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Objective To detect the levels of procalcitonin,blood routine,C-reactive protein of children with bronchopneumonia,to analyze the clinical value combined with the age and to provide the experimental basis for clinical diagnosis and treatment.Methods 100 children with bronchial pneumonia were selected.According to admission number,they were randomly divided into the study group and the control group,50 cases in each group.The control group received routine diagnosis and treatment.The study group was deteced blood calcitonin,blood routine,C-reactive protein level and diagnosed and treated combined with the age.The clinical curative effect,recovery time were observed.The referral rate,children fever,cough,X-ray pulmonary inflammation disappeared time,the average recovery time,and medical expenses were assessed and recorded.Results The cure rate of the study group was 80.0%(40/50),which was higher than 66.6%(33/50) of the control group,the referral rate of the study group was 6.0%(3/50),which was lower than 22.0%(11/50) of the control group,the differences were statistically significant (χ2 =8.61,8.95,all P<0.05).The medical expense of the study group was (3 273.15 ±260.35)yuan,which was lower than (5 426.42 ±238.20)yuan of the control group,the difference was statistically significant (t=11.47,P<0.05).The average recovery time of the fever,cough,X-ray pulmonary inflammation in the study group were (3.29 ± 0.48)d,(5.36 ±0.63) d,(4.17 ±0.57) d,(6.48 ±0.86) d,which were shorter than those of the control group [(4.51 ±0.41)d,(6.70 ±0.52)d,(5.84 ±0.61)d,(7.79 ±0.93)d],the differences were statistically significant (t=8.50,8.69,8.27,9.04,all P<0.05).Conclusion In basic hospitals,detection blood PCT,blood levels of C-reactive protein of children with bronchial pneumonia and combined with the age for diagnosis and treatment, the clinical curative effect is better, the improvement time of the clinical signs or symptoms is shortened, referral rate decreased,medical costs declined.It is worth popularization and application in the basic level hospital.
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Objective: To investigate single nucleotide polymorphisms in the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3a [eIF3a] gene and the risk for gastric cancer within the Chinese population
Subjects and Methods: A total of 322 patients with gastric cancer were selected as the patient group and 340 non-gastric cancer patients were selected as the control group using the case-control method. Polymerase chain reaction-sequence-specific primer technology was leveraged to genotype the rs77382849 single nucleotide polymorphism in the eIF3a gene. The demographic characteristics of the study population and other exposures to risk factors were collected. Unconditional logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the association between the risk factors and gastric cancer
Results: A higher frequency of the eIF3a rs77382849 GG homozygote genotype was observed in the gastric cancer patients compared with the controls [63.98 vs. 54.41%, p < 0.05]. After adjustment of exposure risks, such as age, gender, smoking, and drinking, the rs77382849 single nucleotide polymorphism was still associated with susceptibility to gastric cancer. When the eIF3a rs77382849 GG homozygote genotype was used as the reference group, the GA genotype [GA vs. GG: OR = 0.545, 95% CI: 0.386-0.769, p = 0.001] and AA genotype [AA vs. GG: OR = 0.245, 95% CI: 0.072-0.836, p = 0.025] were both correlated with a significantly decreased risk for gastric cancer development
Conclusion: An association between eIF3a rs77382849 polymorphism and susceptibility to gastric cancer was observed in these Chinese patients
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Objective Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and endoscopic breast conserving surgery (EBCS) has been developed as a potential means for treating breast tumors with minimal disruption to adjacent soft tissues.The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cosmetic outcomes of RFA assisted by EBCS on patients with early breast carcinoma (T1 -2 N0-1 M0).Methods Twenty-three patients with biopsy proven invasive breast carcinoma ( ≤3 cm in diameter),were treated with ultrasound (US)guided percutaneous-RFA for the local tumors followed by sentinel lymph node biopsy and endoscopic auxiliary node dissection and lumpectomy.The reactions to breast cosmetics were observed and compared to the conventional approaches using the breast asymmetry score for EBCS and a self -assessment questionnaire targeting objective and subjective data about treatment related breast change.Results Twenty-three patients were successfully treated with RFA.Complete coagulation necrosis of the tumor was visualized at US and mammography in 22 of 23 patients (95.6 ％).22 patients being per formed RFA and EBCS presented little scars and the breasts preserved more cosmetically acceptable than the reported results of traditional protocols.Self-assessment acceptable rate was 100 ％,aesthetic outcome as good or excellent rated in 95.5 ％(21/22).Within the follow-up of above 36 months,there were no local recurrence,metastasis,wound infection or necrosis,nerve damage,haematoma,as well as upper limb swelling or lymphoedema,no reduced upper limb mobility and tumor seeding.Conclusions RFA with endoscopic breast conservation therapy for the treatment of early breast carcinoma is more effective and cosmetically acceptable than the traditional approaches.
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Objective To evaluate the methods of diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disease with concomitant focal lymphocytic thyroiditis(FLT), and explore the reasons for its confused with Hashimoto′s disease(HD).Methods During the recent 25 years, 207 patients underwent surgical trearment for pathologically diagnosed HD.Among this group, 143 cases of HD with other concomitant thyroid disease were retrospectively analysed.Results Of the 143 cases, 57 cases were found to have thyroid disease with concomitant FLT, and this was 27.5%(57/207) of the total HD group, or 39.9%(57/143) of the group with thyroid disease and concomitant HD.Intraoperative pathologic section revealed that focal lymphocytic infiltration was positive in 87.7%(50/57) of cases. The postoperative hypothyroidism occurrence rate was 19.3%(11/57), of which, 7 cases(7/57, 12.3%) were subclinical hypothyroidism.Conclusions The character of pathologic changes of thyroid disease with FLT and with HD was different. Intraoperative pathologic section can be helpful in the diagnosis of this condition and can have important significance as a guide to the scope of (surgical) resection of the thyroid gland.