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Ten patients with perianal necrotizing fasciitis were admitted to our department from June to December 2016. There were 8 men and 2 women among the patients, aged 42 to 69 years. Early and complete debridement surgery and comprehensive supportive treatment during perioperative period were carried out to quickly stabilize the patient′s overall condition, and wounds were sutured directly or repaired with autologous scalps and or adjacent local random flaps. After debridement, wound areas ranged from 10 cm×8 cm to 54 cm×21 cm, and area of the flap was about 8 cm×5 cm. The donor site of flap was sutured directly. After the operation, all skin grafts and the flap survived, and wounds of all patients healed. During follow-up of six months to one year, there was no recurrence of perianal necrotizing fasciitis, and functions of the involved lower extremities didn′t be influenced.
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Burn rehabilitation in China started from compression therapy in the mid-1970s, which showed the dual effects of prevention and treatment of hypertrophic scars. It not only promoted functional rehabilitation but also strengthened the confidence of patients in rehabilitation treatment. Thereafter, more therapies were brought into practice, such as intra-scar injection of triamcinolone acetonide, application of plastic splints, hydrotherapy, exercises with equipment, skin care, local therapeutic massage, active and passive exercises, as well as external use of drugs for inhibiting scars and pigments. Since the beginning of the 21st century, rehabilitation therapies have been gradually increasing. Psychological rehabilitation, occupational therapy, external use of silicone gel, wax therapy and sound, light, electricity, and radiation therapy have been carried out. Many hospitals have established foundations and held summer camps for children. As far as the whole country is concerned, compared with the huge demand, we still face a number of problems such as shortage of working staff, limited working space, capital chain rupture, lack of multi-disciplinary cooperation, untimely treatment, and incomplete rehabilitation. Nowadays, with increasing knowledge of burn rehabilitation and number of practitioners, improvement of equipment and economic situation, the pace of rehabilitation has accelerated, and the overall implementation of burn rehabilitation therapy has shown great vitality. Patients with burn injury involving over 80% total burn surface area (TBSA) of total burn area or full-thickness burn over 60% TBSA were cured and recovered in different levels of hospitals nationwide, which not only reflects the superb level of burn treatment in China but also reflects the overall improvement of rehabilitation level of the country.
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One elderly patient with extremely severe burn was admitted to our department on 4th August, 2017. The patient suffered multiple sustained ventricular tachycardia from post injury day 2 to 4 due to relatively high input volume during shock stage. Amiodarone could not be given through intravenous injection because of his low blood pressure. After consultation with cardiologist, ventricular tachycardia was corrected by electrical cardioversion of several times. According to this case, the first treatment is electrical cardioversion when elderly patient with extremely severe burn shows sustained ventricular tachycardia which can not be corrected with medicine.
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Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of regional electrocardiographic consultation network for primary medical institutions.Methods A distance electrocardiographic ( ECG ) consultation center was established in Yuyao People′s Hospital in September 2012, which was connected to 56 regional primary medical through internet.The online consultation was provided by ECG specialists in the center for general practitioners in regional primary health care institutions.Additionally, the ECG training course was also conducted monthly for general practitioners.The 2-year data of ECG consultation were retrospectively reviewed and the effectiveness of the consultation network was evaluated.Results During the past two years, 86 593 electrocardiograms were uploaded by primary medical institutions, in which 3 976 were required for consultation. The monthly number of electrocardiograms sent by general practitioners was increased from 3 269 ±290 in the first year to 3 947 ±376 in the second year ( P<0.01 ) .However, the requirements of ECG consultation were not significantly different between two years.Compared to the first year, the rates of consultation requirements, misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis for ECGs of atrial and ventricular premature beats, atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia, left and right bundle branch blocks,ⅠandⅡdegree atrioventricular blocks and myocardial infarction were significantly decreased ( all P<0.05) in the second year;meanwhile there was a tendency towards the reduction for ECGs of atrial flutter and Ⅲ degree atrioventricular block in the second year.Conclusion The regional electrocardiographic consultation network is effective to improve the capability of primary medical institutions in electrocardiographic diagnosis.
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Objective To analyze the periopemtive blood loss of elderly patients with intertrochanter fracture that fixed with proximal femoral nail-antirotation (PFNA),and to explore the risk factor influencing the perioperative blood loss following PFNA fixation.Methods The clinical data of 62 elderly patients with intemochanter fracture treated with PFNA were analyzed retrospectively to determine the perioperative obvious blood loss and hidden blood loss.The impact of gender,age and fracture type on blood loss was also analyzed.Results The obvious blood loss of 62 patients was (120.6 ±42.0) ml,which accounted for 15.5％ in total blood loss [(775.8 ± 129.6) ml].The hidden blood loss was (655.2 ± 109.1) ml,which accounted for 84.5％ in total blood loss.The hidden blood loss was much more than obvious blood loss (P＜ 0.01).The total blood loss,obvious blood loss,hidden blood loss was (773.3 ± 131.5),(122.5 ± 44.1),(650.8± 114.2) mlinmahgroup (20cases),(777.0± 124.7),(119.7±40.2),(657.3 ± 107.7) ml in female group (42 cases),and there was no significant difference between two groups (P ＞ 0.05).The total blood loss,obvious blood loss was (813.1 ± 107.5),(117.7 ±49.7) ml in advanced age group (35 cases),(727.4 ± 114.3),(124.4 ± 36.6) ml in non-advanced age group (27 cases),and there was no significant difference between two groups (P ＞0.05).The hidden blood loss was (695.4 ±74.1) ml in advanced age group,(603.0 ± 65.3) ml in non-advanced age group,and there was significant difference between two groups (P＜0.05).The total blood loss,obvious blood loss,hidden blood loss was (578.1 ±82.3),(68.5 ±23.1),(509.6 ±63.1) ml in stable group (14 cases),(833.5 ±84.1),(135.8 ±35.0),(697.7 ±79.3) ml in unstable group (48 cases),and there was significant difference between two groups (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Hidden blood loss is the major part of perioperative blood loss of elderly patients with intertrochanter fractures that fixed with PFNA.Advanced age and unstable fracture type are risk factors of hidden blood loss.
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Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the optimal time for decompression in a 24-hour lasting porcine model.Methods After baseline data were recorded,24 pigs were randomly allocated into three groups as follows:one SAP-alone group,and two SAP + ACS groups (decompression at 6 and 12 hours,respectively).We used a N2 pneumoperitoneum to increase the intra-abdominal pressure to 25 mmHg and retrograde intra-ductal infusion of sodium taurocholate to induce severe acute pancreatitis (SAP).Systemic hemodynamic profiles,urine output,systemic oxygenation,and serum biochemical parameters of the animals were obtained.Results After induction of ACS,the hemodynamics and oxygenation of the study animals deteriorated significantly.The survival time of the 12-hour group was significantly shortened (P =0.008 vs.6 hours).Early decompression (6 h) restored systemic hemodynamics,oxygenation,organ function,and inflammatory intensity to a level comparable to that of the SAP-alone group.In contrast,animals in 12-hour group developed more severe hemodynamic suppression,oxygenation and organ dysfunction and inflammatory process.For instance,the cardiac output levels in the three groups were 2.70 ±0.50 for the SAP group,2.75 ±0.48 for the 6 hour-group and 2.19 ±0.43 for the 12 hour-group.Conclusion Early decompression could significantly reduce the mortality in a porcine model of SAP incorporating ACS,and also improve systemic hemodynamics,organ function and inflammatory intensity.
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Objective To explore the relationship between leadership of head nurses and nurse job satisfaction. Methods By generalized stratified sampling, 207 nurses who were in accordance with the inclusion were selected from 2 hospitals in China. To evaluate leadership of head nurses that selected nurses perceived and the status of their job satisfaction, they were asked to complete a questionnaire consisting of transactional subscale and transformational subscale of MLQ, and job satisfaction measurement scale. Results Head nurses were more frequently to be transactional than transformational, and frequencies between the two kinds of leadership that head nurses showed had significant difference. Regarding job satisfaction, nurses had the highest score in colleague and the lowest score in payment. transformational leadership was one of the influential factors on nurse job satisfaction, and were positively correlated with the overall nurse job satisfaction, satisfaction with leaders, satisfaction with communication. Conclusions Head nurses can improve nurse job satisfaction by being more transformational.
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BACKGROUND: Nano-hydroxyapatite/collagen (NHAC) has similar component, structure, and morphology to natural bone, characterizing by good biocompatibility, multiaperture, large aperture, high porosity, and high pore communication rate; therefore, NHAC is an ideal scaffold material for bone tissue engineering.OBJECTIVE: To explore the feasibility of rabbit bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and NHAC in constructing tissue-engineered bone.DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: In vitro observational experiment was performed at Cell Laboratory of Jiangsu University from March to September 2006.MATERIALS: A one-month-old healthy male New Zealand rabbit was provided by Experimental Animal Center of Jiangsu University. NHAC was provided by Material Department of Tsinghua University.METHODS: Rabbit MSCs were isolated and purified in vitro, and the 3rd-generation MSCs were seeded onto NHAC. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ① Morphology and growth curve of rabbit MSCs; ② adhesion grade at day 5 and 10 after culture under scanning electron microscopy; ③ the amount of MSCs that adhered with NHAC on the 5th and 10th days. RESULTS: Rabbit MSCs were grown adherently with great reproductive activity, and the auxodrome was in accordance with Logistic auxodrome. Scanning electron microscopy demonstrated that the amount of MSCs on the 10th day was significantly greater than the amount on the 5th day (P < 0.01).CONCLUSION: The adhesion degree of the compound of MSCs and NHAC is high.