Objective To determine the value of 99m Tc-MIBI scintimmmography in diagnosing primary breast cancer and axillary lymph node metastases.Methods Independent, prospective, blinded studies were selected from the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, Springer, Elsevier and China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of scintimammography were estimated by comparison with the results of biopsy. Subsequently, the characteristics of included articles such as sensitivity, specificity of 99m
ObjectivesTo analyze the trend of incidence and mortality of bladder cancer from 1990 to 2017 and the effects of age, time period and birth cohort on bladder cancer incidence and mortality.MethodsData on age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR) and age-standardized death rate (ASDR) of bladder cancer from 1990 to 2017 were extracted from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 (GBD 2017) database. Joinpoint regression model was used to analyze the average annual percentage change of ASIR and ASDR of bladder cancer. The age-period-cohort model was established to analyze the age, period and birth cohort effects on ASIR and ASDR of bladder cancer.ResultsFrom 1990 to 2017, both ASIR and ASDR of bladder cancer decreased slightly. ASIR decreased from 6.42 per 100 000 in 1990 to 6.04 per 100 000 in 2017, with an average annual percentage change of −0.9% (−1.0% to −0.8%), and ASDR decreased from 3.15 per 100 000 in 1990 to 2017 2.57/100 000, with an average annual percentage change of −0.4% (−0.4% to −0.3%). The age-period-cohort model results showed that as age increased, the risk of bladder cancer incidence and mortality increased; as the birth cohort progressed, the risk of bladder cancer morbidity and mortality decreased. The time period had little effect on the incidence and mortality of bladder cancer.ConclusionsThe incidence and mortality of bladder cancer are declining globally. On the other hand, the increase of the aging global population could reverse the incidence and mortality trend, active measures should be taken to address the adverse effects of aging.
Objective To explore the application effect of recumbent rehabilitation exercise combined with oscillatory positive expiratory pressure training in pulmonary rehabilitation of patients with moderate to severe inhalation injury. Methods Fifty-seven patients with moderate-to-severe inhalation injuries admitted to the Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery of the People’s Hospital of North Jiangsu Province from January 2021 to March 2023 were selected by convenience sampling. The patients were randomly divided into Group A, Group B, and Group C. Group A received conventional treatment, Group B received the recumbent rehabilitation exercise on the basis of Group A, and Group C received the concussive expiratory pressure training on the basis of Group B. The three groups were compared before and after the intervention with respect to forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), sputum properties, sputum difficulty, sputum viscosity, average daily sputum output, Borg shortness of breath score, and 1-minute sitting and standing test. Results The improvement values of FEV1, FVC, sputum viscosity, average daily sputum discharge, Borg shortness of breath score, and 1-minute sit-to-stand test were compared among the three groups after intervention, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). The improvement values of Borg shortness of breath score, and 1-minute sit-to-stand test in group B were significantly better than those in group A (all P<0.05). The improvement values of FEV1, FVC, and sputum properties in group C were significantly better than those in group A (all P<0.05), Coughing difficulty, sputum viscosity, total average daily sputum expectoration, Borg shortness of breath score, and 1-minute sit-to-stand test improvement values were significantly better than those of group A (all P<0.05). Improvement values of FEV1, average daily sputum expectoration, and Borg shortness of breath score in group C were significantly better than those of group B (all P<0.05). Conclusion For pulmonary rehabilitation of patients with moderate-to-severe inhalation injuries, prone rehabilitation exercises combined with oscillatory positive expiratory pressure training can effectively improved the patients’ exercise capacity and respiratory function, and improve their quality of life.