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Rabaneda-Lombarte N, Faura J, Ezcurra-Díaz G, Olivé-Gadea M, Álvarez-Larruy M, Vidal-de Francisco D, Domínguez-Mayoral A, Avellaneda C, Freijo MM, Zapata-Arriaza E, Serrano-Heras G, Alcahut-Rodríguez C, Fernández-Pérez I, Moniche F, Pérez-Sánchez S, Millán M, Rubiera M, Dorado L, Maisterra O, Montaner J, Bustamante A. Stroke-associated pneumonia according to mCDC criteria: impact on prognosis and antibiotic therapy. Front Neurol 2024; 15:1358628. [PMID: 38497035 PMCID: PMC10941756 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1358628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024] Open
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Objective The modified Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (mCDC) criteria have been proposed for diagnosing and managing stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP). The objective was to investigate the impact of SAP on stroke outcome depending on whether or not it conforms to mCDC criteria. Our secondary objective was to identify the responsible factors for antibiotic initiation in stroke patients. Methods We conducted a prospective, multicenter, observational study of ischemic stroke patients with moderate to severe stroke (NIHSS≥4) admitted within 24 h. For 7 days, mCDC criteria were assessed daily, and infections and antibiotics were recorded. Pneumonias were divided into those fulfilling mCDC criteria (mCDC-SAP) or not (other pneumonias, OPn). The effect of each type of pneumonia on 3-month outcome was evaluated in separated logistic regression models. Factors associated with antibiotic initiation were explored using a random forest analysis. Results Of the 342 patients studied, infections were diagnosed in 72 (21.6%), including 39 (11.7%) cases of pneumonia. Of them, 25 (7.5%) fulfilled mCDC criteria. Antibiotics were used in 92% of mCDC-SAP and 64.3% of OPn. In logistic regression analysis, mCDC-SAP, but not OPn, was an independent predictor of poor outcome [OR, 4.939 (1.022-23.868)]. The random forest analysis revealed that fever had the highest importance for antibiotic initiation. Interpretation The mCDC criteria might be useful for detecting clinically relevant SAP, which is associated with poor outcomes. Isolated signs of infection were more important for antibiotic initiation than compliance with pre-defined criteria. Therefore, adherence to mCDC criteria might result in antibiotic saving without compromising clinical outcome.
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- Neus Rabaneda-Lombarte
- Hospital Universitari and Institut de Recerca Germans Trias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain
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- Vall d'Hebrón Institute of Research, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari and Institut de Recerca Germans Trias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari and Institut de Recerca Germans Trias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari and Institut de Recerca Germans Trias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari and Institut de Recerca Germans Trias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain
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- Vall d'Hebrón Institute of Research, Barcelona, Spain
- Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari and Institut de Recerca Germans Trias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain
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Wang N, Wang X, Yang J, Bi T, Zhang S, Xu Y, Wang G, Jiang Y. Health Care-Associated Infection in Elderly Patients With Cerebrovascular Disease in Intensive Care Units: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Taizhou, China. World Neurosurg 2023; 178:e526-e532. [PMID: 37516147 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.07.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cerebrovascular diseases are associated with high incidence of health care-associated infections (HAIs) and poor prognosis in elderly patients. This study aimed to investigate the incidence and clinical characteristics of HAIs in elderly patients with cerebrovascular disease in the intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS Patients admitted with cerebrovascular disease, aged ≥65 years, were included. The clinical data of the patients were retrospectively analyzed to determine the risk factors, infection type, distribution, and pathogenic characteristics of HAIs in the context of cerebrovascular diseases. RESULTS Out of 381 ICU inpatients monitored, 79 (20.73%) developed HAIs. Risk analysis revealed number of ventilator days as significant risk factors for HAIs in elderly patients with cerebrovascular diseases in the comprehensive ICU. In the HAI group, 56 patients (70.89%) had respiratory tract infection (RTI). Sixty-five patients (82.28%) were infected with Gram-negative bacteria (GNB), and 42 (53.16%) with multi-drug-resistant organism (MDRO). The length of hospitalization days, ventilator days, and overall hospitalization costs were higher in the HAI group than in the non-HAI group (P < 0.05), but there was no significant difference between groups in the treatment outcome of patients. Patients with MDRO infection had longer duration and higher cost of hospitalization than those infected with non-MDRO (P < 0.05), but there was no significant difference between the groups in the treatment outcome of patients. CONCLUSIONS HAIs occurred mostly due to RTI and GNB infection. The hospitalization cost and duration, as well as the length of ventilator days, were higher for cerebrovascular patients with HAIs than for non-HAIs patients.
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- Nan Wang
- Department of Critical Care, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Critical Care, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Critical Care, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Critical Care, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Critical Care, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Critical Care, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Hospital-Acquired Infection Control, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Critical Care, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, Zhejiang, China.
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Zhou X, Yang J, Liu L, Zhu Y. Clinical Effect of Butylphthalide Combined with Rt-PA Intravenous Thrombolysis in the Treatment of Acute Cerebral Infarction. Appl Bionics Biomech 2022; 2022:9215685. [PMID: 35756870 PMCID: PMC9232321 DOI: 10.1155/2022/9215685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Objective To assess the clinical effect of butylphthalide combined with rt-PA intravenous thrombolysis in the treatment of acute cerebral infarction (ACI). Methods Totally, 312 acute cerebral infarction patients were included in this research. Those in the group for experiment received butylphthalide (25 mg QD) combined with rt-PA intravenous thrombolysis (0.9 mg/kg QD), while the control group received rt-PA intravenous (P < 0.05). Moreover, NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale/Score) and Barthel index scores in the two groups improved, NIHSS score had ameliorated, and Barthel index score was higher than that in the reference group (P < 0.05). Conclusion The combination of butylphthalide and recombination plasminogen activator alteplase (rt-PA) intravenous thrombolysis has a significant clinical effect in the treatment of acute cerebral infarction. It can alleviate the inflammatory symptoms, accelerate the recovery of neurological function, and improve the ability of daily living.
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- Xiangchen Zhou
- Department of Neurointerventional, Laizhou People's Hospital, Shandong 261400, China
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- Department of Neurointerventional, Laizhou People's Hospital, Shandong 261400, China
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- Department of Neurointerventional, Laizhou People's Hospital, Shandong 261400, China
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- Department of Neurointerventional, Laizhou People's Hospital, Shandong 261400, China
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Liu YB, Zhang L, Zhou XC, Zhou Y, Liu Y, Zheng C, Xu X, Geng PP, Hao CH, Zhao ZY, Wu CT, Jin JD. The Antithrombotic Effect of Recombinant Neorudin on Thrombi. Drug Des Devel Ther 2022; 16:1667-1678. [PMID: 35677424 PMCID: PMC9169676 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s353088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- Yu-Bin Liu
- Department of Experimental Hematology and Biochemistry, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, 100850, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Experimental Hematology and Biochemistry, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, 100850, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Experimental Hematology and Biochemistry, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, 100850, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Experimental Hematology and Biochemistry, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, 100850, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Experimental Hematology and Biochemistry, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, 100850, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Experimental Hematology and Biochemistry, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, 100850, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Experimental Hematology and Biochemistry, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, 100850, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Experimental Hematology and Biochemistry, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, 100850, People’s Republic of China
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- Center for Pharmacodynamic Research, Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, Tianjin, 300462, People’s Republic of China
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- Center for Pharmacodynamic Research, Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, Tianjin, 300462, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Experimental Hematology and Biochemistry, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, 100850, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Chu-Tse Wu; Ji-De Jin, Department of Experimental Hematology and Biochemistry, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, No. 27 Taiping Road, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 1086-68158312; +86 1086-66931425, Email ;
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- Department of Experimental Hematology and Biochemistry, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, 100850, People’s Republic of China
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Xie H, Gao M, Lin Y, Yi Y, Liu Y. An emergency nursing and monitoring procedure on cognitive impairment and neurological function recovery in patients with acute cerebral infarction. NeuroRehabilitation 2022; 51:161-170. [PMID: 35527573 DOI: 10.3233/nre-210310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The optimization and standardization of emergency nursing and monitoring procedures are of great significance for thrombolytic treatment of acute cerebral infarction. OBJECTIVE Studies on the emergency nursing and monitoring procedure on cognitive impairment and neurological function in patients with acute cerebral infarction are still limited. METHODS The study was a randomized controlled trial and 134 patients with acute cerebral infarction were recruited. They were randomly arranged into the control group (n = 67) receiving normal nursing procedure and the intervention group (n = 67) receiving emergency nursing and monitoring procedure after pre-intervention assessment. The cognitive impairment, neurological function and levels of inflammatory biomarkers and neuron-specific enolase of the participants were evaluated and analyzed. RESULTS Emergency nursing and monitoring procedure improved Mini-mental State Examination and Montreal Cognitive Assessment scores of patients with cerebral infraction compared with the control group. It also improved the scores of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, activities of daily living scale, Fugl-Meyer scale in the participants. Emergency nursing and monitoring procedure led to significantly decreased neuron-specific enolase and inflammatory cytokines in the serum of the participants. CONCLUSION Emergency nursing and monitoring procedure are beneficial for cognitive impairment and neurological function recovery in patients with acute cerebral infarction.
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- Huan Xie
- Department of Emergency, The Affiliated Changzhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Emergency, The Affiliated Changzhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Emergency, The Affiliated Changzhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Emergency, The Affiliated Changzhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Emergency, The Affiliated Changzhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Aggarwal H, Pathak P, Singh V, Kumar Y, Shankar M, Das B, Jagavelu K, Dikshit M. Vancomycin-Induced Modulation of Gram-Positive Gut Bacteria and Metabolites Remediates Insulin Resistance in iNOS Knockout Mice. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 11:795333. [PMID: 35127558 PMCID: PMC8807491 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.795333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The role of oxidative and nitrosative stress has been implied in both physiology and pathophysiology of metabolic disorders. Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) has emerged as a crucial regulator of host metabolism and gut microbiota activity. The present study examines the role of the gut microbiome in determining host metabolic functions in the absence of iNOS. Insulin-resistant and dyslipidemic iNOS-/- mice displayed reduced microbial diversity, with a higher relative abundance of Allobaculum and Bifidobacterium, gram-positive bacteria, and altered serum metabolites along with metabolic dysregulation. Vancomycin, which largely depletes gram-positive bacteria, reversed the insulin resistance (IR), dyslipidemia, and related metabolic anomalies in iNOS-/- mice. Such improvements in metabolic markers were accompanied by alterations in the expression of genes involved in fatty acid synthesis in the liver and adipose tissue, lipid uptake in adipose tissue, and lipid efflux in the liver and intestine tissue. The rescue of IR in vancomycin-treated iNOS-/- mice was accompanied with the changes in select serum metabolites such as 10-hydroxydecanoate, indole-3-ethanol, allantoin, hippurate, sebacic acid, aminoadipate, and ophthalmate, along with improvement in phosphatidylethanolamine to phosphatidylcholine (PE/PC) ratio. In the present study, we demonstrate that vancomycin-mediated depletion of gram-positive bacteria in iNOS-/- mice reversed the metabolic perturbations, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance.
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- Hobby Aggarwal
- Pharmacology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India
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- Pharmacology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, United States
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Division, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, India
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- Microbial Physiology Laboratory, Department of Bioscience & Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, India
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- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Infection and Immunology Division, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, India
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- Pharmacology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India
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- Pharmacology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India
- Non-Communicable Diseases Division, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, India
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He X, Jin S, Fan W, Fan B. Synergistic In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Triton X-100 and Metformin against Enterococcus faecalis in Normal and High-Glucose Conditions. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10010124. [PMID: 35056573 PMCID: PMC8780305 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10010124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The prevention and treatment of oral diseases is more difficult in diabetic patients with poorly controlled blood glucose levels. This study aims to explore an effective, low-cytotoxicity medication for root canal treatment in diabetic patients. The antibacterial effect of the combination of Triton X-100 (TX-100) and metformin (Met) on Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) was evaluated by determining the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), minimum bactericidal concentration required to kill 99% bacteria (MBC99) and by conducting dynamic time-killing assays. While the antibiofilm activity was measured by crystal violet (CV) assay, field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM) and colony-forming unit (CFU) counting assays. The expression of relative genes was evaluated by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), and the cytotoxicity of the new combination on MC3T3-E1 cell was also tested. Results showed that the antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of Met could be significantly enhanced by very low concentrations of TX-100 in both normal and high-glucose conditions, with a much lower cytotoxicity than 2% chlorhexidine (CHX). Thus, the TX-100 + Met combination may be developed as a promising and effective root canal disinfectant for patients with diabetes.
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- Correspondence: (W.F.); (B.F.); Tel.: +86-27-8768-6210 (W.F.)
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- Correspondence: (W.F.); (B.F.); Tel.: +86-27-8768-6210 (W.F.)
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Fang B, Zhai H. Adoption of computerized tomography perfusion imaging in the diagnosis of acute cerebral infarct under optimized deconvolution algorithm. Pak J Med Sci 2021; 37:1687-1692. [PMID: 34712307 PMCID: PMC8520374 DOI: 10.12669/pjms.37.6-wit.4884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2021] [Revised: 06/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Objectives: To explore the significance of the hemodynamic parameters of Computerized Tomography Perfusion Imaging (CTPI) under the deconvolution optimization algorithm for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with acute cerebral infarct (ACI). Methods: A hundred and ten patients with ACI from December 2018 to September 2019 were selected for research, and CTPI was performed before and after Edaravone injection treatment. Then, the CTPI deconvolution algorithm based on the weighted adaptive (WA) total variation (TV) (WA-TV) optimization was constructed, which was compared with tensor total variation (TTV) and Motion-adaptive sparse parity (MASP). Brain Perfusion 4.0 was applied to obtain the relative time to peak (rTTP), the relative transit time of mean (rMTT), relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV), and relative cerebral blood flow (rCBF) of the core infarction area (CIA) and penumbra ischemic (PI). Results: In four parameters of rTTP, rMTT, rCBV, and CBF, the peak signal to noise ratio (PSNR) of the WA-TV algorithm was higher than the MSAP and TTV algorithms, while the Mean Square Error (MSE) and Mean Absolute Error (MAE) were lower than MSAP and TTV algorithms (P<0.05); the parameters of rCBV (71.56±9.87), rCBF (43.17±7.06) of the CIA before treatment were higher than PI (23.66±7.22; 18.37±3.99), rMTT (124.83±9.73) and rTTP (122.57±7.41) were lower than the PI (183.17±10.16); 150.74±9.74) (P<0.05). After treatment, the rCBV and rCBF of PI were higher than before treatment, and rMTT and rTTP were lower than before treatment (P<0.05), and there was no obvious difference in rCBV, rCBF, rMTT, and rTTP before and after treatment in the CIA (P>0.05). Conclusion: Compared with TTV and MASP, the WA-TV algorithm performs better in noise reduction and artifact reduction. The CTPI parameters of rCBV, rCBF, rMTT, and rTTP are all important indications for the diagnosis of PI and ACI.
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- Bo Fang
- Bo Fang, associate chief physician. Department of Neurology, Lu'an People's Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Lu'an, 237005, Anhui Province, China
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- Hongjiang Zhai, chief physician. Department of Neurology, Lu'an People's Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Lu'an, 237005, Anhui Province, China
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Effects of Bronchoalveolar Lavage with Ambroxol Hydrochloride on Treating Pulmonary Infection in Patients with Cerebral Infarction and on Serum Proinflammatory Cytokines, MDA and SOD. COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE 2020; 2020:7984565. [PMID: 33133226 PMCID: PMC7568773 DOI: 10.1155/2020/7984565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Objective This paper was aimed at investigating the effects of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) with ambroxol hydrochloride (AH) on treating pulmonary infection and on serum proinflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress responses in patients with cerebral infarction (CI). Methods One hundred and two patients with cerebral infarction complicated with pulmonary infection (CIPI) who were treated in our hospital were enrolled as research objects, divided into an observation group (52 cases; AH combined with BAL) and a control group (50 cases; single AH) based on therapeutic schemes. They were compared in terms of the therapeutic effect and pre- and posttreatment serum inflammatory cytokines, pulmonary function, and serum indices of oxidative stress. Their adverse reactions during treatment were also recorded and compared. Results The therapeutic effect in the observation group was remarkably better than that in the control group (P < 0.05). After treatment, the serum inflammatory cytokines, pulmonary function, and serum indices of oxidative stress were remarkably improved in the two groups (P < 0.05), but the improvement was remarkably better in the observation group (P < 0.05). The differences were not significant in intratreatment adverse reactions between the two groups (P > 0.05). Conclusion For CIPI patients, BAL with AH has a better therapeutic effect and higher safety and can control the patients' systemic inflammatory responses and oxidative stress responses, so it is worthy of further promotion in clinical practice.
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