Objective To discuss the causes and therapies for the complications induced by endovenous laser treatment (EVLT) in patients with varicose great saphenous vein. Methods From August 2003 to February 2007,totally 342 patients (530 limbs) with varicose great saphenous veins were treated by high ligation combined with EVLT in our hospital. Operative compilations were found in 186 of the limbs.The data of the 186 limbs were analyzed retrospectively. Results The patients were followed up for 6 months,during which 23 limbs showed skin bruises and/or hematoma,65 develped phlebitis,and 20 had skin burns; all of these cases were cured. In addition,77 limbs were diagnosed as having saphenous nerve damage (abnormal skin sensation),57 of them were cured and 20 were improved after treatments. Deep vein thrombosis complicated with pulmonary embolism was found in one case,who was improved after therapies. Conclusions To prevent the complications of EVLT combined with high ligation of the saphenous vein,intraoperative adjustment of laser power according to the surgical sites,gentle operation,postoperative administration of anticoagulants,and early rehabilitation are recommended.

Objective To explore the molecular and cellular mechanism of Zaohuang Capsule No.3 (ZHC3) in treating chronic renal failure through observing the effect of ZHC3 on the human glomerular mesangial cells (GMC). Methods The proliferation of human GMC fostered in ZHC3 was detected by MTT, and the fibronectin (FN), interleukin 6 (IL-6) and transforming growth factor ?1 (TGF-?1) secretion was detected by ELISA. Results ZHC3 significantly inhibited GMC proliferation (P

Objective To investigate the distribution and drug resistance of pathogenic bacteria in hospital ICU patients with lower respiratory tract infection , and provide scientific reference for clinical rational drug use . Methods The strains were identified by VITEK -32 automatic bacterial identification instrument , the bacterial sensitivity was determined by K -B disk diffusion method , and the statistical analysis was performed by WHONET 5.4 software.Results The total isolated pathogenic bacteria of lower respiratory tract infection in ICU patients was 453 strains.332 strains of gram negative bacteria accounted for 73.3%,and the former three ones were Pseudomonas aeruginosa (115 strains,accounted for 25.4%),Klebsiella pneumonia (90 strains,accounted for 19.8%),Acineto-bacter baumannii (38 strains,accounted for 8.4%).102 strains of gram positive bacteria accounted for 22.5%,and the top three were Staphylococcus aureus (31 strains,accounted for 6.8%),coagulase negative Staphylococcus (22 strains,accounted for 4.9%),Enterococcus (18 strains,accounted for 4%).Meropenem,imipenem (Stenotroph-omonas maltophilia was excepted ) ,Cefoperazone /sulbactam and Amikacin were most sensitive against gram negative bacteria;Teicoplanin and vancomycin were highly sensitive against gram positive bacteria .Conclusion The main pathogenic bacteria of respiratory tract infection in ICU patients was gram negative bacilli ,which were seriously resist-ant to commonly used antimicrobial drugs .So strengthening the infection management of ICU and the control for risk factors,and rationally using of antimicrobial drugs has great significance in reducing the drug resistance of pathogenic bacteria rate .

Objective To investigate the relationship between the 5-lipoxygenase(5-LO) in mouse lung and during infection in the respiratory system.Methods Investigate the expression of 5-LO in the lung of a mouse by immunocytochemistry.Results The intensity of the immune staining against 5-LO antibody was stronger in infected mice than that in non-infected rats.A weaker immuneoreation was observed in the treated group of animals.Conclusion Changes in the expression of 5-LO in pulmonary tisssues could be designed to detect the treatment efficacy during the lung infection.

Adult ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Peripheral Vascular Diseases ; drug therapy ; Phytotherapy ; Takayasu Arteritis ; drug therapy

Objective To Compare postoperative complications between patients with varicose veins of the lower limbs treated with foam sclerotherapy or endovenous laser.Method From 2011 to 2015,simple varicosis of great saphenous vein patients (grade C3-6) in 2 542 cases,3 468 limbs were divided into 2 groups.Combined with high ligation of great saphenous vein plus stripping,foam sclerotherapy group (1 355 cases) underwent calf foam sclerotherapy (1％ polidocanol),endovenous laser group (1 187 cases) underwent endovenous laser therapy.All postoperative patients were treated with stretch socks for 3 months.Postoperative pain (calf),deep vein thrombosis,pulmonary embolism,superficial thrombophlebitis,saphenous nerve injury,ecchymoma,migraine,allergic dermatitis,pigmentation in 2 groups were compared.Result During the follow-up,28 cases in foam sclerotherapy group had saphenous nerve injury (2％),1 071 (79.1％) cases had subcutaneous ecchymosis,613 cases (51.6％) in endovenous laser group had saphenous nerve injury,979 cases (82.5％) had subcutaneous ecchymosis,8 cases (1.0％) had skin burns (x2 =824.660,4.786,9.161,P ＜ 0.05).Endovenous laser group (23.8％) was significantly better than that of foam sclerotherapy group (30.8％) in pigmentation (x2 =15.243,P ＜0.05).Conclusion Treatment of varicose veins of the lower leg with foam sclerotherapy has less postoperative complications compared with endovenous laser.

Objective To investigate the clinical value of circulating miR-125b-5p in coronary atherosclerotic heart disease.Methods With case-control study,80 cases of coronary atherosclerotic heart disease were recruited in Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University from February 2014 to august 2015.According to coronary angiography result they were divided into two groups: there are coronary artery stenosis group(n=49)and control group(n=31).All patients were also divided into non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction group(n=35),unstable angina group group(n=25),stable angina group(n=20).The level of miR-125b-5p before coronary angiograph was detected.By independent sample t test and variance analysis,the levels of miR-125b-5p were compared between the groups of coronary artery stenosis and the group with no stenosis of the coronary artery,the coronary artery lesions in each group,and between the various types of coronary atherosclerotic heart disease respectively.Results MiR-125b-5p expression level of Coronary artery stenosis group(0.35±0.10)was lower than that in group coronary artery with no stenosis(0.95±0.12),the difference was statistically significant(t=24.179,P<0.000 1).With the increase in the number of diseased coronary arteries,miR-125b-5p expression level decreased gradually.There is also statistical significance(t=8.399,P<0.000 1; t=13.067,P<0.000 1)in miR-125b-5p expression among NSTEMI+STEMI,UA and SAP groups.miR-125b-5p expression level was negatively correlated with Gensini score(R2=0.822,P<0.05).The area under the ROC curve(AUC)of miR-125b-5p was 0.86(95％CI 0.67-0.90),and 0.66 was the optimal cut-off value with sensitivity of 81.22％and specificity of 78.62％.Conclusions With the increase of the number of stenosis,plasma miR-125b-5p expression level decreased gradually.The expression level of miR-125b-5p was negatively correlated with the Gensini score of coronary artery,which indicated that the expression level of miR-125b-5p may be a potential biomarker that can reflect the lesion degree of coronary artery.

The total knee replacement is an excellent method for the treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. of the knee joint. The tendency of the use of total knee prosthesis is increasing now in Korea. But domestic production of the prosthesis is not avaliable and all are imported from abroad. Moreover, these prosthesis are not well adapted to Korean people, and in occation, the custom-made prosthesis should be needed. So, domestic production of the prosthesis is required. For production of new prosthesis, in cooperation with KAIST(Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), we developed the new alloy 15-57 for total knee prosthesis. We conducted an animal experimental study to confirm the biocompatibility of the new alloy. In this experiment, the Zimmer® company vitallium was compared with this new alloy as control study. The results are as follows: 1. Biocompatibility of the new alloy 15-57 is similar than that of Zimmer® company vitallium in histological study of metal-bone interspace area. 2. Surface corrosion of both metal was nearly absent. 3. In summary, the new alloy 15-57 is suggested as an acceptable metal for the production of total knee prosthesis.
Alloys ; Animal Experimentation ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid ; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee ; Corrosion ; Knee Joint ; Knee Prosthesis ; Knee ; Korea ; Methods ; Osteoarthritis ; Prostheses and Implants ; Vitallium

OBJECTIVETo survey the treatment status and clinical features of hospitalized patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) of 13 hospitals in Beijing in 2005.

METHODSUniform questionnaires were used to register AMI patients hospitalized from January 1 to December 31, 2005 in the 13 hospitals including traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) hospitals (n = 6) and western medicine hospitals (WM, n = 7) from Beijing. A total of 1663 AMI patients were registered (1366 cases in WM hospitals and 297 cases in TCM hospitals). An Access database was established and patient information was input, the clinical features and treatment status of hospitalized AMI patients were analyzed.

RESULTSThe mean age was (63.9 +/- 12.8) years old [(62.8 +/- 12.8) years for WM Hospitals and (69.1 +/- 11.8) years for TCM hospitals, P < 0.05], male to female ratio was 2.4:1 (2.7:1 for WM hospitals and 1.6:1 for TCM hospitals, P < 0.05). The median time to hospital was 14 hours in TCM hospitals and 11 hours in WM hospitals (P > 0.05). Incidences of history of cerebrovascular disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and complications such as in-patient arrhythmia, cardiac insufficiency, cardiogenic shock were significantly higher in TCM hospitals than in WM hospitals. The total mortality of 1663 AMI cases was 8.2% (15.8% in TCM hospitals vs. 6.6% in WM hospitals, P < 0.01). The reperfusion rate including emergency PCI and thrombolytic therapy rate was 31.3% in 13 hospitals (33.3% in WM hospitals vs. 21.9% in TCM hospitals, P < 0.05). Percent of guideline recommend drug use for AMI was as follows: aspirin 93.6%, ACEI and ARB 85.1%, beta-blocker 78.7%, low molecular weight heparin 85.4%, statins 74.7%.

CONCLUSIONSReperfusion therapy and guideline recommended drugs were widely used although there was a need for further improvement. The hospitalized mortality showed a downward trend compared with results from five years ago, patients in TCM hospitals had an independent clinical features.

Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Female ; Hospital Mortality ; trends ; Hospitalization ; Hospitals ; Humans ; Inpatients ; statistics & numerical data ; Male ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Middle Aged ; Myocardial Infarction ; therapy ; Treatment Outcome

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of solifenacin with or without tamsulosin in patients with overactive bladder (OAB).Methods Fifty-three patients with OAB were randomly divided into two groups (group A 27 patients, group B 26 patients).The patients received either solifenacin 5 mg/day in group A or combined with Tamsulosin 0.2 mg/day in group B for two weeks.During the treatent period all the patients recorded voiding and adverse events in a diary.The symptoms of urgency, frequency, incontinence were evaluated by OABSS scores at the begining and end of the therapy period.The results of the efficacy and safety were analyzed by using SPSS 13.0.Results The OABSS scores at the begining and end for the two groups were significantly different ( P ＜ 0.01 ).In both groups the efficacy was obvious.The OABSS scores at the end of the therapy between group A and B were significantly different (P ＜0.05 ).The efficacy of group B was better than that of group A.Conclusion The efficacy of solifenacin combined with tamsulosin was better than solifenacin alone in OAB.