Objective To analyze the cause of constipation of elderly patients with thighbone fracture in order to reduce the incidence of constipation.Methods We gave psychological nursing,activity instruction to 42 elderly patients with thighbone fracture and helped them to form a habit to defecate at fixed time.Results Twelve patients defecated one time every one to two days,Ten patients began to defecate on the second day.26 patients defcated at fixed time.Four patients(9.5%)showed constipation and the symptoms alleviated after use of glycerine enema.Conclusions Selective nursing could settle the problem of constipation for elderly patients with thighbone fracture.It could reduce the pain of patients and promote their rehabilitation.

The protective effect of vitamin E and the change in activity of enzymes at hepatic injury by carbon tetrachloride(CCl_4) were studied with histochcmical methods. 60 rats were devided into three groups(A,B,C). The group A was untreated control; the animals of group B and C were injected(i. m.) with 0.9% NaCl 1 ml/100g or vitamin E 1 ml/100g body weight qd for 7 days respectively and then treated with 30% CCl_4 0.05ml/l00g by adding to the solution of NaCl or vitamin E from 8th to 14th days. On the 15th day, rats were sacrificed for histochemical study of the liver parenchyma. The results showed that the activity of SDH, G-6-Pase, ATPase, 5-NT or AcP in liver lobules of groups B and C animals were changed conspicuously after treatment with CCl_4. The quantitative histochemistry of SDH and G-6-Pase was also consistent with these results. The activity of SDH, G-6-Pase, ATPase and 5-NT were inhibited, but of AcP was elevated. As compared with those in the rats of group A, the changes however in group B appeared more obviously than those in group C. The results indicated that CCl_4 of the given dose induced acute damage in liver cells, while vitamin E had important protective effect against acute liver damag induced by CCl_4.