BACKGROUND: The survival rate of patients after cardiac arrest (CA) remains lower since 2010 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) was published. In clinical trials, the methods and techniques for CPR have been overly described. This article gives an overview of the progress in methods and techniques for CPR in the past years. DATA SOURCES: Original articles about cardiac arrest and CPR from MEDLINE (PubMed) and relevant journals were searched, and most of them were clinical randomized controlled trials (RCTs). RESULTS: Forty-two articles on methods and techniques of CPR were reviewed, including chest compression and conventional CPR, chest compression depth and speed, defibrillation strategies and priority, mechanical and manual chest compression, advanced airway management, impedance threshold device (ITD) and active compression-decompression (ACD) CPR, epinephrine use, and therapeutic hypothermia. The results of studies and related issues described in the international guidelines had been testified. CONCLUSIONS: Although large multicenter studies on CPR are still difficult to carry out, progress has been made in the past 4 years in the methods and techniques of CPR. The results of this review provide evidences for updating the 2015 international guidelines.

Objective To explore the application value of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment for refractoriness pneumonia in children.Methods Sixty-two cases of refractoriness pneumonia who had not been cured with normal anti-infective therapy for 2 weeks in Guiyang Children′s Hospital from Jun.2005 to Jun.2009 were selected.Fiberopic bronchoscopy Olympus BF-3C30 or BF-P40 examination was applied after routine local infiltration anesthesia to diagnose and local treat refractoriness pneumonia in 62 children.Results There were 27 cases(43%) of simple inflammation,20 cases(32%) of foreign bodies with concurrent infection,7 cases(11%) of dndobronchial tuberculosis,4 cases(6%) of dysplasia with concurrent infection,2 cases(3%) of bronchiectasis,and 2 cases(3%) of pulmonary hemosiderosis,among them,dysplasia were diagnosed on children under 1 year old,foreign bodies with infection on 1-3 years old,and tuberculosis and bronchiectasis on school age.Eleven cases(40%) of simple inflammation were identified various pathogen by bronchoalveolar la-vage fluid culture,mycoplasma PCR test and bronchial brushing and microscopic examination.Forty-seven cases of bronchi obstruction and stenosis caused by inflammation were irrigated and treated by drug and achieved satisfactory,among them,15 cases(79%) of pulmonary atelectasis were recovered with the treatment of fiberoptic bronchoscopy within 2 weeks,14 cases(70%) of foreign bodies were succeed in taking choked thing from bronchus with fiberoptic bronchoscopy.Conclusion The fiberoptic bronchoscopy play an important role in the etiological diagnosis and therapy of refractoriness pneumonia in children.

Objective To investigate the effect of L-arginine on expression of protein kinase C(PKC)mRNA during pulmonary ischemia and reperfusion injury(PIRI)in the rabbits.Methods Single lung ischemia and reperfusion animal model was used in vivo.The rabbits were randomly divided into three groups(n=9,in each),sham operated group (Sham),PIR group(I-R)and PIR+L-arginine group(L-Arg).Changes of several rariables including malondialdehyde (MDA),superoxide dismutase(SOD),malandialde hyde(MDA),nitril oxide(NO),wet to dry ratio of lung tissue weight(W/D)and index of quantitative assessment(IQA)of histolngic lung injury were recorded at 60 minutes after reperfusion in lung tissue.Meanwhile the location and expression of PKC mRNA were observed.Lung tissue was prepared for light microscopic and electron microscopic observation at 60 minutes after reperfusion.Results In comparison with group I-R,PKC mRNA strongly expressed in intima and extima of small pulmonary artery as well as thin-waU vessels (mostly small pulmonary veins).The average optical density values of PKC-?,?and?mRNA in small pulmonary veins in L-Arg group had significance(all P＜0.01);SOD increased while MDA,W/D and IQA decreased at 60 minutes after reperfusion in lung tissue(P＜0.01 and P＜0.05).A morphologically abnormal changes of the lung tissue,were lessen markedly in L-Arg group.Conclusion L-arginine possess notably protective effects on PIRI in rabbits by activating PKC-?,?and?mRNA expression in lung tissue,raising NO level,dropping oxygen free radical level and decreasing lipid peroxidation.

Objective To analyze the trend of incidence and mortality on thyroid cancer in China.Methods Data from 32 cancer registry sites in China was collected and Jionpoint model was used to obtain the crude,age-specified incidence and mortality,both Chinese national and world age-standardized rates of incidence and mortality and their trends.Results The crude incidence of thyroid cancer was 4.44/105,and the Chinese national and world age-standardized rates were 2.89/105 and 3.31/105 respectively.The crude mortality of thyroid cancer was 0.44/105,with the Chinese national and world age-standardized rates as 0.21/105 and 0.29/105 during 2003-2007 in the country.Thyroid cancer accounted for 1.67％ and 0.26％ of the Chinese national and world age-standardized proportions,for total cancers.Both incidence and mortality of thyroid cancer were higher in females than in males,3.38 and 1.75 times higher in urban areas than those in rural areas.The incidence of thyroid cancer showed annually increase of 14.51％ while the mortality had an increase of 1.42％.Conclusion The incidence and mortality of thyroid cancer increased rapidly in China,calling for more control efforts on this disease.

OBJECTIVETo introduce the clinical experience in transplantation of the anterolateral femoral skin flap.

METHODSA total of 625 anterolateral femoral skin flaps in 600 patients were transplanted from 1988 to 2003. The retrospective analysis was carried out in all the cases as to the flap pedicle, the vascular variations, the surgical procedures and modifications, and the adaptation for a cutaneous-branch-absent flap.

RESULTSThe 625 flaps were transferred except 7 cancelled in the operation. Postoperatively, 17 cases encountered vascular complications, 10 of which survived completely with successful vessel exploration, 3 cases had partial necrosis, and 4 cases had complete necrosis. The survival rate was 97.8%. 545 flaps were pedicled with the descending branch or lateral branches; 45 flaps with the transverse branch or the high-site anterolateral cutaneous artery, 10 cases with the descending-transverse branch, 18 cases with other vessels. 7 cases were found cutaneous-branch-absent. The vessel variation rate of the flap was 4.06%.

CONCLUSIONSThe anterolateral femoral skin flap has less variation of its pedicle and high success rate of operation. It is an ideal choice for repair of soft tissue defects in the extremities.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Child ; Female ; Femur ; Humans ; Male ; Microsurgery ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies ; Skin Transplantation ; Surgical Flaps ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVETo observe amplitude changes of low frequency fluctuation in brain spontaneous nervous activities induced by needling at Hand Taiyin Lung Channel, and to preliminarily explore the possible brain function network of Hand Taiyin Lung Channel.

METHODSBy using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), 16 healthy volunteers underwent resting-state scanning (R1) and scanning with retained acupuncture at Hand Taiyin Lung Channel (acupuncture, AP). Data of fMRI collected were statistically calculated using amplitude of low frequency fluctuations (ALFF).

RESULTSUnder R1 significantly enhanced ALFF occurred in right precuneus, left inferior parietal lobule, bilateral superior temporal gyrus, bilateral middle frontal gyrus, left superior frontal gyrus, left inferior frontal gyrus, left medial frontal gyrus. Under AP significantly enhanced ALFF occurred in right precuneus, bilateral superior frontal gyrus, cerebellum, bilateral middle frontal gyrus, right medial frontal gyrus, and so on. Compared with R1, needing at Hand Taiyin Lung Channel could significantly enhance ALFF in right gyrus subcallosum and right inferior frontal gyrus. Significant decreased ALFF appeared in right postcentral gyrus, left precuneus, left superior temporal gyrus, left middle temporal gyrus, and so on.

CONCLUSIONNeeding at Hand Taiyin Lung Channel could significantly change fixed activities of cerebral cortex, especially in right subcallosal gyrus, right inferior frontal gyrus, and so on.

Acupuncture Therapy ; Brain ; physiology ; Brain Mapping ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Insulinoma ; surgery ; Laparoscopy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pancreatic Neoplasms ; surgery

BACKGROUND: Ischemia-reperfusion injury in the myocardium after cardiac arrest (CA) and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an important pathologic basis of post-cardiac arrest of syndrome (PCAS), and apoptosis is one of the major mechanisms in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. To lessen myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury after cardiac arrest and CPR, it is important to reduce energy consumption and to increase energy supply in the myocardium. This study aimed to observe changes of cell apoptosis and expression of Bcl-2 and Bax protein on the myocardium after CPR in rats, and the protective effects of different doses of exogenous phosphocreatine (creatine phosphate, CP) on them. METHODS: A total of 32 male adult Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: control group (group A), CPR group (group B), low-dose CP group (group C, CP 0.5 g/kg at beginning of CPR and 1.0 g/kg at 2 hours after CPR) and high-dose CP group (group D, CP 1.0 g/kg at beginning of CPR and 2.0 g/kg at 2 hours after CPR). Cardiac arrest was induced by asphyxiation and CPR started at 7 minutes after asphyxiation in groups B, C and D. Myocardium samples were taken at 24 hours after CPR. Cardiomycytic apoptosis was detected by the TdT-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling (TUNEL) method. The expression of Bcl-2 and Bax protein was measured by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: Cardiomyocytic apoptosis index (AI) and expression of Bcl-2 and Bax protein increased more significantly in groups B, C and D than in group A (P<0.01), but Bcl-2/Baxratio significantly decreased (P<0.01). Cardiomyocytic AI and expression of Bcl-2 and Bax protein decreased more significantly in groups C and D than in group B (P<0.01), but Bcl-2/Bax ratio increased more significantly (P<0.01). Cardiomyocytic AI and expression of Bcl-2 and Bax protein decreased more significantly in group D than in group C (P<0.05), but Bcl-2/Bax ratio increased more significantly (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Exogenous phosphocreatine, especially at a large dose, could inhibit cardiomyocytic apoptosis and alleviate myocardial injury after CPR in rats.

OBJECTIVETo analyze and predict the incidence trends and burden of pancreatic cancer from 2008 to 2015.

METHODSRegistration data on pancreatic cancer of cancer registration in 1998 - 2007, were retrieved and utilized for analyzing the annual incidence of pancreatic cancer. Age-standardized rate by Chinese population (ASR) was calculated, using the direct method. JoinPoint software was applied for trend analysis. Bayesian Age-Period-Cohort Modeling Prediction Package was used to estimate age, period and cohort effects as well as to predict the incidence rates.

RESULTSFrom 1998 to 2007, the annual incidence for men and women in urban areas showed an increase of 1.86% and 2.1% per year, but the increasing trend on the age-standardized rate was not obvious in both men and women. However, the incidence rates for men and women in rural areas increased by 7.54% and 7.83% and the age-standardized rates increased by 4.82% and 5.48% per year.

RESULTSfrom the projection model showed that the trends were mainly caused by age, period and cohort effects. Based on the analysis, up to 2015, the annual new cases of pancreatic cancer would be 103 428 (60 500 for males and 42 928 for females), with 15 277 cases more than that of 2008.

CONCLUSIONThere appeared an increasing trend of pancreatic cancer incidence which was more significant in the rural areas than the slowly increasing trend in the urban areas. The increasing trend of pancreatic cancer would be slow until the year 2015. However, in the short term pancreatic cancer is still a major cancer.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; China ; epidemiology ; Cohort Studies ; Female ; Forecasting ; Humans ; Incidence ; Infant ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pancreatic Neoplasms ; epidemiology ; Rural Population ; Sex Distribution ; Urban Population ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVETo explore the association between blood pressure level and incidence of carotid arterial plaque in middle-aged and elderly people.

METHODSA total of 5852 individuals were randomly stratified from the 101 510 health examination survey participants in Tangshan Kailuan Company community during 2006-2007. A total of 5440 people (age above 40 years old, free of stroke, TIA and myocardial infarction) were enrolled in the final analysis. A questionnaire survey, blood biochemical analysis and carotid artery ultrasound examination were finished by trained medical staff. Sixteen individuals without carotid artery plaques information and 35 individuals without blood pressure information were excluded. Finally, a total of 5389 participants [3235 male, mean age: (54.7 ± 11.8) years] were analyzed. According to 2010 Chinese guideline to prevention and treatment of hypertension and blood pressure level classification, participants were divided into normotensive group (n = 1377), high normal blood pressure group (n = 1971) and hypertensive group (n = 2041). Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine the risk factors of the carotid artery plaques.

RESULTSAge, male gender, BMI, IMT, TG, FBG, smoking and alcohol drinking rate were significantly higher in high normal blood pressure group than in normotensive group (all P < 0.05), LDL-C, HDL-C, hs-CRP and TC were similar between these two groups. Incidence of carotid artery plaques in normotensive, high normal blood pressure and hypertensive groups was 24.8%, 37.4%, 60.2% respectively. The risk of carotid artery plaques was increased to 38% and 163% in high normal and hypertensive groups compared to normotensive group, the OR ratio was 1.38 (95%CI: 1.15-1.66) and 2.63 (95%CI: 2.18-3.18), respectively. After adjusting gender, age, smoking, alcohol consumption, TG, TC, HDL-C, FBG, hs-CRP and BMI, the risk of developing carotid artery plague was increased in proportion to increasing blood pressure and the OR value was 1.24 (95%CI:1.01-1.52) , 1.69 (95%CI:1.34-2.15) and 2.66 (95%CI:2.20-3.21) in high normal group I [SBP/DBP 121-129/80-84 mm Hg(1 mm Hg = 0.133 kPa)] and high normal group II (SBP/DBP 130-139/85-89 mm Hg) and hypertensive group, respectively.

CONCLUSIONSThe cardiovascular risk factors and prevalence of carotid artery plague increase in proportion to blood pressure level in this cohort. The detection rate of carotid artery plague is already significantly increased in individuals with high normal blood pressure.

Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Blood Pressure ; physiology ; Carotid Stenosis ; epidemiology ; physiopathology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Risk Factors