Objective To explore the effect of ultra-low dose dexmedetomidine on cough during an-esthesia recovery period in elderly patients undergoing carotid artery stenting(CAS).Methods A total of 111 elderly patients,75 males and 36 females,aged≥65 years,BMI 18-32 kg/m2,ASA physical statusⅡ or Ⅲ,diagnosed with asymptomatic unilateral severe carotid artery stenosis and scheduled for CAS,were randomly assigned to two groups using a random number table:the dexmedetomidine group(group D,n = 55)and the control group(group C,n = 56).Group D was given dexmedetomidine 0.2-0.5 μg/kg before anesthesia induction,and dexmedetomidine was intravenously infused at a ultra-low dose(0.1-0.2 μg·kg-1·h-1)after anesthesia induction to 30 minutes before the end of the operation,while group C did not receive any dexmedetomidine.The anesthesia regimen and intraoperative medication were the same for both groups.The MAP and HR were recorded 15 minutes before anesthesia induction(T0),5 minutes after anesthesia induction(T1),5 minutes before stent implantation(T2),5 minutes after stent implantation(T3),and 5 minutes after tracheal extubation(T4).The dosage of intraoperative propofol and remifentanil,cough and agitation during anesthesia recovery period,respiratory depression(SpO2＜90%),extubation time,postoperative puncture infection,VAS pain score 24 hours after surgery,and postoperative nausea and vomiting were recorded.Results Compared with group C,MAP was significantly decreased at T1 and T2,increased at T3 and T4,and HR was significantly decreased at T1,T3,and T4 in group D(P＜0.05).Compared with group C,the intraoperative use of propofol and remifentanil was significantly decreased,and the incidence of cough and agitation during anesthesia recovery period was significantly decreased in group D(P＜0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of respiratory depression,ex-tubation time,VAS pain score 24 hours after surgery,and postoperative nausea and vomiting between the two groups.None of the recruited patients experienced infection at the puncture site.Conclusion Ultra-low dose dexmedetomidine can effectively maintain intraoperative hemodynamic stability,reduce the incidence of cough and agitation during anesthesia recovery period,and does not increase other postoperative adverse re-actions,enhancing anesthesia recovery quality in elderly patients undergoing CAS.

Objective To investigate the effects of continuous infusion of extremely low-dose dexmedetomidine on the hemodynamic sta-bility and recovery of postoperative cognition of older adult patients undergoing carotid artery stenting(CAS).Methods 106 older adult patients undergoing CAS were randomly divided into the dexmedetomidine(group D,n= 52)and control groups(group C,n= 54).Hemo-dynamic and cerebral perfusion changes were recorded 15 min before anesthesia induction(T0),5 min after anesthesia induction(T1),5 min before stent placement(T2),5 min after stent placement(T3),and 5 min after tracheal extubation(T4).The standard deviations(SD)of mean arterial pressure(MAP),heart rate(HR),and regional cerebral oxygen saturation(rSO2)were calculated as SDMAP,SDHR,and SDrSO2,respectively.The Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale(MoCA)was used to evaluate and compare changes in pre-and post-operative cognitive function and examine the incidence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction(POCD)in the two groups.Results SDMAP,SDHR,and SDrSO2 in group D were significantly lower than those in group C(P＜0.05).The applied dosages of anesthetics and vasoactive drugs were significantly lower in group D than C(P＜0.05).Extubation time in group D was significantly shorter than that in group C(P＜0.05).MoCA scores in group D were significantly higher one day after CAS than that in group C and POCD incidence was significantly lower in group D one month after CAS(P＜0.05).Conclusion Continuous infusion of low-dose dexmedetomidine has the potential to maintain hemodynamic stability and cerebral perfusion,reduce the dosage of anesthetic drugs,and improve postoperative cognitive performance in older adult patients.

Objective:To establish a predictive model for post-induction hypotension (PIH) in the patients undergoing colorectal cancer resection using machine learning algorithms based on muscle CT parameters.Methods:This was a single-center, retrospective study. Electronic medical records from 318 patients who underwent colorectal cancer resection from September 1, 2018 to September 30, 2021 at our hospital were collected. Predictive variables included age, gender, body mass index, hemoglobin, American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status classification, TNM staging, age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index, prognostic nutritional index, L 3 level skeletal muscle index, and muscle quality assessed by Hounsfield unit average calculation. The outcome variable was PIH. The training and testing sets were divided based on the timeline (patients before September 1, 2020 were included in the training set, and those after that date were included in the testing set). The filtering method was used to screen the feature variables. Eight models, including logistic regression, Bayesian models, K-nearest neighbors, support vector machines, neural networks, decision trees, extreme gradient boosting trees, and random forests, were established in the training set using over-sampling technique, repeated cross-validation and hyperparameter optimization. After selecting the best model, a sorting chart of the feature variables, a univariate partial dependency profile, and a breakdown profile were drawn. In the testing set, the confusion matrix and parameters were calculated, and the receiver operating characteristic curve, precision recall curve, calibration curve, and decision curve were drawn to evaluate the performance of the predictive model. Results:The screened feature variables were Hounsfield unit average calculation value, age, L 3 level skeletal muscle index, prognostic nutritional index, hemoglobin and body mass index. The random forest was the optimal model, with an accuracy of 0.985 9, a MCC of 0.970 8, the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 1.0, and the area under the precision recall curve was 1.0. The Brier score of the calibration curve was 0.076 6; the decision curve showed the highest clinical net benefit of 0.6. Conclusions:In this study, machine learning algorithm is used to identify the important characteristic variables and establish a high-performance PIH prediction model based on muscle CT parameters.

Objective:To investigate the implementation status of appropriate technique of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the perioperative period in China using questionnaires.Methods:From May to June 2022, the questionnaire designed by ourselves was sent to anesthesiologists participating in the survey through the WeChat platform nationwide, and the system automatically recorded the survey.Results:A total of 6 230 anesthesiologists participated in the questionnaire survey, there were 6 160 valid questionnaires, with an effective rate of 98.88%.The anesthesiologists participating in the questionnaire survey were distributed in 16 provincial administrative regions in China, of which the rate from tertiary hospitals was 32.59%, the rate from secondary hospitals was 67.41%, and the application rate of TCM appropriate techniques in the perioperative period was 9.8%.The application rate of TCM appropriate techniques in the perioperative period was higher in tertiary hospitals than in secondary hospitals (9.51% vs. 6.31%, P<0.05), and the application rate was significantly higher in TCM hospitals than in integrated Chinese and Western Medicine hospitals and Western medicine general hospitals (26.15% vs.7.26% vs. 2.49%, P<0.05). Among the provinces participating in the survey, Guangdong Province had the highest application rate of TCM appropriate techniques in the perioperative period (13.60%). In the anesthesiologists carried out TCM appropriate techniques in the perioperative period, the highest application rate of TCM appropriate techniques in non-drug therapy was 59.0%, and the highest application rate in abdominal surgery was 47.4%, and most anesthesiologists (68.1%) selected TCM appropriate techniques according to the type of surgery in patients.Anesthesiologists who applied TCM appropriate techniques in the perioperative period believed that TCM appropriate technique cloud reduce the development of nausea and vomiting in the perioperative period (66.8%), alleviate perioperative pain (54.8%), promote the recovery of perioperative gastrointestinal function (49.8%), and reduce the development of perioperative neurocognitive disorders (47.0%). The main reasons for the lack of TCM appropriate techniques in the perioperative period were the lack of standardized technical training and relevant guidelines (87.11%), the lack of relevant charging items (58.30%), the technical level of operators (46.20%), the lack of support by surgeons (43.40%), and the non-cooperation of patients (27.10%). Conclusions:At present, the application rate of TCM appropriate techniques in the perioperative period is generally low, and the application rate varies greatly among different provinces and hospitals of different levels.Publicity should be expanded through multiple channels, various forms of technical training should be carried out, the implementation plan and guidelines of TCM appropriate technologies should be continuously optimized, and the promotion and application of TCM appropriate techniques in the perioperative period should be strengthened.

The medical records of patients of both sexes with sleep disorders treated with multimodal sleep therapy for which patient controlled sleep with dexmedetomidine was the main method, aged≥18 yr, with body mass index of 18-30 kg/m 2, from February 2019 to January 2021, were collected.Dexmedetomidine 60 ml/h (4 μg/ml) was intravenously infused until non-rapid eye movement (NREM) Ⅲ phase was reached or the consumption of dexmedetomidine reached 1 μg/kg.Whether dexmedetomidine induced restless legs syndrome (RLS) was judged according to the Chinese guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of restless legs syndrome (2021 edition). When the titration was stopped and on the next day after emergence from anesthesia, clinical diagnosis was performed according to Chinese guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of restless legs syndrome (2021 edition) to determine whether RLS was combined or not.Kappa consistency analysis was used to assess the consistency between dexmedetomidine titration and the Chinese guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of restless legs syndrome (2021 Edition) in diagnosis of RLS.The sensitivity and specificity of diagnosis of RLS by dexmedetomidine titration were calculated.A total of 39 patients were included and 8 patients had RLS symptoms which were judged accroding to dexmedetomidine titration.The results of Kappa consistency test showed that there was a strong consistency between dexmedetomidine titration and Chinese guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of restless legs syndrome (2021 edition) (Kappa value 1.0, P<0.01). The sensitivity and specificity of dexmedetomidine titration in judging RLS were 100%.In conclusion, dexmedetomidine titration can accurately judge RLS.

Objective To understand the current situation of health education contents as well as the differences in their requirements between clinical medical students and clinicians,and to provide reference for the optimization of health education curricula for medical students.Methods A stratified sampling method was adopted to select 511 medical students (303 females and 208 males) from a medical university,and the survey results of 436 clinicians (144 females and 292 males) were taken as reference.Differences in the degrees of need between clinical medical students and clinicians were compared by chi-square tests.Results There were statistical differences in needs between clinical medical students and clinicians regarding drug compliance,smoking cessation intervention,balanced diet,application of Chinese traditional rehabilitation medicine,mobile health technology education,exercise rehabilitation guidance,and theory of health promotion (P＜0.01).With regard to drug compliance,smoking cessation intervention,and exercise rehabilitation guidance,the proportions of clinical medical students' needs were just 87.1％,82.2％,and 81.2％,respectively,but for clinicians the proportions reached up to 96.3％,93.8％,and 92.8％,respectively.Whereas,there were no statistical differences for mental stress management,chronic infectious disease health education,and acute infectious disease health education (P＞0.05).Conclusion There is still a big gap between medical students and clinical doctors when it comes to the knowledge of chronic disease management and healthy lifestyles;clinical medical students have not yet realized the importance of such knowledge and skills.Therefore,the strengthening of course construction for clinical medical students is suggested.

Objective To explore the effects of positive end-expiratory pressure on intraoperative pulmonary function and respiratory mechanics in patients receiving continuous hyperthermic peritoneal perfusion.Methods Ninety patients (55 males,35 females,aged 40-70 years,ASA grade Ⅰ-Ⅲ) undergoing continuous hyperthermic peritoneal perfusion were selected and divided into 3 groups (n=30 each): regular volume controlled ventilation group (group A),5 cm H2O PEEP group (group B) and 10 cm H2O PEEP group (group C).After tracheal intubation,the mechanical ventilation parameters in groups A,B and C were respectively given tidal volume (VT) 10 ml/kg without positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP),VT 6 ml/kg with 5 cm H2O PEEP,and VT 6 ml/kg with 10cm H2O.PETCO2 was maintained at 35-45 mm Hg.Arterial blood samples were collected for blood gas analysis 5 min after (T1),before CHPP (T2),the end of CHPP (T3),and before the end of mechanical ventilation (T4).Besides,Pplat,Pmean,Ppeak,PaCO2,PaO2were recorded and Cdyn,OI,RI,A-aDO2 as well as VD/VT were calculated at all time points simultaneously.Pulmonary complications during 7 days after surgery were also recorded.Results Compared with group A,Ppeak,Pplat,A-aDO2 and RI were all significantly lower (P<0.05),while OI and VD/VT were higher in groups B and C at T1-T4 (P<0.05);at T2-T4,Cdyn and PaO2 were higher with lower Pmean in groups B and C (P<0.05).Compared with T1,Ppeak,Pplat and Pmean were higher (P<0.05) while Cdyn was lower (P<0.05) in group A at T2-T4;In Group B,Ppeak and Pplat were higher at T3 (P<0.05),Pmean was higher at T2-T4 (P<0.05) and Cdyn was lower at T3,T4 (P<0.05);in group C,Ppeak,Pplat and Pmean were all higher at T2-T4 (P<0.05),Cdyn was lower at T3,T4 (P<0.05);OI and PaO2 were lower (P<0.05),while A-aDO2,VD/VT and RI were all higher (P<0.05) at T2-T4 in the three groups.In addition,the incidence rates of pulmonary infection,hypoxemia,and atelectasis were significantly lower in groups B and C during 7 days after surgery than those of group A (P<0.05).Conclusion PEEP (5 cm H2O) with VT (6 ml/kg) could effectively improve intraoperative pulmonary function and reduce the risk of perioperative pulmonary complications of the patients receiving continuous hyperthermic peritoneal perfusion.

Objective To systcmatically rcvicw the effect of goal-directed fluid therapy (GDFT) on outcomes following abdominal surgery.Methods Pubmed,Embase,CINAHAL,Scopus and Cochrane Library were searched from 1980 to May 2016 to identify randomized controlled trials involving the effect of GDFT on outcomes following abdominal surgery in adults (aged＞ 18 yr).GDFT served as therapy group,and conventional fluid therapy served as control group.The major evaluation indexes included the postoperative mortality rate,incidence of postoperative complications and length of hospital stay.The secondary evaluation index was the recovery of postoperative gastrointestinal function.Meta-analysis was conducted using the RevMan 5.1 and Stata 12.0 softwares.Results Forty-five randomized controlled trials involving 6344 patients were included in our meta-analysis,and there were 3406 cases in therapy group and 2938 cases in control group.The results of mcta-analysis showed that compared with control group,the number of patients who developed postoperative complications was significantly decreased,the length of hospital stay was shortened,and the time to first flatus and time to first liquid diet were shortened in therapy group (P＜0.05).There was no significant difference in the mortality rate between the two groups (P＞0.05).Conclusion GDFT can promote outcones following abdominal surgery and exerts no effects on the survival rate in patients.

Objective To evaluate the effect of atorvastatin preconditioning on cognitive function in isoflurane-anaesthetized mice.Methods Forty-eight healthy male C57BL/6 mice,aged 3 months,weighing 27-41 g,were divided into 3 groups (n =16 each) using a random number table:control group (group C),isoflurane anesthesia group (group Ⅰ) and atorvastatin preconditioning plus isoflurane anesthesia group (group AI).Atorvastatin 10 mg/kg was given through a gastric tube into the stomach at the same time every day for 7 consecutive days in group AI.In Ⅰ and AI groups,1.5％ isoflurane was inhaled for 6 h with fresh gas flow of 2 L/min at 1 day after the end of administration.Open field test and Morris water maze test were performed at 1 day after the end of anesthesia.The mice were sacrificed at 1 day after the end of Morris water maze test,and hippocampi were isolated for determination of caspase-3,Bax and Bcl-2 expression (by Western blot) and contents of interleukin-1beta (IL-1β),tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and soluble Aβ1-42 in hippocampal tissues (by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay).Results There was no significant difference in the parameters of open field test among the three groups (P＞0.05).Compared with group C,the escape latency was significantly prolonged at each time point,the time of staying at the original platform quadrant was shortened,the frequency of crossing the original platform was decreased,the contents of IL-1β,TNF-α and soluble Aβ1-42 were increased,the expression of caspase-3 and Bax was up-regulated,and Bcl-2 expression was down-regulated in Ⅰ and AI groups (P＜0.05).Compared with group Ⅰ,the escape latency was significantly shortened at each time point,the time of staying at the original platform quadrant was prolonged,the frequency of crossing the original platform was increased,the contents of IL-1β,TNF-α and soluble Aβ1-42 were decreased,the expression of caspase-3 and Bax was downregulated,and Bcl-2 expression was up-regulated in group AI (P＜0.05).Conclusion Atorvastatin preconditioning can improve cognitive function in isoflurane-anaesthetized mice,and the mechanism may be association with attenuating hippocampal inflammatory responses,inhibiting over-expression of Aβ1-42 and inhibiting neuronal apoptosis.

Objective To evaluate the effect of electric vagal stimulation on postoperative cognitive dysfunction in aged rats.Methods Thirty healthy Sprague-Dawley rats of both sexes,aged 18-20 months,weighing 390-550 g,were randomly divided into 3 groups (n=10 each) using a random number table:control group (group C),surgery group (group S),and electric vagal stimulation group (group V).Incision of the right carotid sheath was performed,and the vagal nerve was exposed after anesthesia in S and V groups.The right vagus nerve was stimulated for 30 min with continuous electric rectangular pulses (1 ms,10 Hz,1-2 V) after surgery in group V.The Morris water maze place navigation test was performed at 4,3,2 and 1 days before surgery and 2 days after surgery.The cognitive function was assessed using spatial probe and open field tests conducted at 2 days after surgery.The escape latency,the number of crossing the platform,the number of crossing the grid,the number of standing on the back legs,and the time animals spent in the central square were recorded.After the end of behavioral testing,venous blood samples were collected from the jugular vein for determination of concentrations of serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α),interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-6 using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.Results Compared with group C,the number of crossing the platform,the number of crossing the grid,and the number of standing on the back legs were significantly decreased,the escape latency and the time animals spent in the central square were significantly prolonged,and the concentrations of serum TNF-α,IL-1β and IL-6 were significantly increased at 2 days after surgery in group S (P＜0.05).Compared with group S,the number of crossing the platform,the number of crossing the grid,and the number of standing on the back legs were significantly increased,the escape latency and the time animals spent in the central square were significantly shortened,and the concentrations of serum TNF-α,IL-1β and IL-6 were significantly decreased at 2 days after surgery in group V (P＜0.05).Conclusion Electric vagal stimulation can improve the postoperative cognitive dysfunction in aged rats.