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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To introduce practical diagnostic criterion of blood stasis syndrome (BSS), and to evaluate its reliability and validity.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>By referring to three diagnostic criteria of BSS [practical diagnostic criterion of BSS (criterion A), diagnostic criterion of BSS in 1986 (criterion B), Consensus of Integrative Medicine on BSS Diagnosis in 2011 (criterion C)], 712 patients from different departments of Xiyuan Hospital were recruited. The reliability of criterion A and its consistency with the other two criteria were assessed using Kappa coefficient. A Bayesian approach was also employed to assess the sensitivity and specificity of criterion A.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>According to the consistency check, criterion A presented good consistency when used by different researchers (the diagnostic accordance rate was 91. 96%, Kappa =0. 82, P <0.001). Meanwhile, there was an acceptable diagnostic consistency among the three diagnostic criteria. Bayesian estimation suggested that criterion A had higher sensitivity but similar specificity, as compared with criterion B or criterion C. Compared with criterion B [the median of sensitivity and specificity were 0. 762 (95% Cl: 0. 731 -0. 790) and 0. 902 (95% Cl: 0. 858 -0. 936) respectively, the median of sensitivity and specificity of criterion A were 0. 911 (95% CI: 0. 888 - 0. 930) and 0. 875 (95% CI: 0. 826 - 0. 915) respectively. Estimating the difference between criterion A and B, the median of sensitivity and specificity were 0. 149 (95% CI: 0. 112 -0.184) and -0. 026 (95% CI:-0. 085 -0. 033) respectively. Compared with criterion C [the median of sensitivity and specificity were 0. 831 (95% Cl: 0. 804 -0. 857) and 0. 892 (95% CI: 0. 848 - 0. 926) respectively], the median of sensitivity and specificity of criterion A were 0. 912 (95% CI: 0. 889 -0. 932) and 0. 880 (95%CI: 0. 833 - 0.919) respectively. Estimating the difference between criterion A and C, the median of sensitivity and specificity were 0. 081 (95% CI: 0.047 - 0.114) and -0.011 (95%CI: -0.070 -0.046) respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Compared with criterion B and C, criterion A not only had better reliability, but also could significantly improve the sensitivity without obviously lowering the specificity.</p>
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Humans , Bayes Theorem , Consensus , Hematologic Diseases , Diagnosis , Medicine, Chinese Traditional , Reproducibility of Results , Sensitivity and SpecificityABSTRACT
Objective:To analyze the effects of super early rehabilitation nursing on poststroke depression, to sum up the nursing experience.Methods: The control group included 78 cases of stroke patients, the observation group included 77 cases, the observation group was given super early rehabilitation nursing after stroke seventh days, thirtieth days, ninetieth days, with Hamilton Anxiety Scale(HAMA) and Depression Scale(HAMD)assessment of patients with anxiety or depression levels, and statistical correlation index.Results: Stroke after 7 days, 30 days and 90 days in PSD group, severe occurrence of PSD was higher than that in the observation group, stroke after 30 days, 90 days in the control group are more likely to commit suicide than the observation group, stroke after 90 days of control group, PSD turnover rate is higher than that of the control group, the difference was statistically significant specific(x2=6.62,x2=13.74;P<0.05).Conclusion: PSD can occur in each time period after stroke, most self outcome; super early rehabilitation nursing is helpful to reduce the incidence of PSD risk.
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Objective:To explore the effect of rehabilitation nursing on muscle spasm of patients in persistent vegetative state (PVS). Methods:To adopt the rehabilitation nursing methods on 98 PVS patients, including the arrangement of comfortable body position, passive motion, massage, etc.and then to evaluate the patients’ spasm situation with the universally emendatory MAS (motor assessment scale) methods. Results:Under the rehabilitation nursing and correlative curing, the patients’ limbs muscular tension had been improved evidently(x2=17.04, x2=14.04, P<0.01). Conclusion:Good limb position and physical movement rehabilitation nursing training do not need special equipments or techniques. If only the nursing personnel could master the training methods and skills, they could help the PVS patients to control and to decrease the muscle spasm and then to help them ease the pain.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare the value of conventional cytology and DNA image cytometry (DNA-ICM) assisted cytology in detection and prognostic assessment of cervical CIN lesions.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>87 women were enrolled in this study. Cervical samples were collected employing cervix brushes which were then washed in Sedfix. After preparing single cell suspensions by mechanical procedure, cell monolayers were prepared by cyto-spinning the cells onto microscope slides. Two slides were prepared from each case: one slide was stained by Papanicolou staining for conventional cytology, another was stained by Feulgen-Thionin method for measurements of the amount of DNA in the cell nuclei using an automated DNA imaging cytometer. Biopsies from the cervical lesions were also taken for histopathology and Ki-67 immunohistochemistry.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Of the total of 20 ASCUS cases called by conventional cytology, no CIN, nor greater lesions were found. Among the 20 cases, 7 cases did not show any cells with DNA amount greater than 5c, while CIN2 lesions were found in 11 of other 13 cases that had some aneuploid cells with DNA amount greater than 5c. Of 30 LSIL cases called by conventional cytology, CIN2 lesions were detected in 3 out of 7 cases that did not contain any aneuploid cells with DNA greater than 5c, but in 22 out of the other 23 cases that contained aneuploid cells with DNA amount greater than > 5c. Of the remaining 7 cases called HSIL by conventional cytology, all case contained aneuploid cells containing DNA greater than 5c. If cytology was used to refer all cases of LSIL and HSIL to colposcopy procedure to detect potential CIN2 or greater lesions, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value were 58.2%, 84.4%, 86.5% and 54.0%, respectively. If DNA-ICM were used and all cases having 3 or more cells with a DNA amount greater than 5c were assessed to be referred to pathology to detect potential CIN2 or greater lesions, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive were 72.7% , 87.5%, 90.9% and 65.1%, respectively. We also compared Ki67 positive cells in these samples and found that DNA-ICM results were comparable to this biomarker method.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The study demonstrated that DNA-ICM approach can be successfully used to detect significant (i.e. CIN2 or greater) lesions, and also provide a prognostic assessment of CIN lesions.</p>