简介:摘要INTRODUCTIONWe examined the effectiveness of early rehabilitation for the prevention of postintensive care syndrome (PICS), characterised by an impaired physical, cognitive or mental health status, among survivors of critical illness.METHODSWe performed a systematic literature search of several databases (Medline, Embase and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials) and a manual search to identify randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the effectiveness of early rehabilitation versus no early rehabilitation or standard care for the prevention of PICS. The primary outcomes were short-term physical-related, cognitive-related and mental health-related outcomes assessed during hospitalisation. The secondary outcomes were the standardised, long-term health-related quality of life scores (EuroQol 5 Dimension (EQ5D) and the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form Health Survey Physical Function Scale (SF-36 PF)). We used the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach to rate the quality of evidence (QoE).RESULTSSix RCTs selected from 5105 screened abstracts were included. Early rehabilitation significantly improved short-term physical-related outcomes, as indicated by an increased Medical Research Council scale score (standardised mean difference (SMD): 0.38, 95% CI 0.10 to 0.66, P=0.009) (QoE: low) and a decreased incidence of intensive care unit-acquired weakness (OR 0.42, 95% CI 0.22 to 0.82, P=0.01, QoE: low), compared with standard care or no early rehabilitation. However, the two groups did not differ in terms of cognitive-related delirium-free days (SMD: -0.02, 95% CI -0.23 to 0.20, QoE: low) and the mental health-related Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale score (OR: 0.79, 95% CI 0.29 to 2.12, QoE: low). Early rehabilitation did not improve the long-term outcomes of PICS as characterised by EQ5D and SF-36 PF.CONCLUSIONSEarly rehabilitation improved only short-term physical-related outcomes in patients with critical illness. Additional large RCTs are needed.
简介:Tourette'ssyndromeistreatedbybehavioralorpharmacologicaltherapy.However,patientswithmalignantTourette'ssyndromealsoexhibitlife-threateningsymptoms,whichareunresponsivetoconservativetreatmentsorneurosurgicalprocedures,suchasdeepbrainstimulation.Inrecentyears,mesenchymalstemcells(MSCs)haveshowntherapeuticpotentialinmanyneurologicaldiseases.Therefore,thepresentstudyproposedtouseMSCtransplantationasanoveltherapyforTourette'ssyndrome.StereotypicbehaviorsinTourette'ssyndromeratsdecreasedsignificantlyat21daysafterhumanMSCstransplantationintothestriatum.ImmunohistochemistryanalysesrevealedsurvivaloftransplantedhumanMSCsanddifferentiationintoneuronsandastrocytesintheratbrain.ResultssuggestthatintrastriataltransplantationofhumanMSCscouldprovidetherapeuticpotentialforTourette'ssyndrome.
简介:Acuteaorticsyndromeincludesclassicaorticdissection,aorticintramuralhematoma,andpenetratingatheroscleroticulcer–agroupofconditionsthataredefinedbytheirdynamicevolutionandsimilarclinicalmanifestation.Accuratediagnosisandprompttreatmentareessentialasalltheaforementionedconditionsareasignificantthreattoapatient’slife.However,acuteaorticsyndromeandespeciallyaorticintramuralhematomamaybechallengingdiagnosticproblems.Intravascularultrasoundimagingisadiagnosticmethodthatcanbeusefulformorethoroughevaluationoftheaorticlesionandcanparticularlyaidindiscerningthedifferentformsofacuteaorticsyndrome.Wepresentacaseofapatientwithaorticintramuralhematomathatwasmissedbyconventionalimagingstudiesbutwassuccessfullyvisualizedwithintravascularultrasoundimaging.
简介:ObjectivesTostudythestatusoffibrinolyticinhibitioninpatientsofacutecoronarysyndrome(ACS)complicatedwithtypeⅡdiabetesmellitus(NIDDM)andtoevaluatetheeffectoffibrinolyticinhibitiontotheclinicalprognosis.MethodsTypeⅡdiabetesmellituswasdefinedbyADA1997/WH01998criteria.Thesubjectsweredividedintotreatmentgroupsthatincluded39patientsofACSwith20casesofacutemyocardiacinfarction(AMI),36patientsofACS+NIDOMwith20casesofAMI.Twentycasesofhealthypeoplewererandomizedtocontrolgroup.Theplasmaleveloftissuetypeplasminogenactivator(t-PA),plasminogenactivatorin-hibitortype-1(PAI-1)andplasmaD-dimerweredetectedbyusingelisatechnique.TheindexofstatueinfibrinolysiswasdetectedwiththeplasmalevelofD-dimerandtherateofPAI-1/D-dimerinpercentage.ThisindexwasusedtoevaluatethefibrinolyticinhibitionandtheclinicaloutcomeinallthepatientswithAMIintreatmentgroups.TheclinicaloutcomeinpatientswithAMIconsistedoftherateofreperfusion,theincidencesofreinfarction,severi-ousarrhythmia,pumpfailureanddeathintheearlyperiodofAMI.ResultsTheplasmalevelofPAI-1andD-dimerwashigherinthetwotreatmentgroupsthanthatinthecontrolgroup(P<0.01).TheplasmalevelofPAI-1significantlyhigherinACS+NIDDMpatientsthanthatinACS(P<0.05),buttheplasmalevelofD-dimerraisedfrombasiclevelwassignificanflylowerinACS+NIDDMthanthatinACS(P<0.05).TherateofPAI-1/D-dimerinpercentagewassignificantlyhigherinACS+NIDDMthanthatinACSorincontrolgroup(P<0.01).ForAMIpatientsintwotreatmentgroups,therateofreperfusionafterthethrorabolytictherapywassignifi-candylowerinACS+NIDDMthanthatinACS(P<0.01).TherateofincidencesinpumpfailurewassignificantlyhigherinACS+NIDDMthanthatinACStoo(P<0.05).Themorbidityofseveriousarrhythmia,re-infarctionandthemortalitywerealsohigherinACS+NI
简介: 尽管透析疗法应用于临床治疗终末期肾病已近四十年,但多数透析患者生活质量差,死亡率高.慢性肾功能衰竭透析患者高死亡率与多种因素有关,其中心血管疾病是导致死亡的最常见原因,主要见于急性心肌梗塞、心律失常及原因不明的心脏骤停,占透析患者死亡人数的50%以上.其次是感染,约占15%.虽然有大约34%~65%的终末期肾病患者存在着营养不良,但是营养不良作为患者的直接死亡原因在临床上却很少见,不超过5%.近年来,营养不良、炎症及动脉粥样硬化三者之间的相互因果关系逐渐被人们所认识,Stenvinkel等对109名透前终末期肾功能衰竭的患者进行研究发现,44%的患者存在营养不良,这与以往的统计相似,而通过颈动脉B超检查发现有72%的患者存在动脉硬化改变(即存在颈动脉硬化斑块),32%的患者有炎症存在的表现,22%的患者同时存在营养不良、炎症及动脉粥样硬化这三种情况[1].故提出在部分慢性肾功能不全的患者中存在着营养不良-炎症-动脉粥样硬化综合症(Malnutrition-Inflammation-atherosclerosissyndrome,MIA-syndrome),它的存在影响着患者的生存质量和预后[2].……
简介:AbstractPurpose:The injury severity score (ISS) and new injury severity score (NISS) have been widely used in trauma evaluation. However, which scoring system is better in trauma outcome prediction is still disputed. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the value of the two scoring systems in predicting trauma outcomes, including mortality, intensive care unit (ICU) admission and ICU length of stay.Methods:The data were collected retrospectively from three hospitals in Zhejiang province, China. The comparisons of NISS and ISS in predicting outcomes were performed by using receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curves and Hosmer-Lemeshow statistics.Results:A total of 1825 blunt trauma patients were enrolled in our study. Finally, 1243 patients were admitted to ICU, and 215 patients died before discharge. The ISS and NISS were equivalent in predicting mortality (area under ORC curve [AUC]: 0.886 vs. 0.887, p = 0.9113). But for the patients with ISS ≥25, NISS showed better performance in predicting mortality. NISS was also significantly better than ISS in predicting ICU admission and prolonged ICU length of stay.Conclusion:NISS outperforms ISS in predicting the outcomes for severe blunt trauma and can be an essential supplement of ISS. Considering the convenience of NISS in calculation, it is advantageous to promote NISS in China’s primary hospitals.
简介:AbstractBackground:There have been few real-life dose-comparing studies on the efficacy and safety of secukinumab in Chinese patients with plaque psoriasis. We conducted a real-life cohort study to investigate the efficacy and safety of secukinumab 150 and 300 mg in Chinese patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis.Methods:A total of 106 patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis were included in this study. Patients received either secukinumab 150 mg or secukinumab 300 mg according to patients’ weights and severity of psoriasis. The treatment continued for at least 24 weeks. The efficacy was evaluated by improvement in the psoriasis area and severity index (PASI) scores. The safety was also analyzed.Results:Fifty-nine patients (55.7%) were treated with secukinumab 300 mg and 47 patients (44.3%) were treated with secukinumab 150 mg. After 12-week treatment, PASI75/90/100 responses were achieved in 100%, 97.8%, and 95.7% of patients, respectively, in secukinumab 150 mg group, and the efficacy was maintained to week 24. In secukinumab 300 mg group, PASI75/90/100 responses were achieved in 93.2%, 81.4%, and 76.3% of patients, respectively, at week 12. In this group, PASI75/90/100 responses reached 91.5%, 86.4%, and 79.9%, respectively, at week 24. Biologic-experienced patients had lower responses than biologic-naïve patients. Secukinumab 150 and 300 mg were well tolerated. Five patients discontinued treatment due to poor response, adverse event, or economic reasons.Conclusions:This real-life study demonstrated that high PASI 90 and PASI 100 responses were achieved in Chinese psoriasis patients receiving secukinumab 150 or 300 mg. Biologic-naïve was associated with better clinical efficacy.
简介:Inthiswork,transformationbehaviorsandmechanicalpropertiesofcold-rolledshapememoryalloyTi50Ni49Fe1bysevereplasticdeformation(SPD)wereintensivelyinvestigated.Thephasetransformationbehaviors,phaseanalysis,andmicrostructureswerecharacterizedbydifferentialscanningcalorimetry(DSC),X-raydiffraction(XRD),andtransmissionelectronmicroscopy(TEM),respectively.TensiletestingwasperformedtoanalyzetheeffectofSPDonthemechanicalpropertiesandshapememoryofTi50Ni49Fe1alloy.Whenthethicknessreductionisbeyond30%,themartensitictransformationissuppressed.Aftercold-rolling,thealloyismainlycomposedofB2parentphaseswithsomestress-inducedmartensiticB190phases,andhighdensityofdislocationsaregeneratedandthegrainsareobviouslyrefined.Theyieldstressrbsignificantlyraisesfrom618MPaof0%coldrollingto1,338MPaof50%SPD.Shape-memoryeffectincreasesfrom6.5%withoutcoldrollingto8.5%after30%SPD,ascribedtotheinduceddefectsincoldrolling.ThoseresultsindicatethatTi50Ni49Fe1alloyhasimprovedmechanicalpropertiesandpotentialcommercialapplicationsafterSPD.
简介:AbstractPurpose:Hypertonic fluids such as mannitol and half-molar sodium lactate are given to treat intracranial hypertension in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). In this study, sodium lactate was compared to mannitol in patients with TBI to investigate the efficacy in reducing intracranial pressure (ICP).Methods:This study was a systematic review with literature research on articles published in any year in the databases of PubMed, ScienceDirect, Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. The keywords were "half-molar sodium lactate", "mannitol", "cerebral edema or brain swelling", and "severe traumatic brain injury". The inclusion criteria were (1) studies published in English, (2) randomized control trials or retrospective/prospective studies on TBI patients, and (3) therapies including half-molar sodium lactate and mannitol and (4) sufficient data such as mean difference (MD) and risk ratio (RR). Data analysis was conducted using Review Manager 5.3.Results:From 1499 studies, a total of 8 studies were eligible. Mannitol group reduced ICP of 0.65 times (MD 0.65; p= 0.64) and improved cerebral perfusion pressure of 0.61 times (MD 0.61; p= 0.88), better than the half-molar group of sodium lactate. But the half-molar group of sodium lactate maintained the mean arterial pressure level of 0.86 times, better than the mannitol group (MD 0.86; p= 0.09).Conclusion:Half-molar sodium lactate is as effective as mannitol in reducing ICP in the early phase of brain injury, superior over mannitol in an extended period. It is able to prevent intracranial hypertension and give better brain tissue perfusion as well as more stable hemodynamics. Blood osmolarity is a concern as it increases serum sodium.
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简介:AbstractBackground:Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease, affecting about 0.6% of the Chinese population. Many patients are not well controlled by conventional treatments, thus there is need for new treatment regimens. In this study, we assessed the efficacy and safety of secukinumab in Chinese patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.Methods:This study was a 52-week, multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, Phase 3 trial. A sub-population of study participants (≥18 years) of Chinese ethnicity were randomized to receive subcutaneous injections of 300 or 150 mg secukinumab, or placebo. The co-primary endpoints were psoriasis area severity index (PASI) 75 and Investigator’s Global Assessment (IGA) 0/1 at Week 12.Results:A total of 441 Chinese patients were enrolled in this study. Co-primary outcomes were achieved; 300 and 150 mg secukinumab were superior to placebo as shown in the proportion of patients that achieved PASI 75 (97.7% and 87.2% vs. 3.7%, respectively; P < 0.001), and IGA 0/1 (82.3% and 69.7% vs. 2.7%; P < 0.001) at Week 12. Treatment efficacy was maintained until Week 52. There was no increase in overall adverse events with secukinumab relative to placebo throughout the 52-week period. Conclusion: Secukinumab is highly effective and well tolerated in Chinese patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.Trial Registration:ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03066609; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/record/NCT03066609.
简介:我们比较了与长期的前列腺炎症候群(每秒字符数)联系的棒状细菌细菌的潜在的phenotypic性质,例如溶解酵素(SIL)的能分泌的禁止者和血小板microbicidal蛋白质(SIPMP)的能分泌的禁止者。一个总数110临床棒状细菌孤立与每秒字符数从健康的人和人的精液孤立的细菌被测试。SIPMP生产被禁止血小板microbicidal测试对杆菌subtilis的蛋白质(PMP)bioactivity,并且被表示为PMP的抑制的百分比杀菌活动。SIL生产被对小球菌lysodeikticus禁止溶解酵素活动测试并且每使失去活性的溶解酵素的毫升在microgram被表示。每秒字符数紧张(58.7%对19.2%)的一个显著地更高的比例与非每秒字符数紧张相比是SIPMP积极的(P<0.01)。测试的CPS紧张,77.8%与34%非每秒字符数相比是SIL积极的孤立(P<0.05)。这些结果建议例如,每秒字符数的诊断不应该完全依靠古典参数鉴定并且微生物,而是这些参数的功能的意义数必须被估计,可能由不同细菌的substrains的集中,有病原的性质的机会主义的微生物的察觉,例如到cationic抗菌剂的显著抵抗,禁止抗菌剂的肽,或能力招待防卫因素。
简介:AbstractIntroduction:Muir-Torre syndrome is a phenotypic variant of Lynch syndrome characterized by a predisposition for the development of visceral malignant disease and sebaceous gland neoplasms, and it is caused by germline mutations in the mismatch repair genes MSH2 and MLH1.Here, we reported a patient with sebaceous neoplasm containing MLH1 c.199G>A mutation.Case presentation:The proband was a 42-year-old man who had undergone surgical resection of colorectal adenocarcinoma at 28 years. He presented with macular rashes and red papule. Histological examination of the lesion on his head revealed a sebaceoma at 37 years. Follow-up of the family history revealed that the proband’s 65-year-old mother had been highly suspected to have Lynch syndrome with colorectal cancer at 40 years of age. The proband’s daughter underwent colonoscopy because of blood in the stool at the age of 13 years, but no abnormalities were found.Discussion:We have herein reported a pathogenic missense mutation c.199G>A (p.Gly67Arg) in exon 2 of MLH1 in patients with MTS. This mutation has been reported in patients with Lynch syndrome who have no skin tumors. However, we also found that some patients with MTS had no history of any internal malignancy or skin tumor. Our data support the idea that a hiatus of many years may pass before both elements-a sebaceous neoplasm and an internal cancer-are present in a patient, thus finally allowing the diagnosis of MTS.Conclusion:A pathogenic Lynch syndrome mutation c.199G>A in exon 2 of the MLH1 gene was found in a patient with MTS who presented with a sebaceous neoplasm.
简介:AbstractBackground:To determine the prevalence and prognostic impact of hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing transarterial chemoembolization (TACE).Methods:Fifty-four patients with unresectable HCC undergoing TACE between December 2014 and December 2015 were prospectively screened for HPS and were followed up for a maximum of 2 years or until the end of this prospective study.Results:Nineteen of the 54 (35.2%) patients were considered to have HPS, including one (5.3%) with severe HPS, nine (47.4%) with moderate HPS, and nine (47.4%) with mild HPS. The median overall survival (OS) was 10.1 (95% confidence interval [CI], 3.9–16.3) months for patients with HPS and 15.1 (95% CI, 7.3–22.9) months for patients without HPS, which is not a significant difference (P = 0.100). The median progression-free survival was also not significantly different between patients with and without HPS (5.2 [95% CI, 0–12.8] vs. 8.4 [95% CI, 3.6–13.1] months; P = 0.537). In the multivariable Cox regression analyses, carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.033 [95% CI, 1.003–1.064]; P = 0.028) and Child-Pugh class (HR = 1.815 [95% CI, 1.011–3.260]; P = 0.046) were identified to be the independent prognostic factors of OS.Conclusion:Mild or moderate HPS is common in patients with unresectable HCC undergoing TACE, but it does not seem to have a significant prognostic impact.
简介:AbstractBackground:As one of the most common endocrinal disorders for women at childbearing age, the diagnostic criteria of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have been defined differently among different international health organizations. Phenotypic heterogeneity of PCOS also brings about difficulties for its diagnosis and management assessment. Therefore, more efficient biomarkers representing the progression of PCOS are expected to be integrated into the monitoring of management process using metabolomic approaches.Methods:In this prospective randomized controlled trial, 117 PCOS patients were enrolled from December 2016 to September 2017. Classical diagnostic parameters, blood glucose, and metabolome were measured in these patients before and at 2 months and 3 months of different medical interventions. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were built based on multivariate statistical analysis using data at baseline and 3 months’ management, and combinational biomarkers with appreciable sensitivity and specificity were selected, which then validated with data collected at 2 months.Results:A set of metabolites including glutamic acid, aspartic acid, 1-methylnicotinamide, acetylcarnitine, glycerophosphocholine, and oleamide were filtered out with high performance in representing the improvement through 3-month management of PCOS with high sensitivity and specificity in ROC analysis and validation with other two groups showed an appreciable area under the curve over 0.96.Conclusions:The six metabolites were representative of the remission of PCOS through medical intervention, making them a set of potential biomarkers for assessing the outcome of PCOS management.Trial Registration:ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03264638.