Objective To explore the methods of early diagnosis of arteriosclerosis obliterans of lower extremity (ASOLE). Methods The related literatures on ASOLE detection means adopted clinically were reviewed, and their advantages and disadvantages were compared.Results Asymptomatic ASOLE could be discovered by determination of ankle brachial index (ABI) and toe brachial index (TBI), which was a good index for arterial function assessment of lower extremity. Pulse wave velocity (PWV) was more vulnerable and less sensitive than ABI, and therefore more suitable for screening of a large sample. ASI was an index to assess arterial structure and function, and it had a good correlation with PWV. Flow-mediated dilation (FMD) was a measurement evaluating the function of endothelial cell; Pulse wave measurement was simple, sensitive, and its result was reliable. Color Doppler ultrasonography could localizate the lesion and determine the degree of stenosis at the same time. Multiple-slice CT angiography (MSCTA) was more accurate than color Doppler ultrasonography, but its inherent shortcomings, such as nephrotoxicity of contrast agent, was still need to be resolved. 3D-contrast enhancement magnetic resonance angiography (CEMRA) had little nephrotoxicity, but a combination of other imaging methods was necessary. Microcirculation detections required high consistency of the measurement environment, but they were simple, sensitive and noninvasive, and therefore could be used for screening of ASO. Conclusion Publicity and education of highrisk groups, and reasonable selection of all kinds of detection means, are helpful to improve the early diagnosis of ASOLE.
Severe psychomotor developmental delay resulting from early postnatal (within 3 months) seizures can be diagnosed as Early-Infantile Developmental and Epileptic encephalopathies (EIDEE). Its primary etiologies include structural, hereditary, metabolic and etc. The main pathogenesis may be related to the inhibition of normal physiological activity of the brain by abnormal electrical activity and the damage of the brain neural network. Ohtahara syndrome and Early Myoclonic Encephalopathy (EME) are typical types of EIDEE. The principle of treatment is to improve the cognitive and developmental function by controlling frequent seizures. When the seizure is difficult to control with drugs, surgical evaluation should be performed as soon as possible, and surgical treatment is the first choice for patients suitable for surgery. The types of surgery can be divided into excision surgery, dissociation surgery, neuromodulation surgery and etc. The current status of surgical treatment of EIDEE was described, and the curative effect of surgical treatment was explored, so as to help clinicians choose appropriate treatment methods.
Objective To evaluate the effect of early clinical interference strategies on preventing the conversion of acute pancreatitis to the severe form and aggravation of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). Methods The patients with acute pancreatitis admitted to this hospital were divided into two therapeutic phases by different therapeutic methods from January 2001 to December 2008. Patients in the first phase (from January 2001 to December 2004) were treated by the routine management, and the second phase (from January 2005 to December 2008) by the routine management combined with early clinical interference strategies. Then, the ratio of conversion from acute pancreatitis to SAP and prognosis of SAP between two phases were compared. Results Compared with the first phase, the rate of aggravation of acute pancreatitis was significantly decreased in the second phase (4.48% vs. 21.18%), the average healing time of SAP, the incidences of systemic and local complications and the mortality of pancreatitis were reduced (P＜0.05). When early clinical interference strategies were performed, some adverse reaction and complications occurred in 35 cases, but without severe consequence. Conclusion Early clinical interference strategies may serve as a beneficial strategy on preventing the progression of mild acute pancreatitis to the severe form or halting the aggravation of acute pancreatitis.
【Abstract】Objective To investigate the recent studies on the biocharacters of keratin family (e.g. genetic mutations and abnormal expressions) and their relationships with the malignant tumors. Methods The literatures of recent years on the biocharacters of keratin family (e.g. genetic mutations and abnormal expressions) and their relationships with the malignant tumors were reviewed. Results Keratin family is a kind of structural proteins in cell which plays an important role in cytomechanics and regulates cell-cycle. The mutations of keratin genes (mRNA) or the overexpression of keratin proteins would interfere with the order of cell-cycle or the integrity of cytomechanics, and lead to some diseases and malignant tumors finally. Conclusion The studies on biocharaters of keratin family (e.g. genetic mutations and abnormal expressions) are helpful in the diagnosis, staging and the evaluation of prognosis of some diseases and cancers, e.g. liver cirrhosis, breast cancer, rectum carcinoma, etc.
ObjectiveTo summary the standard treatment for early gastric cancer. MethodsThe current early gastric cancer treatment guidelines around the world were analyzed and the standardized treatment patterns for early gastric cancer were concluded. ResultsThe accurate preoperative evaluation for early gastric cancer is the basis of standardized treatment which can be divided into staging evaluation and histological evaluation.The staging evaluation is focused on the gastric wall invasion and lymph node involvement of the tumor while the histologic evaluation emphasize the histological type and grading of the tumor.According to the precise evaluation for early gastric cancer, endoscopic surgery, laparoscopic surgery, open surgery, and multimodal therapy can be applied individually to the patients.Different treatment methods have their indications, but the indications of the therapies in different guidelines are suggested with slight differences. ConclusionIn clinical practice, the choice of treatment should be made with comprehensive consideration of diagnosis and individual characteristics of patients to achieve the most benefit on prognosis.
【Abstract】Objective To investigate the role of early surgical intervention in the treatment of fulminant acute pancreatitis (FAP).Methods Eight cases of FAP admitted to our institution from September 2003 to December 2004 were reviewed retrospectively.Results Averagely 3 organs dysfunction was diagnosed on admission or in the course of treatment in this group. One patient treated non-operatively was dead. Of 7 cases with early surgical intervention, one was died of ACS and ARF, One female patient with 32 weeks pregnancy survived, but the fetus was dead before surgery. Five cases were complicated with intra-abscess, which were cured re-operatively. Conclusion Early operative intervention in the treatment of FAP could prevent MODS and improve the survival.
ObjectiveTo evaluate the clinical effect of early and deferred intravesical instillation in the treatment of cystitis glandularis after transurethral resection (TUR). MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 95 patients with cystitis glandularis during February 2007 to April 2012. Among them, 37 patients underwent the first intravesical instillation within 24 hours after transurethral resection (group A), while the others underwent the same treatment within a week (group B). Then, intravesical instillation in all patients were carried out once every week for 8 weeks, and after that, it was carried out once every month for 5 to 10 months. All the patients were followed up for 12 to 16 months. The cure rate, improvement rate, total effective rate, recurrence rate and incidence of adverse events associated with therapy were observed. ResultsRecovery rate, improvement rate, side effects were observed in group A and B respectively, and there was no significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05). But there was significant difference in the total effective rate and recurrence rate (P<0.05). ConclusionThe first intravesical instillation within 24 hours after transurethral resection in the treatment of cystitis glandularis can improve curative effect and lower recurrence rate, without the increase of side effects.
Objective To study the relation between changes of the hepatic energy metabolism and allograft viability in early phase after orthotopic liver transplantation, arterial blood ketone body ratio (AKBR) was measured in pre- intra and post-operative phase. Methods The monkeys were divided into two groups in accordance with survived times. A group (＞24h), 5 monkeys survived 29—168 postoperative hours; B group (＜24h), 9 monkeys survived only 5—22 hours. Results AKBR in all models immediately decreased to extraordinarily low state in anhepatic-phase (versus preanhepatic phase, Ｐ＜0.01), and A group recovered rapidly to the normal levels, and maintained continuously for 12 postoperative hours above the level of 0.7. In contrast in B group, AKBR decreased below 0.7 rapidly and failed to restore to the normal level. Within 12 hours postoperatively, in B group, AKBR was lower than 0.4. Conclusion AKBR is a sensitve indicator to the allograft viability in the early phase after hepatic transplantation.
Abstract： Objective To investigate the cause, treatment， and prevention strategy of early left ventricular rupture after mitral valve replacement （MVR）. Methods We retrospectively analyzed clinical data of 7 patients who had early left ventricular rupture after MVR， among a total of 2 638 MVR patients， between May 1981 and November 2010 in General Hospital of Shenyang Military District. There were 2 male patients and 5 female patients with their age ranging from 28 to 71 years old. One patient was New York Heart Association （NYHA） functional classⅡand 6 patients were NYHA functional classⅢ. Preoperative echocardiography showed that their left ventricular ejection fraction （LVEF） was 49%-60% and their left ventricular end diastolic volume （LVEDV） was 29-42 ml. All the patients underwent prothetic valve replacement under moderate hypothermia， general anesthesia and extracorporeal circulation. Results All the 7patients underwent surgical repair for their early left ventricular rupture. There were 2 patients with TypeⅠ， 4 patients with TypeⅡ， and 1 patient with TypeⅢleft ventricular rupture. Four patients died of hemorrhagic shock or low cardiac output syndrome. Three patients were successfully healed and discharged from hospital 7-15 days after the operation. The 3 surviving patients were followed up for 4.5-18.0 years, and they all had good general condition and satisfactory quality of life. No late pseudo-aneurysm was found during follow-up. Conclusions Early left ventricular rupture is difficult to repair with a high mortality. Effective prevention strategy should be applied to avoid it as much as possible. Once left ventricular rupture occurs during the surgery， extracorporeal circulation should be quickly established， and it’s possible to save patients’ life by reliable intracardiac and epicardial repair according to patients’ individual condition.
ObjectiveTo systematically review the incidence and influencing factors of early enteral nutritional feeding interruptions in critically ill patients. MethodsThe PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, CNKI, WanFang Data and CBM databases were electronically searched to collect observational studies on the early enteral nutritional feeding interruptions in critically ill patients from inception to January 2, 2024. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of the included studies. Meta-analysis was then performed by using Stata 17.0 software. ResultsA total of 12 studies including 1 121 patients were included. Meta-analysis showed that the incidence of early enteral nutritional feeding interruptions in critically ill patients was 75.0% (95%CI 64.0% to 84.0%). Influenced by feeding intolerance, airway management, tube problems, radiological examination, and endoscopy, surgery and so on, interruptions of early enteral nutritional feeding frequently occur in critically ill patients. ConclusionCurrent evidence shows that early enteral feeding interruptions in critically ill patients are affected by many factors, and the incidence is high. Due to the limited quality and quantity of the included studies, more high-quality studies are needed to verify the above conclusion.