Objective:To explore dynamic change of heart rate variability (HRV) before and after circumferential pulmonary vein ablation (CPVA ) in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) and its relationship with postoperative recur‐rence .Methods:A total of 108 PAF patients undergoing left atrial circumferential pulmonary vein electrically isolated ra‐diofrequency ablation were selected .According to 12‐lead DCG on 3d and three months after operation ,patients were di‐vided into early recurrence group (n=10) ,late recurrence group (n=21) and no recurrence group (n=77) .HRV changes were followed up and compared among all groups .Results:Compared with before ablation ,on 3d after ablation ,there were significant reductions in standard deviation of normal to normal RR intervals calculated over the 24 h period (SDNN) , standard deviation of normal to normal RR intervals in all 5 min segments of the entire recording (SDANN) ,root‐mean square of differences betweensuccessive normal to normal intervals (rMSSD) ,low frequency (LF) ,high frequency (HF) in no recurrence group ;significant rise in mean heart rate ,and significant reductions in SDNN ,LF and LF/HF in early recur‐rence group ( P< 0.05 or <0.01);compared with no recurrence group ,there were significant rise in mean heart rate [(69.3 ± 11.2) beats/min vs .(75.4 ± 14.0) beats/min] ,SDANN[(66.9 ± 25.7)ms vs .(137.5 ± 92.3)ms] ,rMSSD [(22.1 ± 10.6)ms vs .(46.2 ± 19.2)ms] ,LF [(233.1 ± 31.4)ms vs .(251.7 ± 17.3)]and HF[(228.0 ± 82.4) ms2 vs . (508.0 ± 13.5) ms2 ] ,and significant reduction in LF/HF[(1.13 ± 0.53) ms2 vs .(0.41 ± 0.13) ms2 ]in early recurrence group (P<0.05 or < 0.01);significant rise in rMSSD [(23.9 ± 11.10) ms2 vs .(52.0 ± 28.7) ms2 ]and HF[(344.4 ± 103.2) ms2 vs .(482.1 ± 100.6) ms2 ] ,and significant reduction in LF/HF[(1.16 ± 0.41) vs .(0.85 ± 0.43)]in late recur‐rence group , P<0. 05 or <0. 01. Conclusion:Vagal tone reduction may reduce recurrence after CPVA in PAF patients .

Objective To investigate the causer of, and the way to deal with the measurement of protecting from vascular compromise in free flap transplantation. Methods To retrospectively study the clinical data collected from the 89th Hospital of PLA including 305 cases of vascular compromise in free flap transplantation held on June, 1983 to December, 2006. Accoding to the different tissue flaps and different sites to be repaired, 11 factors of vascular compromise of free flap transplantation were to be investigated including operation design, the recipe of free flap, the variation of vascellum, the skill of recipe, the operation opportunity, the match of vascellum, the debride of vascellum, the vascellum angiotasis, the vascular anastomosis, the management of vascular articulo and the infection. Results Among the 305 cases of free flap transplantation, arterial compromise existed in 270 cases, 10 cases developed arterial compromise during operation, 6 cases were due to the injury of nutrient vessel, the flap survived after the revascularization. 4 cases obtained part necrosis of 10 cases, and the rotation flap and skingrafting covered the raw surface. The rest 213 cases survived and 47 cased failed. Another 35 cases of vein compromise were obtained. Among them, 5 cases survived, part necrosis of 10 cases, and 20 cases failed. Conclusion Vascular compromise is the factor of necrosis in free flap transplantation. It is of cardinal importance to timely and correctly treat the vascular compromise in free flap transplantation whether happened intra-or postoperatively. This is the key to access high successful rate. Preventive measures are even more beneficial than proper management after its occurrence. The venous return disorder was the main factor of free flap transplantation failure.

Oral fluid resuscitation in early period of hypovolemic shock is an important measure in the treatment of casualties in the battlefield as well as in mass casualties in lieu of the means of establishing a venous line. The main tasks in the study of oral rehydration resuscitation are the proposition of appropriate prescriptions of the liquids to be given and methods of administration on the basis of a clear elucidation of the mechanism underlying the function of the digestive system in regard to transportation and absorption of the given ingredients. The aim of the study is to fully replenish maximal amount of fluid containing glucose and electrolytes in a convenient, expeditious, and effective way in a minimal span of time, in order to increase circulating blood volume. At the same time, ischemia and tolerance to oral fluids of the gastro-intestinal tract should be improved, electrolyte imbalance and incidence of secondary infection should be alleviated, and finally hypovolemic shock is corrected, so that the victim is kept alive and prepared for further definitive surgical intervention.

The application of molecular biological technique provides opportunity to pancreatic cancer patients since the cancer is resistant to routine treatment. Clarifying the molecular mechanism in the genesis and development of pancreatic cancer is the first thing to do. Recent researches found that there were different signaling pathways activated in different stages of pancreatic cancer. The important signal pathways included mitosis pathways, growth factor pathways, developing pathways and mucin pathways. This article will review the relationship between molecular pathways and pancreatic cancer.

Objective:To investigate the effects of enteral nutrition assisted therapy in preventing postoperative anastomotic fistula in patients with esophageal cancer and its influence on immunity,healing process and nutritional recovery.Methods: The clinical data of 90 cases of patients with esophageal cancer who underwent surgical treatment were retrospectively analyzed.According to the mode of postoperative nutritional support,the patients were divided into group A(n=34),B(n=30)and C(n=26)three groups.Group A was treated by immune-enhancing enteral nutrition(Supportan)assisted therapy.Group B was treated with routine enternal nutrition(Nutrison Fibre)assisted therapy.Both of the two groups were treated with 25%,50% and 100% of the full dose on the 1st,2nd and 3rd-7th day after surgery.Later,the dose was reduced day by day till normal diet.Group C was treated by parenteral nutrition assisted therapy.Since the 1st day after surgery,patients in group C were intravenously injected with glucose,vita min and a mino acid mixed liquid calculated by 125.52 kJ/kg.8-10 d later,patients gradually transited to the normal diet.The incidence rates of anastomotic fistula,pulmonary infection and incision infection,wound healing time,total hospitalization time and initial exhaust time were observed and compared between the three groups.The changes of immune index [T lymphocytes and its subsets(CD3+,CD4+,CD8+)],inflammatory factors[C reactive protein(CRP),IL-6]and nutrition indexes[serum total protein(TP),albumin(ALB)]before surgery,on the 1st and 8th day after surgery were recorded.Results: ①There were significant differences in the incidence rates of postoperative anastomotic fistula and pulmonary infection between the three groups(P<0.05),and the incidence rates in group C were significantly higher than those in the other two groups(P<0.05).②There were significant differences in wound healing time,total hospitalization time and initial exhaust time between the three groups(P<0.05)and that of group C group was longer than that of the other two groups(P<0.05).③On the 1st day after surgery,the levels of immune indexes such as CD3+,CD4+,CD4+/CD8+ and nutrition indexes such as TP and ALB in the three groups were significantly lower than those before surgery.CD8+ levels and levels of inflammatory indexes such as CRP and IL-6 were significantly higher than those before surgery(P<0.05).However,there was no significant difference between the groups(P>0.05).On the 8th day after surgery,the nutrition indexes in the three groups were still significantly lower than those before surgery.However,those in group A and B were significantly higher than those in group C(P<0.05);the inflammatory factors were still significantly higher than those before surgery(P<0.05)but those in group A and B were significantly lower than those in group C(P<0.05).Among the three groups,there was no statistical significance in comparing the immune indexes with those in group A(P>0.05).The levels of CD3+,CD4+,CD4+/CD8+ in the other two groups were lower than those before surgery while CD8+ level was higher than that before surgery(P<0.05).Conclusion: To apply enteral nutrition assisted therapy in patients with esophageal cancer after surgery can effectively improve the prognosis.It has positive effects on shortening the healing process,improving the immune function and improving the nutritional status.

Objective To evaluate clinical application of the gastrocnemius blood vessles as recevier ones to anastomose with free flaps. Methods From June 2005 to July 2011,twenty adult lower limbs were infused with red glue to observe the origin,streching,branches and communication with other blood vessles of the gastrocnemius blood vessles and to measure their outer diameters and pedicle length. Operations were also simulated on these specimens to make the above chacracters of the vessles clear further.CT images of 16 fresh adult lower limbs were got to observe the effects of obstruction of one side of the gastrocnemius blood vessels to the blood supply of the gastrocnemius muscles. Fifty-two free flaps were transplanted to legs with large defects of skin and soft tissues where the gastrocnemius blood vessles were anastomosed with the flaps to supply artery blood and receive vein blood. Results The main blood vessles of the gastrocnemius muscles were medial and lateral gastrocnemius blood vessles. They both origined from the popliteal arteries and communicated with other blood vessles. The pedicles of the medial gastrocnemius blood vessles were 8.0 -13.8 cm in length which averaged 11.1 cm and their outer diameters were (1.8 ± 0.3) mm when they entered the muscles. The pedicles of the medial gastrocnemius blood vessles were 5.4 - 12.3 cm in length which averaged 8.8 cm.The outer diameters of the two accompanying veins were (1.8 ± 0.3)mm when they entered the muscles.When one gastrocnemius blood vessle were obstructed,the gastrocnemius muscles could got enough blood supply by co mmunicating branches between the obstructed vessle and other blood vessles.All the 52 free flaps survived. Through one to two-years follow-up, the defects cured with no infection and the knees' motions were normal. Conclusions With a long pedicle and wide diameter,the medial or lateral gastrocnemius blood vessle can be a reliable alternative used in free flap transplautation for repairing large defects of skin and soft tissues of seriously injured legs with no other choice of blood vessles, which causes unobvious effects to the blood supply of the legs and can simplify the free flap transplantation.

Objective To investigate the effect to the blood supply of the gastrocnemius if ligating the medial or lateral artery, and provide theory base for the sural artery flap repairing the soft tissue defects of legs injuries.Methods The anatomical study involved 16 fresh adult cadaver lower legs ligating the medial or lateral gastrocnemius vessel, the arteries of which were perfused with the Meglumine Diatrizoatis Mucilage,and then carried out the cross-sectional analysis of the CTA, the bifurcation, location length, diameter and perforator of the sural artery were recorded by dissection.To observe the anastomosis with gastrocnemius vessel in artery pipeline foundry made by 1 specimen.Results The consistent with the result of the angiography was the gastrocnemius can completely get enough blood supply from some anastomotic arteriole when ligating one side of the sural vessel.Under normal circumstances, the blood supply of gastrocnemius muscle mainly supplied by sural artery.In the case of the sural vessel was cut off, the blood supply of gastrocnemius come from the anastomotic arteriole between medial and lateral artery and the soleus.The anastomotic arteriole from soleus has larger diameter, but less quantity, and was invariably deteced in the lower third of the gastrocnemius muscle constantly.A lot of anastomotic arteriole were found between the muscle heads, and it was also invariably deteced in the lower third of the gastrocnemius muscle, communicating with the surai neurovascular axis, the average external diameter was less than 0.5 mm.Conclusion The blood supply of the gastrocnemius are enough when ligating the medial or lateral artery.

Objective To discuss the operating skills of transperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy(LRN).Methods From Dec 2008 to Dec 2010,105 patients with renal tumors were treated by transperitoneal LRN.Fifty-one tumors were located in left kidney,and 54 in the right kidney.The mean diameter of renal tumor was(5.8 ± 2.4)cm.There were 48 cases of T1N0M0,51 of T2N0M0,6 of T3aN0M0.During the process of transperitoneal LRN,vena genitalis was constantly used as an operative mark for seeking and ligating the renal artery and vein.The specimens were cut completely and removed through Pfannensteil incision.Results All the 105 cases were performed by transperitoneal LRN with vena genitalis marking method successfully.Twenty-eight cases of homolateral adrenal gland were resected and 16 cases of regional lymph node were cleaned.There was no serious injury of liver,spleen or bowels.The operating time ranged 44-78 min with an average of 55 min,and the blood loss was 35-600 ml with the mean of 85 ml.The post-operative length of stay was 4-11 d with an average of 6 d.Major complications included 3 cases of vessel injury,1 case with an injury of diaphragmatic muscle and 2 cases with a lymphous leakage.Post-operative staging included 44 cases of T1 N0 M0,1 of T1 N1 M0,47 of T2 N0 M0,1 of T2 N1 M0,7of T3aN0M0,1 of T3aN1 M0,2 of T4N0M0,and 2 cases with benign lesion.The patients were followed up for 9-33 months with an average of 18 months.One case had an incisional hernia,1 had a local tumor recurrence and 1 died of pulmonary metastasis.Conclusions Transperitoneal LRN with vena genitalis marking method could be safe for the treatment of renal tumors.The vena genitalis may act as a mark for the accurate location and quick ligation for the renal pedicle without serious injuries,and such patients could recover fastly with fewer complications.Pfannensteil incision has a good quality of little trauma and could meet with the need of aesthetics.

Objective To study the anatomical characteristics of sural blood vessel, and to explore the clinical effect of sural blood vessel combined with free skin flap in repairing large tissue defect of calf. Methods 10 fresh adult cadavers were col-lected for experimental studies. Chose 8 cadavers randomly and ligate the sural medial vessel (4 cases) or sural lateral vessel (4 cases) of one limb, leaving the contralateral limb un-ligated as control. Angiography was performed to observe the blood supply of the gastrocnemius muscle after the ligation of the sural medial vessel or sural lateral vessel. For the remaining 2 cadavers, the ori-gin, diameter, and location of the communicating branch of the gastrocnemius muscle were observed by macroscopic anatomy and vascular cast. The data of 19 patients with large tissue defect of calf from October 2006 to September 2013 were analyzed retro-spectively for clinical research. There were 11 males and 8 females aged from 10-40 years (mean, 32 years). 12 patients took sural medial blood vessels as recipient vessels, and 7 patients took sural lateral blood vessels. 6 patients were grafted with free chest na-vel flaps, 8 with anterolateral thigh flap, 2 with lateral thoracic flap, and 3 with latissimus dorsi flap. The areas of wound surface were ranging from 5 cm×10 cm-8 cm×37 cm. The areas of the flap dissected were ranging from 7 cm×10 cm-10 cm×30 cm. Re-sults The study found that the blood supply of gastrocnemius muscle of the calf was multifocal, and was mainly by sural artery. When the blood supply of sural artery was cut off from one side, the gastrocnemius muscle could be supplied by the communicat-ing branches between medial and lateral head of gastrocnemius muscle and the communicating branches of soleus muscle. The communicating branches were at constant anatomical locations, with larger diameter and rich branches. All the 19 cases of free skin flip transplantation were survived. Healing time of wound was ranging from 13-29 d, among which 11 cases were primary healing, and 8 were secondary healing. The follow-up duration was ranging from 12-24 months. The flaps could endure friction of certain degree. No sensory dysfunction was reported. For the cases that split thick skin graft or split-thickness thin skin flap taken from abdomen or huckle were autografted to cover the donor site, primary healing was all gained. Conclusion The sural blood vessels are deeply located in the gastrocnemius muscle at constant anatomical locations, with a long pedicle and a large diameter, and are easy to be dissected, thus they are suited for anastomosis. Sural vessel combined with free skin flip provides a new treat-ment option for the repair of large tissue defect of calf.

10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2013.26.002