Diagnosis and surgical treatment of abdominal aortic vascular endograft infections: an analysis of 13 cases / 中华普通外科杂志

Objective:To evaluate the diagnosis and surgical treatment of abdominal aortic vascular endograft infections.Methods:Clinical data of 13 patients of abdominal aortic vascular endograft infections undergoing surgical treatment at Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital from Jan 2015 to Jan 2021 was retrospectively analyzed.Results:All 13 patients underwent infected graft resection under axillobifemoral bypass. Three patients died perioperatively and 10 recovered. Eight patients were followed-up,with bypass graft being occluded and another one with bypass graft infections exposure.Conclusions:Abdominal aortic vascular endograft infections are catastrophic diseases with high surgical difficulty and risk. Extra-anatomic reconstruction with graft removal is a safe and effective treatment for the eradication of infection.

Outcomes of standard endovascular aneurysm repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm with complex neck anatomical features / 中华普通外科杂志

Objective:To explore the outcomes of standard endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with complex neck anatomical features.Methods:Clinical data of AAA patients received standard EVAR from Jan 2004 to Dec 2018 were retrospectively collected. Based on pre-operative computed tomography angiography (CTA) data, patients were divided into complex neck group and non-complex neck group to compare the results between them.Results:There were 88 patients (66.2%) in complex neck group and 45 patients (33.8%) in non-complex group. There was no significant difference in peri-operative characters (blood loss, contrast volume used, hospital stay time, technical success rate) and follow-up results (late re-intervention, late endoleak, aneurysm enlargement, survival rate),all P>0.05.Multivariant logistic regression analysis revealed neck diameter larger than 31 mm was related with late re-intervention ( OR=24.975, P=0.02). Conclusion:Standard EVAR for AAA with complex neck characters does not cause higher perioperative complications and less favorable long term survival rate.

ED 50 of sugammadex for rapid recovery of signal of intraoperative neuromonitoring of recurrent laryngeal nerve in radical thyroidectomy / 中华麻醉学杂志

Objective:To determine the 50% effective dose (ED 50) of sugammadex for rapid recovery of the signal of intraoperative neuromonitoring of recurrent laryngeal nerve in radical thyroidectomy. Methods:American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱ patients of either sex, aged 18-64 yr, weighing 40-90 kg, scheduled for elective radical thyroidectomy under intraoperative neuromonitoring of recurrent laryngeal nerve, were enrolled in this study.Sufentanil and propofol were intravenously injected, and muscle relaxation monitoring was performed after the patients lost consciousness.Rocuronium 0.6 mg/kg was intravenously injected, and tracheal intubation was performed when the twitch ratio was 0.The infusion rate of rocuronium was adjusted to maintain twitch ratio 0-10%.When the signal needed to be detected, rocuronium infusion was stopped, sugammadex was injected intravenously using up-and-down sequential method, with the initial dose of 2 mg/kg.If a stable signal was detected within 3 min, the concentration decreased by 0.2 mg in the next patient, otherwise the concentration increased by 0.2 mg in the next patient.The Dixon and Massey formula was used to calculate the ED 50 and 95% confidence interval of sugammadex. Results:The ED 50 of sugammadex for the rapid recovery of the signal of intraoperative neuromonitoring of recurrent laryngeal nerve was 0.98 mg/kg, and the 95% confidence interval was 0.94-1.02 mg/kg during radical thyroidectomy. Conclusion:The ED 50 of sugammadex for rapid recovery of the signal of intraoperative neuromonitoring of recurrent laryngeal nerve is 0.98 mg/kg in radical thyroidectomy.

Determination of the minimum alveolar concentration of sevoflurane in patients diagnosed as gastric car-cinoma and treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy / 临床麻醉学杂志

Objective To determine the minimum alveolar concentration (MAC)of sevoflurane for blunting the responses to surgical incision in 50% adult patients diagnosed as gastric carcinoma and treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy.Methods Twenty-five ASA physical statusⅠor Ⅱ,and aged 30-50 years patients (14 males and 11 females)diagnosed with gastric carcinoma were enrolled.At least 1 month before the operation,all these patients received 2 cycles (1 chemotherapy cycle was 14 days)of chemotherapy including oxaliplatin and tegafur.At first,the anesthesia induc-tion was started by inhaling 6% sevoflurane.After the patient lost consciousness,the endotracheal in-tubation was performed.And then,the end tidal sevoflurane concentration was adjusted to the target concentration and maintained stable for 15 min.After that,the surgical incision was executed.The Dixon's up-and-down method was used to calculate the MAC.The initial end tidal sevoflurane con-centration was 2.2% and it was increased or decreased by 0.2% in the next patient according to the surgical incision response.If the surgical incision response was positive,the end tidal sevoflurane con-centration was increased;if the surgical incision response was negative,the end tidal sevoflurane con-centration was decreased.The midpoint from negative response to positive response was set as the balance point and the mean value of the concentrations of sevoflurane at all the balance points were calculated as MAC.Results Minor physical activity occurred when the surgical incision started.No body twisting,eye opening or intraoperative awareness occurred.Body moving occurred in 11 patients (44%)when the surgical incision started.The end tidal sevoflurane concentration for blunting the re-sponses to surgical incision in 50% adult patients diagnosed as gastric carcinoma and treated with neo-adjuvant chemotherapy was 1.52%,and the 95% CI was 1.37%-1.65%.Conclusion The MAC of sevoflurane for blunting the responses to surgical incision in 50% adult patients diagnosed as gastric carcinoma and treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy is 1.52%.

Endovascular repair of common iliac artery aneurysms with modified branched stent grafts / 中华普通外科杂志

Objective To present our initial experience with modified branched stent gratis in endovacular repair of common iliac artery aneurysms.Methods In 5 patients,3 were aortobiiliac aneurysms and 2 were single common iliac aneurysms,receiving endovascular repair by a novel modified branched stent graft to keep at least one internal iliac artery patency.Results All cases were successfully completed with patent external and internal iliac artery on the target side.There were no inhospital mortality nor major complications after graft stenting.During a follow-up period of 27.6 months (21 to 33 months),there have been no stenting related endoleak and branch occlusion.Conclusions Modified branched stent graft is safe and efficient,providing an effective way to protect internal iliac artery in endovascular treatment of common iliac aneurysms.

Effect analysis of the technique of retrograde puncture of popliteal artery applied in the interventional therapy of lower extremity arteriosclerosis obliterans patients / 中华全科医师杂志

To investigate the effectiveness of retrograde puncture of popliteal artery in lower extremity arteriosclerosis obliterans ( ASO ) patients classified as TASC ( Tans-Atlantic Inter-Society Consensus) C/D.Retrospective analysis of 35 lower extremity ASO patients, 28 male and 7 female , the mean age was 72 ±8, 23 cases of Rutherford 3, 8 cases of Rutherford 4 and 4 cases of Rutherford 5. Preoperative ABI was 0.35 ±0.14, Lesion length in CT angiography ( CTA ) was ( 18 ±5 ) cm.The technique success rate of 35 cases was 100%.The puncture time was (6 ±4) min.6 cases used 4 F sheath and 29 cases used no sheath technology at the puncture site.In 27 cases guide wires passed retrograde through the occluded superficial femoral artery lesion and returned to the true lumen.8 cases of SAFARI technology to established the guild wire track.The complication rate of retrograde puncture was 14.2%( 5/35), 2 cases of postoperative hematoma appeared at the puncture site the next day, 2 cases of pseudoaneurysms emerged and 1 case of postoperative arteriovenous fistula at the puncture site of popliteal area were found by Doppler ultrasonography before discharged.All 5 patients were recovered by conservative treatment.The retrograde puncture of popliteal artery is a safe and reliable method.