Objective To determine whether the level of serum C-reactive protein(CLIP) had prognestie val-ue in patients with congestive heart failure(CHF). Methods Serum CRP was measured by enzyme-linked immuno-assay. Results CRP concentration was ( 8.66±4.38 ) mg/L in CHF patients and (1.12±0.87)mg/L in controls( P<0.01). In patients with LVEF ≤35% and > 35%, CRP was ( 11.92±4.55 ) mg/L and ( 5.88±1.92) mg/L( P<0.01 ). In patients with heart function class Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ and Ⅳ, CRP was ( 3.92±0.79 ) mg/L, (5.03±1.55 ) mg/L,(8.94±2.97)mg/L, ( 12.21±4.43 ) mg/L, respectively. A negative correlation was observed between serum C RP concentration and LVEF in patients with CHF( r=-0.502,P<0.01 ). According to the concentration of CLIP,83 pa-tients with CRP≥10mg/L had mortality of 32.50% ,109 patients with CRP<10mg/L and ≥5mg/L had mortality of 10.48%,and 150 patients with CRP < 5mg/L had mortality of 2.76%. Conclusion This study shows that serum CRP is increased and has prognostic value in patients with CHF,that the level of CRP is parallel to the severity of CHF.

OBJECTIVE:To observe the effect of Bilobalide on ischemical reperfusion injury in orthotopic liver transplantation model rats and to discuss its protective effect on ischemical reperfusion injury of rats undergoing liver transplantation.METHODS:The model of orthotopic liver transplantation was established by in rats by setting up the bridge between portal vein and left renal vein and building blood bypass by inlaying of canal in the inferior vena,after modeling,the rats were treated with Bilobalide,then levels of NO(active medium of blood vessel)and ET1 before ischemia and at 10 min,30min and 2h after reperfusion were determined by nitratase reduction method;serum levels of ALT,AST,ALP,LDH enzymology,ATP and MDA in the liver tissues were determined as well.The hepatic tissue sample was taken at 2h and fixed with formalin to be made into specimen for observation of the ultrastructure of liver cells and hepatic lobules under electron microscope.RESULTS:After being treated by Bilobalide,serum NO level was elevated and the pathological elevated levels of ALT,AST and LDH were brought down,the microcirculation in ischemical reperfusion injury rats was improved and the extent of damage in the ultrastructure of liver cells was lessened in rats.CONCLUSION:Bypass of portal vein and inferior vena cava prior liver transplantation is helpful for the prevention of ischemical reperfusion injury of liver.The balance of NO/ET1 is possibly a factor influencing the blood flow in the microcirculation of transplanted liver.Bilobalide was proved to be of protective effect on ischemical reperfusion injury in rats.

By sorting out 2005-2015's literature on the mechanism of acupuncture and moxibustuion treatment for lumbar intervertebral disc herniation, this article concludes that the studies focused mainly on six aspects: improvement in nail fold microcirculation, improvement in neural ultrastructure, regulation of bodily autoimmunity, improvement in hemorheological indicators, regulation of neuroelectrophysiology and regulation of chemical neuroinflamma- tory mediators. A summary is made from the six aspects.

Objective To investigate the correlations of Mycoplasma penetrans(MPe)infection with the differentiation.invasiveness and metastasis of stomach and colorectal calFcinomas.Methods Sixty five patients with stomach carcinoma,57 patients with colorectal carcinoma and 80 healthy individuals as controls were enrolled in this study.MPe was isolated and then confirmed by PCR.χ2 test was performed to analyze the correlations of MPe infection with the differentiation,invasiveness and metastasis of carcinoma.Results The rate of MPe isolated from stomach carcinoma group(41/65,63.1%)was significantly higher than that from stomach ulcer group(χ2=38.2,P＜0.01).The rate of MPe isolated from eolorectal carcinoma group (1/20,5%)was also significantly higher than that from colorectal polyps group(χ2=21.2,P＜0.01).The proportion of poor differentiation and the invasiveness in MPe positive stomach carcinoma group were significantly higher than those in MPe negative group(χ2:33.4 and 25.0.P＜0.01).The proportion of poorly differentiation and lymphatic metastasis(N3)in MPe positive colorectal carcinoma group were significantly higher than those in MPe negative group(χ2=34.4,P＜0.01).Conclusion Differentiation,invasiveness and metastasis are highly correlated with MPe infection in stomach and colorectal carcinomas.

Objective To report a randomized trial in comparing the clinical outcomes of three-port LC versus standard four-port LC. Methods From March 2001 to August 2004, four hundred consecutive patients who underwent elective LC were randomized to receive either the three-port or the four-port technique. All patients were blinded to the type of operation they underwent. Postoperative overall pain and incisional pain at different sites were assessed on the first day after surgery using the Prince-Henry scale. Other outcome measures included length and success of the operation, analgesia requirements, postoperative complications, postoperative stay, and the cosmetic results. Results There was no difference between the two groups in age, sex, weight or other diseases. In terms of outcome, patients in the three-port group had less pain at individual subcostal port sites and better cosmetic results. Success rate, mean operative time, complications, subxiphoid port and overall pain score, analgesia requirements, and postoperative hospital stay were similar between these two groups. Conclusion Three-port LC resulted in less individual port-site pain and similar clinical outcomes but fewer surgical scars compared to four-port LC. The three-port technique is as safe as the standard four-port procedure for LC. Thus, it can be recommended as a routine procedure in elective LC.

Objective To explore hemopurification clinical nurse specialist's effects and barriers,in order to provide evidences to define their value,to remove their barriers,to promote their effects.Methods A qualitative study was adopted in this study.In-depth interviews were conducted on 3 charge nurses in hemopurification and 10 hemopurification clinical nurse specialists.Results The effects of hemopurification clinical nurse specialist can be concluded as effects to patients,to nursing,to medical systems and to hemopurification clinical nurse specialist themselves.Barriers of hemopurification clinical nurse specialist can be concluded as medical environments,the process of nursing developing,ambiguous role of clinical nurse specialist.Conclusions The practice of hemopurification clinical nurse specialists have played various effects,but there were some barriers in their practice.The roles of clinical nurse specialist should be clarified,and guarantees in managements and regulations should be provided for their practice.

Objective: To observe the clinical effect and infra-red thermogram changes for acute lumbar sprain. Methods: All 295 cases with acute lumbar sprain were randomly divided into an electroacupuncture group (147 cases) and medication group (148 cases). The cases in electroacupuncture group were treated by needling Houxi (SI 3), whereas those in the medication group were treated with Meloxicam tablet. The infra-red thermogram was observed before and after treatment. Results: The recovery and effective rates in the electroacupuncture group were 71.4% and 93.9%, whereas the rates in the medication groups were 42.6% and 87.2% (P＜0.01). The temperature differences via the thermogram in the electroacupuncture and medication groups were 2.52℃ and 0.80℃ (P＜0.01), indicating a significant difference.Conclusion: Both electroacupuncture and medication could obtain significant effect for acute lumbar sprain; however, electroacupuncture obtained a better overall effect and a more substantial temperature-raising effect in the thermogram than medication.

Objective To probe the prevention and management of complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Methods Retrospective study was performed on 13 000 patients, who underwent LCs from September 1991 to February 2005 at our department. Results The complication rate was 1. 66% (216 patients) including intraabdominal hemorrhage in 21 patients (0. 16%),bile duct injury in 11 (0. 08% ),gastrointestinal perforation in 7(0. 05% ) , bile leakage in 26(0. 20% ) , retained abdominal tumor in 10(0. 08% ) , retained common bile duct stones in 47(0. 36% ) , intraabdominal abscess in 4(0. 03% ) , upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage in 2(0. 02% ) , extensive subcutaneous emphysema in 32 (0. 25% ) , port wound infection in 46(0. 35% ) , incisional hernia in 1 (0. 01% ) and deep vein thrombosis in 9 (0.07%). Six patients died postoperatively. Conclusions LC is a safe technique when up-to-date equipment and meticulous dissection techniques are employed. With the routine procedure, LC can be performed more safely.

Objective To analyze the topological characteristics of the brain structural network in primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) patients by applying graph theoretical approaches.Methods From October 2015 to April 2017, nineteen PACG patients and nineteen gender-and age-matched healthy controls (HCs) were enrolled to undergo MRI scan. The whole brain was parceled into 90 regions by automated anatomical labeling template, and the brain structural network was constructed by the fiber distribution of continuous tracking method.Both the weighted and unweighted network analyses were performed.The global and regional properties were computed by graph theoretical analysis.To compare the brain network regional properties between two groups, two-sample t-test was utilized.The correlations between the brain structural network properties and clinical parameters were further analysed. Results Both two groups were found to follow the efficient small-world characteristics. Compared to HCs, the brain structural network in PACG patients showed no statistical significance in the small-worldness, average shortest path, clustering coefficient, global efficiency and local efficiency(P＞0.05). Compared to the HCs, the PACG patients showed decreased nodal efficiency in the right superior frontal gyrus, right inferior frontal gyrus, left median cingulate and paracingulate gyri, left amygdala and left cuneus(P＜0.05). Compared to HCs, the PACG patients showed decreased node degree in left superior frontal gyrus, medial orbital, right inferior frontal gyrus, left amygdala, left cuneus and left lingual gyrus(P＜0.05). Compared with the hub regions in healthy controls'network, we found that two hub regions disappeared.Those hubs were right inferior parietal lobule and left middle temporal gyrus. Node degree in left amygdala showed negatively correlated with visual ability (r=-0.679, P=0.001). Node degree in left lingual gyrus showed negatively correlated with vertical CDR(r=-0.791, P=0.001),which showed positively correlated with visual acuity(r=0.538, P=0.018).Conclusions The brain structural network in PACG patients showed small-worldness properties as HCs group. The alterations of local properties in visual, emotion-cognition brain regions were observed, manifesting that PACG can affect the topology properties of the structural brain network.

Objective: To analyze the correlation between plasma trough level of generic imatinib and its metabolism and clinical outcomes in Chinese patients with chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase (CML-CP) . Methods: The 21 patients with CML-CP who enrolled in a clinical trial YMTN 1.0 from Oct 11^th, 2012 to May 8^th, 2013 and received generic imatinib were as study subjects. The correlation between steady plasma trough levels of imatinib and its metabolism with clinical response, age, weight and body surface area (BSA) were evaluated. Results: ①The mean steady plasma trough level of generic imatinib and its metabolism was (1 185.07±417.91) μg/L and (251.53±76.50) μg/L, respectively. ②Age, weight and BSA has no significant effects on plasma trough level of generic imatinib and its metabolism (P>0.05) . ③Patients with steady plasma trough level of generic imatinib more than 1 000 μg/L are possible to have higher major molecular response (MMR) /complete molecular response (CMR) rate than those below 1 000 μg/L (42% vs 0, P<0.05) . Conclusion Plasma trough levels of generic imatinib varied in CML patients. The steady plasma trough levels of generic imatinib is maybe related to molecular response in CML patients.