经皮椎体成形术导致巨大腹膜后血肿成功救治1例报道

经皮椎体成形术是一种安全有效的微创手术,腹膜后血肿是其罕见但严重的并发症。我们报告一例经皮椎体成形术RH阴性(熊猫血)患者术后并发巨大腹膜后血肿,经保守和输血等支持治疗,病人康复出院。脊柱医生应了解这种罕见但潜在致命的并发症,因为早期认识和及时预防是降低其发病率的基础。     

耳内镜下夹层法鼓膜成形术治疗鼓膜大穿孔的临床研究

目的探讨耳内镜下夹层法鼓膜成形术治疗鼓膜大穿孔的临床疗效。方法回顾性分析该科在2017年1月-2017年10月对18例患者的21侧鼓膜大穿孔进行耳内镜下夹层法鼓膜成形术,统计分析手术时间、出血量,术后6个月随访观察鼓膜愈合情况,比较术前和术后的听力情况。结果21侧患耳平均手术时间(44.95±8.50)min,手术平均出血量(19.19±3.16)ml。19侧鼓膜完全愈合,鼓膜成形术成功率为90.48%;2侧鼓膜完全愈合后因真菌感染再次穿孔。术后6个月的平均气导听阈、平均气骨导差较术前下降,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论耳内镜下夹层法鼓膜成形术治疗鼓膜大穿孔具有创伤小、恢复快和疗效好的优点,是一种值得推广的手术方法。     

Use of Alternative Designs and Data Sources for Pediatric Trials

Abstract

Children are considered a vulnerable group and as such are granted additional protection as research subjects. Research projects using children as research subjects are justifiable if the answer to the scientific question of the study cannot be obtained by enrolling adult subjects (cf. scientific necessity). Thus, there is an ethical obligation to explore innovative analytical strategies that seek balance between the feasibility of conducting a trial and maximizing the utilization of data on efficacy and safety. On this note, there is enthusiasm for implementing some less popular but efficient alternative designs for confirmatory pediatric trials. Within the pediatric extrapolation paradigm, examples of such designs, other than purely based on pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic data, are described in this article along with their advantages and disadvantages. This article will also discuss how to incorporate alternative data sources in the analysis of pediatric clinical trials. A discussion of existing approaches and a road-map to their utilization will be provided. Real case examples on the use of the approaches are provided.     

Tumor Mutation Burden,Immune Cell Infiltration,and Construction of Immune-Related Genes Prognostic Model in Head and Neck Cancer

Background: Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the sixth most common malignancy worldwide, and the prognosis of HNSCC remains bleak. Numerous studies revealed that the tumor mutation burden (TMB) could predict the survival outcomes of a variety of tumors.Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the TMB and immune cell infiltration in these patients and construct an immune-related genes (IRGs) prognostic model.Methods: The expression data of 546 HNSCC patients were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. All patients were divided into high- and low- TMB groups, and the relationship between TMB and clinical relevance was further analyzed. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified using the R software package, limma. Functional enrichment analyses were conducted to identify the significantly enriched pathways between two groups. CIBERSORT algorithm was adopted to calculate the abundance of 22 leukocyte subtypes. The IRGs prognostic model was constructed via the multivariate Cox regression analysis.Results: Missense mutation and single nucleotide variants (SNV) were the most predominant mutation types in HNSCC. TP53, TTN, and FAT1 were the most frequently mutated genes. Patients with high TMB were observed with worse survival outcomes. The functional analysis of TMB associated DEGs showed that the identified DEGs mainly involved in spliceosome, RNA degradation, proteasome, and RNA polymerase pathways. We observed that macrophages, T cells CD8, and T cells CD4 memory were the most commonly infiltrated subtypes of immune cells in HNSCC. Finally, an IRGs prognostic model was constructed, and the AUC of the ROC curve was 0.635.Conclusions: Our results suggest that high TMB is associated with poor prognosis in HNSCC patients. The constructed model has potential prognostic value for the prognosis of these individuals, and it needs to be further validated in large-scale and prospective studies.     

Optimize the management of urological tube-related emergencies during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

BackgroundTo introduce and determine the value of optimized strategies for the management of urological tube-related emergencies with increased incidence, complexity and operational risk during the global spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).MethodsAll emergent urological patients at Tongji Hospital, Wuhan, during the period of January 23 (the beginning of lockdown in Wuhan) to March 23, 2020, and the corresponding period in 2019 were recruited to form this study’s COVID-19 group and control group, respectively. Tongji Hospital has the most concentrated and strongest Chinese medical teams to treat the largest number of severe COVID-19 patients. Patients in the control group were routinely treated, while patients in the COVID-19 group were managed following the optimized principles and strategies. The case incidence for each type of tube-related emergency was recorded. Baseline characteristics and management outcomes (surgery time, secondary complex operation rate, readmission rate, COVID-19 infection rate) were analyzed and compared across the control and COVID-19 periods.ResultsThe total emergent urological patients during the COVID-19 period was 42, whereas during the control period, it was 124. The incidence of tube-related emergencies increased from 53% to 88% (P<0.001) during the COVID-19 period. In particular, the incidence of nephrostomy tube-related (31% vs. 15%, P=0.027) and single-J stent-related problems (19% vs. 6%, P=0.009) increased significantly. The mean surgery times across the two periods were comparable. The number of secondary complex operations increased from 12 (18%) to 14 (38%) (P=0.028) during the COVID 19-period. The number of 2-week postoperative readmission decreased from 10 (15%) to 1 (3%) (P=0.049). No participants contracted during the COVID-19 period.ConclusionsUrological tube-related emergencies have been found to have a higher incidence and require more complicated and dangerous operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the optimized management strategies introduced in this study are efficient, and safe for both urologists and patients.     

广义模糊DEA模型在区域医疗资源优化配置中的应用

目的  通过建立公立医院合作决策模型，实现在任选决策单元中选择最佳合作伙伴，提升医疗资源利用效率，推动区域内医疗资源最佳配置。方法  在传统数据包络分析（data envelopment analysis，DEA）模型的基础上，构建对模糊指标和任选决策单元具有更好适用性的广义模糊DEA合作决策模型，通过输入职工总数、病床数、年门急诊量、出院人数、总收入、医院等级评价等指标信息，计算出某一区域内不同医院的合作效率区间，从而实现在任选决策单元中科学选择最佳合作伙伴。结果  以河南省某地区10所医院为例进行分析验证可知，广义模糊DEA模型对该区域内公立医院之间的合作决策具有很好的效果，可有效为区域内任一医院选择最佳合作伙伴。结论  与传统DEA方法相比，广义模糊DEA方法更具灵活性，能较好地评价复杂模型，可以对任选决策单元中的个体实现最优合作决策选择，为实现区域医疗资源优化配置提供决策支撑。     

A Network Pharmacology Study of Reduning Injection for the Treatment of Coronavirus Disease-19

Objective: The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019?nCoV) outbreak has escalated into a global pandemic. According to Chinese guidance for coronavirus disease?19 (COVID?19): Prevention, control, diagnosis, and management, Reduning injection can effectively treat, the disease caused by the virus. To identify the active ingredients of Reduning injection and COVID?19 disease?related pathways, we conducted a network pharmacology study. Methods: The Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology database was used to screen the chemical constituents and potential targets of Reduning injection. The gene names were converted to the corresponding protein names using UniProt. GeneCards and OMIM databases were used to select targets related to 2019?nCoV. Using Cytoscape 3.7.2 software platform and STRING database, we constructed drug?common target and target protein protein?protein interaction network diagrams. Rx64 3.6.2 software and Bioconductor biological information software package were used for? Gene Ontology (GO) functional enrichment and KEGG pathway analyses. Results: In Reduning injection, a total of 33 effective chemical components were obtained that were involved in 151 signaling pathways, of which 44 targets were considered therapeutically relevant. Conclusion: Reduning injection can be potentially applied for the treatment of COVID-19 based on the results of our network pharmacology study.     

G3BP1 interacts with YWHAZ to regulate chemoresistance and predict adjuvant chemotherapy benefit in gastric cancer

BACKGROUND A large proportion of gastric cancer patients are susceptible to chemoresistance, while the underlying mechanism remains obscure. Stress granules (SGs) play a self-defence role for tumour cells in inhibiting chemotherapy-induced apoptosis. As an SG assembly effector, G3BP1 (Ras-GTPase-activating protein SH3 domain-binding protein) has been reported to be overexpressed in gastric cancer; thus, here we aim to explore its potent roles in gastric cancer chemoresistance.METHODS Kaplan–Meier analysis was used to compare survival rates in gastric cancer patients with different G3BP1 expression. The influence of G3BP1 on gastric cancer cell chemoresistance and apoptosis were evaluated by in vitro and in vivo approaches. The interaction between G3BP1 and YWHAZ was assessed by immunohistochemistry, immunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence.RESULTS G3BP1 was associated with the poor outcome of gastric cancer patients who received adjuvant chemotherapy. G3BP1 knockdown significantly increased the sensitivity of gastric cancer cells to chemotherapy drugs. Mechanically, cell apoptosis and pro-apoptotic-associated molecules were significantly elevated upon G3BP1 depletion. Gene co-expression network analyses identified YWHAZ as the critical interlayer of G3BP1; as a result, G3BP1 interacted with YWHAZ to sequester Bax into the cytoplasm. Clinically, G3BP1^highYWHAZ^high gastric cancer patients displayed the worst outcome compared with other patients after chemotherapy.CONCLUSIONS The expression of G3BP1 and YWHAZ could predict the adjuvant chemotherapy benefit in gastric cancer patients.Subject terms: Gastric cancer, Cell death