老年股骨颈骨折围手术期的治疗分析

目的探讨老年人股骨颈骨折的治疗及围手术期的处理。方法回顾性分析2003年1月～2006年12月手术治疗的201例老年股骨颈骨折患者资料，其中男51例，女150例，年龄60～98岁，平均78．2岁。按Garden分型，Ⅱ型20例，Ⅲ型86例，Ⅳ型95例。采用多枚中空螺钉固定、Morre型人工股骨头置换术或双极人工股骨头置换手术进行治疗。结果本组患者平均住院10～14d，5～7d即能早期下床活动，住院期间及术后1年内无一例死亡。85％患者获得8个月～4年（平均2年）的随访，功能恢复按Harris评分，优良率为85％。结论老年人各脏器机能衰退，多同时合并各种内科疾病，手术治疗存在风险，但老年人股骨颈骨折的手术治疗仍能取得满意疗效。     

儿童心理问题的家庭治疗原则与策略

儿童心理问题的常规治疗包括心理治疗和药物治疗,但是两者具有一定的局限性和社会不适性。家庭对儿童的成长具有重大影响,也是儿童出现心理问题的重要源头,所以家庭的介入对于心理问题儿童的治疗非常关键。家庭治疗的主要原则包括培养儿童的独立性、解决儿童与外界之间的冲突以及重视家庭成员间的和谐关系。家庭治疗所采取的策略主要是转变家庭内部态度、重视家庭的整体性、心理治疗和家庭治疗的互相配合以及对医学诊断的重视。在专业医学诊断指导下,通过家庭介入传统的心理治疗,从而更好地改善儿童所面临的心理问题。本文回顾了现有的儿童心理问题的研究成果,强调了家庭对儿童心理问题的影响,总结了儿童心理问题的家庭治疗原则和策略。     

2012—2018年澳门新确诊HIV感染病例流行病学特征

目的了解澳门新确诊艾滋病病毒(HIV)感染病例流行病学特征。方法回顾性分析2012—2018年澳门卫生局的艾滋病感染情况统计有关数据。结果澳门总体HIV报告发病率从2012年的5.67/10万下降至2018年的5.54/10万,男性HIV报告发病率从2012年的7.14/10万升至2018年的9.91/10万,女性则由4.31/10万降至1.69/10万,但变化趋势均无统计学差异。男性HIV报告发病率高于女性,澳门新确诊HIV病例以澳门本地居民、男性为主,主要分布于20~39岁。2012—2018年,≤19岁新确诊HIV病例构成比有下降趋势。2013—2015年澳门新确诊HIV病例传播途径以异性性接触为主,2016年异性性接触与同性性接触所占比例相等,2017—2018年则以同性性接触为主。新确诊HIV病例共用针筒注射传播的构成比呈下降趋势。结论澳门HIV报告发病率低于全球水平,澳门HIV感染防控关键人群为男男性行为者。     

Defining Obtrusiveness in Home Telehealth Technologies: A Conceptual Framework

The literature of home telehealth technology recommends that systems be designed to minimize their obtrusiveness to end users. However, this term is neither explicitly defined nor consistently used. This paper presents a definition of the concept of obtrusiveness. Within this definition, twenty-two categories of what may be perceived as obtrusive in home telehealth technology are proposed based on a review of the literature. These categories are grouped into eight dimensions. This effort represents an initial step toward developing measures of obtrusiveness associated with home telehealth technology. A validated and reliable instrument would allow for evaluation of individual applications as well as theory-building across applications.     

Potential advantages of a combination of Chinese Medicine and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell transplantation for removing blood stasis and stimulating neogenesis during ischemic stroke treatment

Combined treatment of ischemic stroke with Chinese medicine and exogenous bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC) transplantation may improve the removal of blood stasis and stimulation of neogenesis.Chinese medicines that remove blood stasis not only promote blood circulation but also calm the endopathic wind,remove heat,resolve phlegm,remove toxic substances and strengthen body resistance.The medicinal targeting effect of Chinese medicine can promote the homing of BMSCs,and the synergistic therapeutic effects of drugs can contribute to BMSC differentiation.As such,exogenous BMSC transplantation has potential advantages for neogenesis.Chinese medicines and exogenous BMSCs provide complementary functions for the removal of blood stasis and stimulation of neogenesis.Therefore,a combination of Chinese medicine and transplantation of exogenous BMSCs may be particularly suited to ischemic stroke treatment.     

Prevalence of Internet addiction and its association with social support and other related factors among adolescents in China

A cross-sectional study design was applied amongst a random sample (n = 10158) of Chinese adolescents. Self-completed questionnaires, including demographic characteristics, Internet use situation, Youth Internet Addiction Test, Youth Social Support Rating Scale and Zung Self-rating Depression Scale were utilized to examine the study objectives. Among the study population, the prevalence rate of Internet addiction was 10.4%, with 1038 (10.2%) moderately and 21 (0.2%) severely addicted to the Internet. Results from the multivariate logistic regression analyses suggested that a variety of related factors have significant effects on Internet addiction (parental control, per capita annual household income, academic performance, the access to Internet, online activities). The correlation coefficients showed that Internet addiction was negatively correlated with social support and positively associated with depression. Social support had a significant negative predictive effect on Internet addiction. The mediating effect of depression between social support and Internet addiction was remarkable.     

Impact of Enzalutamide Administration on Primary Prostate Cancer Volume: A Metabolic Evaluation by Choline Positron Emission Tomography in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Patients

BackgroundEnzalutamide is active in advanced castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) patients, in whom it has shown to be able to increase survival. We report the enzalutamide effect on primary prostate tumors, assessed by changes of metabolic tumor activity detected by ¹⁸F-fluorocholine-positron emission tomography/computerized tomography (¹⁸F-FCH PET/CT).Patients and MethodsWe treated 31 patients with pretreated metastatic CRPC in an enzalutamide named-patient program. All patients were initially evaluated and then followed up by means of repeated ¹⁸F-FCH PET/CT examinations. We identified most radiotracer-avid lesions, which were defined as specific regions of interest (ROIs): for each ROI we defined the maximum radiotracer standardized uptake value (SUV_max) and the threshold-based volume of interest (VOI) with a cutoff SUV value ≥ 2.5. In the 12 patients who did not receive a radical treatment for localized disease, the prostate was also considered an ROI.ResultsThe baseline prostate median SUV_max of 7.25 showed reductions of 25% (P = .012) and 43% (P = .009) after 3 and 7 months of enzalutamide treatment, respectively. The baseline median prostate VOI of 12.73 cm³ showed a reduction of 73% (P = .002) at 3 months and a reduction of 90% (P = .005) at 7 months.ConclusionIn addition to the metabolic changes of metastatic lesions observed with enzalutamide in CRPC patients, our data have shown significant volume reductions of the primary tumors according to ¹⁸F-FCH PET/CT evaluation. These results could suggest the potential of enzalutamide therapy for localized prostate cancer.     

Monkey liver cytochrome P450 2C19 is involved in R- and S-warfarin 7-hydroxylation

Cynomolgus monkeys are widely used as primate models in preclinical studies. However, some differences are occasionally seen between monkeys and humans in the activities of cytochrome P450 enzymes. R- and S-warfarin are model substrates for stereoselective oxidation in humans. In this current research, the activities of monkey liver microsomes and 14 recombinantly expressed monkey cytochrome P450 enzymes were analyzed with respect to R- and S-warfarin 6- and 7-hydroxylation. Monkey liver microsomes efficiently mediated both R- and S-warfarin 7-hydroxylation, in contrast to human liver microsomes, which preferentially catalyzed S-warfarin 7-hydroxylation. R-Warfarin 7-hydroxylation activities in monkey liver microsomes were not inhibited by α-naphthoflavone or ketoconazole, and were roughly correlated with P450 2C19 levels and flurbiprofen 4-hydroxylation activities in microsomes from 20 monkey livers. In contrast, S-warfarin 7-hydroxylation activities were not correlated with the four marker drug oxidation activities used. Among the 14 recombinantly expressed monkey P450 enzymes tested, P450 2C19 had the highest activities for R- and S-warfarin 7-hydroxylations. Monkey P450 3A4 and 3A5 slowly mediated R- and S-warfarin 6-hydroxylations. Kinetic analysis revealed that monkey P450 2C19 had high V_max and low K_m values for R-warfarin 7-hydroxylation, comparable to those for monkey liver microsomes. Monkey P450 2C19 also mediated S-warfarin 7-hydroxylation with V_max and V_max/K_m values comparable to those for recombinant human P450 2C9. R-warfarin could dock favorably into monkey P450 2C19 modeled. These results collectively suggest high activities for monkey liver P450 2C19 toward R- and S-warfarin 6- and 7-hydroxylation in contrast to the saturation kinetics of human P450 2C9-mediated S-warfarin 7-hydroxylation.     

Minimizing the risk of community spread of COVID-19 via institutional quarantine of high-risk travelers with serial viral RNA testing: A successful experience from Macao SAR,China

Macao, a special administrative region (SAR) of the People’s Republic of China, is located in southern China and shares the border with mainland China. It is the most densely populated region in the world, with a population of 667400 and a total land area of 32.9 square kilometers in 2019. Since the first case diagnosed on January 22, 2020, there was a total of 45 laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Macao, of which 43 patients (96%) were imported cases. To date, all patients had been discharged successfully from Centro Hospitalar Conde de São Januário, a designated hospital to manage all COVID-19 patients in Macao. Eventually, no patient died, and no local community outbreak was noted. This opinion review describes the underlying factors that could have contributed to the successful experience in Macao SAR, China, which include the following: (1) Early implementation of containment measures; (2) Large-scale quarantine using hotel rooms to reduce the risk of a local outbreak; and (3) Multidisciplinary co-operation and transparency of information to the public. Although the successful experience in Macao SAR, China, may not be generalized to other regions, it should not be unreasonable to be well prepared with sufficient logistic support to conduct timely containment and early detection of episodic cases to prevent the backsliding of COVID-19 outbreak.