Acute respiratory distress syndrome following multiple wasp stings treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A case report.

Background: It is necessary for clinicians to be aware of a rare but possible acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) complication caused by multiple wasp stings. Severe ARDS has a high mortality rate but no specific pharmacotherapies have been identified to date. This case study presents the first case of severe ARDS caused by multiple wasp stings, treated successfully with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

Study of a High-Temperature and High-Density Water-Based Drilling Fluid System Based on Non-sulfonated Plant Polymers.

The environment-friendly water-based drilling fluid system developed for the petroleum development industry cannot successfully withstand temperatures up to 180 °C, and most high temperature-resistant additives with sulfonic acid groups that have been successfully applied to water-based drilling fluid are not good for environmental protection. In order to solve the above technical problems, a non-sulfonated filtrate reducer and viscosity reducer with resistance to high temperature were prepared by using humic acid, lignin and a multifunctional monomer as raw materials. In laboratory experiments, the molecular weights of the FLO-H filtrate reducer and the VR-H viscosity reducer were 5.

The diagnostic value of next-generation sequencing technology in sepsis.

Objective: This study aims to assess the clinical utility of next-generation sequencing (NGS) in sepsis diagnosis.

Methods: A prospective study was conducted on patients with a high suspicion of sepsis by unknown pathogens from January 2017 to December 2021. Blood samples were taken from patients to perform NGS, blood culture (BC), leucocyte (WBC), procalcitonin (PCT), creatinine (CREA), Albumin (ALB) and C-reactive protein (CRP) tests.

Case Report: A Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Patient Detected Through the Next-Generation Sequencing.

Fungal infections of the central nervous system (CNS) are not commonly seen clinically. Clinical diagnosis of fungal infections often depend on the pathogen culture and the clinical features. This method is time-consuming and insensitive, which can lead to misdiagnosis.

[A study of the clinical features and the effect of therapy on acute respiratory distress syndrome patients as a result of severe triphosgene poisoning].

Objective: To investigate the clinical features and treatment strategy for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by phosgene.

Methods: Individualized therapy was carried out in 17 cases of severe phosgene poison patients. Blood routine, electrolytes, blood gas analysis, hepatic and renal function tests and cardiac enzymes were examined before and after treatment.

[Effect of Xuebijing injection on T helper 17 and CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cells in patients with sepsis].

Objective: To study the level and significance of T helper 17 (Th17) and CD4(+) CD25(+) regulatory T cells (Treg) in peripheral blood of patients with sepsis and to evaluate the effects of Xuebijing injection on them.

Methods: ¹ Sixty-four patients with sepsis in intensive care unit (ICU) of Anhui Provincial Hospital were divided into three groups: sepsis group (n=26), severe sepsis group (n=21), and septic shock group (n=17). Eighteen healthy individuals served as controls.

[Effects of hyperbaric oxygen on T lymphocyte subpopulation and its electron microscopic changes in rats with acute pancreatitis].

Objective: To investigate the effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy on T lymphocyte subpopulations in rats with acute pancreatitis (AP).

Methods: According to random number table, 56 Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were divided into three groups: the sham group, model group, and HBO therapy group. The rats of model and HBO groups underwent pancreatic duct ligation to induce pancreatitis, then they were divided into three subgroups of 8 rats each.

[Effects of hyperbaric oxygen on the acute lung injury induced by oleic acid in rats].

Objective: To explore the effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) on acute lung injury (ALI) induced by oleic acid (OA) in rats.

Methods: Eighty healthy Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into four groups. In OA group (n=30), ALI was produced by injection of OA 0.

[A study on the active efflux system in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus].

Objective: To explore the status of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in an intensive care unit (ICU), and investigate the active efflux mechanism of MRSA.

Methods: Eighty isolates were identified as MRSA among 102 strains of Staphylococcus aureus collected, and then the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) were determined. The 4 primers of active efflux gene were designed to amplify the 80 clinical isolates respectively by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

[Individualized and comprehensive therapy for severe acute pancreatitis in early stage: analysis of 110 cases].

Objective: To investigate the risk factors of exacerbation of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) in early stage, in order to formulate therapeutic strategies including minimally invasive intervention and organ support, and to finalize an individualized and comprehensive therapy for the SAP in early stage to decrease the mortality.

Methods: Fifty-three patients with SAP admitted from 1995 to 1999 was categorized as group 1, and 57 patients admitted from 2000 to 2005 as group 2, were analyzed retrospectively. Ranson's score, acute physiological and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II) score, Balthazar CT grade, presence or absence of biliary tract obstruction, hypoxia, lung infection, shock, abdomen compartment syndrome (ACS), hyperlipemia, pleural effusion were analysed logistically.