Objective:To evaluate the clinical efficacy of ultrasound-guided superior laryngeal nerve block combined with cricothyroid membrane puncture for awake tracheal intubation in difficult airways.Methods:A total of 80 patients scheduled for general anesthesia surgery owing to difficult airways at Marine Police Corps Hospital of Chinese People's Armed Police Force from August 2019 to February 2023 were included in this prospective study. These patients were randomly divided into a control group and an observation group ( n = 40 per group). Both groups of patients underwent fiberoptic bronchoscope-guided awake tracheal intubation through the nasal route. Before intubation, the control group received surface anesthesia combined with cricothyroid membrane puncture anesthesia, while the observation group received superior laryngeal nerve block combined with cricothyroid membrane puncture anesthesia. During the intubation process, hemodynamic indicators of the patients were monitored, the duration of the intubation operation was recorded, and the degree of sedation and cough response was evaluated. Before and after intubation, the levels of serum stress response factors were determined, and the satisfaction level of patients with the intubation operation was investigated. Results:At the time points T1 (immediately after the tracheal tube enters the glottis) and T2 (after the tracheal tube enters the trachea), the heart rate in the observation group was (84.08 ± 8.25) times/minute and (82.64 ± 7.81) times/minute, respectively, and the mean arterial pressure in the observation group was (92.57 ± 8.32) mmHg (1 mmHg = 0.133 kPa) and (103.27 ± 9.16) mmHg, respectively, which were significantly lower compared with those in the control group ( t = 5.92-12.56, all P < 0.001). At T1 and T2, there was no significant difference in blood oxygen saturation (SpO 2) between the observation and control groups ( t = 0.34-0.43, P = 0.652-0.726). The duration of the intubation operation in the observation group was (8.96 ± 1.15) minutes, which was significantly shorter than (11.47 ± 1.39) minutes in the control group ( t = 6.84, P < 0.001). The Ramsay sedation score during intubation in the observation group was 3 (2,3) points, which was significantly higher than 2 (1,3) points in the control group ( Z = 9.26, P < 0.001). The cough response score in the observation group was 1 (0,1) point, which was significantly lower than 1 (0, 2) points in the control group ( Z = 4.37, P < 0.001). The serum levels of stress response factors norepinephrine and adrenaline in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group ( t = 14.58-25.94, both P < 0.05). The overall patient satisfaction in the observation group was 97.50%, which was significantly higher than that in the control group ( χ2 = 4.51, P = 0.034). Conclusion:Superior laryngeal nerve block combined with cricothyroid membrane puncture can be used for anesthetic management of awake nasal tracheal intubation in difficult airways. This combined approach can improve patient hemodynamic stability and sedation, shorten the duration of intubation, reduce stress responses during intubation, and enhance patient satisfaction.

Objective: To investigate the effects of two anesthetic modes on cognitive function in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic cervical cancer resection. Methods: From August 2016 to April 2018, 60 elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic cervical cancer resection in the General Hospital of Armed Police were divided into control groupand observation group according to odd and even of bed number, with 30caese in each group.Intravenous anesthesia was used in the control group, and intravenous anesthesia combined with inhalation anesthesia was used in the observation group.The anesthetic effect, MMSE score, MoCA score and the incidence of cognitive dysfunction were compared between the two groups. Results: The anesthesia effect time, extubation time and recovery time of the observation group were (1.62±0.30)min, (15.68±3.26)min, (8.69±3.68)min, respectively, which were significantly shorter than those of the control group[(4.68±0.91)min, (27.46±4.03)min, (20.36±4.58)min](all P<0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in MMSE score and MoCA score between the two groups before operation (all P<0.05), and there was statistically significant difference in MMSE score between the two groups at 2 h and 6 h after operation (all P<0.05). The MMSE score in the observation group was higher than that in the control group(all P<0.05), but there was no statistically significant difference on the 1st day after operation (P>0.05). At 2 h, 6 h, 1 d after operation, the MoCA scores in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (all P<0.05). The incidence of cognitive dysfunction in the observation group was 6.67%(2/30), which was significantly lower than 26.67%(8/30) in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Compared with intravenous anesthesia alone, intravenous anesthesia combined with inhalation anesthesia for elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic cervical cancer resection has a good anesthetic effect and can reduce the incidence of cognitive dysfunction, which is worthy of further application in clinical practice.