques in the entire diagnosis and treatment stage and multi-disciplinary diseases, it is possible to harmonize the doctor-patient relationship, achieve mutual healing, and enhance confidence in TCM. These internalized recognition and sense of achievement contributes to improving professional identity, which may provide new ideas for the development of professional identity for medical students in China and the exploration of the localization of narrative medical practice.
4.The effect of vitrectomy in the treatment of different types of chorioretinal coloboma with retinal detachment
Jiao DU ; Xiaoli LI ; Zun ZHAO ; Dongdong WANG ; Handong DAN ; Pingling SHI ; Zixu HUANG ; Suhan WANG ; Qiongqiong YUAN ; Zongming SONG
Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases 2023;39(12):969-973
Objective:To observe the efficacy of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) in the treatment of different types of chorioretinal coloboma with retinal detachment (RD).Methods:A single-center, retrospective clinical study. From April 2021 to March 2023, 24 eyes of 23 patients who were diagnosed as chorioretinal coloboma with RD in Henan Provincial Eye Hospital were included in this study. There were 11 males with 12 eyes and 12 females with 12 eyes. The mean age was (33.3±13.7) years old. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), spectral domain optical coherence tomography were performed. The BCVA examination was performed using a international standard logarithmic visual acuity chart, which was converted into logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) visual acuity during statistics. According to the types of chorioretinal coloboma, the affected eyes were divided into the coloboma involved the optic disc group and the coloboma not involved the optic disc group, with 15 eyes and 9 eyes. According to whether the RD containing the coloboma area, the affected eyes were divided into RD containing the coloboma area group and the RD not containing the coloboma area group, with 15 eyes and 9 eyes. All eyes underwent standard pars plana three-channel 25G PPV, retinal laser photocoagulation combined with silicone oil tamponade. The follow-up time after surgery was (19.5±16.3) months. The last follow-up was the time point for efficacy determination. The retinal reattachment, BCVA recovery and postoperative complications were observed. Paired t-test or t test was performed for comparison of quantitative data. Fisher's exact test was performed for comparison of qualitative data. Results:At the last follow-up, retinal reattachment was achieved in 20 eyes (83.3%, 20/24). The logMAR BCVA of the coloboma involved the optic disc group before and after surgery were 1.85±0.62 and 1.71±0.71, the difference was no significant ( t=0.845 , P=0.412). The logMAR BCVA of the coloboma not involved the optic disc group before and after surgery were 1.75±0.45 and 0.84±0.26, the difference was statistically significant ( t=6.153 , P<0.001). The improvement of BCVA in the coloboma not involved the optic disc group was significantly higher than that in the coloboma involved the optic disc group after surgery, with statistically significant differences ( t=3.024 , P=0.006). There was no significant difference in the retinal reattachment rate between the two groups ( P=0.615). There was no significant difference in the retinal reattachment rate between the RD containing the coloboma area group and the RD not containing the coloboma area group ( P=0.259). Postoperative complications included elevated intraocular pressure in five eyes, cataract progression in ten eyes, recurrent RD in two eyes, bullous keratopathy in one eye and band-shaped keratopathy in one eye. Conclusion:PPV combined with silicone oil tamponade is safe and effective in the treatment of chorioretinal coloboma with RD, the improvement of visual acuity in the coloboma not involved the optic disc group is better than that in the coloboma involved the optic disc group after surgery.
5.Effect and mechanism of salidroside for 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine induced Parkinson's disease in mice
Zixu SUN ; Xia DONG ; Baomin ZHAO ; Haili JIA ; Xiaorui MA ; Wei GU
Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice 2023;27(22):55-61,66
Objective To investigate the effect and mechanism of salidroside on1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine(MPTP)-induced Parkinson's disease(PD)in mice.Methods C57BL/6J mice were induced by MPTP to establish a PD mouse model and the movement track of mice was re-corded by open field experiment.The expression of tyrosine hydroxylase(TH),α-synuclein(α-syn),nuclear factor E2 associated factor 2(Nrf2)and quinone oxidoreductase 1(NQO1)were detected by immunohistochemistry in brain tissue of mice.SN4741 cells were stimulated by MPTP to establish a PD cell model in vitro.MPTP stimulation of SN4741 cells to establish an in vitro cell mod-el of PD.After pretreatment with salidroside,TUNEL was used to detect cell apoptosis in each group.The expressions of TH,α-syn,Nrf2 and NQO1 were detected by immunofluorescence.Nrf2 expres-sion was knocked down by being transfected with si-RNA,and apoptosis condition was detected by TUNEL assay.The expression levels of interleukin-1β(IL-1β)and interleukin-18(IL-18)protein in brain tissue extract and cell culture were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Results The open field experiment results showed that salidroside could improve 3 min total distance of activity,average speed and activity track of PD mice(P<0.05).Compared with the PD model mice,the salidroside treated mice showed significantly increased expression of TH,Nrf2 and NQO1 in the brain,and reduced expression of IL-18,α-Syn,IL-1β.Compared with the MPTP stimulated cells,the salidroside pretreatment group showed a decrease in cell apoptosis and an increase in the expressions of TH,Nrf2 and NQO1,but reduced expressions in α-Syn,IL-1β and IL-18.After si-RNA knockdown of Nrf2 expression,the protective effect of salidroside on MPTP stimulated cells weakened or even disappeared.Conclusion Salidroside may alleviate neuronal apoptosis by activating Nrf2-ARE signaling pathway,which is expected to be a new drug for PD treatment.
6.Effect and mechanism of salidroside for 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine induced Parkinson's disease in mice
Zixu SUN ; Xia DONG ; Baomin ZHAO ; Haili JIA ; Xiaorui MA ; Wei GU
Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice 2023;27(22):55-61,66
Objective To investigate the effect and mechanism of salidroside on1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine(MPTP)-induced Parkinson's disease(PD)in mice.Methods C57BL/6J mice were induced by MPTP to establish a PD mouse model and the movement track of mice was re-corded by open field experiment.The expression of tyrosine hydroxylase(TH),α-synuclein(α-syn),nuclear factor E2 associated factor 2(Nrf2)and quinone oxidoreductase 1(NQO1)were detected by immunohistochemistry in brain tissue of mice.SN4741 cells were stimulated by MPTP to establish a PD cell model in vitro.MPTP stimulation of SN4741 cells to establish an in vitro cell mod-el of PD.After pretreatment with salidroside,TUNEL was used to detect cell apoptosis in each group.The expressions of TH,α-syn,Nrf2 and NQO1 were detected by immunofluorescence.Nrf2 expres-sion was knocked down by being transfected with si-RNA,and apoptosis condition was detected by TUNEL assay.The expression levels of interleukin-1β(IL-1β)and interleukin-18(IL-18)protein in brain tissue extract and cell culture were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Results The open field experiment results showed that salidroside could improve 3 min total distance of activity,average speed and activity track of PD mice(P<0.05).Compared with the PD model mice,the salidroside treated mice showed significantly increased expression of TH,Nrf2 and NQO1 in the brain,and reduced expression of IL-18,α-Syn,IL-1β.Compared with the MPTP stimulated cells,the salidroside pretreatment group showed a decrease in cell apoptosis and an increase in the expressions of TH,Nrf2 and NQO1,but reduced expressions in α-Syn,IL-1β and IL-18.After si-RNA knockdown of Nrf2 expression,the protective effect of salidroside on MPTP stimulated cells weakened or even disappeared.Conclusion Salidroside may alleviate neuronal apoptosis by activating Nrf2-ARE signaling pathway,which is expected to be a new drug for PD treatment.
7.Efficacy and safety of endovascular treatment vs medical treatment in anterior circulation stroke beyond 6 Hours: A systematic review and metaanalysis
Zixu Zhao ; Xin Jiang ; Ying Zhang ; Zixiao Yin ; Guohui Lu ; Yang Wang ; Michael Hall ; Lingfeng Lai
Neurology Asia 2020;25(4):439-446
Background & Objective: Endovascular treatment is the widely accepted treatment for patients with
anterior circulation stroke within 6 hours of onset of stroke. We aimed to evaluate the advantages
of endovascular treatment compared to standard medical treatment in treating patients with anterior
circulation stroke beyond the 6-hour therapeutic window. Methods: We reviewed the literature
concerning endovascular treatment versus medical treatment beyond the 6-hour therapeutic window.
Using random-effects meta-analysis, we evaluated the following outcomes: modified Rankin scale in
the three-month follow-up [excellent outcome (mRS≤1), functional independence (mRS≤2), moderate
outcome(mRS≤3)], recanalization rate at 24 hours, mortality at 90 days or in-hospital, symptomatic
intracranial hemorrhage, parenchymal hematoma type 2 and hemorrhagic infarction 1. Results: Four
studies including 642 patients were evaluated. Endovascular treatment was associated with higher
odds of excellent outcome (OR 2.55; 95% CI 1.48 to 4.41,), functional independence (OR 3.64; 95%
CI 2.43 to 5.45), moderate outcome (OR 2.70; 95% CI 1.95-3.74) and recanalization rate at 24 hours
(OR 8.81; 95%CI 2.81 to 27.69) compared to MT. No difference in the rates of mortality, symptomatic
intracranial hemorrhage, parenchymal hematoma type 2 or hemorrhagic infarction 1 was found between the 2 groups. Studies using strict perfusion imaging inclusion selection showed better moderate outcome in comparison to the studies without perfusion imaging inclusion selection (P <0.012).
Conclusion: Our study highlights the superiority of endovascular treatment over standard medical
treatment alone for treating patients with anterior circulation stroke beyond 6 hours since stroke onset,
although more studies are required for further investigation. Standard of strict selection for eligible
patients before endovascular treatment should be based on DAWN or DEFFUSE 3 inclusion criteria.
8.Strategies of minimally invasive treatment for intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile duct stones
Zhang ZONGMING ; Liu ZHUO ; Liu LIMIN ; Song MENGMENG ; Zhang CHONG ; Yu HONGWEI ; Wan BAIJIANG ; Zhu MINGWEN ; Liu ZIXU ; Deng HAI ; Yuan HAIMING ; Yang HAIYAN ; Wei WENPING ; Zhao YUE
Frontiers of Medicine 2017;11(4):576-589
Cholelithiasis is a kind of common and multiple diseases.In recent years,traditional laparotomy has been challenged by a minimally invasive surgery.Through literature review,the therapeutic method,effect,and complications of minimally invasive treatment of intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile duct stones by combining our practical experience were summarized as follows.(1) For intrahepatic bile duct stones,the operation may be selected by laparoscopic liver resection,laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE),or percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy.(2) For concomitant gallstones and common bile duct stones,the surgical approach can be selected as follows:laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) combined with endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) or endoscopic papillary balloon dilatation,LC plus laparoscopic transcystic common bile duct exploration,LC plus LCBDE,and T-tube drainage or primary suture.(3) For concomitant intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile duct stones,laparoscopic liver resection,choledochoscopy through the hepatic duct orifice on the hepatectomy cross section,LCBDE,EST,and percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopic lithotripsy could be used.According to the abovementioned principle,the minimally invasive treatment approach combined with the surgical technique and equipment condition will be significant in improving the therapeutic effect and avoiding the postoperative complications or hidden dangers of intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile duct stones.
9.The influence of heart rate,heart rate variability and electrocardiogram editing on image quality of 64-slice CT coronary angiography in patients with atrial fibrillation
Lin YANG ; Zhaoqi ZHANG ; Zhanming FAN ; Chao XU ; Lei ZHAO ; Zixu YAN ; Hong JIANG
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2010;44(4):369-373
Objective To prospectively evaluate the influence of average heart rate,heart rate variability and ECG editing on image quality of 64-slice CT coronary angiography(CTCA)in patients with atrial fibrillation(AF).Methods Fifty patients who were diagnosed with AF underwent respective ECG-gating 64-slice CTCA Image quality(good,moderate,poor)were evaluated on vessel segment level pre-and post ECG editing.Chi-square test was performed to compare the image quality in patients with various average heart rate,heart rate variability,and pre-and post ECC editing.Pearson correlation analysis was performed to test the relationship between the image quality and average heart rate and heart rate variability.Sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value(PPV)and negative predictive value(NPV)were calculated by using the conventional angiography as the standard reference.Results The average heart rate of the fifty AF patients was(89±23)beat/min,with variability of(18.2±6.1)beat/min.Finally,24(3.4%)segments were considered to have poor image quality in 6(12.0%)patients.Image quality decreased significantly(P<0.05)at the average heart rate of over 100 beats per minute(11 segments)or the standard deviation of heart rate of over 24 beats per minute(11 segments).There was significant correlation between the mean heart rate and the image quality for all segments,the RCA,and distal section of coronary artery(r=0.50,0.55,0.53,0.49,0.42,0.44;P<0.05).Heart rate variability was also significant correlated with the image quality.There was significant difference on image quality pre-and post ECG editing(P=0.013).The respective overall sensitivity,specificity,NPV,PPV values were 100%(6/6),93.2%(41/44),100%(41/41),and 66.7%(6/9).Conclusion ECG editing can improve the success rate and the image quality of 64-slice CTCA effectively in patients with AF within a certain range of average heart rates and heart rate variability.
10.Low-dose adaptive sequence scan of dual-source CT coronary angiography in patients with high heart rate: an initial study
Lei XU ; Zixu YAN ; Zhaoqi ZHANG ; Zhanming FAN ; Xiaohai MA ; Yu LI ; Lin YANG ; Lei ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2010;44(3):265-268
Objective To investigate the application of low-dose adaptive sequence scan of dual-source CT coronary angiography in patients with high heart rate and evaluate the image quality.Methods Seventy-two patients who underwent coronary CT angiography with heart rate> 70 bpm were divided into 2 groups.Group A was adaptive sequence scan, and Group B was retrospective ECG-gating helical scan.Examinations were performed on a dual-source CT scanner (Somatom Definition) .All images were transferred to a workstation for further processing and analysis.The image quality was evaluated using same criteria.The image quality of coronary artery segments was compared in two groups using rank sum test, and the radiation dose was compared using t test Results A total of 501 coronary artery segments were evaluated in group A and 400 segments in group B.The mean ranks in image quality of coronary artery segments in group A was 475.42, whereas 420.41 in group B.There was a statistical difference in image quality between the two groups (Z= - 3.509,P=0.000).The effective dose was on average (6.2±0.9) mSv in group A, whereas on average (14.7±1.9) mSv in group B, there was a statistical difference between the two groups(t= - 27.011, P=0.000).Conclusions Adaptive sequence scan in dual-source CT coronary angiography is feasible in patients with high heart rates.This scan mode can substantially reduce radiation dose and maintain the diagnostic image quality.


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