This study was to retrospectively report the clinical effects of retropublic passage tension free vaginal tape(TVT)vs.transobturator tape(TVT-O)on 254 female patients with stress urinary incontinence(SUI).Our findings showed that mean operative time was significantly lower in TVT-O group than that in TVT group[(19±4)min vs.(27±6)min;P＜0.05].Perioperative complications were more commonly seen in the retropubic procedure(2.9% vs.8.8%;P＜0.01).There was no significant difference in intraoperative blood loss[(19±6)ml vs.(31±8)ml in TVT-O or TVT groups;P＞0.05]and in-hospital stay[(4.1±1.5)d vs.(4.5±1.8)d in TVT-O or TvT groups;P＞0.05]between the two groups.Grouts-Blaivas Score demonstrated that those two treatment groups did not differ significantly in 24-hour(93.6% vs.91.2%;P＞0.05)or long-term postoperative cure rate(94.5% vs.94.3%;P＞0.05).We suggested that TVT or TVT-O seemed to be equally effective in surgical treatment of SUI.However,TVT-O had advantage of relatively lower overall perioperative complication rate.

Objective:To evaluate the effect of intraoperative dexmedetomidine (DEX)infusion during propofol intravenous anesthesia on postoperative recovery after major spinal surgery.Methods:Sixty pa-tients aged 1 8 to 65 (American Society of Anesthesiologists,ASA Ⅰ -Ⅱ),scheduled for spinal surgery from January 201 4 to May 201 4 were randomized into two groups.The DEX group (n =30)received 0.5 μg/kg of DEX ten minutes before anesthesic induction,followed by an infusion of DEX at 0.2 μg/(kg·h)intraoperatively and the control group (n =30)was given identical amounts of normal saline. At the end of surgery,the patients of both groups received patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA)with morphine 0.5 mg/h (1 mg demand dose and 8 min lockout).Heart rate and mean arterial pressure (MAP) were continually monitored during operation and in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU).The propofol and sufentanil consumptions during operation and the morphine consumption 48 h after surgery were recorded.The time for recovery and extubation were recorded.The followed-up evalua-tions were performed to assess Ramsay scores,visual analogue scale (VAS)pain scores as well as side effects in PACU and 48 h after surgery.Results:Heart rate of DEX group was lower than that of control group after intubation and extubation and in PACU 1 0 min (P <0.05).MAP was lower in DEX group than that in control group after extubation and in PACU (P <0.05).Compared with control group,the propofol consumption during anesthesic induction,the sufentanil consumption during operation and the cumulative consumption of morphine 2 h and 6 h after surgery were decreased (P <0.05).There were no differences between the two groups as to the time for recovery or extubation.Compared with control group,the VAS pain scores were significantly decreased (P <0.01 ),the incidence of postoperative nau-sea and vomiting in DEX group were significantly decreased (P <0.05)48 h after surgery.Conclusion:Intraoperative infusion of DEX improved quality of recovery,provided good analgesia,and decreased morphine use and the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting after major spinal surgery.

Objective To investigate the protective effect of adiponectin on angiotesin Ⅱ (Ang Ⅱ)-mediated cardiomyocyte apoptosis,and explore the related mechanism. Methods Cardiomyocytes isolated from neonatal rats were cultured in vitro. The identity of cardiomyocytes was confirmed by morphological examination and staining with anti-sarcomeric ?-actin antibody,and most (more than 95%) of the cells were identified as neonatal rat ventricular myocytes. After being placed in a serum-free medium for 24 hours,the ventricular myocytes were randomly grouped and received the following treatments respectively:placebo,or Ang Ⅱ (1?mol/L),or Ang Ⅱ (1?mmol/L) plus adiponectin (30mg/L). The protein levels of Bcl-2 and Bax were detected by Western blotting. The apoptotic rate and the levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the ventricular myocytes were determined by flow cytometry. The survival rate of ventricular myocytes was evaluated by trypan blue staining. Results As compared with placebo group,the apoptosis of neonatal rat ventricular myocytes was significantly promoted in 1?mol/L angiotesin Ⅱ group,the survival rate of cardiomyocytes was significantly reduced,with the protein expression of Bax and the ROS level increased,and the protein expression of Bcl-2 decreased (P

Objective To investigate the effect of vitamin D (VD) on macrophage to phagocytize Staphylococcus aureus (SA). Method Macrophoge cell lines RAW264.7 were allocated into 3 groups:control group(C),bacterium group(B),active vitamin D+ bacterium group (VD+B). Cells in the VD+B group were incubated with 10-8mol/L active vitamin D for 24h,then cells in the VD+B group and the B group were cultured with SA for 1h,and phagocytosis rate,mitochondrial membrane potential,[Ca～(2+)]i,reactive oxygen species were determined by flow cytometry (FCM). Results The phagocytizing activity of macrophage in VD+B group was significantly higher than that in B group 1h after infection,At the same time,the mitochondrial member potential and [Ca～(2+)]i of macrophage in VD+B group were distinctly lower than that in B group; but reactive oxygen species of macrophage in the VD+B group was insignificantly different from B group. Conclusion Vitamin D can reinforce the phagocytizing activity of macrophage and inhibit the apoptosis of macrophage after phagocytize Staphylococrcus aureus.

With the development and utilization of computer techniques, Internet is playing an important role in information dissemination. There are abundant biomedical resources on the Internet. Accessing biomedical information is more dependent on the Internet than ever. It is important to explore new methods to describe and manage information resources. We have analyzed biomedical databases, search engines, web sites, and the metadata adopted by biomedical databases. The results show that biomedical information resources are characterized by electronic format, networking, dynamia, and dispersion. Describing a resource with metadata allows it to be understood by both humans and machines in ways that promote interoperability. Metadata interoperability has to be the underlying principle for networked information management. It directly impinges on information sharing, interchange, and accessibility across the boundaries of systems, languages, and geographic locations. We can use metadata to describe biomedical information and to integrate resources. It will benefit the people to access, select, and utilize biomedical information resources.
Computer Communication Networks ; organization & administration ; Database Management Systems ; organization & administration ; Information Storage and Retrieval ; methods ; Internet ; Medical Informatics Computing

Objective To study the DNA damage of bone marrow cells of mice after exposure to Radon.Methods Twenty-four mice were randomly divided into four groups, one control group and three experimental groups with the cumulative doses of radon at 27 WLM (low dose group), 52 WLM (middle dose group) and 105 WLM ( high dose group). DNA damage induced by radon in bone marrow of mice was detected by methods of single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE), micronucleus(MN) and laser scanning confocal microscope (LSCM) observation. Results The DNA strand breakage, rate of MN and apoptosis increased significantly in the high dose group, but not in the middle and low dose groups. Conclusions Exposure to radon could induce DNA damage in bone marrow cells of mice at high levels.

Objective The report was focused on polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS) in female adolescents related to homosexual precocious puberty,and the new awareness of its influence on long-term health of homosexual precocious girls.Methods A girl with idiopathic central precocious puberty (ICPP) but diagnosed as PCOS in adolescence was reported and the data were reviewed.Results A girl was diagnosed as ICPP when she was near 8 years old with obesity,but without hyperinsulinemia,then she received the treatment of a 3.75 mg dose gonadotropin hormone analogues (GnRHa) every 28 days.Her gonads development was under control while her growth was arrested.Growth hormone(GH) injection started at 13 months.She stopped all medications when finished GH and GnRHa treatment for 12 months and 25 months.She went to see doctors again because of no menarche after discontinuing medication for nearly 2 years.She appeared obese and acne,hirsutism,athanens negricans and purple purple striae on the skin.Hyperinsulinemia and hypertestosterone were demonstrated.Pelvic B ultrasonography showed polycystic ovary,and she was diagnosed as PCOS.She was ordered to lose weight and to take metformin.And adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulating test was done,and B ultrasonography again ruled out atypical congenital adrenal hyperplasia and tumor of adrenal gland.She got her menarche 1 month later.Twelve months after the PCOS diagnosis and treatment,she had 4 menses,her insulin level decreased,glucose tolerance and her serum testosterone level turned normal.At the same time,the form of ovarian and follicular was significantly reduced.After taking mefformin for 20 months,her height and weight did not change,her menstrual was regular every 35-40 days,each time lasting about 7 days.She was followed up.We also reviewed literatures and learnt that precocious puberty might not be a benign situation and it might have an intrinsic relation to obesity,precocious puberty and PCOS.It might be the cofactors for causing PP and PCOS that accessed luteinizing hormone(LH) secretion and disorder of hypothalamus pituitary gonad(HPG) axis except obesity with hyperinsulinemia.Reported pubertas praecox in childhood developed to PCOS at 30％ with high prevalence of obesity.GnRHa suppressive therapy might relate to PCOS and had disputation for improving final height.There were fewer investigations on adolescent PCOS,and no consensus guideline on it in China.Conclusions Girls with ICPP may develop to PCOS some time later.The clinical features of the reported girl and the knowledge from literatures support the hypothesis that inner relationship between the CPP and the PCOS.The LH high secretion and disorder of HPG axis may be the causes of them; LH treatment on suppressing obesity should be cautious during treatment.The benefit and risk from GnRHa treatment should be evaluated thoroughly.Further clinical research should be conducted on adolescent PCOS.

This investigation was made to reveal the current status, research trend and research level of biomedical engineering in Chinese mainland by means of scientometrics and to assess the quality of the four domestic publications by bibliometrics. We identified all articles of four related publications by searching Chinese and foreign databases from 1997 to 2001. All articles collected or cited by these databases were searched and statistically analyzed for finding out the relevant distributions, including databases, years, authors, institutions, subject headings and subheadings. The source of sustentation funds and the related articles were analyzed too. The results showed that two journals were cited by two foreign databases and five Chinese databases simultaneously. The output of Journal of Biomedical Engineering was the highest. Its quantity of original papers cited by EI, CA and the totality of papers sponsored by funds were higher than those of the others, but the quantity and percentage per year of biomedical articles cited by EI were decreased in all. Inland core authors and institutions had come into being in the field of biomedical engineering. Their research topics were mainly concentrated on ten subject headings which included biocompatible materials, computer-assisted signal processing, electrocardiography, computer-assisted image processing, biomechanics, algorithms, electroencephalography, automatic data processing, mechanical stress, hemodynamics, mathematical computing, microcomputers, theoretical models, etc. The main subheadings were concentrated on instrumentation, physiopathology, diagnosis, therapy, ultrasonography, physiology, analysis, surgery, pathology, method, etc.
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