Objective To investigate the effect and clinical significance of 3 d and 1 d bowel preparation method for colorectal carcinoma surgery on preoperative gut mucosal barrier function. Methods Plasma levels of D-lactate (D-LAC), diamine oxidase (DAO) and endotoxin (ET) were measured at 2 h before operation in 3 d bowel preparation group (50 cases) and 1 d bowel preparation group (50 cases), 25 cases of inguinal hernia were included as control group. D-LAC, DAO and ET were detected by using enzymatic spectrophotometric assay, spectrophotometric assay and limulus lysate test with azo chromogenic substrate, respectively. Results Preoperative plasma levels of D-LAC, DAO and ET in 3 d bowel preparation group were (10.25±1.43) mg/L, (5.82±0.80) U/ml and (10.11±1.41) ng/L respectively. In 1 d bowel preparation group the corresponding values were (10.19±1.35) mg/L, (5.80±0.81) U/ml and (9.82±1.35) ng/L respectively. There were no significant differences between 3 d and 1 d bowel preparation group (Pgt;0.05), compared with hernia group, 1 d and 3 d bowel preparation group were also no statistically significant differences (Pgt;0.05). Conclusions There are no significant preoperative gut mucosal barrier function damages in patients with 1 d and 3 d bowel preparation for colorectal carcinoma surgery, 1 d bowel preparation for colorectal carcinoma surgery can be performed in colorectal carcinoma patients, and 3 d bowel preparation can be used for certain special colorectal carcinoma patients.
Objective To assess the anesthetic efficacy of articaine versus lidocaine for irreversible pulpitis. Methods We electronically searched PubMed, EMbase, Cochrane Library (Issue 4, 2009), CNKI, VIP and CBM. The search was updated to December 2009. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-RCTs were indentified about articaine and lidocaine for irreversible pulpitis. Study selection and meta-analysis were conducted according to the Cochrane Handbook for systematic reviews. And RevMan5.0 was applied for statistical analysis in success rate. Results Nine trials involving 985 pulpitis patients were included. Meta-analysis indicated that, both the anesthetic success rate (RR=1.33, 95%CI 1.23 to1.44) and maxillary anesthetic success rate (RR=1.65, 95%CI 1.38 to 1.98) of articaine were superior to that of lidocaine, but there was no statistical significance in mandibular anesthetic success rate between two groups (RR=1.28, 95%CI 0.97 to 1.69). Conclusion The current evidence shows that articaine is superior to lidocaine in anesthetic efficacy, and is good at maxillary anesthesia.
