Objecfive To compare the clinical effectiveness of three different fixation methods for peripherally inserted central catheter(PICC).Methods Totally 120 patients requiting PICCs were randomized into suture securement group(group A),tape securement group(group B),and sutureless adhesive-hacked device (StatIock)securement group(group C),with 40 patients in each group.Patients were followed up throughout their entire catheter course,and the securement effectiveness,catheter-related complications,risk of skin injury,and patients'satisfaction were observed.Results The rate of catheter migration without function loss in group B (57.5%)was significantly higherthan in group A(12.5%,P=0.000)and in group C(7.5%,P=0.000).Catheter dislodgment rate in group B(15.0%)was also significantly higher than group A(0,P=0.034)and group C(0,JP=0.034).Phlebitis documented during their catheter course in group B(25.0%)were more than in group A(7.5%,P=0.034)and in group C(5.0%,P=0.012).In addition,the rate of cellulitis in group A was significantly higher than group C(20.0%vs.2.5%,P=0.034).The rate of skin injury in group A 0.005).Nearly half of patients in group A (52.5%)complained irritation and/or pain at the sucure site,which was significantly higher than in other two groups ( both P = 0.000 ).The patients' satisfaction rate was significantly lower in group A (12.0% ) than in the other two groups ( both P = 0.000), documented highest in group C (90.0%) (group C vs.group B, P = 0.004).Conclusions The availability of sutureless adhesive-backed de vice StatLock provides an alternative for securement of PICCs.It performs as well as suture securement in catheterfixing.Meanwhile, it can prevent catheter-related complications such as migration and dislodgment Furthermore, it avoids skin injuries during catheter fixation or securement.

Objective The purpose of our study was to investigate three dimensional dynamic contrast enhanced MR angiography(3D DCE M RA) in the detection of portosystemic collateral circulation in the falciform ligament in patients with portal hypertension. Methods From April 2003 to July 2008, 53 portal hypertension patients with varices in the falciform ligament were evaluated with 3D DCE MRA.Two radiologists independently assessed the number, diameter, location and drainages of the portosystemic collateral circulation in the falciform ligament according to the information on the 3D DCE MRA.Results The veins in the falciform ligament were classified into the superior and inferior groups, and both groups arise from the left trunk of the portal vein.In our study, the number of varices detected on 3D DCE MRA images varied from 1 to 3, and the diameters of these vessels varied from 0.4 to 2.6 cm.The inferior group consisted of paraumbilical/umbilical veins (47 cases), which flowed toward umbilicus and then drained upwards (n = 16) including deep superior epigastric veins (n = 7), superficial superior epigastric veins (n = 9), downwards (n = 40) including deep inferior epigastric veins (n = 7), superficial inferior epigastric veins (n = 33), or upwards and downwards at the same time (n = 9).The superior group of vessels in the falciform ligament were directly anastomosed with the internal thoracic vessels (n = 6).Conclusion In patients with portal hypertension, 3D DCE MRA can optimally demonstrate the portosystemic collateral circulation in the falciform ligament, which includes the superior and inferior drainage groups.

Objective To investigate the clinical value of three dimensional dynamic contrast enhanced MRA(3D DCE MRA)on esophageal and gastric varices compared with endoscopy.Methods From April 2003 to June 2008,153 patients with portal hypertension who underwent both 3D DCE MRA and endoscopy were reviewed retrospectively.All the patients were divided into bleeding group and non-bleeding group according to the clinical symptoms.The location and degree of the esophagogastric varices on 3D DCE MRA were assessed with postprocessing images,including subtraction,MIP and thin-slab maximum intensity projection(thin-MIP),and were compared with the results of endoscopy.The maximum,minimum and mean diameters of esophagogastric varices inside and outside of the wall were measured on the reformed images.The correlation between the findings of 3D DCE MRA and endoscopy were analyzed with Spearman rank correlation coefficient test The rates of esophagogastric varices outside of the wall in bleeding and non-bleeding group were compared by means of Chi-square test Results In bleeding group,severe esophageal varices were documented in 59 patients,moderate in 6 patients,mild in 5 patients;in non-bleeding group,severe esophageal varices were documented in 32 patients,moderate in 4 patients,mild in 5 patients.Severe,moderate,and mild gastric varices were documented in 28,34 and 16 in bleeding group,while they were 7,12 and 9 in non-bleeding group.Esophageal and gastric varices can be wholly presented on MIP images after subtraction,while the esophagogastric varices inside and outside of the wall can be differentiated on thin-MIP images.The location and degree of esophagogastric varices on 3D DCE MRA were correlated with the findings of the endoscopy.The range of r was from 0.544 to 0.878(P＜0.01).In 91 patients with severe esophageal varices,27 patients presented outside esophageal varices in bleeding group(n=59)and 24 patients presented outside esophageal varices in non-bleeding group(n=32).There was a significant difference in ratio of outside esophageal varices between bleeding group and nonbleeding group(X~2=7.199,P＜0.01).In 35 patients with severe gastric varices,22 patients showed adventitial gastric varices in bleeding group(n=28)and 4 patients showed adventitial gastric varices in non-bleeding group(n=7).The ratio of adventitial gastric varices in bleeding group was not significantly different from that of non-bleeding group(P=0.340).Conclusions 3D DCE MRA can display and differentiate the esophagogastric varices both inside and outside of the wall by three dimensional reconstruction.The results of 3D DCE MRA and endoscopy have good correlation.It is of importance in evaluating the esophageal varices outside of the wall,because they may indicate decreased risk of haemorrhage in patients with severe degree of esophageal varices.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the nutritional status of elderly Chinese operative patients with lung cancer as well as its correlation with postoperative complications through the application of modified mini-nutritional assessment (MNA) and short-form MNA (MNA-SF).MethodsOne hundred and fifty elderly Chinese patients with lung cancer underwent operation were enrolled in this study from June 2010 to June 2011.Collected information including preoperative nutritional evaluation in modified MNA and MNA-SF,general information of patients,disease status,anthropometric measurements,biochemical markers,and postoperative complications.ResultsAccording to the modified cutoff point of the full MNA in the 150patients (98 males,52 females),10.7％(16/150) patients were malnourished,32.0％(48/150) patients were at risk of malnutrition and 57.3％(86/150) patients were well nourished.MNA was (23.7 ± 3.8) scores.Positive correlations were found between MNA and body mass index (BMI),mid-arm circumference(MAC)and calf circumference (CC) (P ＜ 0.01 ).MNA-SF was ( 11.5 ± 2.4) scores.Positive correlations were found between MNA-SF and BMI,triceps skinfold (TSF),MAC,CC,MNA (P＜0.01 or ＜0.05).The incidence of postoperative complications was as following sequentially: respiratory complication was 37.4％ (55/147),cardiovascular complication was 31.3％(46/147),thoracic cavity complication was 0.7％( 1/147 ).There was no significant difference among groups in different numbers of complications (P=0.590) and among groups in different types of complications (P =0.601 ).ConclusionsModified MNA is suited to elderly Chinese operative patients with lung cancer.Evaluation shows that there is high prevalence of malnutrition among this population,and the correlations between MNA results and postoperative complications should be confirmed in further study.Positive correlations were found between MNA and body mass index (BMI),mid-arm circumference(MAC)and calf circumference (CC) (P ＜ 0.01 ).MNA-SF was ( 11.5 ± 2.4) scores.Positive correlations were found between MNA-SF and BMI,triceps skinfold (TSF),MAC,CC,MNA (P＜0.01 or ＜0.05).The incidence of postoperative complications was as following sequentially: respiratory complication was 37.4％ (55/147),cardiovascular complication was 31.3％(46/147),thoracic cavity complication was 0.7％( 1/147 ).There was no significant difference among groups in different numbers of complications (P=0.590) and among groups in different types of complications (P =0.601 ).ConclusionsModified MNA is suited to elderly Chinese operative patients with lung cancer.Evaluation shows that there is high prevalence of malnutrition among this population,and the correlations between MNA results and postoperative complications should be confirmed in further study.

Objective: To investigate the effect of early multi-dimensional cardiac rehabilitation (CR) nursing mode on patients after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods: From August 2017 to July 2018, 100 patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) underwent PCI in the Department of Cardiology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University were selected as subjects. According to the random number table, the patients were divided into control group and observation group, 50 in each group. The control group received routine CR nursing intervention, and the observation group was given early multi-dimensional CR nursing mode for intervention. All patients were followed up for 6 months. The incidence of major cardiovascular adverse events (MACE) was observed 1 month and 6 months of follow-up. Patients with somatization were evaluated on the 2nd day after PCI and in the first month of follow-up using the Somatic Self-rating Scale (SSS). In the first month and the 6th month of follow-up, patient compliance was assessed using the 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8). Results: During the study period, 3 patients were detached from each group, and there were 47 patients in both groups who completed the study. The incidence of MACE in the control group in 1 month and 6 months was 8.51% (4/47) and 4.26% (2/47), respectively. The incidence of MACE in the observation group was 10.64% (5/47) and 4.26%, (2/47) respectively. There was no significant difference in the incidence of MACE between the two groups (χ² value was 0.123, 0.000, P>0.05). In the first month of follow-up, the SSS scores of the control group (34.32±6.59) and the observation group (31.04±7.04) were lower than those of the second day after surgery (37.21±6.19, 37.43±7.29), and the difference was statistically significant (t value was 4.633, 2.660, P<0.05). The SSS scores of the observation group were lower than those of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (t value was 2.330, P<0.05). In the first month of follow-up, there was no significant difference in MMAS-8 score between the two groups (P>0.05). In the 6th month of follow-up, the MMAS-8 score (5.72±0.62) in the control group was lower than the first month of follow-up (6.93±0.54), and the difference was statistically significant (t value was 10.028, P<0.05). The MMAS-8 score of the control group was lower than that of the observation group (6.89±0.58), and the difference was statistically significant (t value was 9.490, P<0.05). There was no significant difference in MMAS-8 score between the observation group in the first month of follow-up and the sixth month of follow-up (P>0.05). Conclusion Early multi-dimensional CR nursing mode has a limited effect on improving the incidence of MACE in patients after PCI, but it can effectively reduce the somatization symptoms of patients and maintain good medication compliance.