Prognostic prediction signature and molecular subtype for liver cancer: A CTC/CTM‑related gene prediction model and independent external validation.

Liver cancer is the second leading cause of tumor-related death worldwide, and a serious threat to lives and health. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) facilitate the progression of various cancers, including liver cancer. The relationship between CTC/circulating tumor microemboli-related genes (CRGs) and the prognosis of liver cancer is unclear.

Diagnostic accuracy of the Family Confusion Assessment Method for delirium detection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Delirium is frequently disproportionately under-recognized despite its high prevalence, detrimental impact, and potential lethality. Informant-based delirium detection tools can offer structured assessment and increase the timeliness and frequency of detection. We aimed to examine the diagnostic accuracy of the Family Confusion Assessment Method (FAM-CAM) for delirium detection.

[Postoperative Delirium in Patients on Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Cardiovascular Surgeries: Incidence and Influencing Factors].

Objective: To investigate the incidence and influencing factors of postoperative delirium (POD) and subsyndromal delirium (SSD) in patients connected to cardiopulmonary bypass during cardiovascular surgeries.

Methods: We collected the general data and the data for the perioperative hematological, physiological, and biochemical indicators and the surgical and therapeutic conditions of patients connected to cardiopulmonary bypass during the course of cardiovascular surgeries conducted at a tertiary-care hospital in Hubei province between May 2022 and September 2022. The outcome indicators, including the incidence of POD and SSD, were assessed with the Nursing Delirium Screening Scale (Nu-DESC).

Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding postoperative delirium among cardiac surgery nurses: A cross-sectional multi-centre study.

Aims And Objectives: To examine knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding postoperative delirium and the relationships among cardiac surgery nurses in China.

Background: Postoperative delirium is a prevalent and devastating complication following cardiac surgery. Nurses play a part in multi-disciplinary collaboration for preventing and managing postoperative delirium, of whom knowledge, attitude, and practice are essential.

Development and validation of a nomogram to predict postoperative delirium in type B aortic dissection patients underwent thoracic endovascular aortic repair.

Objective: Postoperative delirium (POD) is a common postoperative complication after cardiovascular surgery with adverse outcomes. No prediction tools are currently available for assessing POD in the type B aortic dissection (TBAD) population. The purposes of this study were to develop and validate a nomogram for predicting POD among TBAD patients who underwent thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR).

Application of patient decision aids in treatment selection of cardiac surgery patients: a scoping review.

Background: The choice of treatment is an unavoidable challenge faced in the day to day medical decision making pertaining to patients with organic heart disease. As a professional discipline, cardiac surgery focuses on creating and using the most advanced evidence-based patient decision aids (PtDAs) to achieve high-quality decision-making.

Objectives: To describe the basic situation, influencing factors, and the outcome of indicators of PtDAs among cardiac surgery patients.

Preliminary evaluation of the Chinese version of the patient-reported outcomes measurement information system 29-item profile in patients with aortic dissection.

Background: The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System 29-item Profile (PROMIS-29) has been widely used to measure health outcomes from the patient's perspective. It has not been validated in adults with aortic disease. The aim of this study was to explore the reliability and validity of the Chinese PROMIS-29 among patients undergoing surgery for aortic dissection (AD).

[Development and validation on death risk model of Stanford type A aortic dissection based on Cox regression].

Objective: To construct the prediction model of death risk of Stanford type A aortic dissection (AAD) based on Cox proportional risk regression model.

Methods: AAD patients who were diagnosed and received surgical treatment admitted to the department of cardiothoracic surgery of Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology from January 1st, 2019 to April 30th, 2020 were enrolled. The general situation, clinical manifestations, pre-hospital data, laboratory examination and imaging examination results of the patients were collected.

Association between Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy and Coronary Artery Lesions in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

Objective: Cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN) is a common and serious complication of diabetes mellitus with various systemic involvements, such as atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. We aimed to evaluate the association between CAN and coronary artery lesions in patients with type 2 diabetes. .

Plasma Homocysteine and Autonomic Nervous Dysfunction: Association and Clinical Relevance in OSAS.

Objective: Elevated plasma homocysteine (Hcy) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, but the precise mechanism of Hcy in cardiovascular disease remains elusive. This study is aimed at evaluating the association between Hcy levels and autonomic nervous system and at investigating their clinical relevance in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).

Methods: A total of 191 subjects with OSAS were enrolled for this cross-sectional study.

Comparison of the Treatments of Patients With Cancer in Their Last 6 Months Between ICU and Cancer Center.

Purpose: To investigate the treatments of patients with cancer in their last 6 months of life in intensive care unit (ICU) and Cancer Center.

Method: A prospective study was conducted on patients with cancer who died between January 2010 and July 2013 in the ICU and the Cancer Center (55 and 161 cases, respectively) of Tongji Hospital, Wuhan, China. The differences were compared by Chi-square test or Fisher test.