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Objective:To investigate whether the nutrition support team (NST) benefits esophageal carcinoma (EC) patients who are concurrently undergoing chemoradiotherapy. Methods: Between June 2012 and December 2013, 40 EC patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy were divided into the NST group and routine treatment (RT) group, with 20 patients in each group. At the end of chemoradiotherapy, the nutritional status, incidence of complications, and completion rates of radiotherapy were evaluated. The length of hospital stay (LOS) and cost were also compared between the two groups. Results:The nutrition and blood parameter values of the NST group were better (P0.05) for the patients of the NST group. Conclusion: NST could maintain the nutritional status and improve the treatment compliance and tolerance of EC patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy, thereby shortening the LOS time and reducing the costs.
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Objective To investigate the role of immune response induced by different T-helper 1 and T-helper 2 (Th1 and Th2) ratio in peripheral blood and decidua from patients with hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy in the pathogenesis of the disease. Methods Peripheral blood and decidua from 12 non-pregnant women (no deciduas)(normal women group), 12 healthy pregnant women(healthy pregnant women group), 10 patients with gestational hypertension(gestational hypertension group), 25 patients with pre-eclampsia (PE)(including 10 patients with mild pre-eclampsia and 15 patients with severe pre-eclampsia)(pre-eclampsia group). Th1/Th2 ratio in peripheral blood and decidua was determined by flow-cytometrically. Results The ratio of Th1/Th2 in peripheral blood with normal women group is 10.5?1.5, the ratios of Th1/Th2 in peripheral blood and deciduas with healthy pregnant women group are 9.5 ?2.9 and 7.6?4.6 respectively, those with gestational hypertension group are 12.1?3.4 and 13.1?5.6 respectively, those with pre-eclampsia group are 16.8?3.8 and 26.7 ?9.4 respectively. The ratios of Th1/Th2 in peripheral blood and deciduas with pre-eclampsia group are much higher than those with other groups!, when they are compared with each other, there are statistical difference(P
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0 05) Conclusions Mifepristone with misoprostol for terminating early pnegnaney might be affect the expression of lymphocyte and cytokines and induce the disorder of decidual micro environment which might be the reason of medical abortion