A 63-year-old man was admitted to our observation unit with atypical angina found to be non-adherent with his an- ti-hypertensive medication regimen for one month. His medical history was notable for hypertension for ...A 63-year-old man was admitted to our observation unit with atypical angina found to be non-adherent with his an- ti-hypertensive medication regimen for one month. His medical history was notable for hypertension for ten years and current tobacco smoking. He was hypertensive with otherwise, stable vital signs. Cardiac auscultation revealed normal S1 and $2 without a murmur.展开更多
The thawing time of ice and freezed Salomon fish during high pressure assisted thawing process was evaluated by computer simulation using a finite element and the results were compared with those under atmospheric pre...The thawing time of ice and freezed Salomon fish during high pressure assisted thawing process was evaluated by computer simulation using a finite element and the results were compared with those under atmospheric pressure. The apparent specific heat method was adopted to treat the release of latent heat. The effects of different factors on the high pressure assisted thawing process were analyzed. The time reductions of different sample dimensions were estimated and the temperature contour of thawing at different conditions was obtained. The results showed that the temperature gap of phase transition was the main factor, which could shorten the thawing time. Moreover, a second order relationship was obtained between pressure and phase transition time.展开更多
Purpose： Traumatic optic neuropathy （TON） is a serious complication of head trauma with the incidence rate of 0.5%-5%. The aim of this study was to investigate the therapeutic efficacy of endoscopic decompression o...Purpose： Traumatic optic neuropathy （TON） is a serious complication of head trauma with the incidence rate of 0.5%-5%. The aim of this study was to investigate the therapeutic efficacy of endoscopic decompression of the optic canal for optic nerve injuries. Methods： In this study, 11 patients treated in our hospital from January 2009 to January 2015 with the visual loss resulting from TON were retrospectively reviewed for preoperative vision, visual evoked potential （VEP） scan, surgical approach, postoperative visual acuity, complications, and follow-up results. Results： All these patients received endoscopic decompression of the optic canal. At the 3-month follow- up, the visual acuity improvement rate of the 11 patients was 45.5%. The vision acuity of 2 cases improved from hand movement to 0.08 and 0.3 after operation. Another patient＇s vision acuity returned to 0.05 compared to light sensation preoperatively. Two cases had finger counting before surgery but they had a vision acuity of 0.4 and light sensation respectively after surgery. However, the other 6 cases＇ vision did not improve after surgery. Conclusion： Endoscopic decompression of the optic canal is an effective way to cure TON. VEP could be used as an important reference for preoperative and prognosis evaluation. Operative time after trauma is only a relative condition that may affect the therapeutic effect of optic canal decompression. Poor results of this procedure may be related to the severity of the optic nerve injury.展开更多
文摘A 63-year-old man was admitted to our observation unit with atypical angina found to be non-adherent with his an- ti-hypertensive medication regimen for one month. His medical history was notable for hypertension for ten years and current tobacco smoking. He was hypertensive with otherwise, stable vital signs. Cardiac auscultation revealed normal S1 and $2 without a murmur.
文摘The thawing time of ice and freezed Salomon fish during high pressure assisted thawing process was evaluated by computer simulation using a finite element and the results were compared with those under atmospheric pressure. The apparent specific heat method was adopted to treat the release of latent heat. The effects of different factors on the high pressure assisted thawing process were analyzed. The time reductions of different sample dimensions were estimated and the temperature contour of thawing at different conditions was obtained. The results showed that the temperature gap of phase transition was the main factor, which could shorten the thawing time. Moreover, a second order relationship was obtained between pressure and phase transition time.
文摘Purpose： Traumatic optic neuropathy （TON） is a serious complication of head trauma with the incidence rate of 0.5%-5%. The aim of this study was to investigate the therapeutic efficacy of endoscopic decompression of the optic canal for optic nerve injuries. Methods： In this study, 11 patients treated in our hospital from January 2009 to January 2015 with the visual loss resulting from TON were retrospectively reviewed for preoperative vision, visual evoked potential （VEP） scan, surgical approach, postoperative visual acuity, complications, and follow-up results. Results： All these patients received endoscopic decompression of the optic canal. At the 3-month follow- up, the visual acuity improvement rate of the 11 patients was 45.5%. The vision acuity of 2 cases improved from hand movement to 0.08 and 0.3 after operation. Another patient＇s vision acuity returned to 0.05 compared to light sensation preoperatively. Two cases had finger counting before surgery but they had a vision acuity of 0.4 and light sensation respectively after surgery. However, the other 6 cases＇ vision did not improve after surgery. Conclusion： Endoscopic decompression of the optic canal is an effective way to cure TON. VEP could be used as an important reference for preoperative and prognosis evaluation. Operative time after trauma is only a relative condition that may affect the therapeutic effect of optic canal decompression. Poor results of this procedure may be related to the severity of the optic nerve injury.
