Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA
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Observational Study
Morphometric and ultrasonographic determinants of difficult laryngoscopy in obese patients: A prospective observational study.
Obese people have a higher risk of difficult laryngoscopy due to their thick neck, large tongue, and redundant pharyngeal soft tissue. However, there is still no established predictive factor for difficult laryngoscopy in obese population. ⋯ Greater neck circumference was an independent risk factor for difficult laryngoscopy in obese patients. This finding provides a way of reducing unanticipated difficult airway in this high-risk population.
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Magnolol is a component of the bark of Magnolia officinalis, which is a traditional herbal remedy used in China. In this study, we investigated whether magnolol can reduce myocardial injury induced by renal ischemia and reperfusion (I/R). ⋯ Magnolol reduces myocardial injury induced by renal I/R. The underlying mechanisms for this effect might be related to modulation of the production of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines and the limiting of apoptosis.
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Jaundice may be one of the first signs of urinary tract infection (UTI) in infants. The most common pathogen is Escherichia coli. Currently recommended antibiotic treatment for neonatal UTI is ampicillin and an aminoglycoside. Recently, increasing ampicillin and gentamicin resistance in strains of E. coli has been isolated. The aim of this study was to determine causative organisms and antimicrobial susceptibility in jaundiced infants with significant bacteriuria (SB). ⋯ E. coli was the most common causative organism for infants with SB. We suggest modifying current empiric antibiotics by changing gentamicin to amikacin for neonatal Gram-negative bacterial infections.