Objective To investigate the effect of perioperative anesthesia management on postoperative complications of laparoscopic operation for elderly patients,and to provide reference for the clinical anesthesia man-agement.Methods 90 elderly patients who received laparoscopic surgery were randomly divided into observation group and control group,45 cases in each group.The control group was treated with the routine intervention of the perioperative anesthesia management,and the observation group was given to strengthen the perioperative anesthesia management.The intubation,skin incision,withdrawal of blood pressure,heart rate changes before surgery,and abnor-mal blood pressure,chills,hypoxemia,ischemic heart disease,incidence of complications after surgery were compared between the two groups.Results Before surgery,the withdrawal of the systolic blood pressure,diastolic blood pres-sure,heart rate between the two groups had no statistically significant differences (P >0.05 ).In the observation group,during tracheal intubation for systolic blood pressure (136.92 ±19.57 )mmHg,diastolic blood pressure (84.57 ±12.39)mmHg,after skin incision systolic blood pressure (126.93 ±16.68)mmHg,diastolic blood pressure (78.43 ±11.76)mmHg,which were significantly higher than those in the control group (P <0.05).In the observa-tion group,during tracheal intubation the heart rate was (74.46 ±11.28)/min,which was significantly lower than the control group (P <0.05),abnormal blood pressure of the patients in the observation group was 8 cases,2 cases of shivering,hypoxemia in 1 case,the incidence rate of postoperative complications was 24.44%,abnormal blood pres-sure after surgery in the control group had 15 cases,4 cases of shivering,hypoxemia in 5 cases,ischemic heart disease 2 cases,the incidence rate of postoperative complications was 57.78%.The incidence of postoperative complications in the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group (χ2 =14.58,P <0.05).Conclusion To strengthen the perioperative anesthesia management helps to reduce the blood pressure and heart rate fluctuations during perioperative period,and can reduce the incidence of postoperative complications and improve the safety of anesthesia.

Objective To determine the fecal elastase-1 (FE-1) in critically ill children in order to investigate the relationships between FE-1 and trypsin,sepsis as well as the severity of the disease.Methods Totally 402 critically ill children admitted in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) of Hunan Children' s Hospital from July 2013 to March 2014 were studied.The formed stool of patients was collected during the first 24 h after admission.Subjects were divided to 3 groups according to FE-1 concentration:＞ 200 μg/g for normal pancreatic exocrine function (group A,n =300),100-200 μg/g for mild to moderate exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (group B,n =52),＜ 100 μg/g for severe pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (group C,n =50).The analyses of the relationships between FE-1 and pancreatic enzymes,sepsis severity,shock,the number of organ dysfunction,PCIS (pediatric critically ill score),SOFA score,and APACHE Ⅱ score were carried out.Chi-squared test was used for data statistics.The median and four percentile interval were used for the measurement data of abnormal distribution or non-neat variance,the rank sum test of each two of multiple samples compared each other was used for non-parametric test,only when it was statistically significant,and the Spearman method of correlation analysis was used for correlation analysis.Results (1) There was significant difference in serum lipase between group A and group B (P ＜ 0.01).(2) There was statistical difference in FE-1 level between sepsis group and non-sepsis group (P ＜ 0.05).Children with sepsis were divided into three groups according to the severity of sepsis:mild sepsis group,severe sepsis group and septic shock group.There were significant difference in FE-1 level among different severities of sepsis groups and as well as non-sepsis group (P ＜ 0.01).(3) The proportions of FE-1 in septic children of A,B and C groups in comparison with those in non-septic children of three groups were 65.79％ vs.78.13％,15.79％ vs.11.80％,18.42％ vs.10.07％,respectively.The proportions of FE-1 in septic children of B and C groups escalated were higher than those in children without sepsis.(4) The general trend in FE-1 concentrations varied along with the severity of sepsis.There were no significant differences in FE-1 concentration between non-sepsis group and mild sepsis group,and between severe sepsis group and septic shock group,but other paired comparisons between the four groups had statistical significant (P ＜0.01).(5) Along with FE-1 level decreased,the number of organ dysfunction,SOFA score,APS score (This is a part of APACHE Ⅱ score and other part,CPS,is excluded) increased and PCIS score decreased (rs1 =-0.194,P =0.000; rs2 =-0.348,P =0.000; rs3 =-0.176,P =0.000; rs4 =0.185,P =0.000).Conclusions Pancreatic exocrine function damage is associated with sepsis,the pancreatic dysfunction in patients with mild sepsis may not be significant,but its incidence increases gradually with the development of sepsis or with the deterioration of the disease.

Objective To explore the relationship between quality of life and sub-health state of Guangdong urban dwellers.Methods A total of 2 200 urban dwellers were investigated using SF-36 and Sub-Heahh Measurement Scale Version 1.0(SHMS V1.0).Results As for the scores in PCS,MCS,psychosocial symptom,cognitive function,social adaptability,those of man urban dwellers (respectively (78.89± 15.25),(73.15 ± 15.26),(63.73± 18.82),(62.13± 19.34),(68.04± 17.90)) were higher than those of woman dwellers (respectively(76.98± 14.20),(71.76± 14.72),(60.53± 18.28),(57.00± 17.89),(65.73± 17.07)).The difference was statistically significant (P＜0.05).Bivariate correlation analysis showed that the PCS and MCS of quality of life were positively related with all dimensions of sub-health (P＜0.001).Canonical correlation analysis indicated that vitality,social adaptability,psychosocial symptom and positive emotion were the main factors of sub-health status,and MCS was of quality of life.Conclusion Sub-health state of Guangdong urban dwellers is positively related with quality of life,and the more serious sub-health state is,the worse quality of life is.Therefore,intervention of subhealth and quality of life should be targeted to be strengthened according to the investigation.

Objective To investigate the clinical significance of homocysteine(Hcy) and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in patients with diabetic retinopathy.Methods From March 2013 to February 2015,a total of 168 patients with diabetes from Beijing Jishuitern Hospital were divided into diabetic retinopathy group (76 cases,32 male,44 female,average age 62.97 ± 12.46) and non-diabetic retinopathy group (92 cases,46male,46 female,average age 58.14 ± 13.71),and 65 cases of healthy subjects (46male,46 female,average age 60.24 ± 10.85) were enrolled as normal control group as well.Hcy and HbA1c were detected in all groups.Multiple independent samples nonparametric tests were used to compare the difference between groups.The concentrations of Hcy and HbA1c between DR group and NDR group were analysised by ROC curve analysis.Result The Hcy levels in normal control group,NDR group and DR group were 7.00 (4.55-10.50) μmol/L,12.45 (10.30-15.10) μmol/L,20.10 (16.63-25.68) μmol/L respectively.The HbA1c levels in normal control group,NDR group and DR group were 5.30 (5.00-5.70) ％,6.80 (5.83-8.03) ％,7.25 (6.50-8.60) ％ respectively.There was no significant difference in Hay and HbA1c levels between groups (P ＜ 0.01);Compared with non-diabetic retinopathy group,levels of Hcy,HbA1c in diabetic retinopathy group were obviously higher;The optimal diagnostic cut-off values of Hcy was 14.35 μmol/L,at this cut-off value,the sensitivity was 96.05％,specificity was 68.48％;The optimal diagnostic cut-off values of HbA1c was 6.05％,at this cut-off value,the sensitivity was 98.68％,specificity was31.25％.Conclusion Patients with Diabetic retinopathy might have hyperhomocystinemia,and detection of Hcy may contribute to the early diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy.

AIM:Scopolamine blocks cholinergic transmission and impairs learning and memory in mice．The purpose of this study was to evaluate the memory-improving properties of curcumin on scopolamine-induced memory im-pairment in mice．METHODS：The mice of memory impairment were induced by scopolamine．Step down test and Morris water maze test were used to observe the earning and memory ability in curcumin-treated ice．Biochemical assessments of AChE，MDA，and GSH-Px levels in brains were performed．RESULTS：Oral administration of curcumin ignificantly reduced the numbers of step-down rrors(P<0．05)and prolonged the step-down latency induced by scopolamine(P<0．05)．The escape latency time in mice treated with curcumin Was remarkably educed compared to that in scopolamine group by Morris water maze test(P<0．05)．After the platform was removed，the total time that the mice swam in the tar-get quadrant Was also longer in curcumin group than that in model group(P<0．05)．The data also indicated that curcumin significantly inhibited AChE ctivity(P<0．01)and prevented oxidative stress characterized by the significant reduction in MDA content and the significant increase in GSH-Px activities in the brain(P<0．01)．CONCLUSl0N：Curcumin in-duces cognitive improvement by enhancing the function of cholinergic system and its antioxidant activity．

Objective To analyze the clinical features of critically ill children with abnormal pancreatic ultrasound findings in order to explore the related risk factors for offering evidence-based diagnosis of pancreatic damage secondary to critical illness.Methods A prospective study was performed in 531 critically ill children admitted to pediatric intensive care unit(PICU) of 17 children' hospitals from January 2012 to March 2014.All patients were divided into control group(513 cases) and abnormal group(18 cases) according to the pancreatic ultrasound findings.Comparison of clinical features and biochemical indicators were made between two groups.The related risk factors associated with abnormal pancreatic ultrasound findings were analyzed by using Logistic regression analysis.ROC curves were used to evaluate the role of amylase and lipase in the diagnose of abnormal pancreatic ultrasound findings.Results The incidence of abnormal pancreatic ultrasound findings in critically ill children was 3.39%, the average age of abnormal group was significantly older than that in control group (P<0.01).There were not statistically significant differences in gender and primary disease between two groups.The incidence of hypotension was 22.2% and the incidence of abdominal muscle tension was 16.7% in abnormal group,which were statistically higher than those in control group (P<0.05).The levels of calcium, albumin of abnormal group were significantly lower than those in control group (P<0.01), and levels of serum amylase, lipase, lactate dehydrogenase in abnormal group were significantly higher than those in control group (P<0.01).The risk factors associated with abnormal pancreatic ultrasound findings were age, blood pressure, calcium,amylase.Area under the ROC curve of abnormal pancreatic ultrasound findings determined by amylase and lipase were 0.803 and 0.745,respectively (P<0.05).The sensitivity was 0.667, specificity was 0.881 when the serum amylase was 101.5 U/L, the sensitivity was 0.722, specificity was 0.928 when the serum lipase was 96.9 U/L.Conclusions The incidence of abnormal pancreatic ultrasound findings was rather low in critically ill children.The risk factors associated with abnormal pancreatic ultrasound findings were hypotension, hypocalcemia, and hyperamylasemia.The elevated serum amylase and lipase might be the most likely factors associtaed with abnormal pancreatic ultrasound findings.

With the development of tertiary treatment system,the higher quality of inter-hospital transport is the most critical factor for the prognosis of the critically ill pediatric patients,especially for pediatric patients whose condition is deteriorating rapidly.Improving the quality,creating the guideline,and establishing the network platform of inter-hospital will provide complete guarantee for inter-hospital transport of critically ill pediatric patients.With the development of information technology,the purpose of this study was to analyze the function of the network platform of inter-hospital transport in Hunan Children′s Hospital.

Objective To investigate the adrenal histopathology damage in critically ill non-survival children,and the incidence of adrenal damage,and to explore the risk factors for the adrenal hemorrhage and necrosis in critically ill children.Methods A total of 141 critically ill non-survival children was admitted in this study in Hunan Children's Hospital from January 1,2005 to December 30,2012.Clinical data in children were systematically collected,including age,sex,sodium,potassium,blood gas analysis,liver and kidney function,blood clotting function,etiology,treatment and pediatric clinical illness score (PCIS) or neonatal critical illness score (NCIS),and pathological data.All data were analyzed by SPSS 18.0.Results Logistic regression analysis showed the factors of adrenal hemorrhage and necrosis of critically ill non-survival children were sepsis,PCIS score ＜ 80 critically ill children are risk factors for adrenal hemorrhage necrosis (P ＜ 0.05),ORwas 3.659 (95％ CI:1.344-9.965),and 2.325 (95％ CI:1.028 -5.258).Intravenous corticosteroids were protective factors for critically ill non-survival children with adrenal hemorrhage necrosis (P ＜ 0.05),and ORwas 0.377 (95％ CI:0.163-0.875).Conclusions There were two significant risk factors of adrenal hemorrhage and necrosis:sepsis and critical illness score less than 80 points.Intravenous corticosteroid is a protective factor in critically ill children.

Objective To evaluate the mode of referral by response time for inter-hospital transfer of critically ill pediatric patients,and subsequently some measures taken for minimizing the response time in referral process.Methods A total of 9231 patients (≤14 years) transferred from primary hospital were included in a cross-section study.Information about age,sex,referral radius,the seasonal variation for inter-hospital transport of critically ill pediatric patients,time of referral telephone call and response time were collected.All computations were performed using the Statistic Package for Social Sciences for Windows version 18.0.Differences between groups were assessed by x2 tests or Wilcoxon test or Kruskal-Wallis for categorical data.Results Among all critically ill pediatric patients for the inter-hospital transfer,male to female ratio was 2.24:1,and the majority of patients were neonates and infants.Median retrieval mobilization time was 30 min (interquartile range,20-50 min).This study has demonstrated that referral time,age categories,referral radius,different years and seasons were associated with response time.Conclusions With the improvement of technologies and management mechanism,the response time was apparently minimized since the beginning of interhospital transportation.But there is still plenty of room for shortening rsponse time compared with advanced Westem countries.

Objective To investigate a new automatic inverse optimal solution based on VMAT optimization model and verify its result.Methods A variant of the new automatic inverse optimal solution was proposed in this study,which provided a solution to calculate treatment plan with the minimized number of beams and the minimized levels of their intensities on the basis of VMAT optimization model by customized software tools.The verifications were evaluated on the simulated head-neck phantom by dosimetric parameters.Results Compared with conventional IMRT/VMAT treatment plans,the adaptive optimization program(AOP)plan showed that plan20/40(20 fields with totally 40 sub-fields,m=2)made the best achievement and it was clinicable.Conclusions The proposed new optimization technique provides an effective way to reach an inverse treatment plan with the best compromise and less sub-fields compared with IMRT/VMAT plans.