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Objective: To investigate the influencing factors of infective endophthalmitis after cataract phacoemulsification combined with intraocular lens implantation and establish a predictive model. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on the clinical data of 12,308 cataract patients admitted to our hospital from February 2015 to February 2023, and all patients underwent phacoemulsification of cataract combined with intraocular lens implantation surgery, and the occurrence of postoperative infectious endophthalmitis was statistically counted. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis was conducted to analyze the influencing factors of infective endophthalmitis after cataract phacoemulsification combined with intraocular lens implantation. The predictive model was constructed according to the regression model, and the predictive efficiency of the predictive model was verified by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Results: Infectious endophthalmitis occurred in 32 of 12 308 patients (0.26%). The results of univariate analysis showed that the infection group was older than the control group (P<0.05), the proportion of diabetes mellitus, operation time≥30 min, incision≥3.2 mm, PMMA implantation, posterior capsule rupture was higher than the control group (P<0.05), and the proportion of preventive antibiotic use and post-lens irrigation was lower than the control group (P<0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that age≥70 years old, combined diabetes mellitus, posterior capsule rupture and PMMA intraocular lens implantation were risk factors for infective endophthalmitis after cataract phacoemulsification combined with intraocular lens implantation(P<0.05), and intraoperative antibiotic use and post-lens irrigation were protective factors (P<0.05). The prediction model was constructed with the retained variables of Logistic regression, and the Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness of fit test was P>0.05. ROC analysis predicted the area under the curve of infective endophthalmitis after phacoemulsification combined with intraocular lens implantation was 0.832, and the sensitivity and specificity were 81.25% and 85.12%, respectively. Conclusion: Age≥70 years old，combined diabetes mellitus, posterior capsule rupture and implantation of PMMA intraocular lens are risk factors for postoperative infectious endophthalmitis. Intraoperative antibiotic use and post-lens irrigation can reduce the risk of infectious endophthalmitis. The prediction model based on multivariate Logistic regression analysis has better energy efficiency in predicting infectious endophthalmitis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of sodium starch octenyl succinate (SSOS) as emulsifier and soy protein isolate (SPI) as co-emulsifier on the oxidative stability of nanoemulsion. The ultrasonic emulsification method was used to prepare flaxseed oil nanoemulsion. The results showed that the optimum preparation conditions were as follows: ultrasonic power of 600 W, core-to-wall ratio of 1:1.5, pulse mode of 8 s, and ultrasonication time of 20 min. The nanoemulsion obtained under these conditions was characterized by high embedding rate ((75.1 ± 4.9)% to (74.6 ± 4.2)%), low particle size ((244.0 ± 3.0) to (246.8 ± 4.5) nm) and high absolute zeta-potential value ((−67.2 ± 3.0) to (−69.3 ± 4.0) mV). With the addition of SPI, the peroxide value (PV) and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) value of the nanoemulsion were significantly reduced, and the oxidative stability was remarkably improved. This could result from the fact that SPI could increase the hydrophobicity of the mixed emulsifier, preventing flaxseed oil from contacting with oxygen radicals in the aqueous phase. This study will provide a new idea for improving the water solubility and oxidative stability of flaxseed oil, and provide a theoretical basis for extending the shelf life of flaxseed oil and promoting its application in the food field.

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BACKGROUND: At present, conservative and surgical treatments are difficult to cure tendinitis. A minimally invasive and convenient treatment has not been widely used in clinical practice. Objective: To explore the feasibility of applying ultrasonic emulsification device to treat Achilles tendinitis in a rabbit model of Achilles tendinitis. Method s: Thirty New Zealand rabbits were randomized into a control group, a model group and an ultrasonic emulsification group. A model of Achilles tendinitis was built in the model and ultrasonic emulsification groups by collagenase injection. Rabbits in the control and model groups were only given normal saline, while those in the ultrasonic emulsification group were subjected to ultrasonic emulsification under guidance of B-mode ultrasonic scan within at 3 weeks after modeling. Three weeks after treatment, tendon repair was estimated by biomechanical analysis, hydroxyproline concentration measurement, and hematoxylin-eosin staining of the tendon tissue. Results and Conclusion : Three weeks after ultrasonic emulsification treatment, hematoxylin-eosin staining showed that the disordered arrangement of collagen fibers and the cell condensation were improved compared with the model group, while the biomechanical analysis and hydroxyproline concentration showed no relief in tendinitis. Therefore, ultrasonic emulsification treatment has an application prospect in tendon repair; however, it is necessary to further explore and optimize the treatment parameters and modes to improve the therapeutic effect in many aspects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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