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Objective To explore optimum cycle of Automatic Washer Disinfector for endozime auto wash triple plus with advanced proteolytic action to ensure mechanical cleaning quality and improve safety of reusable medical instruments. Methods Visual inspection, STF cleaning efficacy monitoring test and Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) test were used to verify cleaning quality of the newly updated No.4 automatic washer disinfector, and changed key parameters on weekly basis, such as pre-cleaning temperature, pre-cleaning time, detergent concentration, main cleaning temperature, and main flushing time, recorded cleaning results for three weeks:Group test of initial procedure, Group test 1 of optimization procedure and Group test 2 of optimization procedure.Χ2 test was used to compare differences of the three groups and determine the optimum cycle. Results Group test 2 of optimization procedure had the highest visual inspection and ATP test qualification rate (both were 100.00%), and pass all the STF tests. Cleaning quality was significantly better than the other two groups, and the cycle made full use of the tested detergent. Conclusions Cycle parameters of cleaning machine have great impact on medical instruments cleaning quality; Specific consuming products need to be verified to determine the optimum cleaning cycle.
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Objective To evaluate the clinical significance of detection of serum procalcitonin(PCT),high sensitivity-C-reactive protein(hs-CRP)and leukocyte in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(AECOPD)patients.Methods 45 patients with AECOPD and 50 patients(AECOPD group)with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)in slationary phase (COPD group)were selected,and their serum levels of PCT,hs-CRP and leukocyte were tested.Results Before treatment,the con-centrations of PCT and hs-CRP were (3.32±1.81)ng/mL and (22.36±5.03)mg/L in AECOPD group respectively.They were significantly higher than those in COPD group with statistical differences(P<0.01).The positive predictive value of PCT and hs-CRP was 68.9% and 60.0% in AECOPD group respectively,which were significantly higher than those in COPD group(P<0.01).After antibiotic treatment,the leukocyte,PCT,and hs-CRP levels in AECOPD group were significantly lower than those be-fore treatment(P< 0.01).Conclusion In AECOPD patients,PCT and hs-CRP are good diagnostic indexes.
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AIM: To optimize the extraction process for coumarins in Angelica Dahurica by supercritical CO 2 as guided by the contents of oxyimperatorin, imperatorin and the total coumarins in the extract. METHODS: HPLC was applied to determine the contents of oxyimperatorin and imperatorin. orthogonal design was applied to optimize SFE process. Range and variance analysis as well as stepwise nonlinear regression analysis were applied to deal with experimental results. RESULTS: The optimum process was established as following: 21MPa as extracting pressure, 50℃ as extracting temperature, 3.5h as extracting time, 20 mesh as pulverized degree and 6.5MPa as separating pressure. The relative error between experimental data and calculated value was less than 5%. CONCLUSION: Changes in extracting pressure, temperature, time, pulverized degree would affect the extracting results remarkably. Some factors had interactions on the extraction of coumarins in Angelica Dahurica . Regression equation was reasonable and could forecast results precisely.
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The projection from the thalamus and mesencephalon to the cingulate gyrus in the rat was studied with the horeseradish peroxidase method. Results were as follows:When injections were made into the anterior part of the cingulate gyrus, the labeled cells were found mainly in the thalamic nuclei (AM, MD, LD) and the midbrain nuclei (SNC, AVT, nuclei raphe dorsalis and centeralis superior). When injection was made into the posterior part of the cingulate gyrus, a considerable number of HRP-positive neurons were seen in the laterodorsal nucleus (LD), mediodorsal nucleus (MD) and anterior thalamic nuclei (AM, AV, AD).When the injection was made into one side of the cingulate gyri, all labeled cells were found in the ipsilateral side, indicating the projection is uncrossed.