Extracapsular dissection versus partial superficial parotidectomy for the treatment of benign parotid tumours

The purpose of this study was to compare the complications of patients treated for a benign parotid tumour (BPT) by extracapsular dissection (ECD) vs. partial superficial parotidectomy (PSP). A comprehensive literature investigation was conducted by searching electronic databases. A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies were performed to assess ECD and PSP for the treatment of BPTs with fixed-effects models. The outcomes analysed were transient or permanent facial nerve injury, Frey syndrome, recurrence rate, infection, and salivary fistula/sialocele. A total of 1641 patients from seven studies (1120 ECD-treated and 521 PSP-treated patients) were included in this meta-analysis. Transient facial nerve injury (odds ratio (OR) = 0.28, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.11–0.71; p = 0.008) and Frey syndrome (OR = 0.12, 95% CI: 0.03–0.48; p = 0.003) were less prevalent in the ECD group. The rates of permanent facial nerve injury (OR = 0.77, 95% CI: 0.35–1.70; p = 0.520), recurrence rate (OR = 0.17, 95% CI: 0.02–1.75; p = 0.14), infection (OR = 0.70, 95% CI: 0.07–6.67; p = 0.76), and salivary fistula/sialocele (OR = 0.40, 95% CI: 0.06–2.66; p = 0.350) were similar in both groups. Although there was a trend that ECD showed a reduced risk for complications, the present results are not sufficient to conclude that ECD is more beneficial than PSP.     

腹腔镜技能考核评估运用及思考

客观、准确、系统的腹腔镜技能考核评估方式可及时、有效的反馈培训效果,促使学员更熟练的掌握腹腔镜基本技能,更好的服务临床实践,同时能让培训机构发现培训过程中存在的问题,针对性调整培训方案,提高培训效率,推进培训的可持续发展。然而,由于腹腔镜培训模式复杂多样,各具特色,依据不同培训目的、方法,衍生出的考核方式也不尽相同,常使其易被忽视。本文就国内外腹腔镜技能常用的评估方法及其特征、运用进行总结归纳,为腹腔镜技能评估更好的在临床前腹腔镜培训体系中运用提供参考。     

Switching from intravenous to oral antibiotics in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia: A real-world analysis 2010–2018

The Japanese Respiratory Society 2017 guidelines strongly recommend switching from intravenous (IV) to oral antibiotics in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), following improvement in clinical symptoms and laboratory findings. Here, we retrospectively investigated the real-world, nationwide treatment and switching patterns for hospitalized patients with CAP in Japan using administrative data from 372 Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination hospitals from April 2010 to December 2018. Hospitalizations for CAP (patient age ≥20 years) with an A-DROP classification for CAP severity and IV antibiotics initiated on the admission date were included. Overall, 210,314 hospitalizations (moderate CAP: 61.7%) in 183,607 patients were analyzed. The median (interquartile range [IQR]) age at admission was 79 (70–86) years. Penicillin (51.9%) and cephalosporin (38.9%) were the most common IV antibiotic classes used and the median (IQR) duration of IV use was 8 (6–11) days. Switching to oral antibiotics during a hospitalization occurred in 30.1% (n = 63,311) of patients after a median (IQR) of 7 (5–10) days of IV treatment. The most frequently used oral antibiotic classes after a switch were fluoroquinolone (45.9%) and penicillin (24.8%). The switch rate was higher among hospitalizations with milder CAP, in respiratory medicine ward and in larger hospitals. The overall switch rates did not change over the study period. The findings from this analysis suggest that early switch from IV to oral antibiotics was not widely implemented during the 8 years of the study period. Further observation will be needed to see the potential impact of the guidelines update in 2017 in Japan.     

羟考酮注射液对腹腔镜袖状胃切除术患者血流动力学及镇痛效果的影响

目的探讨羟考酮注射液对腹腔镜袖状胃切除术(LSG)患者血流动力学及镇痛效果的影响。方法随机将2017年10月至2019年10月在我院进行LSG的180例患者分为观察组(n=90,羟考酮)与对照组(n=90,芬太尼)。比较两组血流动力学指标、血糖、Cor及E水平及镇痛效果。结果T0、T1、T2时,观察组的MAP、HR均低于对照组(P<0.05)。术后12 h,两组患者血糖、Cor及E水平均较术前升高,但观察组低于对照组(P<0.05)。术后6、12 h,观察组的VAS评分低于对照组(P<0.05)。结论羟考酮应用于LSG患者镇痛效果好,可减轻应激反应,促进患者血流动力学稳定。     

腹腔镜胆囊切除术治疗胆囊结石合并胆总管结石患者的近远期效果分析

目的分析腹腔镜胆囊切除术治疗胆囊结石合并胆总管结石患者的近远期效果。方法选取2017年1月至2018年1月我院收治的78例胆囊结石合并胆总管结石患者为研究对象,采用随机数字法将其分为传统组和腹腔镜组,各39例。传统组给予开腹胆囊切除术联合胆总管切开取石术治疗,腹腔镜组给予腹腔镜胆囊切除术治疗。比较两组手术前、后的疼痛缓解情况、应激反应指标、临床治疗效果、并发症发生情况及术后1年的复发率。结果手术后1个月,两组的NRS评分明显降低,且腹腔镜组明显低于传统组(P<0.05)。手术后,腹腔镜组的CRP及IL-6水平均低于传统组(P<0.05)。腹腔镜组的临床治疗总有效率为94.87%,明显高于传统组的71.79%(P<0.05)。腹腔镜组的并发症总发生率为7.69%,明显低于传统组的33.33%(P<0.05)。腹腔镜组术后1年的复发率明显低于传统组(P<0.05)。结论腹腔镜胆囊切除术治疗胆囊结石合并胆总管结石患者的近远期效果更加显著,值得临床推广应用。     

Robotic treatment of bowel endometriosis

Endometriosis describes a condition with the presence of ectopic endometrial glands and stroma outside the endometrial cavity that affects up to 15% of reproductive-aged women. Of women affected with endometriosis, 3.8–37% will have endometriosis involving the bowel, primarily the rectosigmoid colon. While medical management is often recommended as a first-line therapy, it is not curative, and surgery is often required as an adjunct for the management of symptoms. Minimally invasive surgery has become the standard of care for managing these patients. The use of robotic-assisted laparoscopy offers benefits that may allow surgeons to perform these challenging surgical cases using a minimally invasive technique. For lesions that affect the colon, there are three primary techniques used for removal which include: 1) rectal shaving, 2) discoid excision and 3) segmental resection. The decision to pursue one approach over another is largely dependent on the number of lesions present, a lesion's size and depth of invasion as well as the involved circumference of the bowel. The available evidence of using robotic-assisted laparoscopy in cases of bowel endometriosis is limited in the literature. In this review, we will summarize the role of robotic-assisted laparoscopy in the management of bowel endometriosis.