Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Adult ; Aged ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Tennis Elbow ; therapy

Antigen Presentation ; Apoptosis ; Hepatitis C ; Humans ; Lichen Planus, Oral ; etiology ; genetics ; pathology ; virology ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ; T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic ; pathology ; T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer ; pathology ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha ; genetics ; metabolism

Child ; Cryptococcosis ; complications ; immunology ; Cryptococcus neoformans ; immunology ; pathogenicity ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Humans ; T-Lymphocytopenia, Idiopathic CD4-Positive ; complications ; diagnosis

OBJECTIVETo analyze the factors in the non-operative treatment of cervical spinal cord injury without fracture or dislocation.

METHODSThe clinical data of 122 patients with cervical spinal cord injury without fracture or dislocation from January 2009 to December 2012 treated by non-operative treatment were retrospectively reviewed. There were 84 males and 38 females, aged from 18 to 83 years with an average of (52.37 +/- 13.27) years. The clinical features, such as age, gender, cause of injury, time from injury to treatment, ASIA grade of spine cord injury, MRI type of spine cord injury, range of spine cord injury, effective cervical spinal canal ratio, Pfirrmann grade of intervertebral disc herniation, segment of intervertebral disc herniation, intervertebral disc ligament complex injury, treatment of high-dose methyiprednisolone, were observed. Single factor and multiple factor Logistic regression analysis were used in the clinical data in order to analyze the influencing factors of above items to prognosis.

RESULTSFor univariate analysis, the factors such as MRI type of spine cord injury, extent of spine cord injury, effective cervical spinal canal ratio, Pfirrmann grade of intervertebral disc herniation, segment of intervertebral disc herniation, ASIA grade of spine cord injury, associated with prognosis (P < 0.05). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that the main prognostic factors including MRI type of spine cord injury, range of spine cord injury, effective cervical spinal canal ratio, Pfirrmann grade of intervertebral disc herniation, ASIA grade of spine cord injury according to its effective intension (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONThe main prognostic factors on non-operative treatment of cervical spinal cord injury without fracture or dislocation were MRI type and extent of spine cord injury, meanwhile, correlate with effective cervical spinal canal ratio, Pfirrmann grade of intervertebral disc herniation, ASIA grade of spine cord injury. It is deliberative to choose no-operative treatment, for it only refers to the patients with the mild localized edema type or no signal change of spinal cord in MRII. Operative treatment shoud be recommended for other patients.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Cervical Cord ; diagnostic imaging ; injuries ; surgery ; Female ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prognosis ; Radiography ; Retrospective Studies ; Spinal Cord Injuries ; diagnosis ; diagnostic imaging ; surgery ; Young Adult

Objective To retrospectively review clinical results of combined coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and other heart surgical procedures.Methods Combined CABG and other heart surgical procedures have been done in 134 consecutive cases (male 114, female 20), aged from 48 to 76 years with a mean of 61.7. Coronary angiograph showed that all patients have coronary stenosis with left main involved in 20 cases, and 41 cases have diffused coronary artery disease. 56 patients have post myocardial infarction left ventrical aneurysms, and 42 patients have valve dysfunction which need surgical correction. Left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) were equal to or lower than 45% in 63 patients and in 13 patients EF is less than 30%. All the patients received combined CABG under the support of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and other heart surgical procedures (Transmyocardial laser revascularization in 36, valve procedures in 42, and left ventricle aneurysm resection or plasty in 56 patients simultaneously). Results The mean number of grafts was 2.46 per patient. Intra-aortic balloon pump was required in 6 cases for 11 to 54 hours Postoperative. 3 patients died postoperatively with mortality rate 2.2% (two from low cardiac output syndrome, and one from multiple organs failure). 131 patients recovered and discharged.Conclusion Combined CABG and other heart surgical procedures in more demanding than CABG along but can be done with acceptable morbidity and mortality if good surgical plan can be designed and all the heart abnormalities can be corrected simultaneously.

Candida albicans ; genetics ; pathogenicity ; Extracellular Matrix ; metabolism

Humans ; Sialorrhea ; etiology ; therapy

Hepacivirus ; Hepatitis C ; complications ; epidemiology ; Humans ; Lichen Planus, Oral ; complications ; epidemiology ; virology

Objective To compare between conventional and endoscope-assisted greater saphenous vein harvesting and to invest if endoscope-assisted greater saphenous vein harvesting can reduce post-operative leg incision complications.Methods Minimally invasive endoscopic saphenous vein harsvesting technique has been used in 36 isolated CABG patients and this is compaired with 50 conventional saphenous vein harsvesting group. There is no significant difference in sex structure, age, hypertension, diabetes mellitum (DM), myocardial infarction (MI) et al in two groups. Results The incidence of post-operative leg complications with minimally invasive greater saphenous vein harvesting group (2.8% ) was remarkably lower than that in conventional group (28%), and the hospital-stay time was much shorter in minimally invasive group. Conclusion Endoscope-assisted saphenous vein harvesting is a effective method in reducing post-operative leg incision complications.

Objective To review the strategies for multiple coronary artery bypass in patients with calcified ascending aorta.Methods From June 2002 to December 2007,36 patients with multiple coronary artery disease and calcified ascending aorta underwent OPCAB without aortic side-bite clamping.The patients(28 males and 8 females) aged from 60 to 83 years with a mean of(69.1?6.7) years.Fifteen of the patients had a history of stroke.Coronary angiogram revealed that 3 patients had double vessels disease and the others had triple vessels disease,involving the left main stem in 14 cases.The left ventricular ejection fraction ranged from 0.32-0.69.Calcified ascending aortic plaque can be explored in 30 of the patients during operation while intra-operative transesophageal echocardiography indicated calcified aorta only in 28.No-touch technique was used in 22 patients either with LIMA as the only inflow and the saphenous vein grafts was anastomosed to the LIMA in 15 patients,or with bilateral internal mammary arteries as the only inflows in 7 patients.Proximal anastomotic device was employed in 14 patients to finish the proximal anastomosis of greater saphenous vein grafts without aortic side-biting clamping.Intra-operative graft flow meter was used to check the flow of grafts before chest closure. Results Totally 116 cases of distal anastomosis were performed in the 36 patients(2-5 in each,mean 3.2?0.9).The patients woke up from anesthesia in 2 to 22 hours.Intraoperative measuring of graft flow revealed satisfying blood flow in all the grafts.In the 15 patients with LIMA as the only inflow,the total graft flow in the main stem of LIMA was basically the sum of each connected grafts.Only one patient died after surgery,showing a mortality rate of 2.7%.Eight patients(26.7%) had transient atrial fibrillation after the operation,2 showed pulmonary infection,4 had chest fluid,1 showed infection of the incision at the lower limb.All the complications were cured.30 patients achieved a 6-to 60-month follow-up with a mean of(33.8?11.2) months.During the period,11 patients(37 grafts) were examined by angiography,which showed that all the grafts of LIMA to LAD and vein grafts were patent,except in two vein grafts,which were occluded in the diagnol branches. Conclusions In patients with remarkable ascending aortic calcification,OPCAB combined with aorta no-touch technique or proximal anastomosis device can effectively decrease the incidence of postoperative stroke.