超声内镜与胃镜检查对上消化道黏膜下肿瘤的诊断效果分析

目的探讨超声内镜与胃镜对上消化道黏膜下肿瘤的诊断效果。方法选择2015年3月至2018年2月确诊的60例上消化道黏膜下肿瘤患者,均行胃镜检查和超声内镜检查,分析其与病理检查的符合率以及超声内镜检查的回声特点,并记录超声内镜检查的敏感性和特异性。结果以病理检查结果为标准,超声内镜检查的符合率为90.00%,明显高于胃镜检查的73.33%(P <0.05)。超声内镜检查对黏膜肌层肿瘤诊断的敏感性为90.32%,特异性为93.55%;对黏膜下层肿瘤诊断的敏感性为93.33%,特异性为93.75%;对固有肌层肿瘤诊断的敏感性为85.71%,特异性为97.87%。结论与胃镜检查相比,超声内镜在上消化道黏膜下肿瘤中的诊断价值更高,能够对病变的性质、部位及来源作出准确的诊断。     

用彩色M型多普勒测量舒张早期右室内血流传播速度评价右室舒张功能

目的 :探讨右室舒张早期血流传播速度评价心脏右室舒张功能的价值。方法 :应用彩色M型多普勒测量 6 5例正常人 ,80例高血压 ,30例冠心病患者的右室内舒张早期血流传播速度。同时用脉冲多普勒测量了三尖瓣口的血流速度频谱。结果 :正常人右室内血流传播速度分别是 (4 0 .5± 8.8)cm/s(4 0～岁 ) ,(37.92± 5 .45 )cm/s(5 0～岁 ) ,(36 .4± 4.6 )cm/s(6 0～岁 )。高血压和冠心病右室内血流传播速度分别为 (2 4.9± 8.9)cm/s和 (2 4.5± 7.2 )cm/s,比正常人明显降低 (P <0 .0 0 1)。结论 :应用彩色M型多普勒测量的右室内血流传播速度能简便、准确地评价右室舒张功能     

肝脓肿治疗模式的临床研究

目的探讨肝脓肿的治疗方式和减少并发症的途径。方法对117例肝脓肿的各种治疗方法进行回顾性总结。结果非手术治疗12例,经腹切开引流46列,B超引导下经皮穿刺抽脓或置管引流59例,全部治愈。介入超声治疗组术后平均住院日比手术引流组少6.2d(P<0.01),并发症明显减少(P<0.01)。结论经皮穿刺抽脓或置管引流术简便、安全、住院时间短、费用少,并发症和病死率低,可用于治疗大多数肝脓肿。     

经阴道、会阴超声诊断直肠肿瘤的临床价值

目的探讨经阴道、会阴超声诊断直肠肿瘤的临床价值。方法直肠灌水后经阴道、会阴超声检查直肠肿瘤病人28例,并与正常人20例,直肠腔内超声16例对照,同时5例肿瘤作了标本超声检查。结果 28例患者中,26例检出直肠肿瘤28个,其部位在距肛门口2.5～15cm范围内,2例经阴道、会阴超声未发现肿瘤。直肠灌水后经阴道会阴超声检查可直观显示肿瘤的形态,与标本超声显示一致;其病理分期的符合率分别为80.8％。发现淋巴结肿大5例。尤其对高位直肠肿瘤或肿瘤致直肠严重狭窄的病例或Miles手术后,更具有价值。结论经阴道、会阴超声可作为直肠肿瘤检查的补充方法。     

贲门失弛缓症的经腹超声诊断

目的：探讨经腹超声诊断贲门失弛缓症的临床应用价值。方法：选择8名贲门失弛缓症患者。疫立10名正常人和8名贲门癌患者作对照,对3组受试者进行经腹超声饮水试验,比较三者的超声表现;并对贲门失弛缓症患者经药物治疗、球囊扩张或肉毒杆菌毒素注射前后的超声表现进行比较。结果：（1）正常人饮水试验前食管腔及贲门口闭合,饮水时贲门迅速开放,水流快速通过。（2）贲门失弛缓症患者饮水试验前食管下段已经扩张;饮水时连续观察10min,贲门始终不弛张、水流不能通过者5例,贲门间断性张开、水流间继通过者3例;饮水试验后30min再检查时见全部患者的食管中仍滞留有水。（3）贲门癌患者饮水前表现为贲门环增大、贲门壁增厚,食管未扩张;饮水时水流通过贲门较缓慢。结论：经超声检查因只需饮水量水而易为患者接受;而且它通过显示贲门环的大小、贲门壁厚度以及饮水时水流通过贲门的状态,而达到迅捷、可靠地诊断贲门失弛缓症,故也是合适的治疗评价手段。     

多电极射频肿瘤治疗的体外实验研究

目的　了解射频消融灶大小与功率及时间的关系、超声与大体病理测值的关系、消融灶与周围组织的关系。方法　新鲜牛肝 3只和牛肾 2只 ,消融灶分两组 :距肝表面 1cm和 4cm ;同时将肾脏置于肝表面 ,用不同的功率和时间实验。结果　 10min时 ,2 0W ,40W ,6 0W ,80W的消融灶病理测值分别为 4.1cm ,3.8cm ,3.0cm ,3.3cm ,超声测值分别为 4.5cm ,4.0cm ,4.5cm ,4.0cm。 2 0min时 ,消融灶病理测值分别为 3.0cm ,4.1cm ,2 .8cm ,3.5cm ,超声测值分别为 4.3cm ,4.2cm ,3.4cm ,3.8cm。 30min时 ,消融灶病理测值分别为 3.5cm ,2 .9cm ,3.5cm ,3.4cm ,超声测值分别为 4.5cm ,4.0cm ,3.6cm ,4.1cm。超声和大体解剖测值相比 ,P <0 .0 1。消融灶和周围组织间有0 .3～ 0 .5cm的浅红色移行区。结论　射频消融灶的大小不随功率和时间的增加而增加 ,超声比大体病理测值大 ,两者差别有极显著性意义。消融病灶和周围组织间有移行区。浅表面的消融病灶对临近组织有损伤作用     

The use of artificial intelligence and robotics in regional anaesthesia

The current fourth industrial revolution is a distinct technological era characterised by the blurring of physics, computing and biology. The driver of change is data, powered by artificial intelligence. The UK National Health Service Topol Report embraced this digital revolution and emphasised the importance of artificial intelligence to the health service. Application of artificial intelligence within regional anaesthesia, however, remains limited. An example of the use of a convoluted neural network applied to visual detection of nerves on ultrasound images is described. New technologies that may impact on regional anaesthesia include robotics and artificial sensing. Robotics in anaesthesia falls into three categories. The first, used commonly, is pharmaceutical, typified by target-controlled anaesthesia using electroencephalography within a feedback loop. Other types include mechanical robots that provide precision and dexterity better than humans, and cognitive robots that act as decision support systems. It is likely that the latter technology will expand considerably over the next decades and provide an autopilot for anaesthesia. Technical robotics will focus on the development of accurate sensors for training that incorporate visual and motion metrics. These will be incorporated into augmented reality and visual reality environments that will provide training at home or the office on life-like simulators. Real-time feedback will be offered that stimulates and rewards performance. In discussing the scope, applications, limitations and barriers to adoption of these technologies, we aimed to stimulate discussion towards a framework for the optimal application of current and emerging technologies in regional anaesthesia.     

Giant cell arteritis presenting as a stroke in the internal carotid artery territory: a case-based review

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a large-vessel vasculitis, typically affecting the aorta and its branches. The involvement of vertebral and internal carotid arteries occurs in a limited number of cases, and stroke as a presenting symptom of GCA is extremely unusual: this subset of the disease has a poor prognosis and rarely responds to immunosuppression.We report the case of a 70-year-old woman, who presented to the Emergency Department for ischemic stroke, which appeared to be the first and only symptom of GCA. The prompt administration of steroids and tocilizumab (TCZ) led to clinical and radiological resolution, with no residual disability at 6-month follow-up.Our case-based review, highlighting the rarity of a large vessel vasculitis presenting only with a cerebrovascular accident, provides new evidence for the efficacy of TCZ even in more unusual varieties of GCA: in these cases, TCZ should be immediately prescribed, in order to prevent mortality and severe long-term morbidity.     

Selective transperineal prostate biopsy for fluoroquinolone-resistance patients reduces sepsis and cost

Background:Urosepsis is a recognized complication of transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy (TRUS-Bx). Pre-biopsy rectal swabs have been used to identify patients with microorganisms in the rectal flora resistant to the conventionally used empirical prophylaxis. The transperineal route of biopsy (TP-Bx) has a lower complication risk but comes at an increased cost.Materials and methods:Retrospective cohort study including patients undergoing prostate biopsies between October/2015 and April/2018. The intervention cohort, a rectal swab was performed, the result of which dictated the biopsy route; TRUS-Bx against TP-Bx. TP-Bx for patients with fluoroquinolone resistance or extended-spectrum β-lactamase. The control cohort underwent TRUS without a rectal swab receiving empirical antibiotics—oral ciprofloxacin and intravenous gentamicin.Results:Total 1000 patients were included in which 500 underwent a swab, 14 (2.8%) developed post-TRUS biopsy infective complications with 3 having positive bacteremia (0.6%); 500 had no swab, 47 (9.4%) developed post-TRUS biopsy infective complications with 22 (4.4%, p < 0.05) having positive bacteremia. Three patients (0.6%) of patients who underwent swab developed urinary tract infection symptoms whilst 12 (2.4%) had urinary tract infection in the control group. In those patients that underwent a swab, 14 required hospitalization with mean length of stay of 2.5 days versus 43 patients of the control with 3.6 days. Cost analysis concluded savings of this strategy was £18,711.Conclusions:We have demonstrated a protocol that reserves template biopsies for higher risk patients and can significantly reduce sepsis and other infectious complication rates whilst also proving to be a cost-efficient strategy. We recommend that units not utilizing rectal swabs to uncover the fluoroquinolone resistance rate by introducing them. We advocate units that already utilize rectal swabs, to introduce transperineal biopsy for their higher risk patients.     

高频超声引导下胸腔积液置管引流

胸腔积液临床常见,少量积液常无症状,中大量积液可致患者出现呼吸困难、无法平卧等表现,需通过胸腔穿刺置管引流及时加以缓解。胸腔积液穿刺引流不仅可用于临床治疗,还可辅助诊断不明原因胸腔积液。在超声直视下操作置管可提高穿刺成功率[1-2]。本研究观察高频超声在辅助引导置管引流胸腔积液中的效果。