Bloqueio do plano do eretor da espinha com técnica de múltiplos cateteres para esofagectomia aberta: relato de caso

Background and objective

Erector spinae plane block is a valid technique to provide simultaneously analgesia for combined thoracic and abdominal surgery.

Hearing in Noise Test Brazil: standardization for young adults with normal hearing

IntroductionIndividuals with the same ability of speech recognition in quiet can have extremely different results in noisy environments.ObjectiveTo standardize speech perception in adults with normal hearing in the free field using the Brazilian Hearing in Noise Test.MethodsContemporary, cross-sectional cohort study. 79 adults with normal hearing and without cognitive impairment participated in the study. Lists of Hearing in Noise Test sentences were randomly in quiet, noise front, noise right, and noise left.ResultsThere were no significant differences between right and left ears at all frequencies tested (paired t − 1 test). Nor were significant differences observed when comparing gender and interaction between these conditions. A difference was observed among the free field positions tested, except in the situations of noise right and noise left.ConclusionResults of speech perception in adults with normal hearing in the free field during different listening situations in noise indicated poorer performance during the condition with noise and speech in front, i.e., 0°/0°. The values found in the standardization of the Hearing in Noise Test free field can be used as a reference in the development of protocols for tests of speech perception in noise, and for monitoring individuals with hearing impairment.     

Cell-mediated immunity in leprosy and transfer of delayed hypersensitivity reactions

Eighty-nine patients with leprosy, 65 classified as lepromatous and 24 as tuberculoid, were examined in this study. Skin test responses to protein antigens and dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) were depressed in lepromatous patients compared to controls. Tuberculoid patients did not exhibit a significant depression to microbial antigens, but they showed a definite depression in the ability to be sensitized with DNCB. The transfer of delayed hypersensitivity reactions to tuberculin, trichophytin, and lepromin (Fernandez and Mitsuda reactions) was accomplished in lepromatous and indeterminate leprosy patients using viable lymphocytes from donors presenting positive reactions to these antigens. The lepromin reaction was also transferred to patients with South American blastomycosis and cutaneous leishmaniasis. The positive reactions of adoptive immunity were confirmed by histologic examination of skin biopsies.     

右半结肠癌No.206组淋巴结转移的观察研究

目的:分析右半结肠癌No.206组淋巴结转移的规律,为淋巴结的清扫提供临床参考。方法:回顾性收集2015年1月至2019年12月完成的111例右半结肠癌根治术患者的临床资料。观察指标:人口学特征、手术与术后恢复情况、术后病理学检查、随访及生存情况。结果:111例患者中男59例,女52例,中位年龄60岁。肿瘤部位回盲部9例,升结肠37例,结肠肝曲62例,横结肠右侧3例。患者均顺利完成右半结肠癌根治术,其中腹腔镜手术79例,开放手术8例,达芬奇手术24例;腹腔镜手术中1例中转开腹。手术时间110(98,115)min,术中出血量30(20,50)mL,术后肛门排便时间4(3,5)d,术后住院7(6,8)d。术后总并发症发生率9.9%(11/111),其中切口感染、脂肪液化5例,乳糜瘘5例,吻合口出血1例。病理标本肿瘤TNM分期Ⅰ期17例、Ⅱ期44例、Ⅲ期49例、Ⅳ期1例。淋巴结检出27(23,31)枚,阳性淋巴结检出0(0,2)枚,淋巴结转移率为44.14%(49/111)。No.206组淋巴结检出数为3(1,4)枚,阳性淋巴结检出数为0(0,0)枚,淋巴结转移率为0.9%(1/111)。术后102例(91.9%)获得随访,9例失访,随访7~65个月,中位随访时间23个月。5年总生存率86.3%,5年无病生存率73.4%。结论:右半结肠癌No.206组淋巴结转移率较低,如果术前或术中评估怀疑No.206组淋巴结转移或局部进展期肝曲结肠癌,建议清扫No.206组淋巴结。     

京、沪、穗三城市2001年—2002年抗病毒药物利用分析

目的 :通过京、沪、穗抗病毒用药的药物利用分析 ,为药品研究、生产、流通和宏观控制提供参考。方法 :利用《全国医药信息网》提供的京、沪、穗三地的抗病毒药品 2 0 0 1年和 2 0 0 2年的统计数据 ,通过药品消耗排序、趋势分析、DDDs等指标 ,分析抗病毒药品的利用情况和市场走势。结果 :抗病毒药品的消耗总体呈增长趋势 ,其中专利品种如拉米夫定的优势远远大于仿制品种 ;国产药品目前在抗病毒药品消耗总金额中占绝对优势 ;京、沪、穗抗病毒用药金额差别较大 ,以广州最高。结论 :抗病毒药品具有广阔的市场前景 ,但要重视低水平的重复仿制与科技创新的矛盾。具有自主知识产权的专利品种是保持市场竞争力的关键。     

达芬奇机器人辅助肾肿瘤剜除术后患者的同伴支持教育

目的探究同伴支持教育对达芬奇机器人辅助肾肿瘤剜除术患者社会支持水平及自我管理效能的影响。方法选取2014年9月至2015年11月收治的82例行达芬奇机器人辅助肾肿瘤剜除术患者,随机分为研究组和对照组各41例。对照组开展常规护理干预,研究组引入同伴支持教育。比较两组干预前及干预第4周末社会支持、自我管理效能及健康促进生活方式评分。结果两组干预前各评价指标评分差异无统计学意义(均P0.05),干预后,研究组各项评分显著高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(均P0.01)。结论同伴支持教育应用于行达芬奇机器人辅助肾肿瘤剜除术患者,有助于改善其社会支持水平,且能提高其自我管理效能,进而可促进其健康行为的形成。     

Modifiable Factors to Decrease the Cost of Robotic-Assisted Procedures

In 2000, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the da Vinci Surgical System® for use in the United States. Since that time, the number of surgical robotic systems throughout the United States has continued to grow. The costs for using the system include the initial purchase ($1 million to $2.3 million) plus annual maintenance fees ($100,000 to $150,000) and the cost of limited-use or disposable instruments. Increasing the number of procedures that are performed using the robotic system can decrease the per-procedure costs. Two modifiable factors that contribute to increasing the annual caseload are increasing the number of surgeons capable of using the system and having a properly educated perioperative nursing team. An educated surgical team decreases turnover time, facilitates proper flow of each surgical procedure, and is able to actively and passively solve intraoperative problems.     

Massive organ embolization from primary aortic thrombosis

A 49-year-old woman was hospitalized for acute left foot arterial ischemia. Arterial Doppler revealed occlusion of the dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial arteries. A computed tomography angiography performed to assess abdominal pain showed hepatic, splenic, renal and pancreatic infarctions. A splenic artery embolism and a small aortic wall thrombus at the celiac trunk were identified. No radiological signs of aortic atherosclerosis were found. No predisposing conditions for secondary aortic thrombosis or intracardiac embolic sources were detected. It was determined that primary aortic thrombosis, a rare though potentially serious condition, was to blame. Isolated aortic mural thrombosis therapy is not well established, although systemic anticoagulation, thrombolysis, thromboaspiration, endovascular stent grafting and surgical thrombectomy have been attempted with varying success. In our patient, systemic anticoagulation therapy was initiated and resulted in aortic thrombus resolution. Close clinical follow-up is crucial, as the aortic thrombus can recur despite anticoagulation and aggressive control of the atherosclerotic risk factors.