1.Observation of clinical effects of radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy
Clinical Medicine of China 2017;33(8):734-737
Objective To compare the clinical effects of conservative therapy and radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy,to analyze the reason and discuss the surgical indications.Methods Fifty-five patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy treated in Shijingshan Hospital from May 2013 to May 2016 were selected and retrospectively analyzed,including 30 patients received conservative treatment (conservative group),25 patients undergone radiofrequency ablation (operation group).Visual analogue score (VAS) was used to assess the degree of pain relief in the two groups before treatment and 1 week,1 month after treatment.The side effects in the two groups and the postoperative complications of the patients were observed.Results The VAS score of the operation group and the conservative group in 1 weeks after treatment were (3.2±0.5) points,(5.2±0.7)) points,1 months (2.8±0.3) points,(5.8±0.4) points,respectively,the degree of pain were lower than those collected before treatment (8.0±0.9) points,(7.6±0.8) points,separately,the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05),and the degree of pain relief in the operation group was more obvious than that in the conservative group,there was significant difference between the two groups (P<0.01).Two groups of patients were treated with medication without any obvious discomfort.The surgery of the operation group was successful,and no complications such as nerve and spinal cord injury,vascular injury,local hematoma,puncture needle breakage and intervertebral space infection were found.Conclusion Radiofrequency ablation is more effective for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy in the short term than conservative treatment,and radiofrequency ablation treatment is a recommended choice for patients with no surgical contradiction.
2.Percutaneous kyphoplasty combined with zoledronic acid for the treatment of single segment osteoporotic lumbar vertebralcompression fractures
Clinical Medicine of China 2017;33(1):48-52
Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of percutaneous kyphoplasty combined with zoledronic acid for the treatment of single segment osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCF).Methods Clinical datas of 90 cases patients with postmenopausal suffered single segment vertebral compression fracture who were treated in Beijing ShiJingshan Hospital of Capital Medical University from March 2010 to March 2013 were retrospectively analyzed.The patienrs were randomly divided into three groups according to the different treatment methods,20 patients receivedbed rest treatment as conservative group,40 patients were undergone percutaneous kyphoplasty as operation group,30 patients were given percutaneous kyphoplasty combined with zoledronic acid as combination group.Visual analogue score (VAS) were recorded before treatment and 1 week,6 months after treatment,and lumbar vertebrae bone mineral density (BMD) was measured before treatment and 2 years after treatment.The subsequent fracture of the vertebrae was analyzed after 2 years of treatment.Results There were 4 patients were not followed up.Three patients in conservative group suffered complications,but no complications were observed in operation group and combination group.The VAS score of the combination group and operation group at 1 week after treatment was significantly different compared with conservative group((3.0± 1.4) points vs.(3.2± 1.2) points vs.(8.0± 1.1) points,P<0.05).At the 6 months after treatment,there were no significant differences among the 3 groups on VAS score (P >0.05).Lumbar vertebrae BMD of combination group increased at 2 years after treatment,compared with conservative group and operation group the difference were significantly((-1.8±0.6) vs.(-3.1±0.5) vs.(-2.7±0.3),P <0.05).The incidence of the subsequent fracture of the vertebrae reduced of combination group,compared with conservative group and operation group the difference were significantly (3.3% (1/30) vs.27.8% (5/18)vs.21.1% (8/38),P< 0.05).Conclusion Percutaneous kyphoplasty combined with zoledronic acid for the treatment of OVCF-patients with postmenopausal and single segment fracture is not only safe,effective,but also can obviously relive pain and reduce the risk of subsequent fracture of the vertebrae.
3.Study on Jujubaside A and Tranquilizing Effect of Semen Ziziphi Spinosae before and after Crush
Wai LI ; Xuewei ZHANG ; Min CHEN
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2006;0(11):-
Objective To study the dissolving difference of jujubaside A and tranquilizing effect crushed Semen Ziziphi Spinosae in water extraction. Methods Crushed Semen Ziziphi Spinosae and Semen Ziziphi Spinosae were decocted and the content of jujubaside A in different samples was inspected by HPLC. The experiment was carried out on Agilent C18 column (250 mm?4.6 mm, 5 ?m), using methanol-water (65∶35) as mobile phase at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The detector was ELSD. The temperature of drift tube for ELSD was 110 ℃ and the flux of N2 was 2.4 L/min. The mice given two different samples were observed of assisting sleeping and voluntary action. Results Jujubaside A was not found in sample of Semen Ziziphi Spinosae, and the content of jujubaside A in sample of crushed Semen Ziziphi Spinosae was 0.009 0%. The sample of crushed Semen Ziziphi Spinosae could assist sleeping well. Conclusion Semen Ziziphi Spinosae should be crushed for clinical use.
4.Effect of low density lipoprotein and oxidized low density lipoprotein on the secretion of endothelin in endothelial cells
Min ZHANG ; Xuewei XU ; Xiaoying LI
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2005;11(10):785-786
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of low density lipoprotein(LDL) and oxidized low density lipoprotein(ox-LDL) on the secretion of endothelin(ET) and whether LDL to be oxidized and modified by ox-LDL in vitro.MethodsEndothelial cell strain ECV-304 was incubated with different concentration of LDL(50 and 100 mg/L),ox-LDL(50 and 100 mg/L) or LDL+ox-LDL(50mg/L) for 24 hours,then cells and cultured medium were collected.ET in cells and cultured medium were detected with radioimmunoassay.ResultsBoth of LDL and ox-LDL enhanced the secretion of ET in cultured endothelial cells;the effect of ox-LDL was more markedly than LDL.LDL+ox-LDL had a greater effect than any of the two lipoproteins alone.ConclusionLDL and ox-LDL may have the ability to promote the secretion of ET in cultured endothelial cells and LDL can be oxidized and modified by ox-LDL in vitro.
5.Retrospective analysis of new clinical characteristics in adult patients of mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia
Xuewei FENG ; Peng LI ; Hongbo LIU ; Li ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Practical Internal Medicine 2001;0(05):-
0.05)in sex.Most patients had no basic diseases.5% patients were above 65 yrs old.98.75% patients had 0~2 CURB-65 scores.Consistent fever and cough were the main symptoms in these patients.There were multiple changes in CT images.Except ground glass attenuation,other signs such as consolidation,global or tumor-like shadow,scattered multiple patchy infiltration shadow,pleural effusions and enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes or migrated lesions were commonly seen.Macrolides antibiotics had poor effect.Conclusion New changing tendency of adult mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia has occurred,clinical symptoms are severer with multiple changes in radioactivity and the treatment has become more difficult.
6.Diagnostic Value of MR Diffusion Weighted Imaging and CT and MR Perfusion Imaging in Patients with Different Degrees of Liver Cirrhosis
Jun LI ; Xuewei HUANG ; Lin YANG ; Peng LUO ; Hao CHEN
Progress in Modern Biomedicine 2017;17(25):4940-4943,4895
Objective:To study the diagnostic value of MR diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and CT and MR perfusion imaging in patients with different degrees of liver cirrhosis.Methods:A total of 60 patients with liver cirrhosis,who were treated in Ziyang Hospital of West China Hospital of Sichuan University from August 2015 to February 2017 were selected.According to the Child-Pugh classification,32 cases of grade A were mild cirrhosis (denoted as group A),16 cases of grade B and 12 cases of grade C were moderate to severe cirrhosis (denoted as group B),30 healthy volunteers were selected as group C in the same period.All the subjects in the three groups were examined by DWI,CT and MR perfusion imaging.The ADC value,hepatic portal perfusion ratio [SSr (CT) and SSr (MR)] were compared among the three groups,and Spearman correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between the indexes.Results:There was no significant difference in ADC values among the three groups (P>0.05),and the ADC values of group A and B were lower than those of group C,but the difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05).There was no significant difference in ADC values between group A and B (P>0.05).The levels of SSr (CT) and SSr (MR) in the three groups were compared,the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05);the levels of SSr (CT) and SSr (MR) in group B were significantly higher than those in group A and C,the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).There was no significant difference in the levels of SSr (CT) and SSr (MR) in group A and C (P>0.05).Spearman correlation analysis showed that SSr (CT) was positively correlated with SSr (MR) in the patients with liver cirrhosis (r=0.687,P=0.000).Conclusion:CT and MR perfusion imaging can reflect the lesion degree of liver cirrhosis,and diagnostic effects of the two are better than DWI imaging,which is worthy of clinical promotion.
7.Worldwide trends in epidemiology and control of tuberculosis
Daniel GNINAFON ; Bing LI ; Xuewei ZHAO ; Qingyu XIU
Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University 2006;27(3):303-310
Tuberculosis (TB) is a global burden disease and is being resurrected as a major worldwide public health problem after two decades of neglect.In 1993,the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that TB had been a global emergency because of the scale of the epidemic and the urgent need to improve global tuberculosis control.China is one of the countries with the largest population,and also the top of the 22 TB high-burden countries in the world.In the United States,the longstanding downward trend in TB incidence was interrupted in the mid-to-late 1980s,where the national TB incidence peaked in 1992.Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the three regions to dominate the worldwide distribution of notified TB cases.Of the 15 countries with the highest estimated tuberculosis incidence rates in the world,13 are in sub-Saharan Africa,where HIV is the most important single predictor of tuberculosis incidence.The largest share of the global burden of HIV-related tuberculosis falls on this region.The reasons for the persisting global tuberculosis burden include increased poverty in some regions,immigration from countries with high tuberculosis prevalence,the impact of HIV,and most importantly,the failure to maintain the necessary public health infrastructure under the mistaken belief that tuberculosis was a problem of the past.Relying on currently available methods of diagnosis and treatment,the DOT strategy promoted by the WHO for global tuberculosis control is effective,affordable,and adaptable in different settings.
8.Analysis of risk factors for venous thrombosis associated with the placement of peripherally inserted central catheters in patients with malignant tumors during the course of chemotherapy
Suzhen WEI ; Aihong WANG ; Guixin LI ; Zhong LU ; Xuewei ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2009;25(17):1-3
Objective To investigate the induced-factors levels of venous thrombosis associated with the placement of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) in patients with malignant tumor,and establish intervention model accordingly. Methods 40 patients complicated with venous thrombosis after PICC were set as the thrombosis group, 40 patients without venous thrombosis were selected as the no-thrombosis group, 30 healthy cases were selected as the control group. All cases' serum samples were ob-tained to measure the levels of molecular biomarkers of the coagulation system, platelet parameters and molecular biomarkers of the fibrinolysis system. The results of the three groups were assessed. Results Patients in the thrombosis group were reported significantly higher levels of vWF, GMP140,TAT than those in both two other groups, but lower levels of ATⅢ. Higher levels of MPV and PCT were found in the throm-bosis group than those in both two other groups.Tthe data also showed higher PLG and PAI levels and lower levels of PLM in the thrombosis group. Conclusions From this study it shows that patients with malig-nant tumors during the placement of PICC have evident hypercoagnlahility, high- activated platelet and se-vere pre- thrombosis state caused by PICC. In treatment of malignant tumor patients with PICC, the level of coag-ulation system molecular markers, platelet parameters,fibrinolysis molecular markers shoud be used as a clinical routine and as the index of early intervention and evaluation of the PICC.
9.Simultaneous Determination of Six Components in Refined Coronary Tablets by UHPLC-DAD
Xinrong LI ; Xiuming SHAN ; Chunhui ZHANG ; Chao FU ; Xuewei QIU
China Pharmacist 2016;19(9):1778-1780
Objective:To simultaneously determine six components ( paeoniflorin, rosmarinic acid, salvianolic acid B, ligustilide, clyptotanshinone and tanshinone ⅡA ) in refined coronary tablets by UHPLC-DAD. Methods: A Dikma Endevaorsil C18 column (2. 1 mm × 100 mm,1. 8 μm) was used to perform the determination, which was maintained at 30℃ during the analysis. The mobile phase was composed of acetonitrile and 0. 05% phosphoric acid at a flow rate of 0. 3 ml·min-1 with gradient elution. The detection wavelength was respectively set at 230,270,288 and 321 nm. Results:Paeoniflorin, rosmarinic acid, salvianolic acid B, ligustilide, clyptotanshinone and tanshinone ⅡA showed good linearity within the range of 0. 001 0-0. 010 2 μg ( r = 0. 999 8 ), 0. 005 7-0.056 9 μg(r =1.000 0), 0.005 3-0.052 7 μg(r = 1.000 0),0.002 1-0.020 6 μg(r = 1.000 0),0.001 1-0.011 2 μg(r =1. 000 0) and 0. 001 4-0. 014 4 μg(r=0. 999 8),respectively. The average recovery was 98. 78%(RSD=0. 50%), 97. 99%(RSD=0. 76%),98. 44%(RSD=0. 85%),99. 12%(RSD=0. 66%), 98. 82%(RSD=0. 81%) and 97. 80%(RSD=0. 80%), respec-tively. Conclusion:The method is simple, rapid and accurate, which can be used for the quality control of refined coronary tablets.
10.Retrospective investigation of diagnosis and treatment of 282 cases with syphilis
Xianghong DENG ; Xingliang LIU ; Hailiang TANG ; Xuewei LI ; Guihai CHEN
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2017;24(2):294-298
Objective To summarize the distribution of departments,conditions of diagnosis and treatment of the syphilis patients in the general hospitals,and thus to improve the level of diagnosis and treatment.Methods A retrospective analysis of epidemiology and clinical data of 282 cases with syphilis in recent 5 years were conducted. Results The ratio of male to female was about 1:1.9.Female showed a high incidence in the 21 -50 years old,aver-age (41.68 ±0.96)years old,but for male in the 41 -70 years old,average (53.25 ±1.59)years old.The cases combined with other infectious diseases accounted to 22.0 % (62/282).The cases from the department of obstetrics and gynecology were the most (106 cases),followed by surgery (86 cases)and internal medicine (49 cases).Only 23 cases showed the clinical manifestations of syphilis in the 79 cases,which must be treated.The test rate of TRUST was only 39.0% (110/282).Furthermore,it was very low for the rate of treatment and standard treatment. Conclusion Syphilis is the most in department of obstetrics and gynecology in general hospital,and it is also com-mon in the surgery and internal medicine.The most prominent problems are that the non-special doctors had weak awareness for definite diagnosis of syphilis,and the low rate of treatment and standard treatment.