Prevalence and risk factors of Helicobacter pylori infection in Qinghai Province / 中华消化杂志

Objective:To investigate the prevalence and the risk factors of Helicobacter pylori( H. pylori) infection in Qinghai Province with a multi-center cross-sectional study. Methods:From May to December in 2021, stratified sampling was conducted in Xining City, Haidong agricultural district, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture by 20 centers, including the Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Qinghai Red Cross Hospital and Qinghai Renji Hospital, etc. A questionnaire survey was carried out among the individuals undergoing routine health checkups. The questionnaire included general information, lifestyle and family history, etc. 13C-urea breath test was performed to diagnose H. pylori infection. Chi-square test, trend Chi-square test, segmentation method and multivariate logistic regression analysis were performed for statistical analysis. Results:The infection rate of H. pylori in Qinghai area was 53.6% (2 531/4 724). The age distribution of infection was statistically significant ( χ2=15.95, P=0.007), the infection rate in individuals aged 15 to<30 was higher than that of individuals aged 60 to< 75 (57.6%, 626/1 086 vs.49.5%, 231/467), and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2=8.83, P=0.003). With the increase of age, the infection rate decreased in female over 30 years old ( χ2trend=5.89, P=0.015). There were statistically significant differences in H. pylori infection rate among different ethnic groups ( χ2=28.13, P<0.001); the infection rate of Tibetan population was higher than that of Han population (62.9%, 313/498 vs. 51.5%, 1 804/3 503), and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2=22.56, P<0.001). The H. pylori infection rate in people living at an altitude >3 500 m was higher than that of people living at an altitude between 1 500 m and 3 500 m (61.8%, 327/529 vs. 52.5%, 2 204/4 195), and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2=16.25, P<0.001). Compared with those without corresponding habits, the infection rate of H. pylori was higher in smokers (62.1%, 1 081/1 740 vs. 48.6%, 1 450/2 984), in people who had the habit of eating hand grabbed mutton (55.4%, 967/1 744 vs. 52.5%, 1 564/2 980), raw garlic (55.5%, 968/1 744 vs. 52.4%, 1 563/2 980), spicy food (55.6%, 1 471/2 647 vs. 51.0%, 1 060/2 077), sweet food (55.2%, 1 187/2 149 vs. 52.2%, 1 344/2 575), the infection rate of tea drinkers was lower (50.5%, 1 135/2 247 vs. 56.4%, 1 396/2 477), and the differences were statistically significant ( χ2=80.94, 3.89, 9.63, 4.36, 4.13 and 16.19, all P<0.05). The results of logistic regression analysis indicated that Tibetan ( OR=1.379, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.120 to 1.699), the Hui people ( OR=1.362, 95% CI 1.117 to 1.662), living at an altitude over 3 500 m ( OR=1.355, 95% CI 1.107 to 1.657), smoking ( OR=1.847, 95% CI 1.629 to 2.094), and spicy food ( OR=1.224, 95% CI 1.084 to 1.382) were independent risk factors of H. pylori infection (all P<0.05). Conclusions:The infection rate of H. pylori in Qinghai Province is higher than the average level in inland China. The infection rate of people with different ages, nationalities, altitudes of residence, occupations, living and eating habits were different. The infection rate of female over 30 years old is decreasing year by year. The infection risk is high in Hui people and Tibetan, spicy food lovers, smokers and people living at an altitude >3 500 m.

Risk factors for acute kidney injury after lumbar surgery in elderly patients and development of a prediction model / 中华麻醉学杂志

Objective:To identify the risk factors for acute kidney injury (AKI) after lumbar surgery in elderly patients and develop a score prediction model.Methods:The elderly patients who underwent lumbar surgery were retrospectively analyzed.The patients were divided into AKI group and non-AKI group according to the diagnostic criteria in Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes.Demographic data, history of underlying diseases, perioperative general status and related research laboratory tests were collected.Factors with statistically significant differences between groups were included in the logistic regression model.Risk factors were identified and the weighted score regression prediction model was developed.The receiver operating characteristic curve was drawn, and the model was evaluated.Results:AKI occurred in 87 patients (11.9%) after operation.Logistic regression results showed that increasing age, hypertension, anemia, hypoproteinemia, diabetes mellitus, duration of intraoperative low mean arterial pressure and blood transfusion were independent risk factors for AKI in elderly patients after lumbar surgery.The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve and 95% confidence interval were 0.909 (0.870-0.947), the sensitivity was 79.36%, the specificity was 92.74%, and the Youdon index was 0.719.The line chart prediction model was developed.The prediction analysis model was verified by Hosmer-Lemshow test, P=0.413, and the C-index visualized line chart prediction model was 0.908. Conclusions:Increasing age, hypertension, hypoproteinemia, diabetes mellitus, anemia, duration of intraoperative low mean arterial pressure and blood transfusion are independent risk factors for AKI after lumbar surgery in elderly patients.The risk prediction model developed can effectively predict the occurrence of AKI after lumbar surgery in elderly patients.

Relationship between declined preoperative left ventricular diastolic function and increased postoperative extravascular lung water in patients undergoing transurethral resection of prostate / 中华麻醉学杂志

Objective:To evaluate the relationship between declined preoperative left ventricular diastolic function and postoperative increased extravascular lung water (EVLW) in the patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).Methods:A total of 116 patients, aged 55-90 yr, of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Ⅰ-Ⅲ, with body mass index of ≤30 kg/m 2, undergoing elective TURP under general anesthesia, without increased EVLW before surgery, were included in the study.Lung ultrasound examination was performed and lung ultrasound scores were assessed before leaving PACU.Increased EVLW was defined as lung ultrasound score ≥20.The occurrence of increased EVLW after operation was recorded, and patients were divided into increased EVLW group and non-increased EVLW group according to whether increased EVLW occurred.Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify the risk factors for postoperative increased EVLW. Results:The results of multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that declined preoperative left ventricular diastolic function was an independent risk factor for postoperative increased EVLW ( P<0.05). Conclusions:Declined preoperative left ventricular diastolic function is an independent risk factor for postoperative increased EVLW in the patients undergoing TURP.

Discussion on the reform of the curriculum and teaching model of pharmaceutical analysis course / 中华医学教育探索杂志

As the curriculum was unreasonable and teaching approac h was simple in the course of pharmaceutical analysis,the course curriculum was reconstructed and optimized to be more advanced and more scientific.Reasonable teaching approaches will be adopted according to different teaching contents and diverse teaching model which is benefit to the cultivation of students' innovative capability will be constructed.

Extraction of flavones from leaves of Ginkgo biloba L. by microwave technique and optimized by experimental design and optimization / 第三军医大学学报

Objective To select the best condition for microwave assisted extraction (MAE) of flavones from leaves of Ginkgo biloba L . and compare this method with the most conventional extraction way. Methods Both microwave assisted extraction and theat maceration were adopted for flavones from leaves of Ginkgo biloba L. , and the total content was determined by spectrophotometry. Results Under appropriate MAE conditions, both the recovery and purity of total flavones obtained from the experiments by uniform design and the orthogonal design were very similar. The optimal recovery and purity by orthogonal experimental design were 212 4 mg/g and 61 9%, respectively. The optimal results by orthogonal experimental design were 216 2 mg/g and 57 1%, respectively. However, the results by maceration were only 114 6 mg/g and 40 1%, respectively. Conclusion MAE is a more suitable method for the extraction of flavones from leaves of Ginkgo biloba L . because of its higher extraction rate and purity.

Study of Microwave-assisted extraction on flavonoids of Radix Glycyrrliza / 中成药

Objective: To search for the best condition of microwave assisted extraction(MAE) for the flavonoids in Radix glycyrrliza and to compare with traditional boiling water extraction(WE). Methods: MAE and BWE were adopted, and its proper experimental conditions were examined and optimized by means of uniform design. The flavonoids in Radix glucyrrliza were determined by spectrophotometry. Results: Appropriate MAE conditions included extraction time of 1min, ethanol concentration of 38%, liquid/solid ratios of 8∶1(ml/g) and the power of microwave oven of 288W, the recovery of flavonoids from Radix glycyrrliza with MAE(24.6mg/g) was higher than BWE (11.4mg/g). Conclusion: Compared with traditional boiling water extraction(BWE), the experiment results demonstrated higher extracting rate and shorter extracting time. It indicated that MAE was more suitable to extraction of the flavonoids.