Objective To evaluate the prognosis of the decompensated liver cirrhosis by means of MELD-Na score combined with serum cholesterol and endotoxin concentration.MethodsData of 156 hospitalized patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis was retrospectively analyzed.Patients were divided into survival and death group according to follow-ups at 6 months,12 months and 24 months.MELD-Na score was made among 156 patients by detecting relevant indicators.Serum cholesterol and cholesterol levels were measured,too.The relationship between decompensated liver cirrhosis prognosis and MELD-Na score combined with serum cholesterol and endotoxin concentration was analyzed.ResultsNinteen patients died at the follow-up for 6 months.Fifty nine patients died at the followe-up for 12 months.Seventy seven patients died at the follow-up for 24 months.There was significant difference on MELD-Na score,endotoxin concentration and serum cholesterol between the survival group and the death group (t =-9.68,-9.22,11.4,-4.65,-19.60,16.20,-20.0,-18.7,17.3,respectively,P ＜0.05).The best critical value of MELD-Na score to predicate death in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis was 32 points.The risk of death would rise if MELD-Na score increased.The best critical value of plasma endotoxin to predicate death in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis was ≥ 12 ng/L.The best threshold value of serum cholesterol to predict death in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis was ≤ 1.70 mmol/L.ConclusionMELD-Na score,serum cholesterol and serum endotoxin were of higher prognostic value to judge the prognosis of patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis.

Objective To apply 3 .0T MRI in diagnosing injuries of anterior bundle of medial collateral ligament after elbow dislo‐cation .Methods The MRI features of the injuries of medial collateral ligament anterior bundle were analyzed retrospectively in 20 patients with elbow dislocation .The coronal ,sagittal ,axial and lamina oblique coronal were scanned routinely with SE T1WI ,T2WI‐FS sequences .Results Varying degrees of anterior bundle injuries of medial collateral ligament were observed in all the 20 patients ,in‐cluding the mild injury(n=8) ,part avnlsion(n=5) ,completely rupture(n=7) .Furthermore ,concomitant injuries including lateral collateral ligament(n=11) ,ringlike ligament(n=5) ,flex/stretch muscle tendon(n=9) ,and the fracture(n=7) were also observed . Conclusion The injuries of medial collateral ligament anterior bundle after elbow dislocation could be diagnosed accurately with 3 .0T MRI and the degree of injuries could also be defined on image .The 3 .0T MRI could be recommended as regular examination to pa‐tients with elbow dislocation .

Objective:To investigate the effect of posterior nasal neurectomy（PNN） with pharyngeal neurectomy （PN） on chronic sinusitis with nasal polyps （CRSwNP）complicated with perennial allergic rhinitis （PAR）. Methods:83 patients with perennial allergic rhinitis combined with chronic group-wide sinusitis with nasal polyps who attended our hospital from July 2020 to July 2021 were selected. All patients underwent conventional functional endoscopic sinusitis surgery（FESS）+ nasal polypectomy. Patients were divided according to whether they underwent PNN+PN. 38 cases in the experimental group underwent FESS combined with PNN+PN; 44 cases in the control group underwent conventional FESS alone. All patients underwent the VAS, RQLQ, and MLK before treatment, and at 6 months and 1 year after surgery. Meanwhile, other relevant data were collected and the preoperative and postoperative follow-up data were collected and analyzed to assess the differences between the two groups. Results:The total postoperative follow-up period was 1 year. The recurrence rate of nasal polyps at 1 year postoperatively and the nasal congestion VAS score at 6 months postoperatively were not statistically significant in the two groups（P>0.05）. However, the patients in the experimental group had statistically significantly lower effusion and sneezing VAS scores, MLK endoscopy scores and RQLQ scores at 6 months and 1 year postoperatively, and nasal congestion VAS scores at 1 year postoperatively compared to the control group（P<0.05）. Conclusion:For patients with perennial AR complicated with CRSwNP, the combination of the PNN+PN in FESS can significantly improve the short-term curative effect, and PNN+PN is a safe and effective surgical treatment.
Humans ; Nasal Polyps/surgery* ; Rhinitis, Allergic/surgery* ; Sinusitis/surgery* ; Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial ; Endoscopy ; Denervation ; Chronic Disease ; Rhinitis/complications*