Effectiveness of nursing interventions in heart failure patients in home care using NANDA-I,NIC, and NOC

ObjectiveThe objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions (NIC) using nursing outcomes (NOC) and based on NANDA-I nursing diagnoses in patients with heart failure in home care.MethodIn this longitudinal study, 23 patients with heart failure were followed for 6 months, in four home visits. During the visits, nursing diagnoses were established, outcomes assessed, and interventions implemented.ResultsOf the 11 NIC interventions implemented, eight proved effective, that is, showed significant improvement between the first and the fourth visit, according to scores obtained for six outcomes: knowledge: treatment regimen, knowledge: medication, compliance behavior, symptom control, activity tolerance, and energy conservation.ConclusionNIC interventions health education, self-modification assistance, behavior modification, teaching: prescribed medication, teaching: disease process, nutritional counseling, telephone consultation, and energy conservation showed effective outcomes based on NOC scores, suggesting that the NANDA-I, NIC, and NOC linkage is useful in patients with heart failure in home care.     

Auxiliary liver transplantation in acute liver failure in the rat – an illustrated description of a new surgical approach

INTRODUCTION: To investigate auxiliary liver transplantation successfully in rats suffering from acute liver failure, we developed a new surgical approach. METHODS: A 70% hepatectomized liver graft was implanted into the right upper quadrant of the abdomen. The donor portal vein was anastomosed with the recipient's right renal artery using the splint technique. The donor infrahepatic vena cava was attached onto the recipient vena cava end to side. The bile duct was implanted into the duodenum.     

平原人急进高原最大做功能力测试

本文报道60名健康男性青年由海拔500m乘机到达海拔3680m,休息7天后,其最大做功量、最大摄氧量(Vo_2max)和最大心率(HRmax)等的变化规律。研究表明,平原人急进高原后,最大做功量由平原11109.1kgf.m降低到3967.7kgf.m,降低64.28％;Vo_2max由平原的2.673L/min降低到2.056L/min,降低23.07％;与最大做功量相比,高原低氧环境对Vo_2max的影响较小,仅以Vo_2max来评价平原人高原劳动能力是不全面的。受试者进入高原后,晨脉升高,HRmax降低,50％最大负荷运动心率升高,表明机体心力储备降低,做功效率降低。     

Nd:YAG laser clinical assisted in class II furcation treatment

The Nd:YAG laser efficacy associated with conventional treatment for bacterial reduction has been investigated throughout literature. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the bacterial reduction after Nd:YAG laser irradiation associated with scaling and root planning in class II furcation defects in patients with chronic periodontitis. Thirty-four furcation lesions were selected from 17 subjects. The control group received conventional treatment, and the experimental group received the same treatment followed by Nd:YAG laser irradiation (100 mJ/pulse; 15 Hz; 1.5 W, 60 s, 141.5 J/cm²). Both treatments resulted in improvements of most clinical parameters. A significant reduction of colony forming unit (CFU) of total bacteria number was observed in both groups. The highest reduction was noted in the experimental group immediately after the treatment. The number of dark pigmented bacteria and the percentage of patients with Porphyromonas gingivalis, Prevotella intermedia, and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans reduced immediately after the treatment and returned to values close to the initial ones 6 weeks after the baseline for both groups. The Nd:YAG laser associated with conventional treatment promoted significant bacterial reduction in class II furcation immediately after irradiation, although this reduction was not observed 6 weeks after the baseline.     

COL1A1 Sp1-binding site polymorphism as a risk factor for genital prolapse

The objective of this study was to verify the possible association between the Sp1-binding site polymorphism and genital prolapse. A case–control study was conducted in 107 patients with stages III and IV genital prolapse. The control group included 209 women with stages 0 and I. The polymorphism of type I collagen Sp1-binding site was identified by amplification of the first intron of the COL1A1 gene. We did not find differences in the prevalence of the GT and TT genotypes between the groups (p = 0.34), even when we grouped patients with at least one polymorphic allele (GT and TT) and compared them with patients without the polymorphic allele (GG; p = 0.17) The presence of at least one vaginal delivery, family history for prolapse, and macrosomatic fetus were independent risk factors for prolapse. In conclusion, the COL1A1 Sp1-binding site was not significantly associated with genital prolapse among our study subjects.     

Intestinal neuronal dysplasia: association with digestive malformations

Isolated Intestinal neuronal dysplasia is a disease characterized by symptoms of diarrhea or intestinal obstruction along with histopathologic diagnosis based on hyperplasia of submucous plexus with giant ganglia containing more than seven nerve cells, increased acetylcholinesterase activity in the lamina propria and around the submucosal blood vessels and heterotopic ganglia in the lamina propria. The aims of this study have been to determine the incidence of the congenital malformations associated with the isolated intestinal dysplasia type B (not associated to another anomaly of the enteric nervous system) and to correlate them with the severity of the symptoms and their possible familial involvement. We have retrospectively reviewed all the patients diagnosed with IND type B nonassociated to Hirschsprung's disease in our hospital from 1981 to 2002. Our serie consists of 44 cases, 1 for every 7500 newborn. 35% of the patients presented associated congenital anomalies, with digestive malformations being the most commonly found (20% of the total). 40% of the patients studied had previous history of constipation in the family. Onset of symptoms was detected in 75% of children during newborn period.     

The decrease in serum IL-18 levels after bariatric surgery in morbidly obese women is a time-dependent event

Background We have evaluated the impact of the reproductive status of morbidly obese women, and of the time elapsed since surgery, on the response of the proinflammatory serum cardiovascular risk marker interleukin-18 (IL-18) to the sustained and marked weight loss achieved after bariatric surgery. Methods Serum IL-18 levels were measured in 33 morbidly obese women before bariatric surgery and after losing at least 15% of the initial weight, irrespective of the time needed to achieve this goal (5 to 33 months). Results Patients lost 30.7 ± 7.8% of the initial weight, with a concomitant reduction of serum IL-18 concentrations (P < 0.001). A stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that the percentual decrease in serum IL-18 levels was determined by the interaction between the time elapsed since surgery and the percentual reduction of waist circumference (R² = 0.333, F = 15.500, β = 0.577, P < 0.001), but not by the individual effects of the time elapsed since surgery, percentual body weight loss, percentual reduction of waist circumference, menopausal status or type of surgical procedure, or by the interaction between the time elapsed since surgery with the percentual body weight loss or with menopausal status. Conclusion Serum IL-18 levels decrease after bariatric surgery in a time-dependent manner, in relation to the reduction in waist circumference. The fact that the amelioration of the obesity-associated inflammatory process requires time and not only weight loss, might contribute to explain early non-surgical cardiovascular complications of bariatric surgery.