Combined Serum NGAL and Fetuin A to Predict 28-Day Mortality in Patients with Sepsis and Risk Prediction Model Construction.

It was to investigate the predictive value of NGAL and Fetuin-A for 28-day mortality in patients with sepsis, and to construct a mortality risk prediction model. 120 patients admitted to The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University Hospital were grouped. Serum biochemical parameters were measured and scale scores were performed.

Case report: A 3-year follow-up study of simultaneous bilateral total hip arthroplasty for Femoral head necrosis in a patient with Kashin-Beck Disease.

Introduction: Kashin-Beck Disease (KBD) is an endemic disease predominantly affecting joint and skeletal muscle, predisposing the articular cartilage to degeneration and necrosis. Currently,staged total hip arthroplasty is a common surgical method for advanced femoral head necrosis from KBD, but there are no reports in the literature on simultaneous bilateral total hip arthroplasty (SB-THA) for patients with KBD.

Case Presentation: A 42-year-old male from Shaanxi Province, an endemic area, had bilateral hip pain for 4 years, with hips inversion and a crossed gait.

Enhanced Dielectric Properties of a Poly(dimethyl siloxane) Bimodal Network Percolative Composite with MXene.

Excellent comprehensive dielectric properties (including dielectric constant and loss) are essential for electromechanical transducers. This work introduced a bimodal network composite with poly(dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS) and delaminated TiCT sheets (-TiCT) modified with hyperbranched polysiloxane (HPSi) (referred to as HPSi--TiCT). Before the final cross-linking, HPSi--TiCT, trapped with short-chain PDMS (C-PDMS) and long-chain PDMS (C-PDMS), was pre-reacted, which formed a distinct bimodal network structure.

[Effect of fasudil of on rat cardiomyocytes acutely exposed to omethoate].

Objective: To investigate the effect of fasudil on in vitro cultured cardiomyocytes (CMs) exposed to omethoate and its possible mechanism.

Methods: Cardiomyocytes were isolated from male SD rats and were then cultured in DMEM conventionally. The CMs were divided into different groups based on the doses of omethoate and fasudil in culture media.

[Effect of methylene blue on traumatic shock in rabbits].

Objective: To observe the effect of methylene blue (MB) on the changes in plasma nitric oxide (NO), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and visceral pathologic changes in rabbits with traumatic shock.

Methods: Eighteen rabbits were randomly assigned into 3 groups (n=6): sham operation group, traumatic shock with normal saline (NS) resuscitation group (NS group), and traumatic shock with MB resuscitation group (MB group). In NS group and MB group, hemodynamics was monitored, and plasma contents of NO, TNF-alpha and IL-6 were determined before shock, after shock, after resuscitation, and 0.