The changes of oxygen saturation (SaO_2) and cardiac index (CI) of 23 soldiers who had stayed in a simulated high altitude of 4 000m and 5 000m for 72 hours were observed with a Model 102 BIT BIOX IIA earprobe oximetry and impedance cardiogram. It was found that both SaO2 and CI decreased because of hypoxia, and the decrease became more severe with the elevation of the altitude and the prolongation of staying. At the end of the 24th hour of staying, the 2 parameters reached the lowest. These facts suggest that hypoxia more or less depresses the cardiac function. Four hours after the subjects returned to sea level, SaO2 restored the normal value but CI remained significantly lower than the control valuet which implies that the effects of acute hypoxia still existed at that time.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect on postoperative urinary and sexual function of radical resection with pelvic autonomic nerve preservation for female rectal cancer patients.MethodsPostoperative sex and urination disorders were compared between groups of pelvic autonomic nerve preservation and conventional procedure in 120 female cases of middle-lower rectal carcinoma undergoing radical resection. ResultsThe venery decline、sexual climax slip、vagina wetness degree slip and the coition pain rate were 12.5%、10.5%、8.33%、4.15% in autonomic nerve preservation group and 54.1%、45.9%、41.7%、37.5% in control group, respectively(all P0.05).ConclusionPelvic autonomic nerve preservation is effective to reduce postoperative sex and urination disorders in female rectal cancer cases undergoing radical resection though it does not seem to benift cases receiving posterior pelvic exenteration.