ObjectiveTo investigate the risk factors affecting the occurrence of infectious complications after radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer, and to establish a risk prediction Nomogram model. MethodsThe clinicopathologic data of 429 primary gastric cancer patients who underwent radical resection for gastric cancer at the Second Department of General Surgery of Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital between January 2018 and December 2020 were retrospectively collected to explore the influencing factors of infectious complications using multivariate logistic regression analyses, and to construct a prediction model based on the results of the multivariate analysis, and then to further validate the differentiation, consistency, and clinical utility of the model. ResultsOf the 429 patients, infectious complications occurred in 86 cases (20.05%), including 53 cases (12.35%) of pulmonary infections, 16 cases (3.73%) of abdominal infections, 7 cases (1.63%) of incision infections, and 10 cases (2.33%) of urinary tract infections. The results of multivariate logistic analysis showed that low prognostic nutritional index [OR=0.951, 95%CI (0.905, 0.999), P=0.044], long surgery time [OR=1.274, 95%CI (1.069, 1.518), P=0.007], American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification (ASA) grade Ⅲ–Ⅳ [OR=9.607, 95%CI (4.484, 20.584), P＜0.001] and alcohol use [OR=3.116, 95%CI (1.696, 5.726), P＜0.001] were independent risk factors for the occurrence of infectious complications, and a Nomogram model was established based on these factors, with an area under the ROC of 0.802 [95%CI (0.746, 0.858)]; the calibration curves showed that the probability of occurrence of infectious complications after radical gastrectomy predicted by the Nomogram was in good agreement with the actual results; the decision curve analysis showed that the Nomogram model could obtain clinical benefits in a wide range of thresholds and had good practicality.ConclusionsClinicians need to pay attention to the perioperative management of gastric cancer patients, fully assess the patients’ own conditions through the prediction model established by prognostic nutritional index, surgery time, ASA grade and alcohol use, and take targeted interventions for the patients with higher risks, in order to reduce the risk of postoperative infectious complications.
Bacterial biofilms are associated with at least 80% of human bacterial infections. The clinical treatment of biofilm infection is still arduous, and therefore many new treatment options are under study, such as probiotics and their derivatives, quorum sensing inhibitors, antimicrobial peptides, phage therapy, organic acids, light therapy, and plant extracts. However, most of these schemes are not mature, and it is important to develop new research directions of anti-biofilms.
Objective To explore independent risk factors for 30-day mortality in critical patients with pulmonary infection and sepsis, and build a prediction model. Methods Patients diagnosed with pulmonary infection and sepsis in the MIMIC-Ⅲ database were analyzed. The CareVue database was the training cohort (n=934), and the Metavision database was the external validation cohort (n=687). A COX proportional hazards regression model was established to screen independent risk factors and draw a nomogram. We conducted internal cross-validation and external validation of the model. Using the receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve, Calibration chart, and decision curve analysis, we detected the discrimination, calibration, and benefit of the model respectively, comparing with the SOFA scoring model. Results Age, SOFA score, white blood cell count≤4×109/L, neutrophilic granulocyte percentage (NEU%)>85%, platelet count (PLT)≤100×109/L, PLT>300×109/L, red cell distribution width >15%, blood urea nitrogen, and lactate dehydrogenase were independent risk factors. The areas under the ROC curve of the model were 0.747 (training cohort) and 0.708 (external validation cohort), respectively, which was superior to the SOFA scoring model in terms of discrimination, calibration, and benefit. Conclusion The model established in this study can accurately and effectively predict the risk of the disease mortality, and provide a visual assessment method for early identification of high-risk patients.
Objective To explore the vascular access infection (VAI) incidence of hemodialysis patients during the the maximum spread of the COVID-19 epidemic (epidemic period) compared with the corresponding period with no local cases of COVID-19 (control period). Methods A single-center, retrospective study was carried out. Adult patients who underwent hemodialysis at the Department of Blood Purification Center, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University during the epidemic period between December 7, 2022 and February 23, 2023 and the control period between December 7, 2020 and February 23, 2021 were selected. The incidence of local access site infection (LASI) and access related bloodstream infection (ARBSI) in included patients were observed and compared. ResultsA total of 1 401 patients were included. Among them, there were 737 cases during the epidemic period and 664 cases during the control period. There was no statistically significant difference in the age, gender, and duration of catheterization among patients of different periods and pathway types (P>0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the occurrence of LASI between the epidemic period and the control period (χ2=1.800, P=1.180). There was a statistically significant difference in the occurrence of ARBSI between the epidemic period and the control period [χ2=4.610, relative risk (RR)=2.575, 95% confidence interval (CI) (1.053, 6.298), P=0.032]. There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of LASI and ARBSI at different stages in patients with arteriovenous fistula and unnel-cuffed catheters (TCC) (P＞0.05). There were statistically significant differences in the incidence of LASI [χ2=4.898, RR=3.832, 95%CI (1.058, 13.885), P=0.027] and ARBSI [χ2=7.150, RR=4.684, 95%CI (1.333, 16.460), P=0.005] among non cuffed catheters (NCC) patients at different stages. TCC patients might experience LASI (P<0.05) during the epidemic period and ARBSI (P<0.05) during the control period compared with the arteriovenous fistula patients; both central venous catheterization and NCC patients might experience LASI and ARBSI during the control period (P<0.05). Conclusion Targeting COVID-19 prevention may be associated with the reduction of vascular access infection in hemodialysis patients, in particular in NCC patients.
目的:进一步认识获得性免疫缺陷综合征（AIDS）并发机会感染的临床特点，提高临床诊断水平，减少误诊。方法:回顾性分析我院85例住院的AIDS患者的临床资料。包括临床表现、常见的机会感染、实验室检查异常情况及机会感染的确诊时间等情况。结果:本组资料中发生机会感染患者主要为青壮年男性，发病后误诊率为70%，大多经两家医院就诊后确诊。60%以上患者首诊于非感染科。临床表现主要有发热、咳嗽、腹泻、消瘦、皮疹、贫血等症状和体征。肺部感染35例（14%），肺结核12例（14%），乙型肝炎9例（10%），丙型肝炎10例（11%），梅毒 7例（8%），耶氏肺孢子菌肺炎（PCP）15例（17%），败血症1例 （1%）。结论:HIV机会感染呈多器官受累，临床表现复杂，不具特异性。临床应提高认识，减少误诊。
ObjectiveTo identify the risk factors of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nosocomial infection in ICU ward in a first-class hospital in Wuxi, and discuss the effective control measures, in order to provide evidence for making strategies in preventing and controlling nosocomial infection. MethodsAccording to the principle of random sampling and with the use of case-control study, a sample of 100 nosocomial infection patients were selected randomly from January 2012 to December 2014 as survey group, and another 100 patients without nosocomial infection as control group. The data were input using EpiData 2.0, and SPSS 13.0 was used for statistical analysis; t-test and χ2 test were conducted, and the risk factors were analyzed using multi-variate logistic regression model. The significant level of P-value was 0.05. ResultsBased on the results of univariate analysis, there were 13 risk factors for ICU nosocomial infection, including diabetes mellitus, hypoproteinemia, being bedridden, surgical operation, immunosuppression, glucocorticoids, organ transplantation, tracheal intubation, length of hospitalization, length of mechanical ventilation, length of central venous catheter, length of urinary catheter, and length of nasogastric tube indwelling. Multi-variate logistic analysis indicated that hospitalization of 7 days or longer[OR=1.106, 95%CI (1.025, 1.096), P=0.001], diabetes mellitus[OR=2.770, 95%CI (1.068, 7.186), P=0.036], surgical operation[OR=7.524, 95%CI (2.352, 24.063), P=0.001], mechanical ventilation of 7 days or longer[OR=1.222, 95%CI (1.116, 1.339), P<0.001], and nasogastric tube indwelling of 7 days or longer[OR=1.110, 95%CI (1.035, 1.190), P=0.003] were considered as independent risk factors for ICU nosocomial infection. ConclusionHospitalization of 7 days or longer, diabetes mellitus, surgical operation, tracheal intubation of 7 days or longer, and gastric intubation of 7 days or longer are the major risk factors for nosocomial infection in ICU ward. Advanced intervention and comprehensive prevention measures are helpful to reduce the nosocomial infection rate and ensure the safety of medical treatment.
Ａ ｒｅｖｉｅｗ ｏｆ ｐａｔｉｅｎｔｓ ｗｉｔｈ ａｃｕｔｅ ｐａｎｃｒｅａｔｉｔｉｓ ｔｒｅａｔｅｄ ｉｎ ｔｈｉｓ ｈｏｓｐｉｔａｌ ｉｎ ｒｅｃｅｎｔ １０ ｙｅａｒｓ ｗａｓ ｍａｄｅ．Ｔｏ ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅ ｔｈｅ ｒｉｓｋ ｆａｃｔｏｒｓ ｏｆ ｓｅｐｔｉｃ ｎｅｃｒｏｓｉｓ ｉｎ ａｎｄ ａｒｏｕｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｐａｎｃｒｅａｓ，３２ ｃａｓｅｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｓｅｐｔｉｃ ｎｅｃｒｏｓｉｓ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｗｅｒｅ ｐｒｏｖｅｄ ｉｎ ｓｕｒｇｉｃａｌ ｏｐｅｒａｔｉｏｎ ａｎｄ ４４ ｃａｓｅｓ ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ｓｅｐｔｉｃ ｎｅｃｒｏｓｉｓ（ａｓ ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌ）ｗｅｒｅ ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅｄ ｉｎ ｔｈｉｓ ｓｔｕｄｙ．Ｔｈｅ ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ ｆａｃｔｏｒｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｃｏｍｐａｒａｔｉｖｅｌｙ ａｎａｌｙｓｅｄ．Ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｕｌｔｓ ｓｈｏｗｅｄ ｔｈａｔ ｓｅｐｔｉｃ ｎｅｃｒｏｓｉｓ ｉｎ ａｎｄ ａｒｏｕｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｐａｎｃｒｅａｓ ｏｂｖｉｏｕｓｌｙ ｒｅｌａｔｅｄ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｄｉａｇｎｏｓｔｉｃ ｏｒ ｔｈｅｒａｐｅｕｔｉｃ ｐｕｎｃｔｕｒｅｓ，ｅａｒｌｙ ｓｕｒｇｉｃａｌ ｄｒａｉｎａｇｅ ａｎｄ ｐａｒａｌｙｔｉｃ ｉｌｅｕｓ（ＯＲ ３０２－５４８，Ｐ＜００５)，ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｎｏ ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎｓ ｗｉｔｈ ａｇｅ，ｅｔｉｏｌｏｇｙ，ｓｈｏｃｋ，ｒｅｓｐｉｒａｔｏｒｙ ｆａｉｌｕｒｅ ａｎｄ ｔｏｔａｌ ｐａｒｅｎｔｅｒａｌ ｎｕｔｒｉｔｉｏｎ（ＯＲ ０７８－１２６，Ｐ＞００５）．Ｔｈｅ ａｕｔｈｅｒｓ ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔ ｔｈａｔ ｅｉｔｈｅｒ ｐａｎｃｒｅａｔｉｃ，ｐｅｒｉｐａｎｃｒｅａｔｉｃ ｐｕｎｃｔｕｒｅ ｏｒ ｅａｒｌｙ ｓｕｒｇｉｃａｌ ｄｒａｉｎａｇｅ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｌｉｍｉｔｅｄ ａｎｄ ａｎｙ ｍｅｄｉｃａｔｉｏｎ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｍａｋｅｓ ｐａｒａｌｙｔｉｃ ｉｌｅｕｓ ｄｅｔｅｒｉｏｒａｔｅｄ ｓｕｃｈ ａｓ ａｔｒｏｐｉｎｅ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ａｖｏｉｄｅｄ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｔｒｅａｔｍｅｎｔ ｏｆ ａｃｕｔｅ ｐａｎｃｒｅａｔｉｔｉｓ．
目的 探讨普通外科手术患者发生院内感染与手术室护理管理的相关性，为有效控制院内感染提供理论依据。 方法 收集普通外科2008年4月－2009年6月接受手术治疗的150例患者为对照组，2009年7月－2011年9月接受手术治疗的150例患者作为干预组，分析可能影响院内感染的手术室护理因素。 结果 出院后随访6个月，对照组感染率为20.67%，高于干预组的8.00%（P＜0.05）；普通外科手术医院感染与手术时间、术前抗生素应用、有无参观人员等手术室因素密切相关。 结论 在手术室护理工作中，要采取一系列手术室护理干预措施，以提高护理管理质量，降低普通外科手术的院内感染发生。
【Abstract】ObjectiveTo investigate the prophylactic effect of lamivudine monotherapy on the recurrence of hepatitis B after liver transplantation. MethodsThirtyone patients with hepatitis B related benign decompensated cirrhosis who underwent liver transplantation between February 1999 to June 2002 and survived more than 3 months were analyzed retrospectively. Lamivudine was administered to each patient after operation and some patients before operation for the prophylaxis of HBV recurrence. The HBV markers and HBV DNA in serum and bioptic liver tissues in all patients were evaluated before and after operation. ResultsTotal HBV recurrence rate was 19.4％（6/31） during average 38.2 months (3.2-70.2 months) follow up. HBV recurrence rate was 7.1％(2/28), 16.0％(4/25), 26.1％(6/23) and survival rate was 87.1％(27/31), 80.6％(25/31), 66.1％(20.5/31) after 1-, 3-and 5-year, respectively. One hundred milligram lamivudine administration peroral daily for 2 weeks prior to transplantation enable HBeAg 54.5％(6/11) and HBV DNA 50.0％(5/10) positive patients convert to negative respectively. ConclusionPreoperative administration of lamivudine monotherapy can effectively prevent allograft from HBV re-infection after liver transplantation. Lamivudine should be used to convert HBV DNA and HBeAg to negative.