The rules of acupoints combination of ancient acupuncture for Xiaoke are mainly explored. By retrieval on ancient literature, the database of acupuncture and moxibustion for Xiaoke is established; based on the database, association analysis between acupoints and symptoms is performed. According to the association analysis in 5 databases of Xiaoke database, Xiaoke database of kidney deficiency, Xiaoke-database of dry mnouth and thirst, Xiaoke database of difficult urination, Xiaoke database of drinking addiction, the results are mainly characterized with symptom differentiation combination, distal-local combination, local combination and front-back combination, which can nourish yin and clear heat. It is believed that establishment of TCM ancient literature database and exploration of data mining technology is a potential research orientation.
Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; history ; Data Mining ; Databases, Factual ; history ; History, Ancient ; Humans ; Medicine in Literature ; Moxibustion ; history

Teamwork impacts the effectiveness of care, patient safety and clinical outcomes, and team training has been identified as a strategy for enhancing teamwork, reducing medical errors and building a culture of safety in healthcare. The paper reviewed the concept, construct, training model, measures and implementation in healthcare of team strategies and tools to enhance performance and patient safety (TeamSTEPPS) which was the most widely applied team training strategy, in order to provide reference for the healthcare in China.

Objective To investigate proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) gene expression in retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells and inhibition of antisense oligonucleotides(AS OND) encoding PCNA mRNA to gene expression and proliferation of RPE cells, so as to search for new genetic therapy way for pro1iferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR). Methods (1) Rabbit RPE cells cultured in vitro were detected for PCNA expression by streptoavidin biotin enzyme complex (SABC) immunohistochemistry at several times. (2) The liposome mediated synthetic antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (AS ODN) and sense oligodeoxynucleotides (S ODN) encoding PCNA were delivered to the RPE cells at different concentrations, then PCNA expresstion were detected by immunohistochemistry. (3) Exposed to different concentrations of AS ODN and S ODN, growth activity and suppressive rate of RPE cells were measured by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) methods. Results (1) PCNA were expressed in RPE cells, culmination in 48 hours of culture. (2) PCNA expression were markedly suppressed in the RPE cells treated with 0.28 and 1.12 ?mol/L PCNA AS ODN . (3) 0.28 ?mol/L and 1.12 ?mol/L PCNA AS ODN significantly inhibited proliferative activity of RPE cells in a dose dependent manner, the arrest rates of cellular growth reached 53% and 81% respectively. Conclusion AS ODN complementary to PCNA mRNA at some concentration can sequence specifically suppress PCNA expression in RPE cells and cellular proliferative activity, and show potential application to further experimental study for PVR genetic medication.

Objective To assess the efficacy of subcutaneous tunnel and hepatocholangioplasty using the gallbladder (STHG) in the treatment of hepatolithiasis. Methods A retrospective analysis was done on 43 patients with hepatolithiasis who underwent STHG between June 2001 and May 2008. The strictured bile duct at the hilus was opened after removing the stones or cutting the damaged liver segments. The gallbladder was anastomosed to the widely opened bile duct in the hilus to form a widened pass way through the intrahepatic to the extrahepatic ducts. And the fundus of the gallbladder was mobilized and pulled to the abdominal wall to form a subcutaneous tunnel as a re-entry to the biliary tree. Results Totally 18 patients (41.9%) underwent resection of the liver,17 patients (39.5%) had residual stones. The rate of residual stone was 27.8% (5/18) in those treated by STHG combined with hepatectomy,and 48.0% (12/25) in those received STHG only. One patient developed biliary leakage and 1 patient had fungous infection after the operation. The 43 patients were followed up for a mean of 27.6 months (range,1-83). During the period,3 patients had recurrence of cholangitis and hepatolithiasis,1 showed cholangitis,and 1 had recurrent stones. The recurrent cases were cured by drainage or removing the stones through the subcutaneous tunnel. Conclusion STHG is safe,effective,minimally invasive and easy to manipulate for the treatment of hepatolithiasis.

OBJECTIVE To obtain primary knowledge of drug resistance to aztreonam(ATM) in commonly encounterd Gram-negative bacilli in our hospital thereby to bring the situation under control.METHODS A total of 3 928 strains of pathogenic bacteria were isolated from patients from 2001 to 2005,and drug resistance of these strains to ATM was examined.RESULTS Resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa,Klebsiella pneumoniae,Enterobacter cloacae and Acinetobacter spp to ATM was found to be tend increasing from 13%,14%,29% and 40% in 2001 to 28%,29%,40% and 77% in 2005.CONCLUSIONS The percentages of commonly encountered Gram-negative bacilli that are resistant to ATM have been considerably high and tend to increase further.ATM abuse needs to be given appropriate attention to.

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the understanding and application of the Chinese Urological Association (CUA) guidelines of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) (2011 edition) in Chinese urologists.Methods The survey was conducted between September,2012 and November,2012.Questionnaires designed by the CUA were used to investigate the understanding and management of BPH in CUA-registered urologists,who work in clinic for at least 20 hours per week.Data,including general characteristics of the urologists,understanding of BPH,BPH diagnosing in suspected patients,BPH treatment,and follow up,were collected.7500 questionnaires were distributed.A total of 4 897 participants responded (response rate 70.0％).86 questionnaires with incomplete information and 37 duplicate questionnaires were excluded.And 4 774 validate questionnaires were included for the analysis,finally.The mean age of those investigated urologists was (39.9±9.2) years old.Among them,3 802 (81.0％) urologists work in the tertiary hospital,878 (18.7％) urologists work in the secondary hospital and 12 (0.3％) urologists work in the other hospital.The district distribution in those urologists included 455 (9.6％) in northeast china,812 (17.1％) in north china,1 696 (35.6％) in east china,869 (18.2％) in south china,634 (13.3％) in southwest china,295 (6.2％) in northwest china.1 835 (43.8％) urologists have less than ten years working experience.1 505 (35.9％) urologists have 11 to 20 years working experience.The 21 to 20 years working experience was reported in 705 (16.8％) urologist.And the other 149 (3.5％) urologists have working experience more than 31 years.The educational background in this study included doctor degree in 732 (15.8％) urologists,master degree in 1 729 (37.4％) urologists,bachelor degree in 2 067 (44.7％)urologists and college degree in 101 (2.1％) urologists.The position composition included 834 (18.2) directors,1 371 (30.0％) deputy directors,1 605 (35.1％) attendings and 765 (16.7％) residents.The data were analyzed using rank-sum test,2 test,or Fisher's exact test.Results The understanding of BPH clinical progression and progression-associated risk factors in Chinese urologists was poor.Compared to the guidelines,the rate of consistent were only 43.4％ (2 023/4 665) and 10.2％ (477/4 660),respectively.The initial evaluation methods for suspected BPH patients were in low consistency with the guidelines (20.2％,845/4 181) and were inconsistent among different areas [66.5％ (290/436) in northeast china,64.7％ (556/859) in south china,55.6％ (158/284) in northwest china,55.1％ (922/1 672) in east china,54.7％ (435/795) in north china,48.0％ (296/617) in southwest china].The participants showed poor understanding of the primary goal of treatment for BPH (4.9％ consistent,229/4 666) and the criteria about watchful waiting (22.5％ consistent,1 051/4 674).However,the understanding of surgical indications for BPH was good (94.6％ consistent,4 410/4 663).The therapeutic effects of 5α-reductase inhibitor for BPH were acknowledged by 93.4％ (4 388/4 699) participants.The consistent rate with the guidelines of follow-up examinations was low for patients with watchful waiting (7.8％,355/4 531),medication treatment (8.4％,373/4432),and surgery (44.8％,2 105/4 702).Conclusions The understanding of the CUA BPH guidelines is poor in Chinese urologists.Target training in the specific urologists with tailored contents is necessary.

Objective To compare the outcome and early patency rate of revascularization treatment for patients with iliac artery occlusion or stenosis.Methods Retrospective analysis was made on 105 cases of iliac artery occlusion or stenosis from January 2009 to April 2014.49 were with iliac artery occlusion and 56 with iliac artery stenosis.Results The demographics,and comorbidities were not statistically different between the 2 groups.The occlusion group had more critical limb ischemia and the ankle-brachial index was lower than the stenosis group.The occlusion group underwent more hybrid surgery and used more covered stents in the operation.The peri-operative complication was higher in the occlusion group,but the difference was not statistically different.The ABI improved significantly for all patients after surgery.The early patency rate was similar in the 2 groups.Conclusions Revascularization treatment for patients with iliac artery occlusion and stenosis was safe and effective,with similar early patency rate and peri-operative complications between the two groups.

By reviewing literature, summarization and generalization are respectively pertormed according to different electroacupunture (EA) parameters. Based on the understanding of clinical and experimental usage of EA parameters, effects of different parameters are summarized, and a preliminary evaluation is done to point out the advantages and disadvantages. It is found out that different EA parameters would produce different effects on the body, and researches are more in the field of experimental area and less in the clinical area. What's more, the majority of scholars focuses their attention on single-factor study, leading to fewer researches on the effects of parameters combination.
Animals ; Biomedical Research ; Electroacupuncture ; instrumentation ; methods ; trends ; Humans

Objective To study the relationship between resting heart rate(RHR)and essential hypertension(EH).Methods 215 patients with EH and 82 healthy subjects underwent RHR detection.The relationship between RHR and the state of EH was analyzed.Results RHR in EH group was significantly higher than that in normal group[(78.9±9.1)bpm vs(69.5±10.9)bpm,P＜0.01)],RHR in different stages of EH was significantly different(F=21.280,P＜0.01,respectively),and increased with grades(P＜0.05 orP＜0.01).RHR in EH patients complicated with left ventricle hypertrophy(LVH)was higher than those with no LVH[(83.9±9.1)bpm vs (75.9±8.9)bpm,P＜0.01].There was positive correlation between RHR and LVH(r=0.8097,P＜0.01).Conclusion RHR is related to the development and progress of EH,and it may be one of the index for estimating the state of EH.

BACKGROUND: Mobilizing autologous or extraneous bone marrow-derived liver stem cells may promote liver regeneration, however, its safety before the large scale clinical application needs further evaluation.OBJECTIVE: Bone marrow-derived liver stem cells (BDLSCs) were induced by culturing the rat bone marrow mesenchymal cells in the medium containing 5% cholestatic sera, and then were implanted into nude mice to observe the tumorigenicity. METHODS: Rat bone marrow mesenchymal cells (BMSCs) were isolated and incubated in the medium containing 5% cholestatic sera. Immunofluorescent stain was used to detect the expression of albumin, alpha-fetoprotein and cytokeratin18 by the cultured cells. Glycogen and urea synthesis by these cells were analyzed, respectively. BDLSCs following 14 days of culture were incubated in the skin of nude mice to observe neoplasia in local site. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Rat BMSCs survived in the medium containing 5% cholestatic serum and formed into small colonies on the fourth day after culture. Seven days later, the colonies expanded and there appeared some polygonal cells in the peripheral area. About 14 days later, these polygonal cells were confluent and presented the shape of cobblestone. Immunofluorescent stain showed that these cells expressed cytokeratin18, albumin and alpha-fetoprotein. Staining for glycogen displayed that glycogen granules were seen in cells. From 12 to15 days after culture, urea nitrogen concentrations in the medium were gradually increased. Rat BDLSCs were incubated in the skin of nude mice. Thirty days later, no neoplasia was found in the local site, and the tissue structure was normal. This result indicated that rat BDLSCs induced with the medium containing 5% cholestatic serum might have not tumorigenicity.