Objective To investigate the effect of preoperative visit on reducing anxiety of patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy. Methods 120 cases of patients with carotid endarterectomy were randomly divided into the observation group and the control group with 60 patients in each group, in the control group, before surgery, the nurse of ward gave routine preoperative nursing care and health education.In the observation group, in addition to routine preoperative care and health education, there were preoperative visits by intensive care unit nurses, the anxiety level was compared 1 day before surgery and 2 to 3 days after surgery. Besides, the cooperation degree of patients was also compared. Results There was no significant difference in anxiety levels in the observation group, but there was significant difference in anxiety levels in the control group, there was significant difference in patients coordination degree between two groups. Conclusions Preoperative visits by intensive care unit nurses can reduce the anxiety level of patients, shorten hospital stay and promote early recovery of patients.

OBJECTIVE:To observe the clinical efficacy of Shenkang injection,a new compound preparation for chronic renal failure(CRF).METHODS:A total of 84 CRF patients were randomly divided into two groups:the treatment group(n=54)was given routine antihypertensive therapy and infused(iv gtt)with Shenkang injection 60～ 100mL(dissolved in 10% GS 300mL or NS 300mL)q.d for 30d;the control group(n=30)was infused(iv gtt)with Compound danshen injection 250mL q.d for 30d.RESULTS:As compared with the control group,serum levels of creatinine and urea nitrogen(UN)in treatment group had a greater reduction(P

Objective To study the lipid regulatory effects of mannose ester and its effects on serum oxidized low density lipoprotein(OX-LDL),C-reactive protein(CRP)in patiends with coronary heart disease(CHD)complicated with hyperlipidemia.Methods Seventy-six CHD patients with hyperlipidemia were treated with mannose ester at a dose of 0.1g orally,three times a day for 2 successive months.Levels of blood lipids,OX-LDL,CRP at the time of entry,first month,second month of the therapeutic course were observed.Results Mannose ester could reduce the serum levels of total cholesterol,LDL-C 1 month after medication and the effect was further elevated after 2 months.Meanwhile its effects in lowering triglycerides and increasing high density lipoprotein were observed after 2 months administration.Mannose ester could also significantly lower the serum OX-LDL,CRP after 2 months administration.Conclusion Mannose ester has good regulatory effect on blood lipids,and decreases OX-LDL,CRP.Mannose ester can protect vascular endothelial cells and inhibit the development of inflammation in coronary plaque.Therefore,it can improve the prognosis of CHD patients.

Objective To compare the effects of isoflurane or sevoflurane in combination with remifentanil anesthesia on blood amyloid beta protein (Aβ) in the elderly patients undergoing abdominal surgery.Methods Two hundred patients of both sexes,aged 65-75 yr,weighing 51-76 kg,of ASA physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱ,scheduled for elective abdominal surgery under general anesthesia,were randomly divided into 2 groups (n =100 each) using a random number table:isoflurane combined with remifentanil anesthesia group (IR group) and sevoflurane combined with remifentanil anesthesia group (SR group).Fifty healthy elderly subjects served as control group (group C).After anesthesia was induced with iv penehyclidine,sufentanil,propofol and vecuronium,the patients were endotracheally intubated and mechanically ventilated.In group IR,anesthesia was maintained with inhalation of isoflurane (end-tidal concentration 1.68 ％,in IR group) or sevoflurane (end-tidal concentration 1.71％,in SR group),and target-controlled infusion of remifentanil (target plasma concentration 2-6 ng/ml).At l day before surgery and 3 days after surgery,the patients' cognitive function was assessed using Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE),the development of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) was recorded,and blood samples were taken for determination of serum Aβ40 and Aβ42 concentrations.Results The incidence of POCD was 5％ (in C group),56％ (in IR group) or 22％ (in SR group),and there was no significant difference among the three groups.There were no significant differences in the serum Aβ42 and Aβ40 concentrations after surgery among the three groups.Conclusion The mechanism by which sevoflurane or isoflurane in combination with remifentanil anesthesia results in POCD is not related to the levels of blood Aβ40 or Aβ42 in the elderly patients undergoing abdominal surgery.

Objective To investigate the efficacy of zoledronic acid in the treatment of senile unstable femoral intertrochanteric fractures with anatomical locking plate. Methods 67 patients were randomly divided into two groups. Five days after the operation, group A received one intravenous injection of 5 mg zoledronic acid, while patients in group B did not receive the injection. The two groups were compared in terms of hospitalization time, complications, limb weight-bearing time, fracture healing time, hip function score after operation, preoperative and postoperative serum calcium and serum ALP, bone mineral density of proximal femur before operation and 1 year after operation. Results There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in age, type of fracture, hospital stay, partial weight-bearing time, fracture healing time, hip function at 1 month and 1 year after operation, preoperative bone mineral density and blood calcium. But the differences were statistically different in hip function at 3 months after operation , averaged bone mineral density of proximal femur and serum ALP 1 year after operation. Moreover, 5 patients in group A developed muscle pain or fever after intravenous injection of zoledronic acid. Conclusion The locking plate combined with zoledronic acid injection in treatment of elderly patients with unstable femoral intertrochanteric fracture could inhibit bone loss, increase bone mineral density, and accelerate limb function recovery after operation. On the other hand, Zoledronic acid has a high incidence of adverse reaction.

The crude extracts of the fermentation broth from a marine sediment-derived actinomycete strain, Saccharothrix sp. 10-10, showed significant antibacterial activities against drug-resistant pathogens. A genome-mining PCR-based experiment targeting the genes encoding key enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites indicated that the strain 10-10 showed the potential to produce tetracenomycin-like compounds. Further chemical investigation of the cultures of this strain led to the identification of two antibiotics, including a tetracenomycin (Tcm) analogs, Tcm X (1), and a tomaymycin derivative, oxotomaymycin (2). Their structures were identified by spectroscopic data analysis, including UV, 1D-NMR, 2D-NMR and MS spectra. Tcm X (1) showed moderate antibacterial activities against a number of drug-resistant pathogens, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) pathogens, with the MIC values in the range of 32-64 microg x mL(-1). In addition, 1 also displayed significant cytotoxic activities against human cancer cell lines, including HL60 (leukemia), HepG2 (liver), and MCF-7 (breast) with the IC 50 values of 5.1, 9.7 and 18.0 micromol x L(-1), respectively. Guided by the PCR-based gene sequence analysis, Tcm X (1) and oxotomaymycin (2) were identified from the genus of Saccharothrix and their 13C NMR data were correctly assigned on the basis of 2D NMR spectroscopic data analysis for the first time.

Objective To study the time extended for getting emergency intervention in different modes of transportation and factors influencing the modes of transportation of patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).Methods A total of 564 consecutive patients with STEMI admitted from September 2013 to June 2016 were enrolled in the study.The clinical data about time consumed for getting emergency intervention and modes of transportation were collected.Results According to the mode of transportation,patients were divided into three groups:emergency care system (EMS) transportation group (n =96),self-transportation group (n =206) and referral group in which the patients were sent in from other hospitals (n =262).EMS transportation group had significantly shorter total ischemic time before emergency treatment than self-transportation group (229 rin vs.418 min,P ＜ 0.05) and referral group (229 min vs.512 rin,P ＜ 0.05),and significantly shorter length of pre-hospital time than self-arrival group (55 min vs.110 min;P＜0.05) and referral group (55 min vs.372 min;P＜0,05).The referral group had longer pre-hospital time and the self-transportation group had longer door-to-balloon time,but there was no difference in total ischemic time between the self-arrival and referral group (Z =-1.882,P =0.068).Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze influence factors in mode of transportation:(1) patients characterized with high school or university education,profession of civil service,and their transportation distance more than 30 km were greater in number than referral group (P ＜ 0.05);(2) patients identified with senior middle school education,staff member of public sectors or company,their transportation distance less than 30 km,and with killip grade above Ⅱ were more likely to have EMS transport (P ＜ 0.05);(3) patients defined as businessmen without taking out new rural cooperative medical insurance,taking up transportation distance less than 80 km,and subjecting to killip grade Ⅰ had a higher proportion of individuals of this kind taking self-transportation (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Mode of transportation is an important factor that affects the time extended to get emergency intervention.Education level,occupation,medical insurance type,transportation distance,killip grade are associated with modes of transport.

Objective To investigate the associations of cognitive function with apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene polymorphism and chronic diseases among long-lived people in Zhongxiang City of Hubei Province.Methods A total of 110 long-lived elderly residents aged 90 years and over were collected.Their cognitive function was determined face-to-face using questionnaires by trained interviewers.According to mini-mental state examination(MMSE) scores,subjects were divided into a no dementia risk group and a high dementia risk group.General demographic characteristics,activities of daily living,depression state and nutrition status were compared between the two groups.Correlations of dementia with APOE gene polymorphism and chronic diseases were analyzed.Results The average MMSE score was 22.3±4.8.Among the 110 long-lived people,18 cases had a high risk for dementia,accounting for 16.4％,and 92 cases had no risk of dementia,accounting for 83.6％.The risk of dementia in long-lived elderly people was correlated with activities of daily living,mental state,nutritional status and falls(all P＜0.05).There were 8 cases with the APOE gene ε4/ε3 genotype in the high dementia risk group and 16 cases with the APOE gene ε4/e3 genotype in the no dementia risk group,with the former group showing a higher frequency of the APOE ε4/ε3 genotype (44.4％ vs.17.4％,x2 =6.46,P＜0.05).The former group also seemed to have a higher APOE ε4 frequency,but the difference was not statistically significant(22.2 ％ vs.10.3 ％,x2 =3.96,P =0.055)Chronic diseases prevalent in the long-lived people were hypertension(86 cases,78.2 ％),hearing loss (72 cases,65.5％),hyperlipidemia(56 cases,50.9％),anemia(43 cases,39.1％),impaired vision(39 cases,35.5 ％),chronic kidney diseases(25 cases,22.7 ％),chronic heart diseases (18 cases,16.4 ％) and osteoarthritis(18 cases,16.4％).No correlation was found between the risk of dementia and chronic diseases(P＞0.05).Conclusions Cognitive function is highly correlated with activities of daily living,mental state and nutritional status among long-lived elderly people in Zhongxiang City.The risk of dementia has a correlation with the APOE gene e4/e3 genotype but not with chronic diseases in long-lived people.

Objective The age and seasonal variation in children's serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH) D] were analyzed retrospective and to provide some guides on clinical application.Methods The serum 25(OH) D level was detected by using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit in 13 502 children that took health examination in Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center in February,march,September and October from 2009 to 2011.The cases were divided into five age groups.The average levels,deficiency and overdose of vitamin D (VD),were analyzed.Results The average 25(OH)D in serum was (80.81±42.39) nmol/L in 13 502 cases,(72.71 ± 33.47) nmol/L in Feb.and Mar.group,(89.91 ± 49.01) nmol/L in Sep.and Oct.group.There was statistically significant difference on serum 25 (OH)D level between seasons and between boys and girls for 6 years older groups.The serum 25 (OH) D levels significantly decreased with increasing age.There were statistically significant differences in serum 25 (OH) D levels and between the VD deficiency and the lack of number of cases in the 5 age groups of the two seasons.The number of VD deficiency was 482 cases (3.57％) whose 25 (OH) D ＜ 37.5 nmol/L,and 1850 cases (13.7％) whose 25 (OH) D ＜ 50.0 nmol/L.The VD deficiency in each age group was 8.19％,13.97％,37.72％,52.63％,57.92％ in Spring,and 2.38％,4.15％,10.36％,16.85％,27.47％ in Summer.The number of lack of VD was in 6 973 cases (51.64％);Excessive and poisoning of VD were 34 cases (0.25％) and 35 cases (0.26％).Conclusions Children had a relatively low level of VD in Guangzhou area,especially in the spring and school-age children with more severe VD deficiency.It is necessary to supplyVD timely in accordance with the age and season,and children were encouraged to spend more time outdoors.

Objective:To explore a fast method to identify and confirm suspected clonorchis sinensis infection.Methods:For suspected clonorchis sinensis infection, the clonorchiasis serum antibody was detected first with ELISA. If the antibody was positive, the fecal examination for eggs was performed. If the fecal examination was negative, duodenal drainage under gastroscopy was recommended to detect eggs from the drainage fluid.Results:A total of 126 patients met the requirements and aged 54.14±13.33 (24- 87). There were 83 cases (65.87%, 83/126) with eggs positive in the drainage fluid, of which 53 cases were male, aged 55.91±11.47 (30-86), and 30 cases female, aged 55.87± 13.85(30-87). There was no significant difference in age between males and females( P>0.05). The time of catheterization (T1) of 126 cases was 3.79 ±1.45 min. The time of drainage (T2) of 126 cases was 31.39 ±14.29 min. There was no significant difference in T1 or T2 between the positive group and the negative group( P>0.05). The detection rates of eggs were 91.57% (76 cases) in intrahepatic bile duct drainage, 81.93% (68 cases) in the bile-cyst juice and 75.90% (63 cases) in the common bile duct fluid. No serious adverse reactions occurred during or after the operation. Conclusion:The detection rate of clonorchiosis sinensis can be effectively improved by the combination of clonorchiasis serum antibody test and gastroscopy-guided duodenal drainage.