Preparation of curcumin-loaded chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol intelligent active films for food packaging and freshness monitoring.

To fulfill the current need for intelligent active food packaging. This study incorporated the curcumin inclusion complexes (CUR-CD) into chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol polymer to develop a new intelligent active film. The structures of films were analyzed by Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and so on. The CP-Cur150 film displays exceptional mechanical properties, water vapor barrier, and UV blocking capabilities as demonstrated by physical analysis. The CP-Cur150 film exhibited free radical scavenging rates on 2,2-diazo-di-3-ethylbenzothiazolin-6-sulfonic (ABTS) (98 %) and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) (87 %). Additionally, it showed inhibitory effects on Gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli), reducing live colony counts by approximately 2.7 and 1.3 Log10 CFU/mL, respectively. The films were used to monitor the shrimp's freshness in real time. With the spoilage of shrimp, the film exhibited clear color fluctuations, from light yellow to red. In addition, the evaluation of the impact of films on pork pH, total volatile basic nitrogen, and total bacterial counts demonstrated that the CP-Cur150 film displayed the most significant effectiveness in preserving freshness, thereby extending the shelf life of pork.

Effect of multiple peritumoral regions of interest ranges based on computed tomography radiomics for the prediction of early recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after resection.

Background: Early recurrence (ER) of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is defined as recurrence that occurs within two years after resection. Our study aimed to determine the optimal peritumoral regions of interest (ROI) range by comparing the effect of multiple peritumoral radiomics ROIs on predicting ER of HCC, and to develop and validate a combined clinical-radiomics prediction model. Methods: A total of 160 HCC patients were randomly divided into a training cohort (n=112) and a validation cohort (n=48). The intratumoral original ROI was outlined based on enhanced computed tomography images and then used as the base to sequentially extend outward 1-5 mm to form peritumoral ROI. We developed a logistic regression model to predict ER of HCC. The efficacy of different ROI prediction models was compared to determine the optimal ROI. The combined model divided the patients into a high-risk group and low-risk group. Results: Ninety-seven (60.6%) of the patients were ER; the remaining 63 (39.4%) were not ER. The area under the curve values and 95% confidence intervals for ROI 3 were 0.867 (0.802-0.933) and 0.807 (0.682-0.931) in the training and validation cohorts, respectively, and ROI 3 was identified as the optimal ROI. Multivariate logistic regression analysis determined microvascular invasion (MVI) (P=0.037) and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) (P=0.013) to be independent risk factors for ER. The combined clinical-radiomic model containing the radiomics score, MVI, and AFP had the optimal predictive efficacy, with area under the curve values and 95% confidence intervals of 0.903 (0.848-0.957) and 0.830 (0.709-0.952) in the training and validation cohort, respectively. Subgroup analysis showed significantly ER predicted in the high-risk group than the low-risk group (P<0.001). Conclusions: Peritumoral radiomics 3 mm range was determined as the optimal ROI in this study. The clinical-radiomics combined models can effectively stratify high- and low-risk patients for timely clinical treatment and decision making.

Application of radiomics-based multiomics combinations in the tumor microenvironment and cancer prognosis.

The advent of immunotherapy, a groundbreaking advancement in cancer treatment, has given rise to the prominence of the tumor microenvironment (TME) as a critical area of research. The clinical implications of an improved understanding of the TME are significant and far-reaching. Radiomics has been increasingly utilized in the comprehensive assessment of the TME and cancer prognosis. Similarly, the advancement of pathomics, which is based on pathological images, can offer additional insights into the panoramic view and microscopic information of tumors. The combination of pathomics and radiomics has revolutionized the concept of a "digital biopsy". As genomics and transcriptomics continue to evolve, integrating radiomics with genomic and transcriptomic datasets can offer further insights into tumor and microenvironment heterogeneity and establish correlations with biological significance. Therefore, the synergistic analysis of digital image features (radiomics, pathomics) and genetic phenotypes (genomics) can comprehensively decode and characterize the heterogeneity of the TME as well as predict cancer prognosis. This review presents a comprehensive summary of the research on important radiomics biomarkers for predicting the TME, emphasizing the interplay between radiomics, genomics, transcriptomics, and pathomics, as well as the application of multiomics in decoding the TME and predicting cancer prognosis. Finally, we discuss the challenges and opportunities in multiomics research. In conclusion, this review highlights the crucial role of radiomics and multiomics associations in the assessment of the TME and cancer prognosis. The combined analysis of radiomics, pathomics, genomics, and transcriptomics is a promising research direction with substantial research significance and value for comprehensive TME evaluation and cancer prognosis assessment.

[Progress in stimuli-responsive molecularly imprinted polymers for enrichment analysis of trace components in traditional Chinese medicine].

Molecularly imprinted polymers demonstrate outstanding performance in the research on trace ingredients because of their high selectivity. Stimuli-responsive molecularly imprinted polymers(STR-MIPs) with the introduction of different responsive groups on the basis of traditionally imprinted materials can undergo reversible transformations when exposed to external stimuli such as temperature, magnetism, pH or light. Such responsiveness, combined with the specific recognition, endows STR-MIPs with excellent perfor-mance in trace component studies. Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) contains complex components with trace content, and thus STR-MIPs have broad application prospects in the enrichment analysis of trace components in TCM. This paper elaborates on the application of STR-MIPs in the enrichment analysis of trace components in TCM from the perspectives of different stimuli, summarized relevant research achievements in the recent five years to broaden the application fields of molecular imprinting, and proposed a few opi-nions about their future development.

Functional investigation and two-sample Mendelian randomization study of neuropathic pain hub genes obtained by WGCNA analysis.

Objective: Neuropathic pain as a complex chronic disease that occurs after neurological injury, however the underlying mechanisms are not clarified in detail, hence therapeutic options are limited. The purpose of this study was to explore potential hub genes for neuropathic pain and evaluate the clinical application of these genes in predicting neuropathic pain. Methods: Differentially expressed analysis and weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) was used to explore new neuropathic pain susceptibility modules and hub genes. KEGG and GO analyses was utilized to explore the potential role of these hub genes. Nomogram model and ROC curves was established to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of hub genes. Additionally, the correlation of IL-2 with immune infiltration was explored. Finally, a Mendelian randomization study was conducted to determine the causal effect of IL-2 on neuropathic pain based on genome-wide association studies. Results: WGCNA was performed to establish the networks of gene co-expression, screen for the most relevant module, and screen for 440 overlapping WGCNA-derived key genes. GO and KEGG pathway enrichment analyses demonstrated that the key genes were correlated with cytokine receptor binding, chemokine receptor binding, positive regulation of JAK-STAT cascade, chemokine-mediated signaling pathway, PI3K-AKT pathway and chemokine pathway. Through Cytoscape software, top ten up-regulated genes with high scores were IL2, SMELL, CCL4, CCR3, CXCL1, CCR1, HGF, CXCL2, GATA3, and CRP. In addition, nomogram model performed well in predicting neuropathic pain risk, and with the ROC curve, the model was showed to be effective in diagnosis. Finally, IL2 was selected and we observed that IL2 was causally associated with immune cell infiltrates in trigeminal neuralgia. In inverse variance weighting, we found that IL2 was associated with the risk of trigeminal neuralgia with an OR of 1.203 (95% CI = 1.004-1.443, p = 0.045). Conclusion: We constructed a WGCNA-based co-expression network and identified neuropathic pain-related hub genes, which may offer further insight into pre-symptomatic diagnostic approaches and may be useful for the study of molecular mechanisms for understanding neuropathic pain risk genes.

Pathological complete response after neoadjuvant immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy in pediatric rectal carcinoma: A case report.

Background: Pediatric colorectal carcinoma (PCRC) is a rare non-embryonal tumor with an incidence of 0.1% to 1% of adults. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) targeting programmed death-1 (PD-1) have shown significant efficacy in defective mismatch repair/Microsatellite instability-high (dMMR/MSI-H) metastatic CRC (mCRC). Although several studies have reported neoadjuvant immunotherapy (NIT) in MSI-H/dMMR non-mCRC patients, not all patients achieved pathological complete remission (pCR). There are differences between PCRC and adult colorectal carcinoma (CRC), and the role of NIT in PCRC remains to be further defined. Case presentation: We report the case of a 12-year-old child who was admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain and vomiting for more than 3 months. The child's diagnosis was difficult and complex. He was initially diagnosed with intestinal obstruction, eventually diagnosed with a rare PCRC and identified as locally advanced colorectal cancer (LACRC) with genetic sequencing results showing MSI-H. After a thorough evaluation by clinicians, he received 4 cycles of Camrelizumab (anti-PD-1 antibody) + CapeOx (capecitabine and oxaliplatin) NIT combination chemotherapy. Repeat imaging and all tumor markers were unremarkable, and R0 resection was achieved. Postoperative pathology showed a tumor regression grade (TRG) of 0 grade determined as pCR. Postoperative review has not shown any recurrence or metastasis to date and the prognosis is good. Conclusion: PCRC should improve the diagnostic efficiency to prevent misdiagnosis and miss the best time for treatment. NIT and or chemotherapy can be a reasonable and effective treatment option for dMMR/MSI-H locally advanced PCRC. Our report provides some support and evidence for neoadjuvant immunotherapy for locally advanced PCRC, while highlighting the importance of preoperative detection of microsatellite status for locally advanced PCRC.

Biological variation in the serum and urine kidney injury markers of a healthy population measured within 24 hours.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: To explore the biological variation (BV) of kidney injury markers in serum and urine of healthy subjects within 24 hours to assist with interpretation of future studies using these biomarkers in the context of known BV. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Serum and urine samples were collected every 4 hours (0, 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20 hours) from 31 healthy subjects within 24 hours and serum creatinine (s-Crea), serum ß2-microglobin (s-ß2MG), serum cystatin C (s-CYSC), serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipoprotein (s-NGAL), urine creatinine (u-Crea), urine ß2-microglobin (u-ß2MG), urine cystatin C (u-CYSC), urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipoprotein (u-NGAL) were measured. Outlier and variance homogeneity analyses were performed, followed by CV-ANOVA analysis on trend-corrected data (if relevant), and analytical (CVA), within-subject (CVI), and between-subject (CVG) biological variation were calculated. RESULTS: The concentration of kidney injury markers in male was higher than that in female, except for u-CYSC and u-NGAL. There were no significant difference in serum and urine kidney injury markers concentration at different time points. Serum CVI was lower than urine CVI, serum CVG was higher than CVI, and urine CVG was lower than CVI. The individual index (II) of serum kidney injury markers was less than 0.6, while the II of urinary kidney injury markers was more than 1.0. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides new short-term BV data for kidney injury markers in healthy subjects within 24 hours, which are of great significance in explaining other AKI / CKD studies.

Effect of a Care Bundle Combined with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in the Postanesthesia Care Unit on Rapid Recovery after Pulmonary Tumor Resection.

Objective: To study the effect of a care bundle combined with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) on rapid recovery after pulmonary tumor resection. Methods: A total of 135 patients requiring anesthesia resuscitation after pulmonary tumor resection in our hospital from June 2020 to February 2021 were selected. They were randomly divided into three groups: the PACU experimental group, PACU control group, and operating room resuscitation (OR) group. Subsequently, their intraoperative clinical symptoms, parameters in monitoring postoperative respiratory status, and follow-up results were compared among the three groups. Results: The PACU experimental group had the highest number of right lesions, while the OR group had the highest intraoperative blood transfusion volume, urine volume, intraoperative colloid volume, intrapulmonary shunt, and intraoperative physician handover rate (P < 0.05). Before surgery, serum potassium (K) in the PACU experimental group was significantly higher than that in the OR group but lower than that in the PACU control group (P < 0.01). During the time in the PACU, blood partial pressure of oxygen (PO2) and oxygen index (OI) levels in the PACU experimental group were significantly higher than those in the other groups (P < 0.01). After surgery, total PACU stay time, time from PACU to extubation, and stay after extubation were markedly reduced in the PACU experimental group (P < 0.05). The highest number of patients with drainage was found in the PACU experimental group, while the highest number of patients without drainage was found in the PACU control group. Conclusion: A care bundle combined with CPAP in the PACU can improve the monitoring time of respiratory status and improve blood gas parameters, thus accelerating the postoperative rehabilitation process of patients undergoing pulmonary tumor resection.

Improving spectral efficiency of digital radio-over-fiber transmission using two-dimensional discrete cosine transform with vector quantization.

Radio-over-fiber (RoF) transmission is a quite reliable technology to support the current and future demands of rapidly progressing broadband wireless network with large capacity and high spectral efficiency. In this paper, we report and demonstrate a digital RoF transmission system using two-dimensional discrete cosine transform with vector quantization (2D-DCT-VQ). By employing the 2D-DCT-VQ technique, the spectral efficiency can be greatly improved, while the system performance is comparable to the traditional approach without compression. The proposed method is experimentally demonstrated in a 20-km 5-Gbaud/λ four-level pulse modulation intensity-modulation/direct-detection optical link. In the orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing -modulated downlink illustrated experimentally, the transmission rate rises by 69.49% on account of the compressed samples by using the proposed method.

Tertiary Lymphoid Structures in Cancer: The Double-Edged Sword Role in Antitumor Immunity and Potential Therapeutic Induction Strategies.

The complex tumor microenvironment (TME) plays a vital role in cancer development and dramatically determines the efficacy of immunotherapy. Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) within the TME are well recognized and consist of T cell-rich areas containing dendritic cells (DCs) and B cell-rich areas containing germinal centers (GCs). Accumulating research has indicated that there is a close association between tumor-associated TLSs and favorable clinical outcomes in most types of cancers, though a minority of studies have reported an association between TLSs and a poor prognosis. Overall, the double-edged sword role of TLSs in the TME and potential mechanisms need to be further investigated, which will provide novel therapeutic perspectives for antitumor immunoregulation. In this review, we focus on discussing the main functions of TLSs in the TME and recent advances in the therapeutic manipulation of TLSs through multiple strategies to enhance local antitumor immunity.

Quantitative definitions of pain, CA19-9, and tumor size as high-risk features of resectable pancreatic cancer: a single-center retrospective cohort study.

BACKGROUND: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of malignant tumors with the worst prognosis. Surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy are the main treatments for resectable pancreatic cancer. For borderline resectable PDAC, neoadjuvant chemotherapy has been advised. For clearly resectable PDAC, neoadjuvant chemotherapy also might be considered for the patients with high-risk features, but with no precise quantitative criteria to define these features. So, this study aimed to re-evaluate the relationship between high-risk features and prognosis of clearly resectable pancreatic cancer, and to define the precise criteria for these high-risk features. METHODS: Data from 211 patients with clearly resectable pancreatic cancer were reviewed to assess the relationship between overall survival (OS) after surgery and high-risk features, and cut-off values were determined for high-risk features that were associated with poor prognosis of clearly resectable pancreatic cancer. RESULTS: Lymph node metastasis (LNM), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and primary tumor size ≥6 cm were significant variables related to OS. CA19-9 ≥1,000 U/mL was statistically related to prognosis, as was CA19-9 ≥500 U/mL without obstructive jaundice. There was no significant relationship between abdominal and/or back pain and OS, but patients with moderate or severe pain accompanied by tumor size ≥4 cm or 10 times higher CA19-9 levels had worse prognosis. CONCLUSIONS: For clearly resectable pancreatic cancer with R0 resection, the high-risk features were clarified. Abdominal and/or back pain may not be used as a prognostic indicator alone, though combined with CA19-9 or tumor size it may be more valuable for predicting prognosis.

In vitro and ex vivo anti­tumor effect and mechanism of Tucatinib in leukemia stem cells and ABCG2­overexpressing leukemia cells.

Leukemia stem cells (LSCs), which evade standard chemotherapy, may lead to chemoresistance and disease relapse. The overexpression of ATP­binding cassette subfamily G member 2 (ABCG2) is an important determinant of drug resistance in LSCs and it can serve as a marker for LSCs. Targeting ABCG2 is a potential strategy to selectively treat and eradicate LSCs, and, hence, improve leukemia therapy. Tucatinib (Irbinitinib) is a novel tyrosine kinase inhibitor, targeting ErbB family member HER2, and was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in April 2020, and in Switzerland in May 2020 for the treatment of HER2­positive breast cancer. In the present study, the results demonstrated that tucatinib significantly improved the efficacy of conventional chemotherapeutic agents in ABCG2­overexpressing leukemia cells and primary leukemia blast cells, derived from patients with leukemia. In addition, tucatinib markedly decreased the proportion of leukemia stem cell­like side population (SP) cells. In SP cells, isolated from leukemia cells, the intracellular accumulation of Hoechst 33342, which is an ABCG2 substrate, was significantly elevated by tucatinib. Furthermore, tucatinib notably inhibited the efflux of [3H]­mitoxantrone and, hence, there was a higher level of [3H]­mitoxantrone in the HL60/ABCG2 cell line. The result from the ATPase assay revealed that tucatinib may interact with the drug substrate­binding site and stimulated ATPase activity of ABCG2. However, the protein expression level and cellular location of ABCG2 were not affected by tucatinib treatment. Taken together, these data suggested that tucatinib could sensitize conventional chemotherapeutic agents, in ABCG2­overexpressing leukemia cells and LSCs, by blocking the pump function of the ABCG2 protein. The present study revealed that combined treatment with tucatinib and conventional cytotoxic agents could be a potential therapeutic strategy in ABCG2­positive leukemia.

Combined use of transversus abdominis plane block and laryngeal mask airway during implementing ERAS programs for patients with primary liver cancer: a randomized controlled trial.

The incidence and mortality of primary liver cancer are very high and resection of tumor is the most crucial treatment for it. We aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of combined use of transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block and laryngeal mask airway (LMA) during implementing Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs for patients with primary liver cancer. This was a prospective, evaluator-blinded, randomized, controlled parallel-arm trial. A total of 96 patients were enrolled (48 in each group). Patients in the control group received general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation, while patients in the TAP + LMA group received general anesthesia with LMA and an ultrasound-guided subcostal TAP block. The primary end-point was postoperative time of readiness for discharge. The secondary end-points were postoperative pain intensity, time to first flatus, quality of recovery (QoR), complications and overall medical cost. Postoperative time of readiness for discharge in the TAP + LMA group [7 (5-11) days] was shorter than that of the control group [8 (5-13) days, P = 0.004]. The postoperative apioid requirement and time to first flatus was lower in the TAP + LMA group [(102.8 ± 12.4) µg, (32.7 ± 5.8) h, respectively] than the control group [(135.7 ± 20.1) µg, P = 0.000; (47.2 ± 7.6) h, P = 0.000; respectively]. The QoR scores were significantly higher in the TAP + LMA group than the control group. The total cost for treatment in the TAP + LMA group [(66,608.4 ± 6,268.4) CNY] was lower than that of the control group [(84,434.0 ± 9,436.2) CNY, P = 0.000]. There was no difference in complications between these two groups. The combined usage of a TAP block and LMA is a simple, safe anesthesia method during implementing ERAS programs for patients with primary liver cancer. It can alleviate surgical stress, accelerate recovery and reduce medical cost.

Addition of amino acids to modulate structural, physicochemical, and digestive properties of corn starch-amino acid complexes under hydrothermal treatment.

Amino acids are the structural units (monomers) that make up proteins and play many critical roles in human diets with or without food processing. In this study, corn starch (CS) mixed with Lys, Ser, Ala, or Asp were subjected to heat moisture treatment (HMT) or annealing (ANN). We evaluated the morphological properties, swelling power, pasting properties, thermal properties, crystallinity structure, and in vitro digestibility of CS and CS-AA complexes. HMT increased the gelatinization temperatures and retarded the retrogradation for CS with or without AAs, while ANN had little impact on gelatinization temperature and promoted the recrystallization. Generally, HMT samples were more enzyme resistant than the ANN samples. For the uncooked samples, the addition of Ser, Ala, and Asp decreased rapidly digestible starch (RDS) and slowly digestible starch (SDS) contents, but increased resistant starch (RS) content. Compared with the control (CS without AA), CS-AA complexes had lower contents of RDS following HMT. Under ANN, CS-AAs had higher content of RDS compared with the control. In all groups (physically mixed, HMT, and ANN) with cooked samples, the addition of different AAs decreased the contents of RDS and increased RS contents to varying degrees.

Beneficial effect of fluid warming in elderly patients with bladder cancer undergoing Da Vinci robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy.

OBJECTIVES: The enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol recommends prevention of intraoperative hypothermia. However, the beneficial effect of maintaining normothermia after radical cystectomy has not been evaluated. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of fluid warming nursing in elderly patients undergoing Da Vinci robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy. METHODS: A total of 108 patients with bladder cancer scheduled to undergo DaVinci robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy were recruited and randomly divided into the control group (n=55), which received a warming blanket (43°C) during the intraoperative period and the warming group (n=53), in which all intraoperative fluids were administered via a fluid warmer (41°C). The surgical data, body temperature, coagulation function indexes, and postoperative complications were compared between the two groups. RESULTS: Compared to the control group, the warming group had significantly less intraoperative transfusion (p=0.028) and shorter hospitalization days (p<0.05). During the entire intraoperative period (from 1 to 6h), body temperature was significantly higher in the warming group than in the control group. There were significant differences in preoperative fibrinogen level, white blood cell count, total bilirubin level, intraoperative lactose level, postoperative thrombin time (TT), and platelet count between the control and warming groups. Multivariate linear regression analysis demonstrated that TT was the only significant factor, suggesting that the warming group had a lower TT than the control group. CONCLUSION: Fluid warming nursing can effectively reduce transfusion requirement and hospitalization days, maintain intraoperative normothermia, and promote postoperative coagulation function in elderly patients undergoing Da Vinci robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy.

Structural and physicochemical/digestion characteristics of potato starch-amino acid complexes prepared under hydrothermal conditions.

Amino acids (AAs) are increasingly applied as nutrient supplements and played a crucial role in human nutrition and health maintenance. The objectives were to evaluate the effects of different AAs on the physicochemical and digestive properties of potato starch (PS); and investigate whether heat moisture treatment (HMT) or annealing (ANN) had different impacts on the complexes between starch and AAs. PS mixed with different AAs, represented by Lys, Ser, Ala, and Asp, were modified by HMT and ANN. Both different AAs addition and hydrothermal treatments significantly increased the pasting and gelatinization temperatures, and decreased swelling power, peak viscosity and enthalpy change for physically mixed samples. In general, different AAs retarded the recrystallization of PS, while hydrothermal treatments promoted retrogradation of PS. The addition of different AAs decreased the RDS and increased RS contents for all cooked samples. Electrostatic interactions between PS with phosphate-monoester derivatives and different charge-carrying AAs formed during hydrothermal treatments, resulting in modify physicochemical and digestive properties of PS. HMT showed greater influence on physicochemical and digestive properties of PS-AA complexes than ANN. This study will enrich interaction theory between starch and AAs, and improve the nutritional values of PS-based products during food thermal processing.

Beneficial effect of fluid warming in elderly patients with bladder cancer undergoing Da Vinci robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy

OBJECTIVES: The enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol recommends prevention of intraoperative hypothermia. However, the beneficial effect of maintaining normothermia after radical cystectomy has not been evaluated. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of fluid warming nursing in elderly patients undergoing Da Vinci robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy. METHODS: A total of 108 patients with bladder cancer scheduled to undergo DaVinci robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy were recruited and randomly divided into the control group (n=55), which received a warming blanket (43°C) during the intraoperative period and the warming group (n=53), in which all intraoperative fluids were administered via a fluid warmer (41°C). The surgical data, body temperature, coagulation function indexes, and postoperative complications were compared between the two groups. RESULTS: Compared to the control group, the warming group had significantly less intraoperative transfusion (p=0.028) and shorter hospitalization days (p<0.05). During the entire intraoperative period (from 1 to 6h), body temperature was significantly higher in the warming group than in the control group. There were significant differences in preoperative fibrinogen level, white blood cell count, total bilirubin level, intraoperative lactose level, postoperative thrombin time (TT), and platelet count between the control and warming groups. Multivariate linear regression analysis demonstrated that TT was the only significant factor, suggesting that the warming group had a lower TT than the control group. CONCLUSION: Fluid warming nursing can effectively reduce transfusion requirement and hospitalization days, maintain intraoperative normothermia, and promote postoperative coagulation function in elderly patients undergoing Da Vinci robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy.

Structural, physicochemical, and digestibility properties of starch-soybean peptide complex subjected to heat moisture treatment.

Interactions among food components during food processing play important role in starch digestibility. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of heat moisture treatment on the structural, physicochemical, and digestibility properties of starch-soybean peptide complexes. Corn and potato starch mixed with different amounts of soybean peptide were subjected to heat moisture treatment. The addition of soybean peptide increased pasting temperature, while decreased peak viscosity and swelling power in both starch samples under heat moisture treatment. Thermal analysis showed that soybean peptide retarded starch gelatinization, and heat moisture treatment contributed to a more stable crystalline structure. Lower RDS contents and higher RS contents were associated with higher soybean peptide amounts. Potato starch was more sensitive to heat moisture treatment than corn starch. The results will enrich the interaction theory between starch and protein, and will be important for the development of carbohydrate-restricted diet and protein-based functional foods.

Application of Digital Radio Mondiale System in Medical Signal Transmission.

In order to study the application of digital radio mondiale (DRM) broadcasting system in medical signal transmission, taking sinusoidal signal as an example, the transmission format is designed, and the data transmission function of the system channel is verified and applied to the transmission of medical information. Taking the traditional electrocardiogram signal and magnetic resonance image as examples, the two kinds of medical information are successfully transmitted according to the appropriate transmission format. As the simplest and easiest to deploy communication mode, the system will provide the fastest and timeliest information and emergency communication function for disaster relief and rescue, which is a practical and valuable application.

Reviewing the Management of Obstructive Left Colon Cancer: Assessing the Feasibility of the One-stage Resection and Anastomosis After Intraoperative Colonic Irrigation.

BACKGROUND: The management of obstructive left colon cancer (OLCC) remains debatable with the single-stage procedure of primary colonic anastomosis after cancer resection and on-table intracolonic lavage now being supported. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients with acute OLCC who were admitted between January 2008 and January 2015 were distributed into 5 different groups. Group ICI underwent emergency laparotomy for primary anastomosis following colonic resection and intraoperative colonic lavage; Group HP underwent emergency Hartmann's Procedure; Group CON consisted of patients treated by conservative management with subsequent elective open cancer resection; Group COL were colostomy patients; and Group INT consisted of patients who had interventional radiology followed by open elective colon cancer resection. The demographics of the patients and comorbidity, intraoperative data, and postoperative data were collected, with P < .05 as significant. RESULTS: There were 4 deaths in 138 cases (2.90%). There was only 1 patient who had anastomotic leakage (5.56%) in Group ICI, compared with none in Group HP and Group COL, 1 case in Group INT (7.69%), and 2 cases in Group CON (6.06%) (P > .05). Group INT and Group CON, when compared to the three surgical groups, Groups ICI, Group COL, and Group HP, individually, were statistically significant for the duration of surgery (P < .05). CONCLUSIONS: Primary anastomosis following colonic resection after irrigation can be safely performed in selected patients, with the necessary surgical expertise, with no increased risk in mortality, anastomotic leakage, and other postoperative complications.