Association between Healthy Eating Index 2015 and metabolic syndrome among US cancer survivors: evidence from NHANES 2005-2016.

Our study examined the relationship between diet quality and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) among 1779 U.S. cancer survivors using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES, 2005-2016).

Reliability and validity of the pressure algometer in predicting gynecological surgery pain.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of the pressure algometer in predicting gynecological surgery pain. We looked into the predictive value of preoperative pain sensitivity to gynecological pain and the relationship between preoperative pressure pain threshold (PPT), pressure pain tolerance (PTO), and postoperative pain outcomes.

Methods: : We recruited 60 volunteers at Nantong University.

Effect of Inorganic Fillers on Electrical and Mechanical Properties of Ceramizable Silicone Rubber.

Ceramizable silicone rubber (CSR) composed of silicone rubber matrix and inorganic fillers can be transformed into a dense flame-retardant ceramic upon encountering high temperatures or flames. Conventionally, CSR can be sintered into a dense ceramic at temperatures above 1000 °C, which is higher than the melting point of a copper conductor used in a power cable. In this study, the vulcanization process and mass ratio of inorganic fillers of CSR were studied to lower its ceramization temperature to 950 °C.

The effect of bupivacaine on analgesia and safety in patients undergoing hemorrhoidectomy: a meta-analysis.

There is no meta-analysis reporting the analgesic effect and safety of bupivacaine in patients undergoing hemorrhoidectomy. This meta-analysis provides quantitative evidence of the effect of bupivacaine in hemorrhoidectomy. Studies were searched from PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and the Web of Science.

2024 US-China Round Table Consensus Discussion on Perioperative Opioid Management.

An expert panel including policy experts, society leaders, anesthesiologists, pain specialist, pharmacologist, a medicinal chemist, basic and clinical scientists, physician entrepreneurs, educators, and leaders from pharmaceutical companies from the United States and China had a round table discussion on the current issues and potential solutions related to perioperative opioid management. The inappropriate usage of opioids in the perioperative period remains an important safety concern for patients, care providers, and the general public across the world. There is a huge difference in usage practice of opioids between China and USA, therefore, to bring experts from both sides could generate new viewpoints or consensus in driving better pain control with safer usage of opioids for patients in different medical systems, which might be applicable to many countries and regions.

Application Value of Early Warning Nursing Model with "Evidence-based Concept" as the Core in Peri-anesthesia Period for Gastric Cancer.

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of an evidence-based early warning nursing model in reducing postoperative complications and enhancing care satisfaction for gastric cancer (GC) patients undergoing elective surgery.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on patients who received laparoscopic assisted radical gastrectomy in Tumor Hospital Affiliated To Nantong University from January 2020 to January 2022 as the research subjects. According to the anesthesia plan, the patients were divided into a comprehensive (intervention plans that received an early warning care model centered on evidence-based concepts) and a conventional group (routine evidence-based nursing plan).

Analgesia quality index improves the quality of postoperative pain management: a retrospective observational study of 14,747 patients between 2014 and 2021.

Background: The application of artificial intelligence patient-controlled analgesia (AI-PCA) facilitates the remote monitoring of analgesia management, the implementation of mobile ward rounds, and the automatic recording of all types of key data in the clinical setting. However, it cannot quantify the quality of postoperative analgesia management. This study aimed to establish an index (analgesia quality index (AQI)) to re-monitor and re-evaluate the system, equipment, medical staff and degree of patient matching to quantify the quality of postoperative pain management through machine learning.

Structural Changes and Very-Low-Frequency Nonlinear Dielectric Response of XLPE Cable Insulation under Thermal Aging.

The structural changes and very-low-frequency (VLF) nonlinear dielectric responses are measured to evaluate the aging state of cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) in power cables under various thermal aging conditions. For this purpose, the accelerated thermal aging experiments were performed on XLPE insulation materials at 90 °C, 120 °C and 150 °C with different durations of 240 h, 480 h and 720 h, respectively. The Fourier transform infrared spectrum (FTIR) characterization and differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) were tested to analyze the influence of different aging on physicochemical properties of XLPE insulation.

Postoperative Pain in Patients Undergoing Cancer Surgery and Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia Use: The First and Second 24 h Experiences.

Introduction: Postoperative cancer pain imposes severe physical and psychological problems. We aimed to investigate the pain experiences of patients with cancer after surgery, analyze the impact of infusion volume by patient-controlled analgesia (PCA), and explore the variations between day 1 and day 2.

Methods: Data were retrospectively extracted from a large health data platform.

Ultrasound-Triggered on Demand Lidocaine Release Relieves Postoperative Pain.

Safe and non-invasive on-demand relief is a crucial and effective treatment for postoperative pain because it considers variable timing and intensity of anesthetics. Ultrasound modulation is a promising technique for this treatment because it allows convenient timed and non-invasive controlled drug release. Here, we created an ultrasound-triggered lidocaine (Lido) release platform using an amino acid hydrogel functioning as three-dimensional (3D) scaffold material (Lido-PPIX@ER hydrogel).

Review: The Emerging Role of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Sepsis and Sepsis-Associated Thrombosis.

Patients with sepsis commonly suffer from coagulation dysfunction and lead to the formation of thrombus. During the development of sepsis, neutrophils migrate from the circulating blood to infected tissues and mediate the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) that kill pathogens. However, the overactivation of neutrophils can promote the formation of immunothrombosis and even cause disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), which damages microcirculation.

G protein-coupled receptor GPR151 is involved in trigeminal neuropathic pain through the induction of Gβγ/extracellular signal-regulated kinase-mediated neuroinflammation in the trigeminal ganglion.

Trigeminal nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain is a debilitating chronic orofacial pain syndrome but lacks effective treatment. G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), especially orphan GPCRs (oGPCRs) are important therapeutic targets in pain medicine. Here, we screened upregulated oGPCRs in the trigeminal ganglion (TG) after partial infraorbital nerve transection (pIONT) and found that Gpr151 was the most significantly upregulated oGPCRs.