Recurrent miscarriage is a common disease in clinical obstetrics and gynecology. There is no curative treatment for recurrent miscarriage in conventional medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been widely used in the treatment of recurrent miscarriage in China for thousands of years. However, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with high quality evaluating the effectiveness and safety of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) still lack. This study was conducted in order to identify methodological problems in published or unpublished RCTs of CHM in the treatment of recurrent miscarriage, and provide suggestions for TCM researchers to conduct high-quality clinical research.

Objective To evaluate the effects of exercise therapy in the treatment of hemiplegia following cerebral hemorrhage. Methods Activities of daily living(ADL) scoring and Fugl Meyer test were performed in 46 patients with hemiplegia following cerebral hemorrhage undergoing exercise therapy before and after treatment. Results Significant improvement of ADL, upper extremity function, and balance and walking abilities was found after treatment( P

Objective To observe and scale knee joint space of the patients who suffered adults' Kaschin-Beck disease (KBD) in Shangzhi City of Heilongjiang Province in order to acquire basic knowledge for upcoming intervention trial. Methods Clinical test was proceeded in adults aged above 40 in Guanghui Village of Shangzhi City in 2007. In typical patients, bilateral knee X-ray was taken and knee joint space was scaled. Three points were chosen on inner and outer epicondyle of each knee and results were recorded. Results There were 307 peoples over the age of 40 in the village. Two hundred eighty-two accepted clinical test, in a rate of 91.9%. Eighty out of 282 suffered KBD, accounting for 28.4%. When the patients' condition became more serious, measurements from flank, middle, inside points on outer epicondyle of joint space presented a narrowing trend [degree Ⅰ: (5.85±0.17), (4.84±0.17), (4.36±0.18)mm; degree Ⅱ: (5.11±0.43), (4.24±0.34), (3.48±0.28)nun; degree Ⅲ: (3.59± 0.78), (3.10±0.56), (2.14±0.62)mm; Fflank,middle,inside= 6.547,5.372,10.302, all P < 0.05], but those on inner epicondyle of joint space did not[degree Ⅰ:(3.66±0.17), (3.47±0.17), (3.73±0.18)mm; degree Ⅱ:(3.55± 0.34), (3.54±0.29), (4.35±0.35)mm; degree Ⅲ: (3.19±0.72), (3.92±0.66), (4.51±0.72)ram; Finside,middle,flank= 0.351,0.356,1.883, all P > 0.05]. Joint space < 5.00 mm were found in 618, among which 363 were measured on inner epieondyle, obviously greater than those measured on outer epicondyle of joint space(255), the difference being statistically signifieant(χ2=9.59, P<0.05). Conclusions Adult cases of KBD occur in Guanghui Village. Knee joint space of adult patients narrows obviously, the more serious, the narrower, especially occurring more obviously on outer epicondyle, but frequently on inner epicondyle.

Aged ; Antigens, CD20 ; metabolism ; Humans ; Leukocyte Common Antigens ; metabolism ; Lymphoma, B-Cell ; complications ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Male ; Prostate ; pathology ; Prostatectomy ; Prostatic Hyperplasia ; complications ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery

Abstract? AlM: To evaluate the meaning of using optical coherence tomography with enhanced depth imaging ( OCT-EDl ) to measure choroidal thickness of central serous retinopathy ( CSC) .?METHODS: With the retrospective case control study, 65 patients (65 eyes) with CSC and 50 healthy controls (50 eyes ) with age, gender and diopter - matched were recruited in this study. OCT-EDl were used to measure the subfoveal choroidal thickness ( SFCT ) in CSC eyes, the fellow eyes and also the control eyes. Of which 40 of the 65 CSC patients self-cured, 14 of them were treated with photodynamic therapy ( PDT ) , the left 11 accepted the laser photocoagulation ( LP ) . SFCT were measured 3mo after that. Compared with the previous data, the statistical analysis was carried out.?RESULTS: The SFCT value of 65 CSC eyes, 65 fellow eyes and 50 control eyes were 436. 23 ± 89. 50, 389. 45 ± 101. 03 and 329. 36 ± 95. 87μm, respectively. The SFCT of suffer and fellow eyes increased significantly compared to the control eyes ( P = 0. 008 and 0. 013, respectively). There was also significant difference in SFCT between the CSC eyes and the fellow eyes (P=0. 021). The SFCT were significantly decreased after PDT (P=0. 032), but with no significant changes after LP or self-cured ( P=0. 057 and 0. 076, respectively).?CONCLUSlON: OCT-EDl is a useful method to assess the choroidal topographic changes of CSC. The SFCT are significantly increased in the CSC eyes compared with that in the fellow eyes and the control eyes.

Objective To assess the lipid profiles of obese patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric by-pass surgery.Methods A retrospective observational study was performed , involving 25 patients(BMI>28 kg/m2 ) who consecutively underwent gastric bypass surgery in the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical Univer -sity from Oct.2010 to Dec.2012.For the surgery, a small gastric pouch about 30 ml was performed with 100 cm biliopancreatic limb and 100-200 cm alimentary limb.Total cholesterol(TC),triglycerides(TG),high density lip-oprotein( HDL) and low density lipoprotein ( LDL) at baseline and 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after surgery were measured.Related complications were recorded .Results All surgeries were performed laparoscopically and no serious complications occurred .TC, TG, and LDL significantly reduced after the surgery (P<0.05 for all).In-versely, HDL disclosed a significant rise(P<0.05).Of the lipid profiles at baseline, only HDL concentration displayed a correlation with BMI .Percentage of excess weight loss ( PEWL ) displayed significant correlation with the variety of TG、LDL、HDL after surgery(P<0.05 for all).Conclusions Laparoscopic gastric bypass is a safe operation which improves the lipid metabolism of obese patients .The operation can decrease the concentration of TC, TG, LDL and increase HDL level .

Adolescent ; Adult ; Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune ; drug therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Immunosuppressive Agents ; therapeutic use ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Sirolimus ; therapeutic use ; Treatment Outcome ; Young Adult

Objective To observe the security and efficacy of sevoflurane inhalation in combination with remifentanil controlled hypotension in patients undergoing functional endoscopic sinus surgery.Methods Forty pa tients undergoing elective functional endoscopic sinus surgery were randomly divided into propofol group (group P)and sevoflurane group(group S).In group P,patients received remifentanil 0.2μg · kg-1 · min-1 and propofol 4 ～6mg · kg-1 · min-1 intravenously,those in group S received remifentanil 0.2pg · kg-1 · min-1 and continuous inhalation of sevoflurane 2 ～ 3％,the end-tidal concentration was 1.1 ～ 1.7MAC.MAP was retained at 65 ～ 75 mmHg in the two groups.MAP and HR were recorded before controlled hypotension (T1),5min after controlled hypotension (T2),30min after controlled hypotension(T3),the termination of surgery(T4) and 5min after the termination of surgery(T5).Record the patient opening eyes time,wake extubation time,duration of surgery,blood loss.Also observed with or without respiratory depression,drowsiness,restlessness,nausea,vomiting and other adverse reactions.The same surgery fell surgical field quality rating according to Fromme operative field score table.Results Compared with T1,MAP(F =73.68) and HR(F =24.60) decreased significantly(P ＜ 0.05) at the other time points.There was no statistically significant difference in MAP(t =0.90) and HR(t =1.00) at the same time points between the two groups (P ＞ 0.05).Extubation time (t =0.44),duration of operation (t =1.23),operative field score (t =0:43) and blood loss (t =0.58) has no significant differences (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion Inhalation hypotension by sevoflurane is feasible and safe in the functional endoscopic sinus surgery.It shows good quality of surgical field and less adverse reactions.

Objective To investigate the efficacies of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy + duodenojejunal bypass (DJB) and laparoscopic gastric bypass in the treatment of patients with non-obese type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Methods The clinical data of 42 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and body mass index (BMI) ＜ 30 kg/m2 received surgical treatment at the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from January 2012 to June 2013 were retrospectively analyzed.Fifteen patients received laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy + DJB (Sleeve + DJB group),and 27 received Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB group).The follow-up time for all the patients was more than 6 months.The decrease of BMI,complete remission of T2DM,decrease of fasting glycemia and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbAlc),postoperative nutritional condition and the incidence of complications of the 2 groups were compared.The measurement data were analyzed using the t test and the repeated measurement chi-square test.Results The operation time of the Sleeve + DJB group and the RYGB group were (137 ± 61)minutes and (89 ± 43) minutes,with significant difference between the 2 groups (t =6.158,P ＜ 0.05).No mortality and hemorrhage,bowel obstruction and anastomotic stenosis were detected.One patient was complicated with bile leakage in the Sleeve + DJB group,and was cured by conservative treatment 5 days later.The levels of fasting glucose before operation and at postoperative month 1,3,6 were (8.9 ± 0.7) mmol/L,(5.8 ± 1.3) mmoL/L,(5.6 ±1.8) mmol/L and (5.7 ± 0.3) mmol/L in the Sleeve + DJB group,and (9.9 ± 1.2) mmol/L,(6.9 ± 0.8) mmol/L,(6.6 ± 2.2) mmol/L and (5.6 ± 0.8) mmol/L,with no significant difference between the 2 groups (F =1.670,2.932,0.444,0.158,P ＞ 0.05).The levels of HbAle before operation and at postoperative months 1,3,6 were 7.4％± 1.4％,6.5％ ±0.6％,5.7％±0.5％,5.9％ ±0.6％ in the Sleeve + DJB group,and 7.7％± 2.0％,6.8％ ± 1.3％,5.7％±0.8％,5.6％ ± 1.1％ in the RYGB group,with no significant difference between the 2 groups (F =0.055,0.125,0.005,0.286,P ＞ 0.05).The remission rates of T2DM of the Sleeve + DJB group and the RYGB group were 14/15 and 74.1％ (20/27) at postoperative month 6,with no significant difference between the 2 groups (x2 =2.320,P ＞ 0.05).The decrease rate of BMI of the Sleeve + DJB group and the RYGB group were 18.2％±9.5％ and 21.2％ ± 4.9％,with no significant difference between the 2 groups (t =0.982,P ＞0.05).The numbers of patients with postoperative anaemia,avitaminosis and diarrhea were 0,0,2 in the Sleeve + DJB group and 3,2,6 in the RYGB group,with no significant difference between the 2 groups (x2=1.795,1.167,0.908,P ＞0.05).The BMIs of all the patients were above 19 kg/m2.Conclusion The effects and incidence of postoperative complications of Sleeve + DJB for the treatment of T2DM are comparable to those of RYGB.Sleeve + DJB has less interference on the nutritional condition of patients compared with RYGB.

Animals ; Glutathione ; therapeutic use ; Guanidines ; therapeutic use ; Ischemic Postconditioning ; methods ; Male ; Myocardial Reperfusion Injury ; physiopathology ; prevention & control ; Random Allocation ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers ; antagonists & inhibitors ; Sulfones ; therapeutic use