Objective A scientific evaluation of hospital culture with the Dimension organizational culture model, in view of features of China's general public hospitals.Methods Based on Denison model, according to the characteristics of the public general hospitals in China, the authors developed a tool for organizational culture assessment (TOCA) by using the survey data from 87 hospitals in three provinces from the East, Central, and West areas in China.Results This tool, an evaluation scale, comprises the four cultural characteristics of direction, consistency, participation, and adaptability, as well as 13 cultural dimensions of social responsibility and competitive consciousness. The tool is tested as having good internal reliability and validity.Conclusion The TOCA provides hospital administrators with a tool for hospital culture evaluation, diagnosis and improvement.

Objective To evaluate the impact of age on the bladder-urethral function and the outcome of transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) in the elderly men with benign prostatic hyperpiasia (BPH). Methods The elderly men with BPH undergoing TURP were divided into young elderly group [n=158, mean age of 68 + 4 years] and elderly group [n=47, mean age of 80± 3 years]. All patients were evaluated by International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS). Quality of life (QOL). transrectal ultrasound and urodynamic examination one week before TURP, and they were followed by IPSS, QOL. free uroflowmetry and postvoid residual urine volume (PVR) measurement at 3 months after TURP. Results The incidence rates of detrusor overactivity, low compliance bladder, detrusor underactivity and benign prostatic obstruction in elderly group were 70%, 34%, 19% and 77% respectively, and they were significantly higher than in young elderly group (42%, 18%, 6.3% and 58%,x2 =10.623, 4.328, 5.637,4.771,P<0.05). However, the mean max detrusor voided pressure [62±29) cm H2O] was significantly lower in elderly group than in young elderly group [(76±22) cm H2O,t =3.265, P<0.05]. Moreover, the mean prostatic length, static functional length and bladder neck pressure were (52±8) mm, (63±11) mm and (36 15) cm H2O respectively, they were significantly higher in elderly group than in young elderly group [(47±7)mm, (59±6) mm and (25±13) cm H2O, t=4.157, 3.388 and 4.912,P<0.05]. The IPSS, QOL and PVR were significantly lower after TURP than beforeTURP, and the max flow rate (MFR) was significantly higher after TURP than before TURP in both groups (tyoung elderly group= 19.744, 64.671, 23.342 and 27.504;t elderly group= 27.308, 19.311,9.694 and 11.671, P<0.05). However, the MFR was significantly lower in elderly group than in young elderly group, and PVR and QOL were significantly higher in elderly group than in young elderly group after TURP (t=3.493, 15.245 and 10.750, P<0.05). Conclusions The risk of bladder-urethral dysfunction is increased and the therapeutic effects of TURP is decreased with ageing in the elderly men with BPH. It would be beneficial to have an urodynamic study for their treatment.

Objective To observe the effect of shock lymph drainage on multiple organ injury of rats with traumatic hemorrhagic shock (THS) and discuss the relating mechanism. Methods Male Wistar rats were divided into control group, lymph drainage group and lymph return group. The THS model was established in lymph drainage group and lymph return group, when the shock mesenteric lymph was drained in lymph drainage group. The change of the mean arterial pressure ( MAP), the biochemical indices of liver, kidney, myocardium and acid-base, the morphology, ATP contents and ATPase activities of lung, kidney, liver and myocardium were observed. Results The MAP at multiple time points after 80 minutes of infusion, the ATP contents and ATPase activities of multiple organs in lymph drainage group were higher than those in lymph return group. Multiple biochemical indices in lymph drainage group were superior to those in lymph return group, with statistical difference. The inflammation, congestion, degeneration and necrosis were found in organs of lymph return group, but only mild lesions could be seen in lymph drainage group. Conclusions The shock lymph drainage can alleviate multiple organ injury of THS rats, mechanism of which is correlated with improvement of the energy metabolism and maintenance of MAP and acid-base status.

Objective To summarize the clinical experience and efficacy of surgical treatment for Stanford type A aortic dissection leading to acute lower limb ischemia.Methods From January 2014 to January 2018,12 patients with severe lower limb ischemia caused by acute type A aortic dissection were treated with Suns surgery.Among them,11 patients were treated with restoration of lower limb blood supply preferentially,including 10 cases of femoral artery bypass and 1 case of abdominal aorta-iliac artery stent graft implantation.Another case was treated with ascending aorta-femoral artery bypass after Sung surgery.Results 3 cases died of ischemia and necrosis of the lower extremities.Two of them died of multiple organ failure due to amputation and one died of low cardiac output due to refractory acidosis.Acute renal failure performed bedside CRRT in 5 patients and ECMO in 1 patient.The remaining 9 patients were discharged from the hospital and the symptoms of lower limb ischemia disappeared.After an average follow-up of 23 months,the re-examination of the aorta CTA showed that the bypass artery was unobstructed and the distal femoral artery was well developed.One patient infecting vascular prosthesis was cured by taking out the unit.Conclusion For acute lower limb ischemia caused by type A aortic dissection,blood flow of lower extremities should be restored as soon as possible to reduce mortality and complications.Femoral artery bypass and abdominal aorta-iliac arterial repair are simple and effective in reconstructing lower limb blood supply.

Objective:To observe the effect of high glucose downregulated microRNA(miR)-99a on hepatic sinus dysfunction and metformin intervention, and to explore the pathogenesis of diabetes-induced fatty liver and possible mechanism of metformin.Methods:The cultured human liver sinusoidal endothelial cells were randomly divided into normal control group, high glucose model group, miR-99a overexpression group, miR-99a overexpression negative control group, insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor(IGF-1R) inhibitor group, mammalian target of rapamycin(mTOR) inhibitor group, and metformin treatment group. The mRNA expressions of miR-99a were detected with realtime quantitative PCR(RT-qPCR), and the expression levels and distribution of IGF-1R, phosphorylated(p-)mTOR and vitronectin(VN) were detected by Western blotting and immunofluorescence. The ultrastructure of human liver sinusoidal endothelial cells was observed using scanning electron microscope.Results:Compared with normal control group, the mRNA expression of miR-99a was downregulated( P=0.008), while the protein expressions of IGF-1R, mTOR, and VN were significantly increased, and the diameter and number of fenestrae decreased significantly in high glucose model group. Compared with high glucose model group, after the treatment with metformin, the mRNA expression of miR-99a was upregulated, while the protein expressions of IGF-1R, mTOR, and VN were significantly decreased( P=0.001, P=0.016, P=0.005, respectively), the number of fenestras increased and the diameter became larger in miR-99a overexpression group, IGF-1R inhibitor group, mTOR inhibitor group, and metformin treatment group. After overexpression of miR-99a, the protein expressions of IGF-1R, p-mTOR, and VN were significantly reduced( P=0.007, P=0.013, P=0.003, respectively); After administration of IGF-1R inhibitors, the expressions of p-mTOR and VN significantly decreased( P=0.006, P=0.009, respectively), following treatment with the mTOR inhibitor, the expression of VN was significantly reduced( P=0.008), while the expression of IGF-1R remained unchanged( P=0.553). Conclusions:Downregulating of miR-99a with high glucose induced hepatic sinus dysfunction, which may be related to the regulation of IGF-1R/mTOR pathway. Metformin increased the expression of miR-99a, thereby inhibiting high glucose-induced hepatic sinusoidal dysfunction.

Recent years, national laws and government policies were published as series to encourage the development of group standardizations. The updated Standardization Law of the People's Republic of China, implemented on January 1^st, 2018, stipulates that group standard is a part of the Chinese standard system. Under the current supportive circumstances, more institutes and organizations have joined in the writing and releasing procedures of group standards’. Despite the rapid development of group standardization to publish, we are still at the phase of exploring and regulating group standardizations. This review summarizes the development and practice on the development group standardization in the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association and analyzes current condition and deficiency of the work in China, in order to develop suggestions and strategies to improve and regulate group standardization.