A simple calculation formula for the insertion depth of catheter of the central venous access port in Chinese patients.

Background: The catheter tip placed between the T6 and T7 vertebrae is recognized as an optimal position for the totally implantable venous access ports (TIVAPs). This study aimed to propose a simple formula for calculating the optimal insertion depth of the right internal jugular central venous catheter (CVC) of TIVAP in Chinese patients.

Methods: This was a prospective observational study.

Postoperative SIRS after thermal ablation of HCC: Risk factors and short-term prognosis.

Background: We aimed to explore the potential risk factors and short-term prognosis for SIRS after thermal ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Methods: Data from patients with HCC who underwent thermal ablation in the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University between January 2015 and August 2021 were retrieved from the perioperative database. Pre-, intra- and postoperative data between SIRS group and non-SIRS group were compared and multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the risk factors for SIRS after thermal ablation.

Effect of an educational video about ERAS on reducing preoperative anxiety and promoting recovery.

Video propaganda is reported effectively improving patients' understanding of operation. However, whether a video introducing patients' most concerns can reduce preoperative anxiety and promote recovery stays unsealed. In this study, we investigated the effects of complementary therapy of educational video during preoperative visit.

Etomidate Improves the Antidepressant Effect of Electroconvulsive Therapy by Suppressing Hippocampal Neuronal Ferroptosis via Upregulating BDNF/Nrf2.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) performed under general anesthesia is an effective treatment for severe depression. Etomidate is an intravenous anesthetic that shows beneficial effects on ECT. However, the potential mechanisms have rarely been reported.

Modified Manual Chest Compression for Prevention and Treatment of Respiratory Depression in Patients Under Deep Sedation During Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Two Randomized Controlled Trials.

Background: We aimed to determine the preventive and therapeutic efficacy of modified manual chest compression (MMCC), a novel noninvasive and device-independent method, in reducing oxygen desaturation events in patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy under deep sedation.

Methods: A total of 584 outpatients who underwent deep sedation during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy were enrolled. In the preventive cohort, 440 patients were randomized to the MMCC group (patients received MMCC when their eyelash reflex disappeared, M1 group) or control group (C1 group).

Right displacement of trachea to reduce right bronchial misplacement of left double lumen tube: a prospective, double-blind, randomized study.

Background: Misplacement of double-lumen endobronchial tubes (DLTs) during bronchial intubation, especially when bronchoscopy guidance is not applicable, threatens effective lung isolation and brings about airway injury during reposition. We aimed to examine whether a novel maneuver called right tracheal displacement (RTD) can reduce left-sided DLT misplacement during first-attempt intubation without bronchoscopy guidance.

Methods: Patients that underwent thoracic surgeries requiring one-lung ventilation during November 2020 to January 2021 were recruited and randomized into control and RTD group, with 54 cases in each group.

Perioperative administration of methylprednisolone was associated with postoperative pulmonary complications in elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgery.

Background: Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) seriously affect the postoperative prognosis of elderly patients underwent hip fracture surgery. Although methylprednisolone is increasingly used, the association between perioperative methylprednisolone and PPCs is still controversial. The study aims to determine whether perioperative administration of methylprednisolone is associated with PPCs in elderly patients during hip fracture surgery.

Comparison of the Analgesic Effects of Intravenous Infusion of Dexmedetomidine Versus Bilateral Superficial Cervical Plexus Block After Thyroidectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objectives: Dexmedetomidine (DEX) is widely used in clinical practice because of its safety and effectiveness. Superficial cervical plexus block (SCPB) can reduce pain in thyroid surgery. The objective of this study was to investigated whether intravenous DEX has an equivalent analgesic effect and patients' satisfaction to SCPB for thyroid surgery.

Laryngoscopic techniques modulate anaesthesiologists' perception of halitosis in patients: A randomised controlled trial.

Background: Perception of halitosis in patients during intubation is a common and additional stressor for anaesthesiologists and may lead to potential health risks.

Objectives: We hypothesised that intubation with videolaryngoscopy could help reduce the anaesthesiologists' perception of patients' oral malodor during intubation.

Design: A single-blinded, randomised controlled trial.

Effect of dexmedetomidine for attenuation of propofol injection pain in electroconvulsive therapy: a randomized controlled study.

Purpose: Current analgesic strategies for propofol injection pain may cause adverse reactions during electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), such as shortening seizure duration. This study investigated whether dexmedetomidine could attenuate propofol injection pain in ECT.

Methods: Participants were randomly allocated to receive 0.

Intravenous Lidocaine Alleviates the Pain of Propofol Injection by Local Anesthetic and Central Analgesic Effects.

Objective: Lidocaine alleviates propofol injection pain. However, whether lidocaine works through a local anesthetic effect at the site of intravenous injection or through a systemic effect on the central nervous system remains unknown. This study aimed to determine the pain-alleviating mechanism of lidocaine.

Dexamethasone pretreatment alleviates intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Background: Activated mast cells are involved in the pathogenesis of intestinal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R)-related injury. Dexamethasone has been widely used to protect organs from I/R injury. This study was conducted to investigate the impact of treatment with dexamethasone at different stages of the II/R process on mast cell infiltration and activity and intestinal injury.