经右胸前侧入路电视胸腔镜下胸腺切除治疗重症肌无力

目的 探讨经右胸前侧入路电视胸腔镜手术(VATS)胸腺切除治疗重症肌无力(MG)的可行性及疗效.方法 回顾性分析2001年8月至2007年10月采用经右胸前侧入路VATS胸腺切除治疗MG的56例患者的临床资料.结果 55例患者通过VATS顺利完成胸腺(或胸腺瘤)与前纵隔脂肪切除.平均手术时间(96.2±52.1)min,平均术中出血量(68.7±21.4)ml.2例患者术中发生左头臂静脉损伤;1例术中结扎止血,1例中转开胸止血后完成手术.切除胸腺及纵隔脂肪组织平均(22.1±9.2)g.术后病理检查示胸腺增生38例,胸腺萎缩5例,胸腺瘤12例,胸腺囊肿1例.1例(1.8%)患者因出血于术后第8天死亡.1例(1.8%)患者术后发生重症肌无力危象.平均住院时间(7.9±2.9)d.术后MG完全缓解8例(14.3%),部分缓解39例(69.6%),无变化7例(12.5%),总有效率83.9%.结论 利用VATS经右胸前侧入路行胸腺切除安全可行,治疗MG效果满意.     

电视胸腔镜经右胸前侧径路胸腺切除治疗重症肌无力

目的　探讨电视胸腔镜手术 (VATS)胸腺切除治疗重症肌无力的效果。　方法　 10例重症肌无力患者采用 VATS经右胸前侧径路行胸腺切除及纵隔脂肪清扫 (VATS组 ) ,并与 2 0例胸骨劈开胸腺切除 (胸骨劈开组 )相对照。　结果　 VATS组中 9例顺利完成手术 ,1例因电凝钩伤及头臂静脉干而中转开胸止血 ;全组无术后死亡及危象发生 ;手术时间、术后住院时间均较胸骨劈开组明显缩短。　结论　 VATS经右胸前侧径路行完全胸腺切除是可行的 ,且具有创伤小、恢复快等优点 ,可在临床进一步应用。     

胸腔镜胸腺扩大切除治疗重症肌无力(附27例报告)

目的探讨胸腔镜胸腺扩大切除术治疗重症肌无力的可行性和疗效。方法2005年8月~2007年6月,对27例重症肌无力行电视胸腔镜下经右胸前侧径路胸腺扩大切除(VATS组),切除范围包括全胸腺组织到前纵隔和上纵隔所有脂肪组织。并与2004年5月~2005年7月27例胸骨劈开胸腺切除(胸骨劈开组)相对比。结果VATS组26例顺利完成手术;1例因电凝钩伤及头臂静脉干中转开胸止血。与胸骨劈开组比较,VATS组术中出血少[(46.0±5.7)mlvs(120.0±18.8)ml,t=-19.231,P=0.000],术后需镇痛例数少(3vs12,χ2=7.068,P=0.008),术后住院时间短[(7.0±1.2)dvs(11.0±2.5)d,t=-7.379,P=0.000]。2组手术时间、重症肌无力危象、疗效均无显著差异(P>0.05)。结论经右胸前侧径路胸腔镜下行胸腺扩大切除治疗重症肌无力在技术上可行,具有创伤小、疼痛轻、并发症少、住院时间短、恢复快等优点,但对MG的远期疗效尚需进一步观察。     

VATS胸腺扩大切除术治疗重症肌无力临床分析

目的评价电视胸腔镜(video-assistant thorascope,VATS)下胸腺扩大切除术治疗重症肌无力(myasthenia gravis,MG)的手术方法和效果。方法回顾性分析36例MG患者的临床资料,其中合并胸腺增生26例,胸腺瘤10例,均行VATS胸腺瘤、胸腺扩大切除术。根据临床Osserman分型:Ⅰ型3例,Ⅱa型22例,Ⅱb型8例,Ⅲ型3例。结果本组手术全部经胸腔镜完成,无中转开胸者。全组手术时间平均80(50~120)min,术中出血量平均80(10~150)ml,留置胸腔引流管1~3 d,引流量平均150(100~500)ml,6例未留置胸管者术后3 d经CT扫描估计胸液量均<200 ml。住院时间3~6 d,术后未出现进行性血胸,无肺及膈神经损伤,无肌无力危象、胆碱能危象发生,无围手术期死亡病例。术后病理:胸腺增生26例,A型胸腺瘤6例,B1型2例,B3型2例(WHO分型)。所有患者随访3~12个月,完全缓解6例(Ⅰ型2例、Ⅱa型4例),占16.7%;部分缓解28例(Ⅰ型1例、Ⅱa型18例、Ⅱb型7例、Ⅲ型2例),占77.8%;稳定2例(Ⅱb型1例、Ⅲ型1例),占5.6%。结论 MG患者行VATS胸腺瘤、胸腺扩大切除术安全、可行,效果理想。     

电视胸腔镜辅助胸腺切除术

目的探讨电视胸腔镜辅助胸腺切除的临床应用价值. 方法 2002年9月～2004年6月,18例胸腺疾病和重症肌无力(myasthenia gravis,MG)行胸腔镜辅助下胸腺切除手术,其中胸腺全切7例,11例MG行胸腺扩大切除. 结果 17例在胸腔镜辅助下完成, 1例中转小切口(7 cm)开胸手术.3例MG术后须短暂呼吸机辅助通气(<12 h),二次气管插管1例,余无严重并发症,无手术死亡.手术时间47～115 min,平均95 min;胸腔引流时间1.2～2.6 d,平均2 d;术后住院时间4～9 d,平均5.5 d.9例良性胸腺瘤或胸腺囊肿随访3～20个月,平均13个月,无复发.11例MG随访3～19个月,平均10个月,4例症状完全缓解,7例都分缓解. 结论胸腔镜辅助下胸腺切除手术,具有创伤小、恢复快等优点,胸腔镜下胸腺扩大切除治疗重症肌无力在技术上是可行的.     

重症肌无力电视胸腔镜与胸骨部分劈开行胸腺扩大切除比较

目的 探讨电视胸腔镜手术(VATS)在重症肌无力(MG)治疗中的价值.方法 应用随机对照研究前瞻性分析2005年至2008年开展的VATS和胸骨部分劈开行胸腺切除治疗MG疗效,比较两组在手术时间、术中出血量、术后胸管放置时间、术后住院时间、术后发生重症肌无力危象及疗效等方面差异.结果 VATS组中26例手术顺利,1例因电凝钩伤及头臂静脉中转开胸.与部分胸骨劈开组比较,VATS组术中出血少、手术时间短、术后放置胸管时间及术后住院时间缩短.VATS组与胸骨劈开组比较发生肌无力危象0例对3例,肺部感染2例对9例,胸骨上窝或伤口感染0例对3例.随访6～24个月,VATS和胸骨劈开组有效率分别为81%(21/26例)和85%(23/27例),差异无统计学意义.结论 VATS下胸腺扩大切除治疗重症肌无力,技术是安全、可行的,具有创伤小、痛苦轻、并发症少、疗效可靠等优点,临床应用前景良好.     

进展期贲门癌不同径路手术的对比分析

分析我院手术治疗进展期贲门癌的临床资料,对比不同手术径路对贲门癌治疗效果的影响。1.对象与方法:我院1991～2001年行手术切除进展期贲门癌436例。其中男321例、女115例,平均年龄62.3岁;平均发病时间3.8个月。经胸手术245例(含胸腹联合切口手术10例),占56.2%,经腹手术191例,占43.8%。平均手术时间:经胸手术2.9h,经腹手术3.1h;两种径路的术中输血量均少于400ml。经胸手术组中,近端胃大部切除术205例,全胃切除术40例;经腹手术组中,近端胃大部切除术159例,全胃切除术32例。全组联合其他脏器(脾、胰尾等)切除19例。436例均经病理确诊为贲门腺…     

电视胸腔镜手术治疗自发性气胸150例

目的总结电视胸腔镜手术(video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, VATS)治疗自发性气胸的经验. 方法 1998年1月～2002年8月对150例自发性气胸行VATS, 3个2 cm常规辅助切口(1个置入镜头,另2个为操作孔),手术包括切割缝合器切除肺大疱及胸膜固定术. 结果 20例(13.3%)中转开胸行肺大疱切除.3例气胸术后漏气时间>3 d.术后住院2～8 d,平均3 d.150例随访3～90个月,平均60个月,3例(2.0%)术后1年术侧肺复发气胸. 结论 VATS是自发性气胸首选的治疗方法.     

电视胸腔镜胸腺切除9例报告

目的　探讨电视胸腔镜下行胸腺切除的可行性及合并重症肌无力患者的远期疗效。　方法　 1996年 7月至 2 0 0 1年 4月 ,选择 9例胸腺相关疾病患者 ,应用电视辅助胸腔镜 (VATS)行胸腺切除 ,术后门诊或电话随访。　结果　胸腺囊肿 2例 ,胸腺瘤 1例 ,恶性胸腺瘤 1例 ,胸腺癌 1例 ,重症肌无力4例。重症肌无力据改良Osserman分型Ⅰ型 3例 ,Ⅱb型 1例 ,合并胸腺瘤 2例 ,胸腺增生 2例 ,手术总有效率 3/ 4。手术中转开胸 1例 ,手术后随访复发 1例 ,经胸骨正中切口行胸腺扩大切除术。　结论　VATS治疗部分胸腺疾病可行 ,VATS治疗重症肌无力疗效与常规手术相当。     

胸腔镜胸腺扩大切除治疗非瘤型重症肌无力

目的探讨胸腔镜胸腺扩大切除术(video-assisted thoracoscopic extended thymectomy,VATET)治疗非瘤型重症肌无力的疗效,并分析影响预后的因素。方法 2009年12月~2014年9月我院行胸腔镜胸腺扩大切除术治疗非胸腺瘤型重症肌无力43例,采用三孔法,胸腔镜下经右胸行胸腺切除及前纵隔脂肪组织廓清术。采用Monden标准评价疗效,分析影响疗效的因素。结果所有患者均完成VATET,均经右胸行胸腺扩大切除,手术时间75~240 min,平均115.4 min;术中出血量10~200 ml,平均42.2 ml。无围手术期死亡。43例随访4~60个月,平均36.2月,缓解12例,改善18例,无变化10例,恶化3例,有效率(缓解+改善)69.8%(30/43)。多因素logistic回归分析显示病理类型为胸腺增生是影响非瘤型重症肌无力患者术后疗效的独立危险因素(β=0.921,95%CI:1.866~2.811,P=0.000)。结论 VATET治疗非瘤型重症肌无力疗效满意。     

Vasopressor hormone response following mesenteric traction during major abdominal surgery

Background : We investigated the vasopressor hormone response following mesenteric traction (MT) with hypotension due to prostacyclin (PGI₂) release in patients undergoing abdominal surgery with a combined general and epidural anesthesia. Methods : In a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled study we administered 400 mg ibuprofen (i.v.) in 42 patients scheduled for abdominal surgery. General anesthesia was combined with epidural anesthesia (T4-L1). Before as well as 5, 15, 30, 45, and 90 min after MT we recorded plasma osmolality, hemodynamics and measured 6-keto-PGFlα (stabile metabolite of PGI₂), TXB₂ (stabile metabolite of thromboxane A₂) active renin, and arginine vasopressin (AVP) plasma concentrations by radioimmunoassay. Catecholamine levels were assessed by high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) with electrochemical detection. Results : Following MT, arterial hypotension occurred along with a substantial PGI₂ release. This was completely abolished by ibuprofen administration. Although plasma levels of 6-keto-PGF_1α (1133 (708) vs. 60 (3) ng/L, median (median absolute deviation), P=0.0001, placebo vs. ibuprofen) remained significantly elevated, blood pressure was restored within 30 min after MT in the placebo group. At the same point in time plasma concentrations of TXB² (164 (87) vs. 58 (1) ng/L, P=0.0001), epinephrine (46 (33) vs. 14 (6) ng/L, P=0.001), AVP (41 ± (18) vs. 12 (7) ng/L, P=0.0004), and active renin (27 (12) vs. 12 (4) ng/L, P = 0.001) were significantly higher in placebo-treated patients. Conclusion : Under combined general and epidural anesthesia arterial hypotension following MT due to endogenous PGI₂ release is associated with enhanced release of AVP, active renin, epinephrine and thromboxane A₂, presumably contributing to hemodynamic stability within 30 min after MT.     

A Teaspoon Pump for Pumping Blood with High Hydraulic Efficiency and Low Hemolysis Potential

Abstract: Virtually all blood pumps contain some kind of rubbing, sliding, closely moving machinery surfaces that are exposed to the blood being pumped. These valves, internal bearings, magnetic bearing position sensors, and shaft seals cause most of the problems with blood pumps. The original teaspoon pump design prevented the rubbing, sliding machinery surfaces from contacting the blood. However, the hydraulic efficiency was low because the blood was able to "slip around" the rotating impeller so that the blood itself never rotated fast enough to develop adequate pressure. An improved teaspoon blood pump has been designed and tested and has shown acceptable hydraulic performance and low hemolysis potential. The new pump uses a nonrotating "swinging" hose as the pump impeller. The fluid enters the pump through the center of the swinging hose; therefore, there can be no fluid slip between the revolving blood and the revolving impeller. The new pump uses an impeller that is comparable to a flexible garden hose. If the free end of the hose were swung around in a circle like half of a jump rope, the fluid inside the hose would rotate and develop pressure even though the hose impeller itself did not "rotate"; therefore, no rotating shaft seal or internal bearings are required.     

Microspheres Based Detoxification System: A New Method in Convective Blood Purification

Abstract: A variety of protein-bound or hydrophobic substances, accumulating as a result of pathologic conditions such as exogenous or endogenous intoxications, are removed poorly by conventional detoxification methods because of low accessibility (hemodialysis), insufficient adsorption capabilities (hemosorption), low efficiency (peritoneal dialysis), or economic limitations (high-volume plasmapheresis). Combining advantages of existing methods with microspheric technology, a module-based system was designed. Major operating parameters of the latter can be modified to allow for adjustment to individual clinical situations. An extracorporeal blood circuit including a plasmafilter is combined with a secondary high-velocity plasma circuit driven by a centrifugal pump. Different microspheric adsorbers can be combined in one circuit or applied in sequence. Thus, a prolonged treatment can be tailored using specially designed selective adsorber materials. Comparing this system with existing methods (high-flux hemodialysis, molecular adsorbent recycling system), results from our in vitro studies and animal experiments demonstrate the superior efficiency of substance removal.     

Tissue perfusion in relation to cardiac output during continuous positive-pressure ventilation and administration of propranolol or verapamil

Background : Our objective was to determine whether administration of propranolol or verapamil modifies the hemodynamic adaptation to continuous positive-pressure ventilation (CPPV), in particular the regional distribution of cardiac output (CO).
Methods : General hemodynamics and regional blood flows assessed by microsphere technique (15 (μm) were recorded in 16 anesthetized pigs during spontaneous breathing (SB) and CPPV with 8 cm H₂O end-expiratory pressure (CPPV8) before and after intravenous administration of propranolol (0.3 mg · kg⁻¹ followed by 0.15 mg · kg⁻¹ · h⁻¹, n=8) or verapamil (0.1 mg · kg⁻¹ followed by 0.3 mg · kg⁻¹ · h⁻¹, n=8).
Results : CPPV8 depressed CO by 25% without shifts in its relative distribution with the exception of a noteworthy increase in adrenal perfusion. Propranolol increased arterial blood pressure, and due to a fall in heart rate, CO dropped by 25%. The kidneys and, to a lesser extent, the splanchic region and central nervous system received increased fractions of the remaining CO at the expense of skeletal muscle flow. Similar patterns were seen during SB and CPPV8 such that the combination of propranolol and CPPV8 depressed CO by 50%. The circulatory effects of verapamil were less evident but myocardial perfusion tended to increase.
Conclusions : The combination of propranolol or verapamil with CPPV does not result in any specific hemodynamic interaction in anesthetized pigs, except that the combined effect of propranolol and CPPV may severely reduce CO.     

Bariatric Surgery in Some "Central and East-European (former Eastern bloc)"Countries - Current Status and Prediction for the Next Millennium

Background: Obesity is increasing globallly, including in the formerly "Eastern Bloc" countries. Methods: A survey was made of obesity and bariatric surgery. Results: In the 8 East and Central European countries studied, with total population 300 million, roughly 43% of the population was overweight (BMI 25-30), 23% obese (BMI > 30), with about 15 million people morbidly obese (BMI > 40). From 0-10 morbidly obese individuals/100,000/year undergo bariatric surgery. Conclusion: Most countries were found to provide inadequate treatment for obesity.The majority of the morbidly obese are not treated effectively. However, health-care awareness of obesity and bariatric surgeons are slowly increasing.     

Volatile anaesthetics reduce adhesion of blood platelets under low-flow conditions in the coronary system of isolated guinea pig hearts

Background : Inhibitory effects of volatile anaesthetics on platelet aggregation have been demonstrated in several studies. However, the influence of volatile anaesthetics on intracoronary platelet adhesion has not been elucidated so far.
Methods : Isolated hearts of guinea pigs were perfused with buffer in the absence or presence of volatile anaesthetics (0.5 and 1 MAC) at constant coronary flow rates of 5 ml/min for 25 min, then 1 ml/min for 30 min and again 5 ml/min for 10 min. Before, during and after low-flow perfusion, a bolus of human platelets was applied into the coronary system. To simulate thrombogenic conditions, 0.3 U/ml human thrombin was infused during low-flow perfusion and reperfusion. The number of platelets sequestered to the endothelium was calculated from the difference between coronary in- and output of platelets. The myocardial production of lactate and consumption of pyruvate and coronary perfusion pressure were also determined.
Results : At a flow rate of 5 ml/min only about 3% of the applied platelets did not emerge from the coronary system, in any group. In contrast, 13.1±1.2% (mean±SEM) of infused platelets became adherent in low-flow perfusion in the control group without anaesthetic. The adherence was reduced with each 1 MAC isoflurane (to 6.2±1.2%), sevoflurane (to 4.4±0.9%) or halothane (to 3.2±1.5%) (each P <0.05 vs. control). Volatile anaesthetic, 0.5 MAC, did not inhibit platelet adhesion to a statistically significant extent in any case. Perfusion pressure and metabolic parameters were not statistically different between the control and the hearts exposed to anaesthetics.
Conclusion : Volatile anaesthetics in a concentration of 1 MAC can reduce the adhesion of platelets in the coronary system under reduced flow conditions. This action does not arise from vasodilation or inhibition of ischaemic stress.     

Synergistic interaction between the effects of propofol and midazolam with fentanyl on phrenic nerve activity in rabbits

Background: It has been shown that the depressive effects of both propofol and midazolam on consciousness are synergistic with opioids, but the nature of their interactions on other physiological systems, e. g. respiration, has not been fully investigated. The present study examined the effect of propofol and midazolam alone and in combination with fentanyl on phrenic nerve activity (PNA) and whether such interactions are additive or synergistic. Methods: PNA was recorded in 27 anaesthetised and artificially ventilated rabbits. In three groups, propofol, fentanyl and midazolam were administered intravenously in incremental doses to construct dose-response curves for the depressant effects of each one on PNA. In another two groups, the effect of pretreatment with either fentanyl 1 μg · kg^?1 i. v. or midazolam 0.05 mg · kg^?1 i. v. on the effects of propofol and fentanyl respectively on PNA were studied. Results: Propofol and fentanyl caused a dose-dependent depression of PNA with complete abolition at the highest total doses of 16 mg · kg^?1 i. v. and 32 μg · kg^?1 i. v., respectively. In contrast, midazolam in incremental doses to a total of 0.8 mg · kg^?1 reduced mean PNA by 63%, but approximately 12% of PNA remained at a total dose as high as 6.4 mg · kg^?1. The mean ED₅₀s, calculated from dose-response curves, were 5.4 mg · kg^?1, 3.9 μg · kg^?1 and 0.4 mg · kg^?1 for propofol, fentanyl and midazolam, respectively. Initial doses of either fentanyl 1 μg · kg^?1 i. v. or midazolam 0.05 mg · kg^?1 i. v. acted synergistically with subsequent doses of either propofol or fentanyl to abolish PNA at total doses of 8 mg · kg^?1 and 8 μg · kg^?1, respectively. Conclusion: Fentanyl has a synergistic interaction with both propofol and midazolam on PNA and hence potentially on respiration.     

Influence of dopexamine hydrochloride on haemodynamics and regulators of circulation in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery

Background: Catecholaminergic support is often used to improve haemodynamics in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. Dopexamine is a synthetic vasoactive catecholamine with beneficial microcirculatory properties. Methods: The influence of perioperative administration of dopexamine on cardiorespiratory data and important regulators of macro- and microcirculation were studied in 30 patients undergoing Whipple pancreaticduodenectomy. The patients received randomized and blinded either 2 μg · kg^?1 · min^?1 of dopexamine (n=15) or placebo (n=15, control group). The infusion was started after induction of anaesthesia and continued until the morning of the first postoperative day. Endothelin-1 (ET-1), vasopressin, atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), and catecholamine plasma levels were measured from arterial blood samples. Measurements were carried out after induction of anaesthesia, 2 h after onset of surgery, at the end of surgery, 2 h after surgery, and on the morning of the first postoperative day. Results: Cardiac index (CI) increased significantly in the dopexamine group (from 2.61±0.41 to 4.57±0.78 1 · min^?1 · m^?2) and remained elevated until the morning of the first postoperative day. Oxygen delivery index (DO₂I) and oxygen consumption index (VO₂I) were also significantly increased in the dopexamine group (DO₂I: from 416±91 to 717±110 ml/m² · m²; VO₂I: from 98±25 to 157±22 ml/m² · m²), being significantly higher than in the control group. pHi remained stable only in the dopexamine patients, indicating adequate splanchnic perfusion. Vasopressive regulators of circulation increased significantly only in the untreated control patients (vasopressin: from 4.37±1.1 to 35.9±12.1 pg/ml; ET-1: from 2.88±0.91 to 6.91±1.20 pg/ml). Conclusion: Patients undergoing major abdominal surgery may profit from prophylactic perioperative administration of dopexamine hydrochloride in the form of improved haemodynamics and oxygenation as well as beneficial influence on important regulators of organ blood flow.     

A comparison of the inhibitory effects of four volatile anaesthetics on the metabolism of chlorzoxazone, a substrate for CYP2E1, in rabbits

Background: Halothane inhibits in vitro and in vivo activity of cytochrome P-450 (CYP) 2E1. There are several fluorinated volatile anaesthetics besides halothane, and most of them are defluorinated by CYP2E1. It is unclear whether other fluorinated anaesthetics inhibit the in vivo activity of CYP2E1.
Methods: We compared the inhibitory effects of therapeutic concentrations of four inhalational anaesthetics, halothane, enflurane, isoflurane, and sevoflurane, on chlorzoxazone metabolism in rabbits receiving artificial ventilation.
Results: All four inhalational anaesthetics decreased arterial blood pressure and increased plasma chlorzoxazone concentration. However, no significant differences in the plasma chlorzoxazone concentration were found between the four anaesthetics. The estimated chlorzoxazone clearance increased after beginning inhalation with all four agents, but no significant difference in clearance was noted between agents.
Conclusions: At therapeutic concentrations, the in vivo inhibitory effect on chlorzoxazone metabolism was similar for all four inhalational anaesthetics examined, even though their chemical characteristics and extent of hepatic metabolism differ considerably.     

Systemic analgesia adapted to the children's condition

A concept of balanced analgesia using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), paracetamol (acetaminophen), opioids, and corticosteroids can also be used in patients with pre-existing illnesses. NSAIDs are the most effective treatment for acute pain of moderate intensity in children; however, these drugs should be avoided in patients at increased risk for serious side effects, e.g. patients with renal impairment, bleeding tendency, or extreme prematurity. NSAIDs can be given with minimal risks to the younger child with mild to moderate asthma, and, in these patients, the use of steroids can be encouraged; in addition to their antiemetic and analgesic action, a beneficial effect on asthma symptoms can be expected. In the non-intubated child with cerebral trauma, exaggerated sedation caused by opioids and increased bleeding tendency caused by NSAIDs must be avoided. In neonates and small infants, the oral administration of sucrose or glucose is helpful to minimize pain reaction during short uncomfortable interventions.