Risk of Respiratory Complications and Wound Infection in Patients Undergoing Ambulatory Surgery: Smokers versus Nonsmokers

Background: Smoking is considered to be a risk factor for patients undergoing surgery and anesthesia, but it is unclear whether this is applicable to patients undergoing ambulatory surgery. The aim of this study was to determine the risk of respiratory complications and wound infection among smokers.

Methods: The authors studied a random selection of 489 adult patients undergoing ambulatory surgery. Smoking status was determined by self-report and confirmed with end-expired carbon monoxide analysis. The risk of respiratory complications (i.e., desaturation, cough, laryngospasm, bronchospasm, breath-holding, or apnea) and wound infection (i.e., wound redness or discharge +/- positive microbial culture, requiring antibiotic therapy) in smokers versus nonsmokers was ascertained. Odds ratios were estimated from multivariable logistic regression and adjusted for age, gender, body mass index, partner's smoking status, domiciliary smoking exposure, and extent and duration of surgery.

Results: Most smokers continued to smoke up until the day of surgery. Smokers had a higher rate of respiratory complications (32.8%vs. 25.9%; adjusted odds ratio, 1.71; 95% confidence interval, 1.03-2.84;P = 0.038) and wound infection (3.6%vs. 0.6%; odds ratio, 16.3; 95% confidence interval, 1.58-175;P = 0.019). Odds ratios comparing current plus ex-smokers with nonsmokers were of similar magnitude for most of these complications.     

Dual Exposure to Sevoflurane Improves Anesthetic Preconditioning in Intact Hearts

Background: Anesthetic preconditioning (APC) with sevoflurane reduces myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. The authors tested whether two brief exposures to sevoflurane would lead to a better preconditioning state than would a single longer exposure and whether dual exposure to a lower (L) concentration of sevoflurane would achieve an outcome similar to that associated with a single exposure to a higher (H) concentration.

Methods: Langendorff-prepared guinea pig hearts were exposed to 0.4 mm sevoflurane once for 15 min (H1-15; n = 8) or 0.4 mm (H2-5; n = 8) or 0.2 mm sevoflurane (L2-5; n = 8) twice for 5 min, with a 5-min washout period interspersed. Sevoflurane was then washed out for 20 min before 30 min of global no-flow ischemia and 120 min of reperfusion. Control hearts (n = 8) were not subjected to APC. Left ventricular pressure was measured isovolumetrically. Ventricular infarct size was determined by tetrazolium staining and cumulative planimetry. Values are expressed as mean +/- SD.

Results: The authors found a better functional return and a lesser percentage of infarction on reperfusion in H2-5 (28 +/- 9%) than in H1-15 (36 +/- 8%; P < 0.05), L2-5 (43 +/- 6%; P < 0.05), or control hearts (52 +/- 7%; P < 0.05).     

双眼视差视觉诱发电位与立体视觉的关系初探

作者采用双眼视差视觉诱发电位（VEP）记录了18名正常人和9名斜视患者（立体盲），结果正常人视觉刺激VEP P₁₀₀振幅明显高于非视差刺激者；斜视患者视差刺激与非视差刺激VEP P₁₀₀振幅差异无显著性；正常人视差刺激VEP P₁₀₀振幅增加的幅度值[（DSA-NDA）/NDA]明显高于斜视患者。 （中华眼底病杂志，1992，8：10-13）     

Parkinson''''s Disease and Smoking: An Integral Part of PD''''s Etiological Study

INTRODUCTION Parkinson抯 disease (PD), a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder, is featured with bradykinesia, resting, muscular rigidity, gait disturbances, and postural reflex impairment[1]. PD is rare before age of 50 years, but it increases dramatically with older ages, with peak onset occurring during the age of 70-85 years. In the United States, prevalence of PD in all age groups is approximately 150 per 100 000 and is roughly 30 per 100 000 at age of less than 50 years and 800 …     

视网膜下液对培养的人视网膜色素上皮细胞、神经胶质细胞及成纤维细胞生长的刺激作用

目的:研究视网膜下液(subrefinal fluid,SRF)对增殖性玻璃体视网膜病变(proliferativeVitreoretinopathy，PVR)的多种细胞增殖的影响. 方法；采用直接细胞计数和_³H-TdR掺入率测定DNA合成两种方法观察28例孔源性视网膜脱离患者SRF对培养的人视网膜色索上皮(retinal pigment epithelium，RPE)细胞，视网膜神经胶质(retinal glia，RG)细胞及成纤维细胞(flbroblast，FB)生长刺激作用． 结果：所有标本均具有刺激RPE细胞、RG细胞及FB增殖和DNA合成能力，增殖率范围分别在基线上52.5%～233.3%、36.4%～177.8%、55.4%~277.8%之间．SRF促细胞增殖串在三种细胞间比较无显著差异。 结论：SRF具有促多种细胞增殖的能力，推测SRF中含有促细胞增殖的活性物质。 （中华眼底病杂志，1996，12：233-235）     

视网膜脱离术后复发的原因与处理

分析57例视网膜脱离术后视网膜不复位26例，复位后再脱离31例，手术失败的原因，发现原裂孔未闭、新裂孔形成和增殖性玻璃体视网膜病变是视网膜脱离术后未复位或再脱离的三大原因，并分析了造成这些原因的因素，讨论了有关再手术的问题。 （中华眼底病杂志，1993，9：164-165）     

糖皮质激素联合抗凝在急性/亚急性重症颅内静脉血栓治疗中的探索

目的 本研究初步探讨糖皮质激素联合抗凝治疗在急性/亚急性重症颅内静脉血栓(cerebral venous thrombosis, CVT)中的作用。方法 纳入10例经过糖皮质激素联合抗凝治疗的急性/亚急性重症CVT患者,对治疗前后及出院3个月时的神经功能缺损、颅内压增高情况和血清、脑脊液炎症指标及不良事件进行回顾性分析。结果 10例患者经过糖皮质激素冲击治疗后2周,与入院时基线值相比,血清中性粒细胞与淋巴细胞比值(neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, NLR)(P<0.05),超敏C反应蛋白(hypersensitive C-reactive protein, hs-CRP)(P<0.01),白细胞介素-6(interleukin 6,IL-6)(P<0.01)和脑脊液IL-6浓度(P<0.01)均明显下降;与入院时基线值相比,出院时改良Rankin量表(modified Rankin Scale, mRS)评分(P<0.01)、美国国立卫生研究院卒中评分(National Institutes of Health Stroke ...     

强心方对慢性心力衰竭小鼠心功能及心室重构的影响

目的 观察强心方对心力衰竭小鼠心功能及梗死区心肌组织细胞纤维化和心室重构(ventricular remodeling,VR)的影响。方法 将48只雄性C57小鼠腹腔注射阿霉素制作心力衰竭模型,于造模成功后分别给予强心方低剂量及高剂量灌胃,连续灌胃1个月后通过超声心动图检测各组小鼠心功能水平,随后取材。ELISA检测小鼠血清BNP水平,Masson三色染色分别观察梗死区胶原纤维沉积,RT-qPCR检测小鼠心脏组织Anp、β-MHC基因表达水平。结果 心力衰竭发生后,相较于模型组,强心方治疗各组超声心动图检测表明其心功能水平提升,ELISA检测发现心力衰竭指标BNP水平降低,Anp、β-MHC基因表达提示抑制心肌肥大,Masson三色染色分别观察梗死区胶原纤维沉积减少。结论 强心方可以一定程度上改善慢性心力衰竭小鼠心功能水平,其可能通过小鼠减轻心肌肥厚、纤维化等多途径延缓心室重构进程。