The Value of Serum Procalcitonin, Thromboelastography Combined with Platelet Count in Predicting the Short-Term Progression of Septic Shock in the Intensive Care Unit.

Objective: By evaluating the level of serum procalcitonin (PCT), thromboelastography (TEG) and platelet count (PLT) of patients with septic shock in intensive care unit (ICU), the predictive value of the combination of the three indicators on the short-term progression was discussed, which provided a new basis for early clinical diagnosis and disease evaluation.

Methods: The clinical data of 130 patients with septic shock admitted to the IUC of our hospital from December 2021 to December 2023 were analyzed retrospectively. These subjects were divided into good prognosis group (n=78) and poor prognosis group (n=52) according to the 28 d deaths.

[The occurrence and evaluation methods of horizontal semicircular canal dysfunction in patients with common vestibular diseases].

To understand the occurrence of horizontal semicircular canal functional impairment in patients with common vestibular diseases and to explore the characteristics and clinical value of different evaluation methods of horizontal semicircular canal. From July 2013 to December 2016, patients who attended the vertigo clinic of the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University and completed more than three horizontal semicircular canal function tests were retrospectively analyzed. A total of 396 patients diagnosed as vestibular migraine （VM）, Ménière's disease （MD）, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo （BPPV）, vestibular neuritis （VN） and 104 patients with unknown diagnosis were enrolled.

The shelf-life of chestnut rose beverage packaged in PEN/PET bottles under long term storage: A comparison to packaging in ordinary PET bottles.

The shelf life of chestnut rose beverage is largely dependent on packaging method and storage temperature. In this study, we investigated the effects of packaging beverages in bottles made of either polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or PEN (polyethylene naphthalate)/PET and storage temperature (4, 25, 37, and 55 ℃) on the shelf life of chestnut rose beverage. The physicochemical parameters and enzyme activity of beverages were evaluated, and we found that at 4 °C, the vitamin C, superoxide dismutase, and total polyphenol contents of beverages stored in PEN/PET bottles increased by 9.