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Objective:To investigate the effects of B ultrasound-guided lumbar plexus combined with sciatic nerve block on immune function, stress response, and postoperative analgesia in older adult patients undergoing hip surgery, providing theoretical evidence for clinical diagnosis and treatment.Methods:We included 300 older adult patients undergoing hip surgery who received treatment in Wenzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine from August 2018 to August 2019 in this study. We randomly allocated them into the observation and control groups ( n = 150/group). The control group was subject to general anesthesia and the observation group was subject to B ultrasound-guided lumbar plexus combined with sciatic nerve block. Hemodynamic changes and plasma cortisol levels were recorded in each group immediately after endotracheal intubation (T1), at 2 hours of surgery (T2), at the end of surgery (T3), and 24 hours after surgery (T4). Each patient's immune function was assessed 3 months after surgery. The Visual Analog Scale score at each time point was compared between the two groups. Results:The systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and heart rate in the observation group at T1-T4 were (122.14 ± 8.68) mmHg, (117.41 ± 8.72) mmHg, (109.62 ± 8.43) mmHg, (127.82 ± 7.83) mmHg, (83.47 ± 6.32) mmHg, (72.34 ± 7.02) mmHg, (67.13 ± 6.72) mmHg, (74.15 ± 7.12) mmHg, (71.94 ± 7.64) beats/minute, (71.84 ± 7.11) beats/minute, (63.52 ± 6.16) beats/minute, (73.43 ± 7.29) beats/minute , respectively, which were significantly lower than those in the control group [(131.22 ± 8.69) mmHg, (125.81 ± 8.76) mmHg, (115.11 ± 8.44) mmHg, (133.26 ± 7.85) mmHg, (89.28 ± 6.12) mmHg, (77.64 ± 7.13) mmHg, (75.51 ± 8.02) mmHg, (81.13 ± 7.14) mmHg, (79.24 ± 7.65) beats/minute, (75.27 ± 7.13) beats/minute, (70.54 ± 6.22) beats/minute, (80.11 ± 7.32) beats/minute, t = 9.05, 8.32, 5.63, 6.00, t = 8.08, 6.48, 9.80, 8.47, t = 8.26, 4.17, 9.82, 7.91, all P < 0.001]. Plasma cortisol levels in the observation group at T2-T4 were (332.28 ± 15.64) ng/L, (334.67 ± 15.77) ng/L, (331.40 ± 15.68) ng/L, respectively, which were significantly lower than those in the control group [(344.75 ± 15.63) ng/L, (346.02 ± 15.76) ng/L, (345.83 ± 15.66) ng/L, t = 6.90, 6.23, 7.97, all P < 0.001]. At 3 months after surgery, the proportion of CD 4+ helper T cells, the proportion of CD 8+ cytotoxic T cells, and the ratio of proportion of CD 4+ Helper T cells to the proportion of cytotoxic CD 8+ T cells in the observation group were (31.39 ± 6.72)%, (25.73 ± 6.24)%, 1.31 ± 0.38, respectively, which were significantly lower than those in the control group [(38.61 ± 6.73)%, (32.79 ± 6.25)%, 1.52 ± 0.39, t = 9.29, 9.79, 4.72, all P < 0.001]. At 12-48 hours after surgery, The Visual Analog Scale scores in the observation group were (1.59 ± 0.54) points, (1.47 ± 0.33) points, (1.55 ± 0.41) points, respectively, which were significantly lower than those in the control group [(2.72 ± 0.55) points, (2.29 ± 0.36) points, (2.39 ± 0.43) points, t = 17.95, 20.56, 17.31, all P < 0.001]. Conclusion:B ultrasound-guided lumbar plexus combined with sciatic nerve block can effectively stabilize the hemodynamics in older adult patients undergoing hip surgery, reduce the occurrence of the stress response, promote the recovery of immune function, and alleviate pain.
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Objective:To investigate the effects of ultrasound-guided adductor block with chloroprocaine combined with fentanyl on analgesia and early rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty.Methods:Eighty-eight patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty in Wenzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine between June 2018 and June 2020 were included in this study. They were randomly divided into control and study groups, with 44 patients per group. The control group was subjected to distal adductor block with ropivacaine. The study group received distal adductor block with ropivacaine combined with fentanyl. Before and after distal adductor block, resting pain response was evaluated using the Visual Analogue Scale. The success rate, onset time of block, and duration of block effect were recorded. The quadriceps femoris muscle strength, knee joint range of motion, and Hospital for Special Surgery knee score before and after block were measured. The time spent in stand-to-walk test and 10-meter walking test, and incidence of falls during rehabilitation training as well as drug-related adverse reactions were recorded.Results:There were no significant differences in resting-state and task-state Visual Analogue Scale scores post-block between the two groups ( t = 0.43, 0.46, P = 0.689, 0.644). The onset time of block and duration of block effect in the study group were (5.02 ± 0.94) minutes and (2.64 ± 0.39) minutes, respectively, which were significantly shorter than those in the control group [(7.49 ± 1.12) minutes, (7.08 ± 0.92) minutes, t = 5.73, 13.02, both P < 0.001]. There was no significant difference in block success rate between study and control groups (100.0% vs. 100.0%, χ 2 = 0.00, P = 1.000). The quadriceps femoris muscle strength, knee range of motion, and Hospital for Special Surgery knee score in the study group were (4.68 ± 0.44), (112.57 ± 9.96) o and (70.56 ± 6.84) points, which were superior to those in the control group [(4.19 ± 0.42), (101.30 ± 9.67) o,(62.47 ± 6.16) points, t = 3.42, 4.64, 6.58, all P < 0.001). The time spent in stand-to-walk test and 10-meter walking test were (7.95 ± 1.48) minutes and (4.67 ± 0.63) minutes, respectively, which were significantly shorter than those in the control group [(13.41 ± 2.05) minutes, (6.24 ± 0.77) minutes, t = 8.23, 6.74, both P < 0.001). The incidence of falls in the study group was significantly lower than that in the control group (11.3% vs. 29.5%, χ 2 = 4.47, P = 0.034). There was no significant difference in total incidence of drug-related adverse reactions between the two groups (9.1% vs. 13.6%, χ 2 = 0.45, P = 0.502). Conclusion:Distal adductor block with cloprocaine combined with fentanyl meets the requirement of short-term intensive analgesia after total knee arthroplasty, and achieves sufficient analgesia, maximum retention of motor function, rapid onset, and repaid recovery.
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Objective To study the pathogens associated with infectious keratitis for early diagnosis and treatment.Methods This study was conducted with the patients with confirmed diagnosis of infectious keratitis in our hospital during the period from January 2011 through December 2015.The specimens from corneal ulcer were subject to bacterial and fungal culture.The pathogens and associated risk factors of infectious keratitis were analyzed retrospectively.Results Of the 1 046 corneal specimens,369 (35.3％) were positive for microorganisms.The most frequently isolated microorganism was fungal species (53.1％),followed by grampositive cocci (31.2％),gram-negative bacilli (11.1％),and gram-positive bacilli (4.6％).Of the fungal strains,most were Fusarium (69.4％),followed by Aspergillus species (21.9％).Coagulase negative Staphylococcus accounted for more than half (50.4％) of the gram positive cocci.Conclusions Infectious keratitis is primarily associated with fungal infection,especially filamentous fungus such as Fusarium.