Chinese Med J Peking
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Chinese Med J Peking · Aug 2012
Comparison of initial efficacy between single and dual growing rods in treatment of early onset scoliosis.
Initial results for the use of single and dual growing rod techniques in the treatment of early onset scoliosis (EOS) has been seldom documented. The aim of this research was to investigate the initial efficacy of single and dual growing rods in treatment of EOS. ⋯ The growing rod technique is an effective option for surgical treatment of EOS. The dual growing rod technique shows relative superiority in the correction outcome as compared to the single growing rod technique.
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Chinese Med J Peking · Aug 2012
Regulation on the expression of Clara cell secretory protein in the lungs of the rats with acute lung injury by growth hormone.
Clara cell secretory protein (CC16) is an important lung derived protective factor and may play an important role on the pathogenesis of acute lung injury (ALI) induced by endotoxemia. Growth hormone (GH) is an important anabolism hormone secreted by GH cells of the hypophysis. Previous research showed that GH would significantly exacerbate ALI induced by endotoxemia, but the mechanism is not very clear yet. Whether the effects are related to CC16 or not is undetermined. ⋯ Down-regulation of CC16 expression plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of acute lung injury induced by endotoxemia. The application of GH can exacerbate the lung injury induced by endotoxemia through down-regulating the expression of CC16.
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Chinese Med J Peking · Aug 2012
Randomized Controlled TrialResponse surface analysis of sevoflurane-remifentanil interactions on consciousness during anesthesia.
Recently, the combination of sevoflurane and remifentanil has been widely used in general anesthesia. In this study, we investigated the sevoflurane-remifentanil pharmacodynamic interactions at clinical concentrations using the observer's assessment of alertness/sedation (OAA/S) and the bispectral index (BIS) by response surface analysis. ⋯ The response surface method can analyze the pharmacodynamic interactions between remifentanil and sevoflurane qualitatively and quantitatively. Within the range of our study (remifentanil ≤ 10 ng/ml, sevoflurane ≤ 3.4%), the two drugs produced synergistic effects on OAA/S but had no interactive effect on BIS. A guideline of BIS between 40 and 60 may cause excessive anesthesia when opioids are used to maintain anesthesia.