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。     

Factors Influencing the Growth in Knowledge of Trainees in General Practice

Objectives: The relation between the content of postgraduate training for general practice and the outcome in terms of the growth in knowledge of trainees was investigated. The training variables included were: (1) the number of patients seen per day, (2) the trainer, (3) the practice and (4) the theoretical curriculum.Methods: Subjects were 58 trainee-trainer pairs. Growth in knowledge was assessed by two written tests administered with eight months interval. Training variables were evaluated by means of questionnaires and logbook-registration. The correlation was explored between each of the training variables and the knowledge tests scores. To correct for interactional effects, a step-wise multiple regression analysis was performed with the second test as dependent variable and the first test as well as the training variables as independent variables.Results: Significant growth in knowledge was demonstrated. Non of all training variables investigated explained the variance in scores on the second test equally good or better than the scores on the entry test.Conclusions: The impact of the separate training-components on the growth in knowledge, remains unclear. We may speculate, that the sort of knowledge assessed with the written literature based true/false test is different from the sort of knowledge transferred during every day training: evidence based knowledge versus experience based knowledge. Equally valid is the conclusion that these findings fit into the theory that in adult learning the outcome is more learner than teacher dependent.This revised version was published online in September 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Anaesthesia and the Sturge-Weber syndrome

We report a series of 13 patients with Sturge-Weber syndrome anaesthetised on 17 occasions. Anaesthesia management varied depending on the clinical manifestations which ranged from localized, superficial skin lesions to extensive systemic involvement. These patients tolerate anaesthesia well but anaesthetic management includes evaluation for associated anomalies. Difficulty with intubation may occur due to angiomas of the mouth and upper airway. Anaesthesia should be planned to avoid trauma to the haemangiomata and increases in intraocular and intracranial pressure. Nous rapportons une série d’observations concernant des porteurs du syndrome de Sturge-Weber anesthésiés à 17 occasions. L’anesthésie a varié selon les manifestations cliniques qui allaient de la lésion superficielle localisée à l’atteinte systémique grave. Ces patients tolèrent bien l’anesthésie mais celle-ci nécessite une recherche des anomalies associées pour fin d’évaluation. La présence d’angiomes de la bouche et des voies respiratoires supérieures peut rendre l’intubation difficile. La planification de l’anesthésie doit inclure la prévention du traumatisme aux hémangiomes et de l’augmentation de la tension intraoculaire et cérébrale.     

The emergency medicine training needs of rural general practitioners

This study aimed to identify the emergency medicine training needs of rural general practitioners (GPs) in the catchment area of the Hunter Rural Division of General Practice. The GPs were surveyed using a questionnaire in which they were asked about their confidence levels in a number of specific emergency medicine skills, and about the areas of emergency medicine that they saw as priorities for upskilling. More than a third of GPs who were responsible for on-call work at the hospital indicated that they had low levels of confidence in a number of their emergency medicine skills, in particular skills relating to paediatric emergencies, cardiovascular emergencies, and respiratory emergencies. These emergency medicine domains were also seen as high priorities for upskilling by the majority of the respondents. The study shows that rural doctors need the opportunity to access emergency medicine training that provides upskilling not only in the management of clinical problems, but also in practical procedures.     

Positive end-expiratory pressure prevents atelectasis during general anaesthesia even in the presence of a high inspired oxygen concentration

BACKGROUND: General anaesthesia impairs the gas exchange in the lungs, and moderate desaturation (SaO2 86-90%) occurred in 50% of anaesthetised patients in a blinded pulse oximetry study. A high FiO2 might reduce the risk of hypoxaemia, but can also promote atelectasis. We hypothesised that a moderate positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) level of 10 cmH2O can prevent atelectasis during ventilation with an FiO2 = 1.0. METHODS: Atelectasis was evaluated by computed tomography (CT) in 13 ASA I-II patients undergoing elective surgery. CT scans were obtained before and 15 min after induction of anaesthesia. Then, recruitment of collapsed lung tissue was performed as a "vital capacity manoeuvre" (VCM, inspiration with Paw = 40 cmH2O for 15 s), and a CT scan was obtained at the end of the VCM. Thereafter, PEEP = 0 cmH2O was applied in group 1, and PEEP = 10 cmH2O in group 2. Additional CT scans were obtained after the VCM. Oxygenation was measured before and after the VCM. RESULTS: Atelectasis (> 1 cm2) was present in 12 of the 13 patients after induction of anaesthesia. At 5 and 10 min after the VCM, atelectasis was significantly smaller in group 2 than group 1 (P < 0.005). A significant inverse correlation was found between PaO2 and atelectasis. CONCLUSIONS: PEEP = 10 cmH2O reduced atelectasis formation after a VCM, when FiO2 = 1.0 was used. Thus, a VCM followed by PEEP = 10 cmH2O should be considered when patients are ventilated with a high FiO2 and gas exchange is impaired.     

Total purchasing, community and continuing care: lessons for future policy developments in the NHS

The introduction of total purchasing pilots (TPPs) into the National Health Service (NHS) gave general practitioners (GPs) significant new opportunities to take responsibility for the development of community and continuing care (CCC) services. Based on five case studies of TPPs involved in developing CCC this paper asks three questions: (1) to what extent were the TPP’s involvement in CCC informed by an awareness of CCC policy?; (2) were TPPs involved in joint commissioning to develop integrated purchasing or provision which was informed by population based needs assessment?; (3) were TPPs seeking to involve users, carers and voluntary agencies in their plans? The findings indicate that TPPs showed little awareness of national or local policy for CCC, although their project initiatives did address some of the policy issues (in particular a recognition of the need for joint working at the practice level). At the time of fieldwork, four of the case study TPPs had begun to investigate the potential for integrated purchasing, and three of them had relatively sophisticated models of both horizontally and vertically integrated provision of care. However, the TPPs developments were not based on systematic population based needs assessment. The paper concludes that there is potential for the primary care led groups proposed in the recent white papers in England, Scotland and Wales to improve integration of care both horizontally and vertically. However, they may need policy guidance and push to: encourage them to put CCC high on their agenda for action; to work with people with expertise in population based, prevention focused, needs assessment; and to find innovative ways to include users, carers and voluntary agencies. Incentives or levers (such as control over budgets) may be needed to promote joint working between staff in different agencies.     

试析大型综合医院在社区医疗服务中的作用

根据国家城市卫生服务体系改革的原则及对基层医院和大医院的功能定位,分析大型综合医院在社区医疗服务中的作用。指出大型综合医院应加强与城市基层医院的联系,建立全科医生培训基地,为社区医疗服务输送适用人才,建立切实可行的转诊制度,成为社区医疗服务的坚强后盾,提高社区医疗服务的质量和水平,促进社区医疗服务的发展。     

Issues of reliability and validity in the measurement of challenging behaviour (behavioural difficulties) in learning disability: a discussion of implications for nursing research and practice

• ? The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the debate on issues related to the reliability and validity of measurement of challenging behaviour (behavioural difficulties) in learning disability. A number of practical, theoretical and methodological issues are discussed that have significance for the nurse both as practitioner and/or researcher in learning disability. These issues are equally important to both provider and purchaser of health care in order that resources can be most effectively targeted.
• ? The term ‘challenging behaviour’ would appear to be used both in literature and research synonymously with behavioural difficulties, this has implications for nurses in both their clinical practice and/or research. The author concludes by identifying a need to replace the term challenging behaviour, with ‘behavioural difficulties’. It is argued that such a term is much more explicit in meaning and amenable to operational definition, thus enabling empirical study. Such a proposal will not be accepted by all as justifiable; this is because some might argue that adopting the term behavioural difficulties may be a retrograde step that perpetuates negative imagery and inappropriate labelling of people with a learning disability.

     

A study of the provision of health checks and health-promotion clinics in 18 general practices

Summary

• ? The objective of this study was to describe the variation in provision of health checks and health-promotion clinics operating under the regulations of the 1990 Contract for general practice in the UK.
• ? Eighteen group practices in three Family Health Service Authority (FHSA) areas of England (two in the South West Thames region and one in the Yorkshire region) were selected for the study. The nurses, largely responsible for the implementation of the health checks at these practices, were interviewed using semi-structured interview schedules. They were asked about age-groups targeted, means of recruiting patients for clinics, duration of clinic appointments, and procedures carried out in clinics.
• ? All practices offered health checks, and 55% had started doing so before introduction of the 1990 Contract. Recruitment for health checks took place in a number of ways: self-referral (83% of practices); opportunistically in those with coronary heart disease risk factors (78%); opportunistically during attendance for cervical smears (62%); screening in at least one patient group (78%). Blood pressure, height, weight, urinalysis and life-style advice were included by all practices. Stress management and quit smoking strategies were offered only by a minority of practices. Duration of first health-check appointment ranged between 15 and 30 minutes.
• ? The basic content of health checks, and life-style advice given appeared consistent between the widely varying practices. However, the resources available for intervention and follow up showed more variation.

     

Pharmacological aspects of anaesthesia for implantation of the artificial lens

During the placement of an artificial lens the ophthalmic surgeon must be guaranteed an immobile operation site and so-called soft eye. Based on our experience with more than 1000 lens implantation operations in the Rotterdam Eye Hospital over the past three years, the following conclusions can be drawn: The pharmacological agents available to the anaesthetist are sufficient for providing optimal conditions under general anaesthesia for lens implantation techniques by the eye surgeon. Hypotensive techniques are not regarded as being appropriate because of the inherent risks involved. Classical neuroleptic techniques are best avoided in the elderly. Controlled ventilation is preferable in order to avoid the deleterious side effects of hypercarbia. Constant vigilance on the part of the anaesthetist during the operation is a very important sine qua non for a tranquil course both during the anaesthetic and in the post-operative period. The routine administration of antiemetic agents after a lens implantation operation is advisable this holds true also for prevention of the Central Anticholinergic Syndrome by means of physostigmine, in patients who have received inhalation anaesthetics, particularly enflurane or, flunitrazepam.