Blister Pack Ingestion in an Elderly Patient With a Communication Barrier: A Case Report.

Foreign body ingestion is a common problem among elderly patients and can pose a serious health risk, particularly for those with communication barriers, cognitive impairments, or obscure medical histories. This report presents the case of a 67-year-old female inpatient who had a language communication barrier and accidentally ingested a blister pack. Effective communication was facilitated through an interpreter, and prompt endoscopic intervention was conducted to remove the foreign body safely.

Anzhen Risk Evaluation System for Acute Aortic Syndrome (AZSCORE-AAS): protocol for a multicentre prospective cohort study in northern China.

Introduction: Acute aortic syndrome (AAS) is a group of acute and critical conditions, including acute aortic dissection (AAD), acute intramural haematoma and penetrating aortic ulcer. High mortality and morbidity rates result in a poor patient prognosis. Prompt diagnoses and timely interventions are paramount for saving patients' lives.

[Mid-term outcome of endoscopic greater saphenous vein harvesting in coronary artery bypass grafting].

Objective: To evaluate the mid-term clinical outcome of endoscopic greater saphenous vein harvesting (EVH) in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Method A total of 205 patients receiving off-pump CABG between July, 2012 and April, 2013 at our department were enrolled in this study, including 66 patients (35 male and 31 female patients with a mean age of 60.3±7.

Transforming growth factor-β1 acts via TβR-I on microglia to protect against MPP(+)-induced dopaminergic neuronal loss.

Neuroinflammation is associated with pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD), a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a progressive loss of dopaminergic (DAergic) neurons within the substantia nigra. Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 exerts anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties. However, it is unclear if microglia are required for TGF-β1 neuroprotection in PD.

A novel, recovery, and reproducible minimally invasive cardiopulmonary bypass model with lung injury in rats.

Background: Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) has been shown to be associated with a systemic inflammatory response leading to postoperative organ dysfunction. Elucidating the underlying mechanisms and developing protective strategies for the pathophysiological consequences of CPB have been hampered due to the absence of a satisfactory recovery animal model. The purpose of this study was to establish a good rat model of CPB to study the pathophysiology of potential complications.

Total liquid ventilation reduces oleic acid-induced lung injury in piglets.

Background: Pediatric patients are susceptible to lung injury that does not respond to traditional therapies. Total liquid ventilation has been developed as an alternative ventilatory strategy for severe lung injury. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of total liquid ventilation on oleic acid (OA)-induced lung injury in piglets.

Atrial natriuretic peptide attenuates inflammatory responses on oleic acid-induced acute lung injury model in rats.

Background: An inflammatory response leading to organ dysfunction and failure continues to be a major problem after injury in many clinical conditions such as sepsis, severe burns, and trauma. It is increasingly recognized that atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) possesses a broad range of biological activities, including effects on endothelial function and inflammation. A recent study has revealed that ANP exerts anti-inflammatory effects.

A novel, stable and reproducible acute lung injury model induced by oleic acid in immature piglet.

Background: Young children are susceptible to pulmonary injury, and acute lung injury (ALI) often results in a high mortality and financial costs in pediatric patients. A good ALI model will help us to gain a better understanding of the real pathophysiological picture and to evaluate novel treatment approaches to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) more accurately and liberally. This study aimed to establish a hemodynamically stable and reproducible model with ALI in piglet induced by oleic acid.

[Pretreatment of donor dendritic cells with NBD-peptide prolongs mouse cardiac allograft survival].

Objective: To observe the effects of NBD-peptide pretreatment of the donor dendritic cells in immune tolerance induction in mouse allograft recipients and investigate the mechanisms.

Methods: BALB/c mouse DCs pretreated with NBD-peptide (NBD-Peptide-DC) were injected into the recipient C57BL/6 mice 7 days before transplantation. Cervical heterotopic heart transplantation model was established using the cuff technique and the cardiac allograft survival time was observed.

[Comparative study of right anterolateral minithoracotomy and median sternotomy in the repair of atrial septal defects].

Objective: To compare the effect of right anterolateral minithoractomy and median sternotomy for atrial septal defect closure.

Methods: In this study, 82 patients, whose age ranged from 4 to 46 years with a mean of 15.7+/-8.