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 ...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.展开更多
Objective To observe the effect of electroacupuncture(EA)at different time points during the perioperative period on the recovery of gastrointestinal function after gastrointestinal malignant neoplasms surgery.Methods...Objective To observe the effect of electroacupuncture(EA)at different time points during the perioperative period on the recovery of gastrointestinal function after gastrointestinal malignant neoplasms surgery.Methods Sixty-three patients who needed radical surgery for gastrointestinal tumors were randomized into a control group,treatment group 1(postoperative EA group),and treatment group 2(intraoperative and postoperative EA group).The control group received surgery and conventional Western medicine treatment,and treatment groups 1 and 2 received additional EA treatment at different time points.The initial flatus time after the surgery,visual analog scale(VAS)score at different time points after the surgery,the proportion of using patient-controlled analgesia(PCA)after the surgery,and the times of adding analgesics were observed in the three groups.Results The initial flatus time after the surgery was earlier in treatment groups 1 and 2 than in the control group(P<0.05);the difference between treatment groups 1 and 2 was statistically insignificant(P>0.05).The VAS score was lower in treatment group 2 than in the control group at 6,12,24,and 72 h after the surgery(P<0.05);the VAS score was lower in treatment group 1 than in the control group only at 72 h after the surgery(P<0.05).There were no significant differences in the rate of using PCA among the three groups(P>0.05).Regarding the times of adding analgesics,it was less in treatment group 2 than in the control group at 12 h after the surgery(P<0.05).Conclusion Either EA during and after the surgery or only after the surgery can hasten the initial flatus and boost the recovery of gastrointestinal function in patients after radical resection of gastrointestinal neoplasms.Successive EA during and after the surgery should be superior to postoperative EA regarding the analgesic effect after the surgery.展开更多
Objective:To observe the effect of electroacupuncture plus drug anesthesia on pain and stress response in patients after radical surgery for stomach cancer.Methods:A total of 60 patients were randomized into a control...Objective:To observe the effect of electroacupuncture plus drug anesthesia on pain and stress response in patients after radical surgery for stomach cancer.Methods:A total of 60 patients were randomized into a control group and an observation group by the random number table,with 30 cases in each group.The control group was given conventional drug anesthesia.The observation group was given additional electroacupuncture intervention.Before anesthesia and 2 h,12 h and 24 h after surgery,the visual analog scale(VAS)was scored,the heart rate,the mean arterial pressure,and the levels of serumβ-endorphin(β-EP)and adrenocorticotrophic hormone(ACTH)were measured.Results:Two hours,12 h and 24 h after surgery,the VAS scores of both groups were higher than those before anesthesia(all P<0.05),and the VAS scores in the observation group were lower than those in the control group at the same time points(all P<0.05).Two hours,12 h and 24 h after surgery,the heart rates and mean arterial pressures in the control group were significantly higher than those before anesthesia(all P<0.05),while there were no significant intra-group differences in the observation group(all P>0.05),and the indicators were lower than those in the control group at the same time points(all P<0.05).Two hours,12 h and 24 h after surgery,the serumβ-EP levels in the observation group were significantly higher than those before anesthesia(all P<0.05),and significantly higher than those in the control group at the same time points(all P<0.05).Two hours,12 h and 24 h after surgery,the serum ACTH levels in the control group were significantly higher than those before anesthesia(all P<0.05),and were significantly higher than those in the observation group at the same time points(all P<0.05).Conclusion:Electroacupuncture plus drug anesthesia can significantly relieve pain and stress response in patients after radical surgery for stomach cancer.展开更多
文摘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.
文摘Objective To observe the effect of electroacupuncture(EA)at different time points during the perioperative period on the recovery of gastrointestinal function after gastrointestinal malignant neoplasms surgery.Methods Sixty-three patients who needed radical surgery for gastrointestinal tumors were randomized into a control group,treatment group 1(postoperative EA group),and treatment group 2(intraoperative and postoperative EA group).The control group received surgery and conventional Western medicine treatment,and treatment groups 1 and 2 received additional EA treatment at different time points.The initial flatus time after the surgery,visual analog scale(VAS)score at different time points after the surgery,the proportion of using patient-controlled analgesia(PCA)after the surgery,and the times of adding analgesics were observed in the three groups.Results The initial flatus time after the surgery was earlier in treatment groups 1 and 2 than in the control group(P<0.05);the difference between treatment groups 1 and 2 was statistically insignificant(P>0.05).The VAS score was lower in treatment group 2 than in the control group at 6,12,24,and 72 h after the surgery(P<0.05);the VAS score was lower in treatment group 1 than in the control group only at 72 h after the surgery(P<0.05).There were no significant differences in the rate of using PCA among the three groups(P>0.05).Regarding the times of adding analgesics,it was less in treatment group 2 than in the control group at 12 h after the surgery(P<0.05).Conclusion Either EA during and after the surgery or only after the surgery can hasten the initial flatus and boost the recovery of gastrointestinal function in patients after radical resection of gastrointestinal neoplasms.Successive EA during and after the surgery should be superior to postoperative EA regarding the analgesic effect after the surgery.
文摘Objective:To observe the effect of electroacupuncture plus drug anesthesia on pain and stress response in patients after radical surgery for stomach cancer.Methods:A total of 60 patients were randomized into a control group and an observation group by the random number table,with 30 cases in each group.The control group was given conventional drug anesthesia.The observation group was given additional electroacupuncture intervention.Before anesthesia and 2 h,12 h and 24 h after surgery,the visual analog scale(VAS)was scored,the heart rate,the mean arterial pressure,and the levels of serumβ-endorphin(β-EP)and adrenocorticotrophic hormone(ACTH)were measured.Results:Two hours,12 h and 24 h after surgery,the VAS scores of both groups were higher than those before anesthesia(all P<0.05),and the VAS scores in the observation group were lower than those in the control group at the same time points(all P<0.05).Two hours,12 h and 24 h after surgery,the heart rates and mean arterial pressures in the control group were significantly higher than those before anesthesia(all P<0.05),while there were no significant intra-group differences in the observation group(all P>0.05),and the indicators were lower than those in the control group at the same time points(all P<0.05).Two hours,12 h and 24 h after surgery,the serumβ-EP levels in the observation group were significantly higher than those before anesthesia(all P<0.05),and significantly higher than those in the control group at the same time points(all P<0.05).Two hours,12 h and 24 h after surgery,the serum ACTH levels in the control group were significantly higher than those before anesthesia(all P<0.05),and were significantly higher than those in the observation group at the same time points(all P<0.05).Conclusion:Electroacupuncture plus drug anesthesia can significantly relieve pain and stress response in patients after radical surgery for stomach cancer.
