Plasma cortisols in 18 abdominal emergency patients and 20 planned-operation patients were examined. The result showed that cortisols in planned-operation patients were increased after their operations. On the other hand, plasma cortisols in emergency patients were higher in preoperative period than that in the postoperative period. There were no furher increase after operations. The changes of plasma cortisols between two kinds of patients were very different. This means that stress reactions in the patient with acute abdomen can be reduced by early operations.
Ｂｙ ｐｅｒｆｕｓｉｎｇ ｌｉｖｅｒｓ ｆｒｏｍ Ｗｉｓｔａｒ ｒａｔｓ ｒｅｎｄｅｒｅｄ ｓｅｐｓｉｓ ｗｉｔｈ ａｃｕｔｅ ｏｂｓｔｒｕｃｔｉｖｅ ｃｈｏｌａｎｇｉｔｉｓ（ＡＯＣ）ｉｎ ｖｉｔｒｏ ｉｎ ａ ｎｏｎｒｅｃｉｒｃｕｌａｔｉｎｇ ｍｏｄｅ，ｗｅ ｍｅａｓｕｒｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｒａｔｅｓ ｏｆ ｇｌｕｃｏｎｅｏｇｅｎｅｓｉｓ ｆｒｏｍ ｓａｔｕｒａｔｉｎｇ ｃｏｎｃｅｎｔｒａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｌａｃｔａｔｅ （５ ｍｍｏｌ／L) ｐｌｕｓ ｐｙｒｕｖａｔｅ （０５ ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ） ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ ｏｆ ｇｌｕｃｏｎｅｏｇｅｎｅｓｉｓ ｔｏ ｇｌｕｃａｇｏｎ ａｎｄ ｅｐｉｎｅｐｈｒｉｎｅ．Ｗｅ ａｌｓｏ ｓｔｕｄｉｅｄ ｔｈｅ ＡＯＣ ｉｎｄｕｃｅｄ ａｌｔｅｒａｔｉｏｎｓ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｍｉｌｉｅｕ ｏｆ ｇｌｕｃｏｎｅｏｇｅｎｉｃ （ｇｌｕｃａｇｏｎ，ｅｐｉｎｅｐｈｒｉｎｅ ａｎｄ ｃｏｒｔｉｓｏｌ） ａｎｄ ｃｏｎｔｅｒｒｅｇｕｌａｔｏｒｙ （ｉｎｓｕｌｉｎ） ｈｏｒｍｏｎｅｓ．Ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｕｌｔｓ ｓｈｏｗｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｒａｔｅ ｏｆ ｇｌｕｃｏｎｅｏｇｅｎｅｓｉｓ ｏｆ ＡＯＣ ２４ ｈ．ｇｒｏｕｐ ｗａｓ ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｔｌｙ ｒｅｄｕｃｅｄ ａｎｄ ｔｈｉｓ ｒｅｄｕｃｔｉｏｎ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｃｏｍｐｅｎｓａｔｅｄ ｂｙ ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｓ ｏｆ ｇｌｕｃｏｓｅ ｐｒｅｃｕｒｓｏｒｓ，ｅｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ ｌａｃｔａｔｅ ａｎｄ ｏｆ ｇｌｕｃｏｎｅｏｇｅｎｉｃ ｈｏｒｍｏｎｅｓ ｔｏ ａ ｓｅｒｕｍ ｇｌｕｃｏｓｅ ｌｅｖｅｌ ａｓ ｍｕｃｈ ａｓ ２．５ ｔｉｍｅｓ ｔｈｅ ｎｏｒｍａｌ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｉｓ ｎｅｅｄｅｄ ｉｎ ｓｔｒｅｓｓ ｒｅａｃｔｉｏｎ．Ｔｈｅ ｒａｔｅ ｏｆ ｇｌｕｃｏｎｅｏｇｅｎｅｓｉｓ ｏｆ ＡＯＣ ４８ ｈ．ｗａｓ ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ ｄｅｃｒｅａｓｅｄ ａｎｄ ｔｈｉｓ ｄｅｃｒｅａｓｅ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ ｂｅ ｃｏｍｐｅｎｓａｔｅｄ ｐｒｏｂａｂｌｙ ａｓ ａ ｒｅｓｕｌｔ ｏｆ ｓｅｖｅｒｅ ｄａｍａｇｅ ｔｏ ｈｅｐａｔｏｃｙｔｅｓ． Ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｕｌｔｓ ｉｎｄｉｃａｔｅ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｄｕｃｅｄ ｇｌｕｃｏｓｅ ｍｅｔａｂｏｌｉｃ ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ ｄｕｅ ｔｏ ＡＯＣ ｍａｙ ｐｌａｙ ａｎ ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ ｒｏｌｅ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔ ｏｆ ｃｈｏｌａｎｇｉｔｉｓｉｎｄｕｃｅｄ ｄｙｓｆｕｎｃｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｍｕｌｔｉｐｌｅ ｏｒｇａｎｓ．
Thirty patients with heperthyroidism were investigated for triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), thyromicrosome antibody (TMA), thyroglobulin antibody (TGA) and hydrocortisone before and after operation. The levels of serum T3, T4, TGA, TMA were markedly decreased after operation, and the level of hydrocortisone farther decreased from the preoperative low level. But only a little decrease in TSH level was found as compared with that before operation. The assay of these hormones and antibodies has very important clinical significance for judgement of the effect of operation and prevention of crisis of hyperthyroidism.
Objective To examine the adrenal function of critically ill patients received mechanical ventilation, and explore the relationship between the occurrence of relative adrenal insufficiency ( RAI) and weaning outcome.Methods Critically ill patients who were mechanically ventilated over 48 hours were enrolled in this study. Every patient was given one shot of corticotrophin 250 μg intravenously on the first day of admission and the first day of spontaneous-breathing-trial ( SBT) . Plasma contisol level was detected by radio-immunoassay before ( T0 ) and 30 minutes ( T30 ) after the shot. Meanwhile the following parameters were recorded including APACHEⅡ, age, and cause of disease, etc. RAI was defined as the difference between T0 and T30 ≤9 μg/dL. Receiver operating characteristic ( ROC) curve was used to evaluate the accuracy of the indicators towards the weaning outcome. Results A total of 45 patients with mechanical ventilation were recruited. The successful weaning group consisted 29 patients and the failure weaning group consisted 16 patients. The incidence of RAI in the successful weaning group ( 37.9% , 11/ 29) was significantly lower than that in the failure weaning group ( 75.0% , 12 /16) ( P=0. 017) . On the first day of admission, there was no significant difference of Δcortisol between the successful weaning group and the failure weaning group [ ( 10.3 ±5.7) μg/dL vs. ( 7.5 ±4.5) μg/dL, P=0.100) . On the first SBT day, Δcortisol of the successful weaning group was significantly higher than that in the failure weaning group [ ( 10.9 ±5.1) μg/dL vs. ( 4.9 ±2.9) μg/dL, P= 0.043] . Logistic regression analysis showed that Δcortisol was an independent risk factor of weaning. ROC curve analysis showed that on the first SBT day, the area under the curve of Δcortisol was 0.872; The sensitivity and the specificity of accurate judgmentwere 0.813 and 0.828 if Δcortisol ≤6. 95 μg/dL. Conclusions The occurrence of RAI is common in critically ill patients with mechanical ventilation. The adrenal function affects the outcome of weaning, and Δcortisol may be used as an important predictive indicator for weaning outcome.
目的 研究尿标本中防腐剂盐酸对24 h尿游离皮质醇测定的影响。 方法 收集2008年7月-2009年1月正常人、库欣病患者及其他疾病患者的24 h尿液，混匀后，一部分浓盐酸防腐，一部分未加盐酸直接保存。电化学发光免疫分析法同步检测尿游离皮质醇浓度。 结果 经配对 t 检验加浓盐酸后的24 h尿游离皮质醇测值均高于未加酸者，比较有统计学意义（Plt;0.05）。加盐酸和未加盐酸所测尿游离皮质醇二者之间具有较好的相关性，相关系数 r =0.97，P lt;0.05。 结论 浓盐酸防腐的标本24 h尿游离皮质醇测值较未加酸保存的标本高。因此，为了得到相对准确的值，更好地反映肾上腺实际分泌情况，测定24 h尿游离皮质醇的标本不应使用盐酸防腐。
Patients with hypercortisolism may experience cutaneous atrophy, weakened cutaneous barrier function, decreased immunity, opportunistic bacteria or fungal infections, which hinder the healing of cutaneous wounds, and even the ulcers will not heal for a long time, and may progress to chronic ulcers, which are difficult and expensive to treat. It affects the quality of life of patients, and can lead to the spread of infection and life-threatening in severe cases. The pathological mechanism of cutaneous ulcers and delayed healing caused by hypercortisolism is complicated, which is a clinical problem that needs to be solved urgently. This article explains the possible mechanism of hypercortisolism hindering the healing of cutaneous ulcers from the aspects of leading to cutaneous atrophy, pathophysiological abnormalities affecting wound healing, hyperglycemia inhibiting wound healing, and infection and hypercoagulable state, and discusses the possible mechanisms of hypercortisolism hindering the healing of cutaneous ulcers, and its treatment methods, aiming to provide a basis for more in-depth mechanism research and clinical prevention and treatment.