Publications by authors named "Zheng-Yi Ni"
Background: During the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), consistent and considerable differences in disease severity and mortality rate of patients treated in Hubei province compared to those in other parts of China have been observed. We sought to compare the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients being treated inside and outside Hubei province, and explore the factors underlying these differences.
Methods: Collaborating with the National Health Commission, we established a retrospective cohort to study hospitalised COVID-19 cases in China.
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak is evolving rapidly worldwide.
Objective: To evaluate the risk of serious adverse outcomes in patients with COVID-19 by stratifying the comorbidity status.
Methods: We analysed data from 1590 laboratory confirmed hospitalised patients from 575 hospitals in 31 provinces/autonomous regions/provincial municipalities across mainland China between 11 December 2019 and 31 January 2020.
Background: Since December 2019, when coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) emerged in Wuhan city and rapidly spread throughout China, data have been needed on the clinical characteristics of the affected patients.
Methods: We extracted data regarding 1099 patients with laboratory-confirmed Covid-19 from 552 hospitals in 30 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities in mainland China through January 29, 2020. The primary composite end point was admission to an intensive care unit (ICU), the use of mechanical ventilation, or death.
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for the treatment of mediastinal lymph node tuberculous abscesses.
J Huazhong Univ Sci Technolog Med Sci
December 2017
The mediastinal lymph node tuberculous abscesses (MLNTAs) are secondary to mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenitis. Surgical excision is often required when cold abscesses form. This study was aimed to examine video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for the treatment of MLNTA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is performed as an acceptable life-saving bridging procedure in patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).To patients with avian influenza A (H7N9)-associated ARDS, ECMO could be adopted as a feasible therapeutic solution. We present our successful experience with ECMO utilized in a respiratory failure patient with H7N9 infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Incompleteness of interlobar fissures and pleural adhesions, common in tuberculous destroyed lung (TDL), are among "technical contraindications" for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). The efficacy and safety of VATS in the treatment of TDL, has not yet been detailed in.
Objective: The objective of the present study is to observe the efficacy and safety of VATS in the management of TDL.
[Study of the air plasma expansion dynamics by fluorescence method].
Guang Pu Xue Yu Guang Pu Fen Xi
September 2014
Article Synopsis
- The study examined how air plasma expands when triggered by a 1,064 nm nanosecond laser pulse, using a method that observes plasma fluorescence.
- Time-lapse images captured by an ICCD camera revealed that the plasma's brightness initially increased before diminishing as the expansion area grew over time.
- The maximum expansion distance reached 3.76 mm at 300 mJ after 20 ns, with a rapid initial expansion speed that slowed down significantly after 16 ns.
[Clinical analysis of 40 cases of pulmonary aspergilloma].
Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi
September 2008
Article Synopsis
- This study examines the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary aspergilloma in 40 patients, primarily middle-aged men and women who often have a history of tuberculosis.
- Symptoms included coughing, hemoptysis (coughing up blood), and fever, with a significant number of patients experiencing recurrent mild hemoptysis.
- Surgery was successful in curing 39 out of 40 patients, highlighting the common misdiagnosis of both tuberculosis and aspergilloma before surgery, indicating a need for more research on antifungal treatments.