Objective To evaluate the selenium nutrition level of Huaibei inhabitants and to supply valid data to Chinese Microelement Nutrition Database. Methods 513 healthy people living in Huaibei for more than 10 years were selected randomly from September 2003 to June 2004. The selenium content in hair was measured by catalytic polarographic method to delimit selenium richness region. According to the selenium content in hair,the intake of selenium from food was estimated. The investigation results were evaluated by the standard of Chinese Dietary Reference Intakes. Results The selenium content in hair was (0.390 3?0.104 5) ?g/g in Huaibei inhabitants,only 51.9% of the people reached the proper level. The average intake of selenium of Huaibei inhabitants was (31.92?9.93) ?g/d,which showed that the selenium nutrition level of Huaibei inhabitants was lower than the standard of Chinese Dietary Reference Intakes except children between 0 to 6 years old. The percent which satisfied RNI and EAR standard occupied 19.9% (102/513) and 32.9% (169/513) respectively,which were also much lower than the 50% of physiological necessary level. Conclusion The selenium intake from food in Huaibei inhabitants was scarce obviously. To increase the selenium intake properly will be a wise selection.

Objective To investigate the predictive value of the baseline ,week 1 and week 2 model for end‐stage liver disease (MELD) scores ,MELD‐Na scores and MELDNa scores for 3‐month mortality in hepatitis B virus (HBV) related acute‐on‐chronic liver failure (ACLF) patients .Methods Fifty‐three eligible HBV‐related ACLF patients who received initial treatment in People′s Hospital of Deyang City , Sichuan Province from January 2014 to January 2015 were enrolled in this retrospective clinical follow‐up study .Patients were divided into death group and survival group according to the prognosis after 3 months of treatment .Biochemical data and complications were collected .t test was used to compare the means between two groups and χ2 test was used to compare categorical data .Accuracy of scoring models in predicting mortality within 3 months was performed by area under receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) .Results Of the fifty‐three patients ,twenty‐one HBV‐related ACLF patients died in 3‐month , while thirty‐two patients survived .The AUC of MELD scores ,MELD‐Na scores and MELDNa scores at the baseline in predicting 3‐month mortality were 0 .548 (95% CI:0 .406 -0 .685 , P= 0 .555) ,0 .502 (95% CI:0 .362-0 .643 ,P=0 .978) and 0 .523 (95% CI:0 .381-0 .662 ,P=0 .778) ,respectively .The AUC increased gradually at the first and the second week .At the second week ,the AUC of MELD scores ,MELD‐Na scores and MELDNa scores were 0 .881 (95% CI:0 .762 -0 .953 ,P<0 .01) ,0 .878 (95% CI:0 .759-0 .951 ,P<0 .01) and 0 .897 (95% CI:0 .783 -0 .963 ,P<0 .01) ,respectively .The AUC of the second week was higher than those of the baseline and the first week (both P<0 .05) .The sensitivity ,specificity ,positive predictive value (PPV) ,and accuracy at the second week were best when the cut off was 26 for MELD ,29 for MELD‐Na and 29 for MELDNa , and were higher than the corresponding values of the baseline and the first week .Conclusions The predictive values of MELD scores ,MELD‐Na scores and MELDNa scores at the second week are superior to the baseline and the first week for 3‐month mortality in HBV‐related ACLF patients ,while the predictive values at the baseline could be poor .

Objective To evaluate the treatment effect of Lobaplatin combined with Aidi Injection on patients with advanced NSCLC, and observe the influence on the level of serum VEGF by the treatment. Methods 60 patients, with advanced NSCLC and malignant pleural effusion, were divided into two groups (observation group and control group) randomly, with 30 cases in each group. All patients were treated with thoracentesis and inserted central venous catheter for the drainage of pleural effusion. After exhaustion of pleural effusion, the control group was treated with Lobaplatin by pleural perfusion, and the observation group was treated with Aidi Injection in addition to the treatment on control group. The treatment, side effects and quality of life and the level of serum VEGF were compared. Results After treatment, it is significant that clinical effects, side effect and KPS score of living quality of the observation group was better than that of the control group (P<0.05). The level of serum VEGF was significant lower than that before treatment in both groups (P<0.05). The decrease of VEGF serum level in the observation group was significantly lower than the decrease in the control group (P <0.05). Conclusion Lobaplatin combined with Aidi Injection was one of the effective method for the treatment of NSCLS with malignant pleural effusion, and was worthy of clinical application.

Objective To assess the feasibility of laparoscopic hepatic lobe procurement for living donor liver transplantation. Methods The technique included pneumoperitoneum with CO2,ports placement, porta hepatis dissection, laparoscopic ultrasound mapping, mobilization of the liver,and transection of the parenchyma into right and left lobes. The vascular structures were stapled and sectioned just prior to removal of the specimen. Results Hepatic lobectomies were successfully performed laparoscopically in 9 adult pigs. One pig was dead due to bleeding in IVC and following gas embolism during the parenchymal transection. The operative time was 208±25 min. The duration of warm ischemia was 8 ± 2. 3 min. The blood loss was 313 ± 75 mL. The vascular and biliary structures were preserved to allow for subsequent transplantation. Conclusion Laparoscopic living donor procurement for liver transplantation in a porcine model is safe and feasible.

The effects of oxidized low density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) on the proliferation of cultured human vascular smooth muscle cells (vSMC) were investigated in vitro. By using NaBr density gradient centrifugation, LDL was isolated and purified from human plasma. Ox-LDL was produced from LDL by being incubated with CuSO(4). ox-LDL was then added to the culture medium at different concentrations (35, 60, 85, 110, 135 and 160 microg/mL) for 7 days. The influence of ox-LDL on vSMC proliferation was observed in growth curve, mitosis index, and in situ determination of apoptosis. The data were analyzed with SPSS 10.0 software. The results showed that the ox-LDL produced in vitro had a good purity and optimal oxidative degree, which was similar to the intrinsic ox-LDL in atherosclerotic plaque. ox-LDL at a concentration of 35 microg/mL demonstrated the strongest proliferation inducement, and at a concentration of 135 microg/mL, ox-LDL could inhibit the growth of vSMC. ox-LDL at concentrations of 35 and 50 microg/mL presented powerful mitotic trigger, and with the increase of ox-LDL concentration, the mitotic index of vSMC was decreased gradually. ox-LDL at higher concentrations promoted more apoptotic vSMCs. ox-LDL at lower concentrations triggered proliferation of vSMCs, and at higher concentrations induced apoptosis in vSMCs. ox-LDL played a promotional role in the pathogenesis and development of atherosclerosis by affecting vSMC proliferation and apoptosis.

Objective To observe the clinical effect of tigecycline combined with cefoperazone sulbactam for the treatment of pneumonia caused by muitidrug-resistant acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia. Methods 68 patients with muitidrug-resistant acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia were randomly divided into two groups, control group and observation group, with 34 patients in each group. The control group was treated with cefoperazone sulbactam, and the observation group was treated with tigecycline combined with cefoperazone sulbactam. The level of PCT, CRP, WBC and clinical cure rates, as well as microbiological eradication and side effect, before and after treatment were collected and compared. Results After treatment, the level of PCT, WBC and CRP in two groups was decreased, and the observation group was more significant than the control group(P < 0.05). The side effect rate in two groups were 14.7% and 17.6% respectively (P > 0.05), while the clinical cure rates and microbiological eradication in observation group were significantly higher than the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion With a higher rate of clinical efficacy and a lower rate of side effect, the combination treatment with tigecycline and cefoperazone sulbactam would be a promising alternative for the treatment of muitidrug-resistant acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia infection.

Objective To assess the effects of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) on the quality of life (QoL) of the patients with end stage liver disease. Methods QoL of OLT recipients was assessed by the GLQI index of the digestive system disease. A total of 43 recipients with benign end stage liver disease without operational complications, who were clearly conscious and had no difficulty in comprehending the investigation table because of their relative good education above the middle school, had been investigated during May 2000 to December 2002. The detecting data were divided into three parts including before OLT, at discharge, and 3 months after discharge. Results At the stage of discharge, QoL of OLT recipients was improved as compared with that before OLT. The physical function, psychological status, symptom of the recipients had been significantly improved than as compared with those before OLT ( P 0.05). And at the stage of 3 months after discharge, QoL of the recipients was improved significantly than that in the hospital ( P

Objective To establish a 3D digitized visual model of the liver to provide anatomical structure for planning hepatic operations and creating accurate computer simulations of the liver.Methods Transverse sections of abdomen were chosen from the Chinese Visible Human dataset. The liver was reconstructed in three dimensions with surface rendering in combination with volume rendering reconstruction. Results Accurately segmented images of the main structures of liver were completed. The reconstructed structures could be displayed singly, in small groups or as a whole and could be continuously rotated in 3D space at different velocities. Conclusion The reconstructed liver is realistic and demonstrates the natural shape and exact position of hepatic structures. It provides an accurate model for the automated segmentation algorithmic study and a digitized anatomical model of the liver.

The principle and characteristics of I2C BUS are introduced as well as its application in multi physiological parameters measurement system.The hardware and software design of I2C BUS of multi physiological parameters measurement system are discussed.The system achieves the purpose of the design and the technology of I2C BUS meets the requirement in multi physiological parameters measurement system,including the acquisition of low frequency physiological parameters.I2C BUS predigests the design of hardware and software,thus reducing the cost of system.[Chinese Medical Equipment Journal,2008,29(2):91-93]

ObjectiveTo study infection status of voluntary blood donors and epidemic trends of related infectious diseases in Bengbu area.MethodsBlood infection markers(ALT, HBsAg,Anti-HCV,TP and Anti-HIV) of 130 118 voluntary blood donors were detected.Voluntary blood donors were divided into college students group,reservation group and street group.Then, the positive rates of blood infection markers of three groups were compared.ResultsAccounting for 4.41％ ,5 748 voluntary donors of 130 118 volunteers were unqualified.The positive infection rates of students group, reservation group and street group were 2.42％, 4.08％ and 4.85％.The statistical differences of ALT and anti-HCV among these groups were significant (x2 = 35.07,12.31,12.45,116.49, all P ＜0.01),and no statistical significance was found in ALT difference among these groups(x2 = 3.82,0.59, all P ＞0.05).ConclusionThe infection rates of these blood donation related diseases of voluntary donors in bengbu aera showed increasing tendency, and that of college students in bengbu area was relatively lower.