Preoperative prediction of lymph node metastasis in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: an integrative approach combining ultrasound-based radiomics and inflammation-related markers.

Objectives: To develop ultrasound-based radiomics models and a clinical model associated with inflammatory markers for predicting intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) lymph node (LN) metastasis. Both are integrated for enhanced preoperative prediction.

Methods: This study retrospectively enrolled 156 surgically diagnosed ICC patients.

[Correlation between cervical vertigo and vestibular function evaluated by vestibular evoked myogenic potentials].

Objective: To analyze the relationship between cervical vertigo and vestibular function evaluated by vestibular evoked myogenic potentials(VEMPs) and analyze the correlations between cervical vertigo and vestibular dysfunction, discuss the related factors of cervical vertigo and guide the clinical treatment of patients with cervical vertigo.

Methods: A total of 75 patients with cervical vertigo as the main complaint in the outpatient clinic of the Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University from August 2019 to July 2020 were set as the diseased group, and 60 patients without cervical and vestibular related diseases in the hospital were selected to set as non-diseased group. The age of diseased group was 12 to 70 years with an average of (46.

Elevated plasma visfatin concentrations in patients with community-acquired pneumonia.

Visfatin has been associated with some inflammatory disease. This study aimed to compare plasma visfatin levels in patients with community-acquired pneumonia and healthy controls and to furthermore investigate the relationship between their concentrations and 30-day mortality in patients. Plasma visfatin concentrations were measured in 176 patients and 95 healthy controls.

[Application of Lund concept in treating brain edema after severe head injury].

Objective: To explore if the new treatment with Lund concept could reduce the mortality of patients after severe brain injury.

Methods: This study included 68 severe brain injury patients in whom Gloasgow coma score (GCS) was 3-8, and in 30 of them Lund concept was adopted, and the other 38 patients were taken care of by the conventional treatment in controlling intracranial pressure (ICP). Furthermore, in patients of the Lund group and control group ICP and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) were monitored continuously for 5 days.

[Effect of high volume hemofiltration on respiration, hemodynamics and oxygen metabolism in sepsis with acute respiratory distress syndrome].

Objective: To investigate the effect of continuous high volume hemofiltration (HVHF) on respiration, hemodynamics, and oxygen metabolism in severe sepsis patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

Methods: Twelve adult patients with ARDS received mechanical ventilation and HVHF (80 mlxkg(-1)xh(-1)) lasting 12-18 hours every day. The cardiac output (CO), systemic vascular resistance (SVR), pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), mean pulmonary arterial pressure (MPAP), pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP), arterial oxygen content (CaO(2)), O(2) content of mixed venous blood (CvO(2)), oxygen consumption (VO(2)), oxygen delivery (DO(2)) and oxygen extraction rate (O(2)ER) were measured with the aid of a Swan-Ganz catheter, the thoracic fluid content (TFC) were measured with BioZ(r) Cardio Dynamics.