Comparison of continuous pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block versus continuous fascia iliaca compartment block on pain management and quadriceps muscle strength after total hip arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized controlled study.

BACKGROUND: This investigation aimed to evaluate the impact of continuous pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block and continuous fascia iliac compartment block (FICB) on postoperative pain following total hip arthroplasty (THA). METHODS: This prospective, randomized, and controlled trial recruited a cohort of fifty-seven patients with unilateral femoral neck fractures from Xi'an Aerospace General Hospital in northwest China between July 2020 and November 2021. These patients were randomly assigned to two groups: the continuous PENG block group (PENG group, n = 29) and the continuous FICB group (FICB group, n = 28). Under ultrasound guidance, PENG block and FICB procedures were performed prior to spinal anesthesia, utilizing 20 ml of 0.25% ropivacaine for PENG block and 30 ml of 0.25% ropivacaine for FICB. Subsequently, a catheter was inserted. All study participants received a standardized postoperative multimodal analgesic regimen, including intravenous administration of 30 mg Ketorolac tromethamine every eight hours and patient-controlled neural analgesia (PCNA) after surgery. Numerical rating scale (NRS) scores at rest and during exercise were recorded at various time points: prior to block (T0), 30 min post-blockade (T1), and 6 h (T2), 12 h (T3), 24 h (T4), and 48 h (T5) postoperatively. Additional data collected encompassed postoperative quadriceps muscle strength, the time of initial ambulation after surgery, the number of effective PCNA activations, rescue analgesia requirements, and occurrences of adverse events (such as nausea and vomiting, hematoma, infection, catheter detachment, or displacement) within 48 h following surgery. RESULTS: In the PENG group, the resting NRS pain scores exhibited lower values at T1, T4, and T5 than those at T0. Furthermore, exercise NRS pain scores at T1-T5 were lower in the PENG group than in the FICB group. Similarly, during the same postoperative period, the PENG group demonstrated enhanced quadriceps strength on the affected side compared to the FICB group. Additionally, the PENG group displayed earlier postoperative ambulation and reduced occurrences of effective PCNA activations and rescue analgesia requirements compared to the FICB group. CONCLUSION: Continuous PENG block exhibited superior analgesic efficacy after THA compared to continuous FICB, promoting recovery of quadriceps strength on the affected side and facilitating early postoperative ambulation. TRIAL REGISTRATION: This clinical trial was registered in the China Clinical Trials Center ( http://www.chictr.org.cn ) on 20/07/2020, with the registration number ChiCTR2000034821.

Correlation between dead space fraction and pulmonary ultrasound score in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome and its prognostic value / 中华危重病急救医学

Objective:To investigate the correlation between dead space fraction and lung ultrasound score (LUS) and their prognostic value in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).Methods:The data of 98 patients with ARDS treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University from January to December 2020 were collected and analyzed. The gender, age, acute physiology and chronic health evaluationⅡ(APACHEⅡ), oxygenation index, dead space fraction and LUS score immediately and 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours after ICU admission and 28-day outcomes of all patients were collected. Pearson correlation was used to analyze the correlation between dead space fraction and LUS score. Binary Logistic regression was performed to analyze whether the dead space fraction and LUS score could be the risk factors of the prognosis in patients with ARDS. Receiver operator characteristic curve (ROC) was used to analyze the predictive effect of dead space fraction and LUS score on 28-day mortality in patients with ARDS.Results:A total of 98 patients with ARDS were included, of which 76 cases survived and 22 cases died within 28 days. With the prolongation of ICU stay, the dead space fraction and LUS score in the survival group increased first and then decreased. The dead space fraction and LUS score in the death group continued to increase to 96 hours, and were significantly higher than those in the survival group (dead space fraction: 0.569±0.019 vs. 0.491±0.021, LUS score: 20.09±2.39 vs. 15.13±1.91, both P < 0.05). There was a positive correlation between the dead space fraction and LUS score at 48, 72 and 96 hours in ICU ( r values were 0.200, 0.471 and 0.677, all P < 0.05). Binary Logistic regression analysis showed that dead space fraction and LUS score were independent risk factors affecting the prognosis of patients with ARDS [dead space fraction: odds ratio ( OR) was 69.064, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) was 22.680-123.499, P = 0.008; LUS score: OR was 4.790, 95% CI was 1.609-14.261, P = 0.005]. The results of ROC curve analysis showed that the dead space fraction at 48, 72 and 96 hours after ICU admission could be used to predict the 28-day mortality of patients with ARDS, the sensitivity was 59.1%, 90.9% and 95.5%, and the specificity was 89.5%, 80.3% and 98.7%. The area under the curve (AUC) of dead space fraction predicting 28-day mortality was 0.802, 0.952 and 0.998, all P < 0.01. The LUS score of 72 hours and 96 hours in ICU could be used to predict the 28-day mortality of patients with ARDS, the sensitivity was 77.3%, 77.3% and 100.0%, and the specificity was 68.4%, 88.2% and 80.3%, respectively. The AUC of the LUS score to predict the 28-day mortality of patients were 0.935 and 0.959, both P < 0.01. Conclusion:There was significant correlation between dead space fraction and LUS score, both of which were risk factors of 28-day mortality and be used to evaluate the 28-day prognosis of patients with ARDS.

Large-scale single-cell analysis reveals critical immune characteristics of COVID-19 patients

Dysfunctional immune response in the COVID-19 patients is a recurrent theme impacting symptoms and mortality, yet the detailed understanding of pertinent immune cells is not complete. We applied single-cell RNA sequencing to 284 samples from 205 COVID-19 patients and controls to create a comprehensive immune landscape. Lymphopenia and active T and B cell responses were found to coexist and associated with age, sex and their interactions with COVID-19. Diverse epithelial and immune cell types were observed to be virus-positive and showed dramatic transcriptomic changes. Elevation of ANXA1 and S100A9 in virus-positive squamous epithelial cells may enable the initiation of neutrophil and macrophage responses via the ANXA1-FPR1 and S100A8/9-TLR4 axes. Systemic upregulation of S100A8/A9, mainly by megakaryocytes and monocytes in the peripheral blood, may contribute to the cytokine storms frequently observed in severe patients. Our data provide a rich resource for understanding the pathogenesis and designing effective therapeutic strategies for COVID-19. HIGHLIGHTSO_LILarge-scale scRNA-seq analysis depicts the immune landscape of COVID-19 C_LIO_LILymphopenia and active T and B cell responses coexist and are shaped by age and sex C_LIO_LISARS-CoV-2 infects diverse epithelial and immune cells, inducing distinct responses C_LIO_LICytokine storms with systemic S100A8/A9 are associated with COVID-19 severity C_LI

Tocilizumab treatment in severe COVID-19 patients attenuates the inflammatory storm incited by monocyte centric immune interactions revealed by single-cell analysis

ABSTRACTDespite the current devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, several recent studies have suggested that the immunosuppressive drug Tocilizumab can powerfully treating inflammatory responses that occur in this disease. Here, by employing single-cell analysis of the immune cell composition of severe-stage COVID-19 patients and these same patients in post Tocilizumab-treatment remission, we have identified a monocyte subpopulation specific to severe disease that contributes to inflammatory storms in COVID-19 patients. Although Tocilizumab treatment attenuated the strong inflammatory immune response, we found that immune cells including plasma B cells and CD8+ T cells still exhibited an intense humoral and cell-mediated anti-virus immune response in COVID-19 patients after Tocilizumab treatment. Thus, in addition to providing a rich, very high-resolution data resource about the immune cell distribution at multiple stages of the COVID-19 disease, our work both helps explain Tocilizumab’s powerful therapeutic effects and defines a large number of potential new drug targets related to inflammatory storms.Competing Interest StatementJingwen Fang is the executive officer of HanGen BiotechView Full Text

Clinical analysis of kinetic enucleation and transurethral resection on treatment of hyperplasia of prostate / 重庆医学

Objective To compare and analyze clinical effects of Bipolar transurethral plasma kinetic enucleation of prostate (PKEP) and transurethral resection of the prostate(TURP) on the treatment huge benign prostatic hyperplasia.Methods Nine-six cases of huge benign prostatic hyperplasia were selected in this hospital from March 2012 to March 2015.All the patients were divided into two groups according to different operation method,namely PKEP group and TURP group.Then the operative time,bleeding amount,bladder washing time,hospital stay,complications between two groups were compared,and the international prostate symptom score (IPSS),quality of life score (QOL),maximal urinary flow rate (Qmax),residual urine volume 6 months before and after operation were compared between the two groups.Results The operative time [(100.0 ± 3.5)min],bleeding amount [(161.0 ± 9.2) mL],bladder washing time[(15.2 ± 1.2) h],hospital stay[(10.8 ± 2.6) d],complications (6 cases) in PKEP group were less than that in the TURP group,which were(132.0±4.2)min,(198.0±12.1)mL,(36.8±1.3)h,(13.6±2.9)d,complications (18 cases)respectively(P＜0.05).The IPSS,QOL,Qmax,residual urine volume in both group were significantly improved compared with surgery before(P＜0.05),and there were no significant differences between the two groups(P＞0.05).Conclusion PKEP and TURP both are effective surgeries for the treatment of huge BPH,while PKEP has short operation time,less intraoperarive bleeding and low incidence of complications,it is worthy of further clinical promotion.

Transurethral plasmakinetic enucleation of prostate for treating high-risk huge benign prostate hyperplasia / 重庆医学

Objective To research the clinical effect of transurethral plasmakinetic enucleation of prostate (PKEP) in the treatment of high-risk huge benign prostate hyperplasia(BPH).Methods Fifty-two cases of high-risk huge(＞120 g) BPH in this hospita1 from May 2010 to May 2015 were selected and performed PKEP.International prostate symptoms score(IPSS),quality of life(QOL) score,residual urine(RUV) and biggest urine flow rate(Qmax) were observed after operation.Results The mean operation time was (130.12 ± 12.14) min,the mean intraroperation bleeding amount was (120.24±9.81) mL,the mean hospital stay was (14.52 ± 1.82)d,the mean weight of resected prostate tissues was (113.42 ± 12.53)g.Follow-up lasted for 6 months without serious complications.IPSS、QOL,RUV and Qmax after operation were improved obviously,the difference was statistically significant compared with before operation(P＜0.05).Conclusion PKEP is safe and effective in the treatment of high-risk huge BPH.

Relevance Study Between Head Nurse Leadership Behavior and Safety Culture in Hospital Nursing / 中国医院管理

Objective To explore the relevance of safety culture in hospital nursing and the head nurse leadership behavior.Method The study adopts the method of convenience sampling to diversify the head nurse leadership behavior and nursing safety culture of 344 nurses in 3 first-class tertiary hospital of traditional Chinese Medicine in Heilongjiang Province.All survey data were entered into the SPSS17.0 software for analysis.Finally,conclusion was got.Result The head nurse leadership behavior is the highest score for leadership charm,followed by passive exception management,personalized care,active exception management,charisma,contingent reward and intellectual stimulation.Safety culture of nursing is slightly higher than medium level,in wh ch the team atmosphere,the satisfaction of the work,the unit security atmosphere,the management experience is higher than the medium level.The cognitive score of the pressure is lower than the medium level.Conclusion All dimensions of nurses' perception of head nurse leadership behavior has a positive correlation with each dimension of safety culture in hospital nursing.

High-flow nasal cannulae and noninvasive mechanical Ventilation forthe treatment of postoperative respiratory function failure / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To observe the high-flow nasal cannulae can reduce indoor postoperative intensive care patients with tracheal intubation in offline acute respiratory failure after extubation reintubation rates. Methods 53 cases of postoperative acute hypoxia type patients with respiratory failurein the ICU in offline after extubation were divided into two groups, control group of 24 patients, 29 cases of observation group patients. Control group patients in the event of a failure after using non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) and observation group of patients using HFNC. All other patients with same treatment and nursing. Compare two groups of patients reintubation rates. Results Observation group of reintubation rate was 20.69%(6/29), the control group was 45.83%(11/24), reintubation rate difference of two groups of patients were statistically significant (χ2=3.81, P < 0.05). Conclusions HFNC can reduce postoperative extubation after weaning reintubation rates in patients with acute respiratory failure.

Effects of high-flow nasal cannulae on the rate of tracheal intubation after extubation / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To observe whether the high-flow nasal cannulae (HFNC) can reduce the rate of re intubation after extubation in patients with tracheal intubation in the intensive care unit (ICU). Methods 134 patients with mechanical ventilation in ICU were divided into 2 groups according to the order of ICU. The control group and the observation group were divided into 67 groups. Patients in control group were used routine oxygen inhalation (nasal duct and mask) after weaning, while the observation group was HFNC. All the other patients with the same treatment and care. The rate of re intubation was compared between the 2 groups. Results In the observation group, the rate of reintubation was 4.48%(3/67) of all. The control group was 14.92%(10/67), two groups of patients with reintubation rate difference was statistically significant (χ2= 4.17, P < 0.05). Conclusions HFNC can decrease the rate of re intubation after extubation in patients with tracheal intubation.

Effect of sufentanil combined with remifentanil on anesthesia in emergency traumatic brain injury / 中国生化药物杂志

Objective To investigate the effect of sufentanil combined with remifentanil on anesthesia in emergency traumatic brain injury . Methods Retrospective analysed a total of 80 the clinical data of patients with traumatic brain treated in Yuyao Municipal People’s Hospital from March 2015 to August 2016 received surgical treatment in emergency, accorded to the intraoperative anesthesia were divided into remifentanil group and combined anesthesia group(remifentanil combined with sufentanil anesthesia group).The changes of MAP,HR and stress indexes in two groups were observed,awakening quality and complication rate between the two groups were compared.Results Before anesthesia,there was no difference between the two groups of MAP and HR levels,10 minutes after the anesthesia,the beginning of the operation and the end of the operation,the combined anesthesia group was higher than that of the remifentanil group ( P<0.05 );there was no significant difference in blood glucose and cortisol levels between the two groups before and after anesthesia,and the indexes of 12h after operation were lower than those in the remifentanil group (P<0.05);two groups of patients with respiratory recovery time,recovery time,eye opening time command and extubation time showed no significant difference between the two groups;nausea and vomiting,incidence of bradycardia and other complications had no significant difference.Conclusion Sufentanil combined with remifentanil in emergency brain trauma surgery anesthesia was better,has little effect on the mean arterial pressure and heart rate,low complication rate.

Effect evaluation of preventing ventilator associated pneumoia of patients with the oral trachea can-nula by air impact method to remove airbags retentate / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To evaluate effect of preventing ventilator associated pneumoia (VAP) of patients with oral cavity endotracheal intubation by air impulse clearing away secretion drainage. Methods 348 patients with oral trachea cannula and mechanical ventilation (MV) in intensive care unit (ICU) were divided into control group (n=174) and observational group (n=174). The control group adopted conventional airway management methods without the subglottic secretion drainage while the observational group adopted conventional airway management methods on the basis of combining air impact method remove stranded on airbags. Other treatment and care for all of patients were basically the same. The MV time, duration in ICU and incident rate on VAP were compared between the two groups. Results The average of MV time in control group was (5.25±1.18) days, (5.62±3.20) days in ICU and the rate of VAP was 10.34%(18/174). In observational, it was (8.96 ±5.43) days, (10.43 ±4.96 ) days and 34.48%(60/174), respectively. The MV time, duration in ICU and incident rate on VAP were significantly different (P<0.05), with statistical significance. Conclusions The air impact method to remove airbags retentate could shorten time of MV and during time in ICU, and could reduce the rate of VAP.

A comparative study of ureteroscopic pneumatic lithotripsy and minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy for the treatment of upper ureter caculi combined with renal intrarenal infection / 重庆医学

Objective To explore the safety and efficiency of patients with impacted upper ureter calculus combined with renal intrarenal infection treated by ureteroscopic pneumatic lithotripsy (URL ) and minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy (MPCNL) .Methods 126 cases of impacted upper ureteral calculi combined with renal intrarenal infection were treated in this hos-pita1 from July 2007 to July 2011 ,including 58 cases of URL ,68 cases of MPCNL .The success rate of primary lithotripsy ,stone-free rate ,postoperative adjuvant therapy ,operative time ,hospital stay ,incidence of postoperative complications and other data were analyzed .Results The success rate of group URL was 82 .76% (48/58) ,the success rate of group MPCNL was 100 .00% .The stone-free rate seven day after operation :URL was 62 .07% (36/58) ,MPCNL was 98 .53% (67/68)(P0 .05) .Conclusion It has higher successful rate and stone-free rate in patients with upper ureter calculus combined with renal intrarenal infection by MPCNL than those treated by URL .The safety and efficency of the former is better that of the latter .MPCNL can be the first choice for the upper ureter calculus combined with renal intrarenal infection .

Clinical analysis of heart rate variability in patients with thyroid disfunction / 中国地方病学杂志

Objective To investigate the autonomic nervous system function of hyperthyroidism and hyperthyroidism by analyzing the heart rate variability of patients with the diseases. Methods 12-synchronous dynamic 24-hour monitoring and man-machine dialogue were used in 36 patients with hyperthyroidism, 30 patients with hypothyroidism and 26 cases of healthy volunteers(controls), and 24-hour electrocardiogram was analyzed.Heart rate variability indicators observed included 24 h consecutive sinus standard deviation of R-R interval (SDNN), standard deviation of sequential five-minute R-R interval (SDANN), percentage of differences between adjacent NN intervals that ＞ 50 ms(PNN50), root mean square standard deviation from adjacent R-R interval (rMSSD), low-frequency power (LF), high frequency power (HF), low frequency power/high frequency power (LF/HF). Results In hyperthyroidism group, SDNN[(80.48 ± 11.95)ms], PNN50[(18.56 ± 3.50)%], rMSSD [ ( 13.56 ± 3.45)ms] were significantly lower than those of the control group[ ( 128.06 ± 12.8)ms, (32.84 ± 7.21)%,(30.84 ± 6.12)ms, all P ＜ 0.05 ], and LF/HF(3.78 ± 1.63) were significantly higher than that of the control group (2.34 ± 1.06, P ＜ 0.05). In hypothyroidism group, SDNN[(65.65 ± 15.55)ms], SDAN[ (80.2 ± 15.72)ms],PNN50[ (16.34 ± 3.56)%], rMSSD [ (15.77 ± 3.58)ms ], LF[ (279.03 ± 91.49)ms2/Hz ] were also significantly lower than those of the control group[ (128.06 ± 12.87)ms, (132.40 ± 21.95 )ms, (32.84 ± 7.21 )%, (30.84 ± 6.12)ms, (525.60 ± 84.11)ms2/Hz, all P ＜ 0.05], but LF/HF (1.08 ± 0.73) was lower than that of the control group,however, the difference was not significant(P ＞ 0.05). Conclusions The heart rate in patients with abnormal thyroid function is lower in the overall performance, but in patients with hyperthyroidism sympathetic activity is dominate, while in patients with hypothyroidism, vagal nerve activity is dominate.

[Analysis of T cell receptor BV dominant usage and CDR3 sequences during acute exacerbation in patients with chronic hepatitis B].

OBJECTIVES: To understand the role cellular immunology plays in the pathogenesis of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) through analysis of T cell receptor (TCR) beta chain variable region gene (BV) family dominant usage and beta chain complementarity determining region3 (CDR3) sequences of peripheral blood mononuclear cells of the patients. METHODS: TCR BV families were amplified by inverse polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and the dominant usage of BV families and CDR3 repertoire were analyzed by immunoscope technology for 8 CHB patients during their acute exacerbations and for 4 healthy blood donors who served as controls. The clonality of the T cells suspected by immunoscope was further confirmed by CDR3 sequencing. RESULTS: The TCR BV CDR3 repertoire of the 4 healthy blood donors showed a Gaussian distribution. In the 8 CHB patients, however, the clonal expansion of T cells showed different TCR BV families with each patient. The T cells of the clonal expansion shared different CDR3 sequences. CONCLUSION: The peripheral blood T cells of CHB patients during their acute exacerbation showed significantly a clonal expansion and their T cell clonal expansion may be stimulated by several HBV epitopes. These results indicate that cellular immunology is involved in the pathogenesis of the liver inflammation process of CHB.

Competitive adsorption of dye metanil yellow and RB15 in acid solutions on chemically cross-linked chitosan beads.

One kind of adsorbent with a high adsorption capacity for anionic dyes was prepared using ionically and chemically cross-linked chitosan beads. A batch system was applied to study the adsorption behavior of one acid dye (MY, metanil yellow) and one reactive dye (RB15, reactive blue 15) in aqueous solutions by the cross-linked chitosan beads. The adsorption capacities was 3.56 mmol g(-1) (1334 mg g(-1)) for dye MY and 0.56 mmol g(-1) (722 mg g(-1)) for dye RB15 at pH4, 30 degrees C. The Langmuir model agreed very well with the experimental data (R(2)>0.996). The kinetics of adsorption for a single dye and the kinetics of removal of ADMI color value in mixture solutions at different initial dye concentrations were evaluated by the nonlinear first-order and second-order models. The first-order kinetic model fits well with the dynamical adsorption behavior of a single dye for lower initial dye concentrations, while the second-order kinetic model fits well for higher initial dye concentrations. The competitive adsorption favored the dye RB15 in the mixture solution (initial conc. (mM): MY=1.34; RB15=1.36); while it favored the dye MY in the mixture solution (initial conc. (mM): MY=3.00; RB15=1.34) and the adsorption kinetics for dye RB15 has the tendency to shift to a slower first order model.

Analysis of T cell receptor BV dominant usage and CDR3 sequences during acute exacerbation in patients with chronic hepatitis B / 中华肝脏病杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVES</b>To understand the role cellular immunology plays in the pathogenesis of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) through analysis of T cell receptor (TCR) beta chain variable region gene (BV) family dominant usage and beta chain complementarity determining region3 (CDR3) sequences of peripheral blood mononuclear cells of the patients.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>TCR BV families were amplified by inverse polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and the dominant usage of BV families and CDR3 repertoire were analyzed by immunoscope technology for 8 CHB patients during their acute exacerbations and for 4 healthy blood donors who served as controls. The clonality of the T cells suspected by immunoscope was further confirmed by CDR3 sequencing.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The TCR BV CDR3 repertoire of the 4 healthy blood donors showed a Gaussian distribution. In the 8 CHB patients, however, the clonal expansion of T cells showed different TCR BV families with each patient. The T cells of the clonal expansion shared different CDR3 sequences.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The peripheral blood T cells of CHB patients during their acute exacerbation showed significantly a clonal expansion and their T cell clonal expansion may be stimulated by several HBV epitopes. These results indicate that cellular immunology is involved in the pathogenesis of the liver inflammation process of CHB.</p>

[A comparison of clinical and virological characteristics of 1686 cases of HBeAg-negative and HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B].

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical characteristics of HBeAg-negative and HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B (CHB). METHODS: A total of 1686 hospitalized CHB cases were analyzed retrospectively. The serum ALT values, HBV DNA levels and hepatic inflammation and fibrosis were analyzed by their serum HBeAg status. RESULTS: Among the 1686 cases, 628 (37.3%) were HBeAg-negative and 1058 (62.7%) were HBeAg-positive. Compared with HBeAg-positive group, HBeAg-negative group had a lower serum ALT and HBV DNA levels. However, hepatic necroinflammation grading and fibrosis staging in HBeAg-negative group were more advanced than that of HBeAg-positive group. Irrespective to serum HBeAg status, patients with serum HBV DNA less than 10(5)copies/ml, had a lower hepatic necroinflammation activity. CONCLUSIONS: HBeAg-positive CHB is still the predominant form of CHB in Chinese patients. Compared with patients with low HBV replication, patients with active HBV replication had a higher hepatic necroinflammation activity. The liver histological grading and staging in HBeAg-negative CHB patients were more advanced than that in HBeAg-positive patients.

Computational multiple steady states for enzymatic esterification of ethanol and oleic acid in an isothermal CSTR.

The capacity of complex biochemical reaction networks (consisting of 11 coupled non-linear ordinary differential equations) to show multiple steady states, was investigated. The system involved esterification of ethanol and oleic acid by lipase in an isothermal continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR). The Deficiency One Algorithm and the Subnetwork Analysis were applied to determine the steady state multiplicity. A set of rate constants and two corresponding steady states are computed. The phenomena of bistability, hysteresis and bifurcation are discussed. Moreover, the capacity of steady state multiplicity is extended to the family of the studied reaction networks.