Objective To study the etiology of functional dyspepsia (FD) and compare the clincial responses of medical treatment and psychological intervention.Methods Psychological intervention (psychologic support),advices for daily life (eating habits) and medical treatment were administered to the 346 FD patients;and the therapeutic effects were compared.Results Complete remission:225 cases (65%);partial remission:52 cases (15%);no effect:69 cases (20%).The overall effective rate was 80%.Conclusion FD is a clinical syndrome focusing in upper abdomen,but without local or systematic evidence Psychological treatment is stressed.

Objective To explore the risk factors and the recurrence of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis after taking intestinal probiotics.Methods Fifty-six patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis were randomly divided into control group and probiotics group,and each group were 28 cases.Patients in control group were treated by regular hepatoprotective drug,while in probiotics group were administrated with Jinshuangqi orally,every time 0.5 g × 4 tablets,2 times a day besides regular hepatoprotective drug.The course of the treatment was for 3 months.The symptoms and other risk factors,and the relief time were recorded.Results Incidence of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in probiotics group and control group were 21.4％ and46.4％ respectively(x2 =3.784,P ＜ 0.05).Rate of gastric ulcer were 17.9％ and 42.9％ respectively and the difference was significant(x2 =4.139,P ＜ 0.05).The relief time of fever in probiotics group was (2.52 ± 0.78) d,lower than that of control group ((4.21 ± 1.34) d,t =2.029,P ＜ 0.05).Meanwhile the relief time of abdominal tenderness was (4.02 ± 0.96) d in probiotics group,and (6.34 ± 1.27) d in control group (t =2.433,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Intestinal probiotics treatment can significantly reduce the recurrence rate of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis,shorten the relief time of each symptom and reduce the incidence of other risk factors.

Objective To investigate the effect of low dose low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) on acute pancreatitis (AP). Methods 98 AP patients who were admitted in our hospital from 2002 to 2008 were randomly divided into anticoagulant therapy group (n = 40) and control group (n = 58). Anticoagulant therapy group consisted of 15 cases of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) and 25 cases of mild acute pancreatitis (MAP) ; while there were 19 cases of SAP and 39 cases of MAP in control group. The patients of control group received conventional treatment, and conventional therapy together with 3 000 U LMWH subcutaneous injection every 12 hours were used in anticoagulant therapy group for two weeks. The changes of APACHE II score, complication rate, mortality and length of hospital stay were observed and the coagulation changes before and after anticoagulant therapy were documented. Results 7 days later, the APACHE II score, complication rate, mortality and length of hospital stay of SAP patients in the anticoagulant therapy group were 9. 9 ±4. 9, 20% , 13.3% , (20.6 ±10.4)d, respectively; while they were 12. 2 ±4.8, 42. 1%, 47.4%, (28. 2 ± 12. 5) d, respectively, in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0. 05). The corresponding values were not statistically significantly different among MAP patients in the two groups. The coagulation after treatment in anticoagulant therapy group was not statistically different with that before treatment. Conclusions Low dose LMWH could reduce the rate of complication rate, mortality and decrease the length of hospital stay, without complication of hemorrhage, which should be recommended in the early phase of SAP.

ObjectiveTo investigate the efficacy of retention enema with rhubarb for severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) with intestine paralysis.MethodsTotally 60 patients with SAP since last five years were included,and then they were randomly divided into control group and treatment group with 30 patients in each group.Patients in control group received routine treatment of SAP,including fasting,gastrointestinal decompression,antibiotics,inhibition of pancreatic secretion,inhibition of SIRS and organ support.Patients in treatment group received additional retention-enema with rhubarb (200mL soak solution by 100g rhubarb),once daily until the recovery of bowel function.The bladder pressure ( the 1,2,5 and 6 days after admission)was evaluated,and APACHE Ⅱ score was determined.The recovery of bowel function ( the bowel sounds,the flatus and defecation of intestinal tract),SIRS recovery time,hospital stay,and the mortality were observed.ResultsAt the 5 and 6 days after admission,the bladder pressure and APACHE Ⅱ score in treatment group were significantly lower than those in control group [ (21.9 ±9.0)cmH2O vs (25.3 ±9.5)cmH2O,( 16.5 ±7.5)cmH2O vs (20.6 ±7.7)cmH2O,1 cmH2O =0.098 kPa; (9.8 ±3.8) vs (12.5 ±3.6),(9.2 ±2.4)vs ( 11.2 ± 2.5 ),P ＜ 0.05 ) ].The recovery time of bowel function and SIRS recovery time,hospital stay,and the mortality in treatment group were ( 126.8 ± 28.2 ) h,( 131.2 ± 29.6) h,( 25.6 ± 6.2) d and 16.7 ％,and the recovery time of bowel function and SIRS recovery time,hospital stay were significantly lower than those in control group [ ( 169.9 ± 53.4 ) h,( 160.4 ± 30.4) h,( 33.2 ± 6.4) d,P ＜ 0.05 ).The mortality was reduced,but the difference between the two groups was not statistically significant ( 26.7％,P ＞ 0.05 ).ConclusionsThe retention-enema with rhubarb can accelerate the recovery time of bowel function of SAP patients and reduce the hospital stay.

Objective:Lung ultrasound (LUS) has been used in the diagnosis of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome(RDS) successfully, but there have been no multicenter prospective studies to verify its reliability or determine how to grade RDS with LUS findings.This study aimed to discuss the necessity and feasibility of using LUS findings to determine RDS grades through a multicenter prospective study.Methods:Every researcher participated in the National Neonatal Lung Ultrasound Training Course and receiving 3-6 months of lung ultrasound system training at the National Neonatal Lung Ultrasound Training Center.Patients between June 2018 and May 2020 who met the RDS ultrasound diagnostic criteria and had full available clinical data were included in this study.The LUS examination was completed immediately after the patients were admitted to the hospital.Some of them also underwent chest X-ray examination.Arterial blood gas analysis was completed immediately before or after the LUS ultrasound examination.RDS grading was performed according to the LUS findings and whether the patient had serious complications.Results:A total of 275 qualifying cases were included in this study, which included 220 premature infants and 55 full-term infants, and the primary RDS occurred in 117 cases (42.5%), and secondary RDS occurred in 158 cases (57.5%). LUS manifestations of RDS patients can be divided into three categories: (1)A ground-glass opacity sign: which could be found among 50 infants when they were admitted to the hospital (that was, at their first LUS examination). Twenty-eight of these infants were considered to have wet lungs and were not sent for special management on admission, but LUS showed typical snowflake-like lung consolidation within 0.5 to 4 hours.Twenty-two of them were given mechanical ventilation with exogenous pulmonary surfactant; Eighteen cases were controlled within 6-12 hours, but the lung lesions became more severe in the other 4 infants (due to severe intrauterine infection). (2)Snowflake-like lung consolidations: the first LUS on admission showed typical snowflake-like lung consolidation involving areas ranging from 1-2 intercostal spaces to 12 lung divisions in 204 cases.Thirty-eight infants among them the lung consolidation only had involvement of 1-2 intercostal spaces at the time of admission; Fifteen of them received invasive respiratory support and recovered within 4-12 hours.Twelve patients received noninvasive respiratory support; Seven of them recovered, while five cases developed severe lung illness.The remaining 11 patients who were not given any form of ventilator support developed severe conditions within 1-4 hours.Thirty of them showed snowflake signs involving 12 lung regions at admission.The remaining 136 patients had lung consolidation degree between the two degree above condition.(3)Snowflake-like sign with complications: Twenty-one patients had severe complications such as pneumothorax, pulmonary hemorrhage or/and persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn or large area atelectasis, etc, although snowflake lung consolidation did not involve all lung regions.Conclusion:(1) LUS is reliable and accurate for diagnosing RDS.RDS has the same characteristics on ultrasound for both preterm and full-term infants, both primary and secondary RDS.(2) To facilitate the management of RDS, it is necessary to classify RDS according to the ultrasound findings and the presence of severe complications.(3) Based on the results of this study, it is recommended that RDS can be divided into mild, moderate and severe degrees.The exact standards for grading are as follows: Mild RDS: the early stage of RDS, in which lung consolidation shows as a ground-glass opacity sign on ultrasound; Moderate RDS: lung consolidation shows a snowflake sign on ultrasound, not all of the lung fields are involved; Severe RDS meets one or more of the following criteria: lung consolidation shows as a snowflake sign on ultrasound and all lung regions are involved, or regardless of its degree and extent, lung consolidation has caused serious complications, such as pulmonary hemorrhage, pneumothorax, persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn, or/and a large area of pulmonary atelectasis.