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Risk analysis of subsequent therapies after first-line chemotherapy in advanced testicular cancer patients. 晚期睾丸癌患者一线化疗后后续治疗的风险分析。
IF 3 4区 医学
Journal of the Chinese Medical Association Pub Date : 2023-07-01 Epub Date: 2023-07-05 DOI: 10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000938
Tsung-Han Yen, Shian-Shiang Wang, Cheng-Kuang Yang, Kevin Lu, Chuan-Shu Chen, Chen-Li Cheng, Sheng-Chun Hung, Kun-Yuan Chiu, Chun Pen Chen, Chi-Rei Yang, Jian-Ri Li
{"title":"Risk analysis of subsequent therapies after first-line chemotherapy in advanced testicular cancer patients.","authors":"Tsung-Han Yen, Shian-Shiang Wang, Cheng-Kuang Yang, Kevin Lu, Chuan-Shu Chen, Chen-Li Cheng, Sheng-Chun Hung, Kun-Yuan Chiu, Chun Pen Chen, Chi-Rei Yang, Jian-Ri Li","doi":"10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000938","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000938","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Testicular cancer is the most common solid cancer diagnosed among young men. Despite good response to chemotherapy and a high survival rate, subsequent salvage therapies may still be required for some patients in advanced stages. The predictive and prognostic markers are crucial unmet needs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We retrospectively analyzed advanced testicular cancer patients who had received first-line chemotherapy between January 2002 and December 2020. The associations between baseline characteristics and clinical outcomes were evaluated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 68 included patients, the median age was 29 years. Among them, 40 patients received only first-line chemotherapy while the remaining 28 received subsequent chemotherapy or surgeries. Data reveal that 82.5% (33/40) of the patients in the chemotherapy-only group were recorded as a good prognostic risk using the International Germ Cell Cancer Collaborative Group classification when compared with 35.7% (10/28) in the second-line therapy group. In the chemotherapy-only group, 53.8% of patients were presented with lymph node metastasis compared with 78.6% in the second-line therapy group ( p = 0.068). Fifteen percent of patients (6/40) were recorded as S stage 2-3 in the chemotherapy-only group, whereas 85.2% (23/28) were recorded as such in the second-line therapy group ( p < 0.001). The 5-year overall survival estimation was 92.9% in the chemotherapy-only group and 77.3% in the second-line therapy group. Univariate analysis for overall survival revealed that those patients at the S 2-3 stage and those receiving second-line therapies showed a trend of having an increased death risk (hazard ratio [HR] = 8.26, 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.99-68.67, p = 0.051; HR = 7.76, 95% CI, 0.93-64.99, p = 0.059, respectively). The S 2-3 stage was also independently associated with the risk of subsequent therapy (HR = 33.13; 95% CI, 2.55-430.64, p = 0.007).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our real-world data show the predictive role of serum tumor marker stage 2-3 to be associated with any subsequent therapies after first-line chemotherapy. This can facilitate clinical decision making during the testicular cancer treatment process.</p>","PeriodicalId":17251,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Chinese Medical Association","volume":"86 7","pages":"646-652"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10151763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Lower urinary tract symptoms as an independent predictor of aortic regurgitation in women with cardiac symptoms. 下尿路症状作为有心脏症状的女性主动脉瓣反流的独立预测因子
IF 3 4区 医学
Journal of the Chinese Medical Association Pub Date : 2023-07-01 Epub Date: 2023-07-05 DOI: 10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000935
Yu-Hua Fan, Wei-Ming Cheng, Yen-Chang Huang
{"title":"Lower urinary tract symptoms as an independent predictor of aortic regurgitation in women with cardiac symptoms.","authors":"Yu-Hua Fan, Wei-Ming Cheng, Yen-Chang Huang","doi":"10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000935","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000935","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Very few studies have focused on the correlation between structural heart disease and lower urinary tract symptoms. In this study, we applied echocardiography to explore the correlation between lower urinary tract symptoms and structural heart disease.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this single-center, prospective, cross-sectional study, we enrolled adult women undergoing echocardiography for suspected cardiac abnormalities causing cardiac symptoms between February 1, 2021, and March 31, 2021. All participants completed a questionnaire regarding demographic information and lower urinary tract symptoms, which were assessed according to the International Prostate Symptom Score.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 165 women aged 69.96 ± 10.20 years were enrolled. The prevalence of moderate-to-severe aortic regurgitation in patients with moderate-to-severe lower urinary tract symptoms was significantly higher than that in patients with mild lower urinary tract symptoms (33.3% vs 13.6%, p = 0.008). The prevalence of other echocardiographic abnormalities was not associated with severity of lower urinary tract symptoms. Multivariable logistic regression analyses revealed that moderate-to-severe lower urinary tract symptoms predicted moderate-to-severe aortic regurgitation ( p = 0.007; odds ratio: 3.560; 95% confidence interval: 1.409-8.993). Furthermore, the International Prostate Symptom Score storage subscore ( p = 0.001; odds ratio: 1.285; 95% confidence interval: 1.111-1.486), except the voiding subscore, was an independent predictor of moderate-to-severe aortic regurgitation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Moderate-to-severe lower urinary tract symptoms, especially storage symptoms, are an independent predictor of the co-existence of moderate-to-severe aortic regurgitation in women with cardiac symptoms. Early cardiological referral of patients with moderate-to-severe lower urinary tract symptoms and cardiac symptoms may improve their general health.</p>","PeriodicalId":17251,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Chinese Medical Association","volume":"86 7","pages":"641-645"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9783748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Stimulation of angiotensin II type 2 receptor attenuates organ injury in rats with polymicrobial sepsis. 刺激血管紧张素II型2受体减轻多微生物脓毒症大鼠的器官损伤。
IF 3 4区 医学
Journal of the Chinese Medical Association Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000911
Chih-Chin Shih, Shiu-Jen Chen, Wen-Kuei Chang, Hsin-Jung Tsai, Hsieh-Chou Huang, Chin-Chen Wu, Cheng-Ming Tsao
{"title":"Stimulation of angiotensin II type 2 receptor attenuates organ injury in rats with polymicrobial sepsis.","authors":"Chih-Chin Shih,&nbsp;Shiu-Jen Chen,&nbsp;Wen-Kuei Chang,&nbsp;Hsin-Jung Tsai,&nbsp;Hsieh-Chou Huang,&nbsp;Chin-Chen Wu,&nbsp;Cheng-Ming Tsao","doi":"10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000911","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000911","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Both inflammation and oxidative stress contribute to the pathogenesis of sepsis and its associated organ damage. Angiotensin-(1-7), acting through the Mas receptor and angiotensin II-type 2 receptors (AT2R), could attenuate organ dysfunction and improve survival in rats with sepsis. However, the role of AT2R in inflammation and oxidative stress in rats with sepsis is unclear. Therefore, this study examined the modulatory effects and molecular mechanism of AT2R stimulation in rats with polymicrobial sepsis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Male Wistar rats underwent cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) or sham surgery followed by the administration of saline or CGP42112 (a selective, high-affinity agonist of AT2R, 50 μg/kg intravenously) at 3 hours after sham surgery or CLP. The changes in hemodynamics, biochemical variables, and plasma levels of chemokines and nitric oxide were detected during the 24-hour observation. Organ injury was evaluated by histological examination.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We found that CLP evoked delayed hypotension, hypoglycemia, and multiple organ injuries, characterized by elevated plasma biochemical parameters and histopathological changes. These effects were attenuated by treatment with CGP42112. CGP42112 significantly attenuated plasma chemokines and nitric oxide production and reduced liver inducible nitric oxide synthase and nuclear factor kappa-B expression. More importantly, CGP42112 significantly improved the survival of rats with sepsis (50% vs. 20% at 24 h after CLP, p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The protective effects of CGP42112 may be related to anti-inflammatory responses, suggesting that the stimulation of AT2R is a promising therapeutic candidate for the treatment of sepsis.</p>","PeriodicalId":17251,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Chinese Medical Association","volume":"86 7","pages":"688-695"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9843795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 1
Comparing outcomes of ovarian cystectomy by vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery versus laparoendoscopic single-site surgery: A retrospective cohort study. 阴道自然孔腔内窥镜手术与腹腔镜单部位手术卵巢囊肿切除术的比较:一项回顾性队列研究。
IF 3 4区 医学
Journal of the Chinese Medical Association Pub Date : 2023-07-01 Epub Date: 2023-04-26 DOI: 10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000933
Chi-Han Chang, Dah-Ching Ding
{"title":"Comparing outcomes of ovarian cystectomy by vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery versus laparoendoscopic single-site surgery: A retrospective cohort study.","authors":"Chi-Han Chang, Dah-Ching Ding","doi":"10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000933","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000933","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>We aimed to compare the outcomes of ovarian cystectomy (OC) performed by vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (vNOTES) vs transumbilical laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We retrospectively analyzed the data of patients in our hospital who underwent OC either by vNOTES or LESS between January 2015 and September 2021. Demographic data were collected. The primary outcome was the conversion rate. The secondary outcomes were the duration of surgery, length of hospital stay, estimated blood loss, maximum body temperature within 48 hours after operation, and duration of maximum body temperature (hours), among others. Statistical analysis was done using the SPSS software.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Exactly 284 patients were screened. The vNOTES and LESS groups consisted of 21 and 47 patients, respectively. There was no significant difference in the conversion rates between the two groups (0 vs 8.5% in vNOTES and LESS, respectively; p = 0.303). Compared with the vNOTES group, the LESS group had a larger cyst diameter (6.00 ± 2.32 vs 4.69 ± 1.29 cm; p = 0.004), more endometriotic cysts (42.6% vs 9.5%; p < 0.001), and more pelvic adhesions requiring adhesiolysis (57.4% vs 19.0%; p = 0.003). At baseline, there were no other differences between the groups. The secondary outcomes included a shorter duration of surgery (70.14 ± 27.30 vs 99.57 ± 36.26 minutes; p = 0.001) and lower estimated blood loss (64.29 ± 39.19 vs 163.43 ± 251.20 mL; p = 0.011) in the vNOTES group. Regression analysis showed the diameter of the ovarian cyst correlated with surgical time. The complication was comparable between the two groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Above all, the advantages of vNOTES include an absence of visible scars, shorter surgical duration, and less blood loss when compared with LESS. Further large-scale prospective trials should confirm the results of our study.</p>","PeriodicalId":17251,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Chinese Medical Association","volume":"86 7","pages":"682-687"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9793508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Performance of ChatGPT on the pharmacist licensing examination in Taiwan. ChatGPT在台湾药师执照考试中的表现。
IF 3 4区 医学
Journal of the Chinese Medical Association Pub Date : 2023-07-01 Epub Date: 2023-07-05 DOI: 10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000942
Ying-Mei Wang, Hung-Wei Shen, Tzeng-Ji Chen
{"title":"Performance of ChatGPT on the pharmacist licensing examination in Taiwan.","authors":"Ying-Mei Wang, Hung-Wei Shen, Tzeng-Ji Chen","doi":"10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000942","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000942","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence model trained for conversations. ChatGPT has been widely applied in general medical education and cardiology, but its application in pharmacy has been lacking. This study examined the accuracy of ChatGPT on the Taiwanese Pharmacist Licensing Examination and investigated its potential role in pharmacy education.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>ChatGPT was used on the first Taiwanese Pharmacist Licensing Examination in 2023 in Mandarin and English. The questions were entered manually one by one. Graphical questions, chemical formulae, and tables were excluded. Textual questions were scored according to the number of correct answers. Chart question scores were determined by multiplying the number and the correct rate of text questions. This study was conducted from March 5 to March 10, 2023, by using ChatGPT 3.5.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The correct rate of ChatGPT in Chinese and English questions was 54.4% and 56.9% in the first stage, and 53.8% and 67.6% in the second stage. On the Chinese test, only pharmacology and pharmacochemistry sections received passing scores. The English test scores were higher than the Chinese test scores across all subjects and were significantly higher in dispensing pharmacy and clinical pharmacy as well as therapeutics.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>ChatGPT 3.5 failed the Taiwanese Pharmacist Licensing Examination. Although it is not able to pass the examination, it can be improved quickly through deep learning. It reminds us that we should not only use multiple-choice questions to assess a pharmacist's ability, but also use more variety of evaluations in the future. Pharmacy education should be changed in line with the examination, and students must be able to use AI technology for self-learning. More importantly, we need to help students develop humanistic qualities and strengthen their ability to interact with patients, so that they can become warm-hearted healthcare professionals.</p>","PeriodicalId":17251,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Chinese Medical Association","volume":"86 7","pages":"653-658"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9858149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 15
Association between modifiable vascular risk factors and rapid progression of postradiation carotid artery stenosis. 可改变的血管危险因素与放疗后颈动脉狭窄快速进展之间的关系。
IF 3 4区 医学
Journal of the Chinese Medical Association Pub Date : 2023-07-01 Epub Date: 2023-07-05 DOI: 10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000936
Ya-Wen Cheng, Chih-Hao Chen, Shin-Joe Yeh, Li-Kai Tsai, Chun-Wei Wang, Sung-Chun Tang, Jiann-Shing Jeng
{"title":"Association between modifiable vascular risk factors and rapid progression of postradiation carotid artery stenosis.","authors":"Ya-Wen Cheng, Chih-Hao Chen, Shin-Joe Yeh, Li-Kai Tsai, Chun-Wei Wang, Sung-Chun Tang, Jiann-Shing Jeng","doi":"10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000936","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000936","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Postradiotherapy carotid vasculopathy is a clinically relevant complication in patients with head and neck cancer receiving radiotherapy. In this study, we investigated the factors associated with the development and progression of carotid artery stenosis (CAS) in such patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients who received radiotherapy for head and neck cancers between October 2011 and May 2019 at a medical center in Taiwan were eligible for inclusion in this study. This study included patients who underwent two consecutive carotid duplex examinations within an interval of 1 to 3 years. The factors associated with ≥50% CAS at baseline and follow-up were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 694 patients (mean age, 57.8 ± 9.9 years; men, 75.2%; nasopharyngeal cancer, 73.3%) were included. The mean interval between radiotherapy and carotid duplex examination was 9.9 ± 5.9 years. At baseline, 103 patients had ≥50% CAS, which was significantly associated with tobacco smoking, hypercholesterolemia, and a prolonged interval between radiotherapy and carotid duplex examination. A total of 586 patients did not have CAS at baseline; of them, 68 developed ≥50% CAS during follow-up. Hypertension and hypercholesterolemia were identified as independent risk factors for CAS progression.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Modifiable vascular risk factors, such as hypertension and hypercholesterolemia, appear to be significantly associated with the rapid progression of postradiotherapy CAS in patients with head and neck cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":17251,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Chinese Medical Association","volume":"86 7","pages":"627-632"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10169328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Adenotonsillectomy-related changes in systemic inflammation among children with obstructive sleep apnea. 阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停患儿腺扁桃体切除术相关的全身性炎症变化。
IF 3 4区 医学
Journal of the Chinese Medical Association Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000921
Chung-Guei Huang, Jen-Fu Hsu, Li-Pang Chuang, Hsueh-Yu Li, Tuan-Jen Fang, Yu-Shu Huang, Albert C Yang, Guo-She Lee, Terry B J Kuo, Cheryl C H Yang, Li-Ang Lee, Hai-Hua Chuang
{"title":"Adenotonsillectomy-related changes in systemic inflammation among children with obstructive sleep apnea.","authors":"Chung-Guei Huang,&nbsp;Jen-Fu Hsu,&nbsp;Li-Pang Chuang,&nbsp;Hsueh-Yu Li,&nbsp;Tuan-Jen Fang,&nbsp;Yu-Shu Huang,&nbsp;Albert C Yang,&nbsp;Guo-She Lee,&nbsp;Terry B J Kuo,&nbsp;Cheryl C H Yang,&nbsp;Li-Ang Lee,&nbsp;Hai-Hua Chuang","doi":"10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000921","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000921","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Adenotonsillar hypertrophy is the most common cause of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Although adenotonsillectomy considerably reduces OSA and systemic inflammation, whether and how systemic inflammation influences the effects of adenotonsillectomy on OSA has yet to be determined.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study investigated the associations between changes in anatomical variables, % changes in subjective OSA-18 questionnaire scores, % changes in 11 polysomnographic parameters, and % changes in 27 systemic inflammatory biomarkers in 74 children with OSA.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fifty-six (75.6%) boys and 18 (24.4%) girls with the mean age of 7.4 ± 2.2 years and apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) of 14.2 ± 15.9 events/h were included in the statistical analysis. The mean period between before and after adenotonsillectomy was 5.6 ± 2.6 months. After adenotonsillectomy, the OSA-18 score, eight of 11 polysomnographic parameters, and 20 of 27 inflammatory biomarkers significantly improved (all p < 0.005). Notably, there were significant associations between change in tonsil size and % change in AHI ( r = 0.23), change in tonsil size and % changes in interleukin-8 (IL-8) ( r = 0.34), change in tonsil size and % change in and IL-10 ( r = -0.36), % change in IL-8 and % change in C-C chemokine ligand 5 (CCL5) ( r = 0.30), and % change in CCL5 and % change in AHI ( r = 0.38) (all p < 0.005). Interestingly, % change in IL-8 and % change in CCL5 serially mediated the relationship between change in tonsil size and % change in AHI (total effect: β = 16.672, standard error = 8.274, p = 0.048).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These preliminary findings suggest that systemic inflammation is not only a complication of OSA but also that it mediates the surgical effects, which may open avenues for potential interventions to reduce tonsil size and OSA severity through the regulation of IL-8 and CCL5.</p>","PeriodicalId":17251,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Chinese Medical Association","volume":"86 6","pages":"596-605"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10238917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 1
Maternal diabetes mellitus and birth defects in Taiwan: A 5-year nationwide population-based cohort study. 台湾孕妇糖尿病与出生缺陷:一项5年全国人口队列研究。
IF 3 4区 医学
Journal of the Chinese Medical Association Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000925
Lih-Ju Chen, Chih-Huang Chiu, Jing-Yang Huang, Ping-Ju Chen, Pen-Hua Su, Shun-Fa Yang, Jia-Yuh Chen
{"title":"Maternal diabetes mellitus and birth defects in Taiwan: A 5-year nationwide population-based cohort study.","authors":"Lih-Ju Chen,&nbsp;Chih-Huang Chiu,&nbsp;Jing-Yang Huang,&nbsp;Ping-Ju Chen,&nbsp;Pen-Hua Su,&nbsp;Shun-Fa Yang,&nbsp;Jia-Yuh Chen","doi":"10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000925","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000925","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Birth defects (BDs) are the main causes of mortality and disability in infants and children. Associations between maternal diabetes mellitus (DM), including gestational DM (GDM) and pregestational DM (type 1 or type 2), and the risk of BDs have been reported. This study aims to determine the relationship between maternal DM and BDs and to investigate whether reducing the incidence of DM can decrease the incidence of BDs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We identified all births in Taiwan from the National Birth Defects Surveillance Program between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2014. Information on the infants' characteristics (sex, gestational age, and birth weight) and mothers' characteristics (age, parity, and associated diseases, including DM) were obtained from the National Birth Registry and National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) in Taiwan. BDs were coded according to the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision-Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes 740-759.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Multiple logistic regression analysis with adjusted odds ratio (aOR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) for all BDs showed that the aOR (95% CI) was 1.002 (0.965-1.041), and the p -value was 0.9139 in the GDM group. In the type 1 DM group, the aOR (95% CI) was 1.748 (1.110-2.754), and the p -value was 0.016. In the type 2 DM group, the aOR (95%CI) was 1.175 (1.005-1.375), 1.331 (1.196-1.482), and 1.391 (1.216-1.592), and the p -value was 0.0437, <0.0001, and <0.0001 for the duration of mothers with type 2 DM <2, 2 to 5, >5 years, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Mothers with pregestational DM (type 1 or type 2) increase the incidence of BD. Appropriate maternal glycemic control may achieve good pregnancy and perinatal outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":17251,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Chinese Medical Association","volume":"86 6","pages":"589-595"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10256716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 4
Lessons learned from a novel 3-year longitudinal stepwise "Residents-as-Teachers" program. 从新颖的3年纵向阶梯式“住院医师即教师”项目中获得的经验教训。
IF 3 4区 医学
Journal of the Chinese Medical Association Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000928
Jen-Feng Liang, Hao-Min Cheng, Chia-Chang Huang, Ying-Ying Yang, Chen-Huan Chen
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Journal of the Chinese Medical Association Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000902
Ching-Wei Yang, Hsiao-Jen Chung
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