Objective To evaluate the effect of clinical pathway (CP) teaching methods versus traditional methods in nursing clinical teaching. Methods The following electronic databases as PubMed, EMBASE, The Cochrane Library, CBM and CNKI were retrieved on computer from their establishment to April 2011 to search for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of comparing CP with traditional methods in nursing clinical teaching. The methodological quality of the included RCTs was assessed by two reviewers independently according to the scale of criteria for methodological quality developed by Smits PB, and the meta-analysis was conducted by using the Cochrane Collaboration’s RevMan5.1 software. Results A total of 12 RCTs involving 1 269 participants were included, and nine of them were of high quality. The meta-analyses showed that compared with the traditional teaching method, the CP teaching tended to be superior (Plt;0.05) in improving nursing students’ objective knowledge, nursing operating skills, professional ability and satisfaction with teaching methods, and in improving patients’ satisfaction as well. Conclusion The clinical pathway teaching method is a scientific teaching model in nursing clinical teaching; it standardizes the teaching procedure, promotes students’ active learning and further enhances the teaching effect. But it is necessary to unify the method of assessment with more researches. In addition, researchers should pay more attention to improving the comprehensive quality of nursing students.
To explore the effects of tissue expansion on the anastomoses and the survival of the axial pattern flap with a crossing area supply so as to improve the survival of crossing area axial pattern flap and to provide a new idea for the development of original crossing area axial flap. Methods The experiment included two parts. Experiment A was divided into expansion group and control group. Square flaps were randomly designed on own control bilaterally in each animal with a boundary of midl ine. Experiment B was divided into expansion group and delay group. The flaps were also randomly designed on own control bilaterally. Angiographic analysis and gross survival observation were carried on. Results ExperimentA: Angiography showed that there were abundant anastomoses with big cal iber between deep il iac circumflex artery and superior epigastric artery in expansion group and there were only 3-4 anastomoses in control group. Experiment B: Angiography showed that there were abundant anastomoses with big cal iber in expansion group and there were two arterial systems with relatively less anastomoses and smaller cal iber in delay group. The survival rates in expansion group was significantly higher than that in the control group (90.16% ± 3.61% vs 72.67% ± 5.35%) in experiment A, and in experiment B the survival rate was 92.08% ± 3.30% in the expansion group and 80.79% ± 4.52% in the delay group, showing significant difference (P lt; 0.01). Conclusion Expansi on prefabrication can and improve the survival of the crossing area supply axial pattern flap. The mechanism is the bridging effect.
Objective
To evaluate effect of hypoxia condition (1% or 5% oxygen concentration) on proliferation, adhesion, migration, or viability ability of bone morrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs).
Methods
The bone marrow mononuclear cells of SD rat were acquired with density gradient centrifugation method. They were cultured, induced, and differentiated to the EPCs. Then they were cultured respectively in three different oxygen concentrations (1%, 5%, or 21%). On the 3rd day and the 7th day, the effects of the different oxygen concentrations (1%, 5%, or 21%) on the EPCs’ neovascularization characteristics (including proliferation, adhesion, migration, and viability abilities) were evaluated.
Results
Whether cultured for the 3rd day or 7th day, the proliferation, adhesion, migration, and viability abilities of the cultured cells in the 1% and 5% oxygen concentrations were significantly better than those of the cultured cells in the 21% oxygen concentration (all P<0.05). Except for the proliferation ability of the cultured cells in the 5% oxygen concentration was significantly better than that of the cultured cells in the 1% oxygen concentration (P<0.05) on the 3rd day, and the adhesion ability on the 3rd day and the proliferation ability on the 7th day had no significantly differences, the other abilities (adhesion, migration, and viability abilities) of the cultured cells in the 1% oxygen concentration were significantly better than those of the cultured cells in the 5% oxygen concentration (allP<0.05).
Conclusion
Different oxygen concentration has an effect on proliferation, adhesion, migration, or viability ability of bone morrow-derived EPCs, appropriate hypoxia condition (1% or 5% oxygen concentration ) can enhance these abilities.