Objective To evaluate the clinical practical value of the heart rate viability test in the patients with malignant tumor during their therapies. Methods Totally 187 cases were analyzed and were divided into three different groups, which included 90 malignant tumor patients before therapy, 45 patients with chemotherapy and 52 non-malignant tumor cases (control group). We compared four HRV indexes(ASDNN5,SDANNS, SDNN and RMSSD) of the patients between the different groups as well as inside each group. Results There were statistical significances in the indexes of ASDNN5, SDANN5 and SDNN of patients at different stages before therapy, the three indexes of the stage Ⅲ group were lower than those of the stage Ⅰ group and the control group as well. The three indexes of the stage Ⅳ group compared with the stage Ⅰ group or the control group (P<0.05) were lower either. There was also statistical significances in SDNN between the stage Ⅲ and the stage Ⅱ of the before-therapy group (P< 0. 05). The indexes of SDANN5 and SDNN of the stage Ⅳ in the chemotherapy group were lower than those of the same stage in the before-therapy group(P<0.05). Conclusions The later the stage of malignant tumor patients is, the more the index of HRV declines. Chemotherapy may affect autonomic nerve function of stage Ⅳ patients with malignant tumor and decrease their HRV.

Objective To investigate the factor that affecting the prevalence of osteoarthritis in rural areas of Shanxi, China. Methods All the residents above 16-year-old from the villages chosen by multi-stage stratified cluster sampling in Yangcheng County and Pianguan County in Shanxi Province were investigated by COPCORD procedure of WHO. All respondents signed the informed consent forms. Chi-square test and multivariable logistic regression analysis were used for the risk factor analysis. Results Seven thousand one hundred and twenty-six permanent residents in the two counties were investigated, of which 1734 cases of patients with osteoarthritis were identified. Take with or without osteoarthritis as response variables, statistically significant variables in the univariate analysis were substituted into the logistic regression model. Forward method was used for the variable selection. The inclusion criteria set as 0.10. The results showed that, age, room heating and ventilation, marital status, occupation, education, engaged in coal mine work, accompanied cardiovascular disease were the risk factors for osteoarthritis disease. Conclusion There were many factors that affect the prevalence of osteoarthritis in Shanxi rural communities, in which lifestyle may play an important role. Early intervention on risk factors may have a significant effect on reducing the prevalence.

Objective To study the prevalence of symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) in rural areas of Shanxi,China.Methods All the residents above 16 years old from the villages chosen by multi-stage stratified cluster sampling in Yangcheng County and Pianguan County in Shanxi Province were investigated with COPCORD procedure of WHO.All the respondents signed the informed consent forms.All statistical analysis were carried out using SAS 9.2 and SPSS standard version 13.0.Chi-square test was used for statistical analysis.P value ＜0.05 was regarded as statistically significant.Results The investigation in these two counties covered 7 126 residents,including 1 734 symptomatic OA patients,with a prevalence rate of 24.3％,where knee OA had the highest prevalence rate [13.8％(983/7 126)],other figures were as follows:lumbar vertebra,neck,hand,shoulder,elbow,ankle,hip,wrist,thoracic vertebra and foot.There were statistical differences in the prevalence of knee,ankle,neck,shoulder and hand between the two genders (P＜0.05).Conclusion The prevalence of symptomatic OA in rural areas of Shanxi,China is relatively high,but the risk factors still need to be further studied and proved.

Objective: To observe the effect of hypoxia on changes of proliferation ability of cultured human periodontal ligament fibroblasts (HPLFS) in vitro. Methods: HPLFS were randomly divided into two groups (experimental group and control group) by different oxygen concentrations. The oxygen concentration of control group was 21%. The oxygen concentrations of experiment group were 10%, 5% and 2%. The proliferation ability of HPLFS was detected by MTT colorimetric assay. The cell ultrastructure was observed by transmission electron microscope (TEM). Results: MTT assay results showed that compared with the control group, at the 12 h and 24 h, cell proliferation was enhanced with the hypoxia degree. At 24 h, cell proliferation showed significant differences. At 48 h and 72 h, proliferation of the cultured HPLFS in severe hypoxia group reduced significantly. Observed by TEM, at 24 h, not only the number of mitochondria, rough endoplasmic reticulum but also cell process increased in the cultured HPLFS in severe hypoxia group. At 72 h, the number of lysosome increased and the cell structure degenerated. Conclusion: Long-time severe hypoxia may lower the repair and remodeling abilities of periodontium, which might be one of the important etiological factors of periodontal disease under condition of high altitude.

Objective To set up the proteomic protein profiling of adenomyotic tissue and normal uterine muscle and identify the abnormally expressed proteins in adenomyotic tissue. Methods Samples of adenomyotic tissue (adenomyosis group) and age-matched healthy uterine muscle (control group) were collected from totally 10 patients undergoing transabdominal hysterectomy for adenomyosis and cervical diseases at Peking Union Medical College Hospital from January 2007 to October 2007. The proteomics profiling of adenomyotic tissue and normal uterine tissue were established using two dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and gel staining method. The differently expressed protein spots were detected by gel comparison using image analysis software and identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS). Results In Coomassie blue stained gels there were on average (512 ± 36) spots and compared with the reference gel the matching rate was 83.7%. In silver stained gels there were (762 +54) spots and compared with the reference gel the matching rate was 81.1%.Compared with normal uterine muscle, there were 15 protein spots disregulated in adenomyotic tissue.Among them 10 protein spots were successfully identified by mass spectrometry. The functions of these disregulated proteins included cell skeleton, oxidation, apoptosis and immune reaction. Conclusions Comparative proteomics analysis is a useful approach for the study of adenomyosis. Compared with normal uterine muscle there are abnormalities in cell skeleton, oxidation, apoptosis and immune reaction. These life processes may participate in pathophysiology of adenomyosis.

markers of endometriosis. Its clinical value deserves further investigation.

Objective To explore lung protection effect of levosimendan(LS) during cardiopulmonary bypass in canine model by ratio between dry and wet (W/D) lung tissue,concentrations of malonaldehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) and alterations of histology.Methods A total of 32 canines were divided into 4 groups at random with the procedure of myocardial blocking for 1 hour and then recovering for 2 hours.Animals in 4 groups were handled as following:No any special treatment after myocardial blocking in control group(group C).Lung perfusion was performaned with cold oxygenated blood after myocardial blocking in experiment 1 group(group P).LS(65 μg/kg) was injected intravenously before thoracotomy in experiment 2 group(group LSIV) and remaining procedure was same to the control one.Combined with LS (65 μg/kg),lungperfusion was performaned with cold oxygenated blood after myocardial blocking in experiment 3 group(group LSP).Right lung tissue of canines was taken immediately after the study for observing pathological alterations and measuring the concentrations of MDA and SOD through corresponding procedure.Results Compared with group C,the ratios of W/D and the concentrations of MDA were lower significantly,while those of SOD were higher significantly(P ＜ 0.05).Compared with group P and LSIV,the concentration of MDA was lower significantly,while that of SOD was higher significantly(P ＜ 0.05).There was no significant difference between group P and LSIV(P ＞0.05).Less impairment of lung tissue was found after LS intervention by light and electric microscope.Conclusion LS plays an important role in protecting lung tissue,based on founding in canine model,with decreasing ration of W/D and concentration of MDA and increasing that of SOD by both intravenous injection and lung perfusion.

Objective To investigate the clinical features, diagnosis and treatments of pelvic abscess with endometriosis. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on 129 cases of pelvic abscess in Peking Union Medical College Hospital from January 2000 to January 2016. Among them, 34 women with endometriosis were divided into the study group and the others were in the control group. The clinical characteristics, therapeutic regimens and outcomes were compared. Results (1) General conditions:there were no statistic differences between the two groups in age, WBC, serum CA125, intrauterine device in use, pelvic inflammatory disease history;while incidence rates of dysmenorrhea (65%, 22/34) and infertility (21%, 7/34) in the study group were higher than those in the control group (all P<0.05). (2) Clinical manifestations:fever, abdominal pain and pelvic mass were the main symptoms in two groups. The incidence rates of septic shock were 12%(4/34) in the study group and 2%(2/95) in the control group (P<0.05). (3) Treatment:treatment with puncture all failed in the study group (7/7) and surgeries were required. In contrast, there was only 1/19 treatment failure with puncture in the control group. The puncture failure rates were statistically significant (P<0.05). Compared with the study group and the control group, there were significant differences (P<0.05) in the operation time of laparoscopic surgery [(76±41) versus (53±21) minutes] and of laparotomy [(168±58) versus (116±35) minutes], intra-operative blood loss of laparoscopic surgery [(216±296) versus (43±36) ml] and of laparotomy [(448 ± 431) versus (145 ± 24) ml]. Conclusions Pelvic abscess in women with endometriosis is more severe and refractory to antibiotics and puncture treatment. Active surgical intervention is required. Although surgical procedures are often difficult, prognosis is comparatively satisfied.

According to the circumstance of hospital equipment maintenance, we designed a computer program for management of hospital equipment maintenance process by Java programming language. This program can control the maintenance process, increase the efficiency; and be able to fix the equipment location.
Equipment and Supplies, Hospital ; Forms and Records Control ; Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital ; organization & administration ; Software Design

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To explore the lung-protective effect of levosimendan (LS) during cardiopulmonary bypass in a canine model by determining the wet/dry weight (W/D) ratio of lung tissue, malonaldehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) concentrations, and performing a histological evaluation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-two canines were divided randomly into four groups and underwent a routine aortic cross-clamping cardiopulmonary bypass procedure for 1 h, followed by recovery for 2 h. Animals were handled as follows: group C (means control group), no special treatment after aortic cross clamping; group P (means pulmonary artery perfusion group), pulmonary artery perfusion with cold oxygenated blood after aortic cross clamping; group LSIV (means intravenous injection of LS group), intravenous injection of LS (65 µg/kg) before thoracotomy, and the rest of the procedure was identical to the control group; group LPS (means pulmonary perfusion with LS group), pulmonary perfusion with cold oxygenated blood combined with LS (65 µg/kg) after aortic cross clamping. Lung tissues were removed and subjected to evaluation of pathological alterations, W/D ratio and MDA and SOD concentrations. RESULTS: In group C, the W/D ratio and MDA concentration were higher, while the SOD concentrations were lower (p<0.05). Compared with groups P and LSIV, the MDA concentration was lower in group LPS, while that of SOD was higher (p<0.05); Light and electron microscopy indicated that LS intervention reduced impairment of lung tissues. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that LS plays an important role in protecting lung tissues.
Animals ; Cardiopulmonary Bypass* ; Constriction ; Injections, Intravenous ; Lung Injury* ; Lung* ; Malondialdehyde ; Microscopy, Electron ; Oxygen ; Perfusion ; Pulmonary Artery ; Superoxide Dismutase ; Thoracotomy