Objective To investigate the role of cardiac rehabilitation program in the early recovery after minimally invasive incision coronary artery bypass grafting with general anesthesia. MethodsA retrospective study was performed on the patients who underwent minimally invasive incision coronary artery bypass grafting from January 2015 to January 2020 with general anesthesia in our hospital. The patients were divided into a cardiac rehabilitation group and a control group. The clinical data of the patients were collected in 6 months and 12 months after the beginning of cardiac rehabilitation program and were analyzed by propensity score-matching analysis with a ratio of 1∶1. The main outcomes were the peak oxygen uptake (VO2 peak) of cardiopulmonary function test and the number of patients attending cardiovascular specialties in tertiary hospitals during the follow-up period (20 months). ResultsA total of 600 patients were enrolled, including 200 patients in the cardiac rehabilitation group [137 males and 63 females, aged 61.00 (56.00, 65.00) years] and 400 patients in the control group [285 males and 115 females, aged 60.00 (56.00, 65.00) years]. After matching, 176 patients were included in each group, and the basical clinical data of the pateints were comparable (P>0.05). The VO2 peak of the cardiac rehabilitation group after 6 months and 12 months of cardiac rehabilitation was significantly different from that of the control group [6 months: 1.96 (1.59, 2.38) L/min vs. 1.72 (1.38, 2.12) L/min, P<0.001; 12 months: 2.40 (2.21, 2.63) L/min vs. 2.12 (1.83, 2.45) L/min, P<0.001]. During the follow-up period, there was a statistical difference in the cardiovascular specialist visits in tertiary hospitals (P=0.004). ConclusionCardiac rehabilitation program has a positive effect on the recovery of minimally invasive incision coronary artery bypass grafting with general anesthesia, and can improve the exercise ability of patients.
Objective To analyze the efficacy of no-touch technique and traditional technique in drawing great saphenous vein during coronary artery bypass grafting. Methods We searched the literatures on no-touch technique versus traditional technique in drawing great saphenous vein during coronary artery bypass grafting in PubMed, Cochrane Library, Chinese Journal Full-text Database, Wanfang database between January 1997 and November 2017. Jadad scale was used for quality verification. RevMan 5.0 was used for analysis. Results Six studies were included. Jadad scale for both 6 randomized controlled trials was 5 points. Meta-analysis showed that there was no statistical difference in postoperative mortality between the two groups with RR=0.68 and 95%CI 0.11 to 4.11(P=0.67). There was no statistical difference in leg wounds with RR=1.46 and 95%CI 0.23 to 9.16 (P=0.68). There was no statistical difference in short-term cardiogenic death with RR=0.33, 95%CI 0.10 to 1.03 ( P=0.06). The no-touch group’s long-term cardiogenic death was significantly lower than the traditional group withRR=0.36, 95%CI 0.16 to 0.79(P=0.01). Postoperative no-touch group’s short-term patency rate was significantly better than that of the traditional group with MD=3.08 and 95%CI 1.58 to 5.99 (P<0.01). The long-term patency rate in the no-touch group was also higher than that of the traditional group withMD=3.08 and 95%CI 1.58 to 5.99 (P<0.01). Conclusion Compared with the traditional group, the no-touch group increases postoperative long-term survival rate, short-term and long-term patency rate.
Objective To compare the patency of the postoperative vessel bridge grafts between the no-touch technique and the conventional technique for saphenous vein harvest in the coronary artery bypass grafting. Methods A total of 70 patients underwent coronary artery bypass grafting from January 2014 to January 2015 in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University. They were randomly divided into a conventional technique group (saphenous vein obtained by traditional technique) and a no-touch technique group (saphenous vein obtained by no-touch technique). There were 34 patients in the conventional technique group, including 16 males and 18 females with an average age of 61.6±6.4 years. There were 36 patients in the no-touch technique group, including 16 males and 20 females with an average age of 62.2±6.6 years. The 1-year postoperative coronary CT angiography (CTA) results were compared. Results Seventy patients underwent coronary CTA examination 1 year postoperatively. The patency rate of the conventional technique group and no-touch technique group were 83/116 (71.6%) and 113/122 (92.6%). Logistic regression analysis showed a statistical difference between the non-touch technique and the conventional technique (P<0.05). Conclusion The short-term patency rate of vessel bridge grafts is higher when the no-touch technique is used.
Brain-computer interface (BCI) provides a direct communicating and controlling approach between the brain and surrounding environment, which attracts a wide range of interest in the fields of brain science and artificial intelligence. It is a core to decode the electroencephalogram (EEG) feature in the BCI system. The decoding efficiency highly depends on the feature extraction and feature classification algorithms. In this paper, we first introduce the commonly-used EEG features in the BCI system. Then we introduce the basic classical algorithms and their advanced versions used in the BCI system. Finally, we present some new BCI algorithms proposed in recent years. We hope this paper can spark fresh thinking for the research and development of high-performance BCI system.
Steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP) has been widely used in the research of brain-computer interface (BCI) system in recent years. The advantages of SSVEP-BCI system include high classification accuracy, fast information transform rate and strong anti-interference ability. Most of the traditional researches induce SSVEP responses in low and middle frequency bands as control signals. However, SSVEP in this frequency band may cause visual fatigue and even induce epilepsy in subjects. In contrast, high-frequency SSVEP-BCI provides a more comfortable and natural interaction despite its lower amplitude and weaker response. Therefore, it has been widely concerned by researchers in recent years. This paper summarized and analyzed the related research of high-frequency SSVEP-BCI in the past ten years from the aspects of paradigm and algorithm. Finally, the application prospect and development direction of high-frequency SSVEP were discussed and prospected.
ObjectiveTo observe the pathological changes of the peritoneum before and after the total extraperitoneal herniorrhaphy via preperitoneal space approach for incisional hernia in rats, and to explore the effects on the ischemia and necrosis of the peritoneum and its function after the extensive dissociation of the preperitoneal space and the implantation of the patch. MethodsA total of 80 SD rats were randomly divided into normal control group (n=8), hernia model control group (n=8), patch implantation blank control group, and hernia model patch repair group. Eight rats were randomly selected at week 1, 4, 8, and 12 after patch implantation from the patch implantation blank control group and hernia model patch repair group. The normal peritoneum and surrounding tissues were taken from the normal control group, and the peritoneal tissues near the incision were taken from the hernia model control group, patch implantation blank control group, and the hernia model patch repair group. The hematoxylin-eosin staining was performed to observe the pathological changes of the peritoneum. The degrees of inflammatory cell infiltration and fiber hyperplasia among the different groups were compared. Results① Comparison of the degree of inflammatory cell infiltration in the peritoneal tissue, which in the patch implantation blank control group at week 1 and 4 after patch implantation was more severe than the normal control group (P＜0.001, P=0.005) respectively, which at week 8 after patch implantation was alleviated (P=0.021) as compared to the 1st week after patch implantation in the patch implantation blank control group, which had no statistic difference between the patch implantation blank control group and normal control group (P=0.102), which at the 1st week after patch implantation was more severe than hernia model control group (P=0.014), which was alleviated at week 8 and 12 after patch implantation as compared to the 1st week after patch implantation in the hernia model patch repair group (P=0.040, P=0.040), which had no statistic differences between the patch implantation blank control group and the hernia model patch repair group at same time point after patch implantation (P>0.05). ② Comparison of the degree of fiber hyperplasia in the peritoneal tissue, which at week 1, 4, and 12 after patch implantation was more severe (P＜0.001, P=0.003, P＜0.001, respectively) in the patch implantation blank control group as compared with the normal control group; which was alleviated at week 8 after patch implantation as compared to the 1st week after patch implantation in the hernia model patch repair group（P=0.017); which was more severe in the hernia model control group as compared with the normal control group (P=0.012); which had no statistical differences between the hernia model control group and the hernia model patch repair group at different time point (P>0.05); which had no obvious change between-time point in the hernia model patch repair group (P>0.05); which had no statistic differences between the patch implantation blank control group and the hernia model patch repair group at same time point after patch implantation (P>0.05). ConclusionsBased on the experimental results of this study, hernia itself will not stimulate inflammatory cell infiltration and fiber hyperplasia of peritoneal tissue. However, during the process of total extraperitoneal herniorrhaphy via preperitoneal space approach, extensive peritoneal space dissociation and patch implantation will cause peritoneal injury and affect its function. But through the body itself repair, the function caused by peritoneal injury can be fully restored to normal status on the 8th week after patch implantation.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the most common chronic respiratory disease around the world, and pharmacotherapy is the foremost treatment method currently. In recent decades, with the rapid development of bronchoscopic interventional therapy, endoscopic physical ablation technology presents a therapeutic effect in treating COPD, with few treatment-related side effects, showing excellent application prospects in treating COPD. Since ablation techniques in this field are emerging technologies with low patient acceptance, they are not widely used in the clinical treatment of COPD. This article reviews the development process of physical ablation techniquesc. Moreover, their current application status and the prospects in the field of COPD treatment were also summarized and analyzed. We hope to promote the application of physical ablation in the clinical treatment of COPD and provide practical references and a theoretical basis for the clinical treatment of COPD.