Objective To evaluate the influence of chronic urticaria on the quality of life in patients by the DLQI, and to assess the factor structure and reliability of the DLQI. Methods The DLQI (Chinese version) was used to evaluate the quality of life of outpatients with CU. The reliability and factor structure of the DLQI were evaluated by reliability analysis and factor analysis. Results Eighty-five patients were asked to complete the DLQI and 13 patients were excluded for other complicated disorders or unanswered items in the DLQI. The mean age was 33.43 ± 0.90 years in the 72 patients with a median clinical course of 6 months. The DLQI score, which varied from 1 to 23 with an average of 9.46 ± 0.61, was uncorrelated to the patients' age,sex, or clinical course of CU (all P ＞ 0.05). The impact of CU was observed mainly on the "synptoms and feeling" (50%), followed by "work and study" (40.67%). Factor analysis indicated that there were two dimensions with eigenvalues greater than 1.0, accounting for 53.7% of the variances. Reliability analysis showed that the Cronbach's α value was 0.836, and reached 0.849 if the item 1 in the DLQI was deleted. An analysis of variance showed that the F value was 31.88 (P ＜ 0.01 ), and Hotelling T2 test yielded an F value of 29.87 (P ＜0.01 ). Conclusions CU has a moderate impact on the quality of life in patients. DLQI can be applied to the evaluation of quality of life in patients with CU with a high reliability, but more attention should be paid to the interference from item 1 to the reliability of the assessment.

10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2013.24.017

Objective To investigate the sedative effects of different doses of dexmedetomidine with mid-azolam in spinal anesthesia. Methods 130 cases of spinal anesthesia were randomly divided into 2 groups,group D1 and group D2,with 65 cases in each group. Patients in 2 groups were given midazolam and dexmedetomidine with different doses. The heart rates ,blood pressure ,SpO2 ,Narcotrend value and Ramsay sedation scores were recorded at mutiple time points. The working time ,maintaining time of sedative effect ,and adverse reactions were compared between 2 groups. Results MAP,HR and NT decreased significantly in 2 groups(P < 0.05,respec-tively). The keeping time was relatively longer in group D1 compared with group D2(P<0.05). The working time was faster in group D2 compared with group D1. The rate of bradycardia in group D2 was relatively higher than that in group D1. Conclusion Good sedative effect can be obtained by drug in 2 groups. Group D1,with midazolam 0.05 mg/kg+dexmedetomidine 0.3μg/kg,may have a certain advantage in anaesthesia in the spinal canal.

AIM: To investigate the role of Ca2+ - activated, delayed - rectifier and ATP sensitive K+ channel (KCa, Kdr, KATP) in airway hyperresponsiveness of asthmatic guinea pigs. METHODS: The method of recording the tone of isolated trachea rings was performed, and the changes of dose-response curves of trachea rings to histamine caused by different K+ channel blockade were investigated. RESULTS: (1) After inhibition of KCa, by tetraethylammonium (TEA) , the dose - response curve of trachea rings to histamine did not change in control group, while the maximal contraction of trachea rings to 10-4 mol/L and 10-3 mol/L histamine decreased significantly ( P

ObjectiveTo understand the distribution of interleukin(IL)-28B gene polymorphisms in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfected Han patients in Hubei Province.MethodsOne hundred Han patients with anti-HIV and anti-HCV double positive in Hubei Province were enrolled.HCV RNA level was detected by fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and genotyping of IL-28B gene was pcrformed by sequencing.The data were analyzed by chi square test.ResultsThe proportion of IL-28B C/C genotype was 95.0 ％ in target population,arnong which 21.1％ (20/95) were HCV RNA negative.While there were no HCV RNA negative cases in C/T and T/T genotypes (0/5;x2 =1.043,P=0.588).ConclusionAmong HIV/HCV coinfccted Han patients in Hubei Province,the proportion of IL-28B C/C genotype is high.

Objective:To investigate the combining therapy which not only have cured effect but also can uphold and improve the NPC patient′s immunity function after radiotherrapy and chemotherapy.Method:90 cases randomly divided into 3 groups ①Local group (local injected with IL-2 +radiotherapy+chemotherapy);②General group(ivdrip with IL-2+radiotherapy+chemotherapy);③convention group(radiotherapy+chemotherapy).Checked and observed the immunity function around the immunotherapy and after the radiotherapy and chemotherapy.Result:Cellular immunity of 3 groups are lower and humoral immunity are hypetuntion than normal person.After treated with IL-2 the cellular immunity improves but there′s no great change of the humoral immunity. The immune status of the immune groups have not obvious change than before radiotherapy,at the same time,the cellular immunity of the convention group cut down and the humoral immunity doesn′t change obviously.Conclusion:①It has some effect to uphold and improve the NPC patient′s immunity function to treat with small dosage of IL-2 before radiotherapy and chemotherapy,general treatment is better than local injection;②The three therapies have not great influence on the patient′s humoral immunity.

Objective To evaluate the clinical value of the upper extremital artery supply and vein running back in the patients after peripheral vascular surgery by Na99mTcO4 trace imaging(TTI).Methods SPECT static imaging was performed on 36 patients after peripheral vascular surgery in vein injecting Na99mTcO4 740 MBq 5min.The radioactivity uptake of operated limb(finger)/normal limb(finger) ratio(T/NT) was analyzed using region of interest analysis.0,Ⅰ,Ⅱand Ⅲ scales were classified according to their radionuclide distribution and T/NT,were divided into A,B,C and D group,respectively.Localy warming and anticontrctive therapy were only given in A and B group for 30min,routine therapy in C group,and raising operated limb (finger) and reductive pressure treatment in D group.Then,exploratory surgery was performed on 0 scales and Ⅲ scales of TTI again.Results A,B,C and D group were 11,7,13 and 5 patients,their T/NT was (0.142 ± 0.058),(0.384 ± 0.046),(0.794 ± 0.072) and (1.12 ±0.076),respectvely,and there were significant differences among the groups(t =2.33a,4.33b,6.90b,2.59a,5.73b,2.12a,aP ＜ 0.05,b P ＜ 0.O1) ;TTI again showed:there were 7 cases of 0 scales (arterial thrombosis was confirmed by exploratory surgery) and 4 cases of Ⅰ scales in A group,3 cases of Ⅰ scales and 4 cases of Ⅱ scales in B group,all 13 cases of Ⅱ scales in C group,4 cases of Ⅱ scales and 1 case of Ⅲ scales(vein thrombosis was confirmed by exploratory surgery) in D group.Conclusion TTI could play an important role in economical,simple and notraumatic diagnosing the extremital artery supply and vein running back in the patients after peripheral vascular surgery.

Humans ; Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis

Brown-Sequard Syndrome ; etiology ; Cervical Vertebrae ; Humans ; Intervertebral Disc Displacement ; complications ; surgery ; Male ; Middle Aged

Objective To explore the application value of ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy(FNAB) in diagnosing thyroid nodules of TI-RADS 4-6 categories.Methods A retrospective analysis was made on the pathologic data of 494 patients (totally 501 nodules) who underwent TI-RADS ultrasonographic stratification and ultrasound-guided FNAB.168 thyroid nodules of TI-RADS 4-6 categories were selected from 163 patients and classified into three groups:group T,TI-RADS 4A categories;group Ⅱ,TI-RADS 4B category; group Ⅲ,TI-RADS 5-6 category(the pathologically confirmed cases in category 6 had been removed).The ultimate pathologic findings were taken as golden standards to calculate the accuracy,sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value of ultrasound-guided FNAB in the three groups.ROC curve was drawn to evaluate the diagnostic value of FNAB.Results The accuracy,sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value of the ultrasound-guided FNAB in the three groups were listed as follows:group Ⅰ 74.4％,73.3％,75.0％,64.7％;group Ⅱ 83.9％,87.5％,71.4％,91.3％;group Ⅲ 89.3％,91.7 ％,75.0％,95.7 ％ respectively.The positive predictive values of the ultrasound-guided FNAB for group Ⅰ and group Ⅱ was higher than that of conventional TI-RADS classification criteria,so the difference was statistically significant; while the positive predictive values for group Ⅲ was close to the conventional ultrasound TI-RADS classification criteria,the difference was not statistically significant.Conclusions The combination application of TI-RADS classification criteria and FNAB can improve the accuracy of ultrasound diagnosis in group Ⅰ and group Ⅱ,and reduce the puncture rate of group Ⅲ.