Septic shock is a common critical condition, for which effective early fluid resuscitation is the therapeutic focus. According to the 2008 international guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock, res...Septic shock is a common critical condition, for which effective early fluid resuscitation is the therapeutic focus. According to the 2008 international guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock, resuscitation should achieve a central venous pressure (CVP) of 8-12 mmHg within the first 6 h. However, it is still uncertain about the sensitivity and specificity of CVP in reflecting the cardiac preload. Ultrasonography is a simple, rapid, non-invasive, and repeatable method for the measurement of sensitivity and specificity of CVP and has thus gradually attracted the increasing attention of physicians. It was reported that ultrasonography can show the inferior vena cava diameter, respiratory variability index, and blood volume in patients with sepsis or heart failure.展开更多
Point-of-care ultrasound has been increasingly used in evaluating shocked patients including the measurement of inferior vena cava(IVC) diameter. Operators should standardize their technique in scanning IVC. Relativec...Point-of-care ultrasound has been increasingly used in evaluating shocked patients including the measurement of inferior vena cava(IVC) diameter. Operators should standardize their technique in scanning IVC. Relativechanges are more important than absolute numbers. We advise using the longitudinal view(B mode) to evaluate the gross collapsibility, and the M mode to measure the IVC diameter. Combining the collapsibility and diameter size will increase the value of IVC measurement. This approach has been very useful in the resuscitation of shocked patients, monitoring their fluid demands, and predicting recurrence of shock. Pitfalls in measuring IVC diameter include increased intra-thoracic pressure by mechanical ventilation or increased right atrial pressure by pulmonary embolism or heart failure. The IVC diameter is not useful in cases of increased intra-abdominal pressure(abdominal compartment syndrome) or direct pressure on the IVC. The IVC diameter should be combined with focused echocardiography and correlated with the clinical picture as a whole to be useful.展开更多
Background:After major liver resection,the volume status of patients is still undetermined.However,few concerns have been raised about postoperative fluid management.We aimed to compare gut function recovery and short...Background:After major liver resection,the volume status of patients is still undetermined.However,few concerns have been raised about postoperative fluid management.We aimed to compare gut function recovery and short-term prognosis of the patients after laparoscopic liver resection(LLR)with or without inferior vena cava(IVC)respiratory variability-directed fluid therapy in the anesthesia intensive care unit(AICU).Methods:This randomized controlled clinical trial enrolled 70 patients undergoing LLR.The IVC respiratory variability was used to optimize fluid management of the intervention group in AICU,while the standard practice of fluid management was used for the control group.The primary outcome was the time to flatus after surgery.The secondary outcomes included other indicators of gut function recovery after surgery,postoperative length of hospital stay(LOS),liver and kidney function,the severity of oxidative stress,and the incidence of severe complications associated with hepatectomy.Results:Compared with patients receiving standard fluid management,patients in the intervention group had a shorter time to anal exhaust after surgery(1.5±0.6 days vs.2.0±0.8 days)and lower C-reactive protein activity(21.4[95%confidence interval(CI):11.9-36.7]mg/L vs.44.8[95%CI:26.9-63.1]mg/L)24 h after surgery.There were no significant differences in the time to defecation,serum concentrations of D-lactic acid,malondialdehyde,renal function,and frequency of severe postoperative complications as well as the LOS between the groups.Conclusion:Postoperative IVC respiratory variability-directed fluid therapy in AICU was facilitated in bowel movement but elicited a negligible beneficial effect on the short-term prognosis of patients undergoing LLR.Trial Registration:ChiCTR-INR-17013093.展开更多
Liver resection surgery can be associated with significant perioperative mortality and morbidity. Extensive knowledge of the vascular anatomy is essential for successful, uncomplicated liver surgeries. Various imaging...Liver resection surgery can be associated with significant perioperative mortality and morbidity. Extensive knowledge of the vascular anatomy is essential for successful, uncomplicated liver surgeries. Various imaging techniques like multidetector computed tomographic and magnetic resonance angiography are used to provide information about hepatic vasculature. Linear endoscopic ultrasound(EUS) can offer a detailed evaluation of hepatic veins, help in assessment of liver segments and can offer a possible route for EUS guided vascular endotherapy involving hepatic veins. A standard technique for visualization of hepatic veins by linear EUS has not been described. This review paper describes the normal EUS anatomy of hepatic veins and a standard technique for visualization of hepatic veins from four stations. With practice an imaging of all the hepatic veins is possible from four stations. The imaging from fundus of stomach is the easiest and most convenient method of imaging of hepatic veins. EUS of hepatic vein and the tributaries is an operator dependent technique and in expert hands may give a mapping comparable to computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging. EUS of hepatic veins can help in identification of individual sectors and segments of liver. EUS guided interventions involving hepatic veins may require approach from different stations.展开更多
Background We used abdominal ultrasound scan (USS), computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in venous spread of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) to determine the superior extent of inf...Background We used abdominal ultrasound scan (USS), computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in venous spread of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) to determine the superior extent of inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombus and IVC wall invasion and compared them with surgical and pathological reports. Methods From January 1999 to August 2007, 25 patients were diagnosed with RCC with IVC tumour thrombus. Before their operation, all patients had USS, contrast enhanced CT and MRI to find the superior extent of tumour thrombus and IVC wall invasion. All postprocessing techniques were performed by experienced radiologists. Two pathologists reported on all pathology specimens. The superior extent of tumour thrombus was confirmed by the senior surgeon at each operation, using the levels of thrombus defined according to 2004 Mayo Clinic classification. The radiographic results were compared with surgical and pathological findings. Results All patients had radical nephrectomy and tumour thrombus excision. Eight patients had RCC on the left side and 17 on the right side. According to the clinical and pathological findings, 6 patients had level I tumour thrombus, 9 level II, 5 level III and 5 level IV. Six patients had IVC wall invasion. No patient had evidence of lymph node or distant metastases. Of the 25 patients, USS correctly diagnosed the superior extent of tumour thrombus in 18/25, CT 23/25 and MRI 23/25. USS found 1 case of IVC wall invasion preoperatively. Conclusions Multidectector computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are comparable and more effective than abdominal ultrasound in diagnosing inferior vena cava tumour thrombus in renal cell carcinoma. None of the three methods can detect inferior vena cava wall invasion.展开更多
目的:分析超声检测下腔静脉(IVC)和锁骨下静脉(SCV)内径变异在预测全麻诱导后低血压(PIH)中的价值。方法:回顾性选取2021年5月—2023年5月在咸宁市第一人民医院行全麻手术的204例患者作为研究对象,根据是否发生PIH将其分为研究组(发生PI...目的:分析超声检测下腔静脉(IVC)和锁骨下静脉(SCV)内径变异在预测全麻诱导后低血压(PIH)中的价值。方法:回顾性选取2021年5月—2023年5月在咸宁市第一人民医院行全麻手术的204例患者作为研究对象,根据是否发生PIH将其分为研究组(发生PIH,86例)和对照组(未发生PIH,118例)。对两组患者的基础资料、麻醉诱导前血压、麻醉诱导药物用量进行对比。比较IVC内径的最大值(IVCmax)和最小值(IVCmin)、SCV内径的最大值(SCVmax)和最小值(SCVmin),并计算IVC塌陷指数(IVCCI)和SCV塌陷指数(SCVCI)。采用受试者工作特征(ROC)曲线分析IVC、SCV内径及变异对全麻PIH的预测价值。结果:两组基础资料、麻醉诱导前血压指标和麻醉诱导药物用量比较,差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。研究组IVCmax、IVCmin、SCVmax、SCVmin水平均低于对照组,IVCCI、SCVCI水平均高于对照组,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。受试者操作特征(ROC)曲线分析结果显示,麻醉诱导前IVCmax、IVCmin、SCVmax、SCVmin、IVCCI、SCVCI水平预测PIH的ROC曲线下面积(area under curve,AUC)分别为0.674、0.675、0.618、0.707、0.895、0.905,其中,SCVCI的AUC和cut-off值下的敏感度均为最高,分别为0.905、65.12%。结论:全麻PIH患者可表现为IVC和SCV内径缩小及IVCCI、SCVCI等内径变异指标的增高,采用血管超声技术检测上述变异指标可辅助预测PIH风险。展开更多
文摘Septic shock is a common critical condition, for which effective early fluid resuscitation is the therapeutic focus. According to the 2008 international guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock, resuscitation should achieve a central venous pressure (CVP) of 8-12 mmHg within the first 6 h. However, it is still uncertain about the sensitivity and specificity of CVP in reflecting the cardiac preload. Ultrasonography is a simple, rapid, non-invasive, and repeatable method for the measurement of sensitivity and specificity of CVP and has thus gradually attracted the increasing attention of physicians. It was reported that ultrasonography can show the inferior vena cava diameter, respiratory variability index, and blood volume in patients with sepsis or heart failure.
文摘Point-of-care ultrasound has been increasingly used in evaluating shocked patients including the measurement of inferior vena cava(IVC) diameter. Operators should standardize their technique in scanning IVC. Relativechanges are more important than absolute numbers. We advise using the longitudinal view(B mode) to evaluate the gross collapsibility, and the M mode to measure the IVC diameter. Combining the collapsibility and diameter size will increase the value of IVC measurement. This approach has been very useful in the resuscitation of shocked patients, monitoring their fluid demands, and predicting recurrence of shock. Pitfalls in measuring IVC diameter include increased intra-thoracic pressure by mechanical ventilation or increased right atrial pressure by pulmonary embolism or heart failure. The IVC diameter is not useful in cases of increased intra-abdominal pressure(abdominal compartment syndrome) or direct pressure on the IVC. The IVC diameter should be combined with focused echocardiography and correlated with the clinical picture as a whole to be useful.
基金Nanjing Science and Technology Development Foundation(No.QRX17013)Nanjing Health Commission of Nanjing Municipal Government(No.YKK17084)
文摘Background:After major liver resection,the volume status of patients is still undetermined.However,few concerns have been raised about postoperative fluid management.We aimed to compare gut function recovery and short-term prognosis of the patients after laparoscopic liver resection(LLR)with or without inferior vena cava(IVC)respiratory variability-directed fluid therapy in the anesthesia intensive care unit(AICU).Methods:This randomized controlled clinical trial enrolled 70 patients undergoing LLR.The IVC respiratory variability was used to optimize fluid management of the intervention group in AICU,while the standard practice of fluid management was used for the control group.The primary outcome was the time to flatus after surgery.The secondary outcomes included other indicators of gut function recovery after surgery,postoperative length of hospital stay(LOS),liver and kidney function,the severity of oxidative stress,and the incidence of severe complications associated with hepatectomy.Results:Compared with patients receiving standard fluid management,patients in the intervention group had a shorter time to anal exhaust after surgery(1.5±0.6 days vs.2.0±0.8 days)and lower C-reactive protein activity(21.4[95%confidence interval(CI):11.9-36.7]mg/L vs.44.8[95%CI:26.9-63.1]mg/L)24 h after surgery.There were no significant differences in the time to defecation,serum concentrations of D-lactic acid,malondialdehyde,renal function,and frequency of severe postoperative complications as well as the LOS between the groups.Conclusion:Postoperative IVC respiratory variability-directed fluid therapy in AICU was facilitated in bowel movement but elicited a negligible beneficial effect on the short-term prognosis of patients undergoing LLR.Trial Registration:ChiCTR-INR-17013093.
文摘Liver resection surgery can be associated with significant perioperative mortality and morbidity. Extensive knowledge of the vascular anatomy is essential for successful, uncomplicated liver surgeries. Various imaging techniques like multidetector computed tomographic and magnetic resonance angiography are used to provide information about hepatic vasculature. Linear endoscopic ultrasound(EUS) can offer a detailed evaluation of hepatic veins, help in assessment of liver segments and can offer a possible route for EUS guided vascular endotherapy involving hepatic veins. A standard technique for visualization of hepatic veins by linear EUS has not been described. This review paper describes the normal EUS anatomy of hepatic veins and a standard technique for visualization of hepatic veins from four stations. With practice an imaging of all the hepatic veins is possible from four stations. The imaging from fundus of stomach is the easiest and most convenient method of imaging of hepatic veins. EUS of hepatic vein and the tributaries is an operator dependent technique and in expert hands may give a mapping comparable to computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging. EUS of hepatic veins can help in identification of individual sectors and segments of liver. EUS guided interventions involving hepatic veins may require approach from different stations.
文摘Background We used abdominal ultrasound scan (USS), computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in venous spread of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) to determine the superior extent of inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombus and IVC wall invasion and compared them with surgical and pathological reports. Methods From January 1999 to August 2007, 25 patients were diagnosed with RCC with IVC tumour thrombus. Before their operation, all patients had USS, contrast enhanced CT and MRI to find the superior extent of tumour thrombus and IVC wall invasion. All postprocessing techniques were performed by experienced radiologists. Two pathologists reported on all pathology specimens. The superior extent of tumour thrombus was confirmed by the senior surgeon at each operation, using the levels of thrombus defined according to 2004 Mayo Clinic classification. The radiographic results were compared with surgical and pathological findings. Results All patients had radical nephrectomy and tumour thrombus excision. Eight patients had RCC on the left side and 17 on the right side. According to the clinical and pathological findings, 6 patients had level I tumour thrombus, 9 level II, 5 level III and 5 level IV. Six patients had IVC wall invasion. No patient had evidence of lymph node or distant metastases. Of the 25 patients, USS correctly diagnosed the superior extent of tumour thrombus in 18/25, CT 23/25 and MRI 23/25. USS found 1 case of IVC wall invasion preoperatively. Conclusions Multidectector computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are comparable and more effective than abdominal ultrasound in diagnosing inferior vena cava tumour thrombus in renal cell carcinoma. None of the three methods can detect inferior vena cava wall invasion.
文摘目的:分析超声检测下腔静脉(IVC)和锁骨下静脉(SCV)内径变异在预测全麻诱导后低血压(PIH)中的价值。方法:回顾性选取2021年5月—2023年5月在咸宁市第一人民医院行全麻手术的204例患者作为研究对象,根据是否发生PIH将其分为研究组(发生PIH,86例)和对照组(未发生PIH,118例)。对两组患者的基础资料、麻醉诱导前血压、麻醉诱导药物用量进行对比。比较IVC内径的最大值(IVCmax)和最小值(IVCmin)、SCV内径的最大值(SCVmax)和最小值(SCVmin),并计算IVC塌陷指数(IVCCI)和SCV塌陷指数(SCVCI)。采用受试者工作特征(ROC)曲线分析IVC、SCV内径及变异对全麻PIH的预测价值。结果:两组基础资料、麻醉诱导前血压指标和麻醉诱导药物用量比较,差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。研究组IVCmax、IVCmin、SCVmax、SCVmin水平均低于对照组,IVCCI、SCVCI水平均高于对照组,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。受试者操作特征(ROC)曲线分析结果显示,麻醉诱导前IVCmax、IVCmin、SCVmax、SCVmin、IVCCI、SCVCI水平预测PIH的ROC曲线下面积(area under curve,AUC)分别为0.674、0.675、0.618、0.707、0.895、0.905,其中,SCVCI的AUC和cut-off值下的敏感度均为最高,分别为0.905、65.12%。结论:全麻PIH患者可表现为IVC和SCV内径缩小及IVCCI、SCVCI等内径变异指标的增高,采用血管超声技术检测上述变异指标可辅助预测PIH风险。