ObjectiveTo discuss the key nursing points for patients with infective endocarditis and congenital isolated kidney after valve replacement.
MethodsIn December 2012, one infective endocarditis patient with isolated kidney underwent heart valve replacement in our hospital. In addition to actively preventing postoperative infection of the heart valve, our nursing focused mainly on the isolated kidney protection and monitoring, and the related complications.
ResultsThe surgery was successful, and the isolated kidney was effectively protected. The patient recovered and was discharged from the hospital.
ConclusionFor patients with congenital isolated kidney with infective endocarditis, patients' urine output per hour and 24 h discrepancy quantity should be closely observed after valve replacement surgery. It is also very important to intervene early and carry out comprehensive protection of the renal function.
【摘要】 目的 Ⅲ型主動脈夾層非體外循環腔內支架隔離術在圍手術期應用硝普鈉控制性降壓易導致精神失常，總結相關護理經驗。 方法 2009年7月-2010年2月確診Ⅲ型主動脈夾層動脈瘤患者36例，圍手術期應用硝普鈉控制性降壓，均采用非體外循環主動脈腔內隔離術治療，排除手術、麻醉等因素所致腦損傷而產生的術后精神異常。 結果 有5例出現不同程度精神失常，經加用口服降壓藥，減少硝普鈉泵入劑量，縮短硝普鈉使用時間，經過精心治療及護理，患者精神異常癥狀逐漸減輕直至消失。 結論 長期、大劑量應用硝普鈉易導致精神失常，需加強護理，及時發現，及時處理。【Abstract】 Objective To summarize the nursing experiences for mental disorders caused by sodium nitroprusside used to cure hypertension in patients receiving off-pump intervention surgery for DeBackey Ⅲ aortic dissection. Methods From July 2009 to February 2010, 36 patients were diagnosed to have DeBackey Ⅲ aortic dissection in our department. All patients received off-pump intervention surgery. We used sodium nitroprusside to control hypertension during the operation. Mental disorders caused by brain damage from surgery, anesthesia and other factors were ruled out. Results Five patients suffered from psychiatric disorders. Oral antihypertensive drugs were used, and we reduced the dose and shortened the time of using sodium nitroprusside. After intensive treatment and care, the symptoms of mental disorders alleviated and disappeared. Conclusion Long-term and large dose of sodium nitroprusside can easily lead to mental disorders, which requires intensive care, timely detection and treatment.
Frailty is a syndrome characterized by vulnerability to stressors due to loss of physiological reserve. In recent years, many researches have confirmed that frailty is a risk factor for postoperative complications of cardiac surgery, such as readmission, adverse cardiovascular events, and death in elderly patients. This paper reviews the concept of frailty, the relationship between frailty and cardiac surgery, the frailty assessment and intervention strategy in perioperative period, aimed at providing decision making basis for the risk stratification and perioperative management of cardiac surgery in elderly patients.
ObjectiveTo systematically review the relationship between subclinical thyroid dysfunction and the risk of atrial fibrillation.MethodsDatabases including PubMed, EMbase, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CNKI, CBM, VIP and WanFang Data were electronically searched to collect cohort studies on associations between subclinical thyroid dysfunction and atrial fibrillation from inception to June 2020. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data, and evaluated risk of bias of included studies. Meta-analysis was then performed using RevMan 5.3 software.ResultsA total of 11 studies involving 620 874 subjects and 19 781 cases were included. Meta-analysis showed that subclinical hypothyroidism was not associated with atrial fibrillation (adjusted RR=1.20, 95%CI 0.92 to 1.57, P=0.18) and subclinical hyperthyroidism could increase the risk of atrial fibrillation (adjusted RR=1.65, 95%CI 1.12 to 2.43, P=0.01). Subgroup analysis showed that for the community population, subclinical hypothyroidism was not associated with atrial fibrillation (adjusted RR=1.03, 95%CI 0.84 to 1.26, P=0.81); for cardiac surgery, subclinical hypothyroidism could increase the risk of atrial fibrillation (adjusted RR=2.80, 95%CI 1.51 to 5.19, P=0.001); subclinical hyperthyroidism could increase the risk of atrial fibrillation among patients with TSH≤0.1 mlU/L (adjusted RR=2.06, 95%CI 1.07 to 3.99, P=0.03) and TSH=0.1～0.44 mlU/L (adjusted RR=1.29, 95%CI 1.01 to 1.64, P=0.04). ConclusionsSubclinical hypothyroidism is not associated with atrial fibrillation and subclinical hyperthyroidism can increase the risk of atrial fibrillation. Due to limited quantity and quality of included studies, more high quality studies are needed to verify above conclusions.
ObjectiveTo retrospectively evaluate the risk factors of mortality in postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) patients undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).
MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 66 patients (38 males and 28 females with mean age of 59.11±12.62 years) underwent CRRT after cardiovascular surgery in our hospital between May 2009 and June 2014. The patients were divided into a survival group (18 patients) and a death group (48 patients) according to treatment outcome at discharge. Univariate analysis for risk factors of death was carried out for preoperative characteristics and lab results among study population. Significant univariate factors were then further analyzed by multivariable logistic regression models.
ResultsSignificant predictors of death included blood transfusion volume during operation, peak level of blood sugar and lactate during operation, the total bilirubin level and platelet count on the first day after operation, hypotension on the first day after operation, pulmonary infection, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) and the interval time of oliguria and CRRT (P<0.05). Logistic regression showed that there were statistical differencs in hypotension on the first day after operation, postoperative platelet count, and interval time of oliguria and CRRT respectively (P<0.05).
ConclusionImproving intraoperative management, reducing bleeding and blood transfusion, controlling blood sugar level, dealing with complications such as hypotension, pulmonary infection and MODS more aggressively, starting CRRT when needed may be helpful to reduce mortality. Monitoring of the blood pressure and platelet count on the first day after operation is useful for prognosis estimation.
