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Objective Microporous polysaccharide hemostatic powder ( MPPHP) is a most commonly used hemostatic mate-rial, but reports are rarely seen on its application in posterior spinal orthopedic surgery.The present paper aimed to investigate the val-ue of MPPHP in stopping bleeding in posterior spinal surgery. Methods Twenty-four 5-month-old New Zealand rabbits were equally randomized to an experimental and a control group.An 8 cm-long wound was made in the back muscle of animals to establish the model of spinal posterior surgery.MPPHP was applied to the wound of the experimental rabbits but none to that of the controls.Comparisons were made between the two groups of animals in the bleeding time, in vitro coagulation time, intra-operative blood loss, and results of pre-and post-operative blood routine and histopathological examinations. Results Statistically significant differences were observed between the experimental and control groups in the mean bleeding time ([15.36 ±1.42]s vs [347.58 ±32.43]s, P0.05).Pathological examination revealed mild bleeding and a small number of red blood cells in the muscle interstitium and blood vessel lumen of the experimental rabbits as compared with the controls. Conclusion Intraoperative topical ap-plication of MPPHP can reduce blood loss and achieve rapid and efficient hemostasis in posterior spinal surgery without affecting wound healing.
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Objective To study the clinical effects of shortening the drainage time for patients with dural tears after posterior spinal sur -gery.Methods A total of 120 patients with dural tears after posterior spinal surgery were randomly divided into study group and control group,60 patients in each group .Patients in control group had wound drainage tubes removed after 5 days and patients in study group had wound drainage tubes removed after 3 days.The disappearance time of leakage ,incision healing time and complication rate were compared between two groups.Results The disappearance time of leakage in study group was (13.7 ±3.8)days which was significantly less than (20.0 ±5.1)days in control group(P<0.05).The incision healing time in study group was (22.7 ±4.9)days which has no significant difference with (23.9 ± 5.7)days in control group.The postoperative infection rate was 3.3%(2/60) which was significantly less than 20.0%(12/60) in control group(P<0.01).Conclusion Shortening drainage time can decrease the disappearance time of leakage and postoperative infection rate .
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Objective To explore the effect iveness and safety of ProSeal laryngeal mask(PLMA)used in posterior spinal surgery. Methods Forty ASA Ⅰ - Ⅱ patients of thoracic-lumbar fracture were randomly divided into PLMA group and tracheal intubation (TI) group by systematic sampling with 20 cases each. PLMA or TI was inserted after intravenous anesthesia induction. The number of intubation, intubation time and time to surgery were recorded, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and heart rate (HR) were recorded induction (To), during intubation (T1), at 1 min (T2),3 min(T3), 5 min (T4), 10 min after intubation (T5), during extubation (T6). The intubation, extubation, and the maintain ventilation process of the respiratory and respiratory damage were recorded. Results All patients in PLMA group and TI group achieved satisfactory lung ventilation at the first attempt. There were no significant difference in the number of intubation, intubation time and time to surgery between two groups (P ＞ 0.05 ).SBP,DBP,HR at T1,T2,T3,T6 in TI group were significandy higher than To and those in PLMA group (P＜0.05). The intubation, extubation, and the maintain ventilation process of the respiratory and respiratory damage in TI group (5,25,36 cases) were more than those in PLMA group (0,1,6 cases)(P ＜0.05).Conclusion PLMA for posterior spinal surgery is safe and effective.
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Lateral femoral cutaneous neuropathy occurring during spinal surgery is frequently related to iliac bone graft harvesting, but meralgia paresthetica (MP) can result from the patient being in the prone position. Prone position-related MP is not an uncommon complication after posterior spine surgery but there are only few reports in the literature on this subject. It is usually overlooked because of its mild symptoms and self-limiting course, or patients and physicians may misunderstand the persistence of lower extremity symptoms in the early postoperative period to be a reflection of poor surgical outcome. The authors report a case of prone position-related MP after posterior lumbar interbody fusion at the L3-4 and reviewed the literature with discussion on the incidence, pathogenesis, and possible risk factors related to this entity.
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Humans , Incidence , Lower Extremity , Nerve Compression Syndromes , Postoperative Period , Prone Position , Risk Factors , Spine , TransplantsABSTRACT
Twenty patients with a major thoracolumbar or lumbar spine fractures were treated with various kinds of internal fixation device through anterior or posterior approach during last 2 years. Anterior spinal surgery(10 patients) applied to the patients who had a major fracture of anterior compartment with neural canal impingement and condisted of anterior decompression through vertebrectomy and stabilization with Kaneda device. Posterior spinal surgery(9 patients) applied to mainly posterior compartment injury and consisted of stabilization with Harrington instrument(3 patients) and Roy-Camille plate system(6 patients). The other one patient was treated with a combined approach of anterior decompression and posterior Harrington instrumentation. No patients showed neurological deterioration after surgery and 15 patients(75%) improved postoperatively with entering the next Frankel subgroup. Radiologic evaluation showed the correction of the fracture deformity with satisfactory outcome postoperatively. There was no significant difference between anterior and posterior spinal surgery regarding operative result.