Perioperative corticosteroids administration as a risk factor for pressure ulcers in cardiovascular surgical patients: a retrospective study

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between perioperative corticosteroids administration and the incidence of pressure ulcers (PUs) in cardiovascular surgical patients. A retrospective analysis was performed on data from consecutive patients who had cardiac surgery in 2012. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to evaluate the relationship between perioperative corticosteroid administration and the incidence of surgery‐related PU (SRPU). A total of 286 cardiac surgery patients were included in this study; of these, 47 patients developed 57 SRPUs, an incidence of 16·4% [95% confidence interval (CI): 12·3–21·2%). The SRPU incidence was significantly higher in corticosteroid‐administered group compared with groups not receiving corticosteroids (43·8% versus 14·8%, Pearson's χ² = 9·209, P = 0·002). The crude odds ratio (OR) was 4·472 (95% CI: 1·576–12·694). After performing multivariate logistic regression analysis, the adjusted OR was 2·808 (95% CI: 1·062–11·769). This result showed that perioperative corticosteroid administration was an independent risk factor for PUs in cardiovascular surgical patients. Therefore, it is recommended that in order to prevent PU perioperative corticosteroids should be administered with caution to cardiovascular surgical patients.     

An algorithm for the classification of mRNA patterns in eosinophilic esophagitis: Integration of machine learning

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基于2-back任务下ERP特征的脑力疲劳客观评价研究

利用事件相关电位(ERP)技术研究2-back任务下长时间的工作记忆所诱发的脑力疲劳的脑电特征变化,从而获取脑力疲劳评价的客观指标。32名健康男性受试者,年龄22～28岁,均分为两组:疲劳组和正常组。疲劳组通过连续执行100 min 2-back任务来诱发脑力疲劳,而正常组在前后分别执行10 min的2-back任务,中间80 min休息。采集实验过程中的主观疲劳评分值、行为绩效及脑电信号并进行分析。任务后疲劳组与正常组相比,思维清晰度和注意力明显减弱,困倦程度增加,综合疲劳感上升,且操作2-back的反应时明显延长,正确率下降,即从主观评价和行为绩效相结合的角度验证了所诱发的脑力疲劳模型的有效性。进一步比较疲劳组与正常组的ERP特征参数的变化情况,结果表明:相比正常组,随着脑力疲劳的加深,疲劳组的P300(F=2.539,P <0.05)和错误相关负波(ERN)(F=10.040,P <0.05)的波幅都明显下降,其他参数则未发生明显变化(均有P> 0.05)。因此,P300和ERN被证实可以作为评价长时间工作记忆任务下脑力疲劳模型的潜在指标,为后期研究脑力疲劳对抗措施提供依据。     

基于免疫级联反应的蚕蛹浆比色法在关节假体周围感染精准诊断中的实验研究北大核心CSCD

目的探讨蚕蛹浆(silkworm larvae plasma,SLP)比色法在关节假体周围感染(periprosthetic joint infection,PJI)精准诊断中的应用价值。方法取90只健康雄性新西兰大白兔,采用Swanson假体行膝关节置换手术;然后根据致病菌不同随机分为3组:A组(金黄色葡萄球菌组)、B组(表皮葡萄球菌组)及C组(大肠埃希菌组),每组30只。术后第3天膝关节腔内注射1 mL不同浓度致病菌制备PJI模型。分别于接种菌液前及接种后7、14、21 d取样进行检测,参照2018年PJI费城国际共识诊断标准首先判定并计算3组实验动物的造模成功率,并采用SLP比色法计算其在PJI精准诊断中的敏感性、特异性、阳性预测值、阴性预测值和诊断效率。结果接种菌液21 d时,A、B、C组分别有26、18、23只实验动物诊断为感染,造模成功率分别为86.7%、60.0%、76.7%,3组间比较差异无统计学意义(χ^(2)=5.724,P=0.073)。PJI比色法结果显示,A组在7 d时出现1只假阳性动物(特异性75.0%),随时间推移(14、21 d)SLP的特异性升至100.0%;14、21 d,另出现了1只假阴性动物(敏感性由100.0%降至96.2%)。B组在7 d时出现1只假阳性动物(特异性91.7%),随着时间推移特异性回升至100.0%;在14、21 d时分别出现1只和4只假阴性动物(敏感性分别为94.4%及83.3%)。C组在7 d时有2只假阳性动物(特异性71.4%),随后回升至100.0%。A、C组在21 d时诊断效率极高(96.7%和100.0%);即使面对B组低毒力的表皮葡萄球菌,21 d时SLP的诊断效率也可保持在90.0%;总体诊断效率很好(95.6%)。结论 SLP比色法诊断PJI具有较高的敏感性、特异性以及诊断效率,是一种极具潜能的PJI诊断方法。     

Topical application of Photofrin® for photodynamic diagnosis of malignant cutaneous neoplasms

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The prognosis of patients suffering from malignant cutaneous neoplasms can be improved by early diagnosis. Exact demarcation of tumor margins could contribute to optimum results in surgical excision and reconstruction. The purpose of our study is to evaluate Photofrin^® with a new diagnostic procedure, photodynamic diagnosis (PDD), for the detection of Bowen's disease (squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in situ), SCC, and basal cell carcinoma (BCC).

Innovative combined therapy for multiple keloidal dermatofibromas of the chest wall: A novel case report

Dermatofibromas are benign soft tissue tumors that predominantly affect the limbs, and more rarely the chest. Keloidal dermatofibroma is a rare subtype with distinct clinicopathological features and an aggressive clinical course. By researching the evolution of the disease in this study, we aimed to summarize our experience of managing a rare patient who underwent five surgeries for keloidal dermatofibroma that developed sequentially in the upper arm and chest and propose a novel treatment for keloidal dermatofibroma. We concluded that keloidal dermatofibroma involving larger areas, high tension sites, and multiple localizations can be treated using the principles of pathological scar management.     

Blood Cholesterol and Outcome of Patients with Cancer under Regular Cardiological Surveillance

Cardiovascular (CV) diseases and cancer share several similarities, including common risk factors. In the present investigation we assessed the relationship between cholesterol levels and mortality in a cardiooncological collective. In total, 551 patients receiving anticancer treatment were followed over a median of 41 (95% CI 40, 43) months and underwent regular cardiological surveillance. A total of 140 patients (25.4%) died during this period. Concomitant cardiac diseases were more common in patients who deceased (53 (37.9%) vs. 67 (16.3%), p < 0.0001), as well as prior stroke. There were no differences in the distribution of classical CV risk factors, such as hypertension, diabetes or nicotine consumption. While total cholesterol (mg/dL) was significantly lower in patients who deceased (157 ± 59 vs. 188 ± 53, p < 0.0001), both HDL and LDL cholesterol were not differing. In addition, cholesterol levels varied between different tumour entities; lowest levels were found in patients with tumours of the hepatopancreaticobiliary system (median 121 mg/dL), while patients with melanoma, cerebral tumours and breast cancer had rather high cholesterol levels (median > 190 mg/dL). Cholesterol levels were significantly lower in patients who died of cancer; lowest cholesterol levels were observed in patients who died of tumours with higher mitotic rate (mesenchymal tumours, cerebral tumours, breast cancer). Cox regression analysis revealed a significant mortality risk for patients with stem cell transplantation (HR 4.31) and metastasised tumour stages (HR 3.31), while cardiac risk factors were also associated with a worse outcome (known cardiac disease HR 1.58, prior stroke/TIA HR 1.73, total cholesterol HR 1.70), with the best discriminative performance found for total cholesterol (p = 0.002).