Objective To explore the application of video laryngoscope in patients with pituitary adenoma during endotracheal intubation.Methods Fifty-one patients (19 males, 32 females, aged 18-71 years, ASA physical status I or II) scheduled for resection of pituitary adenoma under general anesthesia were enrolled.These patients were randomly divided into two groups: Macintosh laryngoscope Group (group M, n=25) and Video laryngoscope Group (group VL, n=26).When performing endotracheal intubation, Macintosh laryngoscope was used to expose the glottis in group M, and video laryngoscope was used in group VL.Head tilted backward angle, mouth opening, thyromental distance, neck circumference, mandibular ramus length, modified Mallampati classification and the difficulty classification of mask ventilation of the patients in two groups were recorded during peri-operation period.The Cormark-Lehane grade, needed pressing of the cricoids cartilage, the ratio of a second attempt during intubation and the intubation time consumed were recorded.Results Less patients in group VL needed cricoids cartilage press (7.7% vs 48.0%) during the intubation than that in group M (P<0.01).Compared with group M, the Cormack-Lehane grade was significantly lower (P<0.01) and the intubation time consumed was significantly shorter in group VL [(32.4±11.7)s vs (45.8±12.6)s] (P<0.01).Conclusion In patients with pituitary adenoma,video laryngoscope may improve the glottis exposure and the success rate of intubation, as well as shorten the intubation time.

Objective To investigate the resident performance on preoperative anesthetist visit in Beijing hospitals,thereby providing introduction for further training.Methods A self-designed questionnaire was distributed among the anesthesia residents who were receiving anesthesia residency training in Beijing through WeChat.The questionnaire covers geographic data of the residents,information on preoperative visit and existing training program.Results160 questionnaires were reclaimed.History-taking and physical examination were not comprehensive in many residents,the nature of surgery was not evaluated by most residents.The capacity of risk assessment and risk informing were not competent in many residents.The most desired training methods for preoperative visit were scenario simulation and bedside observation.Conclusions Scenario simulation with standard patient may have a promising prospect in preoperative anesthetist visit training.

Objective To compare the effectiveness of training with a digital video disc ( DVD)-based instruction ver-sus intubation model simulator in placement of endotracheal tube by video -laryngoscope .Methods Sixty patients un-dergoing elective gynecology surgeries and twenty residents of Dept .of anesthesiology were randomized to place a en-dotracheal tube by video-laryngoscope .Results Compared with intubation model simulator , intubation time [ (68 ± 14)s vs (69 ±7)s], score of performance (8.24 ±0.64 vs 8.31 ±0.58), failure rate (3 times/11 vs 1time/9 resi-dents), and instruction rate (5times/11 vs 4times/9 residents) were no statistic difference .Conclusions Digital video disc ( DVD)-based instruction is an alternative way to intubation model simulator in training .

Objective To evaluate the application of pooling HIV nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) among men who had sex with men (MSM) population, and to investigate suitable HIV screening strategy and the feasibility of calculation of HIV incidence using pooling NAAT among MSM population in China.Methods Four thousand eight hundred and fifty-six samples were collected from MSM population from April 2008 to September 2009 among with 4 156 were in Heilongjiang province and 700 were in Beijing in China. After standard testing with an HIV ELISA and WB confirmation testing, HIV antibody-negative samples were pooled and screened for HIV using NAAT.A three-stage pooling strategy was adopted.The HIV positive rate estimated by the four HIV screening strategies was calculated.In addition, 4 156 HIV positive specimens from Heilongjiang province were screened with the BED capture enzyme immunoassay (BED-CEIA).The HIV-1 incidences were estimated by BED-CEIA assay and pooling NAAT individually.ResultsOne hundred and forty-three of 4 856 subjects were HIV infected.130 were 3rd and 4th generation ELISA positive; 13 were antibody-negative but acutely HIV infected.According to the evaluation of four HIV screening strategies, routine HIV screening test together with pooling NAAT was more effective than other strategies for screening out window period generation ELISA+WB+pooling NAAT' were 2.68%(95% confidence interval CI=2.22%-3.14%), 2.82%(95%CI=2.35%-3.29%), 2.94%(95%CI=2.46%-3.42%) and 2.94%(95%CI=2.46%-3.42%), respectively.The differences were not significant (χ2=0.854 3, P=0.836 4).Of the 88 HIV positive samples from Heilongjiang province, 44 participants were tested as recent HIV infections by BED-CEIA assay. The estimated HIV-1 incidence was 2.36% (95%CI=1.63%-3.08%) and 2.92% (95%CI=1.01%-4.83%) based on BED-CEIA assay and pooling NAAT,respectively.Conclusions Pooling NAAT is a effective screening test in HIV negative population to detect window period infection among MSM population in China.

Objective:To compare the effects of different anesthetic methods on the prognosis in the patients with stage Ⅲ breast cancer.Methods:Based on a multicenter randomized controlled trial (NCT00418457), 274 patients with untreated stage Ⅲ breast cancer, aged 18-85 yr, of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical statusⅠ-Ⅲ, were enrolled in the study and assigned to thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) combined with total intravenous anesthesia group (TPVB+ TIVA group, n=141) and general anesthesia group (GA group, n=133) by computer-generated randomization stratified by study site.The primary outcome parameter of this study was postoperative recurrence rate.The secondary outcome parameters were the degree of postoperative acute pain (assessed using visual analogue scale score), the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), postoperative hospital stay time, and the incidence of persistent pain after breast cancer surgery (PPBCS) at 6 and 12 months after surgery (assessed using the modified Brief Pain Inventory). Results:Compared with group GA, no significant change was found in the postoperative recurrence rate ( HR=0.711, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.418-1.210, P=0.209), the degree of postoperative acute pain and the incidence of PONV were decreased (mean difference ( MD) of visual analogue scale score -0.890, 95% CI -1.344--0.436, P<0.001; OR=0.236, 95% CI 0.083-0.674, P=0.007), and no significant change was found in postoperative hospital stay time and the incidence of PPBCS ( HR=1.000, 95% CI 0.778-1.286, P=1.000; OR=2.100, 95% CI 0.599-7.362, P=0.246) in group TPVB+ TIVA. Conclusion:Compared with general anesthesia alone, TPVB combined with total intravenous anesthesia can provide lower degree of postoperative acute pain and lower incidence of PONV, and exert no effects on postoperative recurrence, postoperative hospital stay time and PPBCS in patients with stage Ⅲ breast cancer.

Objective To study the possible causes of ST-elevated acute myocardial infarction (STEAMI) occurring one month after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods One hundred and ninety two patients aged from 40-79 years who had a successful previous PCI and also received primary PCI due to STEAMI in this hospitalization were included in this study. The AMI-related lesions and previous angiographic findings such as the number of lesions, the degree of the stenosis, the type of stents and the acute results of last PCI, etc. were recorded in detail. If the AMI-related lesion was localized in-stents or at the edge of stents (distance from the edge ≤5 mm), it was defined aslate thrombosis, otherwise it was regarded as an AMI induced by new-lesion. Results New lesions, as the cause of STEAMI, were found in 144 cases (Group A, 75%), and late thrombosis in 48 patients (Group B, 25%). There was a significant difference in the average time from previous PCI to AMI (30.1±12.4 vs. 20.3±11.9 months) between the two groups. Diabetes mellitus (DM) and drug-eluting stents (DES) utilization were associated with markedly higher morbidity of late thrombosis in adjusted logistic regressionanalysis [hazard ratio (HR) 3.387, 95% CI 1.053-10.898 and HR 5.311, 95% CI 1.066-26.464]. Conclusions STEAMI occurred 1 month after PCI are more likely to be developed from previous insignificant lesions than from late thrombosis in stents. Moreover, DM and DES are associated with a high incidence of late thrombosis, which may indicate that intensive antiplatelet therapy should be considered in diabetic patients receiving PCI.

Objective To determine the risk factors for the anxiety status of the patients undergoing breast surgery in the waiting area. Methods A total of 214 female patients scheduled for elective breast surgery, underwent biopsy under local anesthesia, were selected. When the patients were waiting for the pathological results in the waiting area, they filled in the questionnaire independently, read and understood the questionnaire of this study, showed cooperation and voluntarily received investigation including State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), self-evaluation questionnaire, etc. Anxiety was assessed and scored by the patients themselves. The patients were divided into state anxiety group and non-state anxiety group ac-cording to State-Anxiety scale. The variables were compared, and the variables of which P values less than 0. 05 would enter the logistic regression analysis to stratify the risk factors for the anxiety status of the pa-tients undergoing breast surgery in the waiting area. Results The incidence of state anxiety in the wait-ing area was 62. 6％. Compared with non-state anxiety group, significant change was found in the larger possibility of malignant breast lesions in preoperative conversation, preoperative anxiety, self anxiety score, STAI score and no understanding of disease prognosis in state anxiety group (P<0. 05). Logistic regression analysis showed that the larger possibility of malignant breast lesions in preoperative conversation, preoperative anxiety, self anxiety score and STAI score were all independent risk factors for the anxiety status of the patients undergoing breast surgery in the waiting area. Among all the patients involved in the investigation, 144 patients felt anxiety before surgery, 100％ patients expected help from the doctor in charge, and 60. 4％ patients expected the company of family in the waiting area. Conclusion Larger possibility of ma-lignant breast lesions in preoperative conversation, preoperative anxiety, self anxiety score and STAI score are independent risk factors for the anxiety status of the patients undergoing breast surgery while waiting for the pathological results in the waiting area after biopsy under local anesthesia.

Objective To evaluate the effect of thoracic paravertebral block ( TPVB) combined with general anesthesia on early postoperative recovery in patients undergoing breast cancer surgery. Meth-ods A total of 201 patients with untreated primary breast cancer, aged 18-69 yr, with body mass in-dex <35 kg∕m2 , of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱ, scheduled for elective surgery for treatment, were enrolled and randomly assigned to general anesthesia group (group GA, n =102) and TPVB combined with general anesthesia group (group TGA, n= 99). In group TGA, TPVB was performed under ultrasound guidance at 30 min before surgery, and 0. 75％ ropivacaine 5 ml was injected at each puncture site of T1-5 . In group GA, local infiltration anesthesia was performed with 1％ lidocaine 0. 2 ml at each puncture site. Anesthesia was induced with IV fentanyl, propofol and rocuronium in both groups. Anesthesia was maintained by inhaling sevoflurane ( group GA), target-controlled infusion of propofol (group TGA) and intermittent IV boluses of fentanyl or rocuronium. Bispectral index value was maintained at 40-60 during surgery. Verbal Rating Scale score was used to assess the severity of pain after surgery. Parecoxib sodium 40 mg, pethidine 50 mg, tramadol 50 mg or fentanyl 50 μg was selected and intrave-nously injected as rescue analgesics when Verbal Rating Scale pain score>4. The requirement for rescue analgesia and development of nausea and retching∕vomiting were recorded within 2 days after surgery. Chinese quality of recovery score was used to assess the early postoperative quality of recovery on days 1 and 2 after surgery. Results Compared with group GA, the quality of recovery score was significantly increased on days 1 and 2 after surgery, the incidence of postoperative nausea was decreased (P<0. 05), and no signifi-cant change was found in the requirement for rescue analgesia or incidence of retching∕vomiting after surgery in group TGA (P>0. 05). Conclusion TPVB combined with general anesthesia is more helpful than gen-eral anesthesia alone for early postoperative recovery in the patients undergoing breast cancer surgery.

Objective To evaluate the effect of thoracic paravertebral block ( TPVB) combined with general anesthesia on the long-term quality of life in the patients undergoing breast cancer surgery. Methods A total of 156 patients, aged 18-64 yr, of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical statusⅠ or Ⅱ, undergoing breast cancer surgery, were randomly assigned to TPVB combined with general anes-thesia group (TPVB+GA group, n= 78) and general anesthesia group (GA group, n = 78), and the pa-tients in two groups were matched with a ratio of 1 : 1. In group TPVB+GA, propofol (target effect-site concentration 2. 5-4. 0 μg∕ml) was given by target-controlled infusion, and patients received either single or multiple injections (T1-T5 ) of TPVB under ultrasound guidance at 30 min before induction of general an-esthesia. Group GA inhaled 2. 0％-2. 5％ sevoflurane. The patients were followed up at 6 and 12 months after operation, postoperative chronic pain and chronic pain affecting daily life were assessed using the mod-ified Brief Pain Inventory, the development of neuropathic pain using neuropathic pain questionnaire-short form, and the development of long-term health-related quality of life by using the 12-item short-form scale. Results There was no significant difference in the incidence of chronic pain and chronic pain affecting dai-ly life, incidence of neuropathic pain or quality of life scale score at 6 and 12 months postoperatively be-tween the two groups (P>0. 05). Conclusion TPVB combined with general anesthesia exerts no effect on the long-term quality of life in the patients undergoing breast cancer surgery.