Publications by authors named "Runqiao Fu"
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- - The study compared two treatment methods, intercostal nerve block (ICNB) and thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB), for managing pain from herpes zoster and preventing long-term pain (post-herpetic neuralgia) in 128 patients.
- - Results showed that both treatment methods significantly reduced the burden of illness compared to standard antiviral treatment alone, with no notable difference in effectiveness between TPVB and ICNB.
- - ICNB was quicker to perform than TPVB and both methods were effective, suggesting ICNB as a practical alternative for managing herpes zoster pain with fewer side effects.
Objectives: Ultrasound (US)-guided intercostal nerve block (ICNB) is an easier approach with a very low incidence of complications for different surgeries; nevertheless, only a few studies estimate the effect of ICNB for acute HZ. To explore the US-guided ICNB for management of herpes zoster (HZ)-related acute pain and possible prophylaxis for post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) taking the conventional thoracic paraverteral block (TPVB) as control.
Methods: A total of 128 patients with HZ were retrospectively stratified into antiviral treatment (AVT) plus US-guided TPVB (TPVB group), AVT plus US-guided ICNB (ICNB group) or AVT alone (control group) based on the treatment they received.
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- Propofol, a drug known for its ability to enhance GABAA receptor function and its antioxidant properties, was studied for its effects on brain damage caused by status epilepticus in rats.
- In an experiment, rats were induced with seizures and treated with either propofol or other drugs like diazepam, and the levels of certain antioxidants and tissue damage were measured.
- Results showed that propofol significantly reduced brain damage and improved antioxidant levels, likely by enhancing the expression of the GABAA receptor α1 subunit in the affected brain regions.
Background: Levosimendan (LEVO) is a positive inotropic drug which could increase myocardial contractility and reduce the mortality rate in cardiac surgical patients. However, Whether LEVO is associated with postoperative bleeding and blood transfusion in cardiac surgical patients is controversial. Therefore, the current study was designed to investigate the impact of LEVO administration on bleeding and blood transfusion requirement in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe purpose of this study was to investigate the general anesthetic requirements in patients with continuous endotracheal-laryngopharynx topical anesthesia using medicine injecting endotracheal tube during surgery. A total of 78 patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-II were randomly divided into test group and control group. After anesthesia, patients were injected by 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/objective: Inadvertent intraoperative hypothermia (core temperature <360 C) is a recognized risk in surgery and has adverse consequences. However, no data about this complication in China are available. Our study aimed to determine the incidence of inadvertent intraoperative hypothermia and its associated risk factors in a sample of Chinese patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCombined spinal and epidural anaesthesia with chloroprocaine for hysterectomy.
Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol
January 2008
1. The aim of the present study was to determine the clinical efficacy and safety of chloroprocaine (CP) for gynaecological surgery. 2.
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