Association of metabolic syndrome and frailty with postoperative complications in older gastric cancer patients: A body composition perspective.

Objectives: To compare the characteristics of body compositions between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and frailty, and determine the independent and overlapping of MetS and frailty with postoperative complications among older patients with gastric cancer.

Design: A prospectively observational study.

Setting And Participants: Two hundred and eighty six older patients from 60 to 80 years undergoing radical gastrectomy for the first time.

A visual security multi-key selection image encryption algorithm based on a new four-dimensional chaos and compressed sensing.

In this article, a visual security image encryption algorithm based on compressed sensing is proposed. The algorithm consists of two stages: the compression and encryption stage and the embedding stage. The key streams in the compression and encryption stage are generated by a newly constructed four-dimensional discrete chaotic map, while the Gaussian measurement matrix is generated by a Chebyshev map, and both of their generations are related to the feature code of the carrier image, which enhances the security of the ciphertext.

Effectiveness of Web-Based Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Patients With Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses.

Background: Cancer has emerged as a considerable global health concern, contributing substantially to both morbidity and mortality. Recognizing the urgent need to enhance the overall well-being and quality of life (QOL) of cancer patients, a growing number of researchers have started using online mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) in oncology. However, the effectiveness and optimal implementation methods of these interventions remain unknown.

Prognostic significance of pan-immune-inflammation value in hepatocellular carcinoma treated by curative radiofrequency ablation: potential role for individualized adjuvant systemic treatment.

Background: This study aimed to explore the prognostic role of pan-immune-inflammation value (PIV) and develop a new risk model to guide individualized adjuvant systemic treatment following radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Materials And Methods: Patients with early-stage HCC treated by RFA were randomly divided into training cohort A ( = 65) and testing cohort B ( = 68). Another 265 counterparts were enrolled into external validating cohort C.

Individual, family and social-related factors of eating behavior among Chinese children with overweight or obesity from the perspective of family system.

Purpose: The purpose of the present study is to examine the factors contributing to the development of eating behavior in overweight and obese children from the perspective of the family system.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted by using convenience sampling method to select 388 participants in two primary schools in Jiangsu, China. Individual, family and social-related factors were collected.

A dynamic online nomogram for predicting the heterogeneity trajectories of frailty among elderly gastric cancer survivors.

Background: Frailty is very common among older people with gastric cancer and seriously affects their prognosis. The development of frailty is continuous and dynamic, increasing the difficulty and burden of care.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to delineate the developmental trajectory of frailty in older people with gastric cancer 1 year after surgery, identify heterogeneous frailty trajectories, and further explore their predictors to construct a nomogram for prediction.

Exploration of frailty trajectories and their associations with health outcomes in older gastric cancer survivors undergoing radical gastrectomy: A prospective longitudinal observation study.

Background: Frailty is commom among gastric cancer survivors and increases the burden of care.

Aims: Our aims were to identify the frailty trajectories and investigate their associations with health outcomes in older gastric cancer survivors.

Methods: We finally recruited 381 patients aged ≧60 who underwent radical gastrectomy and recorded frailty at discharge from the hospital, 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery.

Building bridges of excellence: a comprehensive competence framework for nurses in hospice and palliative care-a mixed method study.

Background: Hospice and Palliative Care (HPC) is in high demand in China; however, the country is facing the shortage of qualified HPC nurses. A well-suited competence framework is needed to promote HPC human resource development. Nevertheless, existing unstandardized single-structured frameworks may not be sufficient to meet this need.

Family characteristics in adolescents with overweight or obesity: a network analysis.

Background: Rates of overweight and obesity continue to grow in adolescents. Overweight and obesity in adolescence are associated with numerous immediate and long-term adverse health conditions. Throughout adolescence, parents and the family have an important and central influence on adolescents' health and lifestyle.

GSDME has prognostic and immunotherapeutic significance in residual hepatocellular carcinoma after insufficient radiofrequency ablation.

Background: Heat stress can induce programmed cell death (PCD). Pyroptosis is a gasdermin-mediated PCD. This study hypothesized that insufficient radiofrequency ablation (IRFA) induced pyroptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and investigated its underlying mechanism and clinical significance.

Reflections of nurses in the fight against COVID-19 in Hubei: a qualitative study.

Objectives: To explore the reflections and experiences of nurses who were deployed to the frontline to combat COVID-19 in Wuhan, China. In order to gain insights that can be useful in developing cultivating positive professional values and attitudes towards future public health emergencies.

Design: Qualitative study using semistructured interviews.

Preoperative low handgrip strength (HGS) with HGS asymmetry is associated with adverse outcomes among older adults with gastric cancer.

Introduction: This study aimed to explore the associations of low hand grip strength (HGS), HGS asymmetry, their combinations, and frailty on hospital readmissions, total complications, and prolonged length of stay (PLOS) among older adults with gastric cancer.

Materials And Methods: This study included 342 patients with gastric cancer aged ≥60 years who were scheduled to undergo radical surgery. The Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI) was used to collect information on frailty.

Cryptanalyzing and Improving an Image Encryption Algorithm Based on Chaotic Dual Scrambling of Pixel Position and Bit.

An image encryption algorithm for the double scrambling of the pixel position and bit was cryptanalyzed. In the original image encryption algorithm, the positions of pixels were shuffled totally with the chaotic sequence. Then, the 0 and 1-bit positions of image pixels were scrambled through the use of another chaotic sequence generated by the input key.

Adverse outcomes and health-ecological influencing factors of preoperative frailty among elderly patients with gastric cancer.

Purpose: Frailty is defined as a state of decreased physiologic reserves arising from cumulative deficits in multiple homeostatic systems, which is important in the field of clinical oncology. We aimed to explore the relationship between preoperative frailty and adverse outcomes, and systematically analyze the factors influencing frailty based on the health ecology model among elderly gastric cancer patients.

Methods: A observational study was conducted to select 406 elderly patients who would undergo gastric cancer surgery at a tertiary hospital.

A web-based calculator combining Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) and Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI) predicts postoperative complications among young elderly patients with gastric cancer.

Aim: Nutritional status and frailty are significant indicators reflecting physiological reserve. We sought to establish and validate a web-based calculator containing the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) and the Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI) together with general clinical information to predict total complications among elderly patients with gastric cancer.

Methods: This was a prospective cohort study of 582 elderly patients with gastric cancer in a tertiary hospital in China.

Effects of prehabilitation on postoperative outcomes in frail cancer patients undergoing elective surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: This systematic review and meta-analys is aimed to explore the effects of prehabilitation on postoperative outcomes in frail cancer patients.

Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted using PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL Complete, and other databases from database inception to 15 March 2022. Studies were included if they consisted of a prehabilitation intervention in frail cancer patients undergoing elective surgery.

Encouraging efficacy of a comprehensive therapy consisting of sintilimab, bevacizumab biosimilar IBI305, hypo-fractionated intensity-modulated radiotherapy, and oxaliplatin for a maxillary metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report and literature review.

Oro-maxillo-facial metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is very rare, and reports on treating maxillary metastasis from HCC are unavailable. Anti-angiogenesis therapy combined with immunotherapy represented by programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) or its ligand (PD-L1) inhibitor has become the standard treatment of advanced HCC. However, integrating chemoradiotherapy into immunotherapy-bevacizumab combination therapy has not been reported.

The association between metabolic syndrome and presence of frailty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Frailty represents a progressive deterioration in multi-system of the body and could increase vulnerability to stressors. Recently, several studies found that metabolic syndrome was significantly associated with frailty and emphasized its role in assessing and preventing frailty. However, these conclusions are controversial.

Determinants of Dietary Adherence Among Chinese Patients After Bariatric Surgery Based on the Attitude-Social Influence-Efficacy Model.

Purpose: To explore main determinants of dietary adherence among Chinese patients after bariatric surgery based on the Attitude-Social influence-Efficacy (ASE) model.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted by using convenience sampling method to select 288 participants in a tertiary hospital in Jiangsu, China. General information and disease-related information were collected as well as applying the Dietary Adherence Scale after Bariatric Surgery (DASBS) and Attitude-Social influence-Efficacy Questionnaire after Bariatric Surgery (ASEQBS).

Skeletal Muscle Change During Neoadjuvant Therapy and Its Impact on Prognosis in Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Gastrointestinal cancers are the most common malignant tumors worldwide. As the improvement of survival by surgical resection alone for cancers is close to the bottleneck, recent neoadjuvant therapy has been emphasized and applied in the treatment. Despite the advantage on improving the prognosis, some studies have reported neoadjuvant therapy could reduce skeletal muscle and therefore affect postoperative outcomes.

Tanshinone IIA down-regulates -transforming growth factor beta 1 to relieve renal tubular epithelial cell inflammation and pyroptosis caused by high glucose.

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a microvascular disease caused by diabetes. Tanshinone IIA has been indicated to ameliorate streptozotocin-induced DN. This study explores the effect of tanshinone IIA on high glucose-induced renal tubular epithelial cell pyroptosis and inflammation.

Predictive value of preoperative handgrip strength on postoperative outcomes in patients with gastrointestinal tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to explore the predictive value of preoperative handgrip strength on postoperative outcomes in patients with gastrointestinal tumors.

Methods: Databases including Cochrane Library, Pubmed, Embase, Web of Science, and CINAHL Complete were searched for articles published from the establishment of database until August 7, 2021. Two researchers independently screened the literature, extracted the data, and evaluated the quality.

Trajectory Analysis and Predictors of the Percentage of Body Fat Among Chinese Sleeve Gastrectomy Patients.

Background: The weight loss in Chinese patients after sleeve gastrectomy is different, and the differences can be evaluated through the trajectories of the percentage of body fat (BF%). Patients' baseline psychosocial factors may be associated with these trajectories.

Materials And Methods: We selected 267 patients who received sleeve gastrectomy for the first time.

Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Assess the Determinants of Dietary Adherence Among Patients After Bariatric Surgery.

Purpose: This study was aimed to develop a questionnaire to assess the determinants of dietary adherence among patients after bariatric surgery based on the attitude-social influence-efficacy (ASE) model and to evaluate its psychometric properties.

Patients And Methods: According to semi-structured interview, Delphi expert consultation and pilot study, the initial questionnaire was formed and applied to investigate 319 patients after bariatric surgery in a tertiary hospital in Jiangsu Province, China. The reliability and validity of the scale were tested.