Research progress in hemorrhage control products of U.S.army / 中华创伤杂志

From Vietnam War to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom,hemorrhage remains the leading cause of combat death.The U.S.army has made great strides in research and development of hemorrhage control products and various tourniquets and hemostatic dressings have been fielded on the battlefield.This paper introduces current status of hemostatic products and hemorrhage control products.Currently,there are extremity tourniquets and junctional tourniquets.The hemostatic products include HemCon bandages,QuciClot granular and gauze,Celox gauze,XStat,etc.Meanwhile,the author summarizes three development trends of US military hemostatic products,ie,prehospital application of tourniquets,emphasis on hemorrhage control in junctional regions,and gauze hemostatic adjuncts preference.This review offers materials for fully understanding war wound treatment of U.S.army.

Missions and tasks of research hospitals in the healthcare reform / 中华医院管理杂志

Based on a study of the relationship between research hospitals and furthering of the healthcare reform,the authors hold that a key to the ongoing reform lies in building the hierarchical medical system,an objective in building and development of research hospitals as well.Furthering of the reform will highlight advantages of such hospitals,as they can play an important role in leading practice with theoretical innovation,translating frontier technology to clinical use,promoting the system to serve primary care,and upgrading quality effectiveness at general level.

Bibliometrics and visualized analysis of plague research literature / 军事医学

Objective By analyzing domestic and foreign papers on plague research with bibliometrics and visualized methods, we explored the current situation research trends and cutting-edge dynamics in order to provide information sup-port for plague research as well as strategies for countering bioterrorism.Methods Based on data sources from SCI and CNKI databases, bibliometrics and visualized methods were adopted,including Pajek,VOSviewer, Bibexcel and Citespace, so as to show the major cutting-edge areas of plague research.Results Comprehensive research analysis showed that the USA is leading in plague research, with some strong related institutions.There is still a gap between China and international community for research.Academy of Military Medical Sciences and other institutions are our main plague research efforts. Conclusion We should strengthen plague research, improve our overall level of plague research to provide the necessary support for effective response to natural epidemics and potential bioterrorism incidents.

Metrology and visualized analysis of anthrax research literature / 军事医学

Objective To explore the development of the anthrax research field in order to provide information and strategies for anti-bioterrorism in China.Methods Pajek, Vosviewer, Bibexcel running on Web of Knowledge platform, and Excel running on CSCD platform were used.Results According to the results of anthrax literature metrology,the USA is by far the leader in research while the Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences and other in-stitutions are our main anthrax research institutions in China, but there is a gap between China and international research institutions.Conclusion We should strengthen anthrax research, improve the overall research strength, and provide the necessary protection to respond to potential bioterrorism incidents.

Theme clusters and evolutions of research on medical protection against nerve agents / 军事医学

Objective To find the course of theme evolution for study of medical protection against nerve agents.Meth-ods A method of information visualization based on co-cited analysis was used.The research domain of medical protection against nerve agents was mapped using software VOSviewer.Results There were five research clusters including clinical research, oxime reactivators, detoxification and detection,and bioscavengers.Conclusion Theme evolution is described and research trends are predicted.

Metrology and visualized analysis of H5N1 virus:a research of literature / 军事医学

Objective To analyze domestic and foreign papers on H5N1 virus research using literature metrology and visualized knowledge mapping.Methods Pajek, Bibexcel,and VoSviewer software were used based on Web of Knowledge platform.Results Study on H5N1 virus has been a research focus wide since 2005 and a series of institutions and investi-gators have appeared, with US being the leader in this area and followed by China.The most popular topics of studies on H5N1 included its virology, epidemiology, basic research, anti-virus drugs and vaccines.Conclusion Studies on H5N1 have received more attention, which suggests that more efforts have to be made in China in terms of communication and co-operation with key institutions and famous researchers so as to achieve more success in key areas.

Analysis of U.S.military health system reform / 军事医学

To curb the increase in health care costs and improve government efficiency , a series of structural and governance reforms for U.S.Military Health System(MHS) were implemented, which is the biggest structural organizational change in the MHS′s history.The reform focusing on the establishment of Defense Health Agency ( DHA) and enhancement of multi-service markets will achieve its goal by the end of 2015.This paper analyzes the major reasons for the reform and changes of the U.S.MHS before and after the reform and offer some tips for the reform of the Chinese Military Health System .

Recognizing research fronts and trends of synthetic biology / 军事医学

Objective To identify research fronts of synthetic biology by mapping knowledge domains .Methods The research articles were clustered by co-cited analysis and bibliographic coupling while research domains of synthetic biology were mapped using software VOSviewer .Results There were seven research clusters by co-cited analysis and 32 clusters by bibliographic coupling .The articles published in the last two years have changed the structure of research domains .Con-clusion Bibliographic coupling is better at recognizing research fronts .Synthetic bioengineering , RNA expression , biology bone, biology library,and biology parts are research fronts of synthetic biology .

Study on early diagnosis strategy for radiation-associated breast angiosarcoma after breast cancer radiotherapy / 中华放射肿瘤学杂志

Objective To develop an early diagnosis strategy for radiation-associated breast angiosarcoma after breast cancer radiotherapy (RABASBCR) and to avoid the misdiagnosis of this disease.Methods A systematic search of PubMed for published reports of RABASBCR cases was performed.The clinical manifestations and radiological features in the early stage of disease,as well as biopsies,were analyzed to screen out valuable markers for early diagnosis and develop the early diagnosis strategy for RABASBCR.Results Fifty-five original articles involving 80 RABASBCR patients were selected for this analysis.Twenty-four (30％) of the 80 patients were misdiagnosed;the median time of misdiagnosis was 3 months (1-24 months).The earliest symptom was skin changes in 76 (95％) of the 80 patients.The misdiagnosis rates of ultrasound,mammography,computed tomography,and magnetic resonance imaging for RABASBCR were 9/9,31/32,2/2,and 1/5,respectively.The misdiagnosis rates of fine needle biopsy,core needle biopsy,and incisional biopsy were 7/14,12/25,and 10/26,respectively.Conclusions By analyzing published case reports,we have set up the early diagnosis strategy for RABASBCR with reference to the Cahan criteria.

The U.S.military district health care model reform analysis / 军事医学

An integrated district health care model is an important field development .Since 2007, The US Armed Forces have been constructing district health care systems , integrating the medical resources in National Capital Region and San Antonio.The two new established district health care systems have been making military health care more effective while reducing costs and improving the quality of care to beneficiaries .

Development of the U.S. Armed Forces Forward Surgical Team and some implications / 军事医学

The U.S.Armed Forces Forward Surgical Team ( FST) was first used in the Gulf War , while Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom represented the largest military operations to date in which the FST has been utilized.The FST was an integral and major component of the Medical Brigade and provided support for echelon Ⅱmedical care.This paper describes the development of FST , investigates the roles, organization and training of FST and finally brings forward some enlightenment for health service development of Chinese PLA .

Human enhancement technology and its military applications and impacts / 军事医学

Human enhancement technology is an emerging field that aims to enhance human physical and mental power of humans with the latest developments of the life science , information science , electronic science , cognitive neuroscience and other fields .This paper provides an overview of status quo of human enhancement technology and its military applica -tions, and analyzes the factors that may adversely affect its applications .

International trends in studies on 1918 influenza virus：A bibliometric analysis / 中华医学图书情报杂志

Papers on 1918 influenza virus published in 1995-2014 were retrieved from Web of Science.Institutional cooperation network, co-author network, and maps of hot key words, key word cluster, and reference co-citation were plotted using the VOSviewer.The study hot spots and their development trends were analyzed in an attempt to provide the key information for the prevention and control of influenza virus outbreak in the future.

A brief introduction to the U.S.Strategic National Stockpile / 军事医学

The Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) is a national repository of antibiotics, chemical antidotes, antitoxins, life-support medications , intravenous administration , airway maintenance supplies , and medical/surgical items.It is designed to supply and resupply state and local public health agencies in the event of a national emergency anywhere and at any time within the United States or its territories .This article introduces the development , emergency supplies reserve and maintenance of the SNS .

R & D of medicine and vaccine for Ebola hemorrhagic fever / 军事医学

The outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in West Africa in February 2014 is the worst one in the history of the disease.Medicines and vaccines for Ebola have attracted special attention .This study utilizes Cortellis database of Thom-son Reuters and knowledge about Ebola virus to analyze current R&D of medicines and vaccines for Ebola in order to offer references for research and development .Study findings shows that there are mainly 5 important categories:vaccines, neu-tralizing antibodies , small-molecule anti-Ebola drugs , RNAi drugs and nucleotide drugs .In each category , there are prom-ising products under development that are worthy of attention .

Organization and implementation of aeromedical evacuation of US patients with Ebola virus infection from West Africa / 军事医学

In 2014,serious Ebola fever epidemic broke out in West Africa .Afterwards, the US transported two Ebola patients from Liberia by air, which aroused world wide concern .During the aeromedical evacuation , there were lots of tech-nical problems and management procedures involved .First, the US government toke emergency measures for the patients in a local hospital ,which made evacuation possible .Secondly , the US CDC and other government departments coordinated this matter during and after the evacuation .Finally,upon arrival at home the two patients received careful isolation and treat-ment.Thus, the successful aeromedical evacuation is instructive for us .

Characteristics of U.S.Military Nuclear Medical Emergency Rescue Forces / 军事医学

Nuclear medical emergency rescue , as an important task for the military , has become a priority in many countries.The U.S.military has accumulated rich experience in the development of nuclear medical emergency rescue forces.This paper analyzes the legal status , roles, responsibilities and tasks of the U .S.military during nuclear emergency rescue as well as the characteristics and current status of nuclear emergency rescue forces , hoping to provide some refer-ences for development of our military nuclear medical emergency rescue forces .

Analysis of Policies on Human Embryonic Stem Cells in foreign countries / 中国医学伦理学

Stem cell research is one of the most notable fields in life science at the end of 20th century and the beginning of 21st century,which has made a considerable contribution to every aspect of life science,especially to the regenerative medicine.However,a great debate on ethics has also arisened all over the world on the research of human embryonic stem cells.This paper gives the cause of the debate,provides the analysis of the stem cell legislations among various countries,which have different impacts on the research of stem cell and finally points out its enlightenment to our country.