1.Comparison of Ways of Extubation after Tracheotomy
Jiachuan XIA ; Zhongchun LUO ; Xiangkui GUO ; Qiang DENG ; Xue YANG ; Xi YE
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2018;24(9):1067-1071
Objective To optimize the ways of extubation after tracheotomy.Methods From August, 2016 to April, 2018, 118 patients after tracheotomy for brain injury were divided into early extubation group (n=74) and conventional extubation group (n=44). The success rate and tolerance of extubation were compared, and the biochemical markers of blood were tested before and seven days after extubation. The early extubation group was divided into disposable extubation group (n=37) and occlusion tube-extubation group (n=37), and their success rates of extubation were compared.Results There was no significant difference in success rate between the early extubation group and the conventional extubation group (χ2=0.016, P>0.05). The tolerance was less in the early extubation group on the first day of extubation (χ2=4.909, P<0.05), and it was not different seven days and 15 days after extubation (χ2<1.995, P>0.05). The procalcitonin, hypersensitive C reactive protein and white blood cell count decreased (t>2.680, P<0.05), and hemoglobin and albumin increased seven days after extubation (t>11.620, P<0.001). There was no significant difference in the success rate between the disposable extubation group and the occlusion tube-extubation group (χ2<2.902, P>0.05).Conclusion Satisfactory cough and deglutition reflex are the core indexes of successful extubation, other indications may not influence on the success of extubation but on tolerance. Extubation may benefit to control the complications of tracheotomy. The disposable extubation is more recommended.
2. Study on radiation dose in different field of views of oral and maxillofacial cone-beam CT
Lina KANG ; Fei GUO ; Xiangkui ZHU ; Pinggong DU ; Jianguo ZHANG ; Zechen FENG
Chinese Journal of Stomatology 2018;53(11):748-752
Objective:
To analyze the absorptive radiation dose of non-target sensitive organs under the NewTomVGi oral and maxillofacial cone-beam CT scanning in different view fields.
Methods:
The thermoluminescence dosimeter chip was placed in the non-target sensitive organ of the simulated radiology head model, and 6 scanning fields were measured and analyzed (standard resolution: scanning range was 15 cm×15 cm, 15 cm×12 cm, 12 cm×8 cm, 8 cm×8 cm respectively). High definition resolution: the radiation absorption dose of thermoluminescence with the scanning range of 12 cm×8 cm, 8 cm×8 cm, respectively.
Results:
Under the same resolution, the absorptive dose increased with the expansion of scanning field, and the amount of absorbent during high resolution scanning was higher than that during the standard resolution with the same scanning field.
Conclusions
New TomVGi oral and maxillofacial cone-beam CT has sighificant difference in radiation dose in different view fields. The appropriate view field should be selected according to the patient′s clinical needs, so as to reduce unnecessary radiation dose during medical imaging examination.