Tapia's Syndrome after Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery under General Anesthesia

We present a case report to remind surgeons of this unusual complication that can occur in any surgery, even posterior cervical spine surgery under general anesthesia and discuss its causes, treatment methods, and the follow-up results in the literature. The peripheral Tapia''s syndrome is a rare complication of anesthetic airway management. Main symptoms are hoarseness of voice and difficulty of tongue movement. Tapia''s syndrome after endotracheal general anesthesia is believed to be due to pressure neuropathy of the vagus nerve and the hypoglossal nerve caused by the endotracheal tube. To our knowledge, no report has been published or given an explanation for Tapia''s syndrome after posterior cervical spine surgery. Two patients who underwent posterior cervical surgery complained hoarseness and tongue palsy postoperatively. There is no direct anatomical relation between the operation, the vagus nerves and the hypoglossal nerves, and there is no record of displacement or malposition of the endotracheal tube. After several months, all symptoms are resolved. To avoid this problem in posterior cervical spine surgery, we suggest paying special attention to the position of the endotracheal tube to avoid excessive neck flexion before and during the positioning of the patient.     

广州市2015-2016年50~74岁社区人群大肠癌筛查结果分析

目的 分析广州市开展现行大肠癌筛查策略的效果。方法 收集、整理2015－2016年广州市大肠癌筛查数据，评价问卷调查、便隐血检查和全结肠镜检查的筛查效果。结果 2015－2016年广州市50～74岁重点人群完成初筛220 834人，初筛阳性37 040例（16.77%）。全结肠镜检7 821人，肠镜检查顺应率为21.12%（7 821/37 040）。发现各类肠道病变4 126例（52.76%），其中进展性腺瘤614例（7.85%）、伴中/重度异型增生的其他病变73例（0.93%），大肠癌230例（2.94%）；各类病变中男性检出率均高于女性（P<0.01）。病变早诊率为87.24%；筛查发现早期癌99例，占总大肠癌的46.26%。大肠癌筛查发现率为104.15/10万，明显高于相应年龄段（50～74岁）大肠癌监测发病率81.18/10万（P<0.001），表现为≤69岁年龄段大肠癌发现率明显高于相应发病率，≥70岁年龄段则相反。结论 广州市大肠癌筛查策略可以发现大肠癌高危人群，提高全结肠镜病变检出率、癌前病变早诊率和早期大肠癌的诊断比例，≤69岁人群受益高于70～74岁人群，是大肠癌筛查重点关注人群，应需进一步促进高危人群肠镜检查顺应性。     

Micropatterns of Non‐Circular Droplets of Nanostructured PS‐b‐PEO Copolymer by Solvent‐Assisted Wetting on a Chemically Periodic Surface

A method to fabricate micropatterns of non‐circular droplets of a self‐assembled block copolymer by solvent‐assisted wetting on chemically periodic surface is presented. The block copolymer is dewetted on a topographic pre‐pattern to form an array of microdroplets with a sphere‐capped shape and circular contact line. The droplets are then transferred onto a chemically periodic Au line pattern microcontact‐printed with two types of self‐assembled monolayers (SAMs). Solvent vapor application provides sufficient mobility to the block copolymer molecules to induce spreading of the transferred droplets, resulting in two types of non‐circular microdroplet growth. The growth behavior depends on the size of initial droplets relative to periodic line width and on the initial registries of as‐transferred droplets.     

Clinical Efficacy of Cervical Length and Volume for Prediction of Labor Onset in VBAC Candidates

Background: The purpose of this research is to discover whether measurement of cervical length and cervical volume at term is helpful in predicting the onset of labor in VBAC candidates.Methods: Transvaginal sonographic evaluations of the cervixes of pregnant women who desired to undergo VBAC were performed between 36 - 40 weeks gestation. Clinical information such as labor onset time, gestational age at delivery and delivery mode was gathered from medical records.Results: A total of 514 pregnant women participated in this study. Cervical length was significantly longer in the group that delivered 7 days or more after measurement than in the group that delivered within 7 days of measurement (43±0.77 cm vs. 2.99±0.72 cm, p< 0.001). Cervical volume was significantly larger in the group that delivered at and after 7 days than in the group that delivered within 7 days (29.21±11.62 cm³ vs. 34.07±13.41 cm³, p=0.014). The cervical length ROC curve was significantly more predictive than the cervical volume ROC curve (AUC: 0.711 vs 0.594, p= 0.001). There were no significant differences between the combined cervical length/volume ROC curve and the cervical length ROC curve alone (p= 0.565). The AUC of the cervical length ROC curve to predict postterm pregnancy was 0.729.Conclusion: Measuring cervical length is helpful in predicting the onset of spontaneous labor within 7 days and posterm delivery in VBAC candidates.     

急性ST段抬高型心肌梗死实行绿色通道的经验分析

目的:总结对急性ST段抬高型心肌梗死实行急诊绿色通道诊治的经验并分析影响其运行的主要因素.方法:回顾性总结2009-01-12期间对136例急性ST段抬高型心肌梗死的诊断现状及实行急诊绿色通道给予急诊介入,静脉溶栓或药物保守治疗等情况以及患者的院内预后情况;并对急诊绿色通道的影响因素进行分析.结果:136例患者中,从症状发作-入院时间平均为112 min;128例(94%)能得到及时准确的诊断,8例被漏诊;入急诊室到完成首份心电图时间平均为2.8 min;103例实施经皮冠状动脉介入术,入院到球囊扩张时间为(85±14)min;6例实行急诊溶栓治疗,从入院至溶栓时间为(35±8)min;27例实行药物保守治疗,其中8例因患者家属签字拒绝急诊介入或溶栓.127例病情好转出院,9例院内死亡.结论:绝大多数急性ST段抬高型心肌梗死患者能够得到及时准确的诊断并通过急诊绿色通道得到及时的再灌注治疗,影响绿色通道运行的主要因素包括:患者及家属对急性心肌梗死的发病特点和治疗方法认识不足及急诊医师或心血管医师的漏诊.     

Design,synthesis and biological evaluation of novel quinoline [4,3-b]chromene derivatives as AChE inhibitors through an efficient one-pot,four-component microwave-mediated reaction

An efficient synthesis of chromeno[4,3-b]quinoline derivatives via one-pot, four-component reaction of 4-hydroxycoumarin, formaldehyde, cyclohexanedione, ammonium ceric nitrate under microwave irradiation was accomplished. The structures of these compounds were unambiguously confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Furthermore, the anti-AChE activities of these compounds in vitro were investigated at concentrations of 20 μM and 50 μM by using a standard Ellman’s method. The relationship of inhibitory activities and structures of these chromeno [4,3-b]quinolines was also systematically studied. Of all the compounds investigated, 4ag emerged as the most potent AChE inhibitor with IC₅₀ values of 5.63 µM, and it might be used as potent lead for the development anti-AChE agents. Moreover, molecular modelling was conducted to understand the optimal interaction of AChE with these types of compounds.     

Melatonin improves insulin resistance and hepatic steatosis through attenuation of alpha‐2‐HS‐glycoprotein

Melatonin plays an important role in regulating circadian rhythms. It also acts as a potent antioxidant and regulates glucose and lipid metabolism, although the exact action mechanism is not clear. The α2‐HS‐glycoprotein gene (AHSG) and its protein, fetuin‐A (FETUA), are one of the hepatokines and are known to be associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. The aim of this study was to determine whether melatonin improves hepatic insulin resistance and hepatic steatosis in a FETUA‐dependent manner. In HepG2 cells treated with 300 μmol/L of palmitic acid, phosphorylated AKT expression decreased, and FETUA expression increased, but this effect was inhibited by treatment with 10 μmol/L of melatonin. However, melatonin did not improve insulin resistance in FETUA‐overexpressing cells, indicating that improvement in insulin resistance by melatonin was dependent on downregulation of FETUA. Moreover, melatonin decreased palmitic acid‐induced ER stress markers, CHOP, Bip, ATF‐6, XBP‐1, ATF‐4, and PERK. In addition, in the high‐fat diet (HFD) mice, oral treatment with 100 mg/kg/day melatonin for 10 weeks reduced body weight gain to one‐third of that of the HFD group and hepatic steatosis. Insulin sensitivity and glucose intolerance improved with the upregulation of muscle p‐AKT protein expression. FETUA expression and ER stress markers in the liver and serum of HFD mice were decreased by melatonin treatment. In conclusion, melatonin can improve hepatic insulin resistance and hepatic steatosis through reduction in ER stress and the resultant AHSG expression.     

中医院临床护士科研现状及应用科研成果状况调查与对策

目的 了解中医院护士科研现状及应用科研成果状况.方法 对260名三级甲等中医院临床护士科研现状及应用科研成果状况进行问卷调查.结果 护士科研参与率及科研成果应用率均较低,影响护士应用科研成果的因素按得分高低依次排列为传播因素、机构因素、研究因素及护士因素.结论 中医院临床护士参与科研及应用科研成果不足,客观因素是影响护士应用科研成果的主要因素,护理管理人员应建设支持性的专业实践环境,注重护士科研能力及信息能力的培训,提高护士的科研素质及应用科研成果指导中医护理临床实践的能力.