ObjectivesTo systematically review the prophylactic efficacy of lidocaine administrated intravenously in advance on rocuronium associated injection pain/withdrawal movement in patients under general anesthesia.MethodsPubMed, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, EMbase, CNKI, WanFang Data and VIP databases were electronically searched to collect relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on pretreatment with lidocaine intravenously to prevent injection pain /withdraw movement from rocuronium from inception to September 30th, 2018. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed risk of bias of included studies; then, meta-analysis was performed by using RevMan 5.3 software.ResultsA total of 30 RCTs involving 2 518 patients were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that, compared to the control group, pretreating with intravenous lidocaine could significantly reduced the occurrence of total pain/withdrawal movement associated with rocuronium injection (RR=0.43, 95%CI 0.36 to 0.51, P<0.000 01), and whether with (RR=0.39, 95%CI 0.29 to 0.52, P<0.000 01) or without (RR=0.45, 95%CI 0.36 to 0.57, P<0.000 01) occluding the vein, intravenous lidocaine could prevent pain/withdrawal movement associated with rocuronium injection. In addition, the incidence of lidocaine group igniting moderate (RR=0.38, 95%CI 0.31 to 0.46, P<0.000 01) or severe (RR=0.23, 95%CI 0.18 to 0.30, P<0.000 01) pain/ withdrawal movement were less likely to occur. However, there was no difference between the lidocaine and control group in the incidence of mild injection pain/withdrawal movement induced by rocuronium (RR=0.89, 95%CI 0.75 to 1.06, P=0.19).ConclusionsCurrent evidence shows that pre-intravenous lidocaine can reduce the occurrence of injection pain/withdrawal movement associated with rocuronium injection patients, especially in the prevention of moderate and severe injection pain/withdrawal movement.
ObjectiveTo evaluate the quality of life (QOL) in patients with primary palmar hyperhidrosis (PPH) after endoscopic thoracic sympathicotomy (ETS) and analyze the influencing factors. MethodsA total of 243 patients (118 males and 125 females, with an average age of 21.99±6.31 years) with PPH who were successfully treated with ETS (only T3 level thoracic sympathicotomy) in our hospital from January 2017 to January 2018 were enrolled, and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF) was used to assess the QOL scores before and after ETS. By establishing a linear regression model of gender, age, body mass index, compensatory hyperhidrosis (CH) and palm dryness, and the relationship between the changes of the QOL scores and various factors was studied. ResultsThe total QOL score after surgery was higher than that before surgery (63.01±4.58 vs. 48.11±1.95, P<0.05). Compared with the negative group of CH, the QOL score decreased by 4.662 in the postoperative CH patients. For every grade of CH severity increasing, the QOL score decreased by 3.449. Compared with the negative group, the QOL scores decreased by 1.804 and 2.400 respectively for every grade of CH severity increasing in the patients with postoperative chest and back CH. ConclusionETS can not only improve the symptoms of abnormal palmar hyperhidrosis, but also significantly improve the QOL. Severe chest and back CH is an important factor affecting the QOL of patients.
Compensatory hyperhidrosis (CH) is a severe side effect that occurs after endoscopic thoracic sympathotomy (ETS) for the treatment of palmar hyperhidrosis. CH significantly interferes with daily activities such as work, study, and social interactions, leading to a substantial decrease in the quality of life for patients. Preventing and treating CH are currently important and challenging issues in minimally invasive surgery for palmar hyperhidrosis. In this report, we presented a 29-year-old male patient who experienced severe CH for 8 years following ETS. The patient underwent staged unilateral endoscopic expanded sympathotomy (ES) at our hospital on December 11, 2023 and January 3, 2024, targeting the R4-R10 levels. After a 3-month follow-up, the patient experienced significant improvement in clinical symptoms and quality of life, with no recurrence of palmar hyperhidrosis or other complications. The treatment outcome was satisfactory.
Endoscopic thoracic sympathicotomy/sympathotomy (ETS) is the first-line treatment for palmar hyperhidrosis with best minimally invasive effect. In recent years, with the widespread development of ETS in the treatment of palmar hyperhidrosis, many medical centers list ETS surgery as the day surgery. Nevertheless, there is no expert consensus on medical quality control of day surgery for ETS yet. Therefore, the Chinese Medical Association Thoracic Surgeons Branch Hyperhidrosis Subcommittee, Sympathetic Neurosurgery Expert Committee of WU Jieping Medical Foundation, and Fujian Provincial Strait Medical and Health Exchange Association Hyperhidrosis Special Committee organized domestic experts to conduct repeated consultations and sufficient discussions based on domestic and foreign literatures, to formulate the "Chinese expert consensus on ETS optimization and surgical quality control of day surgery for palmar hyperhidrosis". It aims to provide a reference for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of palmar hyperhidrosis for thoracic surgery colleagues in our country, to enhance their management level and work efficiency, and ultimately to achieve standardized quality control.
Objective To evaluate the application of a surgical method in pancreaticoduodenectomy. Methods All the 211 cases of purse-string invaginated pancreaticojejunostomy performed from Dec.1985 to Dec.2007 were reviewed. Firstly, an accordant plastic tube was put and fastened in main pancreatic duct, and pancreas was ligated at 2-3 cm apart from the pancreatic stump to let secretin flow far away. Furthermore, invaginated pancreaticojejunostomy was performed to get closer between pancreas and jejunum. Results Pancreatic fistula and perioperative death didn’t occur among these 211 cases. The complications included 2 cases of incision dehiscence, 4 cases of biliary fistula and 1 case of scission of superior mesentric artery. Conclusion Purse-string invaginated double-layer anastomosis of pancreaticojejunal would be feasible for pancreaticoduodenectomy preventing pancreatic fistula.
ObjectiveTo explore the feasibility and safety of using indocyanine green combined with autologous blood and methylene blue for localization of small lung nodules during thoracoscopic wedge resection. MethodsPatients who underwent CT-guided percutaneous lung puncture injection of localization agents to locate lung nodules at the First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University from November 2023 to January 2024 were selected. Under thoracoscopy, lung nodules were located by white light mode, fluorescence mode, or near-infrared mode and wedge resection was performed. The feasibility of using indocyanine green combined with autologous blood and methylene blue for localization of small lung nodules was preliminarily verified by evaluating whether the localization agent concentrated around the nodules, and the safety of this method was verified by analyzing the incidence of adverse reactions during patient puncture and surgery. ResultsA total of 30 patients with lung nodules were included, including 10 males and 20 females, with an average age of 55.5±11.2 years. In 26 patients, the amount of localization agent used was moderate, the localization agent concentrated around the nodules, and successful precise localization of small lung nodules was achieved. Nodules were found in all resected tissues, with negative margins and a distance from the margin to the lesion that met the requirements. In 4 patients, due to excessive use of localization agent, the marker was diffuse with pleural staining. The overall localization success rate was 86.7%, and when the injection volume of localization agent was 0.2-0.5 mL, the localization success rate was 100.0%. All patients successfully completed thoracoscopic wedge resection and found nodule lesions, with negative margins and a distance from the margin to the lesion that met the requirements. ConclusionThoracoscopic surgery using indocyanine green combined with autologous blood and methylene blue for localization of small lung nodules is safe and feasible.