Predictors for lower urinary tract symptoms in patients underwent radical prostatectomy: implications for postoperative nursing care.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors for lower urinary tract symptoms in prostate cancer patients underwent radical prostatectomy, thus providing therapeutic evidence for post-operative nursing. BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed male malignancy in recent years. With surgical treatments, patients with prostate cancer indeed have satisfying survival rate. However, the presence of postprostatectomy lower urinary tract symptoms which affect quality of life significantly is more worthy of attention. DESIGN: Patients underwent surgical therapies were followed up and the symptoms were recorded. METHODS: A total of 65 prostate cancer patients underwent radical prostatectomy from January 2019 to October 2020, and pathologically diagnosed with prostate cancer were enrolled in our study. These patients were followed up 3 months after surgery and their medical records were retrospectively collected and analysed. Results were reported according to the STROBE Statement. RESULTS: The incidence of post-operative lower urinary tract symptoms at 3 months after surgery is similar to that of pre-operation. Univariate and multivariate analyses revealed that the independent risk factor for postprostatectomy lower urinary tract symptoms is body mass index, whereas pelvic floor muscle exercise is a protective factor. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of postprostatectomy lower urinary tract symptoms is non-negligible, which significantly affects quality of life. Body mass index is found as an independent risk factor for postprostatectomy lower urinary tract symptoms, while pelvic floor muscle exercise is a strong protector. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Patients with prostate cancer would benefit from post-operative pelvic floor muscle exercise. These findings contribute to tailor post-operative nursing strategy.

Effects of different temperature rewarming on intraoperative brain protection in children with deep hypothermia circulatory arrest / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective:To observe the effect of different temperature rewarming on intraoperative brain protection in children with deep hypothermia circulatory arrest (DHCA).Methods:Totally 24 cases of children undergoing deep hypothermia circulatory arrest under general anesthesia were selected, and randomly divided into 38 ℃ and 43 ℃ groups including 12 cases respectely. Children patients in each group were given forced air rewarming at 38 ℃ and 43 ℃ respectively during the rewarming phase after cross-clamping remission. The age of patients, weight, operation time, intraoperative blood loss, intraoperative fluid infusion and postoperative length of stay were recorded. The arterial blood was taken to determine the serum neuron-specific enolase (NSE) , Platelet activating factor (PAF), and blood lactic acid immediately when the patients were entering into operating room (T 0), before Extracorporeal Circulation (T 1), before aortic cross-clamping (T 2), before DHCA (T 3), rewarming (T 4), temperature to 30 ℃ (T 5), temperature to 33 ℃ (T 6), temperature to 35 ℃ (T 7), CPB was terminated (T 8) and at the end of operation (T 9). And the body temperature were recorded at T 0, T 1, T 3 and T 8. Results:At T 0, T 1, T 3, T 8 and T 9, the temperature difference between the two groups was not statistically significant ( P>0.05). The body temperature first decreased and then increased in the group of 38℃ and 43℃ ( P<0.01). And the serum PAF and NSE significantly increased during the operation ( F values were 5 172.087, 3 535.935, P<0.01). The content of PAF, NSE and lactate in 38 ℃ group and 43 ℃ group increased with time from T 0 to T 9 ( P<0.01).The PAF content of children in the 43℃ group at T 8 and T 9 were (20.34±4.70) μg/L and (25.46±7.75) μg/L respectively, lower than that in the 38℃ group (25.20±3.80) μg/L and (34.97±8.52) μg/L, the differences were statistically significant ( F value was 7.769, P=0.011; F value was 8.193, P=0.009). At T 8 and T 9, NSE content of children in the 43℃ group were (22.13±5.13) μg/L and (28.15±7.90) μg/L respectively, lower than those in the 38℃ group (26.92±3.89) μg/L and (36.57±8.90) μg/L, the differences were statistically significant ( F value was 6.656, P=0.017; F value was 6.012, P=0.023). Blood lactic acid content of children in the 43℃ group at T 4-T 9 respectively (2.77±0.70), (2.93±0.69), (3.13±0.77), (3.39±0.64), (3.77±0.86), (3.83±0.62) mmol/L, lower than 38 ℃ group of children (3.57±0.87), (3.82±0.80), (4.35±0.89), (4.60±0.95), (4.79±0.94), (4.92±0.92) mmol/L, the differences were statistically significant ( F values were 6.125-11.551, P values were 0.022-0.003). Conclusion:Both 38 ℃ and 43 ℃ can ensure that the body temperature of the children increases steadily during the intraoperative rewarming phase in deep hypothermic circulatory arrest operation,but 43℃ can effectively reduce the serum PAF and NSE in children with brain protection, its mechanism may be associated with reduced blood lactic acid.

Changes in serum levels of stress factors before and after laser therapy for retinopathy of prematurity / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

Objective To investigate the alterations of dopamine,norepinephrine,cortisol,C-reactive protein (CRP),heart rate (HR),respiratory rate (RR) and mean artery pressure (MAP) before and after the laser photoeoagulation for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) with topical anesthesia and to provide the guideline for improving its routine management and interventions.Methods Thirty children with ROP who received ROP laser photocoagulation in Guang zhou Women and Children's Medical Center from May to Dec.2012 were selected.The blood of the 30 cases of infants were collected at 4 time points:before laser therapy,the end of laser therapy,1 hour and 24 hours after laser therapy.The concentrations of dopamine,norepinephrine,cortisol and CRP in plasma were measured at each time point with radio immunoassay,and the values of HR,RR and MAP of infants were recorded as well.Results The levels of dopamine,norepinephrine and cortisol at the end and 1 hour after therapy were higher than those in the quiet state before therapy,and the differences were statistically significant (t =6.39,2.55 ; t =7.74,2.91 ; t =8.87,2.15 ; all P ＜ 0.05) ; the levels of CRP at the end of therapy,1 hour and 24 hours after therapy had no statistical difference in comparison with those in quiet state before therapy (t =0.06,0.89,1.16; all P ＞ 0.05) ; the levels of HR and RR at the end of therapy,1 hour and 24 hours after therapy had statistical difference in comparison with those in the quiet state before therapy (t =4.33,3.84,3.38 ; t =6.81,4.42,2.96 ; all P ＜ 0.05).The level of MAP at the end of therapy had statisti cal difference in comparison with that in the quiet state before therapy (t =6.10,P ＜ 0.001).Conclusions Infantswho experieneed ROP laser photocoagulation had stress response.Clinicians should pay more attention to monitoring HR and RR of preterm infants receiving retinal laser photocoagulation under topical anesthesia and take active intrvventions in order to relieve the stress response.

Effect of responsibility contracting system on clinical teaching / 现代临床护理

Objective To investigate the effect of responsibility contracting system in clinical teaching.Methods One hundred and eighty eights probationers from August 2009 to July 2010 as controls were trained by functional nursing teaching. Another 192 probationers from August 2009 to July 2010 were assigned as the experiment group,and given clinical teaching by way of the Responsibility Contracting System.The teaching effects in the two groups were compared.Results The probationers in the experiment group had significant improvements in the ability to perform health education,manipulation of nursing skills,ability in observation skills,and nursing documents writing,compared to the control group(P<0?01).Conclusions The teaching mode of responsibility contracting system is effective in strengthening the responsibility of probationer nurses,attaching great importance to the implementation of basic nursing,improving students’ability in implementation of health education and performance of skill manipulation and nursing,and eventually improving the level and quality of nursing teaching?

Application of tramadol combined atropine in oocyte retrieval operation / 现代临床护理

Objective To observe the analgesic effects of tramadol combined with atropine during the oocyte retrieval operation in assisted reproduction treatment(IVF/ICSI-ET)? Methods Three hundred patients(four hundred cycles of infertility totally)in the Center for Reproductive Medicine were equally assigned into treatment group and control group according to the different analgesia: the former were treated with intramuscular injection of 100 mg tramadol combined with 0?5 mg atropine for analgesia before the operation and the latter with 50 mg pethidine hydrochloride? The two groups were compared in terms of blood pressure,pulse,degree of pains, rate of fertility,rate of cleavage and rate of transplantable embryo? Result There were no differences between them in terms of blood pressure,pulse,pain degree,rate of fertility and rate of cleavage and rate of transplantable embryo(all P > 0?05),but the incidence of adverse effect in the treatment group was significantly lower than that in the control group(P < 0?05)? Conclusion The application of tramadol hydrochloride combined with atropine sulphatev for analgesia during oocyte retrieval operation of IVF-ET is advantageous for its safety,lower incidence of advers effect and stable vital signs?