Visceral adipose tissue area predicts major adverse kidney events in patients with acute necrotizing pancreatitis.

Background: Given the previously reported harmful effects of abdominal fat burden on kidney function, we aim to investigate the relationship between major adverse kidney events within 30 days (MAKE30) and abdominal obesity in acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) patients and explore the underlying risk factors.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study of all patients admitted within 72 h after the first episode of ANP to a tertiary center between June 2015 and June 2019 was conducted. Automatic image analysis software was used to calculate the area of subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and skeletal muscle from computed tomography scans at the umbilical level.

Secure output containment of heterogeneous multi-agent systems against hybrid attacks.

In this paper, the secure containment control issue for heterogeneous multi-agent systems subject to hybrid attacks is studied. In the network channels among agents, adversaries launch replay attacks such that the followers can only retrieve the previous information of their neighbors. To characterize the effects of replay attacks, a distributed auxiliary system with heterogeneous time-varying delay is constructed to estimate the convex hull of the leaders' state.

Cloning, Identification, and Functional Analysis of the Gene in .

is the most widely distributed freshwater shrimp in China, with important economic value and great potential for development. The forkheadboxL2 () gene has been found to be involved in the reproductive development of many crustaceans. To understand the role of the gene in the gonad development of , we designed CDS-specific primers for the () gene and cloned its CDS sequence using RT-PCR.

Expression and clinical significance of tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 1 in peripheral blood of patients with advanced lung cancer.

Background: To assess the serum level of tumor necrosis factor receptor related factor 1 (TRAF1) in advanced lung cancer patients and its clinical significance.

Methods: In this retrospective study, the serum level of TRAF1 in 50 patients with stage III-IV lung cancer and 50 healthy people who received physical examination during the same period were detected and compared. The differences in serum TRAF1 level in patients with lung cancer in terms of gender, age, smoking status, pathological type, tumor location, TNM stage and other clinicopathological features were analyzed.

[Impact of completion rates of 3-hour and 6-hour bundle on the prognosis of septic shock patients].

Objective: To explore the impact of completion rates of 3-hour and 6-hour sepsis bundle therapy on prognosis of patients with septic shock in Prefecture-level grade A hospitals, and analyze the risk factors for prognosis.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted to patients with septic shock in the intensive care unit (ICU) of Liaocheng People's Hospital, Shandong Province from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021. The data of gender, age, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II), sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA), sites of infection, pathogenic microorganisms, completion rates of 3-hour and 6-hour sepsis bundle therapy, 28-day prognosis were collected.

[Analysis of disease composition and outcome of patients in intensive care department of 3A hospitals: analysis of 3 249 cases in the department of Liaocheng People's Hospital from 2019 to 2021].

Objective: To provide the basis and direction for the establishment of the database of severe patients by analyizing of the disease composition and outcome of patients in the department of critical care medicine of the 3A hospital.

Methods: The clinical data of 3 249 patients admitted to the department of critical care medicine of Liaocheng People's Hospital from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021 were retrospectively analyzed, including gender, age, admission time, admission route, diagnosis, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II) score 24 hours after admission, outcome and other information.

Results: The mean age of 3 249 patients was (61.

Epidemiological investigation and intergenerational clinical characteristics of 24 coronavirus disease patients associated with a supermarket cluster: a retrospective study.

Background: In view of the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, it remains unclear whether the severity of illness and time interval from symptom onset to release from quarantine differ between cases that originated from clusters and cases reported in other areas. This study aimed to assess epidemiological and intergenerational clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients associated with cluster outbreaks to provide valuable data for the prevention and control of COVID-19.

Methods: We identified the first employee with COVID-19 at a supermarket and screened the close contacts of this index patient.

[Low temperature affects airway mucin secretion and promotes acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease].

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a high incidence, and leads to irreversible lung dysfunction. Preventing COPD acute exacerbation (AECOPD) and delaying the progression of the disease are the focus of treatment. However, there is still a lack of precise and effective preventive measures.

Case Report: Clinical Treatment of the First Critical Patient With Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Liaocheng, Shandong Province.

This paper reports the clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment of the first critical COVID-19 patient in Liaocheng City, who was admitted to the intensive care unit isolation ward of Liaocheng People's Hospital on February 11, 2020. On admission, the patient had difficulty breathing, the oxygenation index was 135 mmHg, and the blood lactate was 5.6 mmol/L.

Clinical Characteristics and Reasons for Differences in Duration From Symptom Onset to Release From Quarantine Among Patients With COVID-19 in Liaocheng, China.

This study aimed to identify additional characteristics and features of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by assessing the clinical courses among COVID-19 patients in a region outside Hubei province. We analyzed retrospective data regarding general characteristics, epidemiologic history, underlying chronic diseases, clinical symptoms and complications, chest computed tomography findings, biochemical monitoring, disease severity, treatments, and outcomes among 37 adult patients with COVID-19. According to the duration from symptom onset to release from quarantine, the patients were divided into the ≤20 and >20-day groups, and the similarities and differences between them were compared.

Intravenous infusion of human umbilical cord Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells as a potential treatment for patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has grown to be a global public health emergency since patients were first detected in Wuhan, China. Thus far, no specific drugs or vaccines are available to cure the patients with COVID-19 infection. The immune system and inflammation are proposed to play a central role in COVID-19 pathogenesis.

Cobitis xui, a new species of spined loach (Teleostei: Cobitidae) from the Pearl River drainage in southern China.

A new spined loach of the genus Cobitis Linnaeus is described from the Buquan River, located in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. The species differs from other members of Cobitis in China by a combination of morphological characters, none of them unique: body depth 14.3‒18.

Sinibotia lani, a new species of botiid loach (Teleostei: Botiidae) from Guangxi, China.

Sinibotia lani, a new botiid loach is described from the Zuojiang River, located in Guangxi Autonomous Region, China. The species differs from other members of Sinibotia by a combination of the following morphological characters: body depth 17.5-21.

Chitosan Hydrogel Enhances the Therapeutic Efficacy of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Myocardial Infarction by Alleviating Vascular Endothelial Cell Pyroptosis.

Myocardial infarction (MI) is one of the higher mortality rates, and current treatment can only delay the progression of the disease. Experiments have shown that cell therapy could improve cardiac function and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)-based therapies provide a great promising approach in the treatment of MI. However, low cell survival and engraftment restricts the successful application of MSCs for treating MI.

mRNA and microRNA transcriptomics analyses in intermuscular bones of two carp species, rice flower carp (Cyprinus carpio var. Quanzhounensis) and Jian carp (Cyprinus carpio var. Jian).

The rice flower carp (Cyprinus carpio var. Quanzhounensis) is a bony fish (superclass Osteichthyes), with very soft bones that is a significant feature unlike the other carp species. In this study, we analyzed the mRNA and microRNA (miRNA) transcriptomes in the intermuscular bones of rice flower carp and Jian carp (Cyprinus carpio var.

Upregulation of microRNA-351 exerts protective effects during sepsis by ameliorating skeletal muscle wasting through the Tead-4-mediated blockade of the Hippo signaling pathway.

Sepsis-induced skeletal muscle wasting may lead to various severe clinical consequences. Understanding molecular mechanisms of the regulation of the loss of skeletal muscle mass in septic patients remains a significant clinical challenge. The current study was conducted to establish septic mice models to explore the relationship between microRNA (miR)-351 and the transcription element apical (TEA) domain transcription factor (Tead)-4 gene and to investigate its effects on the skeletal muscle through mediating the Hippo signaling pathway in mice with acute sepsis.

, a new species of blind loach from the Xijiang River, China (Teleostei, Nemacheilidae).

A new cave-dwelling fish, , is described here based on specimens collected from a karst cave in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, interconnected with the Hongshui River system, a tributary of the Xijiang River in the Pearl River (Zhu Jiang) Drainage. The species can be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of morphological characters. A key to the cave-dwelling species of in the Xijiang River is provided.

[Clinical significance of combined detection of peripheral miR-182 and IL-17 in the early diagnosis of patients with eclampsia complicated with cerebral infarction in ICU].

Objective: To observe the effect of peripheral blood microRNA-182 (miR-182) combined with interleukin-17 (IL-17) in the early diagnosis of cerebral infarction (CI) in patients with eclampsia.

Methods: A prospective non-randomized controlled study was conducted. The patients with eclampsia admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) of Liaocheng People's Hospital from January 1st, 2013 to September 30th 2016 were enrolled.

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TPP) successfully rescued by plasma exchange in the ICU: A report of two cases.

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare, life-threatening disorder, which is characterized by thrombus formation in small blood vessels. The present study retrospectively analyzed the clinical data from two patients with severe TTP, who were treated successfully in the intensive care unit (ICU) at the Liaocheng People's Hospital in 2013. Comprehensive therapies were administered to the patients, including plasma exchange (PE), mechanical ventilation (case 1 only), steroid therapy, blood transfusion and anti-inflammatory treatment (case 2 only).

Effect of probiotics on the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients: a randomized controlled multicenter trial.

Purpose: To evaluate the potential preventive effect of probiotics on ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).

Methods: This was an open-label, randomized, controlled multicenter trial involving 235 critically ill adult patients who were expected to receive mechanical ventilation for ≥48 h. The patients were randomized to receive (1) a probiotics capsule containing live Bacillus subtilis and Enterococcus faecalis (Medilac-S) 0.

[The significance of the monocyte human leukocyte antigen-DR level in the assessment of the severity of acute pancreatitis].

Objective: To investigate the clinical value of the peripheral blood monocyte human leukocyte antigen-DR (mHLA-DR) for assessment of degree of severity and the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis (AP).

Methods: A case-control study was conducted. Eighty-six AP patients admitted to Shandong Liaocheng People's Hospital from June 2014 to May 2015 were enrolled.

Intravascular heat exchange technology successfully treats a patient after ultra-long cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a case report.

Objective: To investigate the effect of intravascular heat exchange in saving the lives of patients after cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Methods: The clinical data of a female patient who was given cardiopulmonary resuscitation for 1.67 h in July 2014 in our hospital was retrospectively analyzed.

A new species of Bibarba (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitidae) from Guangxi, China.

A new loach species of the genus Bibarba is described from a cave (Hongshuihe River basin) in Guangxi, China. The new species, Bibarba parvoculus, can be distinguished from its only congener Bibarba bibarba by pigmentation patterns on fins and side of the body, shape of snout, counts of fin rays, eye diameter, caudal-peduncle length, and preanal length.