Principles of pressure transducer function and sources of error in clinical use

The invasive measurement of physiological pressures is a common requirement in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine. From arterial blood pressure to intracranial pressure, these calculated variables give a swift graphical and numerical representation of a patient's current physiological status. This allows us to respond rapidly to conditions outside our preferred parameters and to carefully titrate treatment to target effects. These systems are, however, not infallible. An understanding of the principles of their function will promote appropriate use and an ability to recognize and react to sources of error. This article aims to furnish the reader with this level of understanding in order to inform their academic and clinical practice.     

手术治疗心肌桥15例报告

目的探讨外科手术对心肌桥的治疗效果。方法1999年1月～2006年10月,我院对15例心肌桥(13例有典型心绞痛,经正规药物治疗,症状控制不佳,1例急性心肌梗死,1例心悸、晕厥)行手术治疗,其中9例行非体外循环不停跳手术(3例单纯心肌桥切开松解术,2例单纯冠状动脉搭桥术,4例心肌桥切开松解术联合冠状动脉搭桥术),6例行体外循环下手术(5例心肌桥切开松解术联合冠状动脉搭桥术,1例单纯心肌桥切开松解术)。结果15例手术均取得成功,非体外循环不停跳手术组手术时间(2.8±1.9)h;体外循环手术组手术时间(3.5±1.7)h,体外循环时间(59±37)min。无手术死亡及手术并发症,术后3个月心绞痛、心悸症状完全缓解,11例心电图恢复正常。15例随访0.5～7年,(1.9±1.2)年,1例复发心悸,其余患者无心绞痛复发。结论外科手术治疗心肌桥具有良好的近、中期效果。     

Characterization of peptide components in the venom of the scorpion Liocheles australasiae (Hemiscorpiidae).

Scorpion venoms are composed of a number of neurotoxic peptides. A variety of toxins have been isolated from the venoms of scorpions of the family Buthidae, however, little interest has been paid to non-Buthidae scorpions. In this study, we examined the toxicity of the venom of Liocheles australasiae (Hemiscorpiidae) to mice and crickets, and characterized the peptide components by HPLC and mass spectrometry. Over 200 components were detected in the L. australasiae venom by LC/MS analysis, with components of molecular masses ranging from 500 to 5000 Da being particularly abundant. A number of peptides contained two to four disulfide bridges, which was estimated based on the mass difference after derivatization of Cys residues. A peptide having a monoisotopic molecular mass of 7781.6 Da and four disulfide bridges was isolated from the venom. The peptide has a primary structure similar in terms of the position of eight Cys residues to those observed in several peptides found from scorpions, ticks and insects, although biological roles of these peptides are unknown.     

新型粘结固定桥临床应用初步观察

目的 观察一种用于牙列缺损永久修复的新型粘结固定桥的临床效果。方法 选择有单个或多个牙缺失的病人，进行固定桥基牙的牙周和特定的牙体预备。然后制作固定桥并试戴，用4－META／MMA－TBB树脂粘结剂粘结固定桥。结果 267例（304个）固定桥病人经二年以上随访，发现192个前牙桥中只有1个，112个后牙桥中只有2个脱落，其余固定桥稳定、功能良好。结论 采用树脂粘接技术，结合基牙的机械预备，能较好地克服3／4冠桥、桩冠桥和嵌体桥的缺陷，使之成为良好永久的修复体。     

寰椎变异的观测 Ⅰ.中国人寰椎后桥和侧桥的观测

本文对300个寰椎的后桥和侧桥的存在情况作了观察。其中129个寰椎(43.0％)有后部分桥,22个寰椎(7.3％)有后完整桥;34个寰椎有侧部分桥(11.3％),16个寰椎(5.3％)有侧完整桥。经统计学检验,在左右侧后完整桥及左右侧侧完整桥间均无显著性差异。对寰椎横突孔、后弧孔及侧弧孔内径的测量显示,绝大部分后弧孔(92.0％)较同侧横突孔小,且右横突孔与右后弧孔间存在高度显著性差异(P<0.01)。此外,还测量了两种完整骨桥的宽度,探讨了狭小后弧孔对正常椎动脉机能的可能影响,分析了文献中关于寰椎桥的起源。     

开展电话回访搭建医患沟通桥梁

通过对3 500余人次的有效电话回访,实施健康教育、健康指导3000余人次,受理健康咨询500余人次,协调和化解各类医疗纠纷20余起。电话回访搭起了和谐医患关系的桥梁。     

Continuous flow synthesis of peptides using a polyacrylamide gel resin (Expansin™)

The continuous flow syntheses of endothelin 1, proendothelin 2. ATP binding site of the CDC2 kinase 3, and fragment 18-30 of an actin 4, have been performed by using a polyacrylamide gel resin Expansin? (about 0.6 mmol NH₂/g) with the glycolamidic ester handle as labile anchorage. In addition, we report here a method of air oxidation which reduces the formation of side-products related to the formation of intermolecular disulfide bridges.     

桥接钢板治疗长管状骨的高能量损伤

目的探讨应用桥接钢板治疗长管状骨高能量损伤的临床疗效。方法应用桥接钢板的形式治疗长管状骨的高能量损伤37例。其中股骨粉碎性骨折12例，胫腓骨粉碎性骨折17例，肱骨粉碎性骨折3例，尺桡骨粉碎性骨折5例。结果全部病例得到随访，时间45d～2年，1年内骨性愈合34例，延迟愈合3例，无骨不连病例。根据自定的长管状骨愈合评价标准，本组优21例，良13例，中3例。结论长管状骨的高能量损伤骨折形式复杂，治疗较棘手，应用桥接钢板的形式进行治疗可最大限度地保留骨折部的血运，有利于骨折的按期愈合及减少并发症。     

多层螺旋CT冠状动脉血管成像时心肌桥的检出与临床价值

目的探讨多层CT冠状动脉血管成像检查患者中心肌桥的特征及临床意义。方法临床确诊冠心病或疑似冠心病而行多层螺旋CT冠状动脉血管成像检查的病例875例,男579例,女296例,年龄30~87岁,平均60岁。采用回顾性心电门控扫描,心率>75次/min,重建相位区间为30%～40%,心率<75次/min,重建相位区间为40%～50%,获得最大密度投影、曲面重组、容积重组图像,从多角度显示左、右冠状动脉主干及其各主要分支。结果检出89例心肌桥患者,检出率10.2%。其中36例(40.5%)管腔呈不同程度的狭窄(<50%)。发生于前降支中段者71例(79.8%),肌桥厚度0.06～0.55cm,其中20例近段伴有不同程度的粥样硬化斑块,管腔狭窄均接近50%。单纯心肌桥患者有心绞痛症状者39例,心肌桥伴有冠状动脉粥样硬化者有心绞痛症状23例。结论MSCT冠状动脉血管成像可以明确检出心肌桥,为临床的诊断和治疗提供了更具价值的信息。     

Influence of preformed α-helix and α-helix induction on the activity of cationic antimicrobial peptides

One prominent class of cationic antibacterial peptides comprises the α-helical class, which is unstructured in free solution but folds into an amphipathic α-helix upon insertion into the membranes of target cells. To investigate the importance of α-helicity and its induction on interaction with membranes, a series of peptides was constructed based on a hybrid of moth cecropin (amino acids 1-8) and bee melittin (amino acids 1-18) peptides. The new peptides were predicted to have a high tendency to form α-helices or to have preformed α-helices by virtue of construction of a lactam bridge between glutamate and lysine side-chains at positions i and i+ 4 at various locations along the primary sequence. In two examples where the use of lactam bridge constraints induced and stabilized α-helical structure in benign (aqueous buffer) and/or hydrophobic medium, there was a decrease in antibacterial activity relative to the linear counterparts. Thus the preformation of α-helix in solution was not necessarily beneficial to antimicrobial activity. In the one case where the lactam bridge did result in increased antibacterial activity (lower minimal inhibitory concentration values) it did not increase α-helical content in benign or hydrophobic medium. Broadly speaking, good activity of the peptides against Pseudomonas aeruginosa correlated best (r²= 0.88) with a helican parameter which was calculated as the induction of α-helix in α membrane-mimicking environment divided by the α-helix formation under benign conditions. Interestingly, the activity of the lactam bridge peptide constructs correlated in part with alterations in bacterial outer or cytoplasmic membrane permeability.