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Objective:To investigate the clinical value of plasma presepsin level in early severity evaluation for acute pancreatitis (AP) patients.Methods:The clinical data of 67 patients with AP admitted in Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University from December 2016 to January 2019 were prospectively selected. The patients were divided into mild AP group (MAP, n=36) and moderately severe and severe AP group (MSAP+ SAP, n=31) according to CTSI and with or without organ dysfunction and local or systemic complications on admission. Another 20 healthy normal subjects were selected as the control group. Plasma presepsin, C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), white blood cell count (WBC), serum amylase and calcium levels were measured within 2 hours, and the APACHEⅡ score was calculated within 24 hours of admission. Receiver operating characteristic curves(ROC) were plotted and the area under the curve (AUC) was calculated to assess the clinical value of presepsin, CRP, PCT, WBC, serum amylase and calcium for predicting the severity of AP patients, respectively. Results:The plasma presepsin level in MAP, MSAP+ SAP and control group was (439.59±74.23)ng/L, (1097.82±93.15)ng/L and (97.31±21.57)ng/L, respectively. Plasma presepsin level in MAP and MSAP+ SAP patients with biliary pancreatitis were obviously higher than those patients with other etiological factors, and plasma presepsin level in MSAP+ SAP patients with hyperlipidemia-associated pancreatitis was significantly higher than those in the MAP group, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05). The AUC of plasma presepsin in the diagnosis of MSAP+ SAP was 0.873(95% CI 0.734-0.922), which was greater than the AUC values of CRP, PCT, WBC and serum calcium; the optimal cut-off value was 951.94 ng/L; the diagnostic sensitivity was 85.6%, which was superior to CRP, PCT, WBC and serum calcium; and the specificity was 76.2%, which was second to 78.9% of serum calcium. Conclusions:Plasma presepsin level can be used as a sensitive indicator for early severity evaluation of AP patients, with a specificity only second to serum calcium.
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Objective@#To investigate the clinical value of plasma presepsin level in early severity evaluation for acute pancreatitis (AP) patients.@*Methods@#The clinical data of 67 patients with AP admitted in Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University from December 2016 to January 2019 were prospectively selected. The patients were divided into mild AP group (MAP, n=36) and moderately severe and severe AP group (MSAP+ SAP, n=31) according to CTSI and with or without organ dysfunction and local or systemic complications on admission. Another 20 healthy normal subjects were selected as the control group. Plasma presepsin, C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), white blood cell count (WBC), serum amylase and calcium levels were measured within 2 hours, and the APACHEⅡ score was calculated within 24 hours of admission. Receiver operating characteristic curves(ROC) were plotted and the area under the curve (AUC) was calculated to assess the clinical value of presepsin, CRP, PCT, WBC, serum amylase and calcium for predicting the severity of AP patients, respectively.@*Results@#The plasma presepsin level in MAP, MSAP+ SAP and control group was (439.59±74.23)ng/L, (1097.82±93.15)ng/L and (97.31±21.57)ng/L, respectively. Plasma presepsin level in MAP and MSAP+ SAP patients with biliary pancreatitis were obviously higher than those patients with other etiological factors, and plasma presepsin level in MSAP+ SAP patients with hyperlipidemia-associated pancreatitis was significantly higher than those in the MAP group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The AUC of plasma presepsin in the diagnosis of MSAP+ SAP was 0.873(95% CI 0.734-0.922), which was greater than the AUC values of CRP, PCT, WBC and serum calcium; the optimal cut-off value was 951.94 ng/L; the diagnostic sensitivity was 85.6%, which was superior to CRP, PCT, WBC and serum calcium; and the specificity was 76.2%, which was second to 78.9% of serum calcium.@*Conclusions@#Plasma presepsin level can be used as a sensitive indicator for early severity evaluation of AP patients, with a specificity only second to serum calcium.
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Objective To survey the current status of professional value among health workers in grass-roots medical institutions of Wenzhou city and to analyze the influencing factors.Methods A survey on professional value was conducted from October to December 2017 among health workers from 14 primary medical institutions in 4 urban districts of Wenzhou City selected by stratified random sampling method.The self-designed questionnaires were used for the survey.A total of 350 questionnaires were distributed and 331 were returned,of which 302 were valid.The status and influencing factors of professional value were analyzed.Results The overall score of professional value was (96.66 ± 14.94).The univariate analysis showed that the professional value scores were associated with educational level (F=3.851),income(F=2.660),professional title(F=8.030),position(F=11.658) and specialty (F=4.667) of the health workers(all P＜0.05).The multivariate analysis showed that the gender(male:OR=0.53,95％ CI:-1.077--0.192,P=0.005),educational level (high school and below:OR=3.06,95％ CI:0.007-2.233,P=0.049),income (2 000-4 000 Yuan:OR=0.07,95％ CI:-4.783-0.627,P=0.011),professional title (no title:OR=0.27,95％CI:-2.397--0.232,P=0.017;Junior title:OR=0.31,95％CI:-2.197--0.153),P--0.024;intermediate title:OR=0.23,95％ CI:-2.533--0.366,P--0.009),position (doctor:OR=0.13,95％ CI:-3.235--0.815,P=0.001;nurse:OR=0.20,95％ CI:-2.883--0.368,P=0.011;technician:OR=0.15,95％ CI:-3.076--0.723,P=0.002)were influencing factors of professional value(all P＜0.05).Conclusion The professional values among health workers in Wenzhou grass-roots medical institutions are relatively low.The male gender,low educational level,low income,low professional title or no title and positions are influencing factors of professional value.