To genuinely orient our service towards the needs of patients, we modified the wards in our hospital, turning previous wards housing 8 to 10 patients each into medium-sized and small ones, with each one having a separate toilet, balcony, and air conditioner, meeting the diversified needs of patients, and attracting more patients to seek service at the hospital. As a result, in 2000, as compared with 1999, the number of emergency outpatients increased by 14.4%, the number of discharged patients increased by 16.2%, the average ratio of bed usage increased by 9.0%, the turnover rate of beds increased by 6.8%, the average length of stay dropped by 7.0%, income from outpatient service increased by 43.9%, the proportion of income from the sale of pharmaceuticals in the total business income dropped by 10.5%, and the annual business income increased by 18.9%.

Background and purpose:Zhongshan City is one of the areas with the highest NPC incidence worldwide and nationwide. Although its incidence rate had been analyzed thoroughly, but its mortality rate was not studied further until now. This study was to explore NPC mortality status in Zhongshan City from 1970 to 2010, and to provide scientiifc information for its control and prevention.Methods:NPC death data in Zhongshan City from 1970 to 2010 came from Zhongshan Cancer Registry Ofifce. Such indices as its death number, crude rate, age standardized rate (ASR) and truncated rate etc were calculated and analyzed. Results:There were 5 267 NPC death cases in Zhongshan City from 1970 to 2010, its crude world ASR and truncated rates were 11.03/105, 12.34/105 and 29.31/105 respectively. Its world ASRs increased before 1999 but no statistical signiifcance (P=0.64) and decreased thereafter with obvious statistical signiifcance (P=0.001). But overall, there were a decreasing trend for its ASRs (P=0.001) from 1970 to 2010 in Zhongshan City. Moreover, NPC mortality rate in male was remarkably higher than in female, the death peak age was 55-59 age group, and the different age groups were with different trends fro 1970 to 2010. Conclusion:Although with declining trend from 1970 to 2010, NPC mortality rate in Zhongshan City was at high level worldwide. It suggested that NPC control and prevention should be enhanced.

Objective To explore the expression of survivin gene in retinoblastoma (RB) and its relationship with the stages and histodifferentiation degree of RB and the expression of p53?bcl-2 proteins. Methods Expression of survivin, p53 and bcl-2 proteins in 38 RB conventional paraffin samples were detected with survivin, p53 and bcl-2 monoclonal antibodies respectively by immunohistochemical assay. The expression of survivin of normal retina in 6 control samples was observed. Results In 38 cases of RB, positive expression of survivin was found in 20 (52.6%); while none of the 6 normal retinal tissue expressed survivin, which had significant difference between the two group (P0.05). In 38 RB cases, positive expression of p53 was in 25 with the rate of 65.8%, and of bcl-2 in 18 with the rate of 47.4%. The positive-expressed rates were much higher in positive-expressed p53 and bcl-2 group than those in the negative-expressed p53 and bcl-2 group (P

0.05) except for 8 kHz. Air conduction thresholds were basically normal in children's simple type CSOM, whereas hearing loss during intermediate frequency and high frequency in adults with osteitis and cholesteatoma type was more severe than that in children.Conclusion Hearing-loss in children's CSOM was the same as adult patients, although course of disease was not long in children. Inner ear was not or mildly impaired in children's CSOM.

Objective To study the expression and its significance of Platelet-derived growth factor(PDGF) and Collagen type Ⅰ (Col- Ⅰ) mRNA in hepatic tissue in mice exposed to arsenic in drinking water. Methods Fifty mice were divided into control group, sodium arsenite group(iAs3+ group, 300 mg/L) and sodium arsenate group (iAs5+ group, 300mg/L) at random. The mice were sacrificed after 10 months for liver function test (ALT, AST and GLB examined by automatic biochemical analyzer) and pathologic examinations. Masson staining and immunohistochemical SABC methods were used. Through the result of Masson staining fibrosis semi-quantitative analysis of the fibrosis number was carried out in the per unit area. Using immuonhistochemical SABC methods, the expression of PDGF and Col- Ⅰ was detected. Results ①Serum ALT was statistically significant among control group [(36.67±3.51) U/L], iAs3+ group[(61.46±13.85) U/L] and iAs5+ group[(43.31±4.21) U/L, F= 6.56, P < 0.05], especially between the control and iAs3+ group (P < 0.05) ;Serum AST had a statistical significance among control group [(135.00 ± 20.42)U/L], iA3+ group [(510.86 ± 59.01)U/L] and iAs5+ group[(258.93 ± 22.40) U/L, F= 83.36, P < 0.05] ;Serum GLB had no statistical significance among control group [(20.86 ± 0.61)g/L], iAs3+ group [(26.94± 3.73)g/L] and iAs5+ group[(24.59 ± 5.27)g/L, F = 2.80, P < 0.05]. ②Masson staining revealed notable liver cell necrosis, regeneration, infiltration of inflammatory cells in portal area. Masson staining Semi-quantitative results showed significantly increasing size of fibrosis in model group. Compared with control group(0.069 ± 0.013) and iAs5+ group(0.143 ± 0.122), fiber hyperplasia of iAs3+ group(0.192 ± 0.108) had statistical significance (F = 1.91, P < 0.05). ③Immunohistochemistry results showed higher expression of PDGF in the portal area, sepetal and preisinus cells in model group. The heavy expression of Col- Ⅰ distributed in the surrounding of blood vessels and bile duet and along portal wall extensting to the liver in model group. Semi-quantitative results showed that PDGF among control group(202.79 ± 7.46), iAs3+ group(174.38 ± 7.71) and iAs5+ group(177.64 ± 7.81) had a statistical significance(F= 102.91, P < 0.05);Col-Ⅰ had a statistical significance among control group(200.11 ± 7.46), iAs3+ group (176.47±10.20) and iAs5+ group (177.378 ±7.948, F = 78.51, P < 0.05). Conclusions Exposed in oral drinking arsenic, mice can develop hepatic injury and hepatic fibrosis. The PDGF and Col-Ⅰ play significant effects on the process of hepatic fibrosis caused by oral drinking arsenic exposed mice.

Objective To analyze the clinical data of Staphylococcus aureus sputum culture positive cases and the antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from them and provide the evidence for clinical diagnosis and treatment. Methods Retrospectively analyze the clinical data of Staphylococcus aureus sputum culture positive cases of our hospital from January 2014 to December 2014. Results The Staphylococcus aureus sputum culture positive cases was 111 in all, while antimicrobial sensitive test was performed in 110 cases, including MSSA in 27 cases (24.55%), MSRA in 83 cases (74.45%), community infection MSRA in 13 cases (15.66%), hospital infection MRSA in 70 cases (84.34%). The cases were mainly from the department of respiratory diseases, department of neurosurgery, ICU, the department of neurology, accounting for 75.68%. The risk rate of community acquired MRSA in patients from nursing center were significantly higher than that of hospital infection MRSA and MSSA (P = 0.004). The antimicrobial susceptibility rate of community infection MRSA to clindamycin, gentamicin, erythromycin, azithromycin was higher than that of hospital infection MRSA. Conclusion The susceptibility rate in non-β-lactams of community infeciton MRSA was higher than that of hospital infection MRSA.

Objective To investigate the comparative proteomes difference of PBMC between health adults and Parkinson Disease(PD) patients with Ganyang Huafeng syndrome and Xuexu Shengfeng syndrome.So to approach the essence of the two TCM syndromes from the protein expression level.Methods A series of methods,including immobilolized pH gradient two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophpresis(2-DE),Coomassie Brilliant Blue staining,PDQuest 2-DE analysis software,peptide massfingerprint based on matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flying mass spectrometry(MALDI-TOF-MS) and SWISS-PROT database searching,were used to separate and indentify the proteome of PBMC between health adults and PD patients with Ganyang Huafeng syndrome and Xuexu Shengfeng syndrome.Results The good 2-DE pattern including resolution and reproducibility was obtained.After Coomassie Brilliant Blue staining,15 spots were incised and analyzed by MALDI-TOF-MS.The typic peptide masses were searched in the SWISS-PROT database by Mascot software.All proteins were preliminarily identified,which ralated to cytoskeleton,anti-oxidative stress,protein degradation,signal transduction and cell cycle,etc.Conclusions The well-resolved,reproducible 2-DE patterns of Ganyang Huafeng syndrome and Xuexu Shengfeng syndrome PD were established and revealed the protein expression difference of PBMC between the two syndromes of PD patients.This research is helpful to provide substance evidence in investigation of the essence of Ganyang Huafeng syndrome and Xuexu Shengfeng syndrome on protein level.

Objective To dertermine the content of gallic acid, methyl gallate and ellagic acid in galls of Quercus infectoria Olivier from different batches by HPLC. Methods The chromatogram colume was Agilent Zorbax SB-C18 (4.6 mm x 250 mm, 5 μm), gradiently eluting with methanol as mobile phase A and 0.01% phosphoric acid as B at a flow rate of 1 ml/min. The injection volumn was 5 μl. Detection wavelength was at 258 nm. Results Gallic acid was linear in the range of 0.0318-0.1871 g/L with correlation coefficient of 0.9994. The average recovery was 97.52% with RSD 1.41%. Methyl gallate was linear in the range of 0.0769-0.4612 g/L with correlation coefficient of 0.9994. The average recovery was 99.15% with RSD at 1.46%. Ellagic acid was linear in the range of 0.0158-0.0553 g/L with correlation coefficient of 0.9998. The average recovery was 102.75% with RSD at 0.87%. Conclusion The method is convenient, fast, accurate and practicable, and can be used for controling the quality of the galls of Q. infectoria.

Objective To investigate the association of vascular calcification,fetuin A and Creaction protein (CRP),and explore the influence on cardiovascular events.Methods Sixty peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients were enrolled in this study.Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT),fetuin A and CRP,along with the other serum related parameters were detected to find out their influence on vascular calcification in PD patients.The relationship between cIMT,fetuin A,CPR and cardiovascular events was analyzed in PD patients with 18 months followed-up.Results Of the 60 PD patients,carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) was increased in 38 patients(63.3％).Compared with the non-increased cIMT patients,serum fetuin A concentration was significantly decreased(P ＜ 0.05),CRP(P＜0.01) and calcium × phosphate products(P＜0.05) were significantly increased in the highincreased cIMT group.Compared with the low-increased cIMT patients,fetuin A concentration was obviously lower(P ＜ 0.05) and calcium×phosphate products were obviously higher(P ＜ 0.05) in the highincreased cIMT group.Linear regression analysis discovered an obvious negative correlation between CRP and fetuin A(R2 =0.629,F=47.522,P ＜ 0.01),as well as fetuin A and calcium×phosphate products (R2=0.299,F=11.948,P=0.002).Multiple regression analysis indicated that fetuin A was independently negatively correlated with cIMT(B=-0.019,t =-6.042,P ＜ 0.01).At 18 months,there were 36 newly-happened cardiovascular events and among which 6 cases died.Logistic regression analysis found that increased cIMT was risk factor to cardiovascular events in PD patients(OR=3.691,95％CI 1.467-9.258,P=0.006).Conclusion Decreased fetuin A and increased calcium×phosphate products deteriorate carotid calcification in PD patients.Micro-inflammation of PD patients represented by high CRP levels may increase calcium×phosphate products by depressing the fetuin A level,and in the end will stimulate carotid calcification.Increased cIMT is a risk factor for cardiovascular events.

At present, the research regarding repair of spinal cord mainly focuses on tissue engineering. Neural tissue engineering materials provide three-dimensional template for tissue regeneration and also environment for synthesis of extracellular matrix. This paper summarizes the types of nerve transplant materials and the research progress in application for treatment of spinal cord injury, so as to provide theoretical evidence for repair of spinal cord injury. But some problems exist in application of nerve cell scaffold materials for repair of spinal cord injury: poor mechanical properties lead to slow degradation speed, causing difficulties in tissue reconstruction with respect to velocity and in subsequent reconstruction of porous three-dimensional scaffold. In recent years, novel biomaterials with specific repair function have been made by the engineering method through combining the biological molecule with specific signal identification function and available materials, which is an advanced projeot in the current field of biomaterials.