Objective To evaluate the pulmonary protection of dexmedetomidine in combination with parecoxib in pa?tients undergoing thoracotomy with one-lung ventilation. Methods Eighty patients undergoing elective resection of esopha?geal or lung cancer, including both sex, aged 40-70 yr, ASAⅠ-Ⅲ, were randomly divided into four groups (n=20), dexme?detomidine group (D group), parecoxib group (P group), dexmedetomidine in combination with parecoxib group (DP group) and control group (C group). Dexmedetomidine 1μg/kg was infused in ten minutes and then continued infusion at the rate 0.6μg·kg-1·h-1 until the chest was closed in group D. Parecoxib 40 mg was infused 10 min before the induction of anesthesia in group P. DP group was given parecoxib 40 mg and parecoxib 40 mg 10 min before the induction of anesthesia. The equal volume of normal saline was given in group C. Blood samples were collected for determination of blood gas analysis and the serum concentration of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 immediately after the induction of anes?thesia (T1), 30 min (T2) and 60 min(T3) after one-lung ventilation, and at the end of the operation (T4). Oxygenation index (OI) was calculated. The serum levels of TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-8 were detected by ELISA. Results Compared with time T0, the serum concentrations of TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-8 (except IL-8 at the time T2 in DP group) were significantly increased, and OI was decreased in all groups at the time T2-4 (P<0.05). Compared with group C, concentrations of TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-8 decreased and OI increased significantly at the time T2-4 in D group, P group and DP group (P<0.05). There were no obvious differences in concentrations of TNF-α, IL-6, IL-8 and OI value between D group and P group (P > 0.05). Conclusion Combination of dexmedetomidine and parecoxib can further mitigate inflammatory response, improve lung oxygenation dur?ing one-lung ventilation, and provide pulmonary protection in patients undergoing thoracotomy.

Objective To investigate the clinical effect of forced-air warming system combined with infusion heating technology on recovery quality and cellular immune.Methods Fifty patients scheduled for esophagus cancer resection randomized into two groups (n =25 each):the temperature protection group (group W)and the control group (group C).The intraoperative nasopharyngeal temperature was recorded before induction (T1 ),2 hours after operation (T2 ),the end of operation (T3 ),postoperative 2 hours (T4 ).The anesthesia wakening time,the occurrence of postoperative shivering and infection,hospitalization time were also recorded.Venous blood samples were taken at T1 ,T3 ,two days (T5 )and five days after the operation (T6 )for analysis of T-lymphocyte subsets by flow cytometry.Results Compared with T1 ,the nasopharyngeal temperature was significantly de-creased at T2 ,T3 and T4 in group C, and the nasopharyngeal temperature in group W was significantly higher than those in group C at T2 ,T3 and T4 (P <0.05).The anesthesia wakening time and the occurrence of postoperative shivering in group C was significantly more than those in group C (P <0.05).Compared with T1 ,the percentage of CD4 + cells and CD4 +/CD8 + ratio were significantly decreased and the percentage of CD8 + cells increased in both groups at T3 (P <0.05).Compared with group C at T3 ,the percentage of CD4 + cells and CD4 +/CD8 + ratio were significantly increased and the percentage of CD8 + cells decreased in group W (P <0.05).Conclusion The clinical use of forced-air warming system combined with infusion heating technology can protect the patient??s body tempera-ture,shorten the anesthesia wakening time,reduce the occurrence of postoperative shivering,which protects the patient??s immune function and accelerates recovery after surgery.

Objective Transesophageal Doppler monitoring ( TDM) has been widely applied to fluid therapy in some major op-erations but rarely used in aortic valve replacement.The purpose of this study was to assess the value of TDM in fluid therapy, vasoactive drugs use, and left ventricular function in patients undergoing aorta valve replacement after cardiopulmonary bypass. Methods This study included 40 patients undergoing aotic valve replacement after cardiopulmonary bypass in Anhui Provincial Hospital from March 2014 to June 2015, which were randomly assigned to a TDM and a control group of equal number.TDM was used for the guidance of fluid infu-sion and vasoactive drug administration for the patients in the former group, while central venous pressure, mean arterial pressure, and heart rate were employed for those in the latter.The fluid volume infused, urine volume, blood loss, hemodynamics, arterial blood lac-tate, and outcomes were compared between the two groups. Results Compared with the control, the TDM group showed significantly increases in the colloidal fluid volume ([303 ±60] vs [373 ±65]mL, P<0.05), crystal fluid volume ([533 ±87] vs [596 ±83]mL, P<0.05), and urine volume ([274 ±95] vs [338 ±84]mL, P<0.05), but remarkable decreases in the red blood cell count, blood plasma vol-ume, postoperative extubation time, doses of dopamine and dobu-tamine, and length of hospital stay (all P<0.05).The hemodynamics were more stable and arterial blood lactate was lower in the TDM group than in the control (P<0.05). Conclusio n Transesophageal Doppler monitoring can timely and exactly manifest the hemodynamic changes and left ventricular function of the patient undergoing aotic valve replacement and provide precise guidance for fluid therapy and vasoactive drug administration.

Objective To explore the efficacy of electroacupuncture and massage combined with Yaobi-Zhuyu-Zhitong decoction in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation (LDH). Methods A total of 100 LDH patients with qi stagnation and blood stasis type who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into two groups, 50 in each group. The control group was treated with Yaobi-Zhuyu-Zhitong decoction, and the observation group was treated with electroacupuncture and massage on the basis of the control group. Both groups were treated for 4 weeks. The VAS scale was used to evaluate the degree of pain. The Japanese Orthopedic Association Scores (JOA) was used to evaluate the efficacy of low back pain. The Oswestry dysfunction index was used to evaluate the recovery of lumbar function, and the improvement of daily activities of patients after treatment was evaluated.Results After treatment, the VAS score of the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group, and the JOA score was significantly higher than that of the control group (t value were 9.870, 8.214, P<0.01). The excellent and good rates of Oswestry dysfunction index before and after treatment in the observation group were 34.0％ (17/50) and 86.0％ (43/50), respectively, and the control group was 24.0％ (12/50) and 44.0％(22/50), respectively. The excellent rate of Oswestry dysfunction index in the two groups was significantly higher than that in the same group before treatment (χ2 values were 28.167, 4.456, P<0.01), and the observation group was significantly higher than the control group (χ2=19.385, P<0.001). The scores of daily activities such as walking, weight-bearing, sitting for a long time, bending over, washing, standing, sleeping and turning over in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (t values were 3.689, 1.661, 3.621, 3.621, 3.300, 1.661, 1.461 respectively, all Ps<0.05). The total effective rate was 94.0％ (47/50) and the control group was 76.0％ (38/50). The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (χ2=6.353, P=0.012). Conclusions Electroacupuncture and massage combined with Yaobi-Zhuyu-Zhitong decoction can improve the lumbar function, reduce the degree of lumbar pain, improve the quality of life of the LDH patients with qi stagnation and blood stasis type.

Objective:To explore the effects of secondary pulmonary hypertension(SPH)on postoperative outcomes of lung transplant recipients.Methods:The hospitalization data of 309 patients undergoing lung transplant were retrospectively analyzed. They were divided into normal(mPAP <25 mmHg, 56 cases), low-pressure(mPAP: 25 mmHg≤mPAP<40 mmHg, 155 cases)and high pressure(mPAP ≥40 mmHg, 98 cases)groups.Three groups were compared with regards to general profiles, intraoperative status, postoperative outcomes and survival rates. The postoperative patient survival was plotted by Kaplan-Meier curve and log-rank test performed. Multivariate Cox regression analysis was performed to explore the influencing factors of postoperative survival.Results:The distribution of chronic lung disease(CLD)was statistically different among 3 groups( χ2=30.837, P=0.001). Patients with different levels of pulmonary artery pressure had different decisions supported intraoperatively by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation(ECMO)( χ2=28.205, P<0.001). The 2-year survival rates of normal, low-pressure and high-pressure groups were 58.9 %, 63.9 % and 69.4 % respectively and there were no statistically significant differences( P=0.513). Multivariate Cox regression analysis indicated that preoperative cardiac function was an independent risk factor for postoperative survival. The postoperative risk of mortality was 1.796 (95 %CI: 1.078~2.991)folds higher in patients with cardiac function grade Ⅲ/Ⅳ than those with grade Ⅰ/Ⅱ( P=0.025). Conclusions:Preoperative classification of cardiac function should be emphasized in SPH patients. And surgery during early decompensated stage of cardiac function may confer a better survival.