BACKGROUND Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.The prognostic value of coagulation disorder in coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)patients should be demonstrated.AIM To investigate the abno...BACKGROUND Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.The prognostic value of coagulation disorder in coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)patients should be demonstrated.AIM To investigate the abnormalities of coagulation parameters in the patients with COVID-19 and their prognostic values.METHODS Consecutive patients admitted in the isolation ward of Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University from January 31 to February 5,2020 with confirmed COVID-19 were included.The primary outcomes were death and survival as of March 11.Demographics,vital signs,comorbidities and laboratory tests were collected and compared between those who died and survivors.Logistic regression analysis for prognostic factors was performed.Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to compare the estimated survival rate between patients with prolonged prothrombin time and normal prothrombin time.RESULTS The total number of patients with confirmed COVID-19 who were enrolled was 213.The median age was 62 years,and 95 patients(44.6%)were men.Fifty-one patients were critical(23.9%),79 patients were severe(37.1%)and 83 patients were moderate(39%).As of March 11,2020,99 patients were discharged(46.5%),79 patients(37.1%)stayed in the hospital and 35 patients(16.2%)died.Median time to death was 6(4-8)d,while median hospital stay was 32(22-36)d in survivors(P<0.001).More men(P=0.002)and elderly patients(P<0.001)were found in the group of those who died.The respiration rate at admission was higher in the group of those who died(P<0.001).The incidences of hypertension(P=0.028),cerebrovascular disease(P<0.001),chronic kidney disease(P=0.02)and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(P<0.001)were higher in the group of those who died.Platelet count was decreased in the group of those who died(P=0.002)whereas prothrombin time(P<0.001),activated partial thromboplastin time(P=0.033),concentration of D-dimer(P<0.001)and fibrin degradation products(P<0.001)were increased in the group of those who died.Prothrombin time[odds ratio(OR):2.19,P=0.004],respiration rate(OR:1.223,P<0.001),age(OR:1.074,P<0.001)and fibrin degradation products concentration(OR:1.02,P=0.014)were predictors of death.The survival rate was significantly lower in patients with prolonge CONCLUSION Prothrombin time,concentration of fibrin degradation products,respiration rate and age were predictive factors for clinical outcomes of COVID-19 patients.展开更多
Concerns on the coagulation variables, Prothrombin Time (PT) and Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) which are part of coagulation parameters used in assessing haemostatsis in haematology, led to the study of...Concerns on the coagulation variables, Prothrombin Time (PT) and Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) which are part of coagulation parameters used in assessing haemostatsis in haematology, led to the study of the effects of naphthoquinone and chloroquine on the PT and APTT of mice infected with <em>Plasmodium berghei</em>, and treated with graded concentrations of chloroquine and naphthoquinone. Using brain thromboplastin with calcium and rabbit brain cephalosporin ad kaolin respectively the experiment aimed at demonstrating the effect of chloroquine with purity of 99.79% and naphthoquinone with purity of 97.00%, upon a three-day intraperitoneal administration at concentrations of 0.1 mg/kg, 0.5 mg/kg, 1.0 mg/kg and 2.0 mg/kg. Result showed that the APTT and PT of naphthoquinone at 2.0 mg/kg, were 196.67 seconds, and 67.63 seconds respectively, while the APTT and PT of chloroquine were 3.63 seconds and 1.40 seconds respectively for the same concentration. Also, naphthoquinone showed lower APTT but sustained PT at concentrations below 1.50 mg/kg whereas both APTT and PT increased from concentrations above 1.50 mg/kg. On the other hand chloroquine showed a lowered APTT between 0.00 to 0.15 mg/kg while PT was sustained, but both APTT and PT increased from concentration of 0.15 mg/kg gradually. This study conclusively showed that chloroquine has a shorter APTT and PT than naphthoquinones, even though they elicited similar actions. Apart from this, naphthoquinone and chloroquine belonging to the same family, naphthoquinone could be more toxic than chloroquine at the dosages equivalent to 1.50 mg/kg, therefore, any administration of naphthoquinone above this dosage should be closely monitored to avoid any form of danger to the patient.展开更多
This letter to the editor involves the article published in the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology.Bone metastasis(BM)in gastric cancer(GC)is uncommon but can be prevalent in autopsy studies.BM significantly i...This letter to the editor involves the article published in the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology.Bone metastasis(BM)in gastric cancer(GC)is uncommon but can be prevalent in autopsy studies.BM significantly impairs quality of life and is frequently underdiagnosed,as sensitive diagnostic tests are only performed after symptoms occur.Imaging is crucial for the diagnosis of BM but is not routinely used for screening and is expensive.Examining laboratory risk factors for BM in GC patients using multivariate analysis could be a more effective approach.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81570450 and No.81900455.
文摘BACKGROUND Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.The prognostic value of coagulation disorder in coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)patients should be demonstrated.AIM To investigate the abnormalities of coagulation parameters in the patients with COVID-19 and their prognostic values.METHODS Consecutive patients admitted in the isolation ward of Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University from January 31 to February 5,2020 with confirmed COVID-19 were included.The primary outcomes were death and survival as of March 11.Demographics,vital signs,comorbidities and laboratory tests were collected and compared between those who died and survivors.Logistic regression analysis for prognostic factors was performed.Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to compare the estimated survival rate between patients with prolonged prothrombin time and normal prothrombin time.RESULTS The total number of patients with confirmed COVID-19 who were enrolled was 213.The median age was 62 years,and 95 patients(44.6%)were men.Fifty-one patients were critical(23.9%),79 patients were severe(37.1%)and 83 patients were moderate(39%).As of March 11,2020,99 patients were discharged(46.5%),79 patients(37.1%)stayed in the hospital and 35 patients(16.2%)died.Median time to death was 6(4-8)d,while median hospital stay was 32(22-36)d in survivors(P<0.001).More men(P=0.002)and elderly patients(P<0.001)were found in the group of those who died.The respiration rate at admission was higher in the group of those who died(P<0.001).The incidences of hypertension(P=0.028),cerebrovascular disease(P<0.001),chronic kidney disease(P=0.02)and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(P<0.001)were higher in the group of those who died.Platelet count was decreased in the group of those who died(P=0.002)whereas prothrombin time(P<0.001),activated partial thromboplastin time(P=0.033),concentration of D-dimer(P<0.001)and fibrin degradation products(P<0.001)were increased in the group of those who died.Prothrombin time[odds ratio(OR):2.19,P=0.004],respiration rate(OR:1.223,P<0.001),age(OR:1.074,P<0.001)and fibrin degradation products concentration(OR:1.02,P=0.014)were predictors of death.The survival rate was significantly lower in patients with prolonge CONCLUSION Prothrombin time,concentration of fibrin degradation products,respiration rate and age were predictive factors for clinical outcomes of COVID-19 patients.
文摘Concerns on the coagulation variables, Prothrombin Time (PT) and Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) which are part of coagulation parameters used in assessing haemostatsis in haematology, led to the study of the effects of naphthoquinone and chloroquine on the PT and APTT of mice infected with <em>Plasmodium berghei</em>, and treated with graded concentrations of chloroquine and naphthoquinone. Using brain thromboplastin with calcium and rabbit brain cephalosporin ad kaolin respectively the experiment aimed at demonstrating the effect of chloroquine with purity of 99.79% and naphthoquinone with purity of 97.00%, upon a three-day intraperitoneal administration at concentrations of 0.1 mg/kg, 0.5 mg/kg, 1.0 mg/kg and 2.0 mg/kg. Result showed that the APTT and PT of naphthoquinone at 2.0 mg/kg, were 196.67 seconds, and 67.63 seconds respectively, while the APTT and PT of chloroquine were 3.63 seconds and 1.40 seconds respectively for the same concentration. Also, naphthoquinone showed lower APTT but sustained PT at concentrations below 1.50 mg/kg whereas both APTT and PT increased from concentrations above 1.50 mg/kg. On the other hand chloroquine showed a lowered APTT between 0.00 to 0.15 mg/kg while PT was sustained, but both APTT and PT increased from concentration of 0.15 mg/kg gradually. This study conclusively showed that chloroquine has a shorter APTT and PT than naphthoquinones, even though they elicited similar actions. Apart from this, naphthoquinone and chloroquine belonging to the same family, naphthoquinone could be more toxic than chloroquine at the dosages equivalent to 1.50 mg/kg, therefore, any administration of naphthoquinone above this dosage should be closely monitored to avoid any form of danger to the patient.
文摘This letter to the editor involves the article published in the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology.Bone metastasis(BM)in gastric cancer(GC)is uncommon but can be prevalent in autopsy studies.BM significantly impairs quality of life and is frequently underdiagnosed,as sensitive diagnostic tests are only performed after symptoms occur.Imaging is crucial for the diagnosis of BM but is not routinely used for screening and is expensive.Examining laboratory risk factors for BM in GC patients using multivariate analysis could be a more effective approach.
