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Objective To study the efficacy and safety of low-dose azithromycin with tiotropium bromide in the treatment of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Methods A hundred and ten patients were randomized into three groups:tiotropium bromide group (36 cases,group A),azithromycin with tiotropium bromide group(38 cases,group B)and control group(36 cases,group C).Patients in group A were given tiotropium bromide (18 μg,q,d )in addition to conventional treatment.The patients in group B were given lowdose azithromycin (250 mg,twice a week) in combined with tiotropium bromide.The patients in control group were given the conventional treatment only.The courses of treatment lasted for six months.Results Compared with the control group,the frequency of acute exacerbation in patients treated with azithromycin and tiotropium bromide was reduced remarkably ( 2.1 ± 0.6 and 4.9 ± 0.7,t =18.5061,P ＜ 0.05 ).The severity of clinic symptoms ( Cough 1.3 ± 0.5 vs.2.2 ± 0.6,P ＜ 0.05 ),expectoration ( 1.0 ± 0.2 vs.1.7 ± 0.3,P ＜ 0.05 ),anhelation ( 1.5 ± 0.8 vs.2.1 ± 0.6,t =3.6342,P ＜ 0.001 ) ],life quality ( 29 ± 8 vs.42 ± 11,P ＜ 0.05 ) and six-minutes walking distance( [ 370.00 ± 14.26 ] m vs.[ 290.00 ± 12.85 ] m,P ＜ 0.05 ) of the azithromycin with tiotropium bromide group were improved significantly when compared with control.Compared with the tiotropium bromide group,the frequency of acute exacerbation ( 2.1 ± 0.6 vs.3.2 ± 0.8,P ＜ 0.05 ),the severity of clinic symptoms (Cough 1.3 ±0.5 vs.1.8 ±0.4,P＜0.05),expectoration( 1.0 ±0.2 vs.1.3 ±0.3,P ＜0.05) and anhelation( 1.5 ±0.8 vs.1.9 ± 0.6,P ＜ 0.05 ) ],life quality ( 29 ± 8 vs.36 ± 10,P ＜ 0.05 ) and six-minutes walking distance ( [ 370.00 ± 14.26 ] m vs.[ 330.00 ± 13.76 ] m,P ＜ 0.05 ) were improved over those of tiotropium bromide group.Conclusion The long-term low-dose azithromycin in combinned with tiotropium bromide is good and safe in treating stable COPD.Therefore,it is worth of further clinical evaluation.
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Objective To study the protective effect of Octreotide against ischemia-reperfusion injury when liver was resected Methods Using the routine Pringle's maneuver hepaticvaseular occlusion,thirty patients for resection of liver with cirrhosis were random divided into two groups:octreotide group(n=15)and physiologic saline group(n=15).In octreotide group,the patients with hepatecto15),the patients were injected 1ml saline in the same way.The variations of postoperative liver function were measured.Plasma MDA and TNF-α after reperfusion for 1h were measured and the hepatic histopathologic alterations were also examined.Results The levels of ALT and AST from the octreotide group increased less than those of the physiologic saline group(P＜0.01).Meanwhile,Plasma MDA and TNF-α from the octreotide group was slightly increased(P＜0.01)and the hepatic histopathologic alterations were significantly decreased.Conclusions Given octreotide by subcutaneous injection before blocking portabepatis show all important protective effect against the hepatic isehemia-repedusion injury for resection of liver.
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Objective To explore the new operation approach and the effect of surgical therapy on cardial carcinoma. Methods A total of 78 patients with cardial carcinoma received surgical therapy by the transabdominal route from January 1992 to January 2002, of which 30 cases were treated by total gastrectomy by substitution of P shaped jejunum and 48 cases were treated by subtotal gastrectomy. All patients were followed-up postoperatively from 6 months to 5 years. Results The average length of resected lower part of the esophagus above the tumors was over 5cm, without cancer tissue retained in resected edge. The rate of intramediastinal lymph node metastasis was 18.4%. 5-year survival rate of the patients with total gastrectomy was higher than that of the patients with subtotal gastrectomy, and the morbidity rate of reflux esophagitis of the former was lower than that of the latter. Conclusions The patients of cardial carcinoma in Ⅲ stage or Ⅱstage with lymph node metastasis of 5 or 6 groups should be treated by radical total gastrectomy. The P shaped reconstruction of stomach with jejunum as a replacement satisfies the physiological needs and causes less compications.