AIM: To determine the value of bowel sounds analysis using an electronic stethoscope to support a clinical diagnosis of intestinal obstruction. METHODS: Subjects were patients who presented with a diagnosis of possibl...AIM: To determine the value of bowel sounds analysis using an electronic stethoscope to support a clinical diagnosis of intestinal obstruction. METHODS: Subjects were patients who presented with a diagnosis of possible intestinal obstruction based on symptoms, signs, and radiological findings. A 3MTH Littmann Model 4100 electronic stethoscope was used in this study. With the patients lying supine, six 8-second recordings of bowel sounds were taken from each patient from the lower abdomen. The recordings were analysed for sound duration, soundto-sound interval, dominant frequency, and peak frequency. Clinical and radiological data were reviewed and the patients were classified as having either acute, subacute, or no bowel obstruction. Comparison of bowel sound characteristics was made between these subgroups of patients. In the presence of an obstruction, the site of obstruction was identified and bowel calibre was also measured to correlate with bowel sounds. RESULTS: A total of 71 patients were studied during the period July 2009 to January 2011. Forty patientshad acute bowel obstruction (27 small bowel obstruction and 13 large bowel obstruction), 11 had subacute bowel obstruction (eight in the small bowel and three in large bowel) and 20 had no bowel obstruction (diagnoses of other conditions were made). Twenty-five patients received surgical intervention (35.2%) during the same admission for acute abdominal conditions. A total of 426 recordings were made and 420 recordings were used for analysis. There was no significant difference in sound-to-sound interval, dominant frequency, and peak frequency among patients with acute bowel obstruction, subacute bowel obstruction, and no bowel obstruction. In acute large bowel obstruction, the sound duration was significantly longer (median 0.81 s vs 0.55 s, P = 0.021) and the dominant frequency was significantly higher (median 440 Hz vs 288 Hz, P = 0.003) when compared to acute small bowel obstruction. No significant difference was seen between acute large bowel obstruction and large bowel pseudoobstruction. For patients with small bowel obstruction, the sound-to-sound interval was significantly longer in those who subsequently underwent surgery compared with those treated non-operatively (median 1.29 s vs 0.63 s, P < 0.001). There was no correlation between bowel calibre and bowel sound characteristics in both acute small bowel obstruction and acute large bowel obstruction. CONCLUSION: Auscultation of bowel sounds is nonspecific for diagnosing bowel obstruction. Differences in sound characteristics between large bowel and small bowel obstruction may help determine the likely site of obstruction.展开更多
Objective To observe postoperative effect of electroacupuncture(EA) of different frequencies in acupuncture anesthesia combined with drugs on patients undergoing thyroid surgery.Methods One hundred and twenty patien...Objective To observe postoperative effect of electroacupuncture(EA) of different frequencies in acupuncture anesthesia combined with drugs on patients undergoing thyroid surgery.Methods One hundred and twenty patients undergoing thyroid surgery were randomly divided into a 2Hz electroacupuncture anesthesia group(group A),a 100 Hz electroacupuncture anesthesia group(group B),a 2Hz/100 Hz electroacupuncture anesthesia group(group C) and a cervical plexus block group(group D) in accordance with the random number table method,with 30 patients in each group.In group A,group B and group C,electroacupuncture was applied at bilateral Futu(扶突 LI 18),Hegu(合谷 LI 4) and Neiguan(内关 PC 6) at frequencies of 2 Hz,100 Hz and 2 Hz/100 Hz respectively for 30 min.The needles were retained till the end of the surgery.Dolantin and atropine were intramuscularly injected In group D,bilateral cervical plexus block was produced with a mixture of1%lidocaine and 0.375%bupivicaine.Before surgery,pain threshold and threshold of pain tolerance were determined;during surgery,the duration of surgery was recorded;and after surgery,QOLS(Quality Of Life Score) and PHS(Prince-Henry Score) were assessed.Results PHS in group A,group B and group C were lower than that in group D,respectively(0.20±0.41,0.17±0.38,0.10±0.31 vs 0.40±0.50,P〈0.01),and PHS in group C was lower than those in group A and group B,respectively(both P〈0.01).QOLS in group A,group B and group C were higher than that in group D,respectively(9.97±1.07,9.97±2.27,10.40±1.45 vs 9.73±1.41,P〈0.05,P〈0.01),and QOLS in group C was higher than those in group A and group B,respectively(both P〈0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture anesthesia combined with drugs has better postoperative effect than drug anesthesia.Electroacupuncture of different frequencies can significantly improve general quality of life of patients,so patients recover well after thyroid surgery.As patients in group C suffered from the slightest pain with the highest quality of life,they recovered best within the shortest time.Electroacupuncture at frequency of 2 Hz/100 Hz can better play postoperative analgesic effect.展开更多
文摘AIM: To determine the value of bowel sounds analysis using an electronic stethoscope to support a clinical diagnosis of intestinal obstruction. METHODS: Subjects were patients who presented with a diagnosis of possible intestinal obstruction based on symptoms, signs, and radiological findings. A 3MTH Littmann Model 4100 electronic stethoscope was used in this study. With the patients lying supine, six 8-second recordings of bowel sounds were taken from each patient from the lower abdomen. The recordings were analysed for sound duration, soundto-sound interval, dominant frequency, and peak frequency. Clinical and radiological data were reviewed and the patients were classified as having either acute, subacute, or no bowel obstruction. Comparison of bowel sound characteristics was made between these subgroups of patients. In the presence of an obstruction, the site of obstruction was identified and bowel calibre was also measured to correlate with bowel sounds. RESULTS: A total of 71 patients were studied during the period July 2009 to January 2011. Forty patientshad acute bowel obstruction (27 small bowel obstruction and 13 large bowel obstruction), 11 had subacute bowel obstruction (eight in the small bowel and three in large bowel) and 20 had no bowel obstruction (diagnoses of other conditions were made). Twenty-five patients received surgical intervention (35.2%) during the same admission for acute abdominal conditions. A total of 426 recordings were made and 420 recordings were used for analysis. There was no significant difference in sound-to-sound interval, dominant frequency, and peak frequency among patients with acute bowel obstruction, subacute bowel obstruction, and no bowel obstruction. In acute large bowel obstruction, the sound duration was significantly longer (median 0.81 s vs 0.55 s, P = 0.021) and the dominant frequency was significantly higher (median 440 Hz vs 288 Hz, P = 0.003) when compared to acute small bowel obstruction. No significant difference was seen between acute large bowel obstruction and large bowel pseudoobstruction. For patients with small bowel obstruction, the sound-to-sound interval was significantly longer in those who subsequently underwent surgery compared with those treated non-operatively (median 1.29 s vs 0.63 s, P < 0.001). There was no correlation between bowel calibre and bowel sound characteristics in both acute small bowel obstruction and acute large bowel obstruction. CONCLUSION: Auscultation of bowel sounds is nonspecific for diagnosing bowel obstruction. Differences in sound characteristics between large bowel and small bowel obstruction may help determine the likely site of obstruction.
文摘Objective To observe postoperative effect of electroacupuncture(EA) of different frequencies in acupuncture anesthesia combined with drugs on patients undergoing thyroid surgery.Methods One hundred and twenty patients undergoing thyroid surgery were randomly divided into a 2Hz electroacupuncture anesthesia group(group A),a 100 Hz electroacupuncture anesthesia group(group B),a 2Hz/100 Hz electroacupuncture anesthesia group(group C) and a cervical plexus block group(group D) in accordance with the random number table method,with 30 patients in each group.In group A,group B and group C,electroacupuncture was applied at bilateral Futu(扶突 LI 18),Hegu(合谷 LI 4) and Neiguan(内关 PC 6) at frequencies of 2 Hz,100 Hz and 2 Hz/100 Hz respectively for 30 min.The needles were retained till the end of the surgery.Dolantin and atropine were intramuscularly injected In group D,bilateral cervical plexus block was produced with a mixture of1%lidocaine and 0.375%bupivicaine.Before surgery,pain threshold and threshold of pain tolerance were determined;during surgery,the duration of surgery was recorded;and after surgery,QOLS(Quality Of Life Score) and PHS(Prince-Henry Score) were assessed.Results PHS in group A,group B and group C were lower than that in group D,respectively(0.20±0.41,0.17±0.38,0.10±0.31 vs 0.40±0.50,P〈0.01),and PHS in group C was lower than those in group A and group B,respectively(both P〈0.01).QOLS in group A,group B and group C were higher than that in group D,respectively(9.97±1.07,9.97±2.27,10.40±1.45 vs 9.73±1.41,P〈0.05,P〈0.01),and QOLS in group C was higher than those in group A and group B,respectively(both P〈0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture anesthesia combined with drugs has better postoperative effect than drug anesthesia.Electroacupuncture of different frequencies can significantly improve general quality of life of patients,so patients recover well after thyroid surgery.As patients in group C suffered from the slightest pain with the highest quality of life,they recovered best within the shortest time.Electroacupuncture at frequency of 2 Hz/100 Hz can better play postoperative analgesic effect.