1.Application of hand control high frequency continuous positive airway pressure on the neonatal transport of severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2015;22(1):30-33
Objective To investigate the clinic application significance of hand control high frequency continuous positive airway pressure treatment with self-inflating bags(SIB) fitted with positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) valves on the neonatal transport of severe neonatal congenital diaphragmatic hemia (CDH).Methods Clinical data of a total of 28 infants with severe CDH transported by the pre-hospital emergency care team of our department were analyzed.The 28 patients were divided into treatment group (n =16) and control group (n =12).Hand control high frequency continuous positive airway pressure of SIB and PEEP valve were administered in the treatment group,while only hand control SIB positive airway pressure were given in the control group during the transportation.The exacerbation,complication and blood gas indicators at different time before and after treatment in two groups were monitored and compared.Results In the treatment group,no case aggravated,no case complicated with gas leakage,pulmonary hemorrhage,persistent pulmonary hypertension,intracranial hemorrhage; 2 cases died for multiple organ failure before operation (12.5%),5 cases died after operation (31.3%).In the control group,8 cases aggravated (66.7%),cases complicated with gas leakage,pulmonary hemorrhage,persistent pulmonary hypertension,intracranial hemorrhage were 5 (41.7 %),3 (25.0%),1 (8.3 %),respectively; 4 cases died for multiple organ failure before operation (41.7%),5 cases died after operation (33.3%).The indexes of pH,PaO2,PaCO2 and PaO2/FiO2 at different time before and after treatment between the treatment group and the control group or in each separate group all showed statistical significance (P < 0.05).Conclusion Early accurate diagnosis during transportation with hand control high frequency continuous positive airway pressure of SIB fitted with PEEP valves for CDH is a safe and effective ventilation method which can reduce complications and increase successful transfer and survival rate.
2.Leflunomide in treating rheumatoid arthritis: a double-blind study
Zhiying LAO ; Liqing NI ; Zhili ZHANG ; Jialing ZHOU ; Lihua CHEN ; Fang ZHANG ; Dadong LIU ; Xiaoling YANG ; Qi ZHU ; Zhaming ZHANG ; Jie SHEN
Chinese Journal of New Drugs and Clinical Remedies 2001;20(2):94-97
treating rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS: Eighty patients with rheumatoid arthritis were randomly divided into two groups with each group having 40 patients. Group one (M 8, F 32; age 46 a± s 11 a; disease history 63 mo±48 mo) was treated with anti-inflammation sub-group No.1 and No.3. Group two (M 6, F 34; 44 a±9 a; disease history 45 mo±45 mo) was treated with sub-group No.2 and No.4. One week before the initiate of the study, the originally used non-steroid anti-inflammation drugs were stopped for all two-groups patients and each patient took 2 tablets of oxaprozin po qn. At the beginning of the study the patients received 2 tablets of anti-inflammation drugs No.1 daily and 6 tables of No.3 weekly in 1st group, and 2 tablets of anti-inflammation drugs No.2 daily and 6 tablets of No.4 weekly in 2nd group respectively. RESULTS: In the leflunomide group, the total effect rate was 93 % and the remarkable improvement rate was 85 %. In the methotrexate group, the total effect rate was also 93 % and the remarkable effect rate was 83 %, P>0.05. Nine patients (23 %) in leflunomide group had adverse reaction as mainly skin itch, nettle-like rash, decrease of leukocytes, liver malfunction and others. Seventeen parients (43 %) in methotrexate group had adverse reaction as mainly responses of digestive tract, liver enzyme elevation, decrease of leukocytes, trichomadesis, manoxenia, and others. CONCLUSION: Leflunomide has similar therapeutic efficacy to methotrexate. However, it has relatively less toxicity.