Peripheral perfusion index in well newborns at 6 to 72 h of life at different altitudes: a multi-center study in China.

The purpose of this study is to obtain the reference range of peripheral perfusion index (PPI) of asymptomatic well newborns at 6 to 72 h of life at different altitudes. A population-based prospective cohort study was conducted in cities at different altitudes in China. Asymptomatic well newborns were enrolled consecutively from six hospitals with an altitude of 4 to 4200 m between February 1, 2020, and April 15, 2021.

Early skin contact combined with mother's breastfeeding to shorten the process of premature infants ≤ 30 weeks of gestation to achieve full oral feeding: the study protocol of a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Most hospitalized preterm infants experience difficulties in transitioning from tube feeding to full oral feeding. Interventions to promote full oral feeding in preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are limited to pacifier use or bottle-feeding exercises. Skin contact has been shown to be beneficial to start and maintain lactation and provide preterm infants with the opportunity to suck on the mother's breast, which may promote further development of the preterm infant's suckling patterns.

Clinical evaluation of Shufeng Jiedu Capsules combined with umifenovir (Arbidol) in the treatment of common-type COVID-19: a retrospective study.

Objective: To understand the clinical effectiveness and safety of Shufeng Jiedu Capsules combined with umifenovir (Arbidol) in the treatment of common-type COVID-19.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was used to analyze the case data of 200 inpatients diagnosed with common-type COVID-19 at Wuhan Hospital. Participants were divided into a control group and an experimental group.

Bronchial Artery Embolization in Pediatric Pulmonary Hemorrhage: A Single-Center Experience.

Purpose: To explore the safety and effectiveness of bronchial artery (BA) embolization (BAE) in children with pulmonary hemorrhage.

Materials And Methods: Between February 2016 and February 2019, 41 patients (median age, 4 y; interquartile range, 2.3-8 y; median weight, 17.

Peripheral perfusion index percentiles for healthy newborns by gestational age and sex in China.

Peripheral perfusion index (PPI) percentiles for newborns serve as an important observation tool in clinical practice, but research pertaining to reference ranges are lacking. The aim of this study was to establish PPI percentiles for healthy newborns by gestational age and sex at 24-48 hours of life. We conducted an observational study and examined PPI values at 24-48 hours of life in 3814 asymptomatic newborns born between 35 and 41 weeks gestation who did not need medical treatment from June 1, 2016 to May 31, 2017 at two maternity hospitals in Shanghai.

EPIDEMIOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS AND RISK FACTORS FOR CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM FROM 2009 TO 2018 IN XIAMEN, CHINA.

Early diagnosis and treatment of children with congenital hypothyroidism (CH) through newborn screening can effectively prevent delayed development. This study was designed to investigate the pathogenesis and factors that influence CH in urban areas of China between 2009 and 2018. A retrospective analysis of newborn screening data and diagnosis and treatment information for CH diagnosed in the information database of the neonatal disease screening center in one of China's five special economic zones from 2009 to 2018.

Systemic Artery Aneurysms and Kawasaki Disease.

Background: Coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) are a well-known complication of Kawasaki disease (KD), but there are no data on incidence or outcomes of systemic artery aneurysms (SAAs) in the current era.

Methods: From April 1, 2016, to March 31, 2019, we screened for SAAs in 162 patients with KD at risk for SAAs with magnetic resonance angiography or peripheral angiography and analyzed incidence and early outcomes of SAAs.

Results: Twenty-three patients had SAAs, demonstrating an incidence of 14.

Trends and Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Children Aged 2-7 Years from 2011 to 2017 in Xiamen, China.

Background: Childhood overweight and obesity have become some of the most serious public health problems in the 21st century and have a significant impact on affected children as they grow into adulthood.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the overweight and obesity status and their main influencing factors in preschool children aged 2-7 years in urban areas of China between 2011 and 2017.

Methods: A stratified cluster random sampling method was used to conduct a sample survey of children aged 2-7 years in Xiamen, one of China's five special economic zones.

Spontaneous Closure Rates of Ventricular Septal Defects (6,750 Consecutive Neonates).

Although ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a common and simple congenital heart disease in newborns, its true incidence and spontaneous closure (SC) rate remains topics of controversy. This study aims to provide data on the true incidence and SC rate of VSD in the Chinese neonatal population. We conducted a prospective study at 3 hospitals, all newborns underwent echocardiography.

Accuracy of cardiac auscultation in detection of neonatal congenital heart disease by general paediatricians.

Background: Challenges remain in the judgement of pathological murmurs in newborns at maternity hospitals, and there are still many simple major CHD patients in developing countries who are not diagnosed in a timely fashion. This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of cardiac auscultation on neonatal CHD by general paediatricians.

Methods: We conducted a prospective study at three hospitals.

Prevalence of Congenital Heart Disease at Live Birth in China.

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of congenital heart disease (CHD) in China based on a large prospective multicenter screening study.

Study Design: A total of 122 765 consecutive infants born at 18 hospitals throughout China between August 1, 2011, and November 30, 2012, were included. Cases of CHD were identified by echocardiography, clinical assessment, and telephone follow-up.

A comparison of the efficacy of surgical renal denervation and pharmacologic therapies in post-myocardial infarction heart failure.

Objective: Although renal denervation (RD) has been shown to be effective in treating post- myocardial Infarction (MI) heart failure (HF) in animal models and clinical trials, its utility as a standalone treatment without traditional drug treatment for post-MI HF still needs to be investigated.

Methods: Rats were randomly assigned into seven experimental groups: N group (control group with no MI and no RD, n = 10), MI group (MI, n = 20), RD group (renal denervation, n = 10), RD-3d+MI group (RD performed three days before MI, n = 15), β-blocker-3d+MI group (Metoprolol treated three days before MI, n = 15), ACEI-3d+MI group (Perindopril treated three days before MI, n = 15), and ARB-3d+MI group (Losartan treated three days before MI, n = 15). Cardiac function, autonomic nervous system parameters, and neuroendocrine activities were evaluated 8 weeks post MI.

Effects of renal sympathetic denervation on post-myocardial infarction cardiac remodeling in rats.

Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effects of renal denervation (RD) on post- myocardial infarction (MI) cardiac remodeling in rats, the most optimal time for intervention and the sustainability of these effects.

Methods: One hundred SPF male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to N group (Normal, n=10), MI group(MI, n=20),RD group (RD, n=10), RD3+MI (MI three days after RD, n=20), MI1+RD (RD one day after MI, n=20), MI7+RD (RD seven days after MI, n=20). MI was produced through thoracotomic ligation of the anterior descending artery.