Early extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as bridge for central airway obstruction patients caused by neck and chest tumors to emergency surgery.

Central airway obstruction caused by neck and chest tumors is a very dangerous oncological emergency with high mortality. Unfortunately, there is few literature to discuss an effective way for this life-threating condition. Providing effective airway managements, adequate ventilation and emergency surgical interventions are very important.

Evaluation of the Prognostic Value of Red Cell Distribution Width to Total Serum Calcium Ratio in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis.

Introduction: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a sudden inflammatory process in the pancreas with variable involvement of nearby organs or other organ systems, and it is a common cause for hospitalization of gastrointestinal origin. Early prediction of the prognosis of patients with AP is important to help physicians triage the patients and decrease mortality. Red cell distribution width (RDW) and total serum calcium (TSC) have been reported to be useful predictors of the severity of AP, but if these parameters are associated with the prognosis of AP is unknown.

The effects of thoracic cage dimension and chest subcutaneous adipose tissue on outcomes of adults with in-hospital cardiac arrest: A retrospective study.

Background: The associations between thoracic cage dimension, chest subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) depth and outcomes of adults with in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) remain unknown.

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated IHCA patients between January 2016 and October 2017. The thoracic cage transverse diameter, internal AP diameter, cross-sectional area, anterior and posterior SAT depths were measured in computed-tomography (CT) images.

Benefits of anti‑inflammatory therapy in the treatment of ischemia/reperfusion injury in the renal microvascular endothelium of rats with return of spontaneous circulation.

The aim of the present study was to investigate whether prostaglandin E1 (PGE1), target temperature management (TTM) and a combined intervention involving the two would be beneficial as anti‑inflammatory therapies for ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury to the renal microvascular endothelium of rats with return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). In each group of rats with different interventions, following successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the levels of thrombomodulin (TM), interleukin‑6 (IL‑6) and tumor necrosis factor‑α (TNF‑α) in the plasma were evaluated. The expression of vascular endothelial (VE)‑cadherin and vascular cell adhesion molecule‑1 (VCAM‑1) mRNA was analyzed in the kidney.

[The Protective Effect of Target Temperature Management Combined with Prostaglandin E₁ on Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury of Cerebral Micro-vascular Endothelium of ROSC Rat].

Objective: To investigate the protective effect of target temperature management (TTM) combined with prostaglandin E₁ (PGE₁) on ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury of cerebral micro-vascular endothelium cell (CMEC) in the return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) rats with successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Methods: Transoesophageal cardiac pacing with alternating current was used to induce ventricular fibrillation in rats. Five groups were set: Sham group (S group), ROSC group (R group), PGE₁ group (P group), TTM group (T group) and PGE₁/TTM group (PT group).

Adiponectin attenuates lung fibroblasts activation and pulmonary fibrosis induced by paraquat.

Pulmonary fibrosis is one of the most common complications of paraquat (PQ) poisoning, which demands for more effective therapies. Accumulating evidence suggests adiponectin (APN) may be a promising therapy against fibrotic diseases. In the current study, we determine whether the exogenous globular APN isoform protects against pulmonary fibrosis in PQ-treated mice and human lung fibroblasts, and dissect the responsible underlying mechanisms.

[Multivariate factors analysis on length of stay in Lushan earthquake victims].

Objective: To clarify the factors associate with the length of stay (LOS) in Lushan Earthquake victims.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the medical information of 263 traumatic patients admitted to West China Hospital, Sichuan University after the Lushan Earthquake. Ten variables extracted for the analysis, including gender, age, injuried time, multiple injury, infection, comorbidities, Injury Severity Score (ISS), Revised Trauma Score (RTS) CRAMS score, and Prehospital Index (PHI).

Chief complaints associated with mortality involving civilian transport after Wen-chuan earthquake.

Objectives: Previous studies have reported that civilian transport is a mortality risk factor in low-resource communities. Few studies have analyzed the chief complaints associated with mortality involving civilian transport after an earthquake.Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine whether mortality resulting from medical professional transport differs from that involving civilian transport, and if so, the chief complaints associated with mortality involving civilian transport after the Wen-chuan earthquake.