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Objective@#To analyze the characteristics of individuals positive for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid in a centralized isolation site for people entering China in Huzhou City of Zhejiang Province from December 18, 2021 to January 12, 2022, so as to provide insights into the prevention and control of overseas imported COVID-19. @*Methods@#The basic characteristics, nucleic acid detection and epidemiological investigations were collected from individuals positive for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid in a centralized isolation site for people entering China from December 18, 2021 to January 12, 2022, and the temporal distribution, population distribution, source of importation, and virus typing were descriptively analyzed.@*Results @#From December 18, 2021 to January 12, 2022, a total of 2 974 individuals in 19 flights were recorded in this centralized isolation site, and 33 cases were tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid, including 21 confirmed cases with common type, 9 confirmed cases with mild type, and 3 cases with asymptomatic infections. There were 11 cases with Omicron infections ( 33.33% ), 5 cases with Delta infections ( 15.15% ), and 17 cases with infection of unidentified types ( 51.52% ). The median interval ( interquartile range ) from the time of entry to the time of a positive test was 4.0 ( 7.0 ) days among all positive cases, 0 ( 4.0 ) day among cases with Omicron infections and 4.5 ( 8.5 ) days among cases with infections of Delta and unidentified types. The positive cases had a mean age of ( 36.97±8.58 ) years, and included 27 men (81.82%). There were 30 cases ( 90.91% ) receiving two and more doses of COVID-19 vaccines, and 7 cases ( 21.21% ) with a previous history of SARS-CoV-2 infections. There were 19 cases ( 57.58% ) from African countries, and 7 of 11 cases with Omicron infections were imported from African countries.@*Conclusion@#Omicron infection was predominant among individuals positive for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid in this centralized isolation site for people entering China from December 18, 2021 to January 12, 2022, with no severe cases detected, and most positive cases were imported from African countries.
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Objective:To determine the risk factors of perioperative cerebral oxygen supply and utilization and cerebral activity in newborns with congenital heart disease(CHD).Methods:In this prospective cohort study, NIRS and amplitude integrated EEG(aEEG) performed before and after surgery were used to assess cerebral oxygen supply and utilization and cerebral activity in these newborns. Cerebral tissue oxygenation index(TOI) and fractional tissue oxygen extraction(FTOE) measured from NIRS for each patient were compared to background pattern and SWC of aEEG before and after surgery. Analysis included clinical characteristics and explore the risk factors of TOI, FTOE.Results:90 CHD newborns were obtained. Pre- and postoperative TOI were 0.56±0.05 and 0.59±0.03, both of them were lower than the average for normal newborns( P<0.05). Pre- and postoperative FTOE were 0.36±0.07 and 0.39±0.04. TOI and FTOE were significantly improved after surgery( P<0.05). There was negative correlation between the TOI improvement after surgery and SpO 2 of right upper limb( β: -0.202). Patient with Respiratory support before surgery had lower preoperative TOI levels( β: -0.879). Preoperative SpO 2 was higher, then preoperative TOI was also higher( β: 0.214). The postoperative FTOE of who had lower amplitude showed by aEEG was significantly lower( P<0.05). The postoperative TOI of who had immature SWC was lower than mature SWC( P<0.05). Delayed chest closure was a risk factor for postoperative death. Conclusion:TOI in children with CHD improved significantly after operative, especially in patient with cyanosis CHD. Preoperative TOI is positively related to SpO 2. It’s positive correlation between cerebral activity and cerebral oxygen utilization. The patient who has immature SWC showed lower cerebral oxygen supply. Monitoring cerebral activity and oxygenation may be useful in perioperative management and cerebral protection of newborns with CHD.
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Objective:To investigate the safety of inter-hospital referral and the prognosis of neonatal with critical congenital heart disease.Methods:The criticality score, transit distance and time, and the prognosis of 237 newborns with critical congenital heart disease in Guangdong Provincial People′s Hospital from July 2016 to July 2018 were retrospectively analyzed.Results:A total of 237 children were included (162 male and 75 female) with the median age of 6 days and the median body weight of 2.98 kg.The median transit distance was 90 km.The average value of neonatal critical illness score (NCIS) was (86.54±9.05) scores before transport; 136 cases were greater than 90 scores, 84 cases between 70 and 90 scores, 17 cases less than 70 scores; while the average NCIS was (87.05±8.19) scores when arrived at neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), 138 cases were greater than 90 scores, 82 cases between 70 and 90 scores, 17 cases less than 70 scores.There were no significant differences in the scores of critical cases before and after transfer according to the transfer time and distance ( t=0.346, P>0.05). There was no one death occurred during the transfer process.All over, 222 cases were cured and discharged from the hospital after surgery and or medical interventional treatments, 15 cases died after giving up treatment or losing the opportunity for surgery. Conclusions:It is safe and effective of the inter-hospital transport for the rescue of infants with critical congenital heart disease when followed the principles and transport rules and regulations, with trained workers and special equipments.
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Objective To explore the feasibility and advantage of the drones in a county emergency medical service system.Methods The study was conducted in Changxing County,Zhejiang Province from January to September 2018.The Changxing County People's Hospital and the health centers within its radius of 25 km were included in the study.Three types of indicators were obtained by using commercial drones to transfer simulated first-aid medical supplies from health centers to county people's hospitals:(1)The flight time of the drone;(2) The road traffic time measured by Baidu map and Tencent map software of the above-mentioned route at midnight;(3) The road traffic time measured by Amap software of these routes at 0:00,8:00,10:00,12:00,14:00,16:00,18:00,20:00.The road traffic time at different time points measured by map softwares and drones flight time were compared.Wilcoxon symbolic rank test was used for statistical analysis,and P value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results (1) A total of 10 health centers were involved in this study,the air straight-line distance between them and the county people's hospital was (10.97±3.59) km,and the road traffic distance was (13.61±4.95) km.(2) The flight time of drone was (16.35±5.15) min,less than road traffic time measured by Amap,Baidu and Tencent map software,which were (21.40±5.15) min,(22.50±6.11) min,(22.00±5.23) min,respectively (P< 0.01).(3)The road traffic time measured by Amap software was longer than that of drones from 0:00 to 20:00 (P< 0.01),with the maximum time of (27.80±6.12) min at 18:00,and the minimum time of (21.40±5.15) min at midnight.Drones could save up 14.07 min at most and 2.8 min at least,with an average save of (7.98±1.32) min.Conclusions Drone might be used to transfer first aid medical supplies between health centers in a county area,which is faster than road transportation.It has a better application prospect and is worth to further study.
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Objective To analyze the neurodevelopmental outcome and its risk factors in infants with CHD at 18 months of age. Methods Eighteen-month-old infants with CHD at the follow-up clinic of our hospital were selected. The Bayley scales of infant development( BSID) were used to evaluate the levels of mental development( MDI) and psychomotor develop-ment( PDI) . The clinical features during hospitalization were reviewed, and the risk factors of MDI and PDI were analyzed. Results A total of 116 children with CHD underwent BSID evaluation at 18 months of age. Both the MDI(95. 38 ± 22. 98) and PDI(87.84 ±22.57) of the cohort were significantly lower than the average value of the normal population(P<0.05). In infants with cyanotic CHD, the MDI was higher(β=17. 218). The longer the length was of the hospital stay, the lower the PDI (β= -0. 577). In patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery, the PDI was higher(β=11. 956). Compared to in-fants with relatively normal behavior, the PDI of infants with mild behavioral problems was lower(β=-10. 605). Conclusion Children with CHD who underwent cardiac surgery have delayed neurodevelopmental outcomes compared with those of healthy children. The outcomes of infants with cyanotic CHD or undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery was better than others. Long hospital stays and mild behavioral problems were risk factors for poor neurodevelopmental outcomes.
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Objective@#To explore the feasibility and advantage of the drones in a county emergency medical service system.@*Methods@#The study was conducted in Changxing County, Zhejiang Province from January to September 2018. The Changxing County People's Hospital and the health centers within its radius of 25 km were included in the study. Three types of indicators were obtained by using commercial drones to transfer simulated first-aid medical supplies from health centers to county people's hospitals: (1)The flight time of the drone; (2) The road traffic time measured by Baidu map and Tencent map software of the above-mentioned route at midnight; (3) The road traffic time measured by Amap software of these routes at 0: 00, 8: 00, 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 18:00, 20:00. The road traffic time at different time points measured by map softwares and drones flight time were compared. Wilcoxon symbolic rank test was used for statistical analysis, and P value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.@*Results@#(1) A total of 10 health centers were involved in this study, the air straight-line distance between them and the county people's hospital was (10.97±3.59) km, and the road traffic distance was (13.61±4.95) km. (2) The flight time of drone was (16.35±5.15) min, less than road traffic time measured by Amap, Baidu and Tencent map software, which were (21.40±5.15) min, (22.50±6.11) min, (22.00±5.23) min, respectively (P< 0.01). (3)The road traffic time measured by Amap software was longer than that of drones from 0:00 to 20:00 (P< 0.01), with the maximum time of (27.80±6.12) min at 18:00, and the minimum time of (21.40±5.15) min at midnight. Drones could save up 14.07 min at most and 2.8 min at least, with an average save of (7.98±1.32) min.@*Conclusions@#Drone might be used to transfer first aid medical supplies between health centers in a county area, which is faster than road transportation. It has a better application prospect and is worth to further study.
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Objective@#To analyze the neurodevelopmental outcome and its risk factors in infants with CHD at 18 months of age.@*Methods@#Eighteen-month-old infants with CHD at the follow-up clinic of our hospital were selected. The Bayley scales of infant development(BSID) were used to evaluate the levels of mental development(MDI) and psychomotor development(PDI). The clinical features during hospitalization were reviewed, and the risk factors of MDI and PDI were analyzed.@*Results@#A total of 116 children with CHD underwent BSID evaluation at 18 months of age. Both the MDI(95.38±22.98) and PDI(87.84±22.57) of the cohort were significantly lower than the average value of the normal population(P<0.05). In infants with cyanotic CHD, the MDI was higher(β=17.218). The longer the length was of the hospital stay, the lower the PDI(β=-0.577). In patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery, the PDI was higher(β=11.956). Compared to infants with relatively normal behavior, the PDI of infants with mild behavioral problems was lower(β=-10.605).@*Conclusion@#Children with CHD who underwent cardiac surgery have delayed neurodevelopmental outcomes compared with those of healthy children. The outcomes of infants with cyanotic CHD or undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery was better than others. Long hospital stays and mild behavioral problems were risk factors for poor neurodevelopmental outcomes.
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Objective To determine the long term outcomes of laryngomalacia infants with anomalies and to determine the clinical practice guideline for these infants.Methods The charts of infants with moderate to severe laryngomalacia,who were admitted to our hospital between January 2013 and December 2015,were retrospectively reviewed.These infants were divided into two groups,anomaly(A) group(n=37) and non-anomaly (NA) group(n=19).Results Fifty-six cases were enrolled.Infants in A group were older at symptom relief than those in NA group[(10.00±3.56) months vs.(7.89±3.03) months,P<0.05],and the weight percentiles of infants in A group were lower at 3,6 and 12 months than those in NA group(P<0.05).There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups on the weights percentiles in infants at 24 months after diagnosis.Five of 37 cases in A group and 3 of 19 cases in NA group had supraglottoplasty.One infant in A group had tracheotomy.Conclusion Both breathing difficulty and development retardations of infants with moderate or severe laryngomalacia could gradually improved with age.There is not enough evidence to support the aggressive supraglottoplasty for infants with anomalies and laryngomalacia.
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Objective To investigate the correlation between the indications,findings,interventions of fibrobronchoscopy(FB) in neonates and their correlative diseases with neonatal FB results and clinical data.Methods Retrospective case series of 243 consecutive patients of 28 days old or younger were investigated underwent FB for the first time from January 2010 to December 2014,at a tertiary care hospital.The common indications for FB and detection rate of respiratory tract diseases were collected.If the findings of FB had significant associations with premature birth and other diseases were analyzed.Associations between interventions and basic illnesses were also analyzed.Results Of the 243 patients undergoing 275 procedures of FB,201 cases were boys(73.1%).The age of FB was (13.34 ± 9.76) days and the weight was (3.08 ± 0.68) kg.Forty-five cases were premature infants (16.4%).A total of 254 procedures were found to have congenital diseases (92.4%),and 177 cases of them had congenital heart diseases (CHD) (64.4%).Common indications for FB were dyspnea(140 cases,50.9%),tachypnea(82 cases,29.8%),and stridor(71 cases,25.8%).A total of 188 upper airway lesions were found and the most common findings were laryngomalacia(56 cases,20.4%) and vocal cord paralysis(bilateral/unilateral,50 cases,18.2%).A total of 315 lower airway lesions were found and the most common findings were airway mucosal inflammation (98 cases,35.6%),trachea and main bronchial stenosis (73 cases,26.5 %).A total of 21 cases (7.6%) underwent supraglottoplasty during or after FB,while 17 cases (6.2%) underwent tracheal dilation and 10 cases (3.6%) underwent tracheotomy.Compared with non-CHD neonates,neonates with CHD were statistically significantly less likely to have congenital lesions statistically,such as laryngomalacia(15.8% vs.28.6%,P =0.012),bilateral vocal cord lesions(6.2% vs.21.4%,P =0.000) and congenital laryngeal dysplasia(0 vs.7.1%,P =0.001).The tracheotomy(0 vs.10.2%,P =0.000) and supraglottoplasty(2.3% vs.17.3%,P =0.000) were more rare.Nevertheless,they were more likely to have secondary lesions such as the left main bronchial stenosis caused by extrinsic compression (23.7% vs.1.0%,P =0.000),abnormal bronchial anatomy(9.6% vs.2.0%,P =0.018),left vocal cord paralysis(9.0% vs.1.0%,P =0.008) and airway mucosal inflammation(41.8% vs.24.5%,P =0.004).The tracheostenosis and main broncial stenosis (37.3% vs.7.1%,P =0.000) with long-term intubation(78.5% vs.58.2%,P =0.000) were more common.There was no significant difference between term neonates and premature infants in the detection rate of respiratory tract diseases (P > 0.05),tracheotomy (0 vs.4.3 %,P =0.322),supraglottoplasty (13.3 % vs.6.5 %,P =0.205) or long-term i ntubation (80.0% vs.69.6%,P =0.157).Complications caused by procedure were rare and mild.Conclusions FB can detect whether the neonates with dyspnea,tachypnea and stridor have laryngomalacia,vocal cord paralysis,airway mucous edema,tracheal and main bronchial stenosis and other signs,and FB may play an important role in diagnosis,treatment and prognosis evaluation of neonatal respiratory diseases.
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Objective To investigate clinical effect of fluvastatin in the treatment of early diabetic nephropa-thy,to provide a reference for clinical treatment.Methods 90 patients with diabetic nephropathy were selected,the patients were divided into observation group(50 cases)and control group(40 cases).Conventional hypoglycemic ther-apy used in the control group,and valsartan treatment also used.The observation group received fluvastatin on the basis of treatment of control group.The efficacy,urinary albumin excretion rate,inflammatory markers,serum creatinine and other indicators and adverse reactions were compared.Results The effective rate of the observation group was 90.00%,which was significantly higher than 75.00% of the control group,the difference was statistically significant (χ2 =4.325,P <0.05).After treatment,the BUN,UAER,TC,TG,LDL of the observation group were (6.54 ± 1.24)mmol/L,(40.43 ±4.21)μg/min,(3.81 ±0.47)mmol/L,(2.51 ±0.34)mmol/L,(2.41 ±0.64)mmol/L, the improvement was better than the control group,the differences were statistically significant (t =5.547,5.225, 5.457,4.957,5.339,all P <0.05).After treatment,the CRP,IL -6,IL -18,TNF -αin the observation group and control group were significantly improved compared with before treatment,the differences were statistically significant (P <0.05 ).After treatment,the CRP,IL -6,IL -18,TNF -αlevels of the observation group were (4.14 ± 0.87)mg/L,(88.17 ±8.54)pg/mL,(139.64 ±9.48)ng/L,(40.17 ±5.22)ng/L,the improvement was better than the control group,the differences were statistically significant (t =6.914,6.357,5.847,7.054,all P <0.05 ). Conclusion Fluvastatin in the treatment of early diabetic nephropathy has good effect,which will help to improve inflammatory cytokines and proteinuria and protect renal function,it is worthy of clinical application.
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Objective The incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes is grim.The study was designed to explore the effect of ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) on endothelial function in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes. Methods 50 patients admitted to Dingli Medical College of Wenzhou Medical Univer-sity from March 2014 to October 2014 were divided into group A and Group B by random number table .Cross-design of two stages ( I, II) was applied in the investigation .At stage I(3 months ahead of the experiment ), Group A took oral ω-3 PUFA while Group B took placebo .At stage II ( 3 months after the experiment ) , Group B was given oral ω-3 PUFA, while Group A was given placebo .T1 and T3 time was the beginning of the stage I and stage II experiment , while T2 and T4 time was the end of stage I and stage II experiment .At the beginning and end of each stage , detection was made on LDL-C, TG, IL-6, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) and endothelium-dependent flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD). Results After the intervention on Group A at stage I , FDM at T2 time was significantly increased compared with that at T 1 time([7.23 ±3.28]% vs [3.62 ±2.13]%, P<0.05), while all the other indexes at T2 time decreased significantly in comparison with T1 time: LDL-C ([2.85 ±0.47]mmol/L vs [3.36 ±0.57] mmol/L), TG([2.41 ±1.06]mmol/L vs [2.96 ±1.12] mmol/L), IL-6([2.83 ± 0.30]ng/L vs [3.42 ±0.32]ng/L), PAI-1 ([7.23 ±3.28]ng/L vs [3.62 ±2.13]ng/L) (P<0.05).After receiving ω-3 PUFA intervention on Group B at stage II , FDM at T4 time was significantly increased compared with that at T 3 time([6.88 ±2.06]% vs [3.60 ±2.18]%, P<0.05), while all the other indexes at T4 time decreased significantly in comparison with T3 time: LDL-C ([3.26 ±0.77]mmol/L vs [3.63 ±0.73] mmol/L), TG([2.28 ±0.94]mmol/L vs [2.77 ±1.25] mmol/L), IL-6([2.91 ± 0.48]ng/L vs [3.30 ±0.52]ng/L), PAI-1 ([45.7 ±24.4]ng/L vs [56.3 ±24.4]ng/L) (P<0.05).Two-period crossover design analysis of variance showed that there was significant difference effect on LDL -C(F=2.754, P=0.019), TG(F=3.115, P=0.011), IL-6(F=1.825, P=0.032), PAI-1(F=2.324, P=0.023) and FMD(F=3.784, P=0.006)between ω-3 PUFA and placebo . Conclusion ω-3 PUFA can improve endothelial function in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes , which is of great significance for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease .
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Objective To explore the effect of repaglinide intensive treatment on islet β-cell function and long-term control of blood glucose in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients. Methods Self-control and inter-group control prospective study was conducted in 80 newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients who were treated with short-term repaglinide intensive treatment and islet β-cell function was assessed by 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) before and after repaglinide treatment. The changes of △I30/△G30 ratio, blood lipid, HOMA A and HOMA B were examined. Results After treatment, in successful group, middle group and defeat group, the fasting plasma glucose levels were decreased from 8.9±1.5, 8.6±1.6,9.0±2.0 to 5.0±1.4,6.3±0. 7,6.5±0. 9 mmol/L, 0. 5 h postprandial glucose levels were decreased from (12.6±1.6, 12.6±1.5, 12.4±1.3 to 8.4±1.0, 6.8±0. 7, 8. 6±0. 9)mmol/L,and 2 h postprandial glucose levels were decreased from (13.0±1.2, 13. 1±1.3, 13. 3±1.4 to 9.2±0.9, 6.6±0. 7, 9.2±0. 9)mmol/L,respectively (all P <0. 005). The ratio of △I30/△G30 was increased froml. 69±0. 31, 1.72±0. 33, 1.79±0. 36 to 4. 47±0. 62, 4. 42±0.46,12. 00±0.46 in the three groups, respectively (P<0.05). HOMA B was significantly improved (P<0. 05), while triglycerides and HOMA A were decreased(P<0. 05). The levels of fasting blood glucose and postprandial blood glucose in 21 patients were maintained within normal range for more than six months. There were significant differences in the ratio of △I30/△G30, age, repaglinide dosage and the time of reaching target of glucose [4.47±0.62 vs. 2. 0± 0.46; 39±8 vs. 56±9; 2.0±1.5 vs. 5.0±2.5; 32.4±8.0 vs. 53.3±7.6; all P<0.05] between successful group and defeat group. Conclusions The short-term intensive treatment with repaglinide can significantly improve the early secretion phase of insulin and the islet β-cell function, reconstruct of the physiological model of insulin secretion and relieve the disease.