Early Abdominal Closure Achieved through Retroperitoneal Hematoma Evacuation after Endovascular Aneurysm Repair and Open Abdominal Management for a Ruptured Aortic Aneurysm / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌

Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is an important postoperative complication of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAA). Open abdominal management (OAM) has been reported to be effective in EVAR ; however, only a limited number of reports are available on when and how to close the abdomen. Here we report a case of early abdominal wall closure achieved through the combined use of retroperitoneal hematoma evacuation after EVAR and OAM for rAAA. The patient was a 79-year-old woman who underwent EVAR for rAAA on an emergency basis. She developed ACS after EVAR and underwent OAM. Four days after surgery, a decrease in intraabdominal pressure was confirmed, and subsequent contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed the absence of an endoleak ; retroperitoneal hematoma evacuation was performed, during which the abdominal wall was closed. The postoperative course was good, and the patient was discharged. Early closure of the abdomen may be possible by concomitant retroperitoneal hematoma evacuation after EVAR and OAM for rAAA.

Endoscopic hematoma evacuation and soft channel drainage for hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage / 中国内镜杂志

Objective?To compare the clinical efficacy and prognosis of neural endoscopic intracranial hematoma evacuation (NEIHE) and soft channel puncture drainage (SCPD) in treatment of hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage (HICH).?Methods?106 HICH cases from January 2015 to December 2016 were divided into endoscopic group (51 cases, NEIHE scheme) and drainage group (55 cases, SCPD scheme) according to random number, operation and complications indicators were recorded, variations on peripheral inflammatory factors and NIHSS neurological deficit score were compared, meanwhile, clinical efficacies were determined.?Results?Though the endoscopic group with operative time (108.5 ± 33.8 vs 85.8 ± 25.4) min and intraoperative blood loss (54.2 ± 17.7 vs 42.6 ± 14.5) ml were significantly higher than drainage group (P < 0.05), the endoscopic group associated with a higher hematoma clearance 48 h post operation (85.8 ± 7.8 vs 74.7 ± 9.2) % (P < 0.05) and lower overall complication rate (13.7% vs 29.1%) (P < 0.05). After 14 d, the endoscopic group with the decreased value of peripheral blood TNF-α (129.5 ± 33.7 vs 107.8 ± 29.5) pg/ml, IL-6 (74.3 ± 22.8 vs 56.7 ± 18.2) pg/ml, hs-CRP (32.6 ± 7.5 vs 27.2 ± 6.6) mg/L were all significantly higher than the drainage group (P < 0.05). After 14 d, endoscopic group with decreased value of NIHSS score was significantly higher than the drainage group (13.0 ± 3.8 vs 10.3 ± 3.5) (P < 0.05). 6 months after operation, the increased Barthel index in the survivors of endoscopic group was significantly higher than the drainage group (44.8 ± 9.7 vs 39.5 ± 11.2) (P < 0.05).?Conclusion?Though the NEIHE is more complicated than SCPD in treatment of HICH, the hematoma clearance is more complete, the complications are less, and the short-term efficacy and prognosis with obvious advantages.

S100β level and prognosis influence of mild hypothermia therapy assisted intracranial hematoma evacuation in treatment of patients with cerebral hemorrhage / 中国综合临床

Objective To investigate clinical effect of mild hypothermia therapy assisted intracranial hematoma evacuation in treatment of cerebral hemorrhage.Methods One hundred and ten patients with cerebral hemorrhage were selected in Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology from December 2011 to December 2013,and were randomly divided into two groups.Fifty-five patients treated intracranial hematoma evacuation as control group.Another 55 patients treated mild hypothermia therapy assisted intracranial hematoma evacuation as observation group.Treatment effect was compared between two groups.Results Serum S100β,neuron specific enolization (NSE) enzyme,tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α),creactive protein(CRP),cognitive function score,daily life ability score,neurological function defect score before and after treatment in control group were (0.82±0.12) μg/L and (0.53±0.09) μg/L,(19.42±2.30) μg/L and (10.36±1.07) μg/L,(3.62±0.57) mg/L and (1.54±0.30) mg/L,(29.43±4.36) g/L and (10.25± 1.07) g/L,(13.42± 1.58) points and (25.03± 1.19) points,(21.45± 3.27) points and (37.92 ± 5.83)points,(13.27± 1.35) points and (4.84 ± 1.08) points,the differences were significant (t =8.471,11.834,17.026,22.539,12.230,10.619,25.531,P ＜ 0.05).Serum S100β,NSE,TNF-α,CRP,cognitive function score,daily life ability score,neurological function defect score before and after treatment in observation group were (0.84±0.13)μg/L and (0.41±0.10) μg/L,(19.48±1.76) μg/L and (8.75±0.84) μg/L,(3.64± ±0.61) mg/Land (1.17±0.29) mg/L,(29.58±3.62) g/L and (6.02±1.18) g/L,(13.29±1.34) points and (27.58± 1.27) points,(21.68±4.02) points and (48.26±7.14) points,(13.46± 1.21) points and (3.57±0.85) points,the differences were significant(t=13.498,16.739,25.728,41.836,13.769,15.857,36.352,P＜0.05).Compared with serum S100β,NSE,TNF-α,CRP,cognitive function score,daily life ability score,neurological function defect score before treatment,there were no difference between two groups (P ＞0.05).Serum S100β,NSE,TNF-α,CRP,neurological function defect score after treatment in observation group were lower than control group(t =5.926,4.839,6.162,10.054,6.714,P＜0.05).Cognitive function score,daily life ability score after treatment in observation group were higher than control group (t =4.008,5.973,P ＜0.05).Postoperative Glasgow prognosis classification in observation group (14 cases of grade Ⅰ,27 cases of grade Ⅱ,11 cases of grade Ⅲ,2 cases of grade Ⅳ,1 case of grade Ⅴ) was better than control group(8 cases of grade Ⅰ,12 cases of grade Ⅱ,23 cases of grade Ⅲ,7 cases of grade Ⅳ,5 cases of grade Ⅴ),the differences were significant between the two groups (Z=17.085,P =0.002).Total effective rate in observation group 94.5％ (52/55) was higher than control group 78.2％ (43/55),the differences were significant between the two groups (Z =6.253,P=0.012).Conclusion Mild hypothermia therapy assisted intracranial hematoma evacuation in treatment of cerebral hemorrhage,can significantly reduce inflammatory factor and S100βlevel,improve neurological function,has significant effect and good prognosis.It is worthy of clinical use.

Curative effect of hematoma evacuation combined with external ventricular drainage in treatment of patients with intraventricular hemorrhage secondary to hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage / 第二军医大学学报

Objective To investigate the curative effects of hematoma evacuation (HE) combined with external ventricular drainage (EVD) and simple EVD in the treatment of patients with intraventricular hemorrhage secondary to hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage (HICH). Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 70 patients who were diagnosed with HICH from Jun. 2012 to Jun. 2015 in Changzheng Hospital of Second Military Medical University. The patients were divided into EVD combined with HE group (EVD+HE group, n=31) and EVD group (n=39) according to the different choices of operation. The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score, length of neurointensive intensive care units (NICU) stays, in-hospital mortality, incidences of lung infection, intracranial infection and rebleeding, and modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores and Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) scores after 6 months were compared between two groups. Then we screened the patients with supratentorial hematoma volume greater than 30 mL in the EVD+HE group (n=20) and EVD group (n=13), and compared the above clinical indicators between two groups. Results The in-hospital mortality rate of patients in the EVD+HE group was significantly higher than that in the EVD group (29.0% vs 5.1%, P=0.008). The survival patients were included in the subsequent research, including 22 cases in the EVD+HE group and 37 in the EVD group. The improved GCS (ΔGCS) scores of survival patients in the EVD+HE group was significantly higher than that in the EVD group (3.9±3.5 vs 1.2±3.3, P0.05). After screening, the patients with supratentorial hematoma volume greater than 30 mL in the EVD+HE group had significantly higher improved GCS (ΔGCS) scores (3.8±4.0 vs 1.1±2.4, P=0.044), lower 6-month mRS scores (4.2±1.6 vs 5.3±0.7, P=0.025) and higher 6-month GOS scores (3.1±2.0 vs 1.7±0.7, P=0.030) than those in the EVD group. The length of NICU stays, incidences of rebleeding, lung infection and intracranial infection of patients were not significantly different between the EVD+HE and EVD groups (P>0.05). Conclusion For patients with supratentorial hematoma volume greater than 30 mL, HE combined with EVD is superior to simple EVD in treating intraventricular hemorrhage secondary to hypertensive intracranial hemorrhage.

Stereotactic Evacuation of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage

The best treatment modality for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage still remains to be controversial. Stereotactic surgery can be performed safely and easily but its indication and optimal timing of operation have to be determined. We treated 80 patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage by stereotactic surgery from October 1994 to December 1997. We investigated clinical status of the patients before and after surgery, amount of hematoma, evacuation rate, timing of operation, transcranial Doppler sonography(TCD), and computerized tomography(CT) findings. The results were as follows: 1) The outcome of early surgery(within 24 hours of bleeding) was better than that of late surgery(after 24 hours of bleeding)(p=0.034). 2) The outcome was better in the patient with higher evacuation rate(p=0.014). 3) TCD monitoring showed beneficial effect of surgery on hemodynamic status. We conclude that the early surgery within 24 hours after bleeding is correlated with the better outcome, and TCD monitoring is useful for evaluation of perioperative hemodynamic change.

Treatment of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage a Comparative Clinical Analysis of Stereotactic and Conservative Treatment

The treatment of patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage remains a matter of debate in neurosurgery and neurology. We analyzed 203 patients with spontaneous intracerebral hematoma and compared the result of treatment between two groups:100 patients with stereotactic hematoma evacuation and 103 patients with conservative treatment. Evaluation of outcome was performed at discharge with Glasgow coma scale, motor deficit, Glasgow outcome scle. Stereotactic surgical patients with medium sized(20-50 cc) hematoma, which located in basal gaglia and thalamic area made a significantly better functional recovery than did patients with conservative treated group. Patients with relatively mild neurologic deficit preoperatively had better functional outcomes in the stereotactic surgical group. Stuporous or comatose patients had no better outcome after surgery, but showed a significantly lower mortality rate than conservative treated group. There was no significant difference in the outcome in relation to the timing of surgery, but rebleeding risk was high on early operated patients. Stereotactic surgery can minimized the brain damage and be performed under local anesthesia, so there was a trend toward better quality of survival and chance of survival in the operated group.

Comparative Clinical Analysis of Stereotaxic Surgery vs Conservative Treatment for Spontaneous Intracerebral Hematoma

The treatment of patients with spontaneous intracerebral hematoma is still controversial, but stereotaxic surgery is preferred to conservative treatment recently. We analyzed 78 patients with spontaneous intracerebral hematoma and compared the result of treatment between two groups ; 40 patients with stereotaxic hematoma evacuation, 38 patients with conservative treatment. The results were as following : In thalamic and basal ganglia hematoma, improvement of consciousness level, motor grade and Glasgow coma scale in stereotaxic surgery group was better than that of conservative treatment group and the mortality rate was lower in the stereotaxic surgery group than in the conservative treatment group. Patients with alert or somnolent state preoperatively had better functional recovery in the surgically treated group, but stuporous or comatose patients had no better outcome after surgery. Stereotaxic hematoma evacuation can minimize the brain damage and be performed under the local anesthesia, so it can lower the mortality and morbidity rate of the spontaneous intracerebral hematoma patients.