The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Clinical Practice in Wenzhou, China: A Retrospective Study.

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of life worldwide. The aim of the present study was to review and describe and acknowledge the impact of COVID-19 on the pediatric health care system at a pediatric tertiary hospital in Wenzhou. A retrospective study was conducted at Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, a public pediatric tertiary hospital in Southern Zhejiang Province that specializes in pediatrics.

Analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided subcostal transversus abdominis plane block.

Background: To evaluate the analgesic efficacy on defined areas of the abdomen and back after ultrasound-guided subcostal transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block using 0.25% levobupivacaine 0.5 mL/kg.

Pediatric preoperative risk factors to predict postoperative ICU admission and death from a multicenter retrospective study.

Background: Although some studies have investigated the potential predictors of perioperative mortality, there are few specifically for pediatrics.

Objective: The aim of the retrospective study was to analyze potential preoperative risk factors and to develop a pediatric preoperative risk prediction score (PRPS), and to predict postoperative ICU admission and the incidence of perioperative death in pediatric patients.

Methods: Patients who postoperatively admitted to ICU or died (occurred within 30 days after the surgery) from 263 607 pediatric surgical patients with age from 1 day to 14 years old in eight centers in China from October 2010 to September 2013 were retrospectively analyzed.

Risk factors of neonatal tetanus in Wenzhou, China: a case-control study.

Introduction: Neonatal tetanus is a major cause of neonatal mortality in many developing countries and remains a major public health problem. This study aimed to determine risk factors associated with neonatal tetanus in Wenzhou, China.

Methodology: Medical records of neonatal tetanus cases from 17 hospitals over a 13-year period (2000-2012) were reviewed for potential risk factors.

Relevant factors of estrogen changes of myopia in adolescent females.

Background: Gender is one of the risk factors accounting for the high prevalence of adolescent myopia. Considerable research results have shown that myopia incidence of female is higher than that of male. This study aimed to analyze the correlation between ocular parameters and serum estrogen level and to investigate the vision changes along with estrogen change in menstrual cycle of adolescent females.

[Analysis on the relationship between adolescent myopia and serum sex hormone].

Objective: To investigate the quantitative changes of the serum sex hormone levels in juvenile myopia patients.

Methods: In January 2013, investigation of Wenzhou middle school 822 adolescents, including 432 male patients and 390 female patients were involved in the study Visual acuity ≥ 5 was set as the normal value. The subjects were divided into two groups, the myopia group and the non-myopia group.

[Impact factor of timeliness lag for seeing a doctor about cataract patient in Wenzhou region of Zhejiang province].

Objective: Investigation the impact factor of timeliness lag about cataract patient of operation.

Methods: Through Opportunistic Screening , from January 2007 to January 2012, we extracted people aged 50 or above and carried out the cataract screening in 10 towns of Wenzhou region of Zhejiang province. People extracted was checked by slit lamp microscope and ophthalmoscope directly, and the people who are suit for operation were brought to a first-rate of level three eye hospital and operated by MSICS .

[Myopia prevalence and influencing factor analysis of primary and middle school students in our country].

Objectives: To explore the situation and the affect factors of myopia and scientificalness and effectiveness of eye exercises about primary and middle school students.

Methods: Through the random cluster sampling method, 20 000 students of 90 schools including key and non-key primary or junior or senior school in country and city of shandong, qinghai, yunnan, Shanghai and wenzhou were random selected. Primary students is 11 246 junior students is 3673 senior students is 4220.

Double contrast-enhanced ultrasonography for the preoperative evaluation of gastric cancer: a comparison to endoscopic ultrasonography with respect to histopathology.

Background: This study was designed to compare the accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) with double contrast-enhanced ultrasound (DCUS) in the staging of gastric malignancies. DCUS is a transabdominal ultrasound technique using both intravenous and intraluminal contrast to enhance sonographic visualization.

Methods: This retrospective study included 162 patients with biopsy-proven gastric cancer who underwent DCUS and EUS preoperatively with the ultrasound results compared with the pathologic findings of the resected specimens.

[Analysis of correlative factors and prevalence on China's youth myopia].

Objective: To understand and address our vision changes in primary and secondary students, in order to explore the prevention of juvenile myopia to provide a response and suggestions.

Methods: A random cluster sampling method, random sample of 90 rural and urban schools in Shandong, Qinghai, Yunnan, Shanghai and Wenzhou from May 2008 to September 2009, including 20 000 students (per province, 4000 x 5) from elementary school and junior high school of focus and non-focus, primary 11 246, junior high school students 3673, high school 4220, of which 11 177 were from the urban students, rural students in 7962, aged 6 to 19 years old, male to female ratio is basically the same. For myopia and related survey, a total of 19, 139 valid questionnaires were recovered.