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Objective To explore the predictors of perioperative ischemic stroke following percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting.Methods We retrospectively evaluated data on 416 percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting (PTAS) procedures at (334 males,82 females,aged 40-85 years,falling into ASA Ⅰ-Ⅲ) a single institution.Logistic regression was used to analyze the role of clinical,angiographic and hemodynamic variables on periprocedural ischemic strokes.Results Among 328 patients underwent PTAS for the treatment of extracranial stenosis,10 patients (3.0％) had perioperative ischemic stroke.Among the 88 stenting for intracranial stenosis,6 patients (6.8 ％) had perioperative ischemic stroke.Multivariable predictors of perioperative ischemic stroke for stenting for extracranial stenosis were the presence of untreated intracranial artery stenosis (OR =9.44,95％CI 2.36-37.71,P=0.001) and intraoperative absolute minimal SBP＜90 mm Hg (OR=9.13,95％CI 1.35-61.76,P =0.023).The independent predictors of perioperative ischemic stroke following PTAS for intracranial stenosis included the patients' increasing age (OR =1.25,95 ％ CI 1.04-1.51,P=0.021),presence of calcific plaques (OR=11.02,95％CI 1.11-109.25,P=0.040) and untreated intracranial artery stenosis (OR =44.81,95％ CI 1.99-1 011.84,P =0.017).Conclusion For patients with extracranial stenosis,suffering from the presence of untreated intracranial artery stenosis and intraoperative absolute minimal SBP＜90 mm Hg are the independent risk factors for perioperative ischemic stroke.The patients' increasing age,presence of calcific plaques and untreated intracranial artery stenosis were the independent risk factors for this complication in patients with intracranial stenosis.
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Objective To evaluate the agreement of bispectral index values recorded from tumor side and the contralateral areas during supratentorial craniotomy.Methods Thirty-five patients (16 males, 19 females, aged 18-65 years, ASA physical status Ⅱ or Ⅲ) scheduled for supratentorial tumor resection were enrolled in this study.Bispectral index (BIS) sensors were placed at bilateral frontal areas.The patients were anesthetized with propofol.From each BIS monitor, we collected data at each of four time stages: before the induction of anesthesia, before dura opening, removal of tumor and recovery of conscious.These data were compared using Bland-Altman analysis.Results Bland and Altman analysis revealed a BIS negative-bias (limits of agreement) of before induction-0.8(-7.2-5.7), before dura opening 0.6 (-8.3-9.5), and removal of tumor 1.5(-6.9-9.9), recovery of conscious 0.2 (-9.3-9.8).Conclusion There are significant agreement for BIS values between the frontal area of tumor side and the contralateral areas.BIS values can be used interchangeably between bilateral frontal.
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Objective To investigate the characteristics of postoperative complications and related risk factors in neurosurgery patients. Methods A retrospective study was carried out in neurosurgery patients during anesthesia recovery period from March, 2009 to November, 2013. The recorded complications included respiratory and circulatory system complications, pain, shivering, nausea and vomiting, agitation and delaying recovery. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to screen the risk factors for these complications. Results Da-ta of 13,495 patients were available for analysis. The general incidence was 48.8%. Post-operative complications included post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) (14.5%), agitation (13.5%), hypertension (13.4%), arrhythmia (9.3%), shivering (8.9%), pain (5.9%), hypox-emia (2.5%), delayed recovery (1.9%), airway obstruction (1.7%) and hypotension (0.3%). Regression analysis showed that the risk factors for hypoxemia included male,<59 years old and infratentorial tumor (P<0.05);the risk factors for PONV included male, supratentorial tu-mor, infratentorial tumor, cerebrovascular disease, inhalation anesthesia, the use of muscle relaxants antagonism and tramadol (P<0.05);and the risk factors for postoperative restlessness included male, infratentorial tumor and cerebrovascular disease, inhalation anesthesia, the use of muscle relaxants antagonism and no use of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump (P<0.05). Conclusion Patients with different neuro-logical diseases showed different post-operative complications and exhibited different risk factors for these complications. Anesthesiologists should closely monitor patients receiving various neurosurgery and provide timely treatment.