Efficacy of remimazolam combined with remifentanil used for painless gastroscopy / 中华麻醉学杂志

Objective:To evaluate the effect of remimazolam combined with remifentanil used for painless gastroscopy.Methods:A total of 150 patients of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱ, aged 18-64 yr, with body mass index of 18-30 kg/m 2, scheduled for elective painless gastroscopy, were divided into 3 groups ( n=50 each) using a random number table method: propofol combined with remifentanil group (group P), remimazolam 0.3 mg/kg combined with remifentanil group (group R1) and remimazolam 12 mg combined with remifentanil group (group R2). Drugs were administrated according to body weight, and calculation was carried out according to ideal body weight.Remifentanil 0.25 μg/kg was injected intravenously, propofol 1.5 mg/kg was then injected intravenously in group P, remimazolam 0.3 mg/kg was injected intravenously in group R1, and remimazolam 12 mg was injected intravenously in group R2.When Modified Observer′s Assessment/Alertness and Sedation (MOAA/S) score was≤3, gastroscopy was performed.It was defined as sedation failure when MOAA/S score was still ≥4 at 3 min after administration of propofol or remimazolam.When intraoperative body movement occurred, 1/4 of the initial dose of propofol was injected intravenously in group P, 1/4 of the initial dose of remimazolam was injected intravenously in group R1, and remimazolam 2.5 mg was injected intravenously in group R2 to maintain MOAA/S score ≤3.It was defined as sedation failure when sufficient sedation was not maintained after the additional drugs were given more than 3 times within 15 min.The success of sedation, time for gastroscopy, emergence time and discharge time were recorded.The occurrence of intraoperative body movement, bradyeardia, hypotension, respiratory depression, hiccup, coughing and injection pain was recorded. Results:Compared with group P, no significant change was found in the success rate of sedation ( P>0.05), and the incidence of intraoperative body movement, bradyeardia, hypotension, respiratory depression, hiccup, coughing and injection pain was decreased in group R1, and the success rate of sedation was significantly decreased, the incidence of intraoperative body movement, bradyeardia, hypotension, respiratory depression, coughing and injection pain was decreased, and the incidence of hiccup was increased in group R2 ( P<0.05). Compared with group R2, the success rate of sedation was significantly increased, and the incidence of intraoperative body movement, coughing and hiccup was decreased in group R1 ( P<0.05). Conclusion:Remimazolam 0.3 mg/kg combined with remifentanil can be safely and effectively used for painless gastroscopy.

Research progress of Lgr5-positive stem cells in the formation of organoid in 3D culture / 中华耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

Stem cell is critical to regeneration of tissue or organ of human. How to promote repair or regeneration in the tissues/organ using its pluripotency is always an important issue. Lgr5-possitive cell is one type of the stem cell-like cells capable of pluripotent differentiation in various tissues/organs of both humans and mice. Current study showed that single or small amount Lgr5-possitive stem cells can grow and form a plurality of organs in 3D culture system, and some organs can present similar biological and physiological properties with the progenitor they were derived. These studies provided new insight into future orientation, for example, Lgr5-possitive inner ear cells were confirmed as inner ear pluripotent cells population, the experiences obtained from organoid studies of Lgr5-possitive cells have certainly showed potential in the future study of inner ear stem cells. This review will focus on the recent progress associated with Lgr 5-positive stem cells forming organoids in the 3D culture.

Clinic analysis of treatment for injuries of supra-arch branches / 国际外科学杂志

Objective To analyse the initial resucts in different treatment methods for the treatment of aortic arch injury.Methods A total of 23 patients (18 males and 5 females) with injuries of superior arch arteries underwent our treatment in Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University from January 2008 to May 2017.Nine patients underwent surgical procedures(surgical group),13 patients underwent endovascular procedures (endovascular group),1 patient underwent conservative treatment.The conditions of all survived patients were followed up by telephone or outpatient from one to sixty months postoperative.Mortality and complications such as rehaemorrhagia,cerebralinfarction,stenosis or blockage during the follow-up period was assessed.Operation time,hospitalization time after treatment,mortality and complications within 30 days of surgical group and endovascular group were compared by statistical methods.The data were analyzed by SPSS 16.0 software.Measurement data were expressed as ((x) ± s).The count data were expressed as frequency and percentage (％),and comparison between groups were evaluated with t test,Chi-square.Results All patients had achieved technical success.In patients treated by surgical procedures,one case of death and 2 cases of cerebralinfarction were reported within 30 days.One patient died of rehaemorrhagia during the 2nd day of open operation.Meanwhile,another two patients suffered from cerebral infarction,they recovered within 30 days.All patients treated by endovascular procedures survived without cerebralinfarction.However,blockage occurred in one patient of these patients.The operation time [(2.4 ± 1.1) hours and (1.0 ± 0.4) hours] (P ＜ 0.01) and the time of postoperative hospitalization [(8.3 ± 3.0) days and(2.5 ± 1.0) days] (P ＜ 0.05) were statistically different of the two groups.The postoperative mortality rate of the two groups undergoing open surgery and endovascular treatment within 30 days was 11.1％ and 0.0％ (P =0.41),and complication rates with 33.3％ and 7.7％ respectively (P =0.26),there has no significant difference.Overall,66.7％ (6/9) patients treated by surgical procedures and 92.3％ (12/13) patients treated by endovascular procedures and one patient treated by consewative treatment survived without any complication during the follow up period.Conclusions Initial results suggest that endovascular procedures can significantly shorten the time of operation and the time of postoperative hospitalization,and the mortality and complication rate are also slightly lower than surgical procedures.Endovascular procedures is an important method for treatment for injuries that involve superior arch arteries.It plays a special role in rescuing injuries of superior arch arteries.

The application of reserving the left subclavian artery by fenestration of domestic stent graft in TEVAR of type B dissection with unfavourable proximal landing zone / 中国医师杂志

Objective To explore the preliminary results of application of reserving the left subclavian artery by fenestration of domestic stent graft in the thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) of type B dissection with unfavourable proximal landing zone.Methods From October 2015 to January 2018,a total of 13 patients with type B aortic dissection without healthy proximal landing zones underwent TEVAR using fenestration of domestic stent graft in our hospital.Computed tomography angiography (CTA) data were measured before surgery.Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) was conducted after surgery.All patients underwent CTA or ultrasound examination during follow-up.Operation success rate,survive rate,patency of left subclavian artery and complications were analyzed.Results All the patients were deployed fenestrated endografts successfully.No proximal endoleak happened during perioperative period.Delirium occurred in 1 case during 7 postoperative days and fully recovered with the medical treatment.The mean follow-up period was (9.8 ± 9.5) months (range,1-29 months).11 patients underwent CTA and 2 patients underwent ultrasound examination during follow-up.During period of following up,no patients died,no proximal endoleak appeared,and all the left subclavian arteries reserving by fenestration.Conclusions Reserving the left subclavian artery by fenestration of domestic stent graft in TEVAR of type B dissection with hostile proximal sealing zone is economical,safe and feasible,which expand the indication of TEVAR for aortic dissection,and the long-term outcomes of this technique need to be assessed in the future.

Effect of the setting of laryngeal mask airway intracuff pressure based on airway peak pressure / 临床麻醉学杂志

Objective To explore the effects of airway peak pressure (Ppeak)guidance on the minimum laryngeal mask airway (LMA)intracuff pressure (ICP)setting during general anesthesia. Methods Sixty patients,aged 18-65 years,ASA physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱ,scheduled for elective gy-necological laparoscopic operation under general anesthesia were enrolled.The patients were randomly divided into pressure-regulated group (group P)and control group (group C)with 30 cases in each group.Size 4 Supreme LMA was inserted in after general anesthesia induction.Air was injected into the cuff to make ICP achieve 60 cm H2O.Volume-controlled ventilation was selected and Ppeak was recorded.In group P,all the gas in the LMA cuff was sucked out,and then air was injected in during expiration phase to make ICP achieve the level of Ppeak.If air leakage occurred,ICP was increased by 5 cm H2O each time until no gas leaked from the oropharynx.After pneumoperitoneum,the cuff was inflated to make ICP achieve 60 cm H2O and Ppeak was recorded once more.Then all the gas in the LMA cuff was sucked out,and air was injected into the cuff to make ICP achieve the level of Ppeak as the above method till the end of operation.In group C,ICP was maintained at 60 cm H2O.Ppeak, ICP and the intracuff gas volume were recorded before and after pneumoperitoneum.ICP during in-spiratory phase in the two groups was measured.Tidal volume during inspiration(Vti)and expiration (Vte)in the two groups were recorded,and the air leakage fraction (LF)was calculated as [(Vti-Vte)/Vti×100%].Laryngopharyngeal complications of all the patients in 24 hours after surgeries were also recorded.Results The intracuff gas volume before and after pneumoperitoneum and ICP were decreased significantly in group P compared with group C (P<0.05).There was no difference in LF between the two groups.Compared with group C,there were fewer patients with postoperative throat pain and swallow discomfort in group P (P<0.05).Conclusion ICP at the level of Ppeak plus 0-5 cm H2O during LMA ventilation can provide better sealing effect and less laryngopharyngeal com-plications.

Various choices of reconstructing the left subclavicular artery to extend the proximal landing zone thoracic endovascular aortic repair / 中华外科杂志

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has become the preferred treatment for Stanford type B aortic dissection. Covered the left subclavian artery (LSA) directly may cause corresponding complications in Stanford type B aortic dissection with unfavourable proximal landing zone. TEVAR can be successfully implemented by reconstructing LSA to expand the proximal landing zone. Currently, the methods of reconstructing LSA mainly include hybridization technology (carotid-subclavian artery transposition), chimney technology (including branch stent technology) and fenestration (or slot technology), etc. These techniques are all valid for aortic dissection that needs to reconstructing LSA. The choices and applications of these techniques should follow the individualized principles.

The effect of ketamine on the postoperative depression-like mood and inflammatory mediators during one lung ventilation in patients with esophageal cancer radical surgery / 实用医学杂志

Objective To observe the effect of ketamine at low dose on inflammatory mediators during one lung ventilation and postoperative depression-like mood in patients with esophageal cancer radical surgery. Methods 60 patients who underwent esophageal cancer radical surgery were randomly divided into ketamine group(K)and control group(C). The patients in group K was injected with ketamine at a dose of 0.5 mg/kg at the time of anesthesia induction,then continuous infused with ketamine at a dose of 0.25 mg/(kg · h)for 30 minutes. Patients in group C:saline was given .Then concentrations of TNF-α,IL-6,IL-10 and PHQ-9 scores at different time points were evaluated. Results The PHQ-9 scores of the patients in K group at the 5 d after operation was significantly lower than that at the 1d before operation(P<0.05);The PHQ-9 scores in group K were decreased ob-viously than that those in group C(P<0.05). The concentration of serum TNF-α,IL-6 and IL-10 were significantly increased after T1 time of the two groups(P<0.05);Compared with group C,there was no statistical difference in the levels of TNF-α,IL-6 and IL-10 in group K at T2 and T3 time(P<0.05).Conclusion Low dose ketamine has no obvious effect on the concentration of blood TNF-α,IL-6 and IL -10 during one lung ventilation in patients with esophageal cancer radical surgery ,but it may alleviate postoperative depression-like mood.

The effect of ketamine on the postoperative depression-like mood and inflammatory mediators during one lung ventilation in patients with esophageal cancer radical surgery / 实用医学杂志

Objective To observe the effect of ketamine at low dose on inflammatory mediators during one lung ventilation and postoperative depression-like mood in patients with esophageal cancer radical surgery. Methods 60 patients who underwent esophageal cancer radical surgery were randomly divided into ketamine group(K)and control group(C). The patients in group K was injected with ketamine at a dose of 0.5 mg/kg at the time of anesthesia induction,then continuous infused with ketamine at a dose of 0.25 mg/(kg · h)for 30 minutes. Patients in group C:saline was given .Then concentrations of TNF-α,IL-6,IL-10 and PHQ-9 scores at different time points were evaluated. Results The PHQ-9 scores of the patients in K group at the 5 d after operation was significantly lower than that at the 1d before operation(P<0.05);The PHQ-9 scores in group K were decreased ob-viously than that those in group C(P<0.05). The concentration of serum TNF-α,IL-6 and IL-10 were significantly increased after T1 time of the two groups(P<0.05);Compared with group C,there was no statistical difference in the levels of TNF-α,IL-6 and IL-10 in group K at T2 and T3 time(P<0.05).Conclusion Low dose ketamine has no obvious effect on the concentration of blood TNF-α,IL-6 and IL -10 during one lung ventilation in patients with esophageal cancer radical surgery ,but it may alleviate postoperative depression-like mood.

Effects of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation and conventional mechanical ventilation on oxygen metabolism and tissue perfusion in sheep models of acute respiratory distress syndrome / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>High-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) allows for small tidal volumes at mean airway pressures (mPaw) above that of conventional mechanical ventilation (CMV), but the effect of HFOV on hemodynamics, oxygen metabolism, and tissue perfusion in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains unclear. We investigated the effects of HFOV and CMV in sheep models with ARDS.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>After inducing ARDS by repeated lavage, twelve adult sheep were randomly divided into a HFOV or CMV group. After stabilization, standard lung recruitments (40 cmH2O × 40 seconds) were performed. The optimal mPaw or positive end-expiratory pressure was obtained by lung recruitment and decremental positive end-expiratory pressure titration. The animals were then ventilated for 4 hours. The hemodynamics, tissue perfusion (superior mesenteric artery blood flow, pHi, and Pg-aCO2), oxygen metabolism and respiratory mechanics were examined at baseline before saline lavage, in the ARDS model, after model stabilization, and during hourly mechanical ventilation for up to 4 hours. A two-way repeated measures analysis of variance was applied to evaluate differences between the groups.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The titrated mPaw was higher and the tidal volumes lower in the HFOV group than the positive end-expiratory pressure in the CMV group. There was no significant difference in hemodynamic parameters between the HFOV and CMV groups. There was no difference in the mean alveolar pressure between the two groups. After lung recruitment, both groups showed an improvement in the oxygenation, oxygen delivery, and DO2. Lactate levels increased in both groups after inducing the ARDS model. Compared with the CMV group, the superior mesenteric artery blood flow and pHi were significantly higher in the HFOV group, but the Pg-aCO2 decreased in the HFOV group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Compared with CMV, HFOV with optimal mPaw has no significant side effect on hemodynamics or oxygen metabolism, and increases gastric tissue blood perfusion.</p>

Imaging diagnosis and surgical treatment of popliteal artery entrapment syndrome / 中华普通外科杂志

Objective To summarize the experience on imaging diagnosis and surgical treatment for popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES). Methods From 2004 to 2010, 11 patients (12 limbs) diagnosed as PAES by CTA and MR ( A) underwent surgery. There were 11 patients with a mean age of (28 ±19) years, eight patients were male, three patients were female. Two patients were found to have bilateral involvement. Intermittent claudication was the most frequent presenting symptom. Six limbs were type Ⅰ , three limbs were type Ⅱ , three limbs were type Ⅲ , one limb was type Ⅳ. The preoperative mean ABI was 0.47 ± 0. 27. Results Popliteal artery exploration surgery or peripopliteal artery lysis was performed in 12 limbs, and this procedure was combined with a great saphenous vein bypass graft in seven limb because of arterial occlusion or aneurysm. After a median follow-up of ( 19 ± 20) months (0 month to 6 years) , the mean ABI improved to 0. 81 ±0. 30, which was significantly higher than that of preoperation( P ＜ 0.05),one patient died of pulmonary embolism one day after operation, one patient (one limb) had popliteal artery thrombosis after operation. Intermittent claudication symptoms disappeared in all other patients. Conclusions Timely imaging diagnosis and surgical intervention is very important for patients of PAES.