Experience in the treatment of chlorfenapyr poisoning.

In China, the extensive use of the pesticide chlorfenapyr has led to an increase in chlorfenapyr poisoning. However, there are limited reports on chlorfenapyr poisoning, and most of them are fatal cases. This study retrospectively analyzed four patients admitted to the emergency room after chlorfenapyr intake and detected different concentrations of chlorfenapyr in their plasma.

Follow-up of patients with a 5-year survival after paraquat poisoning using computed tomography images and spirometry.

Objectives: The study aimed to examine long-term survival of patients with acute paraquat poisoning using computed tomography (CT) images and spirometry.

Methods: A total of 36 patients with long-term survival after paraquat poisoning were followed-up and divided into mild (11 patients), moderate (17 patients), and severe (8 patients) paraquat poisoning groups. Differences among the groups were compared using clinical indicators, such as peripheral capillary oxygen saturation, arterial partial pressure of oxygen and 6-min walk test (6-MWT), chest CT, spirometry, and serum immunoglobulin E (IgE).

Quantifiable Effect of Interparticle Plasmonic Coupling on Sensitivity and Tuning Range for Wavelength-Mode LSPR Fiber Sensor Fabricated by Simple Immobilization Method.

Herein a gold nanosphere (AuNS)-coated wavelength-mode localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) fiber sensor was fabricated by a simple and time-saving electrostatic self-assembly method using poly(allylamine hydrochloride). Based on the localized enhanced coupling effect between AuNSs, the LSPR spectrums of the AuNS monolayer with good dispersity and high density exhibited a favourable capability for refractive index (RI) measurement. Based on the results obtained from the optimization for AuNS distribution, sensing length, and RI range, the best RI sensitivity of the fiber modified by 100 nm AuNS reached up to about 2975 nm/RIU, with the surrounding RI range from 1.

Study on the expression of TRIM7 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with sepsis and its early diagnostic value.

Background: The early diagnosis of sepsis is beneficial to put forward a reasonable clinical treatment plan as soon as possible. This study was to explore the expression of Tripartite Motif 7 (TRIM7) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of patients with sepsis and its diagnostic value.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study.

[Xuebijing injection improve pulmonary vascular barrier function in ARDS by up-regulating claudin-5 expression through PI3K/Akt/FOXO1 signaling pathway].

Objective: To study the signaling pathway of the up-regulation of claudin-5 expression by Xuebijing injection.

Methods: Animal and cell models of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) were induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). (1) In vivo study, 20 male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: control group, LPS group (LPS injection 10 mg/kg for 12 hours), Xuebijing control group (Xuebijing injection 1 mg/kg, twice a day, for 3 days), and Xuebijing intervention group (LPS injection after pretreatment of Xuebijing injection), according to random number method with 5 rats in each group.

Associations of polymorphisms in interleukins with tuberculosis: Evidence from a meta-analysis.

Background: Associations between polymorphisms in interleukins and tuberculosis (TB) susceptibility were already reported by many publications. The aim of this meta-analysis was to clarify associations between polymorphisms in interleukins and TB by combing the results of all relevant publications.

Methods: Eligible publications were searched from Pubmed, Embase, WOS and CNKI.

A meta-analysis of early oral refeeding and quickly increased diet for patients with mild acute pancreatitis.

Background/aim: The objective of the study is to clarify whether early oral refeeding (EORF) and quickly increasing diet (QID) are of benefit to patients with mild acute pancreatitis compared with a traditional oral refeeding strategy.

Materials And Methods: Studies were searched in PubMed, Cochrane library, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, China Biology Medicine disc and Embase. A meta-analysis was then performed, using relapse of abdominal pain, nausea/vomiting, and length of hospital stay (LOHS) as the evaluation indices.

Ectopic thyroid of the pancreas: A case report and literature review.

Rationale: Ectopic thyroid is commonly found in the neck region. Intra-abdominal ectopic thyroid is extremely rare, with only 2 cases reported in the pancreatic region. Very few reports have described detailed imaging findings of intra-abdominal ectopic thyroid.

[Value of arterial lactic acid and buffer excess in predicting the prognosis of patients with paraquat poisoning].

Objective: To investigate the early prognostic values of arterial lactate and base excess (BE) in patients with paraquat poisoning.

Methods: Seventy-five patients with paraquat poisoning were divided into sudden death group (n = 10) who died within 24 h after admission, recent death group (n = 31) who died more than 24 h after admission, and survival group (n = 34). Arterial lactate and BE were measured on admission and at 24 h after admission.