Application value analysis of magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography in the diagnosis of intracranial infection after craniocerebral surgery

BACKGROUND Intracranial infection is a common clinical disease.Computed tomography(CT)and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)have certain sensitivity and have good diagnostic efficacy.AIM To study the application value of MRI and CT in the diagnosis of intracranial infection after craniocerebral surgery.METHODS We selected 82 patients who underwent craniocerebral surgery(including 40 patients with intracranial infection and 42 patients without infection)during the period from April 2016 to June 2019 in our hospital.All 82 patients received CT and MRI examinations,and their clinical data were reviewed.A retrospective analysis was performed,and the coincidence rate of positive diagnosis and the overall diagnosis coincidence rate of different pathogenic infection types were measured with the two examination methods.The diagnostic sensitivity and specificity as well as the positive and negative predictive values of the two examination methods were compared.RESULTS For all types of pathogenic infections(Staphylococcus aureus,Staphylococcus hemolyticus,Staphylococcus epidermidis,and others),MRI scans had higher positive diagnostic coincidence rates than CT scans;the overall diagnostic coincidence rate,sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value,and negative predictive values were significantly higher with MRI examinations than with CT examinations,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).CONCLUSION MRI examination can accurately diagnose intracranial infection after clinical craniocerebral surgery.Compared with CT,MRI had higher diagnostic efficiency.The diagnostic sensitivity and specificity,the diagnostic coincidence rate,and the positive and negative predictive values were significantly higher with MRI than with conventional CT,which can be actively promoted.

A Study on the Psychological Status of the Caregivers to Patients Out of ICU after Craniocerebral Tumor Surgery and Their Factors

Objective: So as to provide a theoretical basis for the future development of intervention measures to reduce the negative psychological mood of caregivers. To investigate the psychological status of the main caregivers for patients who were transferred out of ICU after craniocerebral tumor surgery and analyze their factors. Methods: 112 patients with cerebral tumor surgery were reviewed from sun yat-sen university cancer hospital. The research object is caregivers. The general data questionnaire, hospital anxiety depression scale and migration of ICU patients’ family members stress questionnaire scale investigation are collected. Multiple linear regression analysis in cerebral tumor patients with postoperative ICU transition out main factors influencing the psychological condition of the caregivers. Results: The anxiety and depression scores were (15.60 ± 5.83) and (38.73 ± 3.23) respectively. The results of multiple regression analysis showed that the gender, education level, relationship with the patient and family monthly income of the primary caregivers of the patients were the influencing factors of anxiety, depression and migration stress psychological state (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The main caregivers of patients who were transferred out of ICU after craniocerebral tumor surgery had relatively severe anxiety, depression and migration stress. Medical staff should pay attention to the psychological status of caregivers and take effective measures to promote their physical and mental health.

Effects of various anesthetic techniques and PaCO_2 levels on cerebral oxygen balance in neurosurgical patients

Objective: To assess the effects of various anesthetic techniques and PaCO2 levels on cerebral oxygen supply/consumption balance during craniotomy for removal of tumors, and to explore an anesthetic technique for neurosur-gery and an appropriate degree of PaCO2 during neuroanesthesia. Methods: One hundred and fourteen patients with supratentorial tumors for elective craniotomy, ASA grade I - II , were randomly allocated to six groups. Patients were anesthetized with continuous intravenous infusion of 2% procaine 1. 0 mg · kg-1 · min-1 in Group I , inhalation of 1. 0% - 1. 5% isoflurane in Group II , and infusion of 2% procaine 0. 5 mg·kg · min-1 combined with inhalation of 0.5% -0.7% isoflurane in Group III during the period of study. The end-tidal pressure of CO2(PET CO2 ) was maintained at 4.0 kPa in these 3 groups. In Group IV, V and VI, the anesthetic technique was the same as that in Group I but the PETCO2 was adjusted to 3. 5, 4. 0 and 4. 5 kPa respectively for 60 min during which the study was performed. The radial arterial and retrograde jugular venous blood samples were obtained at the onset and the end of this study for determining jugular venous bulb oxygen saturation ( SjvO2 ) , arteriovenous oxygen content difference (AVDO2) and cerebral extraction of oxygen (CEO2). Results: In Group I and I SjvO2, AVDO2 and CEO2 remained stable. Although SjvO2 kept constant, AVDO2 and CEO2 decreased significantly (P <0. 05) in Group II. Moreover, AVDO2 and CEO2 in Group II were significantly lower than those of Group III (P<0. 05). In Group IV, 60 min after hyperventilation, SjvO2 and jugular venous oxygen content ( CjvO2 ) decreased markedly (P < 0. 01 ) while CEO2 increased significantly ( P <0.01) . In addition, SjvO2, CjvO2 and CEO2 in Group IV were significantly different from the corresponding parameters in Group V and Group VI (P <0. 05) . In view of sustained excessive hyperventilation, SjvO2 was less than 50% in 37.5% patients of Group IV. Conclusion: Anesthesia with intravenous infusion of procaine combined with isoflurane inhalation proved to be more suitable for neurosurgery than procaine intravenous anesthesia or isoflurane inhalation anesthesia alone. PaCO2 at 4.0 -4. 5 kPa in patients undergoing craniocerebral surgery during neuroanesthesia would be beneficial in both decreasing ICP and maintaining cerebral oxygen supply/consumption balance.