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.

A NOMOGRAM BASED ON THE VALUE OF THE DYNAMIC EVOLUTION OF SYSTEMIC IMMUNE INFLAMMATORY INDEX IN THE EVALUATION OF SEVERE HEATSTROKE.

Background : Severe heatstroke patients have a poor prognosis. There are few descriptions of the inflammatory response to heatstroke in clinical studies. Systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) is a new index to reflect the inflammatory state of disease.

Efficacy and safety of different traditional Chinese health exercises in patients with coronary heart disease combined with chronic heart failure: A network meta-analysis.

Background: Non-pharmacological treatments, particularly TCM health exercises, have garnered attention for their affordability, ease of access, and potential health advantages. Despite this interest, systematic and direct comparative studies assessing the effectiveness and safety of these therapies in patients with CHD-CHF remain scarce.

Methods: This study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of conventional treatment, conventional treatment integrated with aerobic endurance training, and various TCM health exercises in treating patients with CHD-CHF using NMA.

Exploring the potential causal relationship between gut microbiota and heart failure: A two-sample mendelian randomization study combined with the geo database.

Objective: In recent years, researchers have observed a potential association between alterations in gut microbiota and the onset and progression of heart failure. Nevertheless, the causal relationship between gut microbiota and heart failure remains a topic of controversy. This study employed a two-sample Mendelian randomization approach to investigate the causal link between gut microbiota and heart failure.

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.

Effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture combined with conventional drugs in the treatment of stable angina pectoris in coronary artery disease: A systematic evaluation and meta-analysis.

Background: The objective of this study is to systematically evaluate the clinical effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture combined with conventional drugs in the treatment of stable angina pectoris.

Methods: Computer searches of 3 Chinese literature databases (CNKI, VIP, WangFang) and 4 English literature databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science), all searched from the time of database construction to October 2022. Two researchers were selected to independently perform literature screening, data extraction, and risk of bias evaluation, and meta-analysis of the included studies was performed using RevMan 5.

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.

Vertical value-added cost information sharing in a supply chain.

We study a two-echelon supply chain with two homogeneous manufacturers and one common retailer who has full knowledge about his own value-added service cost structure that is unknown to the manufacturers. The retailer may choose to disclose his cost information to the manufacturers. Using a three-stage game-theoretic model, we derive optimal pricing strategies for each participant, and optimal information sharing strategies, and the optimal level of the value-added services for the retailer.