Publications by authors named "Zhuhong Cai"
The predictive value of red blood cell distribution width (RDW) in severely burned patients remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the potential association between admission RDW and outcomes in patients with severe burns. Data of severely burned patients in the burn center of Changhai Hospital were retrospectively evaluated.
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- The SyncAV algorithm shortens QRS duration more effectively than traditional biventricular (BiV) pacing but lacks clear evidence of improving cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) responses.
- A study involving 122 heart failure patients compared BiV pacing alone to BiV pacing enhanced with SyncAV, measuring changes in QRS duration and left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV) over six months.
- Results showed that the BiV+SyncAV group experienced greater reductions in both QRS duration and LVESV, with higher rates of positive echocardiographic and clinical responses, indicating better overall outcomes for heart failure patients.
Portable Ultrasonography Onboard Deployment in the PLA(N) Peace Ark Hospital Ship in Mission Harmony 2018.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
April 2022
From June 28 to November 22, 2018, the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy - PLA(N) - Peace Ark hospital ship had conducted Mission Harmony 2018, providing humanitarian medical assistance and carrying out international cooperation, in 4 Pacific island countries and 6 Central and South American countries. Compared with its application only in onshore outreach medical teams in the previous Mission Harmony, portable ultrasonography was used both onboard and onshore in Mission Harmony 2018. The purpose of this study was to assess the performance of onboard portable ultrasonography in PLA(N) Peace Ark hospital ship during Mission Harmony-2018, share our onboard working experience, and provide a reference for humanitarian assistance missions in the future.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Virtual Touch tissue imaging quantification (VTIQ; Siemens Medical Solutions, Mountain View, CA) is useful for assessing tissue hardness. This study aimed to investigate the value of VTIQ in differential diagnosis of cervical lymph nodes.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed conventional sonograms and VTIQ images of 85 pathologically confirmed patients with superficial lymph node lesions.