Pregnancy and the puerperium have been recognized to increase the risk of stroke, particularly from late pregnancy and through the puerperium. The reported incidences of stroke during pregnancy and the puerperium varied widely, but when it occurs, there may be implications for management of the patient and delivery of the child. Important causes of stroke during pregnancy and the puerperium include preeclampsia and eclampsia, cardioembolism, rapture of cerebral vascular anomaly, cerebral aneurysm rupture and antiphospholipid syndrome, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Management of patients with pregnancy-related stroke is largely the same as that of nonpregnant patients, including thrombolysis, atntiplatelets and anticoagulants, with more consideration on maternal and fetal risks.

Objective To study the relationship between spinal shifting and C5 palsy after posterior approach cervical decompression surgery (PACDS).Methods Twenty-four patients underwent PACDS were examined with MRI before and one month after operation.The spinal shifting were measured.Clinical and imaging characteristics of patients with post-operative C5 palsy were observed.Analyzed the correlation between C5 palsy and spinal shifting after operation.Results The average spinal shifting was (2.41 ± 0.46) mm.Three cases developed C5 palsy,whose spinal shifting at C5 level was significantly greatert han those without C5 palsy.Conclusion Excessive posterior spinal shifting after PACDS can drag C5 nerve root leading to C5 palsy.

Objective To evaluate the clinical value of tube-sealing with norvancomycin and heparin saline mixture for prevention of central venous catheter-related infection (CRI).Methods A prospective randomized controlled trial was performed.120 patients who were admitted to department of critical care medicine from January 2012 to January 2014 were included,with their subclavian vein catheterization installation time longer than 48 hours,age over 18 years and younger than 80 years,and acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ (APACHE Ⅱ) score reaching 10-29.The patients were divided into two groups using a random number table,and finally 116 patients were enrolled.Norvancomycin and heparin saline mixture were used for tube sealing in the intervention group (n=56),while only heparin saline was used in the control group (n=60).The incidence of CRI,catheter correlated spectrum of pathogens,adverse events,mortality,hospital day,catheter retention time,and hospital costs were compared between two groups.Results ① There was no significant difference in the incidence of CRI between intervention group and control group [7.14％ (4/56) vs.8.33％ (5/60),x2=0.058,P=1.000].There was no catheter pathogenic colonization in the intervention group,but there were 2 cases of catheter pathogenic colonization in control group.② A total of 7 pathogens were found in two groups.Three cases with pathogenic bacteria was found in the intervention group,with 1 case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa,1 case Acinetobacter baumannii,and 1 case fungi.Staphylococcus aureus,Staphylococcus epidermidis,fungi,and Acinetobacter baumannii was found in the control group,with 1 case of each.There was no significantly statistical difference between two groups (all P＞0.05),but there was a decreasing trend of Gram-positive cocci infection in the intervention group.③ There was no significant difference in the catheter thrombosis,local bleeding or hematoma,catheter dislocation and other adverse events between intervention group and control group [21.43％(12/56) vs.23.33％ (14/60),x2=0.060,P=0.806].④ There were no significant differences in mortality [7.14％(4/56) vs.8.33％ (5/60),x2=0.058,P=1.000],hospital day (days:35.9 ± 15.2 vs.34.1 ± 16.3,t=16.330,P=0.620),catheter retention time (days:25.0 ± 4.5 vs.24.5 ± 5.1,t=26.427,P=2.560) and cost of hospitalization (10 thousand Yuan:3.42 ± 1.22 vs.3.72 ± 1.30,t=13.215,P=1.560) between intervention group and control group.Conclusions For patients with central venous catheter,application norvancomycin with heparin saline mixture for tube sealing did not reduce the incidence of CRI,the incidence of adverse events and mortality,does not reduce hospitalization time,catheter retention time and hospital costs,but may reduce the catheter colonization and infection of Gram-positive bacteria.

Objective To investigate the effects of early tracheotomy on the prognosis of patients with severe brain lesions .Methods The clinical data of 68 patients with severe brain lesions were retrospectively analyzed . According to the time of tracheotomy ,we assigned 68 patients to receive either early tracheotomy or late tracheotomy . 34 patients who were given tracheotomy within 72 hours in Intensive Care Unit were selected as the early tracheotomy group (ET group).34 patients who were given tracheotomy after 14 days in Intensive Care Unit were selected as the late tracheotomy group(LT group).The time of mechanical ventilation,length of hospital stay,and the incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia ( VAP ) , sedative drug use time , antibiotic use time , in-hospital mortality were compared between the two groups.Results In ET group,the hospitalization time,mechanical ventilation time, incidence of VAP,sedative drug use time,antibiotic use time were (4.2 ±2.4)d,(3.5 ±0.6)d,(14.5 ±3.2)%, (1.5 ±0.5)d,(3.3 ±0.3)d,those in LT group were (12.5 ±4.8)d,(8.5 ±5.6)d,(28.6 ±8.6)%,(6.3 ±1.2)d, (13.2 ±1.1) d respectively,the differences between the two groups were statistically significant ( t =3.14,2.96, 3.28,3.46,2.57,all P<0.05).The hospitalization mortality rates of ET group ,LT group were (23.8 ±4.38)%, (24.5 ±4.16)%,respectively no significant difference between the two groups ( t=1.49,P<0.05).Conclusion The use of early tracheotomy can reduce the hospitalization time ,shorten the time of mechanical ventilation ,reduce the incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia ,and reduce the time of using sedative drugs and antibiotics ,but the mor-tality has no significant effect in the severe craniocerebral injury patients .

Objective To analyze the isolation rates and antimicrobial resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) from intensive care unit (ICU)between 2010 and 2013,and provide evidence for clinical anti-infective therapy. Methods The isolation and antimicrobial resistance of AB from ICU between 2010 and 2013 were analyzed retro-spectively.Results A total of 1 413 pathogenic strains were isolated,556(39.35%)of which were AB,isolation rates in each year were 39.45%,41 .35%,29.44%,and 40.53% respectively.AB were mainly isolated from lower respiratory tract (75.72%).Antimicrobial susceptibility testing results showed that AB had low resistance rates to cefoperazone/sulbactam(5.85%)and amikacin (17.45%);detection rates of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant AB increased from 9.63% and 3.70% to 42.50% and 31 .88%,respectively (both P < 0.001 ). Conclusion AB is the common pathogen in ICU,antimicrobial resistance is serious,isolation of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant AB increased year by year;intensifying the monitoring of drug resistance is helpful for the treat-ment and prevention of AB infection.

Objective To explore the effects of gossypol acetate on the morphological features and the gene expression in the femoral head of Sprague-Dawley rat in vivo after treated with dexamethasone .Methods Dexamethasone(Dex) was injected into the abdominal cavity of SD rats at an dose of 10 mg/kg ,twice a week ,and feed gossypol acetate 5 mg · kg -1 · d-1 .The controls re-ceived saline 2 mL injection .The treatment lasted for 12 and 20 weeks .The slices of the femoral head were made for HE and immu-nohistochemical study .The total mRNA was extracted for RT-PCR assessment .Results The cancellous bone trabecular became sparse ,trabecular bone area ratio decreased ,bone marrow fat tissue increased .These changes were fitted for pathological character of bone necrosis .The gossypol acetate could not affect the pathological changes .The proportion of the positive stained osteoblasts increased ,adipocytes decreased .PPARγ,C/EBPα,11β-HSD1 expression enhanced ,Runx2 down regulated in the treatment groups and GAA group .Conclusion Dex can induce evident pathological changes conform to the characters of femoral head necrosis .They may have closed correlation between 11β-HSD1 and the gene expression .But GAA could not affected the pathological changes and abnormality of the gene expression .

Hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HCC) is a rare tumor with a poor prognosis.With the development of high definition imaging technology,improvement of surgical instruments,optimization of perioperative surgical strategies and accumulation of surgical experiences,the radical resection rate of HCC is significantly improved.Operation is the main method of treatment for HCC,and radical resection is important for a long-term survival of HCC patients.The clinical data of 66 patients with HCC who were admitted to the Beijing Youan Hospital from April 2004 to April 2012 were retrospectively analyzed.The key points in surgical procedure and prognosis of patients were investigated.

Objective To evaluate the clinical curative effect of ulinastatin combined with CRRT in the treatment of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome(MODS).Methods Sixty eight patients with MODS who were admitted to ICU from July 2013 to July 2015 were randomly divided into three groups:control group,CRRT group,combined group;Patients' APACHE Ⅱ,SOFA scores level of inflammatory markers were recorded before treatment and after treatment of 72 hours and 7 days.The mortality of the three groups in ICU were compared.Results After 72 hours and a week of treatment,the level of IL-10,IL-6,TNF-α,WBC、PCT、CRP in CRRT group and combined group were significantly better than that of control group(P＜0.05),and combined group were significantly better than that of CRRT group.Compared with the control group,the oxygen index,lactic acid,ALT significantly im proved in CRRT group and combined group were better than control group,after 72 hours and a week of treatment(P＜0.05),and the cornbined group was the most obvious.After a week of treatment,the mortality rate of CRRT group and combined group was significantly better than the control group (P＜0.05),while there was no statistical differences between CRRT group and combined group(P＞0.05).Conclusion Ulinastatin combined with CRRT is an effective method for the treatment of MODS.

Objective To explore the effect of the transcutaneous tracheostomy tube in patients with pneumothorax and its clinical value. Methods A prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted. Thirty-two patients with pneumothorax admitted to Department of Critical Care Medicine of Harrison International Peace Hospital of Hebei Medical University from June 2010 to June 2014 were enrolled. The patients were divided into control group and observation group,with 16 cases in each group. Beside the treatment for primary disease,the patients in control group received thoracic close drainage with traditional silica gel tube as performed by thoracic surgeons,and those in observation group received thoracic close drainage with transcutaneous tracheostomy tube by intensive care doctors. The curative effect and complications of the two groups were observed. Results Compared with control group,the time from diagnosis to operation(minutes:8.00±1.36 vs. 23.06±3.83,t=14.790,P=0.000)and the operation time were significantly shortened(days:5.37±1.02 vs. 7.31±1.70,t=7.286,P=0.000),the frequency of drainage tube replacement(times:0.18±0.40 vs. 3.87±1.14,t=12.128,P=0.000)and the times of repeated chest radiography(times:1.12±0.34 vs. 2.93±0.77,t=8.589,P=0.000)in observation group were significantly reduced,the length of hospital day was significantly shortened(days:8.30±1.37 vs. 24.56±5.62,t=17.289, P=0.000),the rates of dislocation of drainage tube(0 vs. 3 cases),obstruction of the tube(0 vs. 5 cases),and subcutaneous emphysema(3 vs. 16 cases)were reduced obviously,but there was no difference in incidence of incision infection(1 vs. 3 cases)and infection of thoracic cavity(0 vs. 2 cases). Conclusions The usage of transcutaneous tracheostomy tube in patients with pneumothorax is safe and simple. Doctors in ICU can independently do this procedure,and its effect is positive.

Objective To investigate the mortality risk factors of nosocomial infection patients in intensive care unit (ICU), and to guide clinicians to take effective control measures. Methods A retrospectively cohort study was conducted. The relevant information of patients with nosocomial infection treated in ICU of Hengshui Harrison International Peace Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University from June 2009 to December 2015 was analyzed. The patients who admitted to ICU again, with length of ICU stay less than 48 hours, without first etiology of screening within 48 hours of ICU admission, or without complete pathogenic information were excluded. The gender, age, diagnosis, length of ICU stay, invasive operation, nutritional status, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ (APACHEⅡ) score, sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score, distribution and drug resistance of the pathogens, and procalcitonin (PCT) levels at 7 days after nosocomial infection were recorded. The risk factors leading to death in patients with nosocomial infection were analyzed by logistic regression, and the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was drawn to evaluate the predictive value of all risk factors on the outcome of patients with nosocomial infection. Results In 864 enrolled patients with male of 54.75% and mean age of (63.50±15.80) years, 732 (84.72%) patients survived and 132 (15.28%) died. Compared with survivors, the non-survivors had higher age (years: 65.47±15.32 vs. 58.15±13.27), incidence of urgent trachea intubation (32.58% vs. 22.81%), deep venous catheterization (83.33% vs. 63.25%), and multiple drug-resistant infection (65.91% vs. 33.20%), longer length of ICU stay (days: 13.56±4.29 vs. 10.29±4.32) and duration of coma (days: 7.36±2.46 vs. 5.48±2.14), lower albumin (g/L: 23.64±8.47 vs. 26.36±12.84), higher APACHEⅡ score (19.28±5.16 vs. 17.56±5.62), SOFA score (8.55±1.34 vs. 6.43±2.65), and PCT (μg/L: 3.06±1.36 vs. 2.53±0.87, all P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in gender and urinary tract catheterization between survivors and non-survivors (both P > 0.05). The low respiratory tract was the most common site of infection followed by urinary tract and bloodstream in both groups. It was shown by logistic regression analysis that prolonged ICU stay [odds ratio (OR) = 2.039, 95% confidence interval (95%CI) = 1.231-3.473, P = 0.002], APACHEⅡ score (OR = 1.683, 95%CI= 1.002-9.376, P = 0.000), SOFA score (OR = 2.060, 95%CI = 1.208 -14.309, P = 0.041), PCT (OR = 2.090, 95%CI = 1.706-13.098, P = 0.004), and multi-drug resistant pathogens infection (OR = 5.245, 95%CI = 2.213-35.098, P = 0.027) were independent risk factors for ICU mortality in patients with nosocomial infection. The area under ROC curve (AUC) of length of ICU stay, APACHEⅡ score, SOFA score, and PCT level for predicting death of nosocomial infection patients was 0.854, 0.738, 0.786, and 0.849, respectively, the best cut-off value was 16.50 days, 22.45, 6.37 and 3.38 μg/L, respectively, the sensitivity was 83.6%, 90.0%, 81.1%, and 89.6%, and the specificity was 70.3%, 75.6%, 71.3%, and 85.4%, respectively. Conclusions Prol onged ICU stay, nosocomial infection with secondary sepsis and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome were the leading causes of death for nosocomial infection patients in ICU. Prolonged ICU stay, APACHE Ⅱ score, SOFA score, and PCT level could effectively predict death risks for nosocomial infection patients.