Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Tuberous Sclerosis ; Twins

Objective To analyze the risk factors for healthcare-associated pneumonia (HAP) in patients with orthopedic injury,provide the basis for making prevention and control measures.Methods HAP occurred in patients with orthopedic injury and admitted to the department of orthopedics of a hospital from June 2011 to May 2015 were investigated retrospectively,risk factors were analyzed by univariate and multivariate logistic regression methods.Results A total of 2 578 patients with orthopedic injury were investigated,92 patients developed HAI,incidence of HAP was 3.57％.107 strains of pathogens were detected,the major were Klebsiella pneumoniae (n =22,20.56％),Escherichia coli (n =14,13.08％),and Acinetobacter baumannii (n =13,12.15％).Risk factors for HAP in patients with orthopedic injury were length of hospital stay≥15 days,smoking history≥3 years,bedridden ≥7 days,associated with underlying diseases,complications,indwelling catheter≥7 days,surgical operation,mechanical ventilation,admitted to intensive care unit,open injury,blood sugar≥11 mmol/L,plasma albumin＜30 g/ L,hemoglobin concentration＜90 g/L,and use of glucocorticoid≥4 days (all P＜0.05).Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that smoking,bedridden,surgery,mechanical ventilation,glucocorticoid use,and anaemia were independent risk factors for HAP in patients with orthopedic injury.Conclusion The occurrence of HAP in patients with orthopedic injury is related with multiple factors,the major are surgical operation,mechanical ventilation,glucocorticoid use,long term smoking,bedridden,and anaemia.

OBJECTIVETo observe the curative effect of porous tantalum rod and Gugutou Huaisiyu Capsule (GHC) for steroid-induced osteonecrosis of femoral head (SONFH).

METHODSA total 60 hips of 50 SONFH patients were randomly assigned to the treatment group and the control group according to grouping time, 25 in each group (30 hips). Patients in the control group were implanted with porous tantalum rod, while those in the treatment group additionally took GHC (5 pills each time, three time per day for 2 successive months; and then twice per day for 4 successive months). Then all patients were followed-up to observe Harris hip score. The curative effect and the femoral head survival time were assessed.

RESULTSA total of 49 patients (59 hips) were followed-up. The Harris hip score of the two groups at the final follow-up was significantly improved after treatment, with statistical difference when compared with before treatment (P < 0.01). Besides, it was higher in the treatment group than in the control group. The curative effect and the survival time were superior in the treatment group, with statistical difference when compared with the control group (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONSPorous tantalum rod combined GHC got better effect in treating SONFH. It could significantly improve the function of affected hips and prolong the survival time of femoral head.

Capsules ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Femur Head Necrosis ; drug therapy ; Humans ; Prostheses and Implants ; Steroids ; adverse effects ; Tantalum

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effect of Xianxiong decoction on the mice with acute lung injury induced by lipopolysaccharide.

METHODEighty female ICR mice were randomly divided into 8 groups: model group, Xianxiong decoction group, Daxianxiong decoction group, Xianxiong decoction group without Kansui Radix group, Xianxiong decoction group without Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma group, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma and Kansui Radix group, normal group and control group. Animals of each group, except normal group, were undertaken intraperitoneal injection and intranasal inhalation of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on day 1, 2, 3 to establish acute lung injury (ALI) model. 30 min after modeling, 0.2 mL corresponding drugs were administrated to each mice, dexam ethasone and normal saline were given to the mice of control group and normal group respectively. White blood cell in blood, neutrophil percentage of blood and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) supernatant, the ratio of wet and dry lung tissue ( W/D), histopathological changes of lung tissue were estimated. Sixty ICR mice were randomly divided into normal, model, control, high, middle and low dose Xianxiong decoction groups and were modeled in the same way. ELISA was applied to detect the level of NF-kappaB, TNF-alpha and IL-6 in BALF, PCR for NF-kappaB and TNF-alpha mRNA in lung tissue, and Western blot for NF-kappaB and TNF-alpha. Half of 20 ICR mice were administrated with Xianxiong decoction of its maximum tolerant normal saline.

RESULTCompared with model group, the number of WBC in blood of Xianxiong decoction group mice decreased (P < 0.01), percentage of neutrophils in both blood and BALF decreased as well (P < 0.01, P < 0.05); it also significantly reduced the ratio of W/D (P < 0.01); and found the alveolar wall, the number of inflammatory cells infiltrating improved, compared with model group. Xianxiong decoction reduced the level of NF-kappaB, TNF-alpha and IL-6 in BALF (P < 0.01, P < 0.01, P < 0.05); its high and low dose groups only found TNF-alpha level declined. Five mice died 24 h after administration of Xianxiong decoction which indicated its toxicity when other influential factors were considered.

CONCLUSIONXianxiong decoction is effective on the ALI mice induced by LPS, but it is of toxicity at 3 g x mL(-1).

Acute Lung Injury ; drug therapy ; genetics ; metabolism ; pathology ; Animals ; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid ; chemistry ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; Female ; Humans ; Interleukin-6 ; genetics ; metabolism ; Lipopolysaccharides ; adverse effects ; Lung ; drug effects ; metabolism ; pathology ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred ICR ; NF-kappa B ; genetics ; metabolism ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha ; genetics ; metabolism

Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome(OSAHS) is a common sleep-related breathing disorder,which has a series of impact on the cardiovascular system.The dctection of some biochemical indicators plays an important role in predicting this kind of cardiovascular damage.The role of inflammatory predicting factors such as TNF-?,IL-6,CRP,IL-10,MMPs and ICAM-1 is reviewed in this paper.

Litsea cubeba is one of aromatic medicinal plant belonging to family Lauraceae. The roots, stems and fruits of L. cubeba have been widely applied as folk medicines in some districts in China for relieving rheumatism and cold, regulating Qi (meridian) to alleviate pain. Previous studies revealed that this species contains major alkaloids, in specific aporphines, and minor flavonoids, lignans as well. Related pharmacological investigations demonstrated its activities and clinical applications on cardiovascular diseases, anti-cancer, against rheumatoid arthritis, relieving asthma and anti-allergic effects, as anti-oxidants, and so on. As an effort for further exploration of this bioactive ingredients and potential drug development, this paper summarizes most phytochemical and pharmacological results. Further, future prospects are also included.
Animals ; Drug Therapy ; Humans ; Litsea ; chemistry ; Molecular Structure ; Plant Extracts ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry

Objective To review video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy as a treatment for myasthenia gravis (MG),compare outcomes of thoracoscopic thymectomy for thymoma and non-thymoma MG,and assess the efficacy of Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Extended Thymectomy (VATET) combined with mediastinoscopy.Methods A retrospective review of 500 patientswith MG who underwent VATS thymectomy between 2001 and 2011 has been done.They were divided into three groups:118 cases of thymoma MG group,thoracoscopy for non-thymoma MG group 301cases,and VATET for non-thymoma MG group 81cases.Results There was no mortality.Thoracoscopic thymectomy was successfully performed for 495 cases.In the thoracoscopy group for non-thymoma MG,the operating time is (111.3 ± 31.6) min,11.0％ having post-operative myasthenic crises ; in the VATET group,the operating time is (145.0 ± 71.6) min,9.9％ having post-operative myasthenic crises ;in the thymoma MG group,the operating time is (128.5 ± 77.8)min,24.6％ having post-operative myasthenic crises.During the follow-up,CSR was 37.3％,36.5％ and 28.7％ in the groups of thoracoscopy for non-thymoma MG,VATET and thymoma MG respectively.However,the disease-free survival curve shows that CSR of the thymoma MG group became lower than other two groups 3 years after surgery,and CSR of the VATET group becoming higher than that of thoracoscopy for nou-thymoma MG group 5 years after surgery.CSRs of groups of thoracoscopy for non-thymoma MG,VATET and thymoma MG might reach 50％,60％ and 36％.Conclusion The VATET combined with mediastinoscopy has a better long-term outcome because the more thymus might be removed comparing with non-thymoma MG,thoracoscopic thymectomy for thymoma MG had a worse long-term outcome.

To increase the dissolution rate and extent of valsartan, valsartan nanosuspensions have been prepared. Controlled precipitation assisted with sonication is utilized to prepare valsartan nanosuspensions, the concentration of the drug, stabilizer and costablizer had a great effect on the stability of the preparation according to the pre-experiment. So the method of central composite design-response surface is used to optimize the prescription based on the above three factors and the particle size as the response value. The software Origin 8.0 is used to draw the view of the three-dimensional effects and 2D contour map, to get the optimal prescription area. Valsartan nanosuspensions were prepared. The mean diameter and zeta potential are about 216.6 nm and -57.7 mV, respectively. Compared with the microsuspensions and commercial preparation, the dissolution of valsartan nanosuspensions was faster and the bioavailability can be enhanced to some extent.

Acrocephalosyndactylia ; diagnosis ; genetics ; therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Infant

Objective To investigate the impact of compliance and quality of life of psychological intervention for cancer patients and their primary caregivers,as well as the correlation between the psychological issues of patients and their primary caregivers.Methods The enrolled patients were randomly divided into intervention group and control group.The patients in intervention group were given to standardize anti-tumor therapy,while the patients and their primary caregivers were given psychological intervention once a week.The patients in the control group only received standard anti-tumor therapy.By TDL determination of quality of life,anxiety rating scale (SAS) and self-rating depression scale (SDS),in front of the psychological intervention after 8 weeks of intervention,the two groups of patients and their primary caregivers were questionnaired,and recorded the completion of the treatment plan.By SPSS 12.0 software,the statistics were completed.Results 51 cases in intervention group and 38 cases in control group were able to complete the number of people expected to treat there was a statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).TDL determination and quality of life scores in intervention group patients and their primary caregivers were significantly higher (P ＜ 0.05).SAS and SDS score in intervention group patients and their primary caregivers were significantly lower than control group (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The effective psychological intervention to cancer patients and their primary caregivers during the treatment of patients could improve the compliance of cancer patients,the quality of life of cancer patients and their primary caregivers.The psychological problems between the patients and primary caregivers are positive correlation.