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Objective To discuss the clinical significance of vancomycin plasma concentration monitoring and its relationship with adverse reactions in treatment of elderly patients. Methods The clinical records of 32 patients aged over 70 years admitted in the Emergency Medical Department of Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital were collected. Based on the diagnosis and laboratory examinations on admission, the patients were treated with cefoperazone+sulbactam or moxifloxacin, while in patients with severe infections, intravenous drip of carbapenem antibacterial drugs were given. After treatment for 3-5 days, when no effective results were obtained, according to the pathogenic results achieved from cultures of blood, sputum, secretions, catheter, etc, the corresponding treatment was given. If the infection was caused by positive bacteria mainly methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) sensitive to vancomycin, the original antibiotic was replaced by vancomycin or vancomycin combined with other antibiotic; intravenous drip of vancomycin 1 g in 250 mL normal saline was given, once in 12 hours, with a speed of 10 mg/min or not over 15 mg/min. The function of liver and kidney, and auditory impairment were observed, and the correlation between vancomycin plasma concentration and adverse reactions was analyzed. Results The total incidence of adverse reactions in elderly patients with different serum vancomycin trough concentrations was 37.50%(12/32) in which the highest incidence was kidney damage 18.75%(6/32) followed by the hearing loss 9.38%(3/32) and liver damage 9.38%(3/32). There were no statistical significant differences in the rates of adverse reactions among the different vancomycin trough concentrations (<10, 10-20,>20 mg/L) and [37.50%(6/16), 38.46%(5/13), 33.33%(1/3), all P>0.05], that meant along with the increase of vancomycin concentration, no tendency of increment of adverse reactions was seen. Of the 32 cases, there were 13 treated by vancomycin combined with other antibiotic, the combination rate being 40.63%. There were 2 cases of hepatic impairment (11.83%), 1 case of renal impairment (7.69%) and none hearing damage in patients treated with combination of antibiotic therapy. Therefore no correlation was concluded between the occurrence of adverse reactions and the combination therapy ( r=0.15, P>0.05). Conclusions In elderly patients over the age of 70 years, there is a higher incidence of kidney damage in the application of vancomycin. Thus, the monitoring of vancomycin plasma concentration in elderly patients has instructive significance in its clinical use.

Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics,pathogenic causes and treatment outcomes of acute kidney injury (AKI) in very old patients in order to improving the diagnosis and treatment.Methods 39 AKI patients aged ≥80 years in the department of geriatric medicine of our hospital were enrolled and followed up for 3 months.Clinical and laboratory data were analyzed and the pathogenic causes as well as the treatment outcomes were summarized.Results Among the 39 very old patients,31(79.5％) were male,8(20.5％) were female,and the mean age was (93.5±4.6) years.33 (84.6％)patients had chronic kidney diseases.The pathogenic causes of AKI were mainly as follows:urological infections (71.8％),blood volume deficiency (48.7％),cardiac dysfunction (23.1％) and hypotension (15.4％).2 to 4 pathogenic causes were co present in 64.1％ patients.Renal function was improved and recovered in 69.2 ％ patients and the death rate was 25.6％ after treatment.The main causes of death were septic shock (30.0％),multiple organ failure (20.0％),massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage (20.0％) et al.Conclusions Most of the very old patients may suffer from AKI on the basis of chronic kidney disease.AKI is often induced by multiple pathogenic causes.The main factors leading to AKI are urological infections,followed by blood volume deficiency and cardiac dysfunction.Most patients with AKI can recover after the precipitating factors are removed and supportive treatments are administered in time.Septic shock is the main cause of death.

Objective To review the clinical presentation of patients with hepatobiliary stones (HS).Method 2 359 patients with HS were divided into group A and B according to the presentation of these patients before or after 2002.Their clinical data were retrospectively analyzed.Results The age,the percentage of patients with a case history ＞ 10 years,the admission rate for relapse,the intrahepatic to extrahepatic stone ratio,the number of patients complicated with liver cirrhosis/portal hypertension,the elective operation rate,the ratio of biliary drainage operation,or the ratio of biliary drainage combined with hepatic resection in group B were 54.02 ± 13.54 years,68.99％,53.07％,73.18％,13.41％,80.80％,83.81％,44.74％,respectively.The corresponding figures for group A were 48.65 ± 14.47 years,46.25％,32.0％,62.02％,4.63％,63.92％,41.45％,19.05％,all P ＜0.01.However,the rates of biliary ascariasis,acute cholangitis of severe type (ACST),hepatic abscess,bleeding or perforation of the biliary tract,non-operative mortality,emergency operation rate and stone residual rate in group B were 6.56％,6.15％,0.84％,0,0,1.71％,5.18％,18.70％,respectively.All these were significantly lower than those in group A (12.11％,33.72％,1.95％,0.37％,0.67％,25.62％,respectively,all P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions The popularization of medical insurance and the increase in hospital admission rate,but not the actual increase in HS,led to the increase in hospitalization of patients.There was a tendency of less patients presenting with severe disease due to delay in treatment.Routine choledochoscopic stone extraction intraoperatively or postoperatively and the increased liver resection rate had decreased the residual stone rate.There should be a strict restriction on the use of choledochojejunostomy.

Objective To study treatment of massive variceal bleeding secondary to localized pancreatitis-associated portal hypertension (MVBPAPH).Methods A retrospective study on the clinical data of patients with MVBPAPH was carried out.Of 24 patients with MVBPAPH,20 had pancreatic pseudocysts.12 were operated after failure of treatment with endovascular intervention for variceal bleeding (including 10 patients with splenectomy and gastric fundus-body peripheral vessels amputation and 2 patients with pancreatic pseudocystogastrostomy).8 patients underwent partial splenic embolization and left gastroepiploic artery embolization.4 patients directly underwent splenectomy and gastric fundus-body peripheral vessels amputation for variceal bleeding.Results Left pleural effusion developed in 5 patients who underwent arterial embolization.Left pleural effusion and lung infection occurred in 2 patients who underwent operation.All patients recovered well and were discharged home.During the follow-up period of 2 to 72 months,no rebleeding occurred in these patients (including 2 patients had passed little interval melena).Gastroscopy re-examination showed that variceal veins were not found in 18 patients.Variceal veins which were detected in the remaining 6 patients were obviously less severe.Conclusion Individualized treatment should be given to patients with MVBPAPH and according to the specific type of pancreatitis and the onset time of any accompanying pseudocyst.

Objective To analyze the influential factors of healthy children′s heart rate turbulence (HRT). Methods One hundred and six healthy children with ventricular premature beat (VPB) were selected in this study and the correlation among HTR parameters as turbulence onset (TO) and turbulence lope (TS) and age, gender, basic heart rate, the number of VPBs were analyzed. Results It was observed that among three age groups, TO decreased with the age, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05), but there was no significant gender difference (all P > 0.05). TS increased with the age, and intergroup difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). In the group of children aged over seven, significantly higher TS was observed among boys (P < 0.05), while in the group of children aged 1 to 3 and the group aged 3 to 7 , there was no significant gender difference (P > 0.05). TO and TS decreased with the decline of heart rate (r = 0.494, P < 0.00; r = -0.569,P < 0.00 respectively), and the correlation between TO and HR, TS and HR was found.The number of VPBs had no significant correlation with TO or TS (r = 0.104,P = 0.290; r = 0.122,P =0.212). Conclusions The results demonstrate that influenced by age and basic heart rate, healthy children′s HRT increases with the age and the decline of heart rate. Therefore, the reference index of children′s HRT should differ from that of adults, which requires further evaluation.

Objective To investigate the influence of non-dipper blood pressure rhythm on peripheral atherosclerosis in elderly hypertensive patients.Methods The 199 elderly hypertensive patients with 24-hour average systolic blood pressure＜140 mmHg were selected.Body mass index (BMI),glycosylated hemoglobin,blood lipids,uric acid,creatinine,Brachial ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV),ankle arm index(ABI) and 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring were tested and calculated.The elderly patients were divided into dipper hypertensive group (n=95),and non-dipper hypertensive group (n=104).The relationships of arteriosclerosis with lifestyle and the circadian rhythm of blood pressure (non-dipper hypertension) were analyzed.Results Circadian blood pressure rhythm,age,levels of total cholesterol,triglyceride and serum creatinine,nocturia times,and smoking index were significantly related with atherosclerosis.There was a relationship between circadian blood pressure rhythm and baPWV,with the greatest standardized regression coefficient of 0.439.There were obviously linear relationships between levels of serum creatinine,nocturia times,age and ABI.There were significant differences in baPWV,ABI and smoking index between dippers and non-dippers groups [(1746.0±246.9) vs.(2115.7±321.8),(1.14±0.10) vs.(1.11±0.18),(251.8±272.8) vs.(368.5±339.9),P＜0.05 or 0.001].The multiple linear regression analysis showed that smoking index was significantly correlated with baPWV,but not correlated with blood pressure rhythm.In the ROC curve of MAP difference percentage and baPWV diagnosis result,the area under the curve was 0.8188,the optimal cut-off was 10.9％,the sensitivity was 62.5％ and the specificity was 85.7％.In the ROC curve of MAP difference percentage and AMI diagnosis result,the area under the curve was 0.7589,the optimal cut-off was 8.1％,the sensitivity was 88％,and the specificity was 61％.These results reflected that there were better consistences between MAP difference percentage and baPWV,ABI,and indirectly indicted that there was a relationship between MAP difference percentage and atherosclerosis.Conclusions We advise the elderly patients to give up the bad habits,help them control the systolic blood pressure,and advise them to adjust the medication time according to the circadian rhythm of blood pressure of every elderly hypertensive patient in order to restore the normal circadian blood pressure rhythm and delay the atherosclerotic process.

Objective To study the expression of interleukin-1β in aortic dissections and aneurysms. Methods Aortic specimens were obtained from patients with type Ⅰ thoracic aortic dissection (11 cases),ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms (10 cases),and healthy organ donors (7 cases).Expression of interleukin-1β,matrix metalloproteinase-9,and signal transduction factors phospho-p38 and phospho-JNK were detected by real time RT-PCR,Western blot,and immunohistochemistry,respectively.TUNEL staining was performed to detect apoptosis of media cells. Results Apoptosis in the media of thoracic aortic dissection and ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms was dramatically higher than control group.Expression of interleukin-1β gradually increased in an order of control group,thoracic aortic dissection to ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms ( P ＜ 0.01,respectively).Expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9significantly increased in the media of thoracic aortic dissection and ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms compared with control group (P ＜ 0.01,respectively).There were positive correlations between interleukin1 β and matrix metalloproteinase-9,interleukin-1β and phospho-p38 in thoracic aortic dissection ( P ＜ 0.01,respectively),interleukin-1β and apoptosis in ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms (P ＜ 0.01 ).Conclusions Interleukin-1β and interferon-γ might effect the formation of thoracic aortic dissection and ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms possibly through the up-regulation of matrix metalloproteinase-9 and apoptosis of media cells in humans.

Aim To explore the effects of curcumin on inflammatory reaction and blood-brain barrier permeability in rats following cerebral ischemic injury,and to further investigate its potential mechanisms.Methods SD rats underwent the cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury by the sutrure occlusion model were randomly divided into sham-control,cerebral ischemia and curcumin-treatment groups.Neurological deficit scores,cerebral infarction volume,brain water content and blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability were measured,myeloperoxidase(MPO)activities in rat brain were measured as an index of neutrophil infiltration;content of tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)in rat brain was detected by ELISA;expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9(MMP-9) in rat brain was determined by Western blot.Results Neurological deficit and cerebral infarction volume was decreased in curcumin-treatment group.The degree of neutrophilicgranulo cyte infiltration in cerebral tissues was decreased and the integrity of BBB was improved.Curcumin could also inhibit TNF-α and MMP-9 expression.Conclusion Curcumin exerts the neuroprotective effect on cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats through inhibiting the inflammatory reaction and improving BBB integrity,which may be associated with the inhibiton of TNF-α and MMP-9.

Objective To explore the feasibility and the value of ultrasound transient elastography in the estimation of intraocular pressure.Methods Thirty-two cases of glancomatous patients' and twenty-eight healthy subjects'eyeball were examined by using ultrasound transient elastography,meanwhile using Photoshop image analysis software to quantitative analysis of blue gradation ratio of the front wall tissue of eyeball,then intraocular pressure were examined by NCT.The difference of quantitative data of blue gradation ratio of the front wall tissue of eyeball between glancomatous patients and healthy subjects were compared.The relationship of quantitative value of blue gradation ratio and intraocular pressure were established.Results The blue gradation ratio of the front wall tissue of eyeball in glancomatous patients were 0.37± 0.03,while in healthy subjects were 0.33 ± 0.02,there was a significant difference between glancomatous patients and healthy subjects (P < 0.01),and there was a linear relation between blue gradation ratio and intraocular pressure(r = 0.424,P < 0.05).Conclusions The ultrasound transient elastography can be used in estimation of intra-ocular pressure in glancomatous patients,and there is a linear relation in quantitative data between blue gradation ratio and intraocular pressure.