Objective To examine the time patterns and seasonality of death of hospitalized elderly patients and to propose proactive management measures.Methods Data were collected on 449 patients aged 60 years and over who had died between August of 2009 to August of 2013 during hospitalization at the Department of Geriatrics,Beijing Friendship Hospital,Capital Medical University.The seasonality and time patterns of the patients' deaths were analyzed retrospectively.Results Pulmonary infections(175 cases,38.97％)and malignant tumors(162 cases,36.08％)were the leading causes of death.Deaths from pulmonary infections were more frequent in spring and summer while deaths caused by malignant tumors were more frequent in summer,but the differences were not statistically significant (all P ＞ 0.05).The peak times of death in patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease were between 23:00 pm to 7:00 am (x2 =11.10 and 14.19,respectively,P＜0.05).Conclusions Pulmonary infections and malignant tumors are the main causes of death in elderly inpatients,which most often occurs during the latter half of the night in patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Animals ; Cochlea ; metabolism ; Environmental Exposure ; adverse effects ; Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced ; metabolism ; Humans ; Noise ; adverse effects ; Oxidative Stress ; physiology ; Reactive Oxygen Species ; metabolism

This paper explains the status of science and technology of traditional Chinese medicine in China. Basic conclusions are as follows: policy environment is improved step by step, R&D funds and R&D personnel in traditional Chinese medicine field are increased continuously, and a lot of achievements have been got in traditional Chinese medicine field.
Academies and Institutes ; economics ; statistics & numerical data ; Biomedical Research ; economics ; manpower ; statistics & numerical data ; China ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional

In this paper, issues of acupuncture using target points and depth of needling were discussed based on the theory of traditional Chinese medicine acupoints and combined with anatomical and neurological research of Western medicine. The theoretical evidence of acupuncture on nerve foramen and ganglion and the reasons for being nonstandard operating on acupoints were analyzed. This study summarized the method of using acupuncture at Xiaguan (ST7), Cuanzhu (BL2), Sibai (ST2) and Jiachengjiang acupoints to align with the spheno-palatine ganglion and additional nerve foramen (supraorbital, infraorbital and mental foramina) to treat primary trigeminal neuralgia. This study adhered to the Standards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture and helped in development of study standardization for acupuncture processes. The authors hoped that should help in significantly diminishing risk and improving therapeutic efficacy in clinic.

Objective To explore the pattern of cognitive impairments mainly caused by the white matter lesions(WML) in the frontal lobe in patients with subcortical ischemic vascular disease (SIVD).Methods Fifty SIVD patients were divided into severe WML group (visual score >3, n=27) and mild WML group(visual score ≤3, n=23) according to their severities of the WML in frontal lobe .Seven patients without SIVD were collected as controls .All patients underwent a set of neuropsychological battery ,and the results were analyzed .Results There was no statistical significance among three groups on basic data .Compared with mild WML group and control group , non frontal white matter scores and numbers of lacunes in frontal lobe of severe WML group were significantly higher ( all P=0.000).Compared with mild WML group,the Montreal cognitive assessment scale in severe WML group were significantly lower ( P=0.047 ) , and scores related to the executive function were significantly lower ( P=0.006 ) , even after adjusting the numbers of lacunes in frontal lobe ,there was statistically significant difference (P=0.038). Multiple regression confirmed that the Z scores of executive functions were mainly affected by white matter lesions located in the frontal lobe ( P=0.000 ) .Conclusion WML located in the frontal lobe mainly affect the executive function in patients with SIVD .

Objective To study the risk factors for failure of INSURE strategy in very and extremely low birth weight preterm (V/ELBW) infants.Method From January 2005 to December 2014,clinical data of 149 preterm infants (gestational age less than 32 weeks) admitted to neonatal department of Tongji Hospital who received intubation-surfactant-extubation (INSURE) strategy were collected.These infants were assigned into two groups:INSURE failure group and INSURE success group,according to whether a second dose of surfactant or mechanical ventilation was needed within 72 hours after first pulmonary surfactant treatment.The clinical characteristics and outcomes between the two groups were compared.Chi square and t tests were used to define the differences between groups.Logistic regression analysis was used to identify the independent risk factors for INSURE failure.Result Among the 1 149 patients,148 received INSURE treatment,and 113 cases (76.4％) were successfully treated with the INSURE strategy.The infants in the failure group were statistically lower in birth weight,gestation age,antenatal steroids utilization rate,PaO2 and PaO2/FiO2 than those in the success group,while the age of mother,male/female ratio and PaCO2 were higher in the failure group.Logistic regression analysis showed that male (OR =7.440,95％ CI 1.846 ～29.984),BW ＜ 1 000 g (OR =9.180,95％ CI 1.716 ～49.105),PaCO2 ＞48 mmHg (OR =5.996,95％ CI 2.088 ～ 17.213),PaO2/FiO2 ＜205 (OR =3.010,95％ CI 1.033 ～8.774) were independent risk factors for INSURE failure.Conclusion INSURE strategy failure was associated with gender,birth weight,gestation age,antenatal steroids utilization,PaO2,PaCO2 and PaO2/FiO2 of the first blood gas after birth.BW ＜ 1 000 g,PaCO2 ＞ 48 mmHg and PaO2/FiO2 ＜ 205 of the first blood gas after birth were independent risk factors for INSURE strategy failure.

Objective To investigate whether there are changes of the mast cell(MCs) and substance P(SP) positive fibers in ileocecal junction(ICJ), and to elucidate their possible roles in the pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrom(IBS). Methods The biopsies of the ICJ were stained specifically with histochemistry for the MCs in 31 patients with IBS and 20 controls, and the expression of SP positive fibers was analyzed by immunohistochemistry. The results were investigated qualitatively and quantitatively by means of immunohistochemical methods and color image analyzer. The structure relationship between MCs and nerves was studied through electronic microscopy. Results The number of the MCs of ICJ was significantly elevated in the IBS ( P

Objective To substantiate the relationship between connective tissue diseases and lung bullae. Method In 10 years, 70 patients with lung bullae were admitted to internal medicine inpatient wards of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, among which 12 connective tissue diseases were diagnosed. Two cases were excluded because their lung bullae was secondary. Results Six cases were Sj?觟gren′s syndrome (SS), two cases were vasculitis [one Takayasu disease and one was polyarteritis nodosa (PAN)], one was rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and one was undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD). Symptoms of respiratory system were present in the patients with pulmonary interstitial fibrosis (five cases) and pulmonary amyloidosis (one case). Pulmonary function tests showed restrictive ventilatory dysfunction and obstriction of small airway (two cases), diffusion dysfunction (one case), restrictive ventilatory dysfunction (one case). A trans-bronchial lung biopsy specimen showed thickening of alveolar septa, chronic inflammation, proliferation of fiberous connective tissue and inflammatory cell infiltration. Conclusion Connective tissue diseases may result in lung bullae because they cause narrow of small airways.It is definitive in the relationship between SS and lung bullae, but further study needs to be done to clarify the relationship between other connective tissue diseases and lung bullae.

0.05). There was a higher prevalence of IBS in Heilongjiang province (14.02%) than that in Shanghai (11.72%, P

Objective:To study quality of life and life satisfaction among the elderly population dwelling in Ji'nan. Method:1386 elderly people were interviewed with“the Short-Form 36 Health Survey Scale”by the investigators who were trained in advance.Results:The prevalence rate of chronic diseases was 65.1%. The main influencing factors of life satisfaction were mental health condition, family harmony, marriage condition, chronic diseases, and income. The main influencing factors of life quality are life satisfaction, chronic diseases, mental health condition, activities of daily life, family harmony, and income.Conclusion:Life satisfaction is closely associated with life quality of elderly people. The physical, psychological, social and economic conditions have significant effect on life quality of elderly people.