Comparison of Effects of Liuzijue Exercise and Conventional Respiratory Training on Patients after Cardiac Surgery:A Randomized Controlled Trial

Objective To evaluate the feasibility and safety of Liuzijue exercise(LE)for the clinical effect in patients after cardiac surgery.Methods Totally 120 patients who underwent cardiac surgery and were admitted to the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital between July and Oclober,2022 were allocated to the LE group,the conventional respiratory training(CRT)group,and the control group by a random number table at a ratio of 1:1:1;40 patients in each group.All patients received routine treatment and cardiac rehabilitation.LE group and CRT group respectively performed LE and CRT once a day for 30 min for 7 days.Control group did not receive specialized respiratory training.The forced vital capacity,forced expiratory volume in 1 s,peak inspiratory flow rate,peak expiratory flow rate,maximum inspiratory pressure,maximum expiratory pressure,modified Barthel index(MBI),and Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety(HAM-A)were evaluated before,after 3 and 7 days of intervention.In addition,the postoperative length of hospital stay(LOS)and the adverse events that occurred during the intervention period were compared.Results A total of 107 patients completed the study,120 patients were included in the analysis.After 3 days of intervention,the pulmonary function,respiratory muscle strength,MBI and HAM-A of all 3 groups improved compared with that before the intervention(P<0.05 or P<0.01).Compared with the control group,pulmonary function and respiratory muscle strength were significantly improved in the CRT and LE groups(P<0.05 or P<0.01).MBI and HAM-A were significantly improved in the LE group compared with the control and CRT groups(P<0.05 or P<0.01).On the 7th day after intervention,the difference was still statistically significant(P<0.01),and was significantly different from that on the 3rd day(P<0.05 or P<0.01).In addition,on the 7th day of intervention,the pulmonary function and respiratory muscle strength in the LE group were significantly improved compared with those in the CRT group(P<0.01).MBI and HAM-A were significantly improved in the CRT group compared with the control group(P<0.01).There were no significant differences in postoperative LOS among the 3 groups(P>0.05).No training-related adverse events occurred during the intervention period.Conclusions LE is safe and feasible for improving pulmonary function,respiratory muscle strength,the ability to complete activities of daily living and for relieving anxiety of patients after cardiac surgery(Registration No.ChiCTR2200062964).

Preliminary characterization of acute aortic dissection in the mainland of China

Objective To explore the differences in the characteristics of acute aortic dissection （AAD） among less and more economically developed countries with various cultures and races. Data sources Reports from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection （IRAD） and the mainland of China （MC） were collected by searching the PubMed Database and the Chinese Journal Full-text Database from January 2000 to March 2009. Study selection Those reports from IRAD and MC containing larger numbers of cases and complete patients＇ information were selected, which focused on concrete issues of diagnosing or managing AAD were excluded if they were not able to reflect the overall characteristics of this condition. And the data from the article containing the largest number oatients reDorted bv the same medical center in MC were taken into statistics.