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Objective:To investigate the relationship between neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lymphocyte/monocyte (LMR) ratio and prognosis in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).Methods:Total 96 NSCLC patients with stage Ⅲ B and above confirmed by pathological examination in our hospital from March 2014 to 2016 were selected as the research objects. According to the 24-month follow-up results, the patients were divided into survival group (30 cases) and death group (66 cases). The NLR and LMR values of the two groups before chemotherapy were compared. The critical value of NLR and LMR in predicting the prognosis of patients was analyzed by drawing receiver operating curve (ROC); The clinicopathological characteristics of NSCLC patients with different levels of NLR and LMR were analyzed, and Cox proportional hazard regression model was used to analyze the effect of NLR and LMR on the prognosis of patients.Results:The NLR value of survival group was lower than that of death group ( P<0.05), and there was no significant difference between survival group and death group in LMR value ( P>0.05). The area under curve (AUC) value of NLR was 0.785, and the corresponding critical value was 3.19; the AUC value of LMR was 0.536, and the corresponding critical value was 3.66. There were significant difference in tumor node metastasis (TNM) stage and differentiation between NSCLC patients with different NLR values (NLR≥3.19 group and NLR<3.19 group) ( P<0.05), but there were no significant differences in age, gender, smoking, pathological type and lesion location ( P>0.05). There was no significant difference in TNM stage, differentiation degree, age, gender, smoking, pathological type and lesion location in NSCLC patients with different LMR values (LMR ≥ 3.66 group and LMR<3.66 group) ( P>0.05). The increase of TNM stage, differentiation degree and NRL were independent risk factors of poor prognosis in patients with advanced NSCLC ( P<0.05). Conclusions:Increased NLR values in peripheral blood of patients with advanced NSCLC may increase the risk of poor prognosis in patients.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To summarize and analyze rules for acupoint selection and prescription composition in clinical literature regarding acupuncture for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>CHKD, VIP and Wan-fang databases were retrieved. The clinical literature data included in the study was collected. The descriptive statistical analysis was conducted on the main acupoints, main meridians of main acupoints, distribution of main acupoints, application of special points and rules for acupoint composition.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Fifty-two articles were included, involving 55 main acupoints with a total frequency of 375. The most frequent acupoints of acupuncture for PCOS were Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), Zigong (EX-CA 1), Zhongji (CV 3) and Qihai (CV 6). The meridians of main acupoitns were conception vessel, spleen meridian of foot-taiyin and stomach meridian of foot-yangming. The main acupoints were distributed in the lower abdomen, lower limbs and back. In the special points, the use of front-mu points, five-shu points and back-shu points was more frequent. The prescription was usually consisted of 5 to 7 acupoints, (6. 9 ± 3. 6) acupoints in average.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>In the modern treatment of acupuncture for PCOS, Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), Zigong (EX-CA 1), Zhongii (CV 3) and Qihai (CV 6) are most used. With the theories of meridian and zang-fu as essential references, the acupoint selection is based on disease differentiation and meridian circulation. Additionally, the methods for selecting the adjacent points and the distant points are adopted.</p>
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Objective To investigate anti-ulcerative drug use in patients undergoing arthroscopic operation against stress ulcer. Methosds A total of 297 patients undergoing arthroscopic operation during Jan. to Aug. 2013 in our hospital were recruited and retrospectively analyzed with Excellspreadsheet. Results Among 297 patients in the study, ninety-four patients (31.6%) used AUD before operation, most (94.9%) administered by intravenous, and drug utilization index was 1.35. Ninety-eight point nine patients used proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in which Lansoprazole was prescribed most. Conclusion This study highlights the overuse of PPIs in patients undergoing arthroscopic operation.