ObjectiveTo explore the risk factors and bleeding points associated with postoperative hemorrhage after thyroidectomy and provide clinical basis for prevention of postoperative bleeding.MethodsThe clinical data of 21 patients with postoperative hemorrhage and 63 patients without postoperative hemorrhage who underwent thyroidectomy from Nov. 2010 to Nov. 2017 in West China Hospital were retrospectively analyzed.ResultsUnivariate analysis showed that hypertension, maximum tumour dimension, lymph node metastasis, recurrent laryngeal nerval infiltration, T stage, N stage, serum triglyceride, and serum high density lipoprotein were significantly associated with postoperative hemorrhage (P<0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that lymph node metastasis (OR=16.219, P=0.002) and low serum high density lipoprotein (OR=0.035, P=0.006) were risk factors for postoperative hemorrhage. Among the patients with postoperative bleeding, the most common five bleeding sites were: ribbon muscle and sternocleidomastoid muscle (both was 19.2%), esophageal tracheal surface blood vessels (11.5%), thyroid bed (7.7%), and larynx recurrent paravascular small vessels (7.7%).ConclusionsLymph node metastasis and serum HDL are independent risk factors of hemorrhage after thyroidectomy. The predilection site for postoperative bleeding is mainly the neck muscle.
Objective To assess the clinical efficacy and safety of proton pump inhibitor （PPI） and H2RA for stress ulcer bleeding in stroke patients. Methods Randomized controlled trials （RCT） were identified from MEDLINE （ 1966- Oct. 2005 ） ,EMBASE （ 1984- Oct. 2005 ）, The Cochrane Library （ Issue 4,2005 ）, CBMdisc （ 1980- Oct. 2005 ） and VIP（ 1980- Oct. 2005 ）. We handsearched the related published and unpublished data and their references. The quality of included trials was evaluated. Data were extracted by two reviewers independently with a designed extraction form. RevMan 4. 2.7 software was used for data analysis. Results Twenty RCT were included with 2 624 patients. The results of meta-analysis were listed as follows： （1） stress ulcer bleeding （SUB） ： PPI （ OR 0.14,95% CI 0.08 to 0.24, NNT = 3 ） and H2RA （OR 0.24,95% CI 0.15 to 0.39, NNT =5） significantly reduced the incidence of SUB in comparison with control group. PPI significantly reduced the incidence of SUB compared with H2R.A（P 〈0. 00001 ）. （2） Mortality： PPI （OR 0.22,95% CI 0. 11 to 0.47, NNT =8） and H2RA （OR 0.53,95% CI 0. 34 to 0.81, NNT =16） significantly decreased the mortality compared with non-prophylaxis group. PPI significantly decreased the mortality compared with H2RA （OR 0.28,95% CI 0.09 to 0. 89）. （3） Adverse effect： There were not evident adverse effects in both PPI and H2RA groups. Conclusions PPI and H2RA may reduce the incidence and mortality of SUB in stroke patients, and PPls are better in reducing incidence of SUB than H2RA.
ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and respiratory failure in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding and recent prognosis. MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 73 patients with COPD and respiratory failure treated from February 2009 to May 2011. The patients were assigned to the observing group (n=33) and control group (n=40). General characteristics, improvement rates, mortality rates, lengths of hospital stay, endotracheal tube rates and arrhythmia rates were compared between the two groups. ResultsAge, sex, and medical history of the patients were similar in both groups (P>0.05). Compared with the control group, the improvement rate was lower (P<0.001), the mortality rate (P<0.001), length of hospital stay (P<0.001), endotracheal tube rate (P<0.05) and arrhythmia rate (P<0.05) were all higher in the observing group after treatment. ConclusionUpper gastrointestinal bleeding is a high risk factor for short-term prognosis patients with COPD and respiratory failure.
Objective To investigate the effect of emergency fast-track treatment on dangerous upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Methods Seventy-six patients who received traditional treatment between October 2020 and March 2021 were included in the traditional treatment group, and 82 patients who entered the emergency fast track for dangerous upper gastrointestinal bleeding between April 2021 and September 2021 were included in the fast-track treatment group. The patients in the traditional treatment group were treated with the traditional single-subject diagnosis and treatment mode, and the patients in the fast-track treatment group were treated according to the multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment procedures of emergency fast track for dangerous upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The length of emergency stay, 24-hour endoscopic completion rate, effective rate, and length of hospital stay were compared between the two groups. Results The length of emergency stay [(3.75±3.19) vs. (6.51±4.72) h], the effective rate (96.3% vs. 85.5%) and the length of hospital stay [(8.26±2.51) vs. (11.07±2.79) d] were significantly better in the fast-track group than those in the traditional treatment group (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the 24-hour endoscopic completion rate between the two groups (96.3% vs. 96.1%, P>0.05). Conclusion Compared with the traditional treatment mode, the fast-track treatment mode can significantly improve the treatment efficiency, and reduce the lengths of emergency stay and hospital stay.
ObjectiveTo examine the intrauterine residual tissue in patients with prolonged vaginal bleeding after drug abortion by both B-ultrasound and pathology through cleaning the remnant of uterine, in order to investigate the relationship between prolonged vaginal bleeding after medical abortion with mifepristone and the residual tissues (decidua/villi). MethodsBetween June and December 2011, 144 patients with vaginal bleeding after medical abortion were involved in the study. B-ultrasound and pathology through cleaning the remnant of uterine were adopted to study the residual tissue respectively. ResultsBased on the ultrasound results, the difference in residual tissues was statistically significant between patients with bleeding for 15 days or shorter and patients with bleeding for more than 15 days (P<0.05). The pathological results showed that the difference in decidua and villi on the residual tissues was not statistically significant between patients with bleeding for 15 days or shorter and patients with bleeding for more than 15 days (P>0.05). ConclusionAfter drug abortion, the prolonged vaginal bleeding was correlated with intrauterine residual tissues, and was not correlated with whether the residual tissue was villi or decidua.
ObjectiveTo investigate the influencing factor of intraoperative hypothermia during laparotomy.MethodsA total of 81 patients underwent laparotomy in our hospital from October 1, 2018 to January 1, 2019 were enrolled. The difference of preoperative baseline data and surgical data between the hypothermia and non-hypothermia groups was compared, and the influencing factor of intraoperative hypothermia during laparotomy was explored.ResultsOf the 81 patients, 32 patients occurred hypothermia during operation. There were no significant differences in gender, age, BMI, HGB, WBC count, PLT count, TB, AST, ALT, ALB, PT, operation time, postoperative hospital stay, and Clavien-Dindo grade between the hypothermia group and the non-hypothermia group (P>0.05), but there were significant differences in intraoperative infusion volume, intraoperative blood loss, and surgical mode (P<0.05). The intraoperative infusion volume and intraoperative blood loss in the hypothermia group were higher than those in the non-hypothermia operation group, and the proportion of hepatectomy was higher than that in the non-hypothermia group. The multivariate analysis show that the intraoperative blood loss, intraoperative infusion volume, and kind of operation were the risk factors for the hypothermia during laparotomy (P<0.05).ConclusionsIntraoperative hypothermia is related to intraoperative bleeding volume, intraoperative fluid infusion volume, and the kind of operation. Therefore, for patients with less bleeding, the intraoperative hypothermia can be reduced by limiting the volume of intraoperative fluid infusion. For those patients with more intraoperative bleeding, warming fluid infusion may reduce the incidence of intraoperative hypothermia.
ObjectivesTo systematically review the efficacy and safety of esomeprazole versus omeprazole in the treatment of acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (ANVUGIB).MethodsPubMed, EMbase, The Cochrane Library, CNKI, WanFang Data and VIP databases were electronically searched to collect the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about the efficacy and safety of esomeprazole versus omeprazole in the treatment of ANVUGIB from inception to January, 2019. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of included studies, then, meta-analysis was performed by using RevMan 5.3 software.ResultsA total of 17 RCTs involving 2 086 patients were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that, the total effective rate of esomeprazole group was higher than omeprazole group (RR=1.09, 95%CI 1.04 to 1.14, P=0.000 6), the incidence of adverse reactions was lower than omeprazole group (OR=0.27, 95%CI 0.18 to 0.40, P<0.000 01), the average hemostasis time was shorter than omeprazole group (MD=−0.64, 95%CI −0.94 to −0.34, P<0.0001), and the difference were statistically significant.ConclusionsCurrent evidence shows that in the treatment of ANVUGIB, esomeprazole has rapid hemostasis, significant effect and fewer adverse reactions, which is worthy of wide application and promotion. Due to limited quality and quantity of the included studies, more high-quality studies are required to verify the above conclusions.
Atrial fibrillation is now the most frequent kind of adult arrhythmia in the world, with a prevalence rate at 2%-4%. In addition to the clinical symptoms of palpitation, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and decreased exercise tolerance, patients with atrial fibrillation have a 4 to 5 times higher risk of ischemic stroke than patients without atrial fibrillation, so anticoagulation therapy should be tailored to the CHA2DS2-VASc [congestive heart failure, hypertension, age≥75 years (doubled), diabetes mellitus, stroke (doubled)-vascular disease, age 65-74 years and sex category (female)] score. Oral anticoagulants not only prevent thrombosis, but also raise the risk of drug-related bleeding. This paper examines the assessment and mitigation of bleeding risk in atrial fibrillation and venous thromboembolism: A position paper from ESC/EHRA/AACA/APHRS, in order to provide readers with the most up-to-date research on anticoagulant bleeding risk management in patients with atrial fibrillation.
ObjectiveTo evaluate the safety and efficacy of unconventional abdominal drainage after laparoscopic hepatectomy.MethodsThe clinicopathologic data of patients who underwent laparoscopic hepatectomy for liver tumors in the Mianyang Central Hospital from June to December 2019 and met the inclusion criteria were retrospectively collected. Based on whether drainage tube was placed in the abdominal cavity during operation, the patients were divided into non-catheterized group (without drainage tube) and catheterized group (with drainage tube). The intraoperative data and postoperative complications (e.g. intraabdominal hemorrhage, bile leakage, abdominal infection, and liver failure) were compared between the two groups. Then, the intraoperative data and postoperative conditions of liver cancer and non-liver cancer patients with or without abdominal drainage tube were compared and analyzed.ResultsA total of 117 eligible patients were included in the study. The non-catheterized group had 59 patients and the catheterized group had 58 patients. The patients with liver cancer had 84 patients (44 non-catheterized patients and 40 catheterized patients) and the patients without liver cancer had 33 patients (15 non-catheterized patients and 18 catheterized patients). ① On the whole, the groups were comparable in the baseline data between the non-catheterized group and the catheterized group, such as gender, age, HBV infection, body mass index, hepatic function index, liver stiffness value, disease category, etc. (P>0.05). Compared with the catheterized group, the non-catheterized group had earlier off-bed activities and earlier flatus time (P<0.001), and shorter postoperative hospital stay (P=0.030). However, no statistically significant differences were found in other indicators between the two groups (P>0.05). ② Whether the patients had liver cancer or not, the non-catheterized patients still had earlier off-bed activities and earlier flatus time as compared with the catheterized patients (P<0.001). Among the patients with liver cancer, no difference was found in postoperative hospital stay. However, among the patients without liver cancer, the non-catheterized patients had shorter postoperative hospital stay than the catheterized patients (P=0.042). No statistically significant differences were found in other indicators between the catheterized patients and non-catheterized patients (P>0.05).ConclusionFor technologically skilled laparoscopic hepatectomy center, selectively not placing peritoneal drainage tube after surgery might better promote the health of patients.
Objective To investigate the risk factors for postoperative gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) in patients with type A aortic dissection, and further discuss its prevention and treatment. Methods The clinical data of patients with type A aortic dissection admitted to the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University from 2017 to 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into a GIB group and a non-GIB group based on the presence of GIB after surgery. The variables with statistical differences between two groups in univariate analysis were included into a multivariate logistic regression model to analyze the risk factors for postoperative GIB in patients with type A aortic dissection. Results There were 18 patients in the GIB group including 12 males and 6 females, aged 60.11±10.63 years, while 511 patients in the non-GIB group including 384 males and 127 females, aged 49.81±12.88 years. In the univariate analysis, there were statistical differences in age, preoperative percutaneous arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2)<95%, intraoperative circulatory arrest time, postoperative low cardiac output syndrome, ventilator withdrawal time>72 hours, postoperative FiO2≥50%, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) rate, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) rate, infection rate, length of hospital stay and ICU stay, and in-hospital mortality (all P<0.05). In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, preoperative SpO2<95% (OR=10.845, 95%CI 2.038-57.703), ventilator withdrawal time>72 hours (OR=0.004, 95%CI 0.001-0.016), CRRT (OR=6.822, 95%CI 1.778-26.171) were risk factors for postoperative GIB in patients (P≤0.005). In the intra-group analysis of GIB, non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia (NOMI) accounted for 38.9% (7/18) and was the main disease type for postoperative GIB in patients with type A aortic dissection. Conclusion In addition to patients with entrapment involving the superior mesenteric artery who are prone to postoperative GIB, preoperative SpO2<95%, ventilator withdrawal time>72 hours, and CRRT are independent risk factors for postoperative GIB in patients with type A aortic dissection. NOMI is a major disease category for GIB, and timely diagnosis and aggressive treatment are effective ways to reduce mortality. Awareness of its risk factors and treatment are also ways to reduce its incidence.