OBJECTIVE: To compare the therapeutic effect of Changchun'an sustained-release capsules and Nimodipine tablets on the treatment of vascular cognitive impairment.METHODS: A total of 120 patients with vascular cognitive impairment were randomly divided into treatment group and control group, with 60 patients for each group. Patients In the treatment group were treated with Changchun'an sustained-release capsules, 30 mg for each administration, twice a day; the other patients in the control group were treated with Nimodipine tablets,30 mg for each administration, 3 times a day. The treatment course was 6 months for both groups. The scores of clinical efficiency,Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and Activity of Daily Living Scale (ADL) were analyzed.RESULTS: The total effective rates of Changchun'an sustained-release capsules and Nimodipine tablets were 60.0% and 53.3%,respectively, and there was significant difference in the total effective rates between treatment and control groups (P < 0.05). The scores of MMSE and ADL in both groups were improved obviously after treatment compared with before treatment (P < 0.01),and there was a significant difference between the two groups after treatment (P < 0.05). The side effects of Changchun'an sustained-release capsules were obviously posterior to those of Nimodipine tablets.CONCLUSION: Changchun'an sustained-release capsules are effective in treating vascular cognitive impairment with few side effects.

Objective To study the relationship between the expression of MAGE-10 genes and the clinical parameters of metastasis and recurrence of patients with Hepatocellular carainama (HCC). Methods The expression of MAGE-10 genes in tumor tissues,liver tissues adjacent to tumor and hepatocirrhosis tissues was examined by RT-PCR method.The relationship between positive expression rate of MAGE-10 genes and clinical parameters of metastasis and recurrence (such as AFP, AFU, Anti-HCV, HBsAg, AFPmRNA, diameter of tumor) in patients with HCC were studied. Results The positive expression rate of MAGE-10 genes significantly higher in tumor tissues than that in the surrounding tumor tissues (51 6% vs. 0%, ? 2=18 95,P 0 05).There was no expression of MAGE-10 in hepatocirrhosis tissues of 10 cases. Conclusions There was a high frequency of MAGE-10 genes expression in HCC,but it is unrelated to the tumor markers,metastasis and recurrence of HCC.

Objective To summarize the experiences of Nuss procedure with thoracoscope for repairing pectus excavatum.Methods 21 cases of pectus excavatum were treated by Nuss procedure with thoracoscope.In these patients,10 had symmetric pectus excavatum and 11 had asymmetric one.Results The operation in all patients were successful.The mean operating time wag(70.7±9.6)min and the mean intraoperative blood loss was(20.3±10.9)ml.The average hospital length of stay was(5.3±1.1)days,the average durante dolors was(6.9±4.0)days.The exceUent rate was 81.0%(17/21),including 90.0%(9/10)in symmetric pectus excavatum and 72.7%(8/11)in asymmetric pectus cxcavatum.Conclusion Nuss procedure is easy to perform,with minimal invasion,short operating time,and less blood loss.Nuss procedure is suitable for the symmetric pectus excavatum.

Objective To investigate the possibility to create versatile system recovery disc for PACS workstation using the software Ghost 11. Methods Firstly, PACS and Windows software was installed into a PACS workstation. Secondly, S&R&S V9.7 1112F intelligent system -packaging tool and DllCacheManager_V1.6 Dllcache backup -restore tool were used to package the system. Finally, Ghost 11 was adopted to produce mirror image of the system. Results The image could recover system easily. Conclusion The system-recovery disc created by Ghost11 can significantly minimized the workload when the PACS workstation runs into error and improves the maintenance efficiency.

Objective To investigate the methods and the value of computer virus prevention in picture archiving and communication system(PACS).Methods By establishing a safe and sound management system which employed both hardware and software preventive measures,and strengthening security awareness in personnel,virus infection in PACS was prevented.Results A marked improvement compared to previous network environment was achieved and the virus infection rate reduced by 80%,that were ensuring secure and stable operations of PACS served accurately and efficiently for hospitals and departments.Conclusion Security measures discussed above are effective in preventing computer virus in local area network systems.

Objective:To observe the levels of serum endothelin(ET),nitric oxide(NO),tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)and interleukin-6(IL-6)in prehypertension and hypertension patients.Methods:Three groups were recruited from 3050 subjects of regular health checkup in Tangshan Railway Hospital from June to September,2007. Prehypertension (PH) group: n=106,Essential hypertension (EH) group: n=91,and Normotensive (NT) control group: n=98.The levels of ET,TNF-α,IL-6 and NO were compared by radioimmunoassay and biochemical tests. Results: ①Compared with NT group,body mass index (BMI) and serum lipids (TC,TG,LDL-C) were significantly increased in PH and EH groups (P<0.05),high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C)was decreased in EH groups (1.59±0.15 vs. 1.77±0.19,P<0.05). ②Compared with NT group,ET,IL-6,TNF-α were increased in PH and EH groups (P<0.05).NO was increased in PH group (6.55±0.94 vs. 5.87±0.80,P<0.05) while decreased in EH group (5.28±0.81 vs. 5.87±0.80,P<0.05). ③Logistic analysis indicated that BMI,ET,NO,TNF-α and IL-6 were related to the hypertension. Conclusion: ET,NO,TNF-α,IL-6 were elevated in prehypertension patients and those might be used to predict the risk of hypertension.

Objective: To compare the effects of Cox proportional hazard regression model (Cox model) and extreme gradient boosting model ( XGBoost model ) on the prediction of the mortality of acute paraquat poisoning (APP). Methods: The APP cases admitted to Qingdao Eighth People's Hospital and Shandong Provincial Hospital from January 1st of 2018 to December 1st of 2020 was recruited and divided into a training group and a verification group by a random number table. The Cox model and XGBoost model were established to select the predictors for APP mortality. Receiver operating characteristic ( ROC ) curve was drawn to analyze the predictive power of the two models, and the calibration was evaluated using Hosmer-Lemeshow test. Results: Totally 150 APP cases were recruited. There were 75 cases each in the training group and in the verification group, with 52 and 55 cases died respectively, accounting for 69.33% and 73.33%. The Cox model showed that paraquat intake, the time from taking poison to seeing a doctor, the time for the first perfusion, the time for the first vomiting, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, white blood cell, lactic acid, creatine kinase isoenzymes, glucose, serum calcium and serum potassium were the predictors of APP mortality ( all P<0.05 ). The XGboost model showed that the predictive power of the factors in a descending order were the time from taking poison to seeing a doctor, the time for the first vomiting, the time for the first perfusion, lactic acid, white blood cell, paraquat intake, serum creatinine, serum potassium, serum calcium, creatine kinase isoenzymes, glucose, aspartate aminotransferase, blood urea nitrogen and alanine aminotransferase. The area under curve ( AUC ) of the XGBoost model for predicting was 0.972, which was greater than 0.921 of the Cox model ( P<0.05 ). The predicted results of the Cox model and XGBoost model were consistent with the actual situation ( P>0.05 ). Conclusion The Cox model and XGBoost model are consistent in predicting the mortality of APP, but the latter is better.

Objective To compare the diagnostic ability of gadolinium diethylene-triamine-pentaacetic acid-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (Gd-EOB-DTPA MRI) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) ≤ 3 cm in diameter in patients with hepatic cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis B.Methods Ninty-two cases with single focal liver lesion ≤ 3 cm who underwent CEUS and Gd-EOB-DTPA MRI in Southwest Hospital Affiliated to Third Military Medical University were enrolled in the study.And all cases were diagnosed with hepatic cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis B.Pathology was the golden standard and all cases were diagnosed pathologically by surgical operation.Sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value,negative predictive value and accuracy rate of the diagnosis of small HCC by CEUS,Gd-EOB-DTPA MRI and CEUS combined with Gd-EOB-DTPA MRI were calculated and compared with x2 test or Fisher exact probability.Results Of the 92 cases,82 cases were diagnosed as HCC and the other 10 cases were diagnosed as non-HCC.The sensitivity and the specificity for the diagnosis of HCC was 79.2％ (65/82) and 70.0％ (7/10) of CEUS alone and was comparable with that of Gd-EOB-DTPA MRI [74.4％ (61/82) vs 70.0％ (7/10)] alone (x2=0.548,P=0.459;P=1.000).When both CEUS and Gd-EOB-DTPA MRI met the diagnostic criteria for HCC,the sensitivity was lower [61.0％ (60/82),P=0.010] than that of CEUS alone,and the specificity [80.0％ (8/10),P=1.000] was not statistically different from that of CEUS alone.When CEUS or Gd-EOB-DTPA MRI met the diagnostic criteria for HCC,the sensitivity [92.7％ (76/82)] was higher than that of CEUS alone (x2=6.119,P=0.013) or Gd-EOB-DTPA MRI alone (x2=9.972,P=0.002),and the specificity [60.0％ (6/10)] was not statistically different from that of CEUS alone (P=1.000) or by Gd-EOB-DTPA MRI alone (P=1.000).Conclusions In patients with cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis B,the diagnostic ability of HCC ≤ 3cm in diameter by CEUS alone was comparable to that by Gd-EOB-DTPA MRI alone.Combination of CEUS and Gd-EOB-DTPA MRI may increase the sensitivity for the diagnosis of HCC,but the specificity not statistically improved.

Objective To clarify the inhibitory effect of low molecular weight chitosan(LMCTS)on hepatic fibrosis induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4 )in the rats, and to investigate its effect on the expression of Toll-like receptor-4(TLR4 )and to lay the foundation for the development of the clinical candidate drug of liver fibrosis. Methods 72 male Wistar rats were randomly divided into blank control group, CCl4 group (model group), glycyrrhizinate (DG)group,50,100 and 150 mg·kg-1 LMCTS groups (low,middle and high doses of LMCTS groups).In addition to blank control group,the rats in the remaining groups were given 40% CCl4-vegetable oil (1.75 mL·kg-1 ),2 times per week for 8 weeks,by intraperitoneal injection to establish the model of rat hepatic fibrosis.And the rats in blank control group were injected with the same amount of 100% vegetable oil agent. From the ninth week, the rats in DG and LMCTS groups were given DG and LMCTS by intragastric administration, 1 time/week for 4 weeks. Then all rats were sacrificed, the activities of serum glutamic acid aminotransferase (ALT),aspartate aminotransferase (AST)and alkaline phosphatase (ALP)were detected with ELISA kit;the pathological changes in liver tissue were observed under light microscope, and the TLR4 expressions were detected by RT-PCR and Western blotting method. Results The serum ALT, AST and ALP activities in middle and high doses of LMCTS groups were lower than those in model group (P<0.05).The serum ALT activity in middle dose of LMCTS group was lower than that in low dose of LMCTS group (P<0.05),but the activities of AST and ALP had no statistically significant change(P>0.05).There were statistically significant differences in the serum ALT, AST and ALP activities between high dose of LMCTS group and middle dose of LMCTS group (P<0.05).There were obvious hepatocyte steatosis,inflammatory cell infiltration,collagen fiber hyperplasia and hepatic lobule damage in the rats in model group.However,all the changes in liver tissue of the rats in LMCTS group were significantly reduced, especially in high dose group. The results of RT-PCR and Western blotting method showed that the expression of TLR4 was declined in LMCTS groups compared with model group (P<0.05,P<0.01),especially in high dose of LMCTS group,and there were statistically significant differences between different doses of LMCTS groups (P<0.05).Conclusion High dose of LMCTS can decrease the serum transaminase activity of liver fibrosis rats and improve liver function,and this process may be related to declining the expression of TLR4 .

Objective To explore and discuss the safety and treatment effect in intraoperative and postoperative intracerebral an-eurysm clip occlusion .Methods Retrospective analysis of 285 cases from April 2010 to April 2012 which underwent aneurysm clip occlusion was conducted .All patients received lumbar drainage surgery after anaesthesia .All patient′s complications were statisti-cally analyzed .Results In 285 patients ,no aneurysm rupture happened after drainage ;brain retraction syndrome′s incidence rate was 3 .00% ;cerebral vasospasm′s incidence rate was 11 .60% ;hydrocephalus′s incidence rate was 2 .10% ;intracranial infection′s incidence rate was 9 .10% .The mortality rate was 1 .05% .Conclusion Lumbar drainage is a safe ,effective ,simple treatment .It can effectively reduce the risk of aneurysm clip occlusion ,prevention and treatment of postoperative complications ,and ultimately im-prove the prognosis .