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OBJECTIVE@#To explore the value of in situ amniocyte culture for prenatal diagnosis.@*METHODS@#2716 amniotic fluid samples were cultured in situ on slides. After the culture, the slides were stained, photographed and analyzed.@*RESULTS@#All samples were successfully analyzed, with the success rates for primary culture and subculture being 98.42% and 1.58%, respectively. 224 samples (8.25%) were detected with chromosomal aberrations, which included 125 cases with trisomy 21, 31 with trisomy 18, 3 with trisomy 13, 4 with 45,X, 17 with 47,XXY, 5 with 47,XYY, 1 with 48,XXY,+18, 1 with 48,XXYY, 26 with structural chromosomal aberrations, and 11 with mosaicisms for aneuploidies.@*CONCLUSION@#In situ amniocyte culture is stable and has a high success rate, and is capable of identifying true and false mosaicisms, which can improve the accuracy of prenatal diagnosis.
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Objective To explore the influence of perioperative factors on postoperative pulmonary infection in patients with esophageal cancer.Methods According to the inclusion criteria in the present study, clinical data of 150 patients undergoing radical prostatectomy for esophageal cancer in our hospital was retrospectively analyzed.In accordance with whether the occurrence of pulmonary infection or not, 32 patients were regarded as pulmonary infection group and 118 patients were designated as no-pulmonary infection group.The dosage of anesthesia drug, intubation time, single lung ventilation time, operation time, anesthesia time, extubation time, intraoperative blood loss, crystal transshipment, colloid transshipment, intraoperative total amount of rehydration, anesthesia methods and one-lung ventilation way were recorded.The indexes of anesthesia factors were compared between the two groups.Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to predict the risks of postoperative pulmonary infection for anesthesia factors.Results Total sufentanil and propofol dose, single lung ventilation time, operation time, anesthesia time, extubation time and the percentage of uninterrupted expansion of lung, nose sputum suction catheter and pethidine postoperative analgesia in pulmonary infection group were respectively significantly higher than that of non-pulmonary infection group (all P<0.05).There were no statistical differences of dosage of midazolam and atracurium, intubation time, intraoperative blood loss, crystalloid volume, colloid volume, the total infusion volume, anesthesia methods and intraoperative one-lung ventilation mode between the two groups.Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that each increase of sufentanil total dose of 7.5 μg (OR=1.65, 95%CI 1.24-2.85), each increase of 10 min in single lung ventilation time (OR=2.14, 95%CI 1.32-3.62), each increase of 20 min in anesthesia time (OR=1.87, 95%CI 1.46-3.15), nose sputum suction catheter (OR=2.03, 95%CI 1.27-3.46)as well as pethidine postoperative analgesia (OR=3.44, 95%CI 2.25-5.13) were all risk factors for postoperative pulmonary infection (P<0.05).Conclusion Appropriate amount of sufentanil usage reduces single lung ventilation time and anesthesia time as well as implementing fiber bronchoscope for sputum suction, and postoperative use of self-control vein analgesia can decrease the incidence of postoperative pulmonary infection in esophageal cancer patients.
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Objective To explore the diagnostic value of 18F-FDG PET/CT delayed imaging after induced diuresis for primary bladder tumor.Methods Fourteen patients (12 males,2 females; age range 35-88 years) with pathologically confirmed primary bladder tumor (clinical stage T1.3N0M0) were retrospectively analyzed.All patients underwent standard 18F-FDG PET/CT followed by a delayed (2.5-3.0 h later)pelvic imaging post intravenous injection of 20 mg furosemide and oral intake of 600 ml water.A positivelesion was defined as the uptake of 18F-FDG greater than the urine radioactivity and negative as equaled to or less than the urine radioactivity.Diagnostic efficacy of 18F-FDG PET/CT was calculated with pathology as the gold standard.Mann-Whitney u test was used to analyze data.Results There were 12 malignant (11 urothelium carcinomas and 1 squamous cell carcinoma) and 2 benign tumors (papillary epitheliomas).On standard PET/CT imaging,3 of 12 malignant lesions showed increased metabolism of 18F-FDG and the other 9 were false negative; while the 2 benign tumors showed no abnormal 18F-FDG uptake.The sensitivity,specificity,and accuracy of 18F-FDG PET/CT were 3/12,2/2 and 5/14,respectively.Sizes of the 3 18F-FDG-avid malignant lesions were greater than those of other 9 18F-FDG-negative lesions (26,30,35 mm vs (15.6±6.3) mm; Z=-2.315,P＜0.05).The sensitivity,specificity,and accuracy of delayed pelvic imaging were 11/12,2/2,13/14,respectively.Conclusion 18F-FDG PET/CT delayed imaging after diuresis has a high diagnostic efficacy for primary bladder tumor.
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Objective To explore the diagnostic value of delayed 18 F?FDG PET/CT pelvic imaging after forced diuresis in detecting male patients with locally recurrent rectal cancer. Methods Thirty?two male patients ( 32-79 years) with clinically suspicious recurrences of rectal cancer were retrospectively ana?lyzed. All patients underwent a standard 18 F?FDG PET/CT followed by a delayed pelvic imaging after 2.5 h of administration of 20 mg furosemide intravenously and extra water intake of 500 ml at least. Final diagnosis was made by pathology or clinical follow?up (>10 months ) . Diagnostic efficiency of 18 F?FDG PET/CT standard and delayed pelvic images were calculated and compared. χ2 test was used for data analysis. Re?sults A total of 25 patients were diagnosed with recurrent rectal cancer, including 10 cases with invasion of surrounding tissue, and 5 cases with metastases. Among the 7 patients without local recurrences, 2 had dis?tant metastases. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of standard FDG PET/CT were 92.0%(23/25), 3/7, 81.2%(26/32), respectively. The corresponding values of the delayed imaging were 96.0%(24/25), 6/7, and 93.8%(30/32), respectively. The specificity of delayed imaging was higher than that of standard FDG PET/CT (χ2=14.333, P0.05) . The urina?ry bladder activity reached or approached the background during the delayed imaging. Twenty?two malignant lesions of surrounding invasion were confirmed. The positive rate of delayed imaging was higher than that of standard FDG PET/CT:95.5%(21/22) vs 63.6%(14/22);χ2=6.400, P<0.05. Conclusions 18F?FDG PET/CT delayed pelvic imaging after diuresis and hydration is useful for eliminating the artifacts from urina?ry bladder activity, and for detecting the invasion to the rectal surrounding tissue more effectively. It could be a supplement to standard FDG PET/CT.
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Objective:To investigate the theraputic effect of STAT3 Decoy-ODN combined with chemotherapy drugs for HCC commonly used in clinical,include doxorubicin (DOX),5-fluorouracil (5-Fu) and cisplatin;and,analyzing the impact of combination therapy on the immune system.Methods:MTT assay was used to detect cell proliferation,and Annexin-V /7AAD double staining assay was used to detect the apoptosis of Decoy ODN transfected-hepatoma cells treated with chemotherapy drugs.The tumor growth and survival rate of H22 tumor-bearing mice treated with DOX combined with STAT3 Decoy-ODN or not were observed.FACS was applied to analyze the subpopulation and activation of PBMCs from tumor-bearing mice treated as above,and to evaluate the influence of DOX or DOX-treated tumor cells on spleen lymphocyte activation.Results: DOX-induced the suppression and the apoptosis of H22 were significantly increased by Decoy ODN transfection.The combination treatment of Decoy ODN and DOX significantly reduced H22 tumor growth and extended the survival of tumor-bearing mice.Low-dose DOX could increase the proportion of T cells and CD69+T cells in PBMCs,as well as the expression of CD107a and IFN-γin NK cells.DOXt-reated H 22 cells increased the proportion of T cells.Conclusion:Targeted blocking STAT3 could enhance the sensitivity of liver cancer cells to doxorubicin.So,combination therapy may improve DOX therapeutic effect and reduce DOX-mediated side effects.Furthermore,low dose of DOX can promote the activation of host immune system by acting on tumor cells.
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OBJECTIVE:To investigate the use of antibiotics in the inpatients of our hospital.METHODS:The medical records of inpatients from Jan.2004 to Dec.2006 randomly selected in our hospital were analyzed statistically in respect to the irrational use of antibiotics.RESULTS:Of the total 1,120 inpatient medical records examined,843(75.3%) used antibiotics,56 involved irrational use of antibiotics,which manifested as improper in dosage,dosage regimen,drug combination or solvents selection etc.CONCLUSION:The irrational use of antibiotics is quite common,thus the role of clinical pharmacists should be strengthened to promote rational use of antibiotics in clinical practice.
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Objective To study the value of multi-slice spiral CT(MSCT)and high-resolution MR in evaluating the feasibility of total mesorectal excision(TME)for rectal cancer before operation.Methods Sixty-three cases biopsy-proven rectal cancer underwent MSCT and high-resolution MR examination,including CT in 35 and MR in 28.The involvement of mesorectal fascia,lymph nodes extra-fascia and the curve distance between the lesions and the anal margin were observed and compared with that of operation and pathology.Results In evaluating the involvement of mesorectal fascia,two patients were oversteped by CT and one patient by MRI,and there was no significantly statistic difference between CT and MRI.The curve distance between lesions and anal margis could be measured accurately on sagittal section of MR images in all cases.Sixteen patients had been found having metastatic lymph nodes at extra-mesorectal fascia,twelve of them were biopsy-proven.Thirty-seven patients had been found having metastatic lymph nodes at intra-mesorectal fascia,but 4 of them were inflammatory biopsy-proven.Conclusion MSCT and high-resolution MR are of significant values in evaluating the feasibility of TME in the patients with rectal carcinoma.
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OBJECTIVE:To prepare Xiaozhong zhitong cataplasma,establish a method for its quality control and to observe its clinical efficacy on orthopedic patients(30 cases).METHODS:Based on the precompounded prescription order of Xiaozhong zhitong powder with water soluble polymer substance as base material which were evenly mixed with the drug extractives before being applied on non-woven fabric to prepare Xiaozhong zhitong cataplasma.The clinical efficacy was compared between the trial group(Xiaozhong zhitong cataplasma) and the control group(Xiaozhong zhitong powder).RESULTS:The prepared Xiaozhong zhitong cataplasma had smooth surface and uniform thickness,with a satisfactory stability achieved within 3 months at a dosage of 0.715 6 g?100 cm-2.The total effective rate in the trial group(93.3%) was significantly higher than in the control group(76.7%)(P