Objective To investigate the impact of optimized preoperative fasting scheme for gynecological day surgery with general anesthesia. Methods We retrospectively selected 639 patients undergoing gynecological day surgery with general anesthesia between June 2021 and August 2021 in the day surgery department of West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University as the control group, and 920 patients undergoing gynecological day surgery with general anesthesia in the same hospital between November 2021 and February 2022 as the observational group. The patients in the control group were treated with routine preoperative fasting scheme, and the ones in the observational group were treated with optimized preoperative fasting scheme. The differences in preoperative duration of water deprivation, intraoperative and postoperative incidences of aspiration, and postoperative first anal exhaust time between the two groups were compared. Results The preoperative duration of water deprivation in the control group was longer than that in the observational group [(12.49±2.63) vs. (6.69±2.76) h, P<0.05]. The incidences of intraoperative and postoperative aspiration were both 0. The postoperative first anal exhaust time in the control group was later than that in the observational group [(11.51±6.58) vs. (8.19±4.13) h, P<0.05]. Conclusions For patients undergoing gynecological day surgery with general anesthesia, the implementation of the optimized preoperative fasting scheme can effectively shorten the preoperative duration of water deprivation, without increasing the risk of anesthesia. It can accelerate the recovery of intestinal function for gynecological laparoscopic day surgery with general anesthesia, promote the implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery, and improve the efficiency of day surgery.
ObjectiveTo explore the influence of general anesthesia with laryngeal mask and preoperative inhalation of budesonide aerosol on the incidence of respiratory adverse events during pediatric anesthesia recovery.
MethodsA total of 100 child patients scheduled to undergoing inguinal hernia repair between December 2012 and February 2014 were randomly divided into two groups (group A and B) with 50 in each. All the patients underwent general anesthesia with laryngeal mask, while patients in group B inhaled budesonide aerosol before anesthesia. Then, we observed the incidence of adverse events in both groups, including laryngospasm, respiratory tract infection, and pulmonary complications.
ResultsCompared with group A, patients in group B had a lower incidence of adverse events (P<0.05).
ConclusionPreoperative application of budesonide aerosol inhalation can significantly reduce adverse events in the process of anesthesia recovery in children.
Objective To systematically review the effectiveness and safety of thoracic epidural analesis (TEA) for postoperative complications after cardiac surgery. Methods Such databases as PubMed, Science Citation Index, EMbase, The Cochrane Library, CNKI and CBM were electronically searched from inception to October 2012 for collecting the randomized controlled trials on the effectiveness and safety of thoracic epidural analgesisa for postoperative complications after cardiac surgery. Two reviewers independently screened literature according to inclusion and exclusion criteria, extracted data, and assessed the methodological quality of the included studies. Then, meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.1 software. Results Totally 14 studies were eligible, involving 1 942 patients. The results of meta-analysis showed that, TEA combined with general anesthesia (GA) was superior to GA alone in reducing the incidences of myocardial ischemia/infarction (RR=0.63, 95%CI 0.41 to 0.96, P=0.03), respiratory complications (RR=0.55, 95%CI 0.40 to 0.75, P=0.000 1), supraventricular arrhythmias (RR=0.64, 95%CI 0.47 to 0.88, P=0.005), and duration of mechanical ventilation (MD= –2.15, 95%CI –3.72 to –0.58, P=0.007), with significant differences. Conclusions Current evidence shows that, TEA after surgery is effective in reducing the incidences of myocardial ischemia/infarction, respiratory complications, supraventricular arrhythmias, and duration of mechanical ventilation. There is the lack of data on the adverse events of TEA (mainly referring to epidural hematoma). Due to limited quality and quantity of the included studies, patients’ conditions should be fully considered before applying TEA in clinical practice.
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) combined with general anesthesia (GA) versus GA alone on intrapulmonary shunting during one-lung ventilation (OLV). Methods We searched the Cochrane Library (Issue 4, 2009), the specialized trials registered in the Cochrane anesthesia group, PubMed (1966 to Dec. 2009), EMbase (1966 to Dec. 2008), CBM (1978 to Dec. 2009), VIP (1989 to Dec. 2009), CNKI (1915 to Dec. 2009), and handsearched Clinical Anesthesia Journal and Chinese Anesthesia Journal. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about the effectiveness of TEA combined with GA versus GA alone on intrapulmonary shunting during OLV were included, The methodological quality of included RCTs was evaluated by two reviewers independently, Meta-analysis was conducted using RevMan 5.0 software. Results Ten RCTs involving 506 patients were included. The results of meta-analyses showed that there were no significant differences in intrapulmonary shunting during OLV at different times-points of 5, 15, 20, 30, and 60 minutes after OLV. Conclusion Both TEA combined with GA and GA alone have the same Security during OLV. But owing to the low quality and small sample size of the included studies, further more well-designed, large sample size RCTs are needed.
Objective To investigate the effective dose of remimazolam benzenesulfonate to suppress cardiovascular responses to laryngeal mask placement in elderly patients. Methods Elderly patients undergoing laryngeal mask anesthesia between March and June 2023 were selected. Combined with sulfentanil 0.2 μg/kg, remimazolam was used as induction hypnotic. The first patient was given remizolam benzenesulfonate 0.16 mg/kg infused by pump for 1 min. The dose of remimazolam for the next patient was determined by the biased coin up-and-down method based on the patient’s response to the laryngeal mask placement. The score of Modified Observer’s Assessment of Alert/Sedation, vital signs and anesthesia depth index (AI) were recorded during induction. Probit analysis was used to calculate the half effective dose (ED50), 95% effective dose (ED95) and half effective AI (AI50). According to the statistical requirements, at least 45 negative patients were required. Results A total of 53 elderly patients were enrolled in the study until the end of the trial. The ED50 and ED95 of remimazolam benzenesulfonate for inhibiting cardiovascular responses to laryngeal mask insertion were 0.154 mg/kg [95% confidence interval (CI) (0.034, 0.170) mg/kg] and 0.207 mg/kg [95%CI (0.190, 0.614) mg/kg], respectively. AI decreased during induction, with an AI50 of 64.119 [95%CI (60.609, 69.984)]. Conclusion When combined with 0.2 μg/kg sufentanil, infusing 0.2 mg/kg remimazolam benzenesulfonate for 1 min is effective and safe for laryngeal mask anesthesia induction in elderly patients.
Objective To systematically review the impacts of general anesthesia using sevoflurane versus propofol on the incidence of emergence agitation in pediatric patients. Methods Such databases as PubMed, EMbase, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library (Issue 4, 2012), CNKI, CBM, WanFang Data and VIP were electronically searched from inception to December 2012, for comprehensively collecting randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the impacts of general anesthesia using sevoflurane versus propofol on the incidence of emergence agitation in pediatric patients. References of included studies were also retrieved. Two reviewers independently screened literature according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, extracted data, and assessed the methodological quality of included studies. Then, meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.1 software. Results A total of 9 RCTs involving 692 children were included, of which, six were pooled in the meta-analysis. The results of meta-analysis showed that: a) after anesthesia induction using sevoflurane, intravenous propofol maintenance was associated with a lower incidence of emergence agitation compared with sevoflurane maintenance (RR=0.57, 95%CI 0.39 to 0.84, P=0.004); and b) patients anesthetized with total intravenous propofol had a lower incidence of emergence agitation compared with total inhalation of sevoflurane (RR=0.16, 95%CI 0.06 to 0.39, Plt;0.000 1). Conclusion The incidence of emergence agitation after general anesthesia using sevoflurane is higher than that using propofol. Due to the limited quantity and quality, the application of sevoflurane should be chosen based on full consideration into patients’ conditions in clinic.
ObjectiveTo systematically review the protection effect of epidural anesthesia combined with general anesthesia versus general anesthesia alone in patients underwent cardiac surgery, so as to provide evidence for reducing complications of cardiac surgery.
MethodsDatabases including PubMed, EMbase, The Cochrane Library (Issue 2, 2015), WanFang Data, CBM, and CNKI were searched to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about epidural anesthesia combined with general anesthesia versus general anesthesia alone for patients underwent cardiac surgery from inception to February 2015. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of included studies. Then, meta-analysis was performed by RevMan 5.3 software.
ResultsA total of 35 RCTs involving 3 311 patients were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that, compared with the general anesthesia group, the combination anesthesia group had lower incidence of supraventricular tachycardias (RR=0.63, 95%CI 0.48 to 0.83, P=0.001) and shorter ICU stay time (SMD=-0.57, 95%CI -1.02 to-0.12, P=0.01), but there were no significant differences in the incidences of respiratory complications, myocardial infarction, stroke and mortality between the two groups (all P values >0.05).
ConclusionCurrent evidence shows that the combination of epidural anesthesia and general anesthesia has better protection effect than general anesthesia alone in cardiac surgery, but the influence on long-term prognosis still needs to be assessed. Due to the limited quality of included studies, the above conclusion still needs to be verified by more high quality studies.
Objective To investigate change of bispectral index(BIS) and hemodynamic index during induction and orotracheal intubation of sevoflurane anesthesia. Methods This study was a prospective before-after study in the same patients. A total of 30 ASA physical status I and II adult patients without airway abnormalities were enrolled to receive inhalation induction of anesthesia with 8% sevoflurane. Mean arterial pressure(MAP),heart rate(HR) and BIS were recorded before anesthesia(T1),when patients loss of consciousness(T2), before intubation (T3),at 1 min(T4) and 3 min(T5) after intubation. Results BIS at T1-T5 were 96.8±1.7,70.4±8.8,39.2±8.4,43.6±12.9 and 41.6±9.3 respectively, the measurements at T2-T5 were all markedly lower than at T1(Plt;0.05). HR at T3-T5 were all markedly higher than at T1(Plt;0.05). MAP at T2 and T3 were markedly lower than at T1, but at T4 was higher than at T1(Plt;0.05), and recovered to the level at T1 at T5(Pgt;0.05).BIS,HR and MAP at T4 were all significantly higher than T3(Plt;0.05). Conclusion Anesthesia induction with sevoflurane and small dose of succinylchoiline we used can provide adequate depth of general anesthesia,but can not prevent cardiovascular adverse reactions to intubation.
Objective
To explore the feasibility and safety of early feeding after arthroscopic surgery with general anesthesia.
Methods
One hundred patients undergoing arthroscopic surgery with general anesthesia between January and December 2017 were randomly divided into the routine feeding group and the early feeding group, with 50 cases in each group. In the routine feeding group, patients were feeding after anus gas passage or 6 hours after surgery. Under full assessment, patients in the early feeding group could drink or eat when recovered from anesthesia. The nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, and thirst incidences and the comfort degree 6 hours after surgery, the time of first stand up on foot, and the length of hospital stay between the two groups were compared.
Results
There was no statistical difference (P>0.05) in the incidence of disgusting (10.0%vs. 22.0%), vomiting (6.0% vs. 16.0%), abdominal distention (4.0% vs. 12.0%) or length of hospital stay [(6.44±2.28) vs. (6.34±0.94) days]. The difference in the incidence of postoperative thirst (14.0% vs. 40.0%), the comfort degree 6 hours after surgery (2.36±1.21 vs. 4.14±1.53), the time of the first stand up on foot [(17.30±10.32) vs. (20.84±3.92) hours] were statistically significant (P<0.05).
Conclusions
Early feeding is safe and feasible for the postoperiative arthroscopic surgery after general anesthesia, and can improve the patients’ comfort degree.