Prostaglandin el attenuates impairment of cellular immunity after cardiopulmonary bypass

OBJECTIVE: It is well documented that cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) severely impairs cellular immunity. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) on cellular immunity after CPB. METHODS: Patients who underwent elective cardiac surgery were randomly divided into the PGE1 group (n=12) and the control group (n=12). In the PGE1 group, PGE1 was administered at 20 ng/kg/min from just after the induction of anesthesia to the end of surgery. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were taken before anesthesia and on postoperative days 1, 3 and 7 (POD 1, POD 3 and POD 7). Proliferation responses of T cells to phytohemagglutinin (PHA) and pure protein derivative (PPD) antigen were measured as indicators of cellular immunity. RESULTS: PGE1 significantly attenuated the impairment of both PHA and PPD response after cardiac surgery on POD 1 (PHA response, 30 +/- 21% vs. 53 +/- 32%, control vs. PGE, p=0.048; PPD response, 18 +/- 21% vs. 39 +/- 27%, control vs. PGE, p=0.046). The reduced glutathione content of PBMCs in the control group was significantly decreased on POD 1. CONCLUSION: PGE1 attenuated the impairment of cellular immunity after cardiac surgery with CPB by reducing oxidative stress on PBMCs.     

颈椎前路手术内置物并发症的分析

在颈椎前路减压、植骨、带锁钢板内固定技术日渐成熟的今天,越来越多的医院开展了该项手术。自1998年2月-2005年8月应用该方法治疗颈椎病215例,发生与内置物钢板及钛网相关的并发症14例,为此积累了一定的经验,现总结如下。1临床资料本组215例,男126例,女89例;年龄42～82岁,平均     

Congenital quadricuspid aortic valve with tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary atresia

We report the case of a 4-year-old girl who had quadricuspid aortic valve regurgitation with tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary atresia. This combination is very uncommon. Aortic valve replacement was performed successfully due to aortic regurgitation which had progressed one year after the total repair. The dilated aortic annulus plus quadricuspid aortic valve may result in progressive aortic regurgitation for a short period.     

心肺复苏后血管紧张素Ⅱ与醛固酮分离现象及意义

目的探讨心肺复苏后患者血管紧张素Ⅱ(AⅡ)与醛固酮(ALD)分离现象及其临床意义。方法以放射免疫法测定60例心肺复苏后患者(A组)和35例健康成年人(B组)血中皮质醇(COR)、AⅡ和ALD的含量。结果(1)A组的COR为(471.54±29.78)nmol/L、AⅡ(97.69±13.35)ng/L、ALD(261.03±34.13)pmol/L均分别显著高于B组的(411.52±21.94)nmol/L、(63.70±9.71)ng/L、(242.91±21.03)pmol/L(P<0.05)。(2)在60例心肺复苏后患者中,低ALD的发生率为35%(21/60),高ALD率为51.67%(31/60)。(3)低ALD组的平均动脉血压(42.26±11.93)mm Hg,非低ALD组(53.59±9.88)mm Hg(P<0.05);低ALD组器官衰竭个数(3.81±0.73)、病死率90.48%、快速型室上性心律失常发生率71.43%(16/21)、快速型室性心律失常61.91%(13/21),均分别高于非低ALD患者组[(2.55±0.69)、51.29%、46.16%和30.77%](P<0.05)。结论心肺复苏后患者中存在AⅡ-ALD分离现象并非罕见,而且病情更严重,预后更差,病死率高。     

Falls and consequent injuries in hospitalized patients: effects of an interdisciplinary falls prevention program

Background  

Patient falls in hospitals are common and may lead to negative outcomes such as injuries, prolonged hospitalization and legal liability. Consequently, various hospital falls prevention programs have been implemented in the last decades. However, most of the programs had no sustained effects on falls reduction over extended periods of time.