Needle embedding at the first region of ankle acupuncture plus fomentation was used to treat 18 orchitis cases. The curative rate was 100%.

Objective To investigate the effect of different reference transducer positions measurement on intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) in ICU patients. Methods 31 cases of patients in ICU in need of measuring IAP were studied from January 2015 to July 2015 in this study. In each patient, transvesical and the direct methods were both used to measure IAP. Three sets of IAP measurements were obtained in the supine position, using the different reference levels and kept as IAPpubis, IAPmidax, IAPphlebostatic. The results were compared using Spearman rank correlation,paired t test and Bland–Altman statistics. Results When symphysis pubis was uesd, the result of direct method was (9.82±4.01) mmHg, the result of indirect method was (8.77 ± 4.48)mmHg (P<0.05), the correction between two methods was 0.967, P<0.05. When midaxillary level was uesd to measure, the result of direct method was (11.74 ± 4.71) mmHg, the result of indirect method was (11.65 ± 4.63)mmHg, the correction between two methods was 0.972, P=0.10. When phlebostatic was uesd, the result of direct method was (10.98 ± 4.65) mmHg, the result of indirect method was (10.38 ± 4.75)mmHg, the correction between two methods was 0.970, P<0.05. The calculated bias between IAPmidax and IAPpubis was 2.9 mmHg, 95%agreement of limits was (-0.8-6.5) mmHg, and the maximum difference value was 11 mmHg. The calculated bias between IAPmidax and IAPphlebostatic was1.3 mmHg, 95%agreement of limits was-1.4-4.0 mmHg, and the maximum difference value was 4.2 mmHg. Conclusion In supine position, the value obtained via the bladder can reflect the true IAP, and the symphysis pubis or phlebostatic axis reference lines are not interchangeable with the midaxillary level.

Objective To evaluate the nursing effect of warming feeding formulation of the enteral nutrition associated diarrhea in the critically ill tube-fed patients. Methods A total of 60 patients with enteral feeding were enrolled and divided randomly into the warming group and the room temperature group with 30 cases in each group by random digits table method. The room temperature group received room temperature oral feeding by nutrition pump. The warming group used nutrition pump and heating rod was placed on the nutritional tube 50 cm far from patient's nose. A semi-quantitative scale based on stool volume and consistency was used for daily assessment of diarrhea. Results Patients were tube-fed for a mean duration of (11.20±2.98) and (10.93±2.69) days, respectively in the room temperature group and the warming group. There was no significant difference in these two groups (U=425.000, P > 0.05). The diarrhea score was 4.88 ±3.41 in the room temperature group and 5.51±4.44 in the warming group. There was no significant difference in these two groups (U=436.500, P > 0.05). The diarrhea per total feeding days was 10.42%(35/336) in the room temperature group and 16.24%(51/314)in the warming group. There was no significant difference in these two groups (χ2=4.862, P < 0.05). Conclusions The airtight enteral nutrition does not need warming when it is infused with the enteral nutrition pump at room temperature.

Objective To develop the knowledge-attitude-practice scale for evaluating intra-abdominal pressure measurement in ICU nurses and assess its reliability and validity preliminary. Methods Applied the methods of literature review and Delphi expert consultation to form the knowledge-attitude-practice scale for evaluating intra-abdominal pressure measurement in ICU nurses on the basis of the knowledge-attitude-practice framework. A total of 165 nurses from ICU department were finally involved. Items analysis, exploratory factor analysis, content validity, internal consistency test and split-half reliability were used to evaluate the scale. Results Factor analysis revealed five factors (23 items), accounting for 52.5%of the total variance. The Cronbach αcoefficient was 0.869 for the total scale and 0.612, 0.749 and 0.848 for the subscales of knowledge, attitude and practice. The split-half coefficient was 0.784. Conclusions The knowledge-attitude-practice scale has good reliability and validity, and can be used to assess the intra-abdominal pressure measurement in ICU nurses.

Objective To investigate the current prevention status of hospital acquired venous thromboembolism(VTE) in Shandong province, to further improve the prevention and control of VTE system, and provide reference for prevention of hospital care to improve the quality of VTE. Methods An electronic questionnaire survey was conducted among nurses in 81 hospitals of Shandong province. The questionnaire mainly included three parts:basic information,the current prevention status of hospital acquired VTE and the training needs of nurses. A total of 3 766 valid questionnaires were recovered. Results 59.26%(48/81)hospitals established multi-discipinary team to prevent VTE,76.00%(38/50)of the tertiary hospitals established multi-discipinary team, which was higher than 32.26% (10/31) of the secondary hospitals, the difference was statistically significant (χ2=15.166, P=0.000). The VTE risk assessment scale had been routinely used to assess the risk of VTE in hospitalized patients,80.37%(352/438) tertiary hospital departments implemented grading nursing care while 71.43%(175/245) secondary hospitals departments implemented grading nursing care, the difference was statistically significant(χ2=7.120, P=0.008). Each level hospital mechanical preventive equipment configuration rate was less than 70%.Training needs of nurses:92.11%(3 469/3 766)nurses believed that it was necessary to organize the VTE related knowledge training for nurses,but there were significant differences in the training of nurses with different professional titles (Z=-12.607, P=0.000). 48.04%(1 149/2 392) nurses with junior grade professional titles were not trained. Conclusions The hospital attaches great importance to the prevention of hospital acquired VTE,but the construction level of VTE prevention system is unevenness, and primary hospitals should be further reinforced. The risk assessment scale selection lacks of uniform standards, mechanical preventive equipment allocation rate should to be further improved. And the training of primary nurses should be further strengthened.

OBJECTIVEDiscussion on utility and purposed value of obesity and abdomen obesity when body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist to hip ratio (WHR) used as indexes predicting hypertension, hyper-blood glucose, and both clusters, to provide scientific basis for the decision on the indexes and their cut-off points of obesity and abdomen obesity in Chinese people.

METHODSUsing the data of diabetes mellitus (DM) from epidemiological studies carried out in 11 provinces/autonomous regions/municipalities of China from July 1995 to June 1997. Partial relative analysis, logistic multi-factors regression analysis, interaction analysis were used. Relative risk (RR), attributable risk proportion (ARP) and population attributable risk proportion (PARP) of hypertension, hyper-blood glucose, and the both cluster as BMI, WC, WHR with the different cut off points were analysed.

RESULTS1) The correlations between BMI, WC and blood pressure, blood glucose were better than the WHR. 2) After adjusted by age, sex, occupation leisure physical activity, education degree and the family history of DM, the results suggested that BMI, WC, WHR were important predictive factors, with relative importance as BMI > WC > WHR. 3) There were augment interactions on BMI, WC and WHR with hypertension, hyper-blood glucose, with the interaction of BMI and WC in particular. Their pure attributable interaction proportion were from 5.95% to 29.34%. 4) The values of RR were about 2.5 when BMI >/= 23, >/= 24 and >/= 25, suggesting the relationship with exposure factors and diseases were with medium and high maleficent extent. Their ARP were from 0.580 to 0.623 with PARP from 0.259 to 0.425. The values of RR were from 2.06 to 3.08 as WC >/= 85 cm in males, WC >/= 80 cm in females while WC >/= 90 cm in males, WC >/= 80 cm in females, which suggested that the relationship with exposure factors and diseases were in medium and high maleficent extent. Their ARP were from 0.515 to 0.676 while PARP from 0.241 to 0.431.

CONCLUSIONSSince the maleficent extent of exposure factors to diseases, the acceptability for overweight and obesity in population, and the prevention and care for overweight and obesity were just in the introduction stage in China. The utility value of predicted hypertension, hyper-blood glucose in BMI and WC seemed to be better then in WHR. We suggested that BMI used as the obesity index, with the diagnostic cut-off point BMI >/= 24. WC as the abdomen obesity index. The diagnostic cut-off points are suggested to be WC >/= 85 cm in males, and WC >/= 80 cm in females.

Adult ; Aged ; Blood Glucose ; metabolism ; Blood Pressure ; physiology ; Body Constitution ; Body Mass Index ; Diastole ; Female ; Humans ; Hyperglycemia ; diagnosis ; physiopathology ; Hypertension ; diagnosis ; physiopathology ; Logistic Models ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Obesity ; physiopathology ; Predictive Value of Tests ; Systole