ObjectiveTo explore the clinical effect of lidocaine mucilage diluent and simethicone emulsion in gastroscopy examination, in order to provide effective drugs for gastroscopy. MethodsWe selected 201 outpatients and the inpatients who underwent gastroscopic examination between August and October 2014 as the research subjects. Based on the kind of drug, the patients were randomly divided into research group (n=100) and control group (n=101). Patients in the research group accepted lidocaine mucilage diluent, while those in the control group received simethicone emulsion. Then we observed and compared the definition of gastroscopy, adverse drug reactions, examination time and drug price between the two groups. ResultsThe frequencies of high, medium, and low definition of gastroscopy were respectively 63.00%, 34.00% and 3.00% among the patients in the research group, and 69.31%, 26.73% and 3.96% among patients in the control group; there was no significant differences between the two groups (Z=-0.854, P=0.393). The adverse reaction rates, testing time, and drug prices for the two groups were 0.99% vs.1.00% (P>0.05), (6.5±2.1) minutes vs.(6.6±2.0) minutes (t=0.458, P>0.05), and RMB (9.0±1.2) yuan vs.(42.8±2.8) yuan (t=227.644, P<0.05), respectively. ConclusionLidocaine mucilage diluent and simethicone emulsion both have good effect for gastroscopic examination, which can raise the gastroscopic definition, promote endoscopic operation and observation by doctors, shorten examination time, and reduce adverse drug reactions. Both are of great value in clinical application, and lidocaine hydrochloride mucilage diluent is cheaper, which can be widely used and promoted clinically.
Esophageal cancer is a serious threat to the health of Chinese people. The key to solve this problem is early diagnosis and early treatment, and the most important method is endoscopic screening. The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology makes its application and research in the field of digestive endoscopy growing, and it is expected to become the "right-hand man" for endoscopists in the early diagnosis of esophageal cancer. Currently, the application of multimodal and multifunctional AI systems has achieved good performance in the diagnosis of superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and precancerous lesions. This study summarized and reviewed the research progress of AI in the diagnosis of superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and precancerous lesions, and also explored its development direction in the future.
Esophageal cancer is an aggressive malignancy with high morbidity and poor prognosis. Symptoms of early esophageal cancer are insidious and difficult to detect, while advanced esophageal obstruction, lesion infiltration and metastasis seriously affect patients’ quality of life. Early detection and treatment can help to increase the survival chance of patients. Recently, artificial intelligence (AI) has shown remarkable success in diagnosis of esophageal cancer, highlighting the great potential of new AI-assisted diagnostic modalities. This paper aims to review recent progress of AI in the diagnosis of esophageal cancer and to prospect its clinical application.
ObjectiveTo investigate the influence of different temperatures of distilled water on the general sensation of patients during endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) examination. MethodsSixty patients who received EUS examination were randomly assigned to trial group and control group. The trial group used (40±1) ℃ distilled water, while the control group accepted 26-28℃ distilled water. The operating time and the grade of discomfort symptoms such as general discomfort, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and terror were observed. ResultsSignificant differences in general discomfort, nausea, vomiting and terror were found between the two groups (P ＜ 0.001) . Abdominal pain was not found in either group. The examination time in each group did not show any significant difference (P ＞ 0.05) . ConclusionDifferent distilled water temperatures significantly influence the sensation of patients during the EUS examination, and distilled water with a temperature of (40±1) ℃ is able to relieve the discomfort of patients.
Endoscopic resection and surgical resection are the two major therapeutic methods for early esophageal cancer. Endoscopic resection is safe and minimally invasive, but lymph node dissection can not be performed. Although surgery provides a rather thorough resection of the lesions and affected lymph nodes, surgical trauma brings certain negative impact on patients' long-term life quality. A comprehensive assessment of the patient's general condition, the risk of diseased lymph node metastasis, and the risk of the treatment itself is an important measure to optimize treatment decisions and formulate personalized treatment plans.
ObjectiveTo survey on the health-related knowledge in cadres, in order to regulate corresponding health management strategies. MethodsQuestionnaires were used to collect data of 816 examinees who accepted physical examination in our hospital between June and July 2014. Factors affecting health examination service efficiency were identified to formulate a scale and a questionnaire for surveying examinees' preparatory status before examination and general information. The correlation between their preparatory status and demographic features was analyzed. The results were used to support management decision-making. ResultsOf the 816 examinees, 396 had a score over 6 points (48.5%, well prepared) and 420 had 6 points or below (51.5%, poorly prepared). The male preparation before examination was significantly poorer than the female (χ2=4.318, P=0.038). ConclusionWe should strengthen the knowledge education for cadres before physical examination.