With the change of COVID-19, the prevention and control of COVID-19 infection epidemic entered a new stage in December 2022. How to quickly complete the emergency treatment of a large number of patients in a short period of time, and ensure that patients in emergency department can get rapid and effective medical treatment has always been an urgent problem that emergency department need to solve. The Department of Emergency Medicine of West China Hospital of Sichuan University has adopted patient-oriented management measures based on the core idea of the new public management theory, and has achieved remarkable results. Therefore, this article summarizes the workflow and nursing management strategies of the emergency department rescue area of West China Hospital of Sichuan University in dealing with the batch treatment of COVID-19 infected patients, including optimizing and correcting the environment layout of the ward, implementing the “secondary triage” mode in the rescue area, adding an inter-hospital referral platform for critical patients with COVID-19 emergency, building a conventional COVID-19 reserve material repository in the emergency department, setting up a field office for multi-department joint emergency admission service, optimizing emergency transport services for patients with COVID-19, scientific scheduling and reasonable human resource management, and providing humanistic care for employees, in order to provide reference for the management practice of the emergency department.
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ObjectiveTo summarize the clinical features of cytomegalovirus infection after severe pneumonia in immunocompetent subjects. MethodsTwo cases of cytomegalovirus infection after severe pneumonia in immunocompetent subjects were reported and the literatures were reviewed. ResultsTwo elderly patients were admitted to our Respiratory Intensive Care Unit for severe pneumonia and typeⅠrespiratory failure. After treatment of invasive mechanical ventilation, broad-spectrum antibiotics and steroids, their body temperature became normal with improvement of oxygenation and lung infiltrates on chest radiograph. After extubation, their oxygenation deteriorated, with extensive lung infiltrates on chest X ray. Coincidently, their blood cytomegalovirus DNA became positive and then they were treated with parenteral ganciclovir for more than 2 weeks. After that, their oxygenation and chest radiograph returned to normal. Combined with the results of the related literature, invasive mechanical ventilation and use of corticosteroids could be the risk factors of immunocompetent subjects to develop cytomegalovirus infection after severe pneumonia. The clinical characteristics include deterioration of oxygenation and extensive lung infiltrates without positive pathogenic findings of bacteria and fungi. Quantitive nucleic acid amplification tests for blood cytomegalovirus DNA, cytomegalovirus pp65 antigenemia test and histology/immunohistochemistry are recommended diagnostic tools. Valganciclovir or intravenous ganciclovir are recommended as first-line treatment for at least 2 weeks. ConclusionsCytomegalovirus infection occurs frequently in immunocompe-tent subjects with critical illness. Cytomegalovirus pneumonia should especially be considered in patients with severe pneumonia, receiving mechanical ventilation and steroids. Early diagnosis and treatment may help improve the prognosis of these patients.
ObjectiveTo analyze the influencing factors for re-positive nucleic acid test in discharged coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, and to provide data support for the epidemics prevention and control. MethodsThe clinical data of 660 discharged COVID-19 patients from January 23, 2020 to February 28, 2021 in our center were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into two groups according to the reexamination of virus nucleic acid, including a negative group [549 patients, including 428 males and 121 females with a median age of 33.0 (28.0, 48.0) years] and a positive group [111 patients, including 76 males and 35 females with a median age of 39.0 (28.0, 51.0) years]. The clinical data of the two groups were compared. Results The re-positive rate of the discharged patients was 16.82%. Univariate analysis showed that the re-positive rate of females was higher than that of males (χ2=4.608, P=0.032). The re-positive rate of confirmed patients was higher than that of asymptomatic infected patients (χ2=8.140, P=0.004). The re-positive rate of domestic patients was higher than that of imported patients (χ2=9.178, P=0.002). The counts of CD3+ (P=0.038), CD4+ (P=0.048) and CD8+ (P=0.040) T lymphocytes in the negative group were higher than those in the positive group. The binary logistic regression analysis showed that the clinical classification and CD8+ T lymphocyte count were independent risk factors affecting the recurrence of virility. ConclusionThe gender, origin, T lymphocyte subsets count and clinical type are the influencing factors for re-positive result, and clinical type and CD8+ T lymphocyte count are the independent influencing factors for re-positive result. Therefore, improving the immunity of infected patients, as well as early detection and timely treatment are effective means to reduce the re-positive occurrence.
Objective To observe the effect of shRNA interference lentivirus vector targeting rat Sirt1 gene on the expression of Sirt1 in retinal ganglion cell (RGC). Methods Four short hairpin (sh) RNA interference sequences targeting rat Sirt1 gene were designed. The target sequences of Oligo DNA were synthesized and annealed to double strand DNA, which was subsequently connected with pGLV3 lentivirus vector to build the lentiviral vector. The positive clones were identified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequencing. The lentiviral vector construct and lentiviral packaging plasmids were co-transfected into 293T cells, then the titer of lentivirus were determined. The RGC were divided into 6 groups including blank group, negative control group and si-Sirt1-1, si-Sirt1-2, si-Sirt1-3, si-Sirt1-4 groups. Real-time PCR and Western blotting were used to detect the expression of Sirt1 mRNA and protein in the RGC cells. Results PCR and DNA sequencing analysis confirmed that the shRNA sequence was successfully inserted into the lentivirus vector. The concentrated titer of virus suspension was 8×108 TU/ml after the recombinant lentiviral vector successfully transfected and harvested in 293T cells. Comparing with NC group, the expression of Sirt1 mRNA and protein were significantly decreased in the si-Sirt1-1, si-Sirt1-2, si-Sirt1-3 and si-Sirt1-4 groups (F=27.682, 1 185.206; P=0.000, 0.000). The si-Sirt1-2 group had the strongest effect in reducing the expression of Sirt1 mRNA and protein. Conclusion The 4 lentiviral vectors harboring RNAi targeting rat Sirt1 gene can effectively down regulate the expression of Sirt1 mRNA and protein in RGC cells.
Inpatients after COVID-19 infection, especially those admitted to intensive care unit (ICU), may encounter a series of coagulation dysfunction, which may lead to thrombosis, such as pulmonary embolism (PE), deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or arterial thrombosis (AT). Although there are many literatures on the incidence rate, prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 infection, there are few data on the symptomatic and subclinical incidence rate of VTE after COVID-19 infection discharge. Therefore, there are no specific recommendations or guidelines for the prevention of VTE after discharge from hospital due to COVID-19 infection, and the current guidelines are controversial. In this study, we reviewed and summarized the existing literature on the incidence rate, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with COVID-19 infection, in order to provide guidance for VTE prevention in patients with COVID-19 infection after discharge.
Objective To observe the multimodal imaging features of retinal diseases associated with COVID-19. MethodsA retrospective case study. Sixteen patients (30 eyes) of retinal diseases associated with COVID-19 admitted to the Ophthalmology Department of the Second People's Hospital of Zhengzhou in December 2022 were included in the study. There were 5 males and 11 females, with the mean age of (26.69±9.88) years; 14 patients were bilateral and 2 patients were unilateral. The time of ocular symptoms after the diagnosis of COVID-19 was (2.63±0.89) days. All patients underwent the examinations of best corrtected visual acuity (BCVA), fundus color photography (FP), infrared fundus photography (IR), optical coherence tomography (OCT). Fluorescein fundus angiography (FFA) was performed in 2 patients (4 eyes). There were 20 eyes with acute macular neuroretinopathy (AMN), including 6 eyes with cotton wool spots; 10 eyes with Purtscher-like retinopathy (PLR). The BCVA of the patients was 0.1-1.0. No obvious abnormality was found in anterior segment examination. The features of FP, IR and OCT were analyzed retrospectively. ResultsIn 20 eyes of AMN, irregular reddish brown lesions in the central or paracentral area of the macula in 14 eyes; FP showed no obvious abnormality in 6 eyes; IR showed irregular map like low reflection in the central or paracentral area of macular in all eyes; OCT showed hyperreflectivity in outer plexiform layer and outer nuclear layer, hyporeflectivity in the ellipsoid zone and photoreceptor layers in all eyes; no abnormal fluorecence was observed in 2 eyes examined by FFA. In 10 eyes with PLR, cotton wool spots and retinal hemorrhage were observed in the posterior pole and/or peripapillary area, and the peripheral retina was generally normal, Purtscher spot was found in 5 eyes and macular edema in 4 eyes; OCT showed strong reflex signal in neuroepithelial layers, edema in neuroepithelial layers in 6 eyes; in the 2 eyes examined by FFA, fluorescein leakage from the retinal vein wall was observed, the posterior pole and peripapillary area retinal arteriole occlusions showed patchy hypofluorescence, the fluorescence was obscured by retinal hemorrhage below at inferior retina. ConclusionsFor AMN associated with COVID-19, IR can show the lesion contour , OCT shows lesions in the outer retina. PLR associated with COVID-19 are usually at the posterior pole and/or peripapillary area in FP, OCT shows neurocortical edema.
After the promulgation of the “Ten New Measures” for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Nursing Department of West China Hospital of Sichuan University promptly analyzed the development and changes of the epidemic situation and the key and difficult points of nursing manpower emergency management, and constructed a “1+2+4+X” nursing manpower emergency management model for COVID-19 patients, including establishing a dedicated management team, assessing manpower needs, constructing a nursing manpower management model, on-site and online training, and dynamic monitoring and adjustment. From December 7th, 2022 to February 1st, 2023, the Nursing Department mobilized a total of 693 nurses, covering 4 temporary intensive care units and 30 temporary general wards. The hospital-wide qualification rate of airway humidification management for patients in temporary general wards was 94.9%, the qualification rate of artificial airway fixation was 97.9%, and the compliance of bed head elevation was 100.0%. The “1+2+4+X” nursing manpower emergency management model constructed is helpful for the reasonable scheduling of nursing manpower during the epidemic period and provides a reference for the emergency deployment of nursing manpower for the treatment of infectious disease epidemics in large medical institutions in the future.
目的 提高对成人系统性Epstein-Barr（EB）病毒阳性T细胞淋巴组织增殖性疾病（ASEBV+T-LPD）肠道病变的认识。 方法 报道2012年3月－10月我院收治的2例以肠道病变为首发表现的ASEBV+T-LPD，并结合3例文献报道进行分析讨论。 结果 2例成人患者以腹泻为主要表现，伴有发热、淋巴结长大，初期分别误诊为结核及肠道感染，淋巴结病检提示多克隆EBER+的T淋巴细胞浸润，确诊ASEBV+T-LPD。例1经3 周期GLIDE方案（吉西他滨+门冬酰胺酶+异环磷酰胺+地塞米松+依托泊苷）化学疗法（化疗）后疾病进展，死于肺部感染。例2经干扰素联合抗病毒药物治疗，病情稳定。复习文献目前仅3例以肠道病变为首发表现的ASEBV+T-LPD被报道，早期均被误诊为炎性肠病或感染，3例均出现肠道穿孔或大出血等并发症，其中2例死亡。 结论 成人系统性EB病毒阳性T细胞淋巴组织增殖性疾病的肠道病变较为罕见，容易误诊为结核及炎性肠病。部分患者病情进展迅速，可出现肠道穿孔及消化道大出血等致死性并发症，死亡率高，预后差。确诊本病需密切结合临床和病理学检查。常规化疗及抗病毒治疗仅部分有效，不能维持长期缓解。