1.Therapeutic Effect Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medical Manipulation for Congenital Muscular Torticollis in Infants with Real-time Tissue Elastography
Xuehua HE ; Buyun GUAN ; Liling ZHU ; Xiaoyin ZOU
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014;(6):921-923,924
Objective To evaluate the clinical curative effect of traditional Chinese medical massage for the treatment of congenital muscular torticollis in the infants with real-time tissue elastography technology, and to explore the clinical application value of real-time tissue elastography. Methods A retrospective analysis was carried out in 120 infants with clinical diagnosis of congenital muscular torticollis. All of the infants were treated with traditional Chinese medical massage once a day, 10 times for a course of treatment, and the treatment lasted 18 courses. The differences of image of the injured sternomastoid muscle were observed before and after treatment by real-time tissue elastography. Results Before massage therapy, the differences between the image scores of injured sternomastoid muscle and those of the healthy sternomastoid muscle were significant ( P<0.01), and the sensitivity of real-time tissue elastography for the diagnosis of congenital muscular torticollis was 93.3% . After massage therapy, the mass of injured sternomastoid muscle was reduced, and the myogenic torticollis was improved, the image scores of injured sternomastoid muscle were similar to those of the healthy sternomastoid muscle ( P>0.05) . The differences of the image scores of injured sternomastoid muscle were sternomastoid muscle ( P> 0.05) . The differences of the image scores of injured sternomastoid muscle were significant before and after therapy ( P<0.01) Conclusion Traditional Chinese medical massage has certain therapeutic effect for the treatment of congenital muscular torticollis in the infants, and real-time tissue elastography technology can reflect the changes of muscle tissue directly and noninvasively, which will provide objective basis for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of congenital muscular torticollis in the infants.
2.Serum vancomycin concentration distribution and its clinical therapeutic effect on children with severe Gram-positive cocci pneumonia
Xin ZOU ; Guangli ZHANG ; Gan ZHOU ; Ming CHEN ; Qingqing MENG ; Xiaoyin TIAN ; Wei WANG ; Yuntao JIA ; Zhengxiu LUO
Journal of Clinical Pediatrics 2016;34(8):570-574
Objective To analyze the characteristics of serum vancomycin concentrations and its clinical therapeutic effects. Methods Serum vancomycin concentrations of 59 children diagnosed with severe Gram positive cocci pneumonia and treated with vancomycin were retrospectively analyzed. Vancomycin concentrations, biochemical values and disease status of patients were analyzed. Results The serum vancomycin concentrations of severe Gram positive cocci pneumonia children accompanied by acyanotic congenital heart disease was significantly higher than those without congenital heart disease, ( 12 . 12 mg/L vs 7 . 76 mg/L, P=0 . 008 ). The therapeutic effect of 40-60 mg/(kg·d) dosage group was signiifcantly higher than that of40 mg/(kg·d) group (89.47% vs 46.15%, P=0.004), while the therapeutic effect was similar between 40-60 mg/(kg·d) and >?60 mg/(kg·d) dosage group. Acute liver function damage and moderate/severe anemia may be risk factors for poor therapeutic effects to severe Gram positive cocci pneumonia children (P?0 . 05 ). Conclusions Severe Gram positive cocci pneumonia children accompanied by acyanotic congenital heart disease may lead to a high serum vancomycin concentration. The 40-60 mg/(kg·d) dosage group may reach a satisfactory therapeutic effect. For children with acute liver function damage and moderate/severe anemia, a close monitoring to the state of illness is recommended to prevent poor prognosis.