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Objective To investigate the rehabilitative effect of simulated family intervention on hospitalized depression patients.Methods One hundred depression patients in hospital were evenly randomized into the experiment group and control group:Both groups were treated with traditional antidepressant therapy and beside,the experiment group were taken care of by family members by way of simulated family intervention and the control group by isolated nursing intervention.The two groups were compared in therapeutic effect by survey using HAMD before intervention and 3 months after that.Result After 3 months of treatment,the score by HAMD in the experiment group was significantly lower than that in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion The simulated family intervention by family members in hospital may be effective in improving the rehabilitation of depression patients and good for their resumption to the communities.
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Objective To compare the efficacy of flurbiprofen axetil combined with fentanyl administered using different modes for postoperative analgesia.Methods This was a prospective,multicenter,randomized,double-blind,control,parallel-group study.ASA Ⅰ or Ⅱ patients,aged 14-91 yr,weighing 35-95 kg,scheduled for orthopedic,thoracic or hepatobiliary surgery under general anesthesia from January 2010 to October 2010,were randomly divided into A,B and C groups.The three groups received patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) after surgery.In group A,flurbiprofen axetil 100 mg was injected immediately after the end of surgery and then PCIA was performed with fentanyl 1.0 mg in 100 ml of normal saline.In group B,PCIA was performed with flurbiprofen axetil 200 mg and fentanyl 0.6 mg in 100 ml of normal saline.In group C,flurbiprofen axetil 100 mg was injected immediately after the end of surgery and then PCIA was performed with flurbiprofen axetil 200 mg and fentanyl 0.6 mg in 100 ml of normal saline.The PCA pump was set up with a 2 ml bolus dose,a 10 min lockout interval and background infusion at a rate of 2 ml/h.VAS scores at rest and during activity and sedation score were recorded at the end of surgery and 4,8 and 24 h after surgery.The effective analgesia,excessive sedation,nausea and vomiting,dizziness,somnolence and respiratory depression were recorded within 24 h after surgery.Samples from the PCIA bump were taken to do microbe culture experiment at 24 and 48 h after surgery.Results Two thousand five hundred and ninety-six cases completed this trial (875 cases in group A,946 cases in group B and 775 cases in group C).Compared with group A,VAS scores at rest and during activity at the end of surgery and 4,8 and 24 h after surgery and sedation score were significantly decreased in group B,VAS scores at rest and during activity were significantly decreased at the end of surgery and 4 and 8 h after surgery and sedation scores were significantly increased at 4 and 8 h after surgery in group C,the rate of effective analgesia was increased in groups B and C,the incidence of excessive sedation was decreased in group B,while increased in group C,the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting was significantly decreased in groups B and C,and the incidence of postoperative dizziness was significantly decreased in group C (P ＜ 0.05).Compared with group B,no significant change was found in the VAS scores at rest and during activity,rate of effective analgesia,and incidences of nausea and vomiting,and somnolence (P ＞ 0.05),sedation scores were significantly increased at the end of operation and 4 and 8 h after surgery,the incidence of excessive sedation was increased,and the incidence of postoperative dizziness was decreased in group C (P ＜ 0.05).Neither bacterium nor fungus was found in the PCIA pump samples.Conclusion PCIA with flurbiprofen axetil 200 mg and fentanyl 0.6 mg (background infusion at a rate of 2 ml/h,2 ml bolus dose,10 min lockout interval) provides better efficacy and the occurrence of sides effects is low for the patients undergoing moderate or major operations.
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Objective To investigate the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) pretreatment on the expression of phosphorylated signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (pSTAT3) in cortical neurons in a rat model of focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury.Methods Forty-five adult male Sprague-Dawley rats,weighing 280-320 g,were randomly divided into 3 groups (n =15 each):sham operation group,I/R group and EA pretreatment group.Focal cerebral ischemia was induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion for 120 min,followed by 24 h of reperfusion.EA of Baihui acupoint lasting 30 min was performed and then the model of focal cerebral I/R was established 24 h later in EA group.Neurological function was assessed and scored at 24 h of reperfusion.The rats were then sacrificed and brains removed for detection of the cerebral infarct volume and expression of pSTAT3 (Ser727) in cortical neurons in ischemic penumbra by immunofluorescence and Western blot.Results Compared with sham operation group,the neurological function score was decreased,the infarct volume was increased,and the expression of pSTAT3 (Ser727) was up-regulated in groups I/R and EA (P ＜ 0.05).Compared with I/R group,neurological function score was increased,the infarct volume was decreased,and the expression of pSTAT3 (Ser727) was up-regulated in group EA (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion EA pretreatment reduces focal cerebral I/R injury through up-regulating pSTAT3 expression in cortical neurons in rats.