Objective:To study the effect of leuprolide preoperative used in the patients with uterine fibroids .Methods:Totally 70 patients with uterine fibroids were divided into the observation group and the control group with 35 ones in each.The 35 patients in the control group were with laparoscopic myomectomy , and those in the observation group was given leuprolide , 3.75 mg per time, once in a month for 3 months, and then undergone laparoscopic myomectomy .The serum hormone levels , menstruation situation and fi-broids and uterus volume changes in the observation group were observed and compared before the treatment and after the 3-month leu-prolide treatment .The situation during the operation and after the operation , and the recurrence rate of uterine fibroids between the two groups were compared .Results:After the pretreatment of leuprolide , the levels of luteinizing hormone ( LH) , follicle-stimulating hor-mone (FSH) and serum estradiol (E2) in the observation group were significantly lower than those before the treatment (P<0.05), and the menstrual blood volume , uterine volume and fibroid volume were significantly lower than those before the treatment , and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05).The blood loss during the operation and pelvic drainage of the observation group were significantly lower than those of the control group , and the ambulation time and length of hospital stay of the observation group were significantly shorter than those of the control group with statistically significant differences (P<0.05).Conclusion:Leuprolide preoperative used in the patients with uterine fibroids can significantly reduce serum hormone levels and fibroid volume , which are ben-eficial to myomectomy with smaller surgery invasion and better prognosis .

Objective To study the efficiency of oral ferric ammonium citrate solution as a negative gastrointestinal contrast agent on magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP). Methods Sixty subjects were divided into two groups at random. Routine MRCP were performed directly for one group, and routine MRCP were performed after oral ferric ammonium citrate solution for another gruop. Contrast effect was evaluated on the basis of signal intensity in the stomach and duodenum at MRCP. Results The mean Raddit score of control group (without oral ferric ammonium citrate solution) was 0.275, and that of oral ferric ammonium citrate group was 0.725 (P

0.99. The recovery rates were 72.25% -109.0% with the relative standard deviation (RSD) of 1.82% -11.61% . Conclusion The method is fast,simple,sensitive and needs no organic solvent and it is applicable to the determination of organochlorine pesticides and chlorobenzene compounds in water.

Objective To investigate the clinical value of INSURE technology in very low and extremely low birth weight infants requiring respiratory support.Methods From June 2010 to August 2012,83 cases of very low and extremely low birth weight infants who had difficulty in breathing and required respiratory support were admitted into First Hospital of Tsinghua University and divided into two groups:INSURE group (n=41) and mechanical ventilation (MV) group (n=42).Infants in INSURE group accepted intubate-pulmonary surfactant-extubate to continuous positive airway pressure and those in MV group accepted intubation with or without pulmonary surfactant treatment,and mechanical ventilation without extubation.Arterial blood gases at 1 h and 12 h after treatment were compared between the two groups by t test.The incidence of respiratory distress syndrome,ventilator associated pneumonia,air leaking,chronic lung disease,intracranial hemorrhage,retinopathy,leukoencephalomalacia disease were compared with Chi-square test.Hospitalization costs,duration of ventilation,oxygen inhalation and hospital stay were compared by rank-sum test.Results (1) PO2 in INSURE group after one hour of treatment were (78.7 ±11.5) mm Hg(1 mm Hg=0.133 kPa),which were higher than those before treatment [(50.1 ±10.8) mm Hg,t=9.737,P＜0.05]; while PCO2 was lower[(48.3±8.9) mm Hg vs (54.9±11.5) mm Hg,t=-3.428,P＜0.05].PO2 in MV group after one hour of treatment were (80.2±10.0) mm Hg,which were higher than those before treatment [(51.3±9.8) mm Hg,t=10.093,P＜0.05]; while PCO2 was lower[(45.6±9.5) mm Hg vs (57.1±12.8) mm Hg,t=-4.526,P＜0.05].(2) There were no difference in PO2 and PCO2 between the two groups after one hour of treatment (P＞0.05).After 12 hours of treatment,no differences were found in PO2[(89.4±11.5) mm Hgvs (90.2±10.8) mm Hg,t=0.093] and PCO2[(44.2±5.9) mm Hg vs (39.1± 7.3) mm Hg,t=0.126] between INSURE group and MV group (P＞0.05 respectively).(3) The incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia,air leaking,intracranial hemorrhage and chronic lung disease in INSURE group were 7.3％ (3/41),4.9％ (2/41),4.9％ (2/41) and 4.9％ (2/41),which were lower than those in MV group [34.1％ (14/42),x2=27.470; 16.7％ (7/42),x2=8.651;19.0％ (8/42),x2 =8.814; 11.9％ (5/42),x2 =4.275](P＜0.05 respectively).Duration of ventilation,oxygen inhalation,neonatal intensive care unit stay in INSURE group were 5 d (3-7 d),8 d (5-11 d) and 16 d (11-25 d),which were all shorter than those of MV group [8 d (4-12 d),Z=-1.947; 12 d (8-22 d),Z=-2.013; 21 d (12-35 d),Z=-1.782](P＜0.05 respectively).Conclusions INSURE technology could be used in very low and extremely low birth weight infants because of less invasiveness,fewer complications,safety and low-cost.

Objective To evaluate the clinical feature of the aldosterone-producing adenoma(APA) and idiopathic hyperaldosteronism(IHA)in primary hyperaldosteronism.Methods Retrospectively analyzed clinical feaures of 76 patients with APA and 17 patients with IHA.Results (1)Compared with the patients with IHA,the patients with APA had higher plasma and urinary aldosterone,lower serum potassium.(2)Furosemide provocation test(FPT)in 48 patients with APA and 14 patients with IHA were carried out.It was found that the plasma aldosterone after FPT was increased or no changed in 27 patients with adenoma,and increased in the others.It was increased in all IHA patients.(3)The diagnostic accuracy rate of CT was 84.2% in 88 patients with computed tomography imaging(CT).Conclusion The anomalies of laboratory in patients with APA are more evidence than those of IHA.The results of FPT are overlapped in a considerable amount of APA and IHA.Now those with elevation of serum aldosterone after the FPT can not exclude the adenoma.The diagnostic accuracy rate can be improved according to FPT and CT.

Objective To evaluate the relationship between 5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase(MTHFR) gene polymorphisms and colorectal cancer(CRC).Methods Studies were selected based on the criteria for inclusion.The Meta-analysis software,REVMAN 4.2,was applied for checking the heterogeneity across the studies and calculating the pooled OR.The results were evaluated by the analyses of publication bias and sensitivity.Results A total of 9 787 cases and 12 986 controls from 18 studies for C677T and a total of 4 422 cases and 5 819 controls from 9 studies for A1 298C were included.No heterogeneity among the studies was found.For codon 677,the frequencies of CC,CT and TT genotypes were 46.48%,43.81% and 9.71% in cases,and 45.03%,43.08% and 11.89% in controls,respectively.The pooled OR of TT vs.CT+CC was 0.80(95%CI 0.74～0.87).For codon 1 298,the frequencies of AA,AC and CC genotypes were 53.60%,39.39% and 7.01% in cases,and 53.31%,38.67% and 8.03% in controls,respectively.The pooled OR of CC vs.AC+AA was 0.84(95%CI 0.72～0.97).Conclusions MTHFR 677TT is at lower risk of developing CRC and 1 298CC genotypes might be associated with the decreased risk of developing CRC.

In order to investigate the effect of deep brain stimulation on diseases such as epilepsy, we developed a closed-loop electrical stimulation system using LabVIEW virtual instrument environment and NI data acquisition card. The system was used to detect electrical signals of epileptic seizures automatically and to generate electrical stimuli. We designed a novel automatic detection algorithm of epileptic seizures by combining three features of field potentials: the amplitude, slope and coastline index. Experimental results of rat epileptic model in the hippocampal region showed that the system was able to detect epileptic seizures with an accuracy rate 91.3% and false rate 8.0%. Furthermore, the on-line high frequency electrical stimuli showed a suppression effect on seizures. In addition, the system was adaptive and flexible with multiple work modes, such as automatic and manual modes. Moreover, the simple time-domain algorithm of seizure detection guaranteed the real-time feature of the system and provided an easy-to-use equipment for the experiment researches of epilepsy control by electrical stimulation.
Algorithms ; Animals ; Deep Brain Stimulation ; instrumentation ; Disease Models, Animal ; Electroencephalography ; Epilepsy ; diagnosis ; Equipment Design ; Rats ; Seizures ; diagnosis

Objective To explore the chronergy of fibrinolysin and its influence on fibrinogen ( FIB ) and thrombus precursor protein (TpP) in treatment of acute cerebral infarction (ACI). Methods The clinical trial adopted the randomized single-blind placebo-controlled design.Totally, 150 patients with ACI (onset time≤12 h) were chosen and randomly divided into experimental group A ( group A receiving treatment of fibrinolysin after 12 h onset of ACI ) , experimental group B ( group B receiving treatment of fibrinolysin after 24 h onset of ACI) and control group ( group C without fibrinolysin treatment) , 50 cases in each group.The patients in experimental group A and B received basic treatment for ACI and fibrinolysin treatment.Patients in group C were given the basic treatment for ACI and placebo.The level of FIB and TpP before and after 7 days treatment, NIHSS scores before and after 14 days treatment, BI scores before and after 90 days treatment, incidence rate of progressive cerebral infarction ( PCI ) , stroke recurrence and mortality rate of the three groups were analyzed to evaluate the clinical effect of fibrinolysin.Hepatic and renal function before and after 7 days treatment, incidence rates of haemorrhage and hypersensitiveness were analyzed to evaluate the security of fibrinolysin. Results The NIHSS score of patients in group A, B and C (4.0±1.6, 6.5±2.2 and 8.0±4.7) was declined significantly after treatment (P<0.05).Group A and B declined more than group C (P<0.05).Group A declined even more than group B (P<0.05).The BI score of patients in group A, B and C after treatment was 68.5±30.6, 55.6±29.2 and 49.7±28.9.The BI score of all groups increased significantly after treatment (P<0.05).Compared with group B and C, group A increased more significantly (P<0.05).The incidence rate of progressive stroke in group A, B and C was 4%, 20% and 30%, respectively.The incidence rate of progressive stroke in group A was lower than that in group B and C (P<0.05).The recurrence rate of stroke after 90 days treatment in group A, B and C was 6.3%, 8.3% and 25.5%, respectively.The recurrence rate of stroke after 1 year treatment in group A, B and C was 10.4%, 12.5% and 31.9%, respectively.The recurrence rates of stroke in group A and B 90 days and 1 year after treatment were significantly lower than those in group C (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the mortality between the three groups (P>0.05).The FIB in group A, B and C after treatment was (2.74±0.75) g?L-1,(2.82±0.83) and (3.67±1.35) g?L-1, respectively.The level of FIB in the three groups did not decrease significantly after treatment (P>0.05).However, the level of FIB in group A and B declined significantly as compared with that in group C.The TpP in group A, B and C after treatment was (3.56±1.26) mg?L-1, (3.43±1.22) and (13.21±6.54) mg?L-1, respectively.The level of TpP in group A and group B decreased significantly after treatment (P<0.05). The level of TpP in group A and B declined even more significantly than that in group C.Fibrinolysin did neither obviously injure liver and kidney nor increase the risk of bleeding, and had low hypersensitiveness incidence rate. Conclusion Treatment with fibrinolysin within 24 h after onset of cerebra infarction benefits the patients. However, dosing after 12 h onset of ACI benefits more than dosing after 24 h.Fibrinolysin plays a role of anti-thrombosis primarily by lowering the TpP level, and its influence on fibrinogen is limited.

Objective To evaluate the correlation between intracranial hyperintense vessel sign (HVS) on fluid-attenuated inversion recovery(FLAIR) and the degree of the stenosis of internal carotid artery (ICA).The effect of carotid endarterectomy(CEA) on HVS was assessed.Methods A retrospective analysis of MR FLAIR sequence and cerebral-cervical computed tomography angiography(CTA) was performed in 1 total of 491 patients.Of the 491 patients,41 treated with CEA were evaluated using their pre-and post-operative image data.Patients were divided into ICA stenosis group and non-stenosis group according to the CTA imaging findings.The ICA stenosis group was subdivided into unilateral group and bilateral stenosis group.Furthermore,we measured and graded the ICA of the unilateral stenosis group into seven stenotic degrees,they were＜50％(n=40),50％-＜60％(n=15),60％-＜70％(n=17),70％-＜80％ (n=6),80％-＜90％ (n=7),90％-＜100％ (n=23),100％ (n=24),respectively.Chi square test was used to analyze the occurrence rates of HVS between ICA stenosis and non-stenosis group,and between ICA unilateral and bilateral stenosis group,respectively.Spearman rank correlation was performed to evaluate the correlation between the presence of HVS and stenotic degrees of the ICA.For the 41 patients who underwent CEA,pre-and post-operative image data were compared,focusing on the presence or disappearance of the HVS on MR FLAIR imaging.Results HVS on FLAIR images were observed in 81 of 177 patients(45.76％) with ICA stenosis,and in 59 of 314 patients(18.79％) without ICA stenosis.The occurrence rate of HVS was significantly higher in patients with ICA stenosis than those without ICA stenosis (x2=40.40,P＜0.01).There was no statistical significance in the occurrence rates of HVS between ICA unilateral stenosis group and bilateral stenosis group(x2=0.24,P＞0.05).The occurrence rates of HVS of ICA graded as the seven stenotic degrees were 22.00％(8/40),26.67％(4/15),35.29％(6/17),33.33％ (2/6),42.86％ (3/7),69.57％ (16/23),83.33％ (20/24),respectively.There was a significant positive correlation between the occurrence rates of HVS and the degrees of ICA stenosis(r=0.964,P＜0.01).HVS disappeared in 19(86.36％) out of 22 patients with HVS on pre-operative MR images after CEA in The remaining HVS in 3(13.64％) patients was attributed to the failure of completely recanalization of ICA.Conclusions A close relationship exists between HVS and ICA stenosis.The presence of HVS indicates a high probability of the existence of severe ICA stenosis.A further assessment for ICA stenosis is warranted.HVS disappearance after successful CEA indicates that HVS can be a useful marker for the the evaluation of consequence associated with CEA.

Objective To investigate the value of echocardiography in monitoring the treatment of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in patients with cardiogenic shock (CS).Methods A total of 21 patientss were included into the present study,who were treated by ECMO due to CS in Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital from January 2013 to December 2015.The left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and Tei index were measured by echocardiography before,in the middle of (flow reduced to one half)and immediately after the process of ECMO.The systolic blood pressure (SBP) and the arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) were also recorded,and the parameters were compared.The differences of LVEF,Tei index,SBP and SaO2 among different phases of ECMO were compared by using one-way ANOVA and LSD-t test.The differences of heart beat rate,the diameters of left ventricle,diameters of inferior vena cava,subsidence rate of inferior vena cava,pulmonary capillary wedge pressure and central venous pressure among different phases of ECMO were also compared by paired-samples t test.Results Compared with the pre-ECMO level,the LVEF increased during and immediately after the ECMO (t=31.952,59.404,both P ＜ 0.01),while the Tei index decreased significantly (t=34.406,58.969,both P ＜ 0.01).Compared with the pre-ECMO level,the SBP,SaO2 and subsidence rate of inferior vena cava all increased during and immediately after the ECMO,while the diameter of left ventricle,pulmonary capillary wedge pressure and central venous pressure all decreased significantly (t=7.382,37.785,-11.286,3.294,13.923,16.971,all P ＜ 0.01 or 0.05).In contrast,there was no significant change for the parameters of heart beat rate and diameter of inferior vena cava.Conclusion When treating CS patients with ECMO,the echocardiography can monitor the cardiac function effectively,and provide important parameters for the clinical doctors to estimate the ECMO efficacy and decide the weaning time.