电针配合TDP治疗术后胃瘫综合征33例

目的:探讨电针配合TDP治疗术后胃瘫综合征的疗效。方法:63例患者随机分为治疗组33例,电针夹脊穴,膈俞、肝俞、脾俞等,配合TDP照射。对照组30例,电针夹脊穴。结果:治疗组总有效率96.96%,对照组总有效率76.66%(P<0.05)。提示:电针夹脊等穴,具有疏肝理气、升清降浊,补脾和胃、调和脾胃,利膈镇逆功效,TDP照射可起到温经通络、行气活血、提高抗病能力的作用,两者结合,疗效优于单纯电针组。

100例乳腺癌术后疲劳综合征中医辨证规律探析

目的:探讨乳腺癌术后疲劳综合征(POF)的中医辨证规律。方法:对100例乳腺癌POF的患者进行研究,设计调查问卷及予量化,收集中医四诊资料并进行统计学分析。结果:乳腺癌中医证候可分为:气血亏虚、气阴两虚、脾胃虚弱、肝气郁滞。

中西医结合治疗妇科肿瘤术后深静脉血栓临床分析

目的:探讨妇科肿瘤术后下肢深静脉血栓(DVT)形成的危险因素及中西医结合治疗疗效观察。方法:回顾性分析我院15例妇科肿瘤患者术后下肢DVT的成因,同时西医采用尿激酶、川芎嗪等药物治疗及必要的手术治疗;中医服用脉痹汤加减(黄芪、当归、桃仁、地龙、丹参、茯苓、猪苓等)。结果:15例患者保守治疗12例,和手术联合抗凝溶栓治疗3例,治疗2~3周症状体征明显改善,复查彩超证实下肢静脉再通,无并发症发生。结论:妇科肿瘤术后合并DVT形成往往是综合因素,及早诊断,中西医结合治疗,可提高疗效。

益气活血凉血法联合抗生素治疗剖宫产术后发热40例

目的:观察中西医结合的方法治疗剖宫产术后发热的临床效果。方法:依据临床分为治疗组及对照组,在同时应用抗感染对症的情况下,治疗组在中医辨证施治基础上,采用自拟方(西洋参、黄芪、三七、白花舌蛇草、银花、连翘等)治疗。结果:治疗组治愈32例,对照组治愈24例,两组对比P<0.05,有显著的差异。结论:本方有益气扶正,活血祛瘀,清热解毒退热之功。

中药灌肠治疗盆腔脓肿术后腹痛、低热68例

目的:观察应用中药灌肠治疗妇科盆腔脓肿术后腹痛、低热的疗效。方法:对124例盆腔脓肿术后患者随机分为两组,对照组56例以西药抗生素治疗为主;治疗组68例在对照组治疗的基础上加以中药汤剂灌肠治疗(蒲公英、败酱草、土茯苓、鸡血藤、红藤、苡仁、黄连、黄柏、生黄芪、丹皮、炒桃仁、皂刺、黄芩、川朴、紫地丁、木香、元胡、天花粉)。结果:治疗组总有效率97.06,平均住院时间8d,对照组总有效率为89.29,平均住院时间11d,经统计学处理P<0.05,二者有显著性差异。结论:中药灌肠治疗盆腔脓肿术后可提高治疗效果,缩短治疗时间,有理气活血、清热解毒的功效。

鼻渊舒口服液预防鼻腔术后粘连疗效观察

目的:采用鼻渊舒口服液预防鼻腔术后并发症鼻腔黏膜粘连的疗效。方法:采用鼻渊舒口服液治疗鼻窦炎术后鼻腔黏膜粘连63例,并设对照组。观察两组疗效。结果:治疗组鼻腔黏膜发生粘连比例明显低于对照组。结论:鼻渊舒口服液可以预防鼻腔术后黏膜粘连的发生。

Pre-operative hypoalbuminemia is a major risk factor for postoperative complications following rectal cancer surgery

AIM:To determine the relationship between pre-operative hypoalbuminemia and the development of complications following rectal cancer surgery, as well as postoperative bowel function and hospital stay. METHODS:The medical records of 244 patients undergoing elective oncological resection for rectal adenocarcinoma at Siriraj Hospital during 2003 and 2006 were reviewed. The patients had pre-operative serum albumin assessment. Albumin less than 35 g/L was recognized as hypoalbuminemia. Postoperative outcomes, including mortality, complications, time to first bowel movement, time to first defecation, time to resumption of normal diet and length of hospital stay, were analyzed. RESULTS:The patients were 139 males (57%) and 105 females (43%) with mean age of 62 years. Fifty-six patients (23%) had hypoalbuminemia. Hypoalbuminemic patients had a significantly larger tumor size and lower body mass index compared with non-hypoalbuminemic patients (5.5 vs 4.3 cm;P < 0.001 and 21.9 vs 23.2 kg/m2;P = 0.02, respectively). Thirty day postoperative mortality was 1.2%. Overall complication rate was 25%. Hypoalbuminemic patients had a significantly higher rate of postoperative complications (37.5% vs 21.3%;P = 0.014). In univariate analysis, hypoalbuminemia and ASA status were two risk factors for postoperative complications. In multivariate analysis, hypoalbuminemia was the only significant risk factor (odds ratio 2.22,95% CI 1.17-4.23;P < 0.015). Hospitalization in hypoalbuminemic patients was significantly longer than that in non-hypoalbuminemic patients (13 vs 10 d, P = 0.034), but the parameters of postoperative bowel function were not significantly different between the two groups. CONCLUSION:Pre-operative hypoalbuminemia is an independent risk factor for postoperative complications following rectal cancer surgery.

Clinical Features and Treatment of Bronchogenic Cyst in Adults

Objective To investigate the clinical features and management of bronchogenic cyst in the adults. Methods We retrospectively reviewed 50 patients admitted to our hospital with histopathologically proved bronchogenic cyst from January 1983 to December 2007. Of all the patients, 28 were male and 22 were female, with an average age of 36.9 (range, 18 to 64) years. The symptoms, location of the cysts, imaging evaluation, surgical treatment manner, and outcome of these patients were analyzed. Results Symptoms were present in 33 of the 50 patients, and cough was the most common symptom. Thirteen patients presented with complications: hemoptysis, infected cyst, dysphagia, paralysis, and hoarseness. The locations of the cysts included the mediastinum (28 cases), pulmonary parenchyma (12 cases), hilar area (3 cases), visceral pleura (1 case), and some rare locations including the intestinal mesentery (1 case), retroperitoneum (1 case), adrenal gland (1 case), neck (2 cases), and dura matter of the cervical verte-brae (1 case). Chest X-ray was performed in 36 patients and computed tomography (CT) was performed in 41 patients. The bronchogenic cyst in CT was characterized as a round, well circumscribed, unilocular mass, with density ranging from that of water to high density (0-50 Hu). As for treatment, complete resection of the bronchogenic cyst was performed in 47 (94%) patients, subtotal resection was performed in 3 (6%) patients. Open surgery was performed in 45 (90%) patients, and thoracoscopy (video-assisted thoracic surgery) was performed in 5 (10%) paitients. Of the 12 patients with intrapulmonary cyst, 11 patients underwent lobectomy and 1 patient underwent wedge resection. Postoperative sequelae occurred in 2 patients, 1 with persistent air leakage and 1 with hoarseness. All patients were proved with bronchogenic cyst pathologically. The average follow-up period was 6.5 years (range, 4 months to 10 years), and no late sequelae or recurrence of the cyst occurred. Conclusions The clinical and imaging presentations of bronchogenic cyst in adults are variable. Surgical resection is the best way for diagnosis and treatment. Both open surgery and thoracoscopy are appropriate for the selected candidates.

A case of biliary gastric fistula following percutaneous radiofrequency thermal ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma

Percutaneous radiofrequency thermal ablation （RFA） is an effective and safe therapeutic modality in the management of liver malignancies, performed with ultrasound guidance. Potential complications of RFA include liver abscess, ascites, pleural effusion, skin burn, hypoxemia, pneumothorax, subcapsular hematoma, hemoperitoneum, liver failure, tumour seeding, biliary lesions. Here we describe for the first time a case of biliary gastric fistula occurred in a 66-year old man with a Child＇s class A alcoholic liver cirrhosis as a complication of RFA of a large hepatocellular carcinoma lesion in the nl segment. In the light of this case, RFA with injection of saline between the liver and adjacent gastrointestinal tract, as well as laparoscopic RFA, ethanol injection （PEI）, or other techniques such as chemoembolization, appear to be more indicated than percutaneous RFA for large lesions close to the gastrointestinal tract.

Esophagotracheal fistula caused by gastroesophageal reflux 9 years after esophagectomy

Fistula between digestive tract and airway is one of the complications after esophagectomy with lymph node dissection. A case of esophagotracheal fistula secondary to esophagitis 9 years after esophagectomy and gastric pull-up for treatment of esophageal carcinoma is described. It was successfully treated with transposition of a pedicled pectoralis major muscle flap.

Clinical utility of the platelet-lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of postoperative complications after radical gastrectomy for clinical T2-4 gastric cancer

AIMTo identify simple and sensitive markers for postoperative complications after gastrectomy, the predictive values were compared among candidate preoperative factors.METHODSThree-hundred and twelve patients with previously untreated clinical T2-4 gastric cancer who underwent a D2 standard gastrectomy (distal gastrectomy or total gastrectomy) were included in the analysis. Correlations between 21 parameters that can be determined by preoperative routine blood tests and clinically relevant postoperative complications (grade II or higher according to the Clavien-Dindo classification) were evaluated. The optimal cutoff values and clinical significance of the selected markers were further evaluated by subgroup analyses according to age, body mass index, operative procedure and clinical disease stage.RESULTSSixty-six patients (21.1%) experienced grade II or higher postoperative complications. The platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR, total lymphocyte count/platelet count × 100) exhibited the highest area under the curve value (0.639) for predicting postoperative complications among the 21 parameters, and the optimal cutoff value was determined to be 0.71 (sensitivity = 70%, specificity = 56%). In the univariate analysis, the odds ratio of a low PLR for the occurrence of postoperative complications was 2.94 (95%CI: 1.66-5.35, P < 0.001), and a multivariate binomial logistic analysis involving other potential risk factors identified a low PLR as an independent risk factor for postoperative complications (OR = 3.32, 95%CI: 1.82-6.25, P < 0.001). In subgroups classified according to age, body mass index, operative procedure and clinical disease stage, the low PLR group exhibited an increased incidence of postoperative complications.CONCLUSIONThe preoperative PLR is a simple and useful predictor of complications after curative gastrectomy in patients with clinical T2-4 gastric cancer.

Stent placement is effective on both postoperative hepatic arterial pseudoaneurysm and subsequent portal vein stricture:A case report

To treat postoperative bleeding after hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery, interventional radiology has become essential. We report a case of coincidental pseudoan-eurysm and jejunal varices that were both successfully treated by stent-grafts. After a pancreaticoduodenec-tomy, the patient developed a pseudoaneurysm in the hepatic artery and a stenosis in its periphery. After establishing hepatic arterial flow by placing stent-grafts over both the pseudoaneurysm and the stenosis, the pseudoaneurysm was embolized with microcoils. Nine months later, the patient developed jejunal varices caused by a severe stricture in the main trunk of the portal vein. Percutaneous transhepatic portography was performed and stent-grafts were placed over the stenotic segment. A venoplasty using stent-grafts nor-malized the portal blood flow and the jejunal varices vanished. Although stenosis occurred due to scarred tissues from leakage after pancreaticoduodenectomy, stent-grafts were useful for managing jejunal bleeding post-operatively.

Postmyotomy dysphagia after laparoscopic surgery for achalasia

AIM: To determine predictive factors for postoperative dysphagia after laparoscopic myotomy for achalasia.METHODS: Logistic regression was used to investigate the possible association between the response (postoperative dysphagia, with two levels: none/mild and moderate/severe)and several plausible predictive factors.RESULTS: Eight patients experienced severe or moderate postoperative dysphagia. The logistic regression revealed that only the severity of preoperative dysphagia (with four levels; mild, moderate, severe, and liquid) was a marginally significant (P=0.0575) predictive factor for postoperative dysphagia.CONCLUSION: The severity of postoperative dysphagia is strongly associated with preoperative dysphagia. Preoperative symptomatology can significantly impact patient outcome.

Model for end-stage liver disease score versus Child score in predicting the outcome of surgical procedures in patients with cirrhosis

AIM： To determine factors affecting the outcome of patients with cirrhosis undergoing surgery and to compare the capacities of the Child-Turcotte-Pugh （CTP） and model for end-stage liver disease （MELD） score to predict that outcome. METHODS： We reviewed the charts of 195 patients with cirrhosis who underwent surgery at two teaching hospitals over a five-year period. The combined endpoint of death or hepatic decompensation was considered to be the primary endpoint. RESULTS： Patients who reached the endpoint had a higher MELD score, a higher CTP score and were more likely to have undergone an urgent procedure. Among patients undergoing elective surgical procedures, no statistically significant difference was noted in the mean MELD （12.8 ＋ 3.9 vs 12.6 ＋ 4.7, P = 0.9） or in the mean CTP （7.6 ± 1.2 vs 7.7 ± 1.7, P = 0.8） between patients who reached the endpoint and those who did not. Both mean scores were higher in the patients reaching the endpoint in the case of urgent procedures （MELD： 22.4 ± 8.7 vs 15.2 ± 6.4, P = 0.0007; CTP： 9.9 ± 1.8 vs 8.5 ± 1.8, P = 0.008）. The performances of the MELD and CTP scores in predicting the outcome of urgent surgery were only fair, without a significant difference between them （AUC = 0.755 ± 0.066 for MELD vs AUC = 0.696 ± 0.070 for CTP, P = 0.3）. CONCLUSION： The CTP and MELD scores performed equally, but only fairly in predicting the outcome of urgent surgical procedures. Larger studies are needed to better define the factors capable of predicting the outcome of elective surgical procedures in patients with cirrhosis.equally, but only fairly in predicting the outcome of urgent surgical procedures. Larger studies are needed to better define the factors capable of predicting the outcome of elective surgical procedures in patients with cirrhosis.

Local anesthesia with ropivacaine for patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy

AIM:To investigate the effect of pain relief after infu-sion of ropivacaine at port sites at the end of surgery.METHODS:From October 2006 to September 2007,72 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy(LC) were randomized into two groups of 36 patients.One group received ropivacaine infusion at the port sites at the end of LC and the other received normal saline.A visual analog scale was used to assess postoperative pain when the patient awakened in the operating room,6 and 24 h after surgery,and before discharge.The amount of analgesics use was also recorded.The demographics,laboratory data,hospital stay,and perioperative complications were compared between the two groups.RESULTS:There was no difference between the two groups preoperatively in terms of demographic and lab-oratory data.After surgery,similar operation time,blood loss,and no postoperative morbidity and mortality were observed in the two groups.However,a significantly lower pain score was observed in the patients undergo-ing LC with local anesthesia infusion at 1 h after LC and at discharge.Regarding analgesic use,the amount of meperidine used 1 h after LC and the total used during admission were lower in patients undergoing LC with local anesthesia infusion.This group also had a shorter hospital stay.CONCLUSION:Local anesthesia with ropivacaine at the port site in LC patients signif icantly decreased post-operative pain immediately.This explains the lower meperidine use and earlier discharge for these patients.

EXPERIENCE ON SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF RUPTURE OF ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM

Objective. To describe our surgical experience on rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm .Methods. Two cases of ruptured aortic aneurysms with severe complication were analyzed. Aorta reconstruction procedures were performed using bifurcated e-PTFE grafts during emergency operation. Diagnosis, preoperadve resuscitation, emergency surgical intervention, and postoperative complications of these patients were summarized and discussed.Results. Rupture of aortic aneurysm in both patients presented as a huge retroperitoneum haematoma by computed tomography scan. They were successfully saved by prompt body fluid compensation, emergency procedure, intraoperative resuscitation, and postoperative intensive care.Conclusions. Correct diagnosis, prompt surgical management, immediate intraoperative proximal aorta clamping during procedure, and effective management of postoperative complications were the key points to successful treatment of ruptured aortic aneurysm.

Research progress of traditional Chinese medicine nursing techniques for the management of postoperative complications in mixed hemorrhoids

Mixed hemorrhoids,especially ring-shaped mixed hemorrhoid,is still a headache for anorectal surgeons due to its post-operative complications.In recent years,clinicians have been studying and exploring to avoid and alleviate these complications.In the Chinese medicine industry,the application of traditional Chinese medicine nursing technology has good and unique effect in prevent local pain,perianal edema,promote wound healing,relieve urinary retention,improve constipation,relieve anxiety,and so on.This article summarized the evidences of investigated the role of traditional Chinese medicine nursing technique in preventing and treating mixed hemorrhoid so that practitioners can make decision based on the best available evidences.

Application of enhanced recovery after surgery program for posterior lumbar decompression and fusion

Objective: To establish and optimize an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program, for the classic posterior lumbar decompression and fusion (PLDF).Methods: 1.An ERAS for PLDF procedure during the perioperative period had been designed. 2.A total of 155 patients (73 in the ERAS group and 82 in the traditional health care group) were analyzed, and their clinical outcomes were compared. The evaluation indexes included physiological function, postoperative visual analogue scale (VAS), pain score, postoperative complications. Results: ERAS significantly promoted early food-taking (7.93±2.15h vs 24.54 ± 5.72h, P < 0.00), early catheter removal (36.31 ± 8.42h vs 71.48 ± 13.75h, P < 0.00), early defecation (3.80 ± 1.3 days vs 5.3±1.41 days, P < 0.00);reduced the incidence of urinary tract infection (2.7% vs 9.7% P = 0.01) and shorter hospital stay (3.80 ± 1.04 days vs 7.29±1.62 days, P < 0.00), while no difference between the two groups in vomiting, lung infection, wound bleeding and infection. Conclusion: ERAS for PLDF can facilitate the recovery of physiological function, reduce postoperative pain, reduce operative complications and morbidity after surgery and contribute to a shorter hospital stay. Further research is needed to optimize the process.

Deep venous thrombosis after gastrectomy for gastric carcinoma:A case report

The treatment of gastric carcinoma consists of neoadjuvant chemoradiation,partial gastrectomy,subtotal gastrectomy,total gastrectomy,extended resection,and postoperative chemotherapy.Currently,gastrectomy and extended lymphadenectomy is the optimal choice for late gastric carcinoma.Postoperative complications are common after total gastrectomy including hemorrhage,anastomotic leakage,f istula,and obstruction.However,deep venous thrombosis(DVT) is an uncommon complication after gastrectomy for gastric carcinoma.We describe a case of a 68-year-old female patient with DVT after gastrectomy for gastric carcinoma.The patient was treated with anticoagulants and thrombolytics and subjected to necessary laboratory monitoring.The patient recovered well after treatment and was symptom-free during a 3-mo follow-up.We conclude that correct diagnosis and treatment of DVT are crucial.