1.Total proctocolectomy with SMA & V severance and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for familial polyposis coli
Jiazhen ZHOU ; Guangming LI ; Tao LIU ; Mingyang REN ; Chenggang WEI
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2009;24(2):119-121
Objective To investigate the clinical value of a newly designed surgical therapy for familial polyposis coli by severing the superior mesenteric artery&vein in order to make a complete lysis of the mesentery and an ileum pouch and the anal anastomosis within the entire muscular sheath of the rectum.Methods Six patients with familial polyposis coli(5 males and 1 female,aged 24-36 years)were admitted and underwent the procedure which was consisted of:(1)An incision was made in the left middle and lower parts of the rectus abdominis;(2)The greater omentum was retained and the large intestine was removed;(3)At the juncture of the sigmoid colon and the rectum,the muscular sheath was dissociated 0.5cm,the mucous membrane of the rectum was stripped in a revolving manner,the nourishing artery and vein in the membrane were exposed,and clamped and cut in sequence up to the anocutaneoue line;(4)The rectal mucous membrane was completely removed;(5)Under the right colonic artery,the superior mesenteric artery and vein were severed;(6)An N-,J-or W-shaped pouch was made in the ileum accordingly:(7)An anastomosis of the ileum pouch and the anal canal was made within the entire muscular sheath of the rectum,and a drainage was placed;(8)The mesostenium was fixed on the fight posterior abdomen,the small intestines were spread out to the right side,and the mesostenium was covered on the coarse surface of the colon bed:(9)A tube was placed in the left lower abdomen for a vacuum aspiration for 2 days after operation,combined with the suction drainage,to eliminate the pelvic effusions;and(10)The abdomen was closed.Results Patients were able to discriminate stools and flatus 3-7 days after operation.and the formed stools occurred 7-10 days after operation.Five patients were followed-up for 3-17 years,with averagely one defecation a day,with no night defecation and seepage.Urination was normal;In another one patient who underwent the procedure 4 months ago the defecation was twice a day,with no night defecation.All the 6 patients had normal autonomic nerve function and sexual function as well as normal defecation and urination,with no recurrence of polyposis coli or infection.The small bowel functions well with no ischemia related symptoms.Conclusion Cutting the superior mesenteric artery and vein and then making anastomosis of the ileum pouch and the anal canal within the muscular sheath of the rectum is a new surgical approach to familial polyposis coli.It is safe and significantly improves the patients' life quality.
2.Postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy after neoadjuvant chemoradiation for advanced rectal carcinoma: a meta-analysis
Quanlin LI ; Mingyang REN ; Yueqin CHEN ; Xiaocui HE ; Na XU ; Dan BO ; Bin HUANG
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2016;31(10):863-867
Objective To evaluate the impact of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy on prognosis of patients with advanced rectal carcinoma using a meta-analysis.Methods We searched PubMed to identify literature comparing observation with adjuvant chemotherapy after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery for patients with advanced rectal carcinoma.Data were analysed using Revman 5.0 statistical software.Results Nine trials were included consisting of 6 212 patients:3 421 patients received adjuvant chemotherapy and 2 791 patients did not.The age ranged from 55.6 to 68 years.Adjuvant chemotherapysignificantly affects overall and disease-free survival (P =0.002 and P =0.000 5 respectively) of patientswho had received neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.The subgroup analysis which originate from insufficient data reveales ypT0-2 patients and ypT3-4 patients can't benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy.Conclusion Postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy can improve the survival of advanced rectal carcinoma patients after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy,but can't increase the survival of pathology complete respone and yPN + patients.
3.Using blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) MRI in the diagnosis of hepatic warm ischemia-reperfusion injury in rabbits and evaluation of liposomal prostaglandin E1 intervention effect
Jingyao LI ; Zhiqiang CHU ; Wenjuan YU ; Mingyang LI ; Tao REN ; Qian JI
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation 2019;40(3):175-178
Objective To quantitatively evaluate the diagnostic value of blood oxygen leveldependent (BOLD) MRI in the diagnosis of different degrees of liver warm ischemia-reperfusion injury (WIRI) in rabbits and evaluate the intervention effect of liposomal prostaglandin E1 (Lipo-PGE1).Methods Seventy healthy adult New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into sham -operated group (A0),thermal ischemic groups (A1~A3) and intervention groups (A4~A6).All experimental rabbits were scanned by routine MR and BOLD MRI after 6-hour reperfusion.R2* images were calculated by two radiologists.The levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT),asparate aminotransferase (AST) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were examined.And liver pathological sectioning was performed.All data were processed by one-way,Spearman's correlation and receiver operating characteristic curve analyses.Results The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was 0.805 of two measurements suggesting that the repeatability of the outcome was decent.R2* values among sham-operated,thermal ischemia and intervention groups were statistically significant (P<0.05).R2 * values in sham-operated and ischemia groups were statistically significant (P<0.05).As warm ischemia time elapsed,R2* value showed a rising trend.R2* values in sham-operated and intervention groups were statistically significant (P<0.05).R2* values of sham-operated group at the same timepoint of thermal ischemia and intervention groups were statistically significant (P<0.05).Under the same ischemic time,R2* values of intervention groups were smaller than those of thermal ischemia groups.With the prolongation of ischemia time,reduction of R2* values became more pronounced.However,it did not reach the level of A0 group.R2* values were significantly positively correlated with ALT,AST and LDH (r>0.5,P<0.05).ROC analysis indicated that R2* had an excellent diagnostic performance.Conclusions BOLD MRI may be applied for noninvasive assessment of liver ischemia-reperfusion injury in different degrees.Lipo-PGE1 alleviates ischemia -reperfusion injury and BOLD MRI can evaluate the relieving degree of Lipo-PGE1.
4.A multicenter study on learning curve of laparoscopic transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer
Meng LI ; Mingyang REN ; Qing XU ; Jianzhi CHEN ; Hongyu ZHANG ; Yi XIAO ; Zhicong FU ; Qingtong ZHANG ; Hongwei YAO ; Quan WANG ; Zhongtao ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2021;20(3):306-314
Objective:To investigate the learning curve of laparoscopic transanal total mesorectal excision (taTME) for rectal cancer operated by one or two surgery teams.Methods:The retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted. Based on the concept of real-world research, the clinical data of 1 458 patients undergoing laparoscopic rectal cancer taTME from 44 medical centers who were registered in the Chinese taTME registry collaborative (CTRC) database from May 2010 to May 2020 were collected. The 1 458 patients were divided into cohorts with one surgery team or two surgery teams according to the operation method. Patients with one surgery team underwent taTME by transabdominal operation and then by transanal operation. Patients with two surgery teams underwent taTME by transabdominal and transanal operation simultaneously with duration of the simutaneous operation time ≥30 minutes. The entire surgical process of patients with two surgery teams is not required to be performed by two surgery teams simutaneously. The clinical data were collected from the medical centers with similar operation amount according to the operation time sequence to analyze the difference between different operation stages and explore the learning curve. The operation time was taken as the parameter to carry out cumulative sum analysis and draw the learning curve of laparoscopic rectal cancer taTME in each medical center. The clinicopathological characteristics of patients from two medical centers with the largest difference in learning curves were analyzed. Observation indicators: (1) screening results of clinical data; (2) clinical data collection of patients with one surgery team; (3) surgical situations of laparoscopic rectal cancer taTME from the one surgery team in different operation stages; (4) learning curve of the one surgery team; (5) clinical data collection of patients with two surgery teams; (6) surgical situations of laparoscopic rectal cancer taTME from the two surgery teams; (7) learning curve of the two surgery teams. The cumulative sum was calculated by the CUSUM=∑i=1nXi-U, where Xi represented the operation time of each taTME, U represented the average operation time of all cases, and n represented the operation number. Fitting process was conducted on scatter plot of learning curves. Taking the apex of learning curve as the boundary, the learning curve was divided into two stages. The abscissa corresponding to the apex of learning curve was the number of operations that needed to be performed to cross the learning curve. Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as Mean±SD. Comparison between two groups was conducted using the t test and comparison between multiple groups was conducted using the ANOVA. Measurement data with skewed distribution were represented as M( P25,P75), and comparison between groups was conducted using the Mann-Whitney U test. Comparison of ordinal data was analyzed using the rank sum test. Count data were analyzed using the chi-square test or Fisher exact probability. Results:(1) Screening results of clinical data:the clinical data of 661 patients from 7 medical centers with one surgery team and two surgery teams were collected. (2) Clinical data collection of patients with one surgery team: the clinical data of 312 patients undergoing laparoscopic rectal cancer taTME from 5 medical centers were collected including 42 cases in the number 2 medical center, 97 cases in the number 20 medical center, 82 cases in the number 33 medical center, 35 cases in the number 37 medical center and 56 cases in the number 39 medical center, respectively. (3) Surgical situations of laparoscopic rectal cancer taTME from the one surgery team in different operation stages: three medical centers including the number 2, number 37 and number 39 medical center with close operation volume provided the clinical data of cases distributed in five operation stages. Among the five operation stages, the proportion of high-quality operation of total mesorectal excision (TME) was ≥17/18, the incidence of postoperative complications was ≤13.3%(4/30) and the incidence of anastomotic leakage was ≤10.0%(3/30). There was no significant difference in the TME quality, postoperative complications or anastomotic leakage among the five operation stages ( P>0.05). There was no significant difference in the operation time among the five operation stages ( χ2=6.950, P>0.05). (4) Learning curve of the one surgery team: the number of operations corresponding to the turning point of learning curve in number 2 and number 20 medical center was 22 and 39, respectively. The number of operations corresponding to the turning points of learning curve in number 33 and number 37 medical center was 15, 66 and 10, 28, respectively. The number of operations corresponding to the turning point of learning curve in number 39 medical center was 20. The overall curve of number 20 medical center was in line with the trend of learning curve and 39 cases of operations was the minimum number needed to cross the learning curve. The biggest difference in learning curve was shown between the number 20 and number 33 medical center. Cases with the gender of male or female, age, body mass index, cases classified as stage 1, stage 2, stage 3 or stage 4 of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Classification, cases with neoadjuvant therapy, duration of postoperative hospital stay of the number 20 medical center were 77, 20, (60±10)years, 24 kg/m 2(22 kg/m 2, 26 kg/m 2), 1, 88, 8, 0, 8, 8, 11 days (9 days, 13 days), respectively, versus 51, 31, (64±11)years, 23 kg/m 2(21 kg/m 2, 26 kg/m 2), 0, 35, 43, 1, 31, 16 days (13 day, 21 day) of number 33 medical center, showing significant differences in the above indicators between the two medical centers ( χ2 =6.442, t=-2.265, Z=-2.032, -6.870, χ2 =22.120, Z=-8.408, P<0.05). (5) Clinical data collection of the two surgery teams: the clinical data of 259 patients undergoing laparoscopic rectal cancer taTME from 5 medical centers were collected, including 46 cases in the number 2 medical center, 47 cases in the number 8 medical center, 78 cases in the number 18 medical center, 43 cases in the number 33 medical center and 45 cases in the number 44 medical center, respectively. (6) Surgical situations of laparoscopic rectal cancer taTME from the two surgery teams: four medical centers including the number 2, number 8, number 33 and number 44 medical center with close operation volume provided the clinical data of cases distributed in four operation stages. Among the four operation stages, the proportion of high-quality operation of TME was ≥50.0%(13/26), the incidence of postoperative complications was ≤35.0%(14/40) and the incidence of anastomotic leakage was ≤22.5%(9/40). There was no significant difference in the TME quality, postoperative complications or operation time among the four operation stages ( χ2 =3.252, 4.733, 8.848, P>0.05). There was a significant difference in the incidence of anastomotic leakage among the four operation stages ( P<0.05). (7) Learning curve of the two surgery teams: the number of operations corresponding to the turning point of learning curve in number 2 and number 8 medical center was 28 and 16, respectively. The number of operations corresponding to the turning points of learning curve in number 18, number 33 and number 44 medical center was 12 and 58, 10 and 36, 14 and 36, respectively. The overall curve of number 2 medical center was in line with the trend of learning curve and 28 cases of operations was the minimum number needed to cross the learning curve. The biggest difference in learning curve was shown between the number 2 and number 33 medical center. The age and cases with tumor in stage T0 and (or) Tis, stage T1, stage T2, stage T3 or stage T4 of the T staging of the number 2 and number 33 medical center were (60±12)years, 3, 1, 9, 11, 20 and (65±10)years, 2, 3, 22, 15, 0, respectively, showing significant differences in the above indicators between the two medical centers ( t=-2.280, Z=-4.033, P<0.05). Conclusion:Thirty-nine cases of operations was the minimum number for the one surgery team to cross the learning curve of laparoscopic rectal cancer taTME and 28 cases of operations was the minimum number for the two surgery teams to cross the learning curve of laparoscopic rectal cancer taTME.
5.Study on automatic segmentation of acute stroke and prediction of recurrence risk based on DWI images
Xifa GAO ; Mingyang PENG ; Jun REN
Journal of Clinical Neurology 2024;37(3):161-165
Objective To develop an automatic segmentation model of acute stroke lesions based on DWI images,and build a 1-year recurrence prediction model of acute stroke based on this model and machine learning technology.Methods The patients with acute ischemic stroke who received intravascular therapy in Nanjing First Hospital from January 2019 to September 2021 were retrospectively included.The patients were divided into recurrence group and non-recurrence group according to clinical and imaging data within 1 year.The developed EfficientNet-B0 network was applied to segment acute stroke lesions on DWI images and its segmentation efficiency was evaluated.Based on automatic segmentation and manual delineation of tags respectively,the radiomics were extracted and the support vector machine classifier was used to construct the prediction model of acute stroke recurrence.Delong test was used to compare the differences between the two models.Results A total of 268 patients were included in the study,161 in the non-recurrence group and 107 in the recurrence group.The sensitivity,specificity,accuracy and Dice similarity coefficient of DWI automatic lesion segmentation model was 0.791,0.999,0.817 and 0.803,respectively.The area under the curve(AUC)of the prediction model of acute stroke recurrence based on the radiomics of the automatic segmentation lesions was 0.878(95%CI:0.834-0.923)(sensitivity:0.879,specificity:0.851).The AUC of the prediction model of acute stroke recurrence based on the radiomics of of manually outlined tags was 0.865(95%CI:0.819-0.911)(sensitivity:0.860,specificity:0.832).There was no significant statistical difference between the two models(Z=0.526,P=0.599).Conclusion The network proposed in this study can well segment acute stroke lesions on DWI,and the prediction model based on the radiomics of this model can predict the recurrence of acute stroke very well.
6.Circular RNA circ0025847 supresses colorectal cancer proliferation by promoting of RNA-binding protein QK1 expression
Lei GONG ; Xueya FENG ; Hong WU ; Mingsha PENG ; Yunhong TIAN ; Mingyang REN ; Hong PENG
Chinese Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2021;15(5):522-525
Objective:To uncover the effect of circ0025847 on the proliferation of colorectal cancer cells and its molecular mechanisms.Methods:qRT-PCR was utilized to analyze the expression of circ0025847 and QK1 in human colorectal cancer cells (HCT116, SW480) and normal mucosa cells (NCM460) .CCK-8 was used to analyze the effect of circ0025847 and QK1 on proliferation in colorectal cancer cells. Bioinformatics method was used to screen RBP which could bind to circ0025847. RNA pulldown and RIP was utilized to confirm whether QK1 binds to circ0025847.Effects of circ0025847 over-expression on QK1 expression was analyzed by Western blot.NC group, circ0025847 overexpression group and circ0025847 overexpression+ QK1 inhibitor group were established and the proliferation effect was determined by CCK8.Results:circ0025847 (the expression levels in NCM460, HCT116 and SW480 cells were 1.01±0.05, 0.49±0.08, 0.45±0.10) and QK1 (the expression levels in NCM460, HCT116 and SW480 cells were 0.98±0.07, 0.50±0.07, 0.47±0.09) expression was significantly downregulated in colorectal cancer cells. Overpression of circ0025847 and QK1 suppressed colorectal cancer cells growth.RNA pull-down and RIP clarified that circ0025847 bind to QK1 and circ0025847 positively regulate QK1 expression (7 199.20±12.44 VS 3 889.80±11.03) . circ0025847 inhibiting the proliferation of colorectal cancer cells by promoting the expression of QK1 was confirmed by rescue experiment.Conclusion:circ0025847 inhibits colorectal cancer cells proliferation via positively regulating QK1 expression, indicating that circ0025847 may be potential therapeutic target of colorectal cancer.
7.Review of sublobar resection for lung adenocarcinoma with ground-glass presence
Mingyang ZHU ; Yuanyuan XU ; Jianghao REN ; Jiazheng HUANG ; Ruonan LI ; Qiang TAN
Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University(Medical Science) 2024;44(7):922-927
Surgery is the mainstay of lung cancer treatment options.Traditionally,lobectomy has held its place as the gold standard for treating localized lung cancer,while sublobar resection,including wedge resection and segmentectomy,was primarily considered as an alternative,often reserved for patient ineligible to sustain a radical intervention.However,with the widespread application of computed tomography(CT)to clinical practice,the increasing detection rate of pulmonary ground glass nodules(GGNs)has reshaped this landscape.Ground glass opacity(GGO)in persistent lung nodules is an indicative factor of a favorable prognosis,typically corresponding to pathological changes such as atypical adenomatous hyperplasia(AAH),adenocarcinoma in situ(AIS),or adenocarcinomas predominantly featuring a lepidic growth pattern.A large number of retrospective studies have shown that sublobar resection can achieve satisfactory therapeutic outcomes for such lesions.A series of prospective studies from Japan have confirmed that for early-stage lung cancers dominated by GGOs,sublobar resection is also a viable curative surgical option.The follow-up data showed that there was no statistical difference in the survival status of these patients compared with that of pulmonary lobectomy.This article aims to delve into the role of limited lung resection in the context of lung adenocarcinoma presenting with GGO features.
8.Application value of transanal endoscopic intersphincteric resection in sphincter preserva-tion for low rectal cancer
Gaojian CAO ; Ximo XU ; Hao ZHONG ; Zhenghao CAI ; Jun YOU ; Mingyang REN ; Liang KANG ; Bo FENG
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2024;23(6):836-844
Objective:To investigate the application value of transanal endoscopic intersphincteric resection (taE-ISR) in sphincter preservation for low rectal cancer.Methods:The pro-pensity score matching and retrospective cohort study was conducted. The clinicopathological data of 278 patients with low rectal cancer who were admitted to 5 medical centers, including Ruijin Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine et al, from January 2017 to December 2021 were collected. There were 178 males and 100 females, aged 58 (range, 49-64)years. Of 278 pati-ents, 147 cases undergoing taE-ISR were divided into the taE-ISR group, and 131 cases undergoing intersphincteric resection (ISR) were divided into the ISR group. Observation indicators:(1) propen-sity score matching and comparison of general data of patients between the two groups after matching; (2) comparison of intraoperative and postoperative conditions between the two groups; (3) long-term follow-up of the two groups; (4) analysis of risk factors affecting sphincter preservation for low rectal cancer. Propensity score matching was done by the 1∶1 nearest neighbor matching method, with a caliper value of 0.05. Propensity score matching analysis was done using the Matching package. Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as Mean± SD, and comparison between groups was conducted using the Student′s t test. Measurement data with skewed distribution were represented as M( Q1, Q3), and comparison between groups was conducted using the Wilcoxon rank sum test. Count data were described as absolute numbers or percentages, and comparison between groups was conducted using the Pearson chi-square test or Fisher exact probability. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to calculate survival rate and plot survival curve, and the Log-Rank test was used for survival analysis. Multivariate analysis was conducted using the Logistic regression model with the "glm2" package. The forest plot was used to show the risk factors affecting sphincter preservation for low rectal cancer. Results:(1) Propensity score matching and comparison of general data of patients between the two groups after matching. Of 278 patients, 180 cases were successfully matched, including 90 cases in the taE-ISR group and 90 cases in the ISR group, respectively. After propensity score matching, the elimination of distance between ischial tuberosities and distance from ischial tuberosity to the skin of buttocks confounding bias ensured comparability between the two groups. (2) Comparison of intraoperative and postoperative conditions between the two groups. Cases with positive distal margins, cases with specimen integrity, cases with sphincter preservation were 1, 88, 88 in the taE-ISR group and 8, 78, 74 in the ISR group, showing significant differences between the two groups ( P<0.05). (3) Long-term follow-up of the two groups. The median follow-up time was 4.3(range, 3.8-5.0)years of the taE-ISR group and 4.1(range, 3.4-4.7)years of the ISR group. The overall survival rate, disease-free survival rate and cumulative recurrence rate were 100.0%, 95.6% and 2.2% of the taE-ISR group, versus 98.9%, 87.8% and 10.0% of the ISR group, showing no significant difference in overall survival rate between the two groups ( χ2=0.97, P>0.05) and significant differences in disease-free survival rate and cumulative recurrence rate between the two groups ( χ2=4.05, 5.26, P<0.05). (4) Analysis of risk factors affecting sphincter preservation for low rectal cancer. Results of multivariate analysis showed that taE-ISR, distance from the tumor to the anus, and adjacent organ damage were independent factors affecting sphincter preservation for low rectal cancer ( odds ratio=0.86, 0.88, 1.35, 95% confidence interval as 0.79-0.93, 0.83-0.92, 1.04-1.74, P<0.05). In further analysis, there were significant differences in sphincter preservation and defecatory dysfunction between the 21 cases with neoadjuvant therapy in the taE-ISR group and the 19 cases with neoadjuvant therapy in the ISR group ( P<0.05). Conclusions:The taE-ISR is safe and feasible for patients with low rectal cancer. Compared with ISR, taE-ISR can significantly improve surgical quality, sphincter preservation rate and patient prognosis.
9.Research progress on fecal incontinence in patients undergoing transanal total mesorectal excision
Ao HUANG ; Hua YANG ; Mingyang REN ; Zhenbing LYU ; Yushi FAN
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2024;30(20):2789-2794
Total mesorectal excision (TME) is the gold standard for the treatment of middle and low rectal tumors. Since the first patient who underwent transanal total mesorectal excision (taTME) was reported in 2010, taTME has attracted wide attention from scholars at home and abroad. Fecal incontinence is one of the common complications after taTME, which severely affects the postoperative quality of life of patients. This paper systematically summarizes the commonly used assessment methods, current situation, influencing factors, treatment and nursing progress of postoperative fecal incontinence patients with taTME, in order to provide evidence for improving the quality of life of postoperative defecation incontinence patients with taTME.
10.Effect of pre-infusion of hypertonic saline on postoperative cognitive function in elderly patients
Fang XU ; Xupeng WANG ; Yanan LI ; Yahui ZHANG ; Qi ZHOU ; Mingyang GAO ; Yufei HU ; Xiaoqin REN ; Qiujun WANG
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2024;44(10):1186-1189
Objective:To evaluate the effect of pre-infusion of hypertonic saline on the postoperative cognitive function in elderly patients.Methods:This was a prospective study. Seventy-six patients of both sexes, aged≥60 yr, of American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status classification Ⅱ or Ⅲ, who underwent elective shoulder arthroscopic surgery under brachial plexus block combined with general anesthesia from June 2022 to January 2023 in our hospital, were selected and divided into 2 groups ( n=38 each) by the random number table method: hypertonic saline group and normal saline group. At 30 min before anesthesia induction, 3% hypertonic saline of 4 ml/kg was intravenously infused in hypertonic saline group, and normal saline 4 ml/kg was intravenously infused in normal saline group. The occurrence of intraoperative cerebral desaturation events was recorded. Venous blood samples were collected at 24 h postoperatively, and the plasma concentrations of interleukin-1beta (IL-1β), IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha and S-100β were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and the expression of neutrophil CD11b was detected by flow cytometry. Rey auditory verbal learning test, trail making test, digit symbol substitution test, and stroop color-word test were performed at 1 day before surgery and 5 days after surgery, and the postoperative cognitive dysfunction was assessed using the Z-score method. Results:Compared with normal saline group, the concentrations of plasma IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha and S-100β and expression of neutrophil CD11b were significantly decreased in hypertonic saline group, and the incidence of cognitive dysfunction and cerebral desaturation events was decreased in hypertonic saline group ( P<0.05). Conclusions:Pre-infusion of hypertonic saline can reduce inflammatory responses and improve postoperative cognitive function in elderly patients.