Outcome of a conservative approach in severe ulcerative colitis.

BACKGROUND: Severe ulcerative colitis is potentially life threatening even though a policy of intensive medical management and early colectomy in recent years reduced mortality to almost zero. However, colectomy, with or without ileal-anal anastomosis, has its own problems (morbidity, pouchitis, cuffitis) and no reliable prognostic index of surgical outcome has been developed. Intravenous steroids are still the mainstay of medical therapy but their maximal duration before stating a 'treatment failure' has not been defined. AIM OF THE STUDY: To evaluate the effectiveness, safety and outcome of an intensive medical approach in a series of patients with severe ulcerative colitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: One hundred and forty-nine episodes of severe ulcerative colitis in 115 patients admitted to a Gastroenterology Unit in a 7-year period were retrospectively evaluated. Intravenous glucocorticosteroids--methylprednisolone 1 mg/kg/day--and topical steroids were administered, and supportive treatments with intensive monitoring were extended to all the patients. Second-line strategies for steroid-refractoriness were prolonged glucocorticosteroids treatment, oral ciclosporin, infliximab or surgery. RESULTS: The median number of Truelove criteria at admission was 3 (range 2-5), median CRP 34 mg/l (range 10-196). Median follow-up after discharge was 49 months. In 84 (57%) episodes an early response was noted, while 65 (43%) did not respond within 10 days to the standard steroid treatment. In the non-responders group, 28 patients went into remission with a prolonged steroid treatment (slow responders); 15 patients were treated with ciclosporin (eight responders) and 6 with infliximab (four responders). A total of 24 colectomies was performed in this group of patients (in 21 cases within 30 days from admission). Slow responders showed lower albumin levels (P = 0.02), higher cumulative dose of glucocorticosteroids in the year prior to admission (P = 0.02) and higher age (P = 0.03), in comparison with early responders. Major complications were noted in four episodes which responded to medical treatment. Disease-related mortality was zero. CONCLUSIONS: Medical treatment and use of second-line therapies were effective in the present series of patients. A group of slow responders has been identified and, if an intensive medical monitoring is guaranteed, steroids can be safely prolonged after the first 10 days of treatment. Cumulatively, about 80% of the patients responded to short-term medical treatment, only 5% of the patients underwent colectomy in the follow-up period. Major adverse events were recorded in four patients, who had recovered completely after adequate medical treatment.     

高等医学院校艺术隐性课程探究

隐性课程是当前课程理论研究领域十分关注的课题，近年来的教育实践表明，艺术课程对促进学生的全面发展具有深刻的影响。本文论述了隐性课程的特征和构成要素，阐述了艺术隐性课程的价值功能，并提出了医学院校实现艺术隐性课程的有效措施。     

一个医学生眼里的医学伦理学教育

主要通过医学生的视角，从教学内容、教学方法等方面谈了对医学伦理学教育的感受和一些建议，并通过医学生的声音反映医学伦理学教育的成果以及存在的一些问题。     

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目的　探讨医用创面封闭胶在减少肝切除术后肝断面渗血中的价值。方法　 2 0 0 2年 5～ 11月采用信封法将 60例接受肝切除术的病人随机分为医用胶组 (A组 ,n =3 0 )和对照组 (B组 ,n =3 0 )。A组在肝断面彻底止血后滴注医用创面封闭胶 ,B组则不用。测定术后第 1、2、3d腹腔引流液中红细胞 (RBC)数和血红蛋白 (Hb)量。结果　A、B两组术后腹腔引流液中的RBC数和Hb量均以第 1d为高峰 ,显著高于第 2、3d(P <0 0 5) ,其中A组术后第 1d腹腔引流液中RBC数及Hb量均显著低于B组 (P <0 0 5) ,只相当于B组第 2d的水平。A组主要并发症发生率低于B组 ,但差异无统计学意义 (P =0 0 7)。结论　医用创面封闭胶可有效抑制肝切除术后早期的肝断面渗血 ,有助于降低术后并发症的发生率     

医疗纠纷的非诉讼解决方式-医疗纠纷ADR

由于在纠纷解决方面所表现出来的简便，经济，快捷，专业性及保密性强等优点，非诉讼纠纷解决方式（又可译为代替性纠纷解决方式）ADR（Alternative Dispute Resolution）逐渐成为许多国家和地区解决民事纠纷的一大趋势，我国现行医疗纠纷解决机制存在着较多的问题，有待于进一步的改善与完善，根据我国所面临的现实情况，将ADR引入医疗纠纷领域是一条快速，有效地解决医疗纠纷的途径，医疗纠纷的非诉讼纠纷解决方式主要包括仲裁，调解与和解，这3种纠纷解决方式各具特点，适用于不同情况下医疗纠纷的解决。     

医学技术的进步与传统医学伦理的矛盾

此文全面论述了先进医学技术给传统医学伦理的医患关系模式、医生义务论、生命认识论、资源分配论等诸多方面带来的巨大冲击,并由此提出先进医学技术发展应遵循的伦理规则。     

淋巴细胞β受体与放射配基结合所需孵育时间的确定

介绍理论运算和实验测量相结合，确定淋巴细胞膜碎片β受体与标记配基结合所需平衡时间的方法。结果表明：二种方法所得平衡时间基本一致。多点法时平衡时间需25-30min；单点法时需5-7min。     

神经外科专业课英语授课的探索

医学专业课采用英语教学已在我校实施,笔者主要从教学的角度,并结合神经外科专业课英语授课的实践经验,探讨任课教师选拔、师资培养,以及英语教学的课前准备、授课及课后总结等相关问题,以积累经验,克服不足,不断提高。     

从医务人员的证据意识谈举证责任倒置

文章从剖宫产术后伴发腰腿痛病例分析入手，认为举证责任倒置就在我们诊疗工作中，就在我们协调医患关系的过程中。因此需要在临床实践中去感悟举证责任置的深刻含义，从而树立证据意识，做好证据的收集与保存工作，一旦发生诉讼有证为据，并由此提出了“医学证据学”的构想，而医学证据的特点有待进一步深入研究。