Acute type a aortic dissection complicated with acute inferior myocardial infarction following aortic valve replacement

Acute aortic dissection complicated with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the most fatal situation. We experienced the successful treatment for acute type A aortic dissection complicated with inferior AMI following aortic valve replacement (AVR). A 60-year-old man had had AVR for aortic regurgitation. Sixteen months after the AVR, he had a sudden onset of severe chest pain with complete atrioventricular block. Immediately, temporary pacing and cardiac catheterization were conducted, showing the occlusion of the right coronary artery due to acute type A aortic dissection. On his way to our hospital, direct current shock was conducted 3 times for ventricular fibrillation. We replaced the ascending aorta combined with coronary artery bypass grafting and the postoperative course was uneventful. The key to treat acute aortic dissection complicated with AMI is early accurate diagnosis, prompt temporary pacing for bradycardia, defibrillation for lethal arrhythmia and insertion of a perfusion catheter if possible. These preoperative hemodynamic stabilization gives us the chance to save these patients.     

降纤酶对ACI患者血清sCRP的影响及改善神经缺损的作用

目的:探讨降纤酶对急性脑梗死(ACI)患者血清超敏C反应蛋白(sCRP)水平的影响及其在改善神经功能缺损方面的作用。方法:46例ACI患者随机分为2组,对照组23例,静脉滴注曲克芦丁注射液,0.6g/d;治疗组23例,入院后立即给予降纤酶10IU溶入250ml生理盐水静脉滴注,1~1.5h滴完,第3、5天各给予降纤酶5IU,其他用药同对照组;应用免疫比浊法检测2组治疗前及治疗后第7天、14天的血清sCRP水平变化,并对神经功能缺损进行评分。结果:2组sCRP水平在治疗后第7天最高,随后逐渐降低。治疗组治疗前血清sCRP水平和治疗前、第7天的神经功能缺损总分与对照组比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05),治疗组治疗后第7天、14天sCRP水平分别为(7.73±2.16)、(2.92±2.24)mg/L,对照组分别为(10.18±3.16)、(4.66±2.42)mg/L,治疗组明显低于对照组(P<0.05~0.01);第14天治疗组神经功能缺损总分为(10.68±4.08)分,明显低于对照组[(16.81±4.86)分](P<0.01)。结论:降纤酶能明显降低ACI患者血清sCRP水平,有利于减轻炎症反应,改善神经功能缺损程度。     

苯丙胺急性中毒患者的急救及护理

笔总结了2000年5月-2002年3月收治的9例口服苯丙胺中毒患救护成功的体会。（1）及早，彻底，反复洗胃，有效清除消化吸收的毒物，洗胃过程中做好安全约束措施，使洗胃能顺利完成，对中毒较深的病人结合床边血液透析，以提高疗效。（2）迅速建立静脉通路，合理使用安定，利尿剂，激素，加强对症处理。（3）严密观察病情变化，保持呼吸道通畅。（4）做好基础护理，安全保护及心理护理，9例患均治愈出院。     

An uncommon cause of acute right ventricular failure and high mixed venous oxygen saturation

Ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysms are rare. We report a case in which the usual clinical manifestations were not present and the patient was initially treated as an acute pulmonary embolus. Despite three negative echocardiograms an intra-cardiac shunt was suspected because of a persistently elevated mixed venous oxygen saturation. Cardiac catheterisation confirmed the diagnosis. Surgical repair was performed and post operative recovery was uneventful.     

Interdigestive small bowel motility and duodenal bacterial overgrowth in experimental acute pancreatitis

The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of an acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP), without biliary obstruction, on the migrating motor complex (MMC), small bowel bacterial overgrowth (SBBO), bacterial translocation (BT) and infection of the pancreas simultaneously. Rats were divided into four groups: mild pancreatitis, control, ANP and sham operated control. Jejunal myoelectrodes were used to measure MMCs. Blood, peritoneal fluid, bile, and abdominal organs were harvested for microbial culturing 72 h after induction of pancreatitis. The splenic portion of the pancreas was taken for histology. During ANP the MMC cycle length was significantly increased from 14.1 +/- 0.2 to 22.4 +/- 1.9 min (P < 0.05). The duodenum of ANP rats was in contrast with the other groups characterized by Enterobacteriacae (> 3 log 10 CFU g-1 in seven of 12 rats, P < 0.05). A positive correlation (r = 0.78, P < 0.01) existed between duodenal Gram-negative and anaerobic flora and the MMC cycle. Correlation between MMC cycle length and BT to the pancreas was positive as well (r = 0.70, P < 0.01). A positive correlation (r = 0.85, P < 0.01) was found between the severity of pancreatitis and duodenal bacterial overgrowth. During ANP without biliary obstruction, the jejunal MMC is disturbed and consequently SBBO occurs. The correlation between the severity of pancreatitis, the disturbance of the MMC and SBBO suggests an important pathophysiological role of the proximal small bowel in the infection of pancreatic necrosis.     

Practical selection criteria for unenhanced cranial CT in patients with acute headache

We studied clinical predictors of cranial computed tomography (CT) abnormalities in patients with acute or acutely worsened headache. Data were collected from chart review of 333 consecutive patients presenting to an emergency department and who were clinically selected for cranial CT. Patients with a positive neurologic examination were at 10.7 times greater risk for a positive CT than the rest of the sample (p<1.5 – 10⁻¹⁰). Using only neurologic examination to select patients for CT would have missed 30.3% of the positive scans. The amnesia, depressed sensorium, and hypertension variables had CT yields approximating 10% or greater even in the presence of a negative neurologic examination. Together with a positive neurologic examination, these variables detected 87.9% of the patients in this sample with positive scans; their absence had a negative predictive value of 98.0%. Of the four patients with positive scans who would have been missed using this strategy, one was discharged directly from the emergency department anyway and the other three developed positive neurologic examinations within 24 hours. One died of causes unrelated to the intracranial pathology. Positive neurologic examination, hypertension, history of amnesia, or a depressed sensorium provide reasonable initial guidelines to select for CT patients with an acute headache.     

Late Effects of Childhood Acute Leukemia and Its Treatment

Late effects of childhood acute leukemia and its treatment were studied in 766 patients (684 ALL, 73 ANLL, and 9 others) in Japan who had remained in remission for more than 1 year after their first complete remission. Delayed adverse sequelae involve a wide variety of organs and their functions. Short stature was present in 2.61%, obesity in 3.79%, abnormalities of growth hormone secretion in 1.5%, delayed secondary sex characteristics in 1.5% of males and 0.6% of females, motor disturbances in 1.17%, sensory disturbances in 0.91%, intellectual and learning disabilities in 2.48%, abnormal findings in routine neurologic examinations in 1.31%, EEG abnormalities in 4.30%, brain CT abnormalities in 5.09% and cardiac dysfunction in 1.07%. Various other disorders were seen in 20 patients. Many of these delayed adverse sequelae are caused by or related to central nervous system prophylaxis and systemic combination chemotherapy. The results suggest that it is needed to improve therapeutic methods through the stratification of patients by risk factors and detailed analysis of prognostic factors. Moreover it is important to render medical and psychosocial support to long-term survivors of childhood leukemia through interactions between the patient, parents and medical staff.     

急性心肌梗塞静脉溶栓治疗冠脉再通者早期ST段再抬高的临床意义

急性心肌梗塞早期静脉溶栓治疗后，一些溶栓再通患者中，可见早期降低的ＳＴ段再度出现抬高现象。本文回顾溶栓成功者８１例，其中早期出现ＳＴ段再度抬高者２１例（占３５％），与ＳＴ段非再度抬高者相比，ＣＰＫ、ＣＰＫ－ＭＢ峰值，心功能及院内死亡率等无显著差异。笔者认为，此现象也为再通的标志之一。因此，急性心肌梗塞溶栓治疗的早期连续监测心电图对确认再通与否非常重要     

利福平引起的急性肾功能衰竭及其机制研究(3例报告及文献复习)

目的：探讨利福平致急性肾功能衰竭的临床病理特点及其发病机制。方法：对3例因利福平所致的急性肾衰竭患者的临床、肾脏病理进行分析，并采用抗人球蛋白试验方法检测患者的抗利福平抗体。结果：3例患者均有前驱感染史，临床主要表现为发热、胃肠道症状，随即出现无尿，伴随肾功能损害、血小板减低及溶血性贫血，部分伴有肝功能损害。肾活检3例均为急性肾小管坏死。3例的血清抗利福平抗体检测均为阳性。结论：利福平可引起急性肾衰竭，对应用利福平的患者应加强对肾功能的监测，肾脏病理及血清抗利福平抗体的检测有助于确诊。     

A double or bilobar gallbladder as a cause of severe complications after (laparoscopic) cholecystectomy

A double or bilobar gallbladder is a rare congenital anomaly. If not recognized during preoperative evaluation or operation, it can cause severe complications. We describe two cases in which a second operation had to be performed because of the presence of a second or bilobar gallbladder that was not recognized in the preoperative evaluation and during (laparoscopic) cholecystectomy. The types of anomalies, the concomitant pathology, and treatment are discussed.