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Objective:To evaluate whether underdilated stent could reduce the occurrence of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) creation.Methods:A total of 197 patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis, who had underwent TIPS creation at Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, were analyzed retrospectively, including 110 males and 87 females with age 25-79 (54±11) years old. Uncovered and covered stents with 8 mm diameter were implanted in all subjects, and then dilated by balloon catheters with 6 mm or 8 mm diameter. The patients were divided into two groups, including underdilated group (6 mm, n=105) and control group (8 mm, n=92).Kaplan-Meier curves were used to illustrate cumulative rate of HE, and the differences were assessed with the log-rank test. Multivariate analyses with a Cox regression model were conducted to explore the risk factors for HE. Results:During a median follow-up period of 29 (12-54) months, 16 (15.2%) patients developed HE in the underdilated group and 27 (29.3%) patients in the control group. There was a significant difference in the cumulative rate of HE ( P=0.014), but no statistical differences were found in terms of variceal rebleeding, shunt dysfunction and survival between the two groups ( P=0.608, P=0.659, P=0.968). In multivariated analysis, group assignment (underdilated vs. control, HR=0.291, 95% CI 0.125-0.674, P=0.004) was identified as an independent risk factor for HE after TIPS creation. Conclusion:Underdilated TIPS could reduced the risk of HE compared with completely dilated TIPS, with comparable risk of variceal rebleeding, shunt dysfunction and mortality. And it is worthy of applying this technique to a large sample of patients in clinical practice.
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Deep venous thrombosis is a very common complication of orthopedic patients on bed rest. In the present study, comparison of the correlation between serum vascular endothelial growth factor [VEGF] with D-Dimer, fibrinogen and thrombo elastogram was done. 68 elderly fractured patients that had undergone surgery were divided into two groups according to whether they were diagnosed with deep venous thrombosis in the perioperative period or not. ELISA assays was carried out to detect the VEGF, D-Dimer and fibrinogen levels prior to operation and post-operation on 1st, 5thand 10th day. SPSS20.0 [IBM US] statistical software was used in the research for statistical data analysis. The measured data was evaluated by using mean +/- standard deviation. The present study has found that VEGF levels in both these two groups showed an increase at first followed by a decrease, which indicated that the angiogenesis process after operative injury can cause an increase of serum VEGF levels. The thrombosis group showed higher VEGF levels compared to the non-thrombosis group after the operation for different days; difference was statistically significant [P<0.05]. In addition, VEGF levels in the thrombosis group after the operation were closely related to the D-Dimer and fibrinogen content. However, for non-thrombosis group, the relationship between VEGF levels and the content of DDimer and fibrinogen was weak
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Objective To analyze the diagnosis,treatment and prognosis of small cell carcinoma of bladder (SCCB) in order to improve the understanding of it.Methods The pathological and clinical data of 5 cases of SCCB were retrospectively analyzed.All patients were male,aged 50 to 78 years (mean age,64 years).Clinical manifestations of 4 cases were gross hematuria,the other case was found by health examination.Ultrasonography results of 3 cases were medium echo tumors,the other 2 cases were hypoecho tumors.The diameter of the tumor was 2.1 to 4.0 cm (mean,3.0 cm).There were 3 patients accepted CT scan.One of them was found of hydronephrosis and multiple pelvic lymph nodes.All patients accepted diagnostic TURBT.Three of them accepted postoperative chemotherapy (1 cycle) without other surgery.Two patients accepted radical cystectomy with postoperative chemotherapy (3 cycles) after bladder tumor biopsy.Results Pathological findings showed that tumor cells were small,round and sheet in arrangement.These hyperchromatic nuclei showed limited cytoplasm with lack of nesting character.Neuron specific enolase,chromogranin A and synaptophysin were positive in immunohistochemistry.The final diagnosis was SCCB'.Two of the three patients who accepted TURBT with postoperative chemotherapy died 7 and 8 months postoperatively,the other one was alive for 32 months.Another two patients who accepted radical cystectomy with postoperative chemotherapy were alive for 16 and 26 months.Conclusions SCCB is a rare tumor which has high malignancy and poor prognosis.Radical cystectomy in combination with postoperative chemotherapy is the main treatment.Retained bladder surgery with chemotherapy is an alternative choice.
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Objective To investigate the effect of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation treatment on patients with acute left heart failure and hyoxemia.Methods Sixty-two patients with acute left heart failure and hyoxemia were divided into control group (31 cases) and treatment group (31 cases).All patients were treated with a conventional therapy plan and patients in treatment were received noninvasive positive pressure ventilation beside conventional therapy.Blood gas analysis,plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and clinical manifestation before and after treatment were monitored.Results The time of clinical manifestation al0leviation in treatment group was (33.7 ±7.9) min,shorter than that of control group ((55.9 ± 12.1) min,t =8.554,P ＜0.01).Compared with pre-treatment,heart rate (HR),respiratory rate(RR),mean arterial pressure(MAP),pH,oxygen saturation of blood (SaO2),arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2),arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide(PaCO2) and BNP in treatment group were improved significantly(HR:(133.89 ± 5.45) beat/ min vs.(87.27 ± 5.74) beat/min,t =32.794,P ＜ 0.01 ; RR:(34.25 ± 5.67) beat/min vs.(20.15 ± 2.54) beat/min,t =12.636,P ＜ 0.01 ; MAP:(104.52 ± 7.25) mmHg vs.(76.57 ± 3.76) mmHg,t =19.055,P ＜0.01; pH:(7.29±0.06) vs.(7.40 ±0.06),t=7.218,P＜0.01;SaO2:(81.52 ±5.01)％ vs.(97.16±1.27) ％,t =16.848,P ＜ 0.01 ; PaO2:(55.30 ± 7.14) mmHg vs.(92.80 ± 6.24) mmHg,t =22.019,P ＜0.01;PaCO2:(46.23 ±10.30) mmHg vs.(40.56 ±5.19) mmHg,t =2.737,P＜0.05;BNP:(831.59 ±292.65) ng/L vs.(265.52 ±65.39) ng/L,t =10.511,P ＜0.01).And after treatment,HR,RR,MAP,SaO2,PaO2,BNP in control group were improved compared with that before treatment (HR:(132.13 ± 5.31) beat/min vs.(92.15 ± 4.28) beat/min,t =32.638,P ＜ 0.01 ;RR:(34.96 ± 4.78) beat/min vs.(23.91 ± 3.27) beat/min,t=l0.634,P＜0.01;MAP:(102.56 ±7.14) mmHg vs.(82.83±3.52) mmHg,t =13.800,P＜0.01;SaO2:(82.15 ± 5.24) ％ vs.(93.16 ± 2.59) ％,t =10.488,P ＜ 0.01 ; PaO2:(54.56 ± 6.27) mmHg vs.(75.19 ±3.52) mmHg,t =15.974,P ＜0.01 ;BNP:(823.15 ±277.26) ng/L vs.(371.15 ±87.55) ng/L,t =8.656,P ＜0.01).Statistical differences of pH and PaCO2 were not found in the control group before and after treatment(pH:7.32 ± 0.05,t =1.426,P =0.159 ;PaCO2:(43.78 ± 6.74) mmHg,t =0.253,P =0.801).HR,RR,MAP,pH,SaO2,PaO2,PaCO2 and BNP in treatment group were more significantly improved than that of control group(t =3.795,5.056,6.767,5.703,7.721,13.686,2.107 respectively,P ＜ 0.01or P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The therapy plan of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation on patients with acute left heart failure and hyoxemia can improve cardiac function and oxygenation quickly,and decrease the plasma BNP level.