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Objective To evaluate the predictive value of ultrasonography of the respiratory variability index of inferior vena cava internal diameter (IVC-RVI) in preoperative fluid responsiveness evaluation of hip fracture in geriatric patients.Methods A retrospective case-control study was used to analyze 39 cases of elderly hip fractures admitted to the Daping Hospital of Army Medical Center from August 2017 to February 2018,including 15 males and 24 females,aged 65-92 years [(80.9 ±7.9)years].The heart rate (HR),mean arterial pressure(MAP),cardiac output (CO),and cardiac stoke volume (SV)were recorded five minutes after the patient entered the operating room and within 5 minures after capacity load test.The inferior vena cave during expiration (IVCe) and inferior vena cave during inspiration (IVCi) were measured by ultrasound before and after volume load test and the difference in IVC-RVI was calculated.Volumetric positive group were the cases of SV change (△SV) ≥15％ (positive group,n =21),and volume negative group were the cases of △SV ＜ 15％ (negative group,n=18).The correlations between various ultrasonic parameters and SV were analyzed by comparing HR,MAP,CO,SV,SV,IVCe,IVCi and IVC-RVI before and after the capacity load test.The predictive value of IVC-RVI for preoperative volumetric reactivity in elderly patients with hip fractures was evaluated by using the receiver operative characteristic (ROC) curve and Pearson correlation analysis.Results Prior to the volumetric load test,no significant difference was observed between the two groups concerning HR,MAP,CO,SV,and IVCe (P ＞ 0.05),IVCi in the positive group was significantly smaller than that in the negative group (P ＜ 0.05),and IVC-RVI in the positive group was significantly larger than that in the negative group (P ＜ 0.05).After the volumetric load test,there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in CO,IVCe,IVCi,and IVC-RVI (P ＞ 0.05),HR in the positive group was smaller than that in the negative group (P ＜ 0.05),and MAP and SV in the positive group were significantly larger than that in the negative group (P ＜ 0.05).Compared with that before capacity load test,MAP,CO,and SV in the positive group increased after the capacity load test (P ＜ 0.05),while the HR difference was not statistically significant (P ＞ 0.05).HR,MAP,CO,and SV showed no significant difference in the negative group before and after capacity test (P ＞ 0.05).IVC-RVI assessed the area under the curve (AUC) was 0.80 ± 0.08 for preoperative volumetric responsiveness in elderly hip fractures (P ＜ 0.05),with a critical point of 20.69％,sensitivity of 77.78％,and specificity of 76.19％.After Pearson correlation analysis,IVC-RVI was positively related to △SV (OR =0.367,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Ultrasonography of the respiratory variability of IVC can predict the preoperative fluid responsiveness of hip fracture in geriatric patients and guide for clinical rehydration.
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Objective To explore the therapeutic effects of statin in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in stable period. Methods 83 patients with COPD in stable period were recruited and randomly divided into two groups, treatment group (n = 41) and control group (n = 42).The control group received conventional routine therapy, and treatment group was given rosuvastatin calcium 20 mg once per day on the basis of routine treatment. The levels of sera C-reactive protein (CRP), pulmonary function (FEV1、FEVl%pred), and COPD assessment test (CAT) were observed at the time points of 0 week and 12th week, 24th week and 48th week were compared between two groups. Results At 12th week after the treatment, sera CRP levels, FEV1, FEV1%pred and CAT scores in either control group or treatment group showed some extent of improvements as compared to those at the time point of 0 week, and there was statistical difference of sera CRP levels and CAT scores between two groups (P 0.05) .24th week and 48th week after the treatment; sera CRP levels, FEV, FEV1%pred and CAT scores in two groups all significantly improved and were statistical different between two groups (P < 0.05). Conclusion Statin can alleviate inflammatory reaction, improve pulmonary function and life quality of patients with COPD.
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Objective To investigate the effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on the levels of hemorheology and C-reactive protein in patients with obstructive sleep hypopnea apnea syndrome (OSAHS). Methods 58 moderate to severe OSAHS subjects were selected as treatment group and 32 healthyadults were selected as control group. Hemorheology and C-reactive protein in all subjects were examined and compared. The levels of hemorheology and C-reactive protein were also examined and compared before and after 3 months CPAP treatment in treatment group. Results In treatment group, the levels of the whole blood viscosity and hs-CRP were significantly higher than those in control group (P < 0.01). After treatment of CPAP for three months, the levels of the whole blood viscosity and hs-CRP obviously decreased (P < 0.01). Conclusion Levels of hemorheology and hs-CRP are elevated in patients with OSAHS and CPAP therapy could effectively decrease serum levels of hemorheology and hs-CRP in patients with OSAHS.
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Objective To approach the changes of cytosol phospholipase A2α(cPLA2α)and nitric oxide (NO)in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)and its significance. Methods One hundred patients with COPD admitted into Department of Critical Care Medicine of Affiliated Wuqing Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM were enrolled,and according to the COPD severity grading standards,they were divided into mild group(25 cases),moderate group(25 cases),severe group(26 cases) and extremely severe group(24 cases);simultaneously,90 cases with normal pulmonary function who had taken health examination were chosen and assigned to the healthy control group. The cPLA2α level was detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA),the level of uric acid(UA),total cholesterol(TC),triacylglycerol (TG)were detected by enzymatic method,and serum NO metabolites(NOx)level was detected by nitrate reductase method. Results Compared with the healthy control group,the serum levels of cPLA2α and UA in patients with different severity of COPD were significantly increased;along with the increase of patient's COPD grade of severity,the cPLA2α,UA levels were gradually increased,while NOx level was gradually decreased in mild, moderate, severe, extremely severe groups〔cPLA2α(ng/L):125.60±8.17, 155.20±6.42, 190.20±9.32, 255.80±11.28 vs. 88.50±7.99;UA(μmol/L):381.23±32.22,434.95±87.71,464.81±52.65,487.45±82.61 vs. 241.95±52.33;NOx(μmol/L):59.90±17.52,45.60±6.17,38.20±4.08,25.70±3.04 vs. 74.90±18.31,all P0.05). The cPLA2αand NOx levels presented significant negative correlation(rs=-0.798,P=0.013). Conclusion The combined examination of blood cPLA2αand serum NOx levels can evaluate the severity degree of COPD patients,and cPLA2αcan be used as a new target index for COPD grading.