Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is a common and critical disease in the neonatus characterized by persistent pulmonary hypertension and hypoxemia, with a high mortality.Except for intubation and ventilator support, recognized treatments often require the application of pulmonary vasodilators drugs, such as inhaled nitric oxide, Sildenafil, etc, each with its own advantages.In recent years, L-citrulline, as a potential therapeutic option, has shown huge potential in PPHN treatment.The purpose of this review is to explore the possible potential of L-citrulline in the treatment of PPHN in terms of therapeutic mechanism, pharmacokinetics, current status of research and future perspectives.

Objective: To analyze the predictive value of lactate/albumin(L/A) ratio in neonatal infants with septic shock. Methods: The data of 185 neonatal infants with sepsis from January to December 2017 were retrospective analyzed in Guangdong Women and Children Hospital.The data were divided into low level of L/A group(L/A<0.1), medium level of L/A group(0.1≤L/A<0.2) and high level of L/A group(L/A≥0.2)according to L/A ratio level within 24 hours of sepsis.The clinical features, related laboratory indications and prognosis among the 3 groups were compared.Multivariate Logistic regression was used to analyze the effects of various factors on the occurrence of neonatal septic shock.Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to evaluate the early predictive va-lue of related indicators for neonatal septic shock. Results: A total of 185 neonatal infants with sepsis were collected.There were 88 cases in low level of L/A group, 64 cases in medium level of L/A group and 33 cases in high level of L/A group.There were no significant difference in gender, gestational age, birth weight, 1 and 5-minute Apgar scores, small for gestational age, use of pulmonary surfactant, maternal preeclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus, maternal fever and severe meconium stained (all P>0.05). There were no statistical differences among three groups in C-reactive protein, white blood cell count, neutrophil count and proportion, leucine count and proportion and platelet count(all P>0.05). Compared with low and medium level of L/A groups, the high level of L/A group had higher proportion of cesarean section, higher procalcitonin and lactate, severe intracranial hemorrhage, periventricular leucomalacia, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, disseminated intravascular coagulation, septic shock and the dead; low level of L/A group had higher proportion of maternal premature rupture of membranes>24 hours, albumin, pH or base excess(BE), and there were statistically significant differences in all of those(all P<0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that hypoalbuminemia, hyperlacticemia, decreased pH and L/A≥0.1 were independent predictors for neonatal septic shock.L/A more than 0.114 within 24 hours was associated with neonatal septic shock, with a sensitivity of 76.90% and specificity of 81.30%. Conclusions The increased of L/A within 24 hours of sepsis can be used as an independent risk factor for predicting septic shock in neonatal infants.

Objective? To explore the effects of perioperative blood glucose management in orthopedic diabetic patients. Methods? Totally 75 diabetic patients receiving surgery and requiring blood glucose monitoring 7 times a day in the Department of Orthopedics, He'nan Provincial People's Hospital from October 2017 to February 2018 were included in the control group, who received blood glucose management using conventional methods. Another 79 patients of the same type hospitalized between March and June 2018 were selected into the observation group for whom a blood glucose team was built and an intervention protocol of perioperative blood glucose management was developed. Self-efficacy, blood glucose detection missing rate, patient's satisfaction and average length of hospital stay of the two groups were analyzed before and after intervention. Results? The self-efficacy score of the observation group was higher than that of the control group after intervention;the blood-glucose detection missing rate was lower in the observation group than in the control group; the average length of hospital stay was shorter in the observation group than in the control group; and patient's satisfaction was higher in the observation group than in the control group (P＜ 0.05). Conclusions? Blood glucose management in orthopedic diabetic patients helps to optimize the blood glucose management process, improve patients' self-management capability, reduce diabetic patients' operative risk, guarantee patients' safety, and improve the quality of medical service.

Objective? To optimize the emergency process with the healthcare failure mode and effect analysis (HFMEA) tool among lumbar surgery patients with muscle weakness so as to shorten the first-aid time, standardize doctor-nurse behavior and improve the timely cure rate. Methods? The emergency process from muscle weakness to hematoma evacuation in operating room was optimized based on the HFMEA. From June 2016 to May 2017, a total of 6 lumbar surgery patients with muscle weakness were in control group before optimization. From June 2017 to May 2018, a total of 7 lumbar surgery patients with muscle weakness were in experimental group after optimization. We compared the time from muscle weakness to effective cure of patients between two groups, and the detection rate for lumbar surgery patients with muscle weakness within 6 hours by nurses as well as the misjudgment probability for muscular strength assessment after lumbar surgery by nurses. Results? After implementing optimal process, the time from muscle weakness to effective cure of patients decreased from (23.78±1.95) h to (5.37±0.78) h. The detection rate for lumbar surgery patients with muscle weakness within 6 hours by nurses increased from 33.3% to 100.0%. The misjudgment probability for muscular strength assessment after lumbar surgery by nurses decreased from 12.2% to 4.6%. Conclusions? The application of HFMEA tool can optimize the muscular strength assessment management process for patients after lumbar surgery, standardize doctor-nurse behavior, shorten the first-aid time of muscle weakness and improve the detection rate for muscle weakness within 6 hours so as to guarantee the safety of patients.

Objective To explore the application effects of the clinical nursing muscle strength assessment record for patients with spinal cord injury based on the color separation Symbol Marking Method. Methods According to the neural classification standard of spinal cord injury formulated by the American Spinal Cord Injury Association, the main 10 groups of key muscles innervated by the motor function of spinal cord were sequentially set from top to bottom and from left to right. Different colors were used to distinguish the base plates of left and right limbs, and a special muscle strength evaluation record sheet was designed and made for patients with spinal cord injury. A total of 40 nurses for the Spinal Surgery Department of He'nan People's Hospital were recruited as the research subjects, and divided into study group and control group with 20 cases in each. 60 patients with spinal cord injury who were admitted to the spinal ward from June 2016 to December 2016 in this department were selected as the objects of assessment. The self-made muscle strength assessment record was applied in the study group, while the conventional writing method were applied in the control group. The rate of error evaluation, the rate of missing evaluation, the time of evaluation record were compared between the two groups,evaluate the satisfaction of study group nurses. Results In the study group, the rate of missing evaluation was lower than that in the control group (P＜ 0.05), and the time of recording in the observation group was shorter than that in the control group (P＜0.05), but there was no significant difference between the two groups on error evaluation (P ＞ 0.05). 95% of nursing staff in the study group were willing to use muscular strength assessment record, with a high satisfaction. Conclusions Muscle strength assessment records based on the color separation area symbol method can reduce the error rate, save the recording time, and improve the satisfaction of nurses. It also standardizes the working process and recording standards of nurses.

Objective To explore the effects of application of standard evaluation process of spinal cord motor function in patients with thoracic or lumbar diseases. Methods Selected 60 patients with thoracic and lumbar disease treated in the orthopedic ward of Henan Provincial People's Hospital from April 2016 to June 2016 as the experimental group. We retrospectively analyzed 60 cases of patients with thoracic or lumbar diseases treated with routine nursing evaluation process admitted between January to March 2016. We compared before and after the standardization evaluation process of spinal cord motor function, the theory and operation achievements of nurses, satisfaction of doctors with nurse specialist ability, mean hospitalization days and average cost of two groups. Results The development and implementation of the standardized evaluation process of spinal motor neurotically function, after the training, the theoretical assessment score of the nurse was (94.70±1.18) points, and the operation assessment score was (93.50±2.34) points; the average length of stay was (6.10±1.98) days. The average cost of hospitalization was (29 088±341) yuan; the overall satisfaction of doctors to nurses increased to 14/15; compared with 42.30±12.95, 46.80±15.31, 7.80±2.37, 37 566±592 of the control group, the difference was statistically significant (t=4.76-8.31, P=0.00). Conclusion Application of the standard evaluation process for Spinal cord motor function in patients with thoracic or lumbar diseases can standardize nurses' working procedure, making nursing work more comprehensive, timely and professional, and can better guide clinical practice.

Objective To explore the effects of application of self-made assessment card for spinal nerve motor function in clinical nursing.Methods An assessment card for spinal nerve motor function was designed and produced according to "spinal cord injury grading standards" by American Spinal Injury Association(ASIA).A total of 40 nurses working in orthopedic ward of our hospital were selected as study subjects,and divided into the experimental group and the control group with 20 nurses in each group.Theoretical and practical training regarding spinal nerve motor function was provided to nurses in both groups.Then totally 398 patieuts with spine or spinal cord diseases hospitalized in our orthopedic ward were recruited from June to September 2016 as subjects for assessment.The experimental group used self-made assessment card for spinal nerve motor function as guidance;the control group performed routine assessment for spinal nerve motor function.Results There were no significant differences between the experimental group and the control group in scores of theoretical and practical examinations (P＞0.05);compared with the control group,the error of assessment in the experimental group was reduced by 9.5％,missed assessment rate decreased by 16.2％;and the time for assessnent in the experimental group was significantly shorter than that in the control group(P＜0.05).Conclusion The assessment card for spinal nerve motor function can reduce the error of assessment,save the time for assessment,enhance the capacity of specialist nurses and improve work efficiency.

Objective To study the predictive value of platelet index on hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus (hsPDA) in preterm infants.Method The data of 120 preterm infants born between January 2015 and December 2016 were retrospective analyzed,including 60 cases of non-hsPDA (nhsPDA) group and 60 cases of hsPDA group.The clinical features and platelet associated indicators between nhsPDA group and nhsPDA group were compared.Multivariate Logistic regression was used to analyze the effects of various factors on the occurrence of hsPDA.Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the early predictive value of platelet associated indicators for hsPDA.Result The hsPDA group had statistically significant differences in many parameters (P ＜ 0.05) comparing with the nhsPDA group,including smaller gestational age,lower birth weight and Apgar's score (1 min and 5min),lower proportion of cesarean section and preeclampsia,lower mean platelet volume and platelet distribution width (PDW),bigger PDA diameter and diameter2/birth weight,more serious respiratory distress syndrome,and a higher rate of pulmonary surfactant use.Multivariate Logistic regression analysis indicated that the risk of hsPDA was increased as the PDW decreased (OR =1.240,95％ CI 1.011 ～ 1.521).The ROC curve analysis showed that the best diagnostic value of PDW was 12.9％,and the sensitivity of early prediction of hsPDA was about 53.3％,and the specificity was 78.3％.Conclusion PDW has certain early predictive value for hsPDA in preterm infants.Preterm infants with PDW ＜ 12.9％ need to be monitored closely for the occurrence of hsPDA.

Objective To analyze the predictive value of platelet related indicators for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in extremely low birth weight infants (ELBW). Methods The data of 79 ELBW infants born from June 2013 to June 2016 were retrospective analyzed. There were 48 cases without PDA (nPDA group) and 31 cases with PDA (PDA group). Among 31 cases with PDA, there were 17 cases of non-haemodynamically significant PDA (nhsPDA group) and 14 cases of haemodynamically significant PDA (hsPDA group). The clinical feature and platelet related indicators among nPDA group, PDA group, nhsPDA group and hsPDA group were compared. Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the effects of various factors on the occurrence of PDA. ROC curve analysis was performed to evaluate the early predictive value of platelet related indicators for PDA. Results Compared with the nPDA group, the PDA group had a smaller gestational age, a higher proportion of male infants, and a smaller platelet distribution width (PDW), and there were statistically significant differences in all of those (P all<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that the risk of PDA was increased as the PDW was decreased (OR=1.26, 95%CI: 1.05~1.52). The ROC curve analysis showed that the best diagnostic value of PDW was 13.4 GSD, and the sensitivity of early prediction of PDA was about 67.74%, and the specificity was 68.75%. Compared with nhsPDA group, hsPDA group had a smaller gestation age, lower cesarean section rate, and there were statistically significant differences (P all<0.05). There was no significant difference in platelet related indicators between hsPDA group and nhsPDA group (P>0.05). Conclusion PDW has certain early predictive value for PDA in ELBW. ELBW infants with PDW<13.4 GSD need to be watched closely for the occurrence of PDA.

Objective To investigate the association between cumulative exposure blood to pressure (cum BP) and new-onset chronic kidney disease (CKD).Methods In this prospective cohort study,101 510 employees of Kailuan Group receiving annual health examination during 2006 to 2007 were observed.The participants received the second,third,and fourth annual health examinations during 2008 to 2009,2010 to 2011,and 2012 to 2013 year respectively.Their urinary and serum creatinine were tested,and participants with incomplete SBP,DBP data and CKD were excluded.Further excluding those who somehow failed to take annual health examination,with incomplete data,or new-onset CKD 27 809 participants were selected in the analysis.According to cum BP exposure quintile grouping:Q1 ＜ 3.70 scores;Q2:3.70-6.16 scores;Q3:6.17-8.45 scores;Q4:8.46-10.95scores;Q5 ≥ 10.96 scores.Multivariate Logistic regression was used to analyze the association between cum BP level and new-onset CKD by cum BP exposure quintile grouping.Results The rise of cum BP exposure level caused the increased incidence of CKD.The incidences of CKD in the five quintile groups were 2.59％,3.11％,4.19％,5.81％,and 7.73％ respectively (P＜ 0.01).Compared with Q1 group,multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that after the adjustment of age,gender,education,income,smoking,drinking,BMI,FBG,TC,TG,LDL,HDL,UA and CRP,the incidences of CKD gradually increased in the Q2,Q3,Q4,and Q5 cum BP quintile groups,and OR(95％CI) values were 1.08(0.86-1.35),1.26(1.01-1.58),1.57(1.27-1.95),1.78(1.43-2.21) respectively (P for trend ＜0.01).Similar results were obtained in different genders.For each single point increase of cum BP exposure level,the incidence of CKD increased 6％ in the general population (P for trend ＜ 0.01),increased 8％ in male (P for trend ＜ 0.01),and 3％ in female (P for trend=0.12).Conclusion As the cumulative exposure to blood pressure increases,the risk of CKD incidence rises,especially in men.