Nutritional status and prognostic factors for mortality in patients admitted to emergency department observation units: a national multi-center study in China.

Background: Nutritional risk is common among patients admitted to the emergency department and is associated with adverse clinical outcomes. Despite its large population, few comprehensive studies have been conducted in China concerning the nutritional status of patients admitted to emergency department observation units (EDOUs).

Methods: Patients admitted to EDOUs of 90 tertiary hospitals in China between June 2020 and December 2020 were enrolled.

The influence of dusts on radiation and temperature over the eastern Asia with a regional climate model.

In order to investigate the climate effects of dusts, a regional climate model (RegCM 4.6) with the dust scheme was used to simulate the direct radiative forcing and air temperature response at 2 m near surface of dusts over the eastern Asia. Two sets of experiments were conducted, one with and one without dust aerosols.

Full-length SMRT transcriptome sequencing and microsatellite characterization in Paulownia catalpifolia.

Paulownia catalpifolia is an important, fast-growing timber species known for its high density, color and texture. However, few transcriptomic and genetic studies have been conducted in P. catalpifolia.

Two cases of imported pneumonic plague in Beijing, China.

Introduction: Plague is an acute, often fulminating infectious disease caused by Yersinia Pestis transmitted by rodents. It is rarely encountered in clinics, although natural plague foci are widely distributed around the world.

Patient Concerns: A couple who are cattle and sheep herdsmen from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region presented with cough, expectoration and fever.

Outcome prediction value of National Early Warning Score in septic patients with community-acquired pneumonia in emergency department: A single-center retrospective cohort study.

Background: To evaluate the accuracy of National Early Warning Score (NEWS) in predicting clinical outcomes (28-day mortality, intensive care unit [ICU] admission, and mechanical ventilation use) for septic patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) compared with other commonly used severity scores (CURB65, Pneumonia Severity Index [PSI], Sequential Organ Failure Assessment [SOFA], quick SOFA [qSOFA], and Mortality in Emergency Department Sepsis [MEDS]) and admission lactate level.

Methods: Adult patients diagnosed with CAP admitted between January 2017 and May 2019 with admission SOFA ≥2 from baseline were enrolled. Demographic characteristics were collected.

Prognostic Prediction Value of qSOFA, SOFA, and Admission Lactate in Septic Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Emergency Department.

Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading cause of sepsis and common presentation to emergency department (ED) with a high mortality rate. The prognostic prediction value of sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) and quick SOFA (qSOFA) scores in CAP in ED has not been validated in detail. The aim of this research is to investigate the prognostic prediction value of SOFA, qSOFA, and admission lactate compared with that of other commonly used severity scores (CURB65, CRB65, and PSI) in septic patients with CAP in ED.

Stratified and prognostic value of admission lactate and severity scores in patients with community-acquired pneumonia in emergency department: A single-center retrospective cohort study.

Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a potentially life-threatening condition. The aim of this study is to investigate the stratified and prognostic value of admission lactate and severity scores (confusion, urea >7 mmol/L, respiratory rate ≥30/min, blood pressure <90 mm Hg systolic and/or ≤60 mm Hg diastolic, and age ≥65 years [CURB65], pneumonia severity index [PSI], sequential organ failure assessment [SOFA], qSOFA) in patients with CAP in emergency department.

Methods: Adult patients diagnosed with CAP admitted between January 2017 and January 2019 were enrolled and divided into severe CAP (SCAP) group and nonSCAP (NSCAP) group according to international guidelines, death group, and survival group according to 28-day prognosis.

Clinical characteristics of patients with Haff disease after eating crayfish.

Background: The study aimed to explore the clinical presentations, laboratory findings, treatments and prognosis of patients with Haff disease after eating crayfish.

Methods: Sixteen patients with Haff disease after eating crayfish were admitted to the Emergency Department of Beijing Chao-yang Hospital between June 2013 and August 2017. Clinical data was retrospectively analyzed.

Severity stratification and prognostic prediction of patients with acute pancreatitis at early phase: A retrospective study.

Severity stratification and prognostic prediction at early stage is crucial for reducing the rates of mortality of patients with acute pancreatitis (AP). We aim to investigate the predicting performance of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and red-cell distribution width (RDW) combined with severity scores (sequential organ failure assessment [SOFA], bed-side index for severity of AP [BISAP], Ranson criteria, and acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II [APACHE II]) for severe AP (SAP) and mortality.A total of 406 patients diagnosed with AP admitted in a tertiary teaching hospital were enrolled.

Acupoint Catgut Embedding Alleviates Insomnia in Different Chinese Medicine Syndrome Types: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: To investigate the effects and safety of catgut embedding on alleviating insomnia.

Methods: Totally 510 patients with insomnia were divided into 5 Chinese medicine (CM) syndrome types: Xin (Heart) and Pi (Spleen) deficiency, yin deficiency with excess fire, Xin and gut qi deficiency, Wei (Stomach) disorder, and qi and blood deficiency, respectively. These 5 types of patients were randomly assigned to a catgut embedding group, an acupuncture group or a medication group (30 cases in Xin and Pi deficiency type, Wei disorder type, Xin and gut qi deficiency type, respectively; 40 cases in yin deficiency with excess fire type and qi and blood deficiency type, respectively).

Risk stratification and prediction value of procalcitonin and clinical severity scores for community-acquired pneumonia in ED.

Objective: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common presentation to the emergency department (ED) and has high mortality rates. The aim of our study is to investigate the risk stratification and prognostic prediction value of precalcitonin (PCT) and clinical severity scores on patients with CAP in ED.

Methods: 226 consecutive adult patients with CAP admitted in ED of a tertiary teaching hospital were enrolled.

XIAP underlies apoptosis resistance of renal cell carcinoma cells.

X‑linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP), a key member of the inhibitors of apoptosis protein family, can inhibit apoptosis by directly binding to the initiator caspase‑9, ‑3 and ‑7, thereby promoting tumor cell survival during tumor progression. In the present study, XIAP basal expression levels were investigated and its contribution to the resistance to apoptosis was evaluated, in the RCC cell lines exposed to apoptosis‑inducing drugs. This was investigated by histological methods and western blot analysis.

Role of R.E.N.A.L. Nephrometry Score in Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy.

Background:: Preoperative anatomical scoring system is conducive to comparison between treatment options and evaluation of postoperative outcomes in patients with small renal tumors. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical application efficacy of the R.E.

The Clinical Application of Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization in Diagnosing Urothelial Carcinoma.

Background: Chromosomal aberrations in exfoliated urothelial cells have been associated with the development of urothelial carcinoma. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of two kinds of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) kit probes in diagnosing urothelial carcinoma (UC).

Methods: From February 2009 through September 2014, urine specimens from 89 consecutive patients with urothelial carcinoma and 11 controls with benign disease were collected and analyzed by means of GP FISH and cytology.

Acute Thrombo-embolic Renal Infarction.

A 65-year-old woman was admitted for acute onset of right lower abdominal pain. She was taking anticoagulant medication regularly for rheumatic valvular disease and atrial fibrillation. Physical examination revealed no obvious abdominal or flank tenderness.

Post-Infectious Organizing Pneumonia: an Indistinguishable and Easily Misdiagnosed Organizing Pneumonia.

Background: Post-infectious organizing pneumonia (OP) is a rare clinical entity associated with nonspecific clinical features and can be easily misdiagnosed. This study aimed to investigate the clinical feature differences between cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP) and post-infectious OP.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed clinical data on demographic characteristics, clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, radiological findings, treatments, outcomes, and prognosis of 31 cases of COP and 26 cases of post-infectious OP.

Retroperitoneal fibrosis: a retrospective clinical data analysis of 30 patients in a 10-year period.

Background: Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is an uncommon disease that is characterized by development of fibrosclerotic tissues involving retroperitoneal structures. This study aimed to investigate the clinical features of 30 patients with RPF in a single center in Beijing in a 10-year period.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed clinical data on demographic characteristics, clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, radiological findings, modalities of treatments, outcomes and prognosis of 30 patients with RPF.

Protective effect of shen-fu injection on neuronal mitochondrial function in a porcine model of prolonged cardiac arrest.

Background. Shen-Fu injection (SFI) following cardiac arrest exhibits neurological effects, but its effect on neurological dysfunction is unclear. This study sought to investigate the protective effect of SFI on nerve cells in a porcine model of cardiac arrest.

Rupture of renal artery aneurysm: a rare urologic emergency entity.

We hereby introduce a rare case of ruptured renal artery aneurysm and make a simple description of this urologic emergency entity to enhance our awareness of this disease.

Endogenous Klebsiella pneumoniae endophthalmitis.

Klebsiella pneumonia is a common human pathogen, and endogenous endophthalmitis is a vision-threatening infection presentedwith pain, redness, decreased vision acuity, and intraocular inflammation. Endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae is uncommon and usually happens in patients with immunosuppression conditions. Diabetes is a predisposing risk factor, and liver abscess is a major source of Klebsiella pneumonia endogenous endophthalmitis (KPEE).

Restrictive cardiomyopathy in a patient presented with fever, vomiting, and consciousness disorder.

Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is an uncommon form of myocardial disorder characterized by diastolic dysfunction and increased myocardial stiffness. Endomyocardial fibrosis is one type of RCM hallmarked by formation of fibrous tissue on the endocardium. This report describes a case of RCM confirmed by autopsy in a young man who presented atypically with fever, vomiting, and delirium.