Objective To explore the relationship between adipocyte fatty acid binding protein (A-FABP) and lower limb vascular disease (LLVD) in the elderly with type 2 diabetes(T2DM).Methods Bilateral lower limb vessels were checked by the High Resolution Color Doppler in all the subjects,including 40 healthy subjects as control (group A),126 T2DM patients.42 T2DM patients had no LLVD (group B),40 had mild LLVD (group C),and 44 had severe LLVD (group D).The levels of plasma A-FABP,blood glucose,lipid profiles,HOMA-IR,hypersensitive C reactive protein (hs CRP),and e-glomerular filtration rate were determined.Results The levels of plasma A-FABP were in the following ascending order of group A(4.5± 1.7)μg/L＜group B(6.1±2.1)μg/L＜group C (7.2 ± 2.3)μg/L ＜ group D (8.4 ± 3.2)μg/L (P＜ 0.01).A-FABP levels elevated along with the decrease of ABI and the increase of L IMT.Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that A FABP levels was main influencing factor of lower limb vascular disease (LLVD) in the elderly with type 2 diabetes.LDL C,HbA1c,HOMR-IR,hs-CRP were the predictive factors for the plasma A-FABP levels in the elderly with T2DM after multiple stepwise regression analysis.Conclusions For elder T2DM patients,the level of plasma A FABP is correlated with the degree of LLVD,and plays an important role in the progress of LLVD.

Objective     To explore the effect of 16F gastric tube on pain relief in postoperative lung cancer patients. Methods     A total of 118 lung cancer patients were treated with radical resection of lung cancer in our hospital between January 2015 and May 2016. The patients were assigned into two groups: a 16F gastric tube group (16F group, 60 patients, 30 males and 30 females at age of 41-73 (52.13±7.83) years and a 28F drainage tube group (28F group, 58 patients, 25 males and 33 females at age of 45-75 (55.62±4.27) years. Clinical effects were compared between the two groups. Results     There was no statistical difference in drainage time (4.47±1.03 d vs. 4.24±1.16 d, P=0.473), drainage amount (560.37±125.00 ml vs. 656.03±132.45 ml, P=0.478), incidences of pneumothorax (5/60 vs. 2/58, P=0.439), pleural effusion (6/60 vs. 3/58, P=0.522), and subcutaneous emphysema (3/60 vs. 1/58, P=0.635) between the two groups (P>0.05). The pain caused by the drainage tube in the16F group was less than that in the 28F drainage tube group with a statistical difference (F=4 242.996, P<0.001). The frequency of taking analgesics in the 16F group was significantly less than that in the 28F group (12/60 vs. 26/58, P<0.001). Conclusion     The effects of draining pleural effusions and promoting lung recruitment are similar between the 16F group and the 28F group. However, the wound pain caused by 16F gastric tube is significantly less than that by 28F drainage tube.