Objective To investigate the most suitable anaesthesia method for the tension-free herniorrhaphy.Methods A total of 422 unilateral inguinal hernia cases from 2002 to 2005 were collected and randomly divided into the local anaesthesia group and epidural anaesthesia group. Observation indices and some relative data, such as operative duration, date of ambulation, date of foodintake, length of hospital stay, operation-correlated complications, anaesthesia complications, usage rate of ancillary drug, satisfactory rate for anesthesia, cost of hospitalization, were included and recorded in the questionnaire, and all the patients who took the tension-free herniorrhaphy were asked to answer it as the follow-up research. Results It was found that the occurrence of postoperative anaesthetic complications, the cost of hospitalization, length of stay of local anaesthesia group were significantly less than those of epidural anaesthesia group, and the date of moving and the date of foodintake were also significantly earlier than those of the other group (P<0.05). However, there was no significant difference of operative duration, postoperative recovery situation and the satisfactory rate between two groups (P>0.05).Conclusion The local anaesthesia is suitable for most of the tension-free herniorrhaphy, and it may be used as the conventional anaesthetic method.
Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided TAP block for the anesthesia in peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter implantation. Methods Patients with end-stage renal disease who intended to receive PD catheter implantation in the West China Hospital of Sichuan University were enrolled from April 2015 to February 2016. Those who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into two groups: the local filtration anesthesia (LF) group and the TAP group. The two groups got the ultrasound guided TAP block (The LF group got a shame TAP block by making the skin wheal and just inserting the needle into the TAP with the guidance of ultrasound), then the LF group received local filtration anesthesia twenty minutes later, with the TAP group had sham LF anesthesia by injection of saline at the incision subcutaneously. The anesthetist generated the random allocation sequence and performed all TAP/sham blocks according to the allocation of each patient. The patients, investigators were all blind to the allocation. The follow-up time was 3 months. The primary outcomes were the rate of alteration to general anesthesia and the VAS score during and after the surgery. The dosages of sufentanil for analgesia during and after were recorded. The satisfaction to the effect anesthesia by the operation doctors, PD catheter related complications and adverse events related to TAP block or anesthetic agent were also recorded. Statistic analysis was conducted using SPSS 19.0 software. Results A total of 36 patients were included, 12 cases in the LF group and 24 cases in the TAP group. The rate of alteration to general anesthesia in the TAP group was 4.12% and was significantly lower than that in the LF group (33.3%) (P=0.034). The VAS scores at the time points of incision of skin, division of subcutaneous tissue and anterior rectus sheath, opening the peritoneum, insertion of PDC, suture of skin, 2 hours and 24 hours after operation were significantly lower in the TAP group compared to the LF group (P values=0.001, 0.037, 0.000, 0.001, 0.029, 0.035, and 0.000, respectively). The TAP group consumed less sufentanil during the operation and showed a higher satisfaction of the operation doctors. There were no significant differences in the PD catheter related complications and adverse events between the two groups. Conclusion The ultrasound-guided TAP block can be an effective and safe anesthesia method for PD catheter implantation. Because of the limitation of small sample size of this study, a multiple center study with larger sample size is suggested.
ObjectiveTo investigate the application of tension-free herniarepair under local anesthesia in senile inguinal hernia. MethodsClinical data of 163 cases of senile inguinal hernias with herniorrhaphy under local anesthesia in our department from October 2011 to October 2014 were analyzed retrospectively, including epidural anesthesia 90 patients and local anesthesia 73 patients. ResultsAll patients were successfully completed surgery. Hospital charges in local anesthesia were much cheaper than that in epidural anesthesia group (P=0.002). Hospital days in local anesthesia were much shorter than that in epidural anesthesia group (P=0.035). Lung complication in local anesthesia were much less than that in epidural anesthesia group (P=0.015). Other indicators were no significant difference between the two groups (P > 0.05). ConclusionTension-free herniorrhaphy under local anesthesia in elderly patients is safe, reliable, less invasive method with low costs, slight postoperative pain, and worthy of promotion.
Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of minimally invasive small incision surgery under local anesthesia for pediatric stenosing tenovaginitis of thumb. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on the medical records of children with stenosing tenovaginitis of thumb who received small incision tendinolysis under local anesthesia at West China Hospital of Sichuan University between January 2013 and August 2022, to evaluate and analyze the safety and effectiveness of the surgery. Results A total of 949 pediatric patients were included, with an average age of (3.23±1.92) years. The average duration of surgery was (7.0±2.5) minutes, and the average follow-up time was (3.91±5.32) months. All patients did not need to fast for solids and liquids before surgery, and were immediately discharged from the hospital after outpatient surgery. The family members of the patients were highly satisfied with the treatment process and postoperative recovery. All patients had no nerve or vascular damage, and the wound margin skin showed linear healing with mild scars that fused with palm prints. There were 825 cases (86.93%) of children with thumb function fully restored to normal, 113 cases (11.91%) with limited maximum dorsiflexion function of the thumb, and 11 cases (1.16%) with recurrent stiffness of the thumb metacarpophalangeal joint. Conclusion Small incision tendinolysis under local anesthesia is a safe and effective treatment for pediatric stenosing tenovaginitis of thumb, with high satisfaction among the patients’ family members.