Managed mental health care: problems and possibilities

Case management has become an established organizational approach to mental health care. However, a recent development of case management, known as 'managed care' has received only limited attention in the UK and this has been confined to acute medical or surgical hospital care. The potential of managed care as applied to mental health care is uncertain. This paper clarifies the nature of managed care and discusses its relevance to mental health care, in particular to the care of people suffering from schizophrenia. The high incidence and heavy resource demands of this user group makes these people an ideal focus for managed care. However, there are conceptual and practical problems hindering its development and implementation, including: the variability and unpredictability of the disease process of schizophrenia; challenges of outcome measurement; and problems relating to the current organization of mental health care.     

Influence of mild hypothermia on vascular endothelial growth factor and infarct volume in brain tissues after cerebral ischemia in rats

BACKGROUND: It has been demonstrated that mild hypothermia has obvious protective effect on both whole and local cerebral ischemia. However, the definite mechanism is still unclear for the brain protection of mild hypothermia on cerebral edema, inhibiting inflammatory reaction, stabilizing blood brain barrier, etc. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of mild hypothermia on the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and the infarct volume after cerebral ischemia in rats, and analyze the brain protective mechanism of mild hypothermia. DESIGN: A randomized grouping and controlled animal trial. SETTING: Department of Neurology, People's Hospital of Yunyang Medical College. MATERIALS: Twenty adult male SD rats of clean degree, weighing (250±30) g, were provided by the animal experimental center, School of Medicine, Wuhan University. The kits for SP immunohistochemistry were purchased from Beijing Zhongshan Golden Bridge Biotechnology Co., Ltd. METHODS: The experiments were carried out in the laboratory of Department of Neurology, Renmen Hospital of Wuhan University from May to July 2005. ① The 20 rats were divided randomly into normal temperature group (n =10) and mild hypothermia group (n =10). Models of permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion were established with modified nylon suture embolization. The rats were assessed with the Longa standards: 0 point for without nerve dysfunction; 1 for mild neurological deficit (fore claws could no extend completely); 2 for moderate neurological deficit (circling towards the affected side); 3 for severe neurological deficit (tilting towards the affected side); 4 for coma and unconscious; 1-3 points represented that models were successfully established. The rats of the normal temperature group were fed at room temperature, and those in the mild hypothermia group were induced by hypothermia from 2 hours postoperatively, and the rectal temperature was kept at 34-35 ℃ for 72 hours. ② Measurement of infarct volume: All the rats were anesthetized by intraperitoneal injection overdose sodium pentobarbital 7 days postoperatively, and then the heads were cut down to harvest brain. The brain tissues were placed into -20 ℃ refrigerator for 20 minutes, coronal sections of 2 mm were prepared. The infarct sites were not stained, whereas normal brain tissues were stained as red. The infarct volumes were calculated by using MPLAS-500 multimedia color pathological image&&word analytical system. ③ Counting positive cells of vascular endothelial growth factor protein: The brains were harvested by cutting heads, then coronal sections of 2 mm were prepared. Routine dehydration, hyalinization, wax immersion and embedding were performed, then the detected with SP immunohistochemistry, the kits were purchased from Beijing Zhongshan Golden Bridge Biotechnology Co., Ltd. The cells whose cytoplasm was yellow-brown were positive ones, a single sample as a unit, peri-ischemic site and ischemic core were selected, and the corresponding sites in controlateral hemisphere were taken as controls. Five visual fields were selected from each site to be observed under microscope, the cells were counted, and the average number of positive cells was calculated in each group. The numbers of positive cells were determined with the image analytical apparatus. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Number of the positive cells of vascular endothelial growth factor protein; Infarct volume of rat brain tissue. RESULTS: All the 20 rats were involved in the analysis of results. ① Number of positive cells of vascular endothelial growth factor protein in brain tissue: It was obviously lower in the mild hypothermia group than in the normal temperature group [(24.02±5.05), (36.07±2.69) cells/high power visual field, P < 0.01]. ② Comparison of infarct volume of brain tissue: After MCAO, it was obviously smaller in the mild hypothermia group than in the normal temperature group [(153.25±23.14), (253.45±36.21) mm3, P < 0.01]. CONCLUSION: Mild hypothermia can inhibit the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and decrease the volume of cerebral infarction. The inhibition of mild hypothermia on the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor may be one of the brain protective mechanisms.     

The relation between the need for intubation at birth, abnormal cardiotocograms in labour and cord artery blood gas and pH values

Summary. A consecutive series of 56 infants of 32 weeks gestation or more who were resuscitated at birth by endotracheal intubation was studied to determine the occurrence of abnormal cardiotocograph traces and acidosis as determined by cord artery blood measurements. Thirty-two infants (57%) had neither cardiotocographic abnormalities nor acidosis; in this group the factors associated with the need for intubation were meconium stained amniotic fluid, operative delivery, anaesthetic agents given to the mother, a tight nuchal cord, and traumatic vaginal delivery. The need for intubation at birth should not automatically be regarded as evidence of intrapartum hypoxia or disturbed acid-base balance.     

新生儿筛查G6PD时标本递送方式的探讨

目的通过分析不同方式递送血片标本的G6PD筛查结果，探讨递送方式对G6PD筛查检测值的影响，改善血片标本的递送方式，提高新生儿G6PD筛查的准确性。方法按递送方式将血片标本分成两组，使用荧光定量法测定血片标本的G6PD值，然后对两组的结果进行统计学分析。结果递送方式影响血片标本到达筛查中心的时间，挂号信件方式达到筛查中心时间长，G6PD筛查的假阳性率高；特快专递方式到达筛查中心时间短，G6PD筛查的假阳性率低；在筛查中心采集的血片G6PD筛查结果最准确。结论缩短血片标本递送到筛查中心的时间可以降低G6PD筛查的假阳性率。     

流产鼠Caspase-3与laminin B和PAI-1的表达及对妊娠结局的影响

目的:研究阻断CD86协同刺激分子对自然流产模型孕鼠母胎界面Caspase-3、laminin B和PAI-1的表达及对妊娠结局的影响。方法:实验组于妊娠第4.5天腹腔注射大鼠抗小鼠CD86单抗,实验对照组注射大鼠同型IgG2b,正常妊娠组不作任何处理。于妊娠第13.5天计算胚胎吸收率,用免疫组化测定Caspase-3、laminin B和PAI-1的表达,并进行图像分析、检测免疫组化染色灰度值(A)。结果:①实验组的胚胎吸收率显著低于实验对照组(P<0.05);②实验组中Caspase-3蛋白灰度值明显高于实验对照组(P<0.05),实验组中laminin B和PAI-1蛋白灰度值均明显低于实验对照组(P<0.05)。结论:妊娠早期阻断CD86协同刺激分子可使母胎界面中的Caspase-3、laminin B和PAI-1分别通过各自不同的途径发挥免疫耐受作用并且使自然流产模型孕鼠的胚胎吸收率降低至正常妊娠水平。     

医院融资经营提高资本利用质量

着重从资本运作中最主要的手段——融资,去剖析医院以融资方式实现医疗规模迅速扩张的全过程。介绍了经营租赁与融资租赁及其优缺点,并附案例加以说明。     

吗啡导致猕猴海马神经元自发放电节律转变

目的 分析吗啡对猕猴海马神经元自发放电节律的影响。方法 分析注射吗啡后猕猴海马神经元自发放电节律变化情况，并用数学方法加以验证。结果 在吗啡作用下海马神经元自发放电节律会发生转变，纳络酮可以逆转这种转变，共观察到种转变形式。为了研究这种转变的动力学机制，用数学模型模拟吗啡对神经元自发放电节律的影响，得到了与在体实验一致的结果。结论 在吗啡作用下海马神经自发放电节律发生转变。利用数学模型研究发现节律转变的原因是吗啡改变了膜上钠，钾，超极化电流等离子通道的功能所致，节律转变的过程存在着混沌规律。     

甘蓝复合果蔬汁的稳定性

单一的稳定剂并不能解决甘蓝复合果蔬汁的稳定性问题,而多种稳定剂的稳定效果较好,为此挑选出较好的3种稳定剂,对其进行不同比例的复配,观察一段时间的相对粘度及浊度变化,发现两种稳定剂的复配就能达到稳定的效果,最佳添加量(质量分数)为果胶0.07%,黄原胶0 03%.