Effect of Epidural Volume Extension Using Low-Dose Sufentanil Combined with Low-Concentration Ropivacaine on Visceral Pain During Cesarean Sections: A Randomized Trial.

Background: Visceral pain is common in cesarean sections conducted under combined spinal-epidural anesthesia (CSE). Epidural volume extension (EVE) is a technique for enhancing the effect of intrathecal blocks by inducing epidural fluid boluses in the CSE. Whether EVE that uses different drugs can reduce visceral pain during cesarean sections is rarely studied.

Multimodal imaging of mixed epithelial and stromal tumor of the kidney: Case series.

Background: To investigate the clinical features, imaging manifestations, and pathological characteristics of mixed epithelial stromal tumor of the kidney (MESTK) to improve the understanding of MESTK and the accuracy of preoperative imaging diagnosis.

Methods: The clinical, imaging, and pathological data of 3 patients with MESTK confirmed by postoperative pathology were retrospectively analyzed.

Results: Three patients with MESTK were middle-aged women with no obvious clinical symptoms.

Efficacy and safety of epidural clonidine by continuous infusion or patient-controlled analgesia in labor: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Background: Epidural clonidine improves analgesia but may induce adverse effects in labor.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of epidural clonidine as local anesthetics (LA) adjuvant by continuous infusion or patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) in labor.

Search Strategy: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and CENTRAL were searched from inception to May 10, 2022 without language restriction; references of the retrieved studies were hand searched.

Impact of Transversus Abdominis Plane Block With Bupivacaine or Ropivacaine Versus Intrathecal Morphine on Opioid-related Side Effects After Cesarean Delivery: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Objectives: Intrathecal morphine (ITM) is frequently associated with side effects such as postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and pruritus. The aim of this meta-analysis was to compare the impact of transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block versus ITM on side effects following cesarean delivery.

Materials And Methods: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and CENTRAL were searched for randomized controlled trials that compared TAP with ITM for cesarean delivery.

A prediction model using machine-learning algorithm for assessing intrathecal hyperbaric bupivacaine dose during cesarean section.

Background: The intrathecal hyperbaric bupivacaine dosage for cesarean section is difficult to predetermine. This study aimed to develop a decision-support model using a machine-learning algorithm for assessing intrathecal hyperbaric bupivacaine dose based on physical variables during cesarean section.

Methods: Term parturients presenting for elective cesarean section under spinal anaesthesia were enrolled.

Remifentanil for Carboprost-Induced Adverse Reactions During Cesarean Delivery Under Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia.

Purpose: Carboprost may induce adverse reactions when used to treat postpartum hemorrhage. We aimed to explore the effects of intravenous infusion of low-dose remifentanil to prevent such reactions.

Methods: We enrolled parturient patients scheduled for elective cesarean section.

A randomized comparison of caudal block by sacral hiatus injection under ultrasound guidance with traditional sacral canal injection in children.

Background: There is a risk of inadvertent dural or vascular puncture for the traditional single-shot caudal block performed by inserting the needle into the sacral canal through the sacral hiatus. This prospective, randomized study was to evaluate the clinical feasibility of the hiatus injection under ultrasound guidance for caudal block in children.

Methods: 140 ASA I-II children undergoing inguinal hernia repair were randomly allocated to one of two groups (Group C or Group H, n = 70).

[Study of symbolic element in roasting slag of pyrite by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry].

In the present paper, the correlations between sixteen elements from the dry method roasted dust-slag of pyrite and sixteen elements from the soil layer near and far from the store area were studied by ICP-MS. Similar radio and outstanding different radio of the elements between the dust-slag and the soil were studied too. It was discovered that in the pollution soil layer Tl, Cd, Cs, Cu, Zn, Mn, Pb and Ni were easy to be identified and had similar radio with the elements in the dust-slag.

Antiallodynic effects of propentofylline Elicited by interrupting spinal glial function in a rat model of bone cancer pain.

The activation of microglia and astrocytes in the spinal cord is involved in the progress of cancer pain. Propentofylline (PPF), a glial modulating agent, alleviates pain hypersensitivity in neuropathic pain models. The present study investigated the potential roles of PPF in a preclinical rat model of bone caner pain established by inoculating Walker 256 cells into the left tibia.

Comparison of bupivacaine, ropivacaine and levobupivacaine with sufentanil for patient-controlled epidural analgesia during labor: a randomized clinical trial.

Background: Ropivacaine and levobupivacaine have been introduced into obstetric analgesic practice with the proposed advantages of causing less motor block and toxicity compared with bupivacaine. However, it is still controversial whether both anesthetics are associated with any clinical benefit relative to bupivacaine for labor analgesia. This study aimed to compare the analgesic efficacy, motor block and side effects of bupivacaine, ropivacaine and levobupivacaine at lower concentrations for patient-controlled epidural labor analgesia.

[Distribution and partition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Gaoyao section of Xijiang River].

To obtain the seasonal and vertical distribution and partition of PAHs between dissolved phase and particle phase in Xijiang River basin, water columns were collected during flood seasons (August, 2003 and July, 2004) and dry seasons (November, 2003 and Mar, 2004) from Gaoyao section of Xijiang River. The average PAHs concentrations in dissolved phase and particle phase were 21.7-138 ng x L(-1), 40.

[Application of ICP-MS in evaluating element contamination in soils].

The Yunfu pyrite was the second biggest pyrite bed in the world. Plants using industrial ore of the Yunfu pyrite are distributed in many sections across the country. In the present paper, elements V, Cr, Co, Cu, Zn, Mo, Cd, Sb, Rb and Cs in soil profiles in slag disposing area of a sulfuric acid plant using industrial ore of theYunfu pyrite were studied.