Objective:To find out an alternative method of determining the benign or malignant character of thyroid cyst.Methods:The color,viscosity,cell,thyroid hormones(T 3?T 4?TSH)concentration,electrolytes and biochemical composition of the cystic fluid were examined in 59 patients with thyroid cyst. Five index were evaluated in determining the benigh or malignate character of thyroid cyst.Results:Almost all malignant lesions had dark red or even bloody cystic fluid.Almost benign lesions had brown or yellowish fluid.Only 4(67%)of the malignant lesions were correctly diagnosed by fine needle aspiration biopsy(FNAB).The mean value of T 3 and T 4 concentration was significantly lower in malignant cystic fluid than that in benign lesions.The mean value of the LDH and isozyme was significantly lower in benign cystic fluid than that in malignant nodules.Conclusion:The combination of multiple variables such as color,thyroid hormone (T 3,T 4), electrolytes,LDH activity(espicially the LDH 1) can provide more valuable data for detecting the feature of thyroid cyst.

BACKGROUND: There is controversy regarding whether saddle main pulmonary artery (MPA) embolism represents a high risk of deterioration in non-high-risk acute pulmonary embolism (PE) patients. This study aims to address this issue by conducting a propensity score matching (PSM) study. METHODS: A total of 727 non-high-risk acute PE patients were retrospectively evaluated. We evaluated the Bova score and risk stratification to examine the risk of deterioration. Deterioration defined as any adverse event within 30 days after admission. Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography was used to identify the embolism type. All patients were matched into four subgroups by PSM according to age, sex, Bova score, and risk stratification: (1) MPA and non-MPA embolism; (2) non-saddle MPA and non-MPA embolism; (3) saddle MPA and non-saddle MPA embolism; (4) saddle MPA and non-MPA embolism. Correlations were analyzed using Cox regression analysis, and deterioration risk was compared between subgroups using Kaplan-Meier analysis. RESULTS: Cox regression analysis revealed that MPA embolism was correlated with deterioration, regardless of whether saddle MPA embolism was included or excluded. Saddle MPA embolism was not correlated with deterioration, regardless of comparison with non-saddle MPA embolism or non-MPA embolism. Patients with MPA and non-saddle MPA embolism presented a high risk for deterioration (log-rank test=5.23 and 4.70, P=0.022 and 0.030, respetively), while patients with saddle MPA embolism were not at a high risk of deterioration (log-rank test=1.20 and 3.17, P=0.729 and 0.077, respetively). CONCLUSIONS: Saddle MPA embolism is not indicative of a high risk of deterioration in non-high-risk acute PE patients.

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Objective To explore the serum lactic acid,transaminase and their relationship with liver pathological damage in sepsis rats,whether a correlation exists between serum lactate clearance rate and transaminase in sepsis rats,and whether they can be used as indicators for the prediction and evaluation of septic rats liver injury.Methods A total of 150 clean Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats was divided into normal group (n =50),sham operated group (n =50),and the cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) (n =50).Ten rats were killed after successful surgery at the 6th,12th,24th,48th,and 72nd hour in CLP group,respectively.At each time point,10 normal rats and 10 sham-operated rats were taken as a control in the corresponding time point.The liver tissue was obtained for pathological analysis.The levels of lactate and liver transaminase were detected and the lactate clearance rate was calculated.The levels of lactate and transaminase at each time point were statistically compared.The correlation analysis was performed among serum lactate,transaminase,and liver damage pathological changes.Results The rat hepatocytes in CLP group begin to appear at the 6th hour,and the damage was gradually enhanced at the 12th,24th,and 48th,and up to the worst damage at the 48th time point.The levels of lactate and alanine aminotransferase (ALT)in CLP group at the 12th and 24th hour were significantly elevated compared with the normal and sham operation groups (P ＜0.05); The level of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) in CLP group at the 6th,12th,24th,48th,and 72nd hour was significantly elevated compared with the normal and sham operation groups (P ＜ 0.05).A positive correlation was found between the levels of ALT and lactate (r =0.766,P ＜0.05),and a negative correlation was found between lactate clearance rate and ALT (r =-0.712,P ＜0.05).Conclusions In septic rats,both lactate and lactate clearance rate were correlated with ALT,and they were correlated with liver pathological damage.The level of lactate,lactate clearance rate,and ALT could be used as the key indicators to predict liver damage in septic rats.

Objective To determine the respiratory depression effect-site concentration (Ce) of remifentanil when used in combination with different target concentrations of propofol in patients undergoing neurosurgical surgery. Method Eighty patients aged 18-64 yr weighing 45-90 kg scheduled for elective neurosurgical surgery were randomly divided into 4 groups (n = 20 each): remifentanil group (group R), remifentanil combined with propefol 1, 1.5, 2 μg/ml group (group RP1, RP1.5, RP2). In group R, RP1, RP1.5 or RP2, the patients received propofol by TCI at target plasma concentration (Cp) of 0, 1, 1.5 or 2 μg/ml respectively, when the preset concentration was reached, received remifentanil via TCI at the initial target Cp of 2 ng/ml, and the concentration was then increased in the increment of 2 ng/ml at 3 min intervals until respiratory depression was achieved. Respiratory depression was defined as one of the following end points: muscle rigidity, RR<6 bpm, MV < 3 L/min, PETCO_2> 55 mm Hg, SpO_2 < 90% or apnea > 15 s. The Ce of remifentanil, amount of remifentanil used and side effects were recorded during respiratory depression. Result The respiratory depression Ce of remifentanil were (5.2±2.1), (3.2±1.0), (2.9 ±1.3) and (2.2±1.0) ng/ml in group R, RP1, RP1,5 and RP2 respectively. Compared with group R, the respiratory depression Ce of remifentanil were significantly decreased in group RP1, RP1.5 and RP2 (P<0.01). Compared with group RP1 and RP1.5, the respiratory depression Ce of remifentanil was significantly decreased in group RP2(P<0.01). There was no significant difference in respiratory depression Ce of remifentanil between group RP1 and RP1.5 (P > 0.05). Conclusion The respiratory depression Ce of remifentanil is (5.2±2.1) μg/ml in patients without sedation. The respiratory depression Ces of remifentanil are (3.2 ±1.0), (2.9 ± 1.3) and (2.2 ±1.0) ng/ml in patients under sedation with propofoi at target Cps of 1, 1.5, 2 μg/ml during neurosurgical surgery.

Objective To observe the respiratory depression of sufentanil and remifentanil with target-controlled infusion under propofol sedation or not, and compare the effect of respiratory depression of the two drugs. Methods Eighty patients scheduled for elective neurosurgery were allocated into four groups by random digits table: the sufentanil group (group S), the remifentanil group (group R), the combination of sufentanil and propofol group (group SP) and the combination of remifentanil and propofol group (group RP),each group was 20 cases. The respiratory rate (RR), minute ventilation (MV),partial pressure of end-tidal carbondioxide ( PETCO2), pulse oxygen saturation (SpO2), mean arterial pressure ( MAP ), heart rate (HR), observer's assessment of alertness/sedation (OAA/S) were measured and respiratory depression was defined as one of the following end points were achieved: muscle rigidity, RR ＜ 6 beats/min, MV ＜ 3 L/min,PETCO2 ＞ 55 mm Hg ( 1 mm Hg = 0.133 kPa), SpO2 ＜ 0.90 or apnea ＞ 15 s. Results The calculated effect concentration (Ce) of sufentanil for respiratory depression were (0.46 ± 0.14) μ g/L in group S and (0.23 ±0.06) μ g/L in group SP, and Ce of remifentanil for respiratory depression were (5.22 ± 2.11 ) μ g/L in group R and (2.22 ± 1.02) μ g/L in group PP. Some respiratory parameters,such as RR,MV were decreased and PETCO2 was increased significantly as the increase of Ce. Conclusions Target-controlled infusion of equal analgesic plasma concentration of sufentanil and remifentanil can suppress spontaneous respiration significantly with the increase of plasma concentration. There will be a synergetic effect after combining with propofol, and respiratory depression will appear at lower concentration. But equal analgesic plasma concentration of the two drugs have no significant difference in the effect of respiratory depression.

OBJECTIVE:To study the counteraction of melatonin(MT)on the oxidative damage model of brain tissues of mice caused by glutamic acid.METHODS:The mice were randomly divided into blank group,model group and melatonin(MT)(high dosage and low dosage)group.Drugs were injected(by intraperitoneal injection)into the mice of the MT group in advance for7days.Each group were injected with glutamic acid through lateral ventricle to form models,levels of MDA and GSH and the activity of GSH-PX of each group were determined.RESULTS:There was a significant increase in the level of MDA(P

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