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Objective: To investigate symptoms of anxiety and depression among primary and middle school students quarantined in hotels during the COVID-19 epidemic. Methods: Anxiety and depression symptoms among 726 primary and middle school students quarantined in hotels were investigated with The Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) and Depression Self-rating Scale for Children (DSRSC) from September to October 2022 in Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. There were 624 students completed investigation with response rate of 86%. The positive score of SCARED was 23 and DSRSC was 15. Results: The detection rates of anxiety and depression were 17.9% and 15.4% respectively. The detection rates of anxiety and depression were higher in middle school students than in primary school students (Ps <0.05). The scores of generalized anxiety and social phobia factors were higher in female students than in male students (Ps <0.05). The scores of dissociative anxiety factor and depression were higher in middle school students than in primary school students (Ps <0.05). Conclusion: During the COVID-19 epidemic, middle school students quarantined in hotels are more likely to have anxiety and depression symptoms than primary school students, and female students are more likely to have anxiety symptoms than male students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective To evaluate the value of thromboelastography (TEG) in guiding the proper use of blood components in patients after liver transplantation. Methods The blood samples from 35 patients after liver transplantation who visited our hospital from November 2013 to April 2014 were collected, in which TEG and conventional coagulation test were performed. The TEG parameters, such as reaction time of coagulation (R), clot formation time (K), Angle, and the maximum amplitude (MA), and coagulation parameters were subjected to bivariate linear regression analysis. The use of blood components and amount of blood transfusion following TEG's instruction were compared with the clinical application. Comparison of continuous data was made by paired t test. Results Activated partial thromboplastin time and prothrombin time were positively correlated with R (r=0.69 and 0.41, P=0.001 and 0.030, respectively). Fibrinogen was negatively correlated with K (r=-0.03, P=0.008). Platelet was positively correlated with Angle and MA (r=0.46 and 0.68, P=0.029 and 0.000, respectively). Fibrinogen was positively correlated with MA (r=0.33, P=0.040). There was a significant difference in R value of TEG before and after the heparanase neutralization (P=0.027). Conclusion TEG has a clinical value in guiding the proper use of blood components in patients after liver transplantation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]