ObjectiveTo evaluate the correlation between positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) level and postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) in patients undergoing thoracoscopic lung surgery. MethodsThe clinical data of patients who underwent elective thoracoscopic lung surgery at West China Hospital of Sichuan University from January 2022 to June 2023 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to intraoperative PEEP levels: a PEEP 5 cm H2O group and a PEEP 10 cm H2O group. The incidence of PPCs in the two groups after matching was compared using a nearest neighbor matching method with a ratio of 1∶1, setting the clamp value as 0.02. ResultsA total of 538 patients were screened, and after propensity score-matching, a total of 229 pairs (458 patients) were matched, with an average age of 53.9 years and 69.4% (318/458) females. A total of 118 (25.8%) patients had PPCs during hospitalization after surgery, including 60 (26.2%) patients in the PEEP 5 cm H2O group and 58 (25.3%) patients in the PEEP 10 cm H2O group, with no statistically significant difference between the two groups [OR=0.997, 95%CI (0.495, 1.926), P=0.915]. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that PEEP was not an independent risk factor for PPCs [OR=0.920, 95%CI (0.587, 1.441), P=0.715]. ConclusionFor patients undergoing thoracoscopic lung surgery, intraoperative PEEP (5 cm H2O or 10 cm H2O) is not associated with the risk of PPCs during hospitalization after surgery, which needs to be further verified by prospective, large-sample randomized controlled studies.
Objective To investigate the correlation between the initial arterial blood lactic acid and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) Ⅱ score in trauma patients and its value in prognosis. Methods From August 1st 2015 to July 31st 2016, the clinical data of trauma patients treated in Department of Emergency were analyzed retrospectively. All patients were divided into survival group and death group by observing 28-day prognosis. We compared the relationship between the initial blood lactate level and APACHEⅡ score, and analyzed the relationship between the above indexes and the prognosis of the patients. Results A total of 743 patients were enrolled, with692 in survival group and 51 in death group.The APACHEⅡ score and initial blood lactate level in the survival group [(9.93±4.62) points, (2.02±1.44) mmol/L] were significantly lower than those in the death group [(22.84±7.26) points, (4.60±3.69) mmol/L] with significant differences (t=18.20, 9.77; P<0.01). The APACHEⅡ score and the mortality rate of patients with lactic acid level >4 mmol/L were significantly higher than those of patients with lactic acid of 2-4 mmol/L and <2 mmol/L; the differences were significant (P<0.05). The blood lactate and mortality in patients with APACHEⅡ score >20 were significantly higher than those in the patients with ≤10 and 11-20; the differences were significant (P<0.05). There was a significant positive correlation between initial blood lactate level and APACHEⅡ score (r=0.426, P<0.01). Conclusions The initial blood lactate level and APACHEⅡ score of trauma patients are correlated with the severity of injury and mortality. Both of the increase of initial blood lactic acid level and APACHEⅡ score suggest the risk of death in trauma patients.
目的 探討酶聯免疫吸附試驗(ELISA)檢測血清甲胎蛋白異質體(AFP-L3)含量對原發性肝癌（PLC）的診斷價值。 方法 選擇2011年3月－11月門診或住院的137例患者臨床檢測甲胎蛋白(AFP)為陽性的肝病患者血清，應用上海逸峰生物科技有限公司提供的ELISA法AFP-L3檢測試劑盒檢測AFP-L3濃度，137例中男98例，女39例，年齡28～77歲。其中PLC 92例，良性肝病45例，后者包括肝硬化37例、慢性肝炎8例。分析PLC組與良性肝病組AFP-L3濃度差異，運用受試者工作特征曲線(ROC)分析AFP-L3含量在PLC鑒別診斷中的價值。 結果 PLC組AFP-L3濃度[（109.04 ± 62.51）ng/mL]明顯高于良性肝病組[（25.96 ± 49.43）ng/mL，兩組差異有統計學意義（t=8.28 ，P＜0.001）。ROC分析結果顯示，曲線下面積為0.819，以AFP-L3濃度37.89 ng/mL為臨界值，分析92例PLC患者與45例良性肝病患者AFP-L3濃度異常的靈敏度為83.69%，特異度為88.88%，陽性預測值為93.90%（77/82），陰性預測值為72.72%（40/55），診斷準確度為85.40%。 結論 應用簡便快速的ELISA法檢測AFP-L3濃度在PLC與良性肝病鑒別診斷中具有較高的臨床價值，便于臨床推廣。