The study compared the effects of the branched-chain amino acid enriched solution with standard.amino acid solution on patients during early postoperative period.Sixteen patients who underwent mode 時ate abdominal operative procedures were divided into study (BCAA) and control groups randomly.Either group of patients received equal amount of nitrogen (0.2g/kg d-1) and energy(l46-167kJ/kg d-1) during the first five postoperative days.Recommended doses of other nutrients were added daily.Nitrogen balance was detemined every day postoperatively.Plasma albumin,fibronectin and amino acid profile as well as other parameters were monitored preoperatively and on 3rd and 6th postoperative days.The results suggested that the nutritional effects of the branched-chain amino acid enriched solution might be superior to that of the standard nutritional amino acid solution on postoperative patients.

The Traditional Chinese Medicine is one system of medical theory and practice which combine literae humaniores with natural science.The TCM is the sapiential result of Chinese people against disease during long history which bases on traditional Chinese culture.In order to understand the advantages and features of TCM,it is necessary for us to start from the point of Chinese science and culture.The more national it is,the more international it is.We should avoid overlooking succession to tradition of TCM while pursue modernization of TCM.The cases have shown that the ancient TCM could brilliant in clinic application,makes the past serve the present and makes foreign things serve China are the most important method in modernization of TCM.TCM has scientism,the main way of the modernization of TCM is literae humaniores,which is not equal to TCM scientific. We should not only stress modernization of TCM reasonably,but also include in the modernization of literae humaniores.We should adopt advantages and face challenges,and form a new situation of multiplicate study and develope of TCM.

The blood level of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) was measured by the method of TNF cytotoxic activity in 20 patients with abdominal infection, 10 patients with gastrointestinal cancer and 30 normal subjects. The results showed that the blood level of TNF in patients with abdominal infection was significantly higher than that in normal subjects and in patients with gastrointestinal cancer. The blood level of TNF in serious abdominal infection was remarkably higher than that in moderate abdominal infection. The blood level of TNF in both group of patients was obviously declined after the infection had been controled. The blood level of TNF in the patients died from abdominal infection was constant during treatment. Therefore, the blood level of TNF is an important index of abdominal infection and has important clinical value in evaluating the seriousness of abdominal infection and predicting the development of infectious disease.