Value of preoperative urine white blood cell and nitrite in predicting postoperative infection following percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a meta-analysis

BackgroundTo evaluate to what degree preoperative urine white blood cell (WBC) and urine nitrite (NIT) values are predictive of postoperative infections following percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL).MethodsA systematic literature search was performed of the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Wanfang Data, National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and China Science and Technology Journal Database (CSTJ or VIP) online databases to identify relevant studies that examined the predictive value of urine WBC or NIT as risk factors for post-PCNL infection, and the search was finished on February 28, 2020. Two independent reviewers screened the relevant studies, extracted necessary data from the eligible case-control studies (CCS), and assessed the quality of included studies through the Newcastle-Ottawa scale (NOS). RevMan 5.3 software and the Stata 16.0 software were used to complete the statistical analysis of data. Results are expressed as odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).ResultsAccording to the statistical analysis of 12 eligible studies involving 6113 patients, positive urine WBC (WBC+: OR =3.86, 95% CI: 3.03–4.91, P<0.001) and positive NIT (NIT⁺: OR =7.81, 95% CI: 5.44–11.21, P<0.001) in preoperative tests were identified as independent risk factors for postoperative infections following PCNL.ConclusionsIn summary, as risk factors for postoperative infections, the presence of preoperative urine WBC+ and NIT+ should be evaluated as part of clinical procedure, in order to reduce infections of PCNL.     

Clinical pharmacokinetics of intravenous and oral 9-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridine,tacrine

Summary The pharmacokinetics of 9-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridine; tacrine, THA, was studied after intravenous administration and following the first and last oral doses of a seven week clinical trial involving 8 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS. Two surgical patients given intravenous THA for reversal of postoperative sedation were also included. Plasma concentration of THA and in some cases the metabolite, 1-hydroxy-THA, were assayed using a selective and sensitive method with high performance liquid chromatography.After an intravenous dose of 30 mg THA, the plasma concentrations were fitted to a two-compartment model. Plasma clearance showed a threefold interindividual variation with a mean of 2.42 l·h^–1. Volume of distribution, V varied 100–680 l with a mean of 349 l. The plasma half-lives of distribution and elimination were 1.8 and 98.2 min, respectively. Oral bioavailability showed large interindividual differences and ranged 6–36% in the four subjects studied.After seven weeks treatment with oral THA, plasma concentrations immediately prior to medication were below 10 ng/ml in three patients and above 100 ng/ml in two patients. At the same occasion the plasma metabolite concentrations considerably exceeded those of THA. THA medication was associated with side effects in the majority of the patients.     

颅咽管瘤切除术后常见并发症的处理

目的：研究颅咽管瘤术后的常见并发症及其相应的防治措施。方法：分析110例颅咽管瘤手术后所出现的各种并发症,探讨其产生的原因并总结临床处理过程中的体会。结果：颅咽管瘤切除术后并发症的发生与肿瘤切除程度和术中垂体柄、下丘脑等的受损状况有关。尿崩、高热、水电解质平衡失调和癫痫是颅咽管瘤术后最常见的并发症,其发生率分别为79.1%、47.3%、88.2%和17.3%。结论;耐心细致的术中显微外科操作和严格规范化的术后管理对降低颅咽管瘤术后病残率,提高其术后生存率具有十分重要的临床意义。     

硬膜外阻滞复合全身麻醉用于慢性阻塞性肺病病人的临床效果

目的比较硬膜外阻滞复合全身麻醉或单纯全身麻醉对上腹部和胸腔内手术病人术后肺功能和肺部并发症的影响。方法24名伴有中度术后肺部并发症危险的慢阻肺病人,接受上腹部或胸腔内手术,随机分成单纯全身麻醉(GA组)和硬膜外阻滞复合全身麻醉(Epi-Ga组)两组。术后采用VRS法评定镇痛效果。根据临床症状和体征、X线胸片、血气分析和床旁肺功能测定评估是否发生肺部并发症。术前1d和术后3d内评估和记录上述指标。结果术毕,GA组病人平均(34±16)min苏醒,(67±22)min拔除气管导管;Epi-Ga组苏醒时间和拔管时间分别为(12±4)和(32±12)min。术后第1天和第2天,Epi-Ga组病人术后镇痛效果明显优于GA组(P<0.01)。术后第1天,Epi-Ga组病人的FVC、FEV1/FVC%和FEF25%-75%下降不如GA组显著(P<0.05)。GA组有4例需要纤维支气管镜协助吸痰,而Epi-Ga组则无一例需要。两组病人术后肺炎、肺不张、支气管痉挛和呼吸衰竭的发生率无显著差异。结论局麻药加阿片类药物硬膜外自控镇痛使病人术后更加舒适,且能够改善病人术后肺功能。尽管两组病人术后肺部并发症无明显差异,但硬膜外阻滞复合全身麻醉以及术后硬膜外自控镇痛确实能够方便慢阻肺病人的术后管理。     

Oral ondansetron decreases vomiting after tonsillectomy in children

Vomiting is a common, unpleasant aftermath of tonsillectomy in children. Intraoperative intravenous ondansetron (OND) reduces vomiting after this operation. Our doubleblind, placebocontrolled, randomized investigation studied the effect of the oral form of OND on vomiting after outpatient tonsillectomy in children. We studied 233 healthy children age 2–14 yr undergoing elective tonsillectomy. Subjects were given placebo (PLAC) or OND 0.1 mg · kg^?1 rounded off to the nearest 2 mg one hr before surgery. Anaesthesia was induced with either propofol or halothane/N₂O. Vecuronium 0.1 mg · kg^?1 was administered at the discretion of the anaesthetist. Anaesthesia was maintained with halothane/N₂O, 50 μg · kg^?1 midazolam iv and 1–1.5 mg · kg^?1 codeine im. At the end of surgery, residual neuromuscular blockade was reversed with neostigmine and atropine. All episodes of inhospital emesis were recorded by nursing staff. Rescue antiemetics in the hospital were 1 mg · kg^?1 dimenhydrinate ivfor vomiting × 2 and 50 μg · kg^?1 droperidol iv for vomiting × 4. Parents kept a diary of emesis after discharge. Postoperative pain was treated with morphine, codeine and/or acetaminophen. The two groups were similar with respect to demographic data, induction technique and anaesthesia time. Oral OND (n = 109) reduced postoperative emesis from 54% to 39%, P < 0.05. This effect was most dramatic inhospital, where 10% of the OND-patients and 30% of the PLAC-group vomited, P < 0.05. The OND-subjects required fewer rescue antiemetics, 7% vs 17%, P < 0.05. In conclusion, oral ondansetron decreased the incidence of vomiting after outpatient tonsillectomy in children.     

29例髓母细胞瘤术后放射治疗

目的：回顾２９ 例髓母细胞瘤术后放疗,对影响生存情况的因素进行分析。方法：手术后病理证实的２９例髓母细胞瘤,先行卡氮芥（ＢＣＮＵ）化疗,再行６０钴常规分割照射：全脑剂量（ＤＴ）２２～４０ Ｇｙ;原发病灶追加ＤＴ１５～２２ Ｇｙ;全脊髓轴ＤＴ２５～３５ Ｇｙ。结果：１、３、５、８ 年生存率分别为８９．６％ （２６／２９）、５５．２％ （１６／２９）、３０．４％ （７／２３）、２５．０％ （４／１６）。结论：病人生存期长短与手术切除范围、术后接受放疗时间、放射剂量及是否行化疗有关。     

头颈部恶性肿瘤累及颈动脉的治疗(附3例报告)

报告３例头颈部恶性肿瘤颈部转移累及颈动脉,术中保留预动脉,术后４～６ｄ颈动脉破裂大出血。分析原因为伤口感染和颈动脉已被肿瘤浸润所致,提示受肿瘤侵犯的颈动脉不宜保留。     

Postoperative nausea and vomiting in children using patient-controlled analgesia: the effect of prophylactic intravenous dixyrazine

BACKGROUND: Although patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) with morphine provides a high degree of satisfactory postoperative analgesia in children, it is often associated with a high incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Our aim in this study was to evaluate the prophylactic effect of dixyrazine, a phenothiazine with proven anti-emetic properties. METHODS: The incidence of nausea and vomiting was studied in 60 children using PCA after major surgery. The patients were randomised to receive either dixyrazine 0.25 mg kg-1 or placebo on the induction of anaesthesia in a double-blind, placebo-controlled design. The anaesthetic technique was standardised. The PCA pump was programmed to deliver bolus doses of morphine of 20 micrograms kg-1 with a continuous background infusion of 8-10 micrograms kg-1 h-1. Nausea, vomiting, sedation and pain scores were noted every 3 h for a period of 24 h. RESULTS: The morphine consumption of morphine was the same in both groups. During the stay in the recovery room the incidence of vomiting was 3% in the dixyrazine group compared to 30% in the placebo group (P < 0.05). On the ward, 57% versus 83% of the children vomited (P < 0.05). Rescue antiemetics were significantly lower, 30%, in the dixyrazine group compared to 60% in the placebo group (P < 0.05). Higher sedation scores were recorded for the dixyrazine group in the recovery room. No other adverse effects were found. CONCLUSION: A significant number of children using PCA with morphine after major surgery experience PONV. Although prophylactic dixyrazine reduces the incidence and severity of vomiting, the incidence still remains high.