简介:BackgroundPregnancycomplicatingpulmonaryarterialhypertension(PAH)isalife-threateningobstetricalcomplication.FewstudieshavereportedtheclinicalcharacteristicsandoutcomesofpregnantwomenwithPAH.MethodsRetrospectivelyanalysiswasconductedon86casesofpregnantwomenwithPAHattheDepartmentofObstetricinGuangdongGeneralHospitalbetween2009and2014.Dataincludedpatients'age,theetiologiesofPAH,clinicalclassificationoftheNewYorkHeartAssociation(NYHA),gestationalweeks,deliverymode,maternalandfetaloutcomes.Results1Therewere2casesofidiopathicpulmonaryarterialhypertension(IPAH)and84casesofsecondarypulmonaryarterialhypertension.Thelatterwascomposedby40(47.61%)casesofcongenitalheartdisease(CHD),38(45.23%)casesofrheumaticheartdisease(RHD),3(3.57%)casesofsystemiclupuserythematosus(SLE)and1(1.19%)caseofpartialhydatidiformmole.ThenumberofpatientsclassifiedinNYHAI~IVwere8(9.30%),41(47.67%),26(30.23%)and11(12.7%),respectively.Andthemortalitywas3.48%(3/86).2Amongthe86patients,31(36.04%)womengavebirthattermand36(41.86%)hadprematuredelivery.Inaddition,16(18.6%)womenhadanabortionlessthan28weeks.Therewereatotalof65(75.58%)livebirths,61(93.84%)ofwhomweredeliveredviacesareansection,whiletheother4(6.15%)werevaginaldeliveries.3Patientsweredividedinto3groups,12ofmild(<40mmHg),35ofmoderate(40~70mmHg)and39ofsevere(≥70mmHg)regardingthepulmonaryarterysystolicpressure(sPAP)measuredbyultrasound.WedefinedtheformertwoasgroupAandthelatterasgroupB.Thesignificancewasseenstatisticallyingestationalweeks(32.86±8.86gvs28.76±9.84),therateoftransferringtoICU(19.14%vs53.84%),neonatalbirth-weight(2725.69±467.43vs2044.82±665.75g),APGARscoring(9.97±0.16vs8.68±2.08),maternalstatusofheartfunctionandadversepregnantoutcomes,whencomparedgroupAwithB.AlltheP-valuesmentionedabovew
简介:Transforminggrowthfactor-β(TGF-β)isakeyfactorincancerdevelopmentandprogression.TGF-βcansuppresstumorigenesisbyinhibitingcellcycleprogressionandstimulatingapoptosisinearlystagesofcancerprogression.However,TGF-βcanmodulatecancer-relatedprocesses,suchascellinvasion,distantmetastasis,andmicroenvironmentmodificationthatmaybeusedbycancercellstotheiradvantageinlatestages.Correspondingmechanismsincludeangiogenesispromotion,anti-tumorimmunitysuppression,andepithelial-to-mesenchymaltransition(EMT)induction.ThecorrelationbetweenTGF-βexpressionandcancerprognosishasalsobeenextensivelyinvestigated.ResultssuggestthatTGF-βpathwaycanbetargetedtotreatcancer;assuch,thefeasibilityofthistreatmentisinvestigatedinclinicaltrials.
简介:AIM:Toevaluatetheclinicalusefulnessofendoscopicultrasonography(EUS)forthediagnosisoftheinvasiondepthofulcerativecolitis-associatedtumors.METHODS:Thestudygroupcomprised13patientswith16ulcerativecolitis(UC)-associatedtumorsforwhichthedepthofinvasionwaspreoperativelyestimatedbyEUS.Thelesionswerethenresectedendoscopicallyorbysurgicalcolectomyandwereexaminedhistopathologically.Themeanageofthesubjectswas48.2±17.1years,andthemeandurationofUCwas15.8±8.3years.Twolesionsweretreatedbyendoscopicresectionandtheother14lesionsbysurgicalcolectomy.ThedepthofinvasionofUCassociatedtumorswasestimatedbyEUSusinganultrasonicprobeandwasevaluatedonthebasisofthedeepestlayerwithnarrowingorruptureofthecolonicwall.RESULTS:ThediagnosisofUC-associatedtumorsbyEUSwascarcinomafor13lesionsanddysplasiafor3lesions.Theinvasiondepthofthecarcinomaswasintramucosalfor8lesions,submucosalfor2,themuscularispropriafor2,andsubserosalfor1.Eleven(69%)ofthe16lesionsaroseintherectum.Themacroscopicappearancewasthelaterallyspreadingtumor-non-granulartypefor4lesions,sessiletypefor4,laterallyspreadingtumor-granulartypefor3,semipedunculatedtype(Isp)for2,type1for2,andtype3for1.ThedepthofinvasionwascorrectlyestimatedbyEUSfor15lesions(94%)butwasmisdiagnosedasintramucosalfor1carcinomawithhigh-gradesubmucosalinvasion.The2lesionstreatedbyendoscopicresectionwereintramucosalcarcinomaanddysplasia,andbothwerediagnosedasintramucosallesionsbyEUS.CONCLUSION:EUSprovidesagoodestimationoftheinvasiondepthofUC-associatedtumorsandmaythusfacilitatetheselectionoftreatment.
简介:AIM:Tocomparetheconjunctivalepithelialtoxicitiesofthreenewer-generationfluoroquinoloneswithoutpreservatives.·METHODS:Inaprospective,randomized,doubleblindcomparativestudy,47eyesof47patientswithaprimarypterygiumwereenrolled,anddividedrandomlyintothreegroups(levofloxacin0.5%,gatifloxacin0.3%,andmoxifloxacin0.5%).Afterpterygiumsurgerywiththesameconjunctivalautografttechnique,eachpatientmaintainedaregimenwitharandomlyassignedfluoroquinoloneeyedrop.Patientswereexaminedeveryotherdayaftersurgeryuntiltheepitheliumhadcompletelyhealed.Photosweretakenandusedtomeasuretheareaofresidualepithelialdefects.Conjunctivalhealingtimeandspeed(initialdefectarea/healingtime(mm~2/d)comparedineachgroupusingKruskal-Wallistests.·RESULTS:Therewerenosignificantdifferencesinmeanage,gender,andconjunctivaldefectsizeofthedonorsitebetweenthesegroups.However,themeanofconjunctivalhealingtimeandspeedwerestatisticallydifferentineachgroup.Themeanofconjunctivalepithelialhealingtimewas8.93±2.69d(levofloxacingroup),10.31±2.96d(gatifloxacingroup),and13.50±4.10d(moxifloxacingroup),P=0.006.Themeanconjuctivalepithelialhealingspeedwas6.18±1.39mm~2/d(levofloxacingroup),5.52±1.68mm~2/d(gatifloxacingroup),and4.40±1.30mm~2/d(moxifloxacingroup),P=0.003.·CONCLUSION:Withouttheinfluenceofpreservatives,levofloxacinandgatifloxacinmightbelesstoxictotheregenerationofconjunctivalepithelialcellsandcauseafasterconjunctivalwoundhealingrelativetomoxifloxacin.
简介:Thisreviewstartswithabriefhistoryofdrugdiscovery&development,andtheplaceofAsiainthisworldwideeffortdiscussed.TheconditionsandconstraintsofasuccessfultranslationalR&DinvolvingacademicbasicresearchandclinicalresearcharediscussedandtheSingaporemodelforpursuitofopenR&Ddescribed.Theimportanceofwell-characterized,validateddrugtargetsforthesearchfornoveltargetedanti-canceragentsisemphasized,aswellasastructured,highqualitytranslationalR&D.Furthermore,thecharacteristicsofanattractivepreclinicaldevelopmentdrugcandidatearediscussedlayingthefoundationofasuccessfulpreclinicaldevelopment.Themostfrequentsourcesoffailuresaredescribedandriskmanagementateverystageishighlyrecommended.Organizationalfactorsarealsoconsideredtoplayanimportantrole.Thefactorstoconsiderbeforestartinganewdrugdiscovery&developmentprojectaredescribed,andanexampleisgivenofasuccessfulclinicalprojectthathashaditsrootsinlocaluniversitiesandwascarriedthroughpreclinicaldevelopmentintophaseIclinicaltrials.
简介:AIM:Todescribetheclinicalfeatures,systemicassociations,treatmentandvisualoutcomesinSaudipatientswithscleritis.·METHODS:AretrospectivechartreviewwasperformedforpatientswithscleritispresentingtotwotertiarycareeyehospitalsinRiyadh,SaudiArabia,from2001to2011.Datawerecollectedontheclinicalfeaturesofscleritis,subtypesofscleritis,associatedsystemicdisease,historyofpreviousocularsurgeryandmedicaltherapy,includingtheuseofimmunosuppressants.Treatmentoutcomeswereevaluatedbasedonbest-correctedvisualacuity(BCVA)andresponsetotreatment.·RESULTS:Ofthe52patientsincludedinthestudy,non-necrotizinganteriorscleritiswasthemostcommontypeofscleritisin22patients(42.3%),followedbyposteriorscleritisin14patients(26.9%).Themajorityofcases,31patients(59.6%),wereidiopathicinnature.Systemicassociationswerepresentin12patients(23.1%).Infectiousscleritiswasconfirmedin6patients(11.5%):3withbacterialscleritisafterpterygiumexcision,2patientswithscleritisrelatedtotuberculosisand1patientwithscleritisresultingfromherpessimplexinfection.Forthevarioussubtypesofscleritis,BCVAvaluesaftertreatmentandtimetoremissionsignificantlydiffered(P<0.05,allcases).Systemicimmunosuppressivetherapiesinadditiontosteroidswereadministeredto46.2%ofallpatients.TheT-signwaspresentonB-scanultrasonographyin9(64.3%)ofthe14posteriorscleritispatients.·CONCLUSION:Non-necrotizinganteriorscleritiswasthemostcommonsubtypeofscleritis.Finalvisualoutcomeandtimetoremissiondifferedamongthevariousscleritissubtypes.
简介:BackgroundThevideo-assistedthoracoscopicsurgicaltechniquesarewidelyusedinthetreatmentofpatientswithcongenitalheartdiseaseswithgoodoutcomes.However,thefeasibilityandsignificanceofnursebasedearlycardiacrehabilitationincardiacintensivecareunit(ICU)forpatientswithtotallythoracoscopiccardiacoperationhasbeenseldomstudied.MethodsThirty-sixpatientswithtotallythoracoscopiccardiacoperationundertheconditionofthecardiacICUinGuangdongGeneralHospitalwererandomallocatedtotheinterventiongroupandthecontrolgroupbetweenJanuary2012toDecember2014.Thecontrolgroupreceivedstandardnursingcare,andtheinterventiongroupreceivedearlycardiacrehabilitationnursingcareinadditiontostandardcare.Theoutcomemeasuresincludedtheoxygensaturation(SpO2%),vitalcapacity,forcedexpiratoryvolumein1second(FEV1),andpaininthethoracicwound(visualanaloguescale,VAS),whichweremeasuredatthebaselineandwithin2-dayafter4-weeknursingcare.Forsafetyreason,wealsomonitoredtherateofperceivedexertion(RPE),heartrate,systemicbloodpressure.ResultsTherewerenon-significantdifferencesbetweenthegroupsinage,sex,totalnumberofcomorbidconditions,totalnumberofmedications,surgicaltime,andanesthetictime(P>0.05).Following4weekstreatment,thecardiopulmonaryfunctionsandVASscorewereimproved(P<0.05)inallgroups.Inaddition,theimprovementsweremoreintheearlycardiacrehabilitationnursecaregroupthaninthecontrolgroup(P<0.05).ConclusionTheearlycardiacrehabilitationnursingcareincardiacICUissafe,feasibleandbeneficialforpatientswithtotallythoracoscopiccardiacoperation.
简介:Objective:Tostudythemainclinicalandhistopathologicalfeaturesof12patientswithHodgkin'slymphoma(HL)diagnosedprimarilyfrombonemarrow(BM)involvement.Methods:Weincluded12acquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome(AIDS)patientswithHLassistedintheF.J.Mu?izInfectiousDiseasesHospitalsinceJanuary2002toDecember2013.ThediagnosisofHLwithprimaryBMinvolvementinpatientswasconfirmedbyclinical,histopathological,andimmunohistochemicalfindings.Results:Allpatientspresented'B'symptomsandpancytopenia.AllofthemhadstageIVneoplasmdiseasebecauseofBMinfiltration.ThemedianofCD4+T-cellcountswas114cells/μL,andmixedcellularity(MC)wasthemostfrequenthistopathologicalsubtypeof92%cases.Conclusion:Whenothercausesareexcluded,BMbiopsyshouldbeperformedinAIDSpatientswith'B'symptomsandpancytopeniatoevaluateBMinfiltrationbyatypicallymphocytes.
简介:摘要目的为满足患者住院期间的各种需求,促进患者健康,改进我们现有的工作方法,夯实基础护理,提供优质护理服务。方法结合医院实际,在医院开展优质护理服务示范工程活动,注重夯实基础护理。结果患者对护理服务的满意率达98%,实现了护理零投诉,取得了良好的社会效益。结论夯实基础护理是实现优质护理服务的关键。
简介:摘要目的研究分析在老年脑梗死患者的护理过程中优质护理的积极作用。方法选择在2014年4月-2015年4月期间到院就诊的老年脑梗死患者共计62例作为研究对象,随机将62例患者分成两组,对于常规组患者为实施常规护理,对于研究组患者采用优质护理,比较两组患者经过不同护理方式护理后患者的恢复情况以及患者及其家属对于护理的满意程度,如果两组患者的差异较大,则具有统计学上的意义,P<0.05。结果经过不同的方式进行护理后我们发现两组患者的情况出现了实质性的区别,采用优质护理服务的老年脑梗死患者无论从患者及其家属的满意度还是患者的恢复情况来说都要明显的比对常规组患者好,两组之间存在明显的差异,P<0.05。结论临床研究证明,在老年脑梗死患者的护理过程中采用优质护理服务能够改善患者的情况,值得在临床中推广。