The current study aimed to compare the effects between remimazolam and propofol on hemodynamic stability during the induction of general anesthesia in elderly patients.We used propofol at a rate of 60 mg/(kg·h)in...The current study aimed to compare the effects between remimazolam and propofol on hemodynamic stability during the induction of general anesthesia in elderly patients.We used propofol at a rate of 60 mg/(kg·h)in the propofol group(group P)or remimazolam at a rate of 6 mg/(kg·h)in the remimazolam group(group R)for the induction.A processed electroencephalogram was used to determine whether the induction was successful and when to stop the infusion of the study drug.We measured when patients entered the operating room(T_(0)),when the induction was successful(T_(1)),and when before(T_(2))and 5 min after successful endotracheal intubation(T_(3)).We found that mean arterial pressure(MAP)was lower at T_(1–3),compared with T_(0) in both groups,but higher at T_(2) in the group R,whileΔMAP_(T0–T2) andΔMAP_(max) were smaller in the group R(ΔMAP_(T0–T2):the difference between MAP at time point T_(0) and T_(2),ΔMAP_(max):the difference between MAP at time point T_(0) and the lowest value from T_(0) to T_(3)).Cardiac index and stroke volume index did not differ between groups,whereas systemic vascular resistance index was higher at T_(1–3) in the group R.These findings show that remimazolam,compared with propofol,better maintains hemodynamic stability during the induction,which may be attributed to its ability to better maintain systemic vascular resistance levels.展开更多
Maintaining adequate oxygenation during one-lung ventilation(OLV) requires high inspired oxygen fraction(FiO_2).However,high FiO_2 also causes inflammatory response and lung injury.Therefore,it remains a great interes...Maintaining adequate oxygenation during one-lung ventilation(OLV) requires high inspired oxygen fraction(FiO_2).However,high FiO_2 also causes inflammatory response and lung injury.Therefore,it remains a great interest to clinicians and scientists to optimize the care of patients undergoing OLV.The aim of this study was to determine and compare oxygenation,inflammatory response and lung injury during OLV in rabbits using FiO_2 of 0.6 vs.1.0.After 30 minutes of two-lung ventilation(TLV) as baseline,30 rabbits were randomly assigned to three groups receiving mechanical ventilation for 3 hours:the sham group,receiving TLV with 0.6 FiO_2;the 1.0 FiO_2 group,receiving OLV with 1.0 FiO_2;the 0.6 FiO_2 group,receiving OLV with 0.6 FiO_2.Pulse oximetry was continuously monitored and arterial blood gas analysis was intermittently conducted.Histopathologic study of lung tissues was performed and inflammatory cytokines and the mRNA and protein of nuclear factor kappa B(NF-κB) p65 were determined.Three of the 10 rabbits in the 0.6 FiO_2 group suffered hypoxemia,defined by pulse oximetric saturation(SpO_2) less than 90%.Partial pressure of oxygen(PaO_2),acute lung injury(ALI) score,myeloperoxidase(MPO),tumor necrosis factor-a(TNF-α),interleukin-6(IL-6),mRNA and protein of NF-kB p65 were lower in the 0.6 FiO_2group than in the 1.0 FiO_2 group.In conclusion,during OLV,if FiO_2 of 0.6 can be tolerated,lung injury associated with high FiO_2 can be minimized.Further study is needed to validate this finding in human subjects.展开更多
Objective: To compare the effects of different methods of anesthesia and analgesia on the activities of phosphofructokinase(PFK), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase(G-6PD) and aldose reductase(AR) in erythrocytes and l...Objective: To compare the effects of different methods of anesthesia and analgesia on the activities of phosphofructokinase(PFK), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase(G-6PD) and aldose reductase(AR) in erythrocytes and levels of plasma glucose and stress hormones in patients undergoing esophagus surgery. Methods: Sixty-two patients scheduled for esophagus surgery were randomly divided into three groups: groupⅠ(n = 20) receiving only general anesthesia(GA) followed by intravenous patient controlled analgesia(PCA) with fentanyl 15μg/kg. The other two groups receiving both general anesthesia combined with thoracic epidural anesthesia (GEA) and either intravenous PCA with fentanyl 15μg/kg (groupⅡ, n = 21) or thoracic epidural analgesia(TEA) with 0.125% ropivacaine and 0.0002% fentanyl mixture (groupⅢ, n = 21) after the operation. Venous blood samples were collected for measurements of PFK, G-6PD and AR activities in erythrocytes and plasma glucose, cortisol, epinephrine and norepinephrine before induction (T1), 60 min following the incision (T2), 60 min(T3) after operation, on the 1st(T4) and 2nd postoperative day(T5). Results: The activities of PFK decreased(P < 0.01 or P = 0. 004) and the activities of G-6PD and AR increased(P < 0. 01) in groupsⅠand Ⅱ on T4 compared with those on T1. Between the two groups, the activities of these enzymes in groupⅡchanged less than those of groupⅠ(P < 0.01 or P < 0.05). These enzymes activities changed slightly in group Ⅲ on T4(P > 0.05). There were significant differences between group Ⅲ and the other two groups(P < 0.01 or P < 0. 05). The levels of plasma glucose increased significantly on T2(P < 0.01), reached peak values on T4(P < 0.01) and fell on T5 in the three groups. Compared to those of groupsⅠandⅡ, the values of plasma glucose in group Ⅲ were lower on T4 and T5(P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). The cortisol concentration in each group increased significantly at T2(P < 0.01 or P < 0.05), and remained elevated on T5(P < 0.01 or P < 0.05), while on T2 and T3 the cortisol levels of groupⅠwere higher than that of groupsⅡand Ⅲ(P < 0.05). The levels of group Ⅲwere lower than those of the other groups on T4 and T5(P < 0.01 or P < 0.05). The levels of epinephrine and norepinephrine were also significantly higher in group I than those of the other two groups on T2(P < 0.01 or P < 0.05), and their levels in group ⅠandⅡwere higher than that of group Ⅲ on T4. The patients of the three groups obtained satisfactory pain relief, with all Vidual Analogue Scale(VAS) scores less than 3. VAS scores of groupⅠwere much greater 4h after operation. Group Ⅲ VAS scores were the lowest 24h after operation. However, the number of times patients pressed the bolus switch was higher in groupⅡ(P < 0.01). Conclusion: Compared with GA and intravenous PCA, general anesthesia combined with thoracic epidural anesthesia and analgesia obtain better pain relief and could markedly alleviate the stress response and improve these erythrocyte glucose metabolism changes after esophagus surgery.展开更多
Objective: To investigate and compare the effects of different concentrations of morphine, fentanyl and tramadol on the differentiation of human adult helper T cells in vitro. Methods: Twenty out-patients without immu...Objective: To investigate and compare the effects of different concentrations of morphine, fentanyl and tramadol on the differentiation of human adult helper T cells in vitro. Methods: Twenty out-patients without immune disease were selected and their peripheral blood was collected. Then the whole blood of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were pretreated with different concentration of morphine, fentanyl and tramadol for 24 h. The level of CD4+IFN-γ+IL-2+/CD4+IL-4+IL-10+ was analyzed by three-color flow cytometry, and the CD4+CCR5+ and CD4+CCR3+ cells were counted to observe the imbalance of Th2/Th2. Results: The number of Th2 increased significantly and the ratio of Th2/Th2 decreased dramatically compared with the control group, and there was a dose-dependent fashion in all drugs. Conclusion: Morphine, fentanyl and tramadol can direct Th0 cells toward Th2 differentiation, especially morphine and fentanyl.展开更多
Objective: To compare the outcomes of percutaneous laser disc decompression (PLDD) and PLDD with synchronous suction through syringe in the patients with herniated lumbar disc(HLD). Methods: Forty-two patients with HL...Objective: To compare the outcomes of percutaneous laser disc decompression (PLDD) and PLDD with synchronous suction through syringe in the patients with herniated lumbar disc(HLD). Methods: Forty-two patients with HLD on MRI and those who did not respond to conservative treatment for 6 weeks were randomly divided into group A and group B. In group A, the patients were treated with PLDD and those in group B with PLDD and synchronous suction through syringe. GaAIAS diode laser at 810 nm was used for the ablation in both groups. The treatment effect was evaluated by modified MacNab's criteria on the 7th, 30th and 90th day. Results: Evaluated by modified MacNab's criteria, the percentages of the excellent and good cases in total patients treated for group B and A were 80.95% and 57.14% on the 7th follow-up day, 85.71% and 66.67% on the 30th follow-up day, and 95.24% and 71.43% on the 90th follow-up day, respectively. Conclusion: Synchronous suction technique through syringe during PLDD improves the overall outcome in the treatment of herniated lumbar disc.展开更多
Objective:The aim of the study was to observe and compare the trend of T-lymphocyte subsets in the elder and adult esophageal carcinoma patients postoperatively. Methods: Forty-four esophageal carcinoma patients, clas...Objective:The aim of the study was to observe and compare the trend of T-lymphocyte subsets in the elder and adult esophageal carcinoma patients postoperatively. Methods: Forty-four esophageal carcinoma patients, classified as ASA physical status I-II, were divided into two groups. Twenty-two patients aged than 65 years were grouped as elder patient group, and the rest twenty-two patients, served as adult patient group, were younger than 60 years old. The jugular venous blood samples were collected before induction of anesthesia (T1) as baseline, after completion of surgery (T2), on the first, second and fifth postoperative days (T3, T4 and T5), respectively. The blood counts of CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+T-lymphocyte were measured by flow cytometer. Results: Compared with the baseline level, the blood CD3+, CD4+ and CD4/CD8 levels were significantly decreased immediately after surgery, on the first and second postoperative days in the two groups (P<0.01), which returned to baseline values on the fifth postoperative day (P>0.05). On the fifth postoperative day, CD3+, CD4+ and CD4/CD8 levels in adult group were significantly higher than those in elder group (P<0.05). Conclusion: The postoperative immune function in elder patients recovered more slowly than that in adult.展开更多
文摘The current study aimed to compare the effects between remimazolam and propofol on hemodynamic stability during the induction of general anesthesia in elderly patients.We used propofol at a rate of 60 mg/(kg·h)in the propofol group(group P)or remimazolam at a rate of 6 mg/(kg·h)in the remimazolam group(group R)for the induction.A processed electroencephalogram was used to determine whether the induction was successful and when to stop the infusion of the study drug.We measured when patients entered the operating room(T_(0)),when the induction was successful(T_(1)),and when before(T_(2))and 5 min after successful endotracheal intubation(T_(3)).We found that mean arterial pressure(MAP)was lower at T_(1–3),compared with T_(0) in both groups,but higher at T_(2) in the group R,whileΔMAP_(T0–T2) andΔMAP_(max) were smaller in the group R(ΔMAP_(T0–T2):the difference between MAP at time point T_(0) and T_(2),ΔMAP_(max):the difference between MAP at time point T_(0) and the lowest value from T_(0) to T_(3)).Cardiac index and stroke volume index did not differ between groups,whereas systemic vascular resistance index was higher at T_(1–3) in the group R.These findings show that remimazolam,compared with propofol,better maintains hemodynamic stability during the induction,which may be attributed to its ability to better maintain systemic vascular resistance levels.
基金supported by grants from Department of Anesthesiology,Jiangsu Cancer Hospital
文摘Maintaining adequate oxygenation during one-lung ventilation(OLV) requires high inspired oxygen fraction(FiO_2).However,high FiO_2 also causes inflammatory response and lung injury.Therefore,it remains a great interest to clinicians and scientists to optimize the care of patients undergoing OLV.The aim of this study was to determine and compare oxygenation,inflammatory response and lung injury during OLV in rabbits using FiO_2 of 0.6 vs.1.0.After 30 minutes of two-lung ventilation(TLV) as baseline,30 rabbits were randomly assigned to three groups receiving mechanical ventilation for 3 hours:the sham group,receiving TLV with 0.6 FiO_2;the 1.0 FiO_2 group,receiving OLV with 1.0 FiO_2;the 0.6 FiO_2 group,receiving OLV with 0.6 FiO_2.Pulse oximetry was continuously monitored and arterial blood gas analysis was intermittently conducted.Histopathologic study of lung tissues was performed and inflammatory cytokines and the mRNA and protein of nuclear factor kappa B(NF-κB) p65 were determined.Three of the 10 rabbits in the 0.6 FiO_2 group suffered hypoxemia,defined by pulse oximetric saturation(SpO_2) less than 90%.Partial pressure of oxygen(PaO_2),acute lung injury(ALI) score,myeloperoxidase(MPO),tumor necrosis factor-a(TNF-α),interleukin-6(IL-6),mRNA and protein of NF-kB p65 were lower in the 0.6 FiO_2group than in the 1.0 FiO_2 group.In conclusion,during OLV,if FiO_2 of 0.6 can be tolerated,lung injury associated with high FiO_2 can be minimized.Further study is needed to validate this finding in human subjects.
基金supported by Jiangsu Province Department of health Fund(No.H200705)
文摘Objective: To compare the effects of different methods of anesthesia and analgesia on the activities of phosphofructokinase(PFK), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase(G-6PD) and aldose reductase(AR) in erythrocytes and levels of plasma glucose and stress hormones in patients undergoing esophagus surgery. Methods: Sixty-two patients scheduled for esophagus surgery were randomly divided into three groups: groupⅠ(n = 20) receiving only general anesthesia(GA) followed by intravenous patient controlled analgesia(PCA) with fentanyl 15μg/kg. The other two groups receiving both general anesthesia combined with thoracic epidural anesthesia (GEA) and either intravenous PCA with fentanyl 15μg/kg (groupⅡ, n = 21) or thoracic epidural analgesia(TEA) with 0.125% ropivacaine and 0.0002% fentanyl mixture (groupⅢ, n = 21) after the operation. Venous blood samples were collected for measurements of PFK, G-6PD and AR activities in erythrocytes and plasma glucose, cortisol, epinephrine and norepinephrine before induction (T1), 60 min following the incision (T2), 60 min(T3) after operation, on the 1st(T4) and 2nd postoperative day(T5). Results: The activities of PFK decreased(P < 0.01 or P = 0. 004) and the activities of G-6PD and AR increased(P < 0. 01) in groupsⅠand Ⅱ on T4 compared with those on T1. Between the two groups, the activities of these enzymes in groupⅡchanged less than those of groupⅠ(P < 0.01 or P < 0.05). These enzymes activities changed slightly in group Ⅲ on T4(P > 0.05). There were significant differences between group Ⅲ and the other two groups(P < 0.01 or P < 0. 05). The levels of plasma glucose increased significantly on T2(P < 0.01), reached peak values on T4(P < 0.01) and fell on T5 in the three groups. Compared to those of groupsⅠandⅡ, the values of plasma glucose in group Ⅲ were lower on T4 and T5(P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). The cortisol concentration in each group increased significantly at T2(P < 0.01 or P < 0.05), and remained elevated on T5(P < 0.01 or P < 0.05), while on T2 and T3 the cortisol levels of groupⅠwere higher than that of groupsⅡand Ⅲ(P < 0.05). The levels of group Ⅲwere lower than those of the other groups on T4 and T5(P < 0.01 or P < 0.05). The levels of epinephrine and norepinephrine were also significantly higher in group I than those of the other two groups on T2(P < 0.01 or P < 0.05), and their levels in group ⅠandⅡwere higher than that of group Ⅲ on T4. The patients of the three groups obtained satisfactory pain relief, with all Vidual Analogue Scale(VAS) scores less than 3. VAS scores of groupⅠwere much greater 4h after operation. Group Ⅲ VAS scores were the lowest 24h after operation. However, the number of times patients pressed the bolus switch was higher in groupⅡ(P < 0.01). Conclusion: Compared with GA and intravenous PCA, general anesthesia combined with thoracic epidural anesthesia and analgesia obtain better pain relief and could markedly alleviate the stress response and improve these erythrocyte glucose metabolism changes after esophagus surgery.
文摘Objective: To investigate and compare the effects of different concentrations of morphine, fentanyl and tramadol on the differentiation of human adult helper T cells in vitro. Methods: Twenty out-patients without immune disease were selected and their peripheral blood was collected. Then the whole blood of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were pretreated with different concentration of morphine, fentanyl and tramadol for 24 h. The level of CD4+IFN-γ+IL-2+/CD4+IL-4+IL-10+ was analyzed by three-color flow cytometry, and the CD4+CCR5+ and CD4+CCR3+ cells were counted to observe the imbalance of Th2/Th2. Results: The number of Th2 increased significantly and the ratio of Th2/Th2 decreased dramatically compared with the control group, and there was a dose-dependent fashion in all drugs. Conclusion: Morphine, fentanyl and tramadol can direct Th0 cells toward Th2 differentiation, especially morphine and fentanyl.
文摘Objective: To compare the outcomes of percutaneous laser disc decompression (PLDD) and PLDD with synchronous suction through syringe in the patients with herniated lumbar disc(HLD). Methods: Forty-two patients with HLD on MRI and those who did not respond to conservative treatment for 6 weeks were randomly divided into group A and group B. In group A, the patients were treated with PLDD and those in group B with PLDD and synchronous suction through syringe. GaAIAS diode laser at 810 nm was used for the ablation in both groups. The treatment effect was evaluated by modified MacNab's criteria on the 7th, 30th and 90th day. Results: Evaluated by modified MacNab's criteria, the percentages of the excellent and good cases in total patients treated for group B and A were 80.95% and 57.14% on the 7th follow-up day, 85.71% and 66.67% on the 30th follow-up day, and 95.24% and 71.43% on the 90th follow-up day, respectively. Conclusion: Synchronous suction technique through syringe during PLDD improves the overall outcome in the treatment of herniated lumbar disc.
基金Supported by grants from Department of Public Health of Jiangsu Province (No.H200705)Jiangsu Province's Outstanding Medical Academic Leader Program (No.RC2002058)
文摘Objective:The aim of the study was to observe and compare the trend of T-lymphocyte subsets in the elder and adult esophageal carcinoma patients postoperatively. Methods: Forty-four esophageal carcinoma patients, classified as ASA physical status I-II, were divided into two groups. Twenty-two patients aged than 65 years were grouped as elder patient group, and the rest twenty-two patients, served as adult patient group, were younger than 60 years old. The jugular venous blood samples were collected before induction of anesthesia (T1) as baseline, after completion of surgery (T2), on the first, second and fifth postoperative days (T3, T4 and T5), respectively. The blood counts of CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+T-lymphocyte were measured by flow cytometer. Results: Compared with the baseline level, the blood CD3+, CD4+ and CD4/CD8 levels were significantly decreased immediately after surgery, on the first and second postoperative days in the two groups (P<0.01), which returned to baseline values on the fifth postoperative day (P>0.05). On the fifth postoperative day, CD3+, CD4+ and CD4/CD8 levels in adult group were significantly higher than those in elder group (P<0.05). Conclusion: The postoperative immune function in elder patients recovered more slowly than that in adult.
