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Application of In Situ Scenario Simulation in Advanced Cardiac Life Support Training for Eight-year Medicinal Students
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2023, 14(3): 660-664
Published: 30 May 2023
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Objective

To explore the application effect of in situ scenario simulation(ISS) method in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) training for eight-year clinical medicine students.

Methods

Eight-year clinical medicine students who underwent clinical internship in Peking Union Medical College Hospital from September 2021 to September 2022 were randomly divided into ISS group and traditional training group. After the training, assessment on the theoretical knowledge and practical operation was conducted. The training effect of the ISS group was evaluated by comparing and analyzing the results of theoretical knowledge and operation skill of ACLS.

Results

A total of 89 trainees participated in ACLS training and completed the assessment, including 44 in the ISS group and 45 in the traditional training group, with no statistically significant difference in gender between the two groups (P=0.462). The theoretical and operation skill test scores of ISS group were better than those of the traditional training group [(80.36±6.46) vs.(65.33±10.43), (67.84±11.27)vs.(46.33±18.75)], both with significant statistical differences (both P=0.000). According to the students of the ISS group, through ISS training, the identification of critically ill patients, the mastery of ACLS process, and the awareness of teamwork significantly improved.

Conclusion

The teaching method of ISS can effectively improve the skill operation ability of ACLS and crisis response, and enhance the quality of recovery to some extent.

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Privacy-Preserving Unobtrusive Fall Detection for Older Adults: A Highly Generalized Deep Anomaly Detection Model
Tsinghua Science and Technology 2026, 31(3): 1802-1818
Published: 26 September 2025
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Detecting and treating older adults who fall in an environment without others is essential. Millimeter-wave radar sensors do not have the disadvantage of invading user privacy like cameras, nor do they require users to wear them in real-time like wearable devices. Actual samples of older adults fall are difficult to collect, and it is unethical to require older adults to fall repeatedly to collect data. In addition, different body types and action patterns will inevitably reduce the model’s performance when new users use the model. In this paper, we constructed a fall detection model based on anomaly detection. The model is trained only using non-fall samples and detects falls as abnormal actions. The proposed model uses a domain generalization architecture based on domain feature alignment to extract domain-invariant features of the model, thereby improving the model’s generalization ability. In addition, we introduced the idea of denoising learning into the feature extractor and feature predictor to improve the model’s anti-interference ability. We conducted sufficient experiments to explore the effectiveness of the proposed method. When tested with new domain data, the proposed model has a true positive rate of 96.12%, a false positive rate of 0.97%, and an area under the receiver operating characteristic of 0.9979.

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Clinical Characteristics and Early Risk Factors for Toxic Encephalopathy in Acute Diquat Poisoning
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2025, 16(5): 1229-1235
Published: 28 March 2025
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Objective

To analyze the clinical characteristics of acute diquat poisoning complicated by central nervous system injury (CNSI) and identify early risk factors, aiming to provide a theoretical basis for reducing mortality in diquat poisoning with CNSI.

Methods

Clinical data from patients with acute diquat poisoning admitted to the Emergency Department of Fuyang People's Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University between October 2019 and October 2024 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into CNSI and non-CNSI groups based on complications. Clinical features were compared between groups, and variables with statistical significance were subjected to binary logistic regression to identify independent risk factors for CNSI. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were generated to evaluate the predictive value of these factors.

Results

A total of 63 eligible patients were included, with 18 deaths (28.57%) and 26 cases (41.27%) complicated by CNSI. The median time from diquat ingestion to CNSI onset was 15.5 (9.8, 31.3) hours. The CNSI group exhibited significantly higher mortality rates and required more frequent respiratory support and anti-shock therapy than the non-CNSI group (all P < 0.05). Multivariate binary logistic regression identified diquat plasma concentration (≥549.95 μg/L) and APACHE Ⅱ score as independent risk factors for CNSI (all P < 0.05). Both factors demonstrated predictive value for CNSI, with combined use showing superior predictive performance compared to individual indicators (all P < 0.05).

Conclusions

CNSI is a fatal complication of acute diquat poisoning with high mortality. Diquat plasma concentration (≥549.95 μg/L) and APACHE Ⅱ score are independent risk factors for CNSI, and their combined application enhances predictive accuracy. These findings underscore the importance of early risk stratification and targeted interventions in high-risk populations.

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Comparative Efficacy of Amiodarone and Lidocaine in Patients with Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2025, 16(2): 406-415
Published: 20 February 2025
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Objective

To investigate the efficacy of amiodarone and lidocaine in cardiac arrest patients.

Methods

We searched the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases through to January 1, 2024. All studies comparing lidocaine, amiodarone, and placebo for cardiac arrest were included. Meta-analysis was performed, and the primary outcome was survival to hospital discharge. Secondary outcomes was survival to 24 h or hospital admission.

Results

Three RCTs and seven non-randomized intervention studies were included. Compared with placebo, amiodarone can improve the likelihood of survival to 24 h/hospital admission (OR=1.32, 95% CI: 1.12-1.54) in RCTs, while this significance was not found in non-randomized intervention studies (OR=0.79, 95% CI: 0.39-1.61). In both RCTs and non-randomized intervention studies, amiodarone did not significantly improve discharge survival rate compared with placebo (OR=1.19, 95% CI: 0.98-1.44 and OR=1.14, 95% CI: 0.44-2.99). Lidocaine was more effective than placebo in improving both survival to 24 h/hospital admission (OR=2.36, 95% CI: 1.47-3.80) and discharge from hospital (OR=2.10, 95% CI: 1.21-3.64) in non-randomized intervention studies. Amiodarone showed no significant difference in improving survival to 24 h/admission to hospital compared with lidocaine in RCTs, while amidoraone was inferior to lidocaine in improving 24 h/admission survival rate (OR=0.72, 95% CI: 0.53-0.98) and discharge survival rate (OR=0.81, 95% CI: 0.76-0.87)in non-randomized intervention study.

Conclusion

Limited RCTs directly compared amiodarone and lidocaine. No significant difference was found between amiodarone and lidocaine in improving 24 h/admission survival rate in RCTs. While compared to amiodarone and placebo, lidocaine can improve 24 h/admission survival rate and discharge survival rate in non-randomized intervention studies.

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Risk Factors of Capillary Leak Syndrome in Patients with Acute Organophosphorus Pesticide Poisoning
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2024, 15(4): 855-861
Published: 24 April 2024
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Objective

To explore the risk factors of capillary leakage syndrome in patients with acute organophosphorus pesticide poisoning (AOPP), in order to provide reference for clinical screening and intervention timing.

Methods

The clinical manifestations, auxiliary examination and prognosis of AOPP patients admitted in Fuyang People's Hospital from November 2020 to June 2022 were prospectively analyzed, and the patients were divided into non-CLS group and CLS group based on the presence or absence of capillary leak syndrome (CLS). Patients were admitted to hospital as the starting point, and death or discharge as the endpoint. Multiple Logistic regression analysis was used to explore the risk factors of AOPP complicated with CLS.

Results

A total of 38 AOPP patients were included, of which 17 (44.7%) were complicated with CLS. There were statistical differences in age (P=0.015), blood concentration of dichlorvos (P=0.001), blood concentration of dipterex(P < 0.001), creatinine (P < 0.001) and APACHEⅡ score (P < 0.001) between non-CLS group and CLS group. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that blood concentration of dipterex ≥0.44 μg/mL and APACHEⅡ score≥10.5 were independent risk factors for AOPP complicated with CLS. The mortality rate of CLS group was higher than that of CLS group (P < 0.001).

Conclusions

Patients with AOPP are more likely to be complicated by CLS, and the mortality rate is higher. High-risk patients can be identified early by dipterex blood concentration and APACHE Ⅱ score, and early intervention can be carried out to improve the prognosis of patients.

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