Background: Microwave ablation has been extensively used for eliminating pulmonary tumors; however, it is usually associated with severe pain under local anesthesia. Decreasing the power and shortening the ablation time can help to relieve the pain; however, this leads to incomplete ablation and an increasing recurrence rate. This research aims to employ an artificial pneumothorax to increase both the curative effect and pain relief during the ablation procedure.
Material and methods: From July 2013 to January 2015, nine patients presenting with 10 subpleural lung tumors (age: 44–78 years) with a high possibility of severe pain underwent the artificial pneumothorax during microwave ablation. The pain assessment scores and complications induced by the artificial pneumothorax were recorded and analyzed by a CT scan follow-up.
Results: The tumors of the nine patients were eliminated successfully using microwave ablation with artificial pneumothorax under local anesthesia. The pain caused by the ablation was relieved to a great extent with an average rate of 94.66% (range: 63.3%–100%) and all tumors were ablated completely. No severe complications occurred after the operation.
Conclusions: The artificial pneumothorax is a reliable therapy to improve the curative effect of microwave ablation under local anesthesia by relieving the pain of the patients. 相似文献
Objective To characterize myocardial metabolism using positron emission tomography (PET) in porcine models of ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest (VFCA) and asphyxiation cardiac arrest (ACA) after resuscitation. Methods Thirty-Two healthy miniature pigs were randomized into two groups. The pigs of VFCA group (a = 16) were subject to programmed electric stimulation to create a ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest, and the pigs of ACA group (n = 16) were subjected to endotracheal tube clamping to establish a cardiac arrest (CA). Once modeling was established, pigs with CA were left untreated for a period of 8 mm. Two minutes following initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), defibrillation was attempted until the restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) was achieved or animals died. To assess myocardial metabolism, PET was performed before modeling, 4 hrs and 24hrs after ROSC. To analyze 18F-FDG myocardial uptake in PET, the maximum standardized uptake value (SUV1) was measured. Results ROSC was obtained in 100% of pigs in VFCA group and only 50% in ACA group. The average survival time in VFCA pigs was significantly longer than that in ACA pigs (22. 63 ± 0. 95) hvs. (8. 75 ± 2. 54) h, P <0.01. VFCA pigs had better mean arterial pressure and cardiac output after ROSC than ACA pigs. Myocardial metabolism imaging using PET demonstrated that myocardial metabolism injuries after ACA were more severe and widespread than those after VFCA at 4 hrs and 24hrs after ROSC and SUV> was much higher in VFCA group than that in ACA group [4 h after ROSC: (1.9 ± 0. 3) vs. (1.0 ±0.4), P <0. 01; 24 h after ROSC: (2.4 ±0.6) vs. (1.2±0.5), P <0.01]. Conclusions Compared with VFCA, ACA causes more severe cardiac metabolism dysfunction associated with less successful resuscitation and shorter survival time; therefore they should he treated as different pathological entities. 相似文献
Delayed recognition of tension pneumothorax can lead to a mortality of 31% to 91%. However, the classic physical examination findings of tracheal deviation and distended neck veins are poorly sensitive in the diagnosis of tension pneumothorax. Point-of-care ultrasound is accurate in identifying the presence of pneumothorax, but sonographic findings of tension pneumothorax are less well described.
Case Report
We report the case of a 21-year-old man with sudden-onset left-sided chest pain. He was clinically stable without hypoxia or hypotension, and the initial chest x-ray study showed a large pneumothorax without mediastinal shift. While the patient was awaiting tube thoracostomy, a point-of-care ultrasound demonstrated findings of mediastinal shift and a dilated inferior vena cava (IVC) concerning for tension physiology, even though the patient remained hemodynamically stable.
Why Should an Emergency Physician Be Aware of This?
This case demonstrates a unique clinical scenario of ultrasound evidence of tension physiology in a clinically stable patient. Although this patient was well appearing without hypotension, respiratory distress, tracheal deviation, or distended neck veins, point-of-care ultrasound revealed mediastinal shift and a plethoric IVC. Given that the classic clinical signs of tension pneumothorax are not uniformly present, this case shows how point-of-care ultrasound may diagnose tension pneumothorax before clinical decompensation. 相似文献
Although colonoscopy is generally a safe procedure, lethal complications can occur. Colonoscopic perforation is one of the most serious complications, and it can present with various clinical symptoms and signs. Aggravating abdominal pain and free air on simple radiography are representative clinical manifestations of colonoscopic perforation. However, unusual symptoms and signs, such as dyspnea and subcutaneous emphysema, which are less likely to be related with complicating colonoscopy, may obscure correct clinical diagnosis. We present two cases of pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax, and subcutaneous emphysema caused by colonoscopic perforation.
Case Report
A 75-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man presented with dyspnea, and facial swelling and abdominal pain, respectively. In the first case, symptoms occurred during polypectomy, whereas they occurred after polypectomy in the second case. Chest radiograph and computed tomography scans revealed pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax, and subcutaneous emphysema in the neck. During both operations, an ascending colonic subserosa filled with air bubbles was observed, and laparoscopic right hemicolectomy was performed in the first case. In the second case, after mobilization of the right colon, retroperitoneal colonic perforation was identified and primary repair was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful.
Why Should an Emergency Physician be Aware of This?
These cases show the unusual clinical manifestations of colonoscopic perforation, which depend on the mechanism of perforation. Awareness of these less typical manifestations is crucial for prompt diagnosis and management for an emergency physician. 相似文献