1.Application of vacuum drainage technology in the renovation of radioactive wastewater treatment system in a hospital
Shuizhen SHEN ; Zhongke HUANG ; Zhixin ZHAO ; Haihua WANG ; Yan LIAO
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2024;44(12):1063-1068
Objective:To study the application value of vacuum drainage technology in radioactive wastewater discharge system of hospitals, and provide theoretical basis and reference for relevant institutes to design or renovate their radioactive wastewater discharge systems.Methods:Based on the composition of vacuum drainage system and gravity drainage system, the differences in water consumption and other factors of different systems were theoretically evaluated. To take the radioactive wastewater discharge system in a hospital as a research example, the storable periods of the fixed decay pool were calculated by using the two different drainage techniques.Results:Compared with the traditional gravity drainage technology, the vacuum drainage technology could save a lot of water and significantly reduce wastewater discharge. The water consumption was 16% of that of ordinary toilets with gravity drainage. By using the vacuum drainage technology to reform the radioactive wastewater discharge system of the hospital under the same amount of diagnosis and treatment workload, the storable period of radioactive wastewater could be extended by nearly three times, from 92.5 d before the renovation to 297 d after the renovation, without increasing the capacity of the decay pool. After the transformation, the total activity and volumetric activity concentration of 131I when discharging wastewater from each decay tank could be reduced to 4 096 Bq and 0.17 Bq/L, respectively, and the volumetric activity concentration was much lower than the national emission requirements. Conclusions:Vacuum drainage can significantly reduce wastewater production, and is worth promoting and applying in nuclear medicine departments.
2.Application of vacuum drainage technology in the renovation of radioactive wastewater treatment system in a hospital
Shuizhen SHEN ; Zhongke HUANG ; Zhixin ZHAO ; Haihua WANG ; Yan LIAO
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2024;44(12):1063-1068
Objective:To study the application value of vacuum drainage technology in radioactive wastewater discharge system of hospitals, and provide theoretical basis and reference for relevant institutes to design or renovate their radioactive wastewater discharge systems.Methods:Based on the composition of vacuum drainage system and gravity drainage system, the differences in water consumption and other factors of different systems were theoretically evaluated. To take the radioactive wastewater discharge system in a hospital as a research example, the storable periods of the fixed decay pool were calculated by using the two different drainage techniques.Results:Compared with the traditional gravity drainage technology, the vacuum drainage technology could save a lot of water and significantly reduce wastewater discharge. The water consumption was 16% of that of ordinary toilets with gravity drainage. By using the vacuum drainage technology to reform the radioactive wastewater discharge system of the hospital under the same amount of diagnosis and treatment workload, the storable period of radioactive wastewater could be extended by nearly three times, from 92.5 d before the renovation to 297 d after the renovation, without increasing the capacity of the decay pool. After the transformation, the total activity and volumetric activity concentration of 131I when discharging wastewater from each decay tank could be reduced to 4 096 Bq and 0.17 Bq/L, respectively, and the volumetric activity concentration was much lower than the national emission requirements. Conclusions:Vacuum drainage can significantly reduce wastewater production, and is worth promoting and applying in nuclear medicine departments.
3.Impact of steatotic liver grafts on early liver function and prognosis of Hver transplantation recipients
Xiaofeng ZHU ; Haihua LIAO ; Xiaoshun HE ; Yi MA ; Dongping WANG ; Guodong WANG ; Anbing HU ; Weiqiang JU ; Linwei WU ; Qiang TAI
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2008;23(7):500-502
Objective To evaluate the impact of steatotic hepatic grafts on postoperative early liver function and prognosis.Methods Clinical data of 35 cases receiving steatotic liver grafts in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed.The donor liver grafts were divided into 3 groups based on the degree of fatty infiltration(<20%group,20%~40%group,≥40%group).Results were compared with that from control normal grafts(41 cases).Liver function parameters including AST,ALT,TB,PT on the day of surgery and 1,2,3,7 days later were monitored among the 4 groups,as well as the incidence of delayed nonfunction (DNF),and 3 and 6 months patient survival rate.Analysis of the correlation between degree of donor steatosis and liver function after operation was carried out.Resuits There was significant difference in postoperative ALT、AST、TB、PT level between≥40%group and 20%~40%group,and between 20%~40%and group<20%group.There was no significant difference among the groups in DNF occurrence rate and 3 month.6 month patient survival rate.Correlation analysis suggested that the degree of donor steatosis was positively correlated with the damage of liver function.Conclusions Grafts with≤20% steatosis was safe,whereas≥20% especially ≥40% steatosis carries a high risk of posttransplant liver dysfunction even delayed nonfunction.

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