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OBJECTIVE:To observe therapeutic efficacy and safety of glutamine combined with low molecular weight heparin in the treatment of elderly severe pneumonia (SP).METHODS:In retrospective study,88 SP elderly patients were divided into control group (44 cases) and observation group (44 cases).Based on conventional treatment,control group was given Enteral nutritional suspension via nasal feeding.Observation group was additionally given Alanyl glutamine injection 20 g,dissolved in Amino acid solution with ratio of 1:5 at least and maximum concentration belowing 3.5％,i.v.,once a day+Low molecular weight heparin calcium injection 4 KU/kg subcutaneously,once a day,on the basis of control group.Both groups were treated for 7 d.Clinical efficacies and postoperative recovery (ventilator support time,pulmonary rale disappearance time and ICU hospitalization time) were observed in 2 groups.The levels of IgA,IgG,TNF-a,hs-CRP,APACHE Ⅱ score,coagulation function indexes (APTT,D-D,FIB,PT,PLT),blood gas analysis indexes [pa (CO2),SpO2,Oi,pa (O2)] and receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE),the occurrence of ADR before and after treatment were also observed in 2 groups.RESULTS:Total response rate of observation group (90.91％) was significantly higher than that of control group (72.73％),while ventilator support time,pulmonary rale disappearance time and ICU hospitalization time were significantly shorter than control group;the incidence of ADR was significantly lower than control group,with statistical significance (P＜ 0.05).After treatment,the levels of IgA,IgG,Oi,SpO2 and pa (O2) in 2 groups were significantly higher than before treatment,and the observation group was significantly higher than the control group.The levels of TNF-αt,hs-CRP,APACHE Ⅱ score,coagulation function indexes,pa(CO2) and RAGE in 2 groups were significantly lower than before,and the observation group was significantly lower than the control group,with statistical significance (P＜0.05).CONCLUSIONS:Based on conventional treatment,glutamine combined with low molecular weight heparin show significantly effect on elderly SP,effectively improve cellular immune function,coagulation function and blood gas analysis indexes and reduce RAGE level with good safety.
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Procalcitonin ( PCT) has closely related to the severity of senile pulmonary infection, and its dynamic detection can be used as the auxiliary diagnosis index for elderly severe pneumonia ( SP) . The effects of serum PCT dynamic detection in the early quick identification, diagnosis, disease course monitoring and prognosis evaluation for elderly SP were reviewed, and the effects and clinical significance of the detection in the optimization of antibiotic therapy were also summarized in the paper. The results showed the impor-tant value of PCT dynamic detection in the diagnosis of elderly SP and anti-infection therapy.