Objective To explore the effects of L-carnitine on the plasma lipid profile and liver function in elderly patients receiving total parenteral nutrition after abdominal operations.Methods In this prospective blinded randomized controlled trial,24 eligible elderly patients were given 6-day total parenteral nutrition.They were further equally divided into L-carnitine group(administered with L-carnitine 50 mg/kg)and control group(without L-carnitine).The changes of lipid profile and liver function and the clinical outcomes were recorded and compared.Results The plasma triglyeride levels were lower in L-carnitine group than in control group on the 4th and 7th post-operative day,but there were not significant difference(P>0.05);There was a significant difference between the two groups in the change of the 4th post-operative day and pre-operative day(P<0.05).However,the liver function indicators were not significantly different between these two groups.Conclusion Administration of L-carnitine during total parenteral nutrition can improve the triglyeride metabolism in elderly patients after abdominal operations and may benefit the recovery of liver function.

Objective To evaluate the clinical significance of implanting an inferior vena cava filter to prevent pulmonary embolism.Methods Reviewed the causality of 180 cases,which was undertaken the ultrasound examination,patients were diagnosed as the deep vein thrombosis,male patients were 128 cases, female patients were 52 cases,median age was 65 years old,all received the transfemora] implantation of inferior vena cava filter implantation.Results All the operations were successfully conducted,filters were placed into inferior vena cava at 1-3 cm inferior of renal vein,without hematoma in the puncture position and thrombosis.One hundred and forty-nine cases (82.8%) were followed up at 1,6,12 months respectively, 55 cases(30.6%)were followed up more than 36 months, no filter drift,deformation and inferior vena perforation complications was observed.There was no fatal pulmonary embolism occurred for all the cases,the inferior vena unobstructed rate was 95.6%.Conclusion Vena cava filter is an effective and safe method which can prevent and cure pulmonary embolism.

Objective To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of epidemic mumps in Chongqing Wanzhou district,and provide scientific basis for taking effective prevention and control measures.Methods Epidemic data of mumps in Wanzhou district from January 2011 to December 2014 were investigated retrospectively.Results A total of 2 785 cases of epidemic mumps were reported,there was no death case,the incidence of mumps was 44.02/100 000.Incidence of mumps in population under 15 years old was the highest,accounting for 84.45% (2 352/2 785 ).Mumps mainly occurred among students (1 674 cases,60.11 %).The peaks were from April to July and Oc-tober to December,the number of mumps increased significantly from October to December in 2013.Difference in incidence among each year of 2011 -2014 was statistically different(χ2 =40.52,P <0.01).Incidence of mumps was statistically different between the city streets and villages/towns(63.99/100 000 vs 32.13/100 000,χ2 =20.168,P<0.01).Incidence was statistically different between the city streets and villages/ towns each year of 2011 -2014 (all P < 0.01 ),except 2012,the incidence of mumps of city streets was significantly higher than villages/ towns. Conclusion It is important to conduct “Five early”for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases,strength-en the vaccination of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR)vaccine or vaccine against epidemic mumps,especially the vaccination for students and children in nurseries,popularize the knowledge about prevention and control of mumps, improve diagnosis and treatment level,and strengthen the epidemic monitoring.

Objective To investigate the incidence of gluteal muscle contracture(GMC) of students in 18 primary and secondary schools in Rongchang county .Methods We used health screening tests to investigate students′health condition about gait and knee squat ,snapping levy ,obber levy ,hip muscles ,the hip joint activities .Results Among the 15 000 students in 18 primary and second‐ary schools in Rongchang county ,25 case(1 .67‰)were diagnosed with GMC ,70% of them had received muscular injection and 40% of them were Left‐behind children .Conclusion The incidence rate of GMC in Rongchang county is appropriate to other parts of our country ,the disease should be strengthened to prevent and treat .

From June 2015 to June 2020, 52 patients who underwent emergency gastroscopy and treatment for upper gastrointestinal bleeding after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) at the Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University were included and retrospectively analyzed. The etiologic diagnosis of bleeding, results of hemostatic treatment and occurrence of complications during the emergency gastroscopy were observed. Among the 52 patients, 47 cases (90.4%) were found to have lesions that could explain upper gastrointestinal bleeding under emergency gastroscopy, and the remaining 5 cases (9.6%) could not clearly diagnose the cause of bleeding. Twenty-six cases (50.0%) were treated with emergency endoscopic hemostasis, of which 25 cases (96.2%) were successful. The median time for emergency endoscopy was 18 min. Seven cases (13.5%) had transient slowing of heart rate and lowering of blood pressure without serious complications. This shows that emergency gastroscopy is safe and effective in the diagnosis and treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding combined with post-PCI.

Objective To investigate the prevalence of cognitive and motor disorders as well as emotional and sleep abnormality in the veterans from military communities in Beijing. Methods The participants underwent a comprehensive in-person evaluation including detailed neuropsychological testing,Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and special questionnaires for movement and sleep disorders. Results The overall prevalence of cognitive impairment, extrapyramidal diseases was 32.7%, 8.8% . The prevalence of mild cognitive impairment, dementia, Parkinson disease, essential tremor, anxiety and depression was 26.2% , 6.5% , 2.0% , 6.1 % , 1.4% and 4.1% respectively. Prevalence of all kinds of sleep disorders ranged from 10. 3% to 53. 9%. The prevalence of cognitive impairment had no significant difference of sex, but were correlated to age and education, the correlation coefficient was 0. 326 and -0.221 ( P<0.01) . Conclusion Veterans from military communities had higher prevalence of cognitive impairment, extrapyramidal diseases and sleep disorders and lower that of anxiety and depression relatively.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effect of noise exposure on the hearing ability at different frequency in workers.METHODS: A total of 2 411 workers in a mechanical plant in Guangzhou were chosen as the study subjects by using judgment sampling method. The pure tone audiometry threshold test was carried out to analyze the status of hearing loss at different frequencies and its relationship with the length of service of workers. RESULTS: Among the 2 411 workers,883 workers had different degrees of decreased hearing thresholds,the detection rate was 36. 6%. Among them,the single unilateral hearing loss accounted for 19. 6%( 472/2 411),and the binaural hearing loss was 17. 0%( 411/2 411). The hearing loss detection rate of left ear was higher than that of the right ear( P < 0. 05). The decreased threshold of left ear at 0. 5,3. 0 and 6. 0 kHz was higher than that of the right ear at the same frequencies( P < 0. 05). The decreased threshold in both the left and the right ear increased with the increase of the frequency( P < 0. 01). The decreased hearing threshold was the highest at the frequency of 6. 0 kHz. The auditory threshold of left ear in 0. 5,1. 0,2. 0,3. 0 and 6. 0 kHz were higher than that of right ear at the same frequencies( P < 0. 05). The detection rate of hearing loss increased with the increase of service length( P < 0. 01). The decreased threshold of 1. 0-6. 0 kHz increased with the increased length of service except for the frequency of 0. 5 kHz( P < 0. 05). CONCLUSION: There is a significant decreased threshold in workers exposed to noise frequency of 6. 0 kHz. The hearing ability of left ear is more easily impaired than the right ear.There is a dose-response relationship for the length of noise exposure and hearing loss.