Objective To evaluate the effects of gender on the median effective target plasma concentration (EC50) of propofol inhibiting responses to laryngeal mask airway (LMA) insertion in patients.Methods Fiftyfive ASA physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱ patients,aged 20-60 yr,with body mass index 18-25 kg/m2,requiring LAM insertion,undergoing elective surgery,were divided into 2 groups according to the gender:male group (group M,n =27) and female group (group F,n =28).Propofol was given by target-controlled infusion.Anesthesia was induced with target-controlled infusion of propofol.The concentration of propofol was determined by using modified Dixon's up-and-down method.The initial target plasma concentration of propofol was 3.0 μg/ml (group M) or 2.7μg/ml (group F) and the ratio between the 2 successive concentrations was 1.1.Fentanyl 1 μg/kg was injected intravenously at about 10 min of propofol target-controlled infusion.LMA was inserted after the effect-site and plasma concentrations were balanced.The positive response to LMA insertion was defined as development of swallowing,coughing,biting LMA,body movement and laryngospasm during insertion.When the response to LMA insertion was positive,the concentration of propofol was increased in the next patient and when the response was negative,the concentration was decreased in the next patient.The EC50 and 95 ％ confidence interval of propofol inhibiting responses to LMA insertion were calculated.Results The EC50 (95 ％ confidence interval) of propofol was 3.11 (2.92-3.30) μg/ml in group F and 2.70 (2.55-2.85) μg/ml in group M (/ ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The EC50 of propofol inhibiting responses to LMA insertion is higher in female patients than in male patients.

Objective To test the hypothesis that if oxidized low density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) were associated with target organ damage(TOD) in patients with essential hypertension.Methods A total of 182 patients with primary hypertension[102 males and 80 females,age (52.8?18.4) years] were enrolled in this study in our department between October 2006 and June 2009.Patients were classified as with TOD(n=85) or without TOD (n=97).Left ventricular mass index (LVMI) and intima-media thickness(IMT) was determined using echocardiography;24 hours urine microalbumin and retinal changes were measured.Cerebral hemorrhage,ischemic infarction,transient ischemic attack (TIA) were evaluated by CT or MRI.Serum ox-LDL was measured by sandwich ELISA.Results Mean ox-LDL level were (114.6?24.3)U/L in without target organ damage patients which was significantly lower than that in target organ damage group[(164.2?27.6)U/L,P

Objective To survey the clinical application of glycopeptide antibiotics in hospitalized patients, and evaluate the rationality of drug use, so as to provide reference for rational clinical drug use.Methods A retrospective study was conducted to investigate the application of glycopeptide antibiotics among inpatients in a hospital from January to December in 2014, relevant clinical data were recorded.Results A total of 727 cases were included , 471 (64.79%) of which were infected cases.Respiratory tract infection was the main site of both healthcare-associated infection and community-associated infection (39.17% and 45.98%, respectively).The average days of glycopeptide antibiotic use were 6.06 day (4 403/727).Patients who used glycopeptide antibiotics were mainly from intensive care unit, department of oncology, and department of neurosurgery, accounting for 20.36%(n=148) , 12.10%(n=88), and 11.14%(n=81) respectively.Glycopeptide was used in 338 patients(46.49%),the average types of combined use was 4.43, triple and above was used in 99 patients(13.62%),combination of the second generation cephalosporins was the highest(20.48%).450(61.90%) patients used vancomycin, 260(35.76%)used teicoplanin,17(2.34%)used both vancomycin and teicoplanin.A total of 847 pathogenic strains were isolated, the major were Acinetobacter baumannii (n=111, 13.10%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (n=80, 9.45%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n=68, 8.03%), and Staphylococcus aureus (n=54 , 6.37%), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was 50 strains.490 (67.40%) patients treated with glycopeptide antibiotics were effective.Of 727 patients, 86 (11.83%) used antibiotics rationally, 315(43.33%) basically rational,and 326 (44.84%) irrationally.Conclusion Application of glycopeptide antibiotics in this hospital is basically rational, but indications should be paid attention.

Objective To realize the current status of central sterile supply departments(CSSDs)in hospitals,and provide the basis for making improvement measures.Methods Field investigation was adopted to study the resource distribution,personnel structure,and the quality of medical instrument cleaning in 78 hospitals in Chongqing.Re-sults Qualified results of 78 hospitals was 24.36% (19/78),basically qualified rate 52.56% (41/78),unqualified rate 23.08% (18/78);inspection results of different types of hospitals were significantly different(Hc= 16.643,P=0.002),qualified hospitals mainly concentrated on city- and county-level hospitals.Unqualified rate of CSSD con-struction area was 78.21% (n= 61),unqualified rate of personal allocation was 75.64% (n= 59),concentrated man-agement of operating rooms and CSSDs was 52.56% (n= 41),mainly concentrated on city- and county-level hospi-tals;decentralized management accounted for 47.44% (n= 37),58(74.36% )hospitals used repeated cleaning stain-less steel tables for receiving,50% didn’t install automated cleaning machine and drying cabinet,42.31% (33/78) performed manual cleaning,40(51.28% )didn’t equip with water treatment system;12(15.38% )hospitals used patched or worn clothing for packing,47 didn’t equip with hard metal container,37(47.44% )had no heat sealing machine,21(26.92% )had no detection equipment for cleaning quality,41(52.56% )had no low temperature sterili-zation instruments;52(66.67% )hospitals performed biological monitoring on high pressure steam sterilizer.Conclu-sion Clean and disinfection equipments in CSSDs in city- and county-level hospitals are well-appointed,procedures of clean and disinfection are standard,and can achieve the standard of clean quality;while hospitals affiliated to fac-tories and private hospitals are not well-appointed,procedures of clean and disinfection are not standard. Construc-tion of CSSD should be standard,so as to ensure the effectiveness of clean,disinfection and sterilization of surgical instruments.

Objective To investigate the effects of ursolic acid (UA) on oxidative stress and apoptosis in focal cerebral ischemia reperfusion in rats. Methods One hundred and twenty SD rats were randomly divided into 6 groups:sham operation group, model group, and groups of 20, 40, 80 120 mg/kg UA, with 20 rats in each group. A model of focal cerebral ischemic reperfusion was induced using the intraluminal thread method. Drugs were administrated immediately via tail vein injection when the suture was inserted. At 6h later, the total antioxidative capacity (T-AOC), malondialdehyde (MDA) level, and the activity of creatine kinase (CK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in the serum, and the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) in the ischemic cortex were measured. Apoptosis in the ischemic cortex was detected by TUNEL staining. Results Compared with the model group, the activity of CK (301.2 ± 86.8 U/L, 258.5 ± 58.4 U/L, 228.7 ± 49.2 U/L vs. 352.6 ± 88.1 U/L), LDH (327.5 ± 87.1 U/L, 288.6 ± 69.5 U/L, 243.7 ± 74.9 U/L vs. 395.4 ± 98.6 U/L) in the serum in the groups of 40, 80 120 mg/kg UA were significantly decreased (P<0.05 or P<0.01), MDA (5.5 ± 1.4 mmol/L, 4.8 ± 1.1 mmol/L, 4.4 ± 1.3 mmol/L vs. 7.8 ± 2.0 mmol/L) and T-AOC (9.4 ± 2.2 U/L, 10.5 ± 2.9 U/L, 11.8 ± 3.1 U/L vs. 8.0 ± 2.1 U/L) were significantly increased (P<0.05 or P<0.01); the activity of SOD (10.1 ± 2.7 U/mg, 11.6 ± 2.5 U/mg vs. 6.9 ± 2.6 U/mg),GSH-Px (12.9 ± 2.9 U/mg, 14.2 ± 3.2 U/mg vs. 9.5 ± 2.3 U/mg), CAT (3.3 ± 1.3 U/mg, 3.9 ± 1.2 U/mg vs. 2.3 ± 0.9 U/mg) in the ischemic cortex in the groups of 80 120 mg/kg UA were significantly increased (P<0.05 or P<0.01). TUNEL staining showed that apoptosis in the ischemic cortex in all the UA groups were significantly decreased compared with the model group. Conclusion UA could effectively enhance the activity of antioxidant enzymes and free radical scavenging capacity, ameliorate oxidative stress and inhibit apoptosis in focal cerebral ischemia reperfusion in rats.

Objective To evaluate the changes of hepatic blood perfusion of liver cirrhosis patients and the role of pericardial devascularization (PCDV)on them.Methods Hepatic artery and portal vein perfusions of 22 liver cirrhotic patients (LC) pre and post P CDV compared with control were evaluated with rheohepatogram(RHG) and ultrasonogram(USG).Results Compared with control,both hepatic and portal effective perfusion of LC were decreased on RHG, PCDV could increase portal perfusion of LC patients without significant effect on hepatic artery.USG showed that portal vein diameter and blood quantity of LC increased and PCDV didn't influence liver perfusion;No correlation between RHG and USG parameters were seen by STATA analysis. Conclusions RHG is an effective way to evaluate comprehensive blood perfusion of cirrhotic livers,the effect of operation on blood perfusion and prognosis.

BACKGROUND:For patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis combined with osteoporosis, appropriate fixation system for effective reset and good fixation stability is currently a hot issue of clinical concern. Pedicle screw screw-rod system after bone cement perfusion can achieve the effective fixation between pedicle screw system and the vertebral bone. OBJECTIVE:To observe the therapeutic effect of bone cement-augmented pedicle screw on patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis combined with osteoporosis. METHODS:17 cases of lumbar spondylolisthesis combined with osteoporosis were identified by bone density test. They received the posterior open reduction and internal fixation, and implanted with 68 bone cement-augmented pedicle screws. Their repair effects were observed by short-term fol ow-up. Patients were evaluated using low back pain Visual Analog Scale and lower limb Oswestry Disability Index before treatment, 1 week, 3 months and 1 year after treatment. Vertebral height, intervertebral height, screw loosening and bone cement leakage were observed using imaging.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Compared with pre-treatment, low back pain Visual Analog Scale score and lower limb Oswestry Disability Index were significantly improved at 1 week, 3 months and 1 year after treatment (P<0.05). No significant difference was detected between post-treatment and fol ow-up (P>0.05), which indicated that clinical repair effect could be effectively maintained. At 3 months of fol ow-up, one screw loosening occurred in two patients. During fixation, mild bone cement leakage appeared in seven vertebral bodies with screw fixation, no symptoms or subsequent complications were observed. There were no significant differences in vertebral height and intervertebral height before and after treatment and during fol ow-up (P>0.05). These results suggest that bone cement-augmented pedicle screw for patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis combined with osteoporosis can effectively reset vertebral slippage, effectively provide good anti-pul-out force for a long term, and the effect was stable. Bone cement augmentation can perfectly strengthen fixation, shows good biocompatibility, and avoids osteoporosis around the screw-induced failure fixation.

Objective To analyse the effect of repaglinide combined with Zhenqi Jiangtang Capsules on βcell function in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Methods 60 elderly patients were collected from harbour branch of Hainan provincial People's hospital, who were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus .All patients were randomly divided into experimental group and control group, 30 cases in each group, 2 groups of patients were given control diet, moderate exercise, and other conventional adjuvant therapy.Control group was treated with repaglinide orally on the basis of routine adjuvant treatment, 1 mg/times, three times per day,experimental group were given Zhenqi Jiangtang Capsules based on the treatment in control group,4 grains/times,three times per day.Both groups were treated for 4 weeks, after the end of treatment, blood glucose levels,serum insulin levels,βcell function and serum lipids in all patients were detected.ResuIts After treatment, compared with control group, the levels of blood glucose, HbA1c and AUCg in experimental group were significantly lower ( P<0.05 );the insulin levels 30 min,60 min, 120 min after meal were significantly higher (P<0.05);the HOMA-IR of patients was significantly lower(P<0.05);IRG, AUCi and AUCi/AUCg were significantly higher (P<0.05);the serum TC, TG, LDL levels were significantly lower, serum HDL levels were significantly higher(P<0.05).ConcIusion Repaglinide combined with Zhenqi Jiangtang Capsules can significantly reduce the blood glucose and lipid levels in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes, improve the function of pancreatic beta cells, promote postprandial insulin secretion and improve insulin resistance.

With continued ozone deletion and increased ultraviolet application,ultraviolet (UV) induced eye injury receives more attention,especially for astronauts,residents on high elevation plateaus and other people exposed to intense beams of UV.Continuous exposure to UV can lead to damage of conjunctiva,cornea,crystalline lens and retina,which are correlated with conjunctivitis,keratitis,ocular tumor,climatic droplet keratopathy,and pterygium.This paper focuses on the effect of UV on eyes,with a systematic elaboration of UV-induced eye injury.

Objective:To explore the clinical efficacy of Paishi granules on promoting stone expulsion after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy ( ESWL) . Methods:A retrospective study method was adopted. Totally 510 cases of lithangiuria patients were divided into the treatment group and the control group with 255 cases in each. The control group was treated by ESWL, and the treatment group was treated by Paishi granules after ESWL. The stone expulsion rate,clinical efficacy and adverse reactions in the two groups were stud-ied and compared. Results:The stone expulsion rate of the observation group was 78. 8%,which was significantly higher than that of the control group (51. 0%, P<0. 05). The curative rate of the observation group was 72. 9% with the total effective rate of 92. 5%, that of the control group was 43. 9% with the total efficiency of 82. 4%,and the differences between the two groups were statistically significant (P<0. 05). There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups (P>0. 05). Conclusion:Using Paishi granules after ESWL can promote stone expulsion with high efficacy and slight adverse reactions.