Nomogram model for predicting secondary infection in critically ill patients with heatstroke: A pilot study from China.

Objective: In this retrospective analysis, we explored the clinical characteristics and risk factors of secondary infections in patients with severe heatstroke with the aim to gain epidemiological insights and identify risk factors for secondary infections.

Method: The study included 129 patients with severe heatstroke admitted to the General Hospital of the Southern Theater Command of the PLA between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2021. Patients were divided into an infection group (n = 24) and a non-infection group (n = 105) based on infection occurrence within 48 h of intensive care unit (ICU) admission.

Risk factors for and outcomes of heatstroke-related intracerebral hemorrhage.

Some patients with heatstroke also experience intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). However, clinical case reports of heatstroke-induced ICH are rare. The risk factors for cerebral hemorrhage after heatstroke remain unknown.

Non-Invasive and Label-Free On-Chip Impedance Monitoring of Heatstroke.

Heatstroke (HS) is a life-threatening injury requiring neurocritical care which could lead to central nervous system dysfunction and severe multiple organ failure syndrome. The cell-cell adhesion and cell permeability are two key factors for characterizing HS. To investigate the process of HS, a biochip-based electrical model was proposed and applied to HS.

Clinical features and imaging manifestations of acute necrotizing encephalopathy in children.

Purpose: We summarized the clinical features of acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) in children.

Methods: Clinical data of 14 children with ANE at one center from January 2017 to January 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. ANE severity score (ANE-ss) was used to assess ANE severity, and the Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended was used to assess functional outcomes.

Clinical features and prognostic analysis of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in children.

Background: We aimed to investigate the clinical features and prognosis of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) in children.

Methods: Clinical data of children with PRES diagnosed at the Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from June 2015 to May 2019 were retrospectively analyzed.

Results: The study enrolled 47 patients with a mean age at diagnosis of 8.

Impact of the gut microbiota on heat stroke rat mediated by Xuebijing metabolism.

The goal of the present study was to evaluate the fecal microbiome and serum metabolites in Xuebijing (XBJ)-injected rats after heat stroke using 16S rRNA gene sequencing and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) metabolomics. Eighteen rats were divided into the control group (CON), heat stroke group (HS), and XBJ group. The 16S rRNA gene sequencing results revealed that the abundance of Bacteroidetes was overrepresented in the XBJ group compared to the HS group, while Actinobacteria was underrepresented.

Risk factors for poor prognosis in children with refractory purulent meningitis and the discharge criteria.

This study was undertaken to investigate the relationship between cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities and prognosis in pediatric refractory purulent meningitis. Ninety cases of pediatric refractory purulent meningitis were stratified into "good" (n=33) or "poor" (n=57) prognosis groups according to the Glasgow clinical outcome scores. The symptoms, laboratory results, and prognosis were compared by using univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses.

Factors that influence the choice to work in rural township health centers among 4,669 clinical medical students from five medical universities in Guangxi, China.

Purpose: To produce competent undergraduate-level medical doctors for rural township health centers (THCs), the Chinese government mandated that medical colleges in Central and Western China recruit rural-oriented, tuition-waived medical students (RTMSs) starting in 2010. This study aimed to identify and assess factors that influence the choice to work in rural township health centers among both RTMSs and other students from five medical universities in Guangxi, China.

Methods: An internet-based self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted with medical students in Guangxi province.

Clinical Analysis of 134 Children with Nervous System Damage Caused by Enterovirus 71 Infection.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics of nervous system damage caused by enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection in pediatric patients.

Study Design: Clinical data and outcomes were retrospectively analyzed for 134 cases of laboratory confirmed pediatric EV71 infection admitted to the Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from January to December 2013.

Results: EV71 infection was significantly more common in patients 1-4 years of age, in males and during the months of April-July.