Pulmonary surfactant is a complex mixture of lipoproteins synthesized,secreted and recy-cled by type Ⅱ alveolar cells. The primary function of PS is to minimize the surface tension at the alveolar air-liquid interface. Surfactant dysfunction with quantitative and qualitative abnormalities of both phospholipids and proteins are characteristics of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome ( ARDS ) . Exogenous surfactant replacement shows consistent improvements in gas exchange,but had limited success in improving survival. These may be due to variety of aetiologies in ARDS、surfactant compositiones, delivery methods, optimal time and doses. At this time,surfactant therapy cannot be recommended as routine therapy in pediatric ARDS.

Objective To investigate the incidence,etiology and risk factors of cardiorespiratory arrest (CRA) in pediatric emergency room and preliminarily evaluate the efficacy of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).Methods The unified,standard in-hospital Utstein style was used for data collection with filling answers in the questionnaire.The survey items included the causes of cardiorespiratory arrest and the factors influencing the efficacy of CPR.The restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) was used to evaluate short-term efficacy of CPR.Results Totally 182 380 patients aged from 28 days to 18 years were admitted to emergency room of Beijing Children' s Hospital between July 1,2008 and February 28,2010.Of them,237 patients (0.13％) were subjected to cardiorespiratory arrest,of which 169 patients received CPR and 88 patients (52.1％) got sustained ROSC.Neither sex nor age distribution affected ROSC.The primary cause of CRA and kind of initial abnormal rhythm of heartbeat leading to CRA were associated with the rate of ROSC.The rates of ROSC occurred in patients with or without pre-hospital transport were 64.1％ and 44.8％,respectively.The rate of ROSC was closely related to time consumed for getting ROSC by CPR,and as CPR durations were ≤ 10 min,10 to 30 min,and ＞ 30 min,the rates of ROSC were 67.5％,61.4％ and 30.5％,respectively.Multiple stepwise logistic regression analysis showed that kind of initial abnormal rhythm and CPR duration were associated with the rate of ROSC.Conclusions The incidence of CRA in emergency was 0.13％,and the rate of ROSC after CPR was 52.1％.The kind of initial abnormal rhythm of heartbeat and CPR duration were independent factors associated with the rate of ROSC.

Objective To investigate the effects of low-dose hydrocortisone on brain dysfunction in LPS-induced sepsis rats and the role of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-?B) signal transcription pathway in the pathogenesis. Methods Fifty-four rats were randomly divided into 3 groups: control group (A group, n=6), model group (B group, n=24), low-dose HC treatment group(C group, n=24). The septic rat model was established by intra-peritoneal injection of LPS (1 mg/kg), the intervention was by caudal vein injection of low-dose HC (6 mg/kg), each of B and C group was subdivided into 2,8,16,24 hours after LPS injection (n=6).At serial time points,the animals in each group were sacrificed , brain tissue samples were harvested to determine NF-?B,I?B expression in hippocampus by immunohistochemistry. Also, the changes of behaviors were observed and the histopathological changes were investigated by Nissl stain.Results In model group (B group): lethargy, anorexia, tachypnea, piloerection, loss of body weight were all more obvious than control groups.Nissl stain showed significant histopathological changes; NF-?B expression was up regulated compared with control group(P

ObjectiveTo assess the effects of dopamine,dobutamine and norepinephrine on the P(g-a)CO2 and superior mesenteric blood flow in septic shock.MethodsRabbit septic shock model was established by challenging with intravenous injection of lipopolysaccharides from Escherichia coil(2 mg/kg).The rabbits with septic shock were randomly assigned to 3 groups-dopamine group(n = 8),dobutamine group(n = 8) and norepinephrine group(n = 8).Apart from volume resuscitation with normal saline solution [20 ml/(kg· h)]，dopamine[5μg/(kg·min)],dobutamine[(5μg/(kg·min)]and norepinephrine [(1μg/(kg·min)]were infused in dopamine group,dobutamine group and norepinephrine group respeclively.Cardiac index(CI) and superior mesenteric blood flow index(SMBFI) were continuously monitored by doppler flowrneter.Gastric mucosal PCO2 was evaluated by gas tonometry every 10 min.Arterial and venous blood gas analyses and lactate levels were measured every 1 h.ResultsMAP,CI,and SMBFI significandy decreased and P(g-a) CO2 increased after lipopolysaccharides infusion in three groups.After 2-hour treatment,MAP in norepinephrine group[(70 +3) mm Hg]was higher than that of dopamine group[(66±4) mm Hg]and dobutamine group[(65±4) mm Hg](P ＜0.05).SMBFI in norepinephrine group [(18.7±2.9) ml/(kg·min)]was higher than that of dopamine group[(16.2±1.6) ml/(kg·min)]and dobutamine group[(15.8±1.9) ml/(kg·min)](P＜0.05).P(g-a) CO2 in norepinephrine group [(30±6) mm Hg]was lower than that of dobutamine group[(23±5)mm Hg](P＜0.05).Condnsion As an adjuvant therapy of volume resuscitation,norepinephrine is more effective than low dose dopamine and dobutamine in improving splanchnic perfusion.

Objective To study the clinical features of invasive pneumococcus disease (IPD) with resistance to antimicrobial agents in children,and to improve the diagnosis and treatment of this disease.Methods The clinical data from 21 IPD patients younger than 13 years old were collected from January 2008 through December 2010 in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Beijing Children's Hospital for retrospective analysis. Specimens of blood,pleural effusion,cerebrospinal fluid and soft tissue aspirated were collected from these children,and 23 strains of streptococcus pneumonia (SP) were cultured,isolated and confirmed,and the antibiotics susceptibility to penicillin and other antibiotics of these strains were assayed.Results Among the 21 IPD children,the ratio of male to female was 0.9∶1,and the age was 5 months to 13 years,with 61.9％ of them under 2 years.Of them,12 patients (57.1％ ) had purulent pleurisy,and 1 (4.8％ )patient had an underlying disease diagnosed to be X - linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA).There was no seasonal difference in the occurrence rate of this disease. Eight (38.1％) patients were cured,11(52.4％ ) were improved,while 2 (9.5％ ) patients not improved without death.There was no statistically significant difference in the annual detection rate of invasive SP (x2 =3.711,P =0.156).The incidences of penicillin-intermediate susceptibility SP (PISP) and penicillin-resistant SP (PRSP) were 47.8％ and 26.1％ respectively.The rate of resistance to multiple antibiotics was 91.3％.Conclusions Children aged less than 5 years,especially younger than 2 years,are prone to IPD,and purulent pleurisy and septicemia are often seen in this disease. Some patients had the underlying diseases.The complications included hemophagocytic syndrome,acute respiratory distress syndrome,septic shock,bronchial pleural fistula and so on.The multidrug resistance rate was 91.3％.It is important to put great emphasis on the monitoring antibiotics resistance to invasive pneumococcal disease.

Objective To study the effect of sandalwood essential oil on isolated ileum smooth muscle of guinea pigs and the small intestine movement function of mice.Methods We used the experiment method of isolating ileum smooth muscle of guinea pigs and intestine propulsion of carbon ink in mice.We constructed the models of healthy mice,neostigminetrested mice and adrenaline-loaded mice.Results Sandalwood essential oil had an inhibitory effect on the spontaneous movement of guinea pigs isolated ileum and an antagonistic action on intestinal spasm caused by acetylcholine,histamine and barium chloride(P

Objective To explore a better method to repair cervical cicatricle contracture deformity.Methods The cervicai cicatrical contraction deformity was repaird by the cervico-shoulder island skin flap with blood supply crossing and abundant anastomotic branches of the neck-shoulder blood vessels. After removing the cervical scar, the flaps were designed according to the size of the wound to be repaired, and the clinical anatomy of crossing and abundant anastomotic branches of the neck-shoulder blood vessels. The secondary wound of donor site was closed directly if the donor region was small, or closed by skin graft. Results Sixteen patients in this clinic were operated with this method, and venous return dysfunction occurred in 1 case, but blood circulation was improved after treatment. All the flaps survived with good appearance and texture. The extensive flap was created and transferred to the anterior neck by one stage without pre-expansion which met some patients'requirement of repairing cervical cicatricle contracture deformity. Conclusion The cervico-shoulder island skin flap, with abundant blood supply, is a new method to repair cervical cicatricle contracture deformity.

Objective To explore the impact of blood-activatingand qi-nourishing therapy on the hypercoagulable state of rats after femur fracture.Methods One hundred and twenty SD rats were randomly divided into 4 groups,namely normal group,model group,low-molecular-weight heparin(LMWH) group,combination group (LMWH + Tongmai Decoction),30 rats in each group.The rat model of femur fracture was established.After successful modeling,LMWH group was given subcutaneous injection of LMWH 600 U/kg,and the combination group was given subcutaneous injection of LMWH 600 U/kg together with gastric gavage of Tongmai Decoction,the model group was given subcutaneous injection of the same volume of normal saline.The treatment lasted for 1-7 days after the surgery.The pathologic features of the left great saphenous vein were observed by HE staining method,and the relative volume,thickness and quantity of the blood vessels were also measured.The plasma D-dimer (D-D) and fibrinogen (FIB) levels were determined by biochemical analyzer,and the plasma levels of whole blood viscosity at low shear rate (WBV-lsr) and whole blood viscosity at high shear rate (WBV-hsr) were measured with hemodynamic detector.Results On day 7 after the modeling,less endothelium cells,agglomerative red cells,and large thrombi were found in the great saphenous vein tissue section of the model group under microscope.Compared with the normal group,the levels of D-D,FIB,WBV-lsr and WBV-hsr in the model group at various time points were increased,the difference being significant (P ＜ 0.05).After 7-day treatment,the levels of D-D,FIB,WBV-lsr and WBV-hsr in LMWH group and combination group were lower than those of the odel group,and the decrease in the combination group was superior to LMWH group(P ＜ 0.05).The blood vessel endothelium cells in the combination group were arranged neatly with same cellular width while without enlargement or swelling,the effect being superior to that of LMWH group.Conclusion Blood-activating and Qi-nourishing therapy can effectively relieve hypercoagulable state of rats after femur fracture.

Objective To analyze the epidemiologic characteristics and risk factors for mortality in non-(human immunodeficiency virus,HIV) infected children with pneumocystis carinii pneumonia(PCP). Methods The data of non-HIV infected children with PCP diagnosed in Beijing Children′s Hospital from January 1,2006 to December 31,2012 were collected. They were divided into survival and non-survival group according to the prognosis. The epidemiologic characteristics and risk factors for mortality were analyzed. Results Sixteen patients were enrolled in this study. Ten of them survived and 6 of them were non-survived. The basic diseases included malignant tumor in 5 patients and non-malignancy diseases in 11 of them. Com-pared with the survival group,the non-survival group had a higher average age [(12. 00 ± 2. 00) years vs. (6. 65 ± 4. 32)years,P=0. 01],higher ratio to need mechanical ventilation (6/6 vs. 4/10,P=0. 04),lower PaO2/FiO2[(73. 88 ±26. 95) mmHg vs. (167. 50 ± 97. 17) mmHg,1 mmHg=0. 133 kPa,P=0. 01] and lower pediatric critical illness score(75. 67 ± 5. 72 vs. 86. 40 ± 8. 88,P=0. 02). There were no differences on sex ratio,kinds of basic diseases,whether with co-infections,the time of immunosuppressant administration, the time from onset to diagnosis,the time from onset to beginning trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole therapy, PaCO2 ,white blood cell counts,lymphocyte counts,CD4+ cell counts,C-reactive protein,and hemoglobin con-centrations between the survival and non-survival group. Conclusion A higher age, need for mechanical ventilation,lower PaO2/FiO2 and lower pediatric critical illness score were risk factors for mortality in non-HIV infected children with PCP.

Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics and emergency management of severe hand-foot-mouth disease(HFMD)associated with encephalitis and neurogenic pulmonary edema(NPE)caused by en-terovirus 71(EV71)in children.Method Data of critical patients with severe HFMD associated with encephalitis and NPE admitted to pediatric intensive care unit(PICU)Fuyan city Hospitals Anhni Province from May to June 2008 were reviewed.Results Of 30 patients,the mean age was 15.8 months ranged from 4 months to 48 months.The overall morality was 19.4%.Tha average duration of critical symptoms persisted Was 2.1 days ranged from 12 hours to 5 days.There were no rash found in 12 patients(33.3%).The chinical features of nervous system mani-fested the symptoms of brainstem encephalitis in 27 patients(75%),brainstem encephalitis with myelitis in 6 pa-tients(16.7%),and encephalitis in 3 patients(8.3%).The frothy expectoration tinged with pink or bloody,asyrmmetrical pulmonary edema or hemoptysis were the main features of NPE.The main approaches to the treatment were mechanical ventilation,mannitol,methylpredifiselone,intravenous immunoglobulin(IVIG),and vasoactive a-gents.And nine patients(25%)needed fluid volume resuscitation in addition.Conclusions Young children are particularly vulnerable to the Severe EV71 encephalitis with NPE.The majority of involved fatal patients are aged under 3 years.Patients may die of acute onset of NPE and/or hemoptysis with rapid progress towards cardiopul-monary failure.Early diagnosis and evaluation,respiratory support,lowering intracranial pressure and maintaining hemodynamics ale the essential therapeutic approaches.