Assessment of functional vision and its rehabilitation

This article, based on a report prepared for the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) and the International Society for Low Vision Research and Rehabilitation (ISLRR), explores the assessment of various aspects of visual functioning as needed to document the outcomes of vision rehabilitation. Documenting patient abilities and functional vision (how the person functions) is distinct from the measurement of visual functions (how the eye functions) and also from the assessment of quality of life. All three areas are important, but their assessment should not be mixed. Observation of task performance offers the most objective measure of functional vision, but it is time‐consuming and not feasible for many tasks. Where possible, timing and error rates provide an easy score. Patient response questionnaires provide an alternative. They may save time and can cover a wider area, but the responses are subjective and proper scoring presents problems. Simple Likert scoring still predominates but Rasch analysis, needed to provide better result scales, is gaining ground. Selection of questions is another problem. If the range of difficulties does not match the range of patient abilities, and if the difficulties are not distributed evenly, the results are not optimal. This may be an argument to use different outcome questions for different conditions. Generic questionnaires are appropriate for the assessment of generic quality of life, but not for specific rehabilitation outcomes. Different questionnaires are also needed for screening, intake and outcomes. Intake questions must be relevant to actual needs to allow prioritization of rehabilitation goals; the activity inventory presents a prototype. Outcome questions should be targeted at predefined rehabilitation goals. The Appendix cites some promising examples. The Low Vision Intervention Trial (LOVIT) is an example of a properly designed randomized control study, and has demonstrated the remarkable effectiveness of vision rehabilitation. It is hoped that further similar studies will follow.     

清热解毒凉血化瘀中药对慢加亚急性肝衰竭内毒素胃泌素及胃动素的干预作用

目的:分析慢加亚急性肝衰竭患者内毒素、胃泌素、胃动素的病情相关性并评价清热解毒凉血化瘀中药的干预作用。方法:临床收集69例慢加亚急性肝衰竭患者,其中早期26例,中期21例,晚期22例(并发上消化道出血12例),并设立22例Child-PughA级肝硬化患者对照观察,检测内毒素、胃泌素、胃动素水平并观察中药疗效。结果:①治疗后显效22例,有效32例,无效15例,总有效率78.26%,各期疗效差异有统计学意义(P<0.01)。②血清内毒素、血浆胃泌素、胃动素与肝损伤程度呈正相关,合并上消化道出血时各指标水平均值最高;各组之间两两比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.01);治疗后慢加亚急性肝衰竭患者各期以及对照组ET、Gas、MTL值组间差异有统计学意义(P<0.01);慢加亚急性肝衰竭患者各期与对照组ET、Gas、MTL值比较,除早期无统计学意义外,其余各期均有统计学意义(P<0.01)。结论:慢加亚急性肝衰竭患者内毒素、胃泌素、胃动素水平升高与肝损伤程度相关,其水平变化有助于肝衰竭病情判断及预后估计,是上消化道出血的重要因素;在西医综合治疗基础上运用中医清热解毒凉血化瘀法可有效治疗慢加亚急性肝衰竭,疗效与病情分期相关,早期疗效明显。     

清化宣肺汤治疗痰热郁肺型慢性支气管炎疗效观察

目的：观察自拟清化宣肺汤治疗慢性支气管炎急性发作的疗效。方法：将160例慢性支气管炎急性发作期患者随机分为两组。治疗组80例，服自拟清化宣肺汤；对照组80例，口服清热散结胶囊，每次5粒，每日3次；急支糖浆，每次20mL，每天3次。疗程均为10日。结果：治疗组临床控制21例，显效30例，有效23例，无效6例，总有效率92．50％；对照组临床控制14例，显效36例，有效24例，无效6例，总有效率92．50％；两组综合疗效比较（P〉0．05），无显著性差异。结论：自拟清化宣肺汤治疗慢性支气管炎急性发作期痰热郁肺证疗效确切。     

Postembryonic development of tapeworms — source of novel phylogenetic characters for analysis of cestode evolution: comparative TEM studies

Summary Ultrastructural features of juvenile cestodes (metacestodes) can provide useful characters for phylogenetic and evolutionary analyses. Until now, however, they have been relatively little utilised (Beveridge 2001, Chervy 2002). The postembryonic development and structure of fully formed metacestodes were examined in two cyclophyllideans: Taenia parva Baer, 1926 (Taeniidae); and Sobolevitaenia verulamii (Mettrick, 1958) Korniushin, 1972 (Dilepididae). In T. parva, three developmental stages were recognized: (1) an early stage of exogenous budding at the surface of the central vesicle; (2) a stage of polycephalic cyst development accompanied by segmentation of the growing metacestode strobila and an obvious decrease in the size of the central vesicle; (3) a fully formed metacestode of the strobilocercus type with 14–24 invaginated scoleces. The tegument, scolex, subtegumental musculature of the strobilar segments, protonephridial system, calcareous corpuscles and medullary parenchyma of larvae exhibit general similarity to the same structures in adults at both LM and TEM levels. The morphogenesis of the metacestode of T. parva is compared with that of polycephalic metacestodes of other Taenia spp. (T. krepkogorski, T. twitchelli and T. endothoracica) and with other asexually multiplying metacestodes (Mesocestoides vogae, hymenolepidids and dilepidids). In S. verulamii, the body of the cysticercoid with invaginated scolex armed with a double crown of rostellar hooks was completely surrounded by the cercomer, which appears to be separated from the cyst and scolex. The surface of the suckers is covered with a thick layer of glycocalyx. Five cell types were distinguished in the sections: (1) perikarya of metacestode tegument; (2) glycolgen-storing parenchymal cells; (3) glandular-type cells with large, electron-dense secretory-like granules; (4) flame cells; and (5) calcareous corpuscle-forming cells. The surface of the cercomer is covered by elongated microvilli, which evidently differ from characteristic microtriches covering all other parts of the metacestode surface. The ultrastructure of S. verulamii evidently differs from that of the other dilepidid cestode examined to date, Lateriporus geographicus, the cyst wall of which more resembles cysticercoids of Hymenolepididae than those of Dilepididae. Concluding remarks: Ultrastructural studies on metacestodes have considerable promise for providing important new characters for phylogenetic analysis. New TEM data on a great variety of cestode species are urgently needed. Until now, this field has not been exploited in a systematic fashion. Until more comprehensive studies become available, the current data are not yet amenable to analysis.     

乙状结肠两种造口方式术后排便功能及并发症的观察和对比

目的对两种乙状结肠造口术后造口功能及并发症进行观察对比。方法回顾性分析我们自1996年～2006年行Miles手术腹壁永久性造口512例的临床资料。结果经腹膜外结肠造口288例,发生造口并发症23例,并发症发生率为7.99%;经腹膜内结肠造口224例,发生造口并发症76例,并发症发生率为33.93%。经腹膜外结肠造口者术后2年造口功能优良率为56.25%,经腹膜内结肠造口者为30.80%(P<0.01)。结论经腹膜外结肠造口功能恢复及术后并发症发生率均优于经腹膜内结肠造口。     

QT离散度对急危重病人预后的评估

目的　研究QT离散度对急危重病人预后的预测价值。方法　死亡组 4 7例、疾病组 4 0例和正常组 4 3例。记录 12导联心电图 ,人工测量各导联R -R间期和QT间期 ,计算R -R、QTc、QTd和QTcd。结果　死亡组的R -R、QTc、QTd和QTcd分别为 0 5 6 2± 0 2 2 0ms、0 35 6± 0 0 6 9ms、0 0 5 6± 0 0 33ms和 0 0 79± 0 0 4 6ms ;疾病组的R -R、QTc、QTd和QTcd分别为0 80± 0 134ms、0 4 16± 0 0 3ms、0 0 34± 0 0 14ms和 0 0 39± 0 0 16ms;正常组的R -R、QTc、QTd和QTcd分别为 0 82 5± 0 0 88ms、0 4 0 2± 0 0 3ms、0 0 2 7± 0 0 15ms和 0 0 31± 0 0 15ms。比较死亡组、疾病组和正常组发现 ,死亡组和疾病组的R -R、QTc、QTd和QTcd存在显著差异 (P分别 <0 0 0 1、<0 0 0 2 5、<0 0 0 1和 <0 0 0 1)。死亡组和正常组的R -R、QTc、QTd和QTcd存在显著差异 (P分别 <0 0 0 1、<0 0 0 2 5、<0 0 0 1和 <0 0 0 1)。结论　QTd对急危重病人的预后有一定的预测价值 ;但其它临床应用价值存在局限性 ,有待进一步探索。     

循证护理在糖尿病皮肤损害临床实践中的应用

目的　应用循证护理 (EBN) ,探索糖尿病皮肤损害有效干预方法 ,减少残疾及死亡率 ,提高病人生活质量。方法　通过临床评估确定护理诊断 ,查阅文献 ,选择最佳护理证据 ,制定护理干预措施。结果　通过治疗及护理干预 ,2 2例糖尿病患者皮肤损害 ,显效 2 1例 ,有效 1例 ,转科 1例 ,出院时患者无并发症。结论　循证护理应用于临床 ,使传统护理经验走向护理科学发展 ;促进护士主动学习 ,提高护士综合素质 ;优质护理服务于个体化 ;解决患者现存的、潜在的护理问题 ,提高患者生存质量。     

Working With Human Research Protections

PURPOSE: To provide a primer for novice nurse scientists about the increasingly regulated human research environment. ORGANIZING CONSTRUCTS: Federal regulations and international guidelines about protection of human research participants are discussed, with particular attention to institutional review boards for human research. CONCLUSION: Understanding the processes used by institutional review boards to foster ethical human research promotes collaborative interactions and supports compliant research work.     

原发性肝癌患者术前肝储备功能的预测和术后评价

目的 运用脉动色素浓度法(PDD)测定吲哚氰绿潴留率(ICGR15)及有效肝脏血流量(EHBF)评估原发性肝癌患者术前肝脏的储备功能.方法 对55例原发性肝癌患者术前应用PDD法检测ICGR15和EHBF并根据ICGR15分为3组,并行Child-Pugh评分;根据术后肝功的恢复情况将患者分为肝功能恢复良好(G)、轻度不全(M)和重度不全组(S).分析ICGR15三组中术后肝功不全的发生率以及在不同肝功恢复组中ICGR15、EHBF与Child-Pugh评分比较.结果 术后肝功不全在ICGR15三组中的发生率差异具有统计学意义(P＜0.05);肝功恢复不同组间ICGR15、EHBF同Child-Pugh评分比较具有显著性差异(P＞0.05);在不同的Child-Pugh分级之间,ICGR15及EHBF值差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05).结论 ICGR15、EHBF比传统Child-Pugh评分可以更准确的评估肝储备功能并指导确定手术方案.