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The adjacent anatomy of the pelvis is complicated, with digestive, urinary, reproductive and other organs as well as important blood vessels and nerves. Therefore, accurate resection of pelvic tumors and precise reconstruction of defects after resection are extremely difficult. The development of medical 3D printing technology provides new ideas for precise resection and personalized reconstruction of pelvic tumors. The “triune” application of 3D printing personalized lesion model, osteotomy guide plate and reconstruction prosthesis in pelvic tumor limb salvage reconstruction treatment has achieved good clinical results. However, the current lack of normative guidance standards such as preparation and application of 3D printing personalized lesion model, osteotomy guide plate and reconstruction prosthesis restricts its promotion and application. The formulation of this consensus provides normative guidance for 3D printing personalized pelvic tumor limb salvage reconstruction treatment.
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PURPOSE: This study aims to investigate how competitive orientation influences unethical decision-making (UDM) through relationship conflict and the moderating effect of hostile attribution bias. METHODS: This study was conducted using a self-report questionnaire. Data were collected from 727 employees in Chinese hospitals. For each variable, measures were adopted or adapted from existing literature. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and hierarchical regression analysis. Common method variance was established using Harman's single-factor test. RESULTS: Competitive orientation is significantly and positively associated with relationship conflict (β = .36, p < .001) and UDM (β = .35, p < .001). Relationship conflict is significantly and positively associated with UDM (β = .51, p < .001). Relationship conflict partially mediates the relationship between competitive orientation and UDM. In addition, hostile attribution bias strengthens the positive relationship between competitive orientation and UDM through relationship conflict. CONCLUSION: This study provides some implications for hospital employees to deal with ethical dilemmas in decision-making. Hospital employees including nurses, physicians, and other health-care professionals should raise awareness of competitive orientation and adopt a cooperative approach to human relations. Effective training programs should be utilized to direct all hospital employees to depress hostile attribution bias whenever possible to everything in clinical practice.
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Humans , Asian People , Bias , Conflict, Psychological , Decision Making , Education , Ethics, Clinical , Hostility , MethodsABSTRACT
3D printing is an important technology occurs in 1980s,which has been about more than 30 years since the first 3D printing machine was developed.Currently,it develops rapidly and its application scope has been greatly expanded.Its most prominent features are the "personalized" printing and the diversification of "printing ink".The "personalized" printing can make it possible to tailor the biological materials for each patient,and the diversity of "printing ink" can make the technology meeting different clinical needs.3D printing can be divided into four aspects:l) the collection and formation of inage of printing object;2) the treatment and the transformation of the image information;3) printing based on the data formatted;4) the post-treatment and pedormance evaluating of the printing object.At present,the common methods related to orthopaedics include:1) stereolithography appearance;2) selective laser sintering;3) fused deposition modeling;4) laminated object manufacturing;5) the direct metal melting technology (selective laser melting or electron beam melting);6) the ink jet printing technology.A variety of materials have been used in 3D printers,including the natural medical materials like collagen and chitosan,the synthetic polymers like polylactic acid,polyglycolic acid and peek,the bioactive ceramic materials like hydroxyapatite,the medical metal materials like titanium.The 3D printed material are mainly used in the following seven aspects in orthopaedics:1) the preoperative planning,such as the printing of the lesion and resection model;2) operation navigation make the surgery procedure more accurate;3) making the customized prosthesis and implant;4) implanting the external fixation;5) the development of new surgical instruments meets the special needs of patients;6) making the personalized tissue engineering scaffold used in regenerative medicine;7) the development of drug and its release study.
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OBJECTIVE To study the roles of iron and zinc in the pathogenesis of recurrent tonsillitis and tonsillar hypertrophy.METHODS In total,40 patients who underwent a tonsillectomy to treat chronic tonsillitis or tonsillar hypertrophy were included in the study.Patients were divided into 2 groups,chronic tonsillitis or tonsillar hypertrophy group.The levels of iron and zinc elements were measured for each tonsillar tissue sample.RESULTS There was a significant difference in the iron and zinc level (P＜0.001) between the tonsillar hypertrophy and chronic tonsillitis groups.The levels of iron and zinc were significantly lower in the chronic tonsillitis group.CONCLUSION The results suggest that low tissue concentration of iron and zinc may lead to chronic tonsillitis.
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3D printing is an important technology occurs in 1980s,which has been about more than 30 years since the first 3D printing machine was developed.Currently,it develops rapidly and its application scope has been greatly expanded.Its most prominent features are the "personalized" printing and the diversification of "printing ink".The "personalized" printing can make it possible to tailor the biological materials for each patient,and the diversity of "printing ink" can make the technology meeting different clinical needs.3D printing can be divided into four aspects:l) the collection and formation of inage of printing object;2) the treatment and the transformation of the image information;3) printing based on the data formatted;4) the post-treatment and pedormance evaluating of the printing object.At present,the common methods related to orthopaedics include:1) stereolithography appearance;2) selective laser sintering;3) fused deposition modeling;4) laminated object manufacturing;5) the direct metal melting technology (selective laser melting or electron beam melting);6) the ink jet printing technology.A variety of materials have been used in 3D printers,including the natural medical materials like collagen and chitosan,the synthetic polymers like polylactic acid,polyglycolic acid and peek,the bioactive ceramic materials like hydroxyapatite,the medical metal materials like titanium.The 3D printed material are mainly used in the following seven aspects in orthopaedics:1) the preoperative planning,such as the printing of the lesion and resection model;2) operation navigation make the surgery procedure more accurate;3) making the customized prosthesis and implant;4) implanting the external fixation;5) the development of new surgical instruments meets the special needs of patients;6) making the personalized tissue engineering scaffold used in regenerative medicine;7) the development of drug and its release study.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the intervention effects of acupuncture combined with standardized treatment of western medicine on blood-stasis syndrome in unstable angina (UA) patients with different thrombolysis in myo-cardial infarction (TIMI) risk stratification.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>According to TIMI risk score, a total of 72 UA patients were included, 24 cases in low-risk (0 to 2 points) group, 24 cases in moderate-risk (3 to 4 points) group and 24 cases in high-risk (5 to 7 points) group. Based on routine standardized treatment of western medicine, acupuncture was applied at Xinshu (BL 15), Xuehai (SP 10), Geshu (BL 17), Danzhong (CV 17), Jueyinshu (BL 14), Ximen (PC 4) and Neiguan (PC 6) in three groups. Acupuncture was given once a day, 14 days as a session. After one session, each symptom score and total score of blood stasis syndrome were observed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>One patient dropped out respectively, and 23 patients in each group were included in the analysis. After treatment, the score of angina symptom and total score of blood stasis syndrome were significantly improved in three groups (all<0.01). The improvements of each score and total score of blood stasis syndrome in the high-risk group were superior to those in the low-risk group and moderate-risk group (<0.05,<0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>With the higher TIMI scores, the blood stasis syndrome is aggravated accordingly. Acupuncture combined with standardized treatment of western medicine could effectively intervene blood stasis syndrome, especially for the score of blood stasis syndrome of patients in high-risk group.</p>
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OBJECTIVE@#To evaluate preverbal communication skills in Chinese deaf children with cochlear implants, and to provide a basis for designing the habilitation program and establish a precursor for outcomes of habilitation.@*METHOD@#Thirty children with cochlear implants participated in this study with a mean age of 32 months. They all had used the cochlear implant system within 12 months with a mean of 5. 8 months. All the children were diagnosed with prelingual profound hearing loss before cochlear implantation. Tait video analysis was used to analyze and assess the preverbal communication skills including turn-taking, autonomy, eye contact and auditory awareness. All statistical analyses were performed using the SPSS 13.0 statistical software package with a criterion of statistical significance set at P < 0.05.@*RESULT@#The skill of turn-taking developed quickly within 12 months after cochlear implantation. The vocal turn developed in a similar pattern, and the score of gesture turn decreased slowly. The skills of autonomy and appropriate eye contact showed small changes over time at a lower level. The score of auditory awareness increased gradually after surgery.@*CONCLUSION@#Children established a vocal/auditory mode of early communicative behavior following cochlear implantation. They preferred to communicate with others in a more vocal style. Video analysis is a useful tool to assess preverbal communication skills in deaf children with cochlear implants in China.