ObjectiveTo observe the incidence of hypotension in general anesthesia patients in post anesthesia care unit (PACU), compare the blood pressure before and after treatment, and analyze hypotension causes. MethodBetween September 2012 and July 2013, data of 18 931 patients in PACU after general anesthesia were retrospectively analyzed for the incidence of hypotension. At the same time, the change of blood pressure was also detected before and after treatment. ResultsSixty-two patients had hypotension during the anesthesia recovery period after general anesthesia. The incidence was 0.33%. The proportion was the highest among patients who underwent abdominal surgery, reaching 41.9%. Systolic pressure and diastolic pressure improved significantly after treatment (P<0.05). ConclusionsIt is important to perform comprehensive evaluation of vital signs, closely observe disease conditions and vital sign changes, find out and manage low blood pressure for patients in PACU, which secure their safety.
ObjectiveTo discuss the method and effectiveness of Wide-awake technique in flexor tendon tenolysis.MethodsThe clinical data of 16 patients (22 fingers) with flexor tendon adhesion treated by Wide-awake technique for flexor tendon tenolysis between May 2019 and December 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were all male, aged from 18 to 55 years old, with an average of 35 years old. Among them, 4 cases (7 fingers) after replantation of severed fingers, 4 cases (7 fingers) after flexor tendon rupture repair, and 8 cases (8 fingers) after open reduction and internal fixation of proximal fractures. The time from the original operation to this operation was 6-18 months, with an average of 8 months. The visual analogue scale (VAS) score was used to evaluate the patient’s pain during local anesthesia (when the first needle penetrated the skin), intraoperative, and 24 hours postoperatively; and the recovery of finger movement was evaluated by total finger joint active range of motion (TAM) evaluation system and Strickland (1980) standard after operation.ResultsIntraoperative hemostasis and anesthesia were satisfactory, and the patient could fully cooperate with the surgeon in active finger movements. There were different degrees of pain during local anesthesia (VAS score was 2-4), no pain during operation (VAS score was 0), and different degrees of pain after operation (VAS score was 1-8, 9 patients needed analgesics). All incisions healed by first intention after operation. All 16 cases were followed up 9-15 months with an average of 12 months. Finger function was significantly improved, no tendon rupture occurred. At last follow-up, the patients after proximal fracture open reduction and internal fixation were rated as excellent in 4 fingers and good in 4 fingers according to the TAM standard, and both were excellent according to the Strickland (1980) standard; and the patients after replantation of severed fingers and flexor tendon rupture repair were rated as excellent in 4 fingers and good in 10 fingers according to TAM standard, and as excellent in 6 fingers and good in 8 fingers according to Strickland (1980) standard.ConclusionWide-awake technique applied in flexor tendon tenolysis can accurately judge the tendon adhesion and release degree through the patient’s active activity, achieve the purpose of complete release, and the effectiveness is satisfactory; the effectiveness of tendon adhesion release surgery after fracture internal fixation is better than that of patients after tendon rupture suture and replantation.
Objectives To investigate the association of anesthesia recovery time and bispectral index (BIS) monitoring after gastrointestinal surgeries under general anesthesia. Methods A total of 404 cases of selective gastrointestinal surgeries under general anesthesia with BIS monitoring in West China Hospital of Sichuan University from January 2016 to June 2016 were retrieved from anesthesia medical record system as BIS monitoring exposure cohort (group BIS). In addition, 404 cases of selective gastrointestinal surgeries without BIS monitoring were matched as none BIS monitoring exposure cohort (group non-BIS). The primary outcome was the anesthesia recovery time, including the time from the end of surgery to endotracheal extubation (t1) and exiting the operation room (t2). A sub-group analysis was conducted based on patients’ age, length of operation time (t0) and type of surgery(open surgeries vs laparoscopic surgeries). Results The gender, age, body weight and ASA categories between two groups had no significant differences (P>0.05). The length of operation time also had no significant differences between two groups (P>0.05). The extubation time (10.1±4.4vs. 16.4±6.8) and OR exiting time (21.7±12.3 vs. 27.4±14.6) in group BIS were shorter than those in group non-BIS (P<0.05). This difference was markedly significant among elderly patients (age>60) or patients undergoing long operations (operation time>5hours). Among each group, the recovery time had no significant difference between open surgeries and laparoscopic surgeries. Conclusions There is an association between BIS monitoring and shorter anesthesia recovery time in gastrointestinal surgery, including the time of endotracheal extubation and exiting the operation room. BIS monitoring enhances anesthesia recovery among elderly patients and patients undergoing long-lasting operations in particular. There is no significant difference in anesthesia recovery time between open surgeries and laparoscopic surgeries.
Objective To assess the efficacy and safety of sevoflurane versus ketamine in the anesthesia of child short period surgery. Methods Such databases as EMbase, PubMed, The Cochrane Library, CNKI, VIP, CBMdisc, Ongoing Controlled Trial and Conference Articles were searched from their establishment to April 2011 to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and the quasi-RCTs. The quality of those studies meeting the inclusive criteria was assessed, the data were extracted and the meta-analysis was conducted by using RevMan 5.1.1 software. Results Ten studies involving 600 participants were included. Seven studies showed that the intraoperative heart rate of the sevoflurane group was lower than that of the ketamine group (MD= –11.85, 95%CI –16.47 to –7.23, Plt;0.000 01). Nine studies showed that the revival time of the sevoflurane group was shorter than that of the ketamine group (MD= –29.05, 95%CI –37.98 to –20.12, Plt;0.000 01). Three studies showed that the anesthesia induction time of the sevoflurane group was shorter than that of the ketamine group (MD= –208.45, 95%CI –359.22 to –57.68, P=0.007). Six studies showed that the influence on mean arterial pressure (MAP) had no significante difference (MD= –4.86, 95%CI –10.02 to 0.29, P=0.06). Meanwhile, seven studies showed that the adverse events of the sevoflurane group were fewer than those of the ketamine group (Peto OR=0.29, 95%CI 0.20 to 0.40, Plt;0.000 01). Conclusion The results of this system review show that sevoflurane is more effective than ketamine with fewer adverse reactions, and it provides a new choice for clinical anesthesia for child short period surgery. However, ketamine is still the main drug in clinical anesthesia for the child short period surgery at present, so high quality studies are needed for further clinical researches.
ObjectiveTo evaluate the clinical effects of nebulized lidocaine anesthesia and anesthesia with lidocaine and midazolam in patients with preoperative bronchoscopy. MethodsTotally, 136 inpatients between May 2002 and June 2013 with preoperative bronchoscopy were included in the study. The patients were randomly assigned to experimental group and control group with 68 patients in each. For patients in the experimental group, 8 mL of 2% lidocaine was administered through inhalation anesthesia, followed by 2-3 mg bolus of midazolam, and subsequently 0.5 mg of midazolam was administered every 2 minutes depending on patients' awareness. Patients in the control group accepted lidocaine alone for anesthesia. The clinical efficacy and adverse effects of both the two ways of anesthesia were observed. ResultsThe time of sustained and effective anesthesia was (24.5±2.8) minutes in the experimental group, as compared with (16.8±2.1) minutes in the control group (P<0.01). The average amount of consumption of lidocaine was (12.4±1.3) mL in the experimental group, as compared with (16.8±1.5) mL in the control group (P<0.01). The heart rate at 5 min after operation was (81.5±19.5) beats/min in the experimental group, as compared with (94.6±34.6) beats/min in the control group (P<0.01). The mean pulse oxygen saturation at 5 min after operation was (93.5±3.6)% in the experimental group, as compared with (88.2±13.3)% in the control group (P<0.01). ConclusionCombined application of lidocaine and midazolam before bronchoscopy is simple and feasible for anesthesia, which has higher success rate, lesser side effects and other reactions such as body movement and coughing.
ObjectiveTo discuss the intraoperative anesthesia management for complete thoracoscopic surgical atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation via the left chest. MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 201 patients (106 males and 95 females aged 58.7±15.4 years) with AF underwent complete thoracoscopic surgical ablation via the left chest in Department of Cardiothoracic surgery, Xinhua Hospital From September 2010 through December 2013. ResultsAll the patients successfully underwent the minimally invasive ablation procedure. No patient required conversion to sternotomy during the surgery. The average time of operation was 104.9±37.2 min. During the ablation procedure, the patients' blood pressure and arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) reduced at different levels. The average minimum arterial blood pressure was 44-79 (62.4±8.4) mm Hg. The average minimum SpO2 was 83%-95% (88.8%±3.1%). After the ablation, the patients' respiratory function and hemodynamic gradually recovered. The average heart rate was 40-108 (70.0±16.6) bpm when sinus rhythm was restored. The maintenance of sinus rhythm rate was 94.5% (190/201) at discharge. There was no early death, stroke, hemorrhage or permanent pacemaker implantation during perioperation. ConclusionComplete thoracoscopic surgical AF ablation via the left chest has some influence on patients' respiratory function and hemodynamic. Reasonable anesthetic management can ensure the minimally invasive ablation procedure safe and effective.
The anesthetic work of day surgery should be guided by the standardized perioperative evaluation system. The evaluation methods and standards with strong operability and repeatability are the prerequisites to ensure the safety and efficiency of day surgery. For the assessment of patients’ preoperative physiological status, preoperative preparation and postoperative rehabilitation, standardized work procedures should be established to ensure patients’ medical safety to the greatest extent. Through summarizing the advanced management experience of day surgery anesthesia at home and abroad, and combining with the principled suggestions in The Consensus of Chinese Experts on Anaesthesia for Day Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University has repeatedly revised the perioperative anesthesia evaluation methods in practice, and gradually explored a comprehensive, rigorous and standardized perioperative anesthesia evaluation system. This paper will focus on the evaluation of perioperative anesthesia and postoperative follow-up procedures in day surgery.
Objective To investigate the effect of perioperative body temperature on the survival of skin flap grafting. Methods From July 2005 to November 2006, 50 cases of Ⅰ-Ⅱ grade patients undergoing elective skin flap grafting were randomly divided 2 groups. Pharyngeal temperature (PT) and skin temperature(ST) were monitored and recorded every 15 minutes. Operativetime, anesthetic time, time from the end of operation to extubation, the volume of blood transfusion, the volume of fluid transfusion and the flap survival 7 days after operation were recorded. In the experimental group, the body temperature was maintained in normal range with water market and forced air heater. In the control group， the body temperature was only monitored without any treatment. Results There were no significant differences in operating room temperature, operative time, anesthetic time, the volume of blood transfusion and fluid transfusion between 2 groups(Pgt;0.05). After induction, PT decreased gradually inboth groups during the first 45 minutes, compared with the time point of intubation(Plt;0.05),but there were no significant differences between the 2 groups(Pgt;0.05); and ST rose in both groups during the first45 minutes, compared with the time point of intubation (Plt;0.05). After 45 minutes of induction, in the experimental group, PT was in the normal range(36℃), and ST didn’t change compared with that of the timepoint of induction(Pgt;0.05). In the control group, both PT and ST decreasedgradually and timedependently compared with the time point of intubation (Plt;0.05). In the experimental group, PT and ST at each time point were higher than those in the control group (Plt;0.05). All the skin flap grafts survived in the experimental group, and skin flap grafts necrosed in 2 cases in the control group.Conclusion Keeping normal body temperature can improve the survival ofskin flap grafting. Therefore, the body temperature should be monitored and maintained in a normal range.
Objective To explore the effect of pain management by anesthesia nurses on labor analgesia. Methods A total of 100 parturient women in the Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology between July and August 2015 were randomly divided into two groups: analgesia group and control group with 50 in each. Both two groups accepted labor analgesia routine maternity nursing. Analgesia group accepted maternal perinatal term pain management in addition to the routine nursing. Then we compared degree of pain during the production process, labor time and perineal injury between the two groups of women. Results The number of women with a labor pain degree of 0-Ⅲ in the analgesia group was respectively 36 (72%), 12 (24%), 2 (4%) and 0 (0%), and the number in the control group was respectively 23 (46%), 17 (34%), 8 (16%), and 2 (4%). The above difference between the two groups was statistically significant (Z=–2.908, P =0.004). The number of women with intact perineum, perineal injury of lateral and median cut, and Ⅰ-Ⅲ degree laceration in the analgesia group was respectively 31 (62%), 7 (14%), 8 (16%), 4 (8%) and 0 (0%); and the number in the control group was respectively 21 (42%), 12 (24%), 10 (20%), 7 (14%) and 0 (0%), also with significant difference between the two groups (Z =–2.028, P =0.043). The first and second labor stage of the analgesia group was (462.32±101.27) and (63.58±10.38) minutes, and was (568.27±113.28) and (76.92±11.24) minutes in the control group, with significant differences between the two groups (P<0.001). There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in the third labor stage (5.78±3.02) and (5.97±2.96) minutes, (P=0.654). Conclusions The implementation of pain management by anesthesia nurses on labor analgesia can significantly reduce maternal labor pain, shorten the time of labor, and the condition of the perineal injury is mild and easily acceptable. It is worthy of clinical promotion.
Since the proposal of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS), significant progress has been made in different surgical fields, but ERAS in thoracic surgery is still in its infancy. This article summarizes the research results of scholars at home and abroad, and provides a comprehensive overview of the ERAS anesthesia management pathway during the perioperative period of thoracic surgery from the aspects of preoperative evaluation, anesthesia scheme selection, ventilation strategy, fluid management, temperature protection, pain management, postoperative nausea and vomiting, and early mobilization. The aim is to provide a reference for ERAS management in thoracoscopic lung cancer surgery.