Rapid development is undergoing in the field of rehabilitation robots, and more countries (regions) are participating in international cooperation and becoming academic contributors. Here in this study, the bibliometric method is used to determine the dynamics and developments of international cooperation in China. The publication data are indexed in Web of Science with search term of rehabilitation robot from 2000 to 2019. Compared with other countries (regions), publication with international co-authors and institutes participating in international cooperation are studied by assessment of indicators such as the cooperation degree, cooperation frequency, and the frequency of citations. The results show that in the past two decades, international scientific cooperation has shown a positive tendency in China, and participating in international collaboration could improve China’s impact on the global rehabilitation robot. The United States, England and Japan are the top three countries in number of cooperation with China. Our findings provide valuable information for researchers to better understand China’s international scientific collaboration in rehabilitation robot.
In order to standardize the reporting of sham acupuncture and improve the quality of reporting of sham acupuncture, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine has developed a specific reporting guideline for sham acupuncture: SHam Acupuncture REporting (SHARE) which contains ten categories with nineteen items. This paper introduces the development methods and main contents of the guidelines to provide a reference for researchers to correctly understand and reasonably apply the guidelines.
ObjectiveTo compare the clinical data of pulmonary lobectomy in patients with massive hemoptysis of pulmonary tuberculosis after bronchial artery embolization in the short and long term, so as to provide a reference for clinical choices of appropriate operation time.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on 33 patients with massive hemoptysis of pulmonary tuberculosis, who had received pulmonary lobectomy after bronchial artery embolization in Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital from January 2015 to November 2017, including 29 males and 4 females aged of 23-66 (52.64±9.70) years. According to the time interval between bronchial artery embolization and lobectomy, the patients were divided into a short-term group (<2 weeks, 14 patients) and a long-term group (>1 month, 19 patients). The clinical data, such as operation time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative extubation time and serious postoperative complications, were observed in the two groups for statistical analysis.ResultsThe operative time (297.13±75.69 min vs. 231.32±67.57 min, P=0.013), intraoperative blood loss (685.74±325.51 mL vs. 355.83±259.11 mL, P=0.002), postoperative extubation time (14.07±5.24 d vs. 8.90±3.57 d, P=0.003) of the short-term group were all higher than those in the long-term group.ConclusionFor the patients with massive hemoptysis of pulmonary tuberculosis, who had surgical indications and no risk of early rebleeding after bronchial artery embolization, pulmonary lobectomy should be performed late until the patient's physical condition and the primary disease was stable.
Umbrella review is a third study conducted through evidence synthesis method, based on the secondary studies including systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Although it has been widely used abroad, further understanding, recommendation and application of this type of method are still limited in China. We introduced the definition, objective, present application, the similarities and differences with systematic reviews or meta-analyses, indications, limitations, and research progress of umbrella review in the research area of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), aiming to benefit future clinical research and treatment in practice.
Hemorrhagic transformation is one of the most serious complications after endovascular treatment in patients with acute ischemic stroke, which is closely related to neurological deterioration and poor functional prognosis. Therefore, early detection and treatment of hemorrhagic transformation are of great significance for improving patient prognosis. Brain CT, CT angiography, CT perfusion imaging, MRI, diffusion weighted imaging, and susceptibility weighted imaging are relatively commonly used imaging methods in clinical practice. Reasonable use of imaging methods can reduce the risk of hemorrhagic transformation and improve patient prognosis. This article reviews common imaging evaluation techniques for hemorrhagic transformation in clinical practice in order to provide ideas for clinical diagnosis and treatment.
An unequal loss of peripheral vision may happen with high sustaining multi-axis acceleration, leading to a great potential flight safety hazard. In the present research, finite element method was used to study the mechanism of unequal loss of peripheral vision. Firstly, a 3D geometric model of skull was developed based on the adult computer tomography (CT) images. The model of double eyes was created by mirroring with the previous right eye model. Then, the double-eye model was matched to the skull model, and fat was filled between eyeballs and skull. Acceleration loads of head-to-foot (Gz), right-to-left (Gy), chest-to-back (Gx) and multi-axis directions were applied to the current model to simulate dynamic response of retina by explicit dynamics solution. The results showed that the relative strain of double eyes was 25.7% under multi-axis acceleration load. Moreover, the strain distributions showed a significant difference among acceleration loaded in different directions. It indicated that a finite element model of double eyes was an effective means to study the mechanism of an unequal loss of peripheral vision at sustaining high multi-axis acceleration.
ObjectiveSham acupuncture control is a commonly employed method to assess the specific effects of acupuncture in clinical trials. However, due to the absence of specific reporting standards, the reporting quality of sham acupuncture in these trials is low. In order to standardize the reporting of sham acupuncture and improve the reporting quality of sham acupuncture, our project team has developed SHam Acupuncture REporting guidelines and a checklist in clinical trials (SHARE). MethodsThe development process included four parts: we conducted literature research to form initial items of sham acupuncture reporting; two rounds of Delphi surveys were carried out to evaluate the reporting necessity of these initial items; two expert consensus meetings were held to further discuss and agree upon the Delphi results and approve the SHARE checklist; a pilot testing was conducted to assess the feasibility and practicality of the list and make necessary revisions to generate the final SHARE checklist. ResultsThe SHARE checklist consisted of 10 categories with 19 items. The requirements for reporting sham acupuncture primarily focused on sham acupuncture detailed information as well as relevant background factors. ConclusionThe SHARE serves as specialized reporting guidelines for sham acupuncture that offers clear guidance on comprehensive and concise reporting of sham acupuncture.