Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (AE-IPF) is defined as an acute and clinically significant respiratory deterioration characterized by evidence of new, widespread alveolar abnormality. In the past, AE-IPF was considered to be idiopathic, which was hard to be prevented and its prognosis was hard to be obviously improved; the latest researches have shown that AE-IPF can be triggered by known causes, including pulmonary infection, aspiration, etc. This review summarizes the etiology or risk factors, treatment and prevention of AE-IPF according to the latest researches.
Objective To analyze the risk factors for duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients. Methods Ninety-six patients who received mechanical ventilation from January 2011 to December 2011 in intensive care unit were recruited in the study. The clinical data were collected retrospectively including the general condition, underlying diseases, vital signs before ventilation, laboratory examination, and APACHEⅡ score of the patients, etc. According to ventilation time, the patients were divided into a long-term group ( n = 41) and a short-term group ( n = 55) . Risk factors were screened by univariate analysis, then analyzed by logistic regression method.Results Univariate analysis revealed that the differences of temperature, respiratory index, PaCO2 , white blood cell count ( WBC) , plasma albumin ( ALB) , blood urea nitrogen ( BUN) , pulmonary artery wedge pressure ( PAWP) , APACHEⅡ, sex, lung infection in X-ray, abdominal distention, and complications between two groups were significant.With logistic multiple regression analysis, the lower level of ALB, higher level of PAWP, lung infection in X-ray, APACHE Ⅱ score, abdominal distention, and complications were independent predictors of long-term mechanical ventilation ( P lt;0. 05) . Conclusion Early improving the nutritional status and cardiac function, control infection effectively, keep stool patency, and avoid complications may shorten the duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients.
ObjectiveTo analyze the prevalence and risk factors of metabolic syndrome (MS) after adult liver transplantation (LT) recipients. MethodsThe clinicopathologic data of patients with survival time ≥1 year underwent LT in the People’s Hospital of Zhongshan City from January 1, 2015 to August 31, 2020 were analyzed retrospectively. The logistic regression model was used to analyze the risk factors affecting MS occurrence after LT, and the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the optimal cutoff value of the index of predicting MS occurrence and its corresponding evaluation effect. ResultsA total of 107 patients who met the inclusion criteria were collected in this study. Based on the diagnostic criteria of MS of Chinese Medical Association Diabetes Association, the occurrence rate of MS after LT was 32.7% (35/107). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the increased age of the recipient [OR (95%CI)=1.106 (1.020, 1.199), P=0.014], preoperative increased body mass index [OR (95%CI)=1.439 (1.106, 1.872), P=0.007] and blood glucose level [OR (95%CI)=1.708 (1.317, 2.213), P<0.001], and with preoperative smoking history [OR (95%CI)=5.814 (1.640, 20.610), P=0.006] and drinking history [OR (95%CI)=5.390 (1.454, 19.984), P=0.012] increased the probability of MS after LT. The areas under the ROC curve (AUC) corresponding to these five indexes were 0.666, 0.669, 0.769, 0.682, and 0.612, respectively. The corresponding optimal cutoff values of three continuous variables (recipient’s age, preoperative body mass index, and blood glucose level) were 53 years old, 23.1 kg/m2, and 6.8 mmol/L, respectively. The AUC of combination of the above five indexes in predicting occurrence of MS was 0.903 [95%CI (0.831, 0.952)], and the sensitivity and specificity were 80.0% and 90.3%, respectively. ConclusionsIncidence of MS after adult LT recipient is not low. For recipients with preoperative hyperglycemia, obese, elderly, histories of drinking and smoking before LT need to pay attention to the early detection and early intervention of MS.
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Objective To explore the clinical and inflammatory characteristics and risk factors of severe asthma to improve clinicians' awareness of the disease. Methods The general information of patients with asthma who visited the Department of Respiratory Medicine, the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University from May 2018 to May 2021, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of asthma, personal history, comorbidities, auxiliary examination, asthma control test (ACT) score were collected. A total of 127 patients were included, including 40 in the severe asthma group and 87 in the mild-to-moderate asthma group. Chi-square test, independent sample t test and logistic regression were used to analyze the clinical characteristics, inflammatory markers and risk factors of severe asthma. Results Compared with the patients with mild to moderate asthma, the patients with severe asthma were more older (51.0±12.0 years vs 40.7±12.8 years, P<0.05), had more smokers (32.5% vs. 14.9%, P<0.05), and more males (67.5% vs. 40.2%, P<0.05). The patients with severe asthma got poor FEV1%pred [(56.1±23.8)% vs. (93.2±18.0)%, P<0.05] and FEV1/FVC [(56.7±13.2)% vs. (75.8±9.0)%, P<0.05)], and more exacerbations in the previous year (2.7±3.1 vs. 0.1±0.4, P<0.05), lower ACT score (14.4±3.7 vs. 18.0±5.0, P<0.05), and higher blood and induced sputum eosinophil counts [(0.54±0.44)×109/L vs. (0.27±0.32)×109/L, P<0.05; (25.9±24.2)% vs. (9.8±17.5)%, P<0.05]. There was no significant difference in the proportion of neutrophils in the induced sputum or FeNO between the two groups (P>0.05). Analysis of related risk factors showed that smoking (OR=2.740, 95%CI 1.053 - 7.130), combined with allergic rhinitis (OR=14.388, 95%CI 1.486 - 139.296) and gastroesophageal reflux (OR=2.514, 95%CI 1.105 - 5.724) were risk factors for severe asthma. Conclusions Compared with patients with mild to moderate asthma, patients with severe asthma are characterized by poor lung function, more exacerbations, and a dominant eosinophil inflammatory phenotype, which is still poorly controlled even with higher level of treatment. Risk factors include smoking, allergic rhinitis, and gastroesophageal reflux, etc.
Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) is commonly used to treat arrhythmias. The amount of CIED implantation has increased year by year since its first application in 1958. At the same time, the CIED infection rate also increases significantly. Although the infection rate is very low for the primary implantation, the consequences of CIED infection are serious, and it is often necessary to remove the equipment for treatment. The mortality rate in patients with CIED infections is high, and the economic burden is huge. In this paper, the epidemiology, pathogenesis and pathogen, manifestations and diagnosis, risk factors, treatment and preventive measures of CIED infection were systematically described based on the recently published guidelines and international consensus literature, so as to provide theoretical guidance for the prevention of CIED infections.
Abstract： Quality of life （QOL） refers to an individual’s perception and subjective evaluation of their health and well-being, and has become an important index to evaluate the outcomes of clinical treatment in the last past decades. There are a large number of different instruments to evaluate QOL, and the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey （SF-36） is currently one of the most widely used instruments. In recent years, SF-36 has been used to evaluate QOL of valvular heart disease patients to investigate the risk factors those influence their postoperative QOL, provide more preoperative evaluation tools for clinical physicians, and improve postoperative outcomes of patients with valvular heart disease. However, it is now just the beginning to use SF-36 to examine QOL of valvular heart disease patients. Because of significant differences in sample size, follow-up period, country and culture, current research has some controversial results. This review focuses on the progress in evaluating QOL in postoperative patients with valvular heart disease using SF-36.
ObjectiveThe risk factors of relapse in 133 epileptic children after withdrawal were analyzed retrospectively and provide reference for clinical withdrawal.MethodsFrom January 2017 to March 2019, 133 children with withdrawal epilepsy were selected as the study object. According to whether there was recurrence during the follow-up period, the children with epilepsy were divided into recurrence group (42 cases) and non recurrence group (91 cases). The gender, age of onset, history of trauma, frequency of seizure before treatment, EEG before drug reduction, imaging, type of medication, family history, time of reaching control, course of disease before treatment, comorbidity, multiple attack types, withdrawal speed and EEG before treatment were observed and compared between the two groups. ResultsThere were significant differences in EEG (χ2 =7.621), medication type (χ2=8.760), time to control (χ2=6.618), course before treatment (χ2=6.435), multiple seizure types (χ2=5.443) and epilepsy comorbidity (χ2=42.795) between the two groups (P < 0.05). The results of Logistic multiple regression analysis showed that the recurrence of epileptic children after drug reduction / withdrawal was correlated with abnormal EEG before drug reduction [OR=9.268, 95%CI (2.255, 38.092)], combined drug treatment [OR=3.205, 95%CI (1.159, 8.866)] and course of disease > 1 year before treatment [OR=5.363, 95%CI (1.781, 16.150)] (P < 0.05).ConclusionsIn order to reduce the possibility of recurrence of epileptic children, the treatment time of epileptic children with abnormal EEG, combined medication and long course before treatment should be prolonged properly.
ObjectiveTo discuss the risk factors of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in patients with severe pneumonia.MethodsData of 80 patients with severe pneumonia admitted in our ICU were analyzed retrospectively, and they were divided into two groups according to development of ARDS, which was defined according to the Berlin new definition. The age, gender, weight, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health EvaluationⅡscore, lactate, PSI score and LIPS score, etc. were collected. Statistical significance results were evaluated by multivariate logistic regression analysis after univariate analysis. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was plotted to analyze the predictive value of the parameter for ARDS after severe pneumonia.ResultsForty patients with severe pneumonia progressed to ARDS, there were 4 moderate cases and 36 severe cases according to diagnostic criteria. Univariate analysis showed that procalcitonin (t=4.08, P<0.001), PSI score (t=10.67, P<0.001), LIPS score (t=5.14, P<0.001), shock (χ2=11.11, P<0.001), albumin level (t=3.34, P=0.001) were related to ARDS. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that LIPS ［odds ratio (OR) 0.226, 95%CI=4.62-5.53, P=0.013］ and PSI (OR=0.854, 95%CI=132.2-145.5, P=0.014) were independent risk factors for ARDS. The predictive value of LIPS and PSI in ARDS occurrence was significant. The area under ROC curve (AUC) of LIPS was 0.901, the cut-off value was 7.2, when LIPS ≥7.2, the sensitivity and specificity were both 85.0%. AUC of PSI was 0.947, the cut-off value was 150.5, when PSI score ≥150.5, the sensitivity and specificity were 87.5% and 90.0% respectively.ConclusionsPSI and LIPS are independent risk factors of ARDS in patients with severe pneumonia, which may be references for guiding clinicians to make an early diagnosis and treatment plan.
Objective To analyze the correlation between HLA-A and B genotypes and maculopapular exanthema (MPE) caused by Carbamazepine (CBZ) and Oxcarbazepine (OXC), and to explore the genetic risk factors of MPE. Methods Patients with MPE (rash group) and patients without MPE (non-rash group) after taking CBZ or OXC were retrospectively collected from January 2016 to October 2021 in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University. DNA was extracted from peripheral blood. HLA-A and HLA-B alleles were sequenced by high resolution sequencing, and a case-control study was conducted to analysis the correlations between MPE and HLA genotypes. Results A total of 100 patients with CBZ-MPE, 100 patients with CBZ-tolerant, 50 patients with OXC-MPE, and 50 patients with OXC-tolerant were collected. There was no significant difference in age and sex between CBZ, OXC rash groups and non-rash groups The average latency of CBZ-rash group was (11.31±11.00) days and their average dosage was (348.46±174.10) mg; the average latency of OXC-rash group was (11.67±10.34) days and their average dosage was (433.52±209.22) mg [equivalent to CBZ (289.01±139.48 mg)], showing no significant difference in latency and dosage between CBZ and OXC (P>0.05). The positive rates of HLA-A*24:02 and A*30:01 in CBZ-rash group were 28% and 6%, respectively, which were significantly higher than those in CBZ-non rash group (16% and 0%, both P=0.04). The positive rate of HLA-B*40:01 in CBZ-rash group was 18%, which was significantly lower than that in CBZ-non rash group (40%, P<0.001). No association between HLA-A or B genotype and OXC-rash was found yet. When pooled, it was still found that the positive rates of HLA-A*24:02 and A*30:01 in the rash group were higher than those in the non-rash group, while the positive rate of HLA-B*40:01 in the rash group was lower than that in the non-rash group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusions HLA-A*24:02 and A*30:01 were associated with MPE caused by CBZ, and may be common risk factors for aromatic antiepileptic drugs.