1.Effect of clinical pharmacist intervention on compliance of patients with cerebral infarction
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice 2017;35(2):178-181
Objective To explore the factors resulting in poor medication compliance in patients with cerebral infarction and study the effect of medication education by pharmacist on the compliance of patients .Methods 128 patients with cerebral infarction recurrence from January to June of 2016 were selected .Patient′s medication history and knowledge were evaluated . The compliance was compared before medication education ,3 days and 30 days after medication education .Results Only 36.7% of the patients took drugs every day before hospitalization .The patient′s medication knowledge was limited .The poor compliance was related to the absence of medication education .The compliance was improved significantly after medication edu-cation .Conclusion Pharmacists play an important role in patient′s care .Pharmacists should take responsibility in medication education to improve medication compliance and reduce the recurrence of cerebral infarction .
2.Effect of ursolic acid extracted from Hippophae Rhamnoides L.on repair of sciatic nerve injury in rats
Yue SUN ; Na GE ; Xue ZHAO ; Tengfei GUO ; Jiawei LIU ; Wenlong ZHANG ; Peng ZHOU
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2023;39(24):3158-3162
Objective To investigate the repairing effect of ursolic acid extracted from Hippophae rhamnoi-des L.on sciatic nerve injury in rats.Methods After preparing a sciatic nerve damage model,thirty 2-month old Wistar rats were randomly divided into ursolic acid and control groups,with 15 rats in each group.Ursolic acid group was given Ursolic acid 150 mg/(kg·d)by gavage,while the control group was given the same dose of normal saline for 6 weeks.After 6 weeks,H&E staining was used to observe the pathological changes of rat sciatic nerves,and SFI and MNCV were calculated;The expression of NGF in sciatic nerve was detected by immunohistochemistry,and the expression of GAP-43 in L4-L6 spinal cord was detected by Western blotting.Results After 6 weeks,compared to the control group,the number of regenerated nerve fibers in the ursolic acid group increased,the arrangement was slightly regular,the capillary structure was abundant,and the proliferation of fibroblasts decreased;SFI and MNCV%were significantly increased(P<0.05),NGF protein positive expression was significantly increased(P<0.05),and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).GAP-43 protein expression in sciatic nerve tissue was significantly increased(P<0.05).Conclusions The intervention of ursolic acid extracted from Hippophae rhamnoides L.can improve the function of rats after sciatic nerve injury,promote the increase of regenerated nerve fibers and the repair of myelin sheath in rats with sciatic nerve injury,which may be related to increased NGF and GAP-43 protein expression in rats.
3.Analysis of a surgical series of patients with synchronous multiple ground-glass nodules
Tengfei GE ; Ning XU ; Feng ZHU ; Lei TANG ; Dan LIU ; Lu WANG ; Peng QIAN ; Hua GUO ; Congshu HUA ; Hai CHEN ; Dongchun MA
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2021;28(07):830-836
Objective To summarize the clinical experience of surgical resection of synchronous multiple ground-glass nodules (SMGN), and explore the individualized diagnosis and treatment strategy of SMGN. Methods Clinical data of 84 patients with SMGN who underwent thoracic surgery in Anhui Chest Hospital from July 2016 to August 2018 were analyzed retrospectively, including 18 males (21.4%) and 66 females (78.6%), aged 32-80 (55.6±10.3) years. The results of operation and the information of GGNs were analyzed. Results Except for 1 patient who was converted to thoracotomy due to extensive dense adhesion of thoracic, other patients underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery successfully. All patients recuperated successfully after operation, without severe perioperative complications or death. Finally, 79 patients were diagnosed as malignant tumors (94.0%), and 5 patients of benign lesions (6.0%). A total of 240 GGNs were removed, among which there were 168 pGGNs, including 68 benign lesions (40.5%) and 100 malignant tumors (59.5%), and 72 mGGNs, including 2 benign nodules (2.8%) and 70 malignant tumors (97.2%). Nodules diameter (P<0.001), consolidation/maximum diameter of nodule ratio (P<0.001), vacuole sign (P<0.001), air bronchograms sign (P=0.001), spine-like process (P=0.001), pleural indentation sign (P<0.001), lobulation sign (P<0.001), and vascular convergence (P=0.002) were correlated with malignant tumor. Conclusion Analysis of the imaging features of GGNs by thin-section CT scan and three-dimensional reconstruction is of great value in predicting the benign and malignant nodules, which can guide the surgical decision-making and preoperative planning. Through reasonable preoperative planning and following certain principles, simultaneous surgical treatment for SMGN is safe and feasible.