正常成人眼睑板的测量研究

取死后2～6小时正常成人全眼脸18例36侧,测其睑板长、宽、厚度.结果:平均宽度分别为,上睑板28.82±4.94.7.97±0.91(女7.10±0.41)和0.91±0.16mm.下睑板24.49±4.20.4.58±0.78和0.90±0.15mm.     

机械通气气管插管吸痰方法探讨

目的探讨不同的吸痰方法,从而有效地清除气管插管患者的呼吸道分泌物。方法对47例气管插管病人均采用常规法和呛咳法两种方法吸痰,呛咳法要求:吸痰管带负压进入气管插管,随吸痰管插入深度调节负压,适时安全吸痰,适度气道湿化。常规法按临床一般方法进行吸痰。将两种方法吸出的痰量,痰液性状及吸痰前后20min血氧饱和度(SpO2)进行比较。结果两种方法在吸出的痰量,痰液性状和SpO2方面存在着显著差异(P<0.05,P<0.01),呛咳法吸出的痰多且粘稠。吸痰后SpO2明显高于吸痰前和常规法。结论呛咳法吸痰能充分吸出气道深部的痰液,可以有效防止气道阻塞,改善通气功能。     

断流术并吻合器横断食管治疗食管曲张静脉出血疗效观察

目的探讨采用断流术并吻合器横断食管治疗门静脉高压症所致食管曲张静脉破裂出血的手术方法和临床效果。方法对48例包括急性出血期急诊手术22例,有出血病史作择期手术的19例和无出血病史作预防性手术的7例,经腹采用吻合器横断食管下段同时进行食管下段及贲门周围血管的选择性离断,观察其近期和远期止血效果。结果术后近期和远期止血效果都比较满意。结论该手术为食管下段横断和对食管下段与贲门周围血管选择性离断的联合应用,术中使用一次性吻合器进行食管下段的横断与吻合,使手术方法简便快捷,可减少手术创伤。     

保留瓣下结构的几种机械瓣下游血流动力学多普勒超声研究

了解二尖瓣置换术mitralvalvereplacement,MVR保留瓣下结构对不同类型机械瓣下游血流动力学的影响,为合理选择术式以最大限度减少手术并发症提供科学依据。方法采用彩色多普勒超声结合计算机图像分析技术,对保留瓣下结构的不同类型机械瓣置换术后患者机械瓣下游湍流剪应力turbulentshearstress,TSS等指标进行体内定量研究。结果无论保留全瓣或后瓣,跨瓣血流边界位点TSS在两种不同构型机械瓣组间均存在显著性差异(P<0.05),单叶机械瓣(单叶瓣)TSS较双叶机械瓣(双叶瓣)高。对于单叶瓣,TSS在保留全瓣瓣下结构组(保留全瓣组)、保留后瓣瓣下结构组(保留后瓣组)与未保留瓣下结构组(未保留组)间均存在显著差异(P<0.05)。而对于双叶瓣,保留全瓣组TSS均高于其它2组(P<0.05)。结论保留瓣下结构可改善术后患者心功能,但却在一定程度上增加跨瓣血流扰动性,使下游TSS增大。这种影响以全瓣保留者为著,单叶瓣甚于双叶瓣。对于心功能较差,有必要保留全瓣瓣下结构者,可尽量使用双叶瓣,以减轻对人工心瓣下游血流动力学可能产生的不良影响。     

An inexpensive restraint for small animals

An animal restraint is described that can be built in the laboratory from a piece of Plexiglas and a few inches of Velcro.     

A randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study to investigate the use of conscious sedation in conjunction with paracervical block for reducing pain in termination of first trimester pregnancy by suction evacuation

BACKGROUND: This study evaluated the role of conscious sedation in pain relief during termination of first trimester pregnancy by suction evacuation (SE) under local anaesthesia. METHODS: A hundred women undergoing SE before 12 weeks gestation were randomized by computer using the sealed envelope method to receive placebo (saline) or conscious sedation (2 mg midazolam and 25 microg fentanyl) i.v. 5 min before cervical dilatation. Paracervical block was given to all patients, 2 min later. Pain scores during and after SE, post-operative side-effects and satisfaction level were compared. RESULTS: No statistically significant differences in pain scores were found between the two groups. Post-operative side-effects such as dizziness (P = 0.015) and drowsiness (P < 0.001) were significantly more severe in the conscious sedation group. However, patients in the conscious sedation group reported better satisfaction levels than the control group (P = 0.003). CONCLUSION: The use of conscious sedation significantly improved patient satisfaction during termination of first trimester pregnancy by SE under local anaesthesia, despite a lack of improvement in pain relief and the presence of increased severe dizziness/drowsiness in the post-operative period.     

Molecular typing of the bacterial flora in sputum of cystic fibrosis patients

Despite recent advances in therapy, lower airway infections remain the major cause of morbidity and mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Bacterial colonisation of the lower airways in CF is limited to a few bacterial species, commonly Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Haemophilus influenzae. Burkholderia cepacia colonisation is much rarer, but it has been thought to be associated with more advanced lung disease and increased mortality. A rapid characterisation of the bacterial flora in sputum of CF patients is of great importance for proper treatment. The aim of this study was to establish bacterial profiles and to identify pathogenic bacteria in respiratory specimens by means of molecular methods including temporal temperature gradient gel electrophoresis (TTGE) and DNA sequencing of PCR amplicons derived from 16S rDNA variable V3 and V6 regions. Sputa of 13 CF patients (7 males/6 females, age 19-59 years) collected at the Stockholm CF centre were analysed. TTGE revealed the presence of complex bacterial profiles in all samples. The V3 and V6 PCR amplicons were cloned and sequenced by real-time DNA Pyrosequencing. DNA from Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, respectively, was identified together with sequences from normal oral cavity flora. The results were in reasonable agreement with those obtained by conventional bacterial culture, considering that only known CF pathogens are included in routine reports. However, the methodology seems too elaborate to be introduced into daily routine     

Correlation between IgA antibody and eosinophil cationic protein levels in induced sputum from asthmatic patients

Background Eosinophils are known to be main effector cells in allergic inflammation and IgA antibody has been shown to be a potent stimulus for eosinophil degranulation in in vitro conditions. Objective To evaluate the possible role of IgA antibodies on eosinophil degranulation in lower respiratory mucosa of asthmatics, we tried to find a correlation between total IgA and eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) levels in induced sputum from asthmatics. Methods We measured total IgA and albumin levels by nephelometry, and eosinophil cationic protein levels by Pharmacia CAP system in induced sputum from 23 atopic asthmatics and 12 healthy controls. Results IgA and albumin levels in induced sputum from asthmatics with sputum eosinophilia (sputum eosinophil count 5% of 200 counted non-squamous cells) were significantly higher (P < 0.05) than those from controls. However, IgA and albumin levels in induced sputum from asthmatics without sputum eosinophilia were not significantly different with those from controls (P > 0.05). In induced sputum from asthmatics, ECP levels were significantly correlated with albumin (r= 0.44, P= 0.04) and IgA levels (r= 0.67, P= 0.002). ECP/albumin ratio was also significantly correlated with IgA/albumin ratio (r= 0.61, P= 0.004). Conclusion Our results support the hypothesis that IgA antibodies in tracheobronchial secretion may be involved in eosinophil degranulation in asthma, and further study is needed to prove this hypothesis.     

Pneumonien bei akuten Leukämien

Summary Acute leukaemia was complicated by pneumonia in 38 (34.8%) of 109 patients treated between 1979 and 1983; in 39.5% of the patients pneumonia occurred more than once. In 23 patients (60.5%) pneumonia occurred during cytostatic therapy, and 25 patients (65.8%) had less than 1000 mm² granulocytes. Antibiotic therapy had no or only little effect in 70%. A total of 21 patients (55.3%) died of pneumonia. In 15 patients a direct relationship could be seen between pneumonia and the bacterial spectrum in the sputum. A prevalence of gram-negative bacteria was found (24 of 40 bacteria isolated, especially Enterobacteriaceae (19). Fungi were cultivated in 10 cases. Each of the typical pneumonia bacteria was only seen once respectively. It is most important that therapy begin immediately, even before the bacteria have been identified. Only then is there hope that the survival time of patients with acute leukaemia can be influenced.