Diabetic neuropathic pain (DNP) is one of the most common and complex complications of diabetes. In recent years, studies have shown that gut microbiota can regulate inflammatory response, intestinal permeability, glucose metabolism, and fatty acid oxidation, synthesis, and energy consumption by regulating factors such as lipopolysaccharides, short chain fatty acids, bile acids, and branched chain amino acids, achieving the goal of treating DNP. This paper summarizes the relevant mechanisms of gut microbiota in the treatment of DNP, the relevant intervention measures of traditional Chinese and western medicine, in order to provide new ideas for clinical treatment of DNP.
摘要:目的: 探讨深部痛点阻滞在治疗顽固性癌痛患者中的作用。 方法 : 将156例顽固性癌痛患者,随机分为深部痛点阻滞组及对照组,每组78例。深部痛点阻滞组根据疼痛部位,应用软组织外科学理论找出相应压痛点,给予痛点深部阻滞治疗;对照组找出压痛点但仅按三阶梯用药原则给予口服药物治疗。 结果 : 深部痛点阻滞组及对照组两组患者经治疗后疼痛控制均较理想(深部痛点阻滞组VAS13, 对照组VAS17),但是深部痛点阻滞组吗啡用量明显少于对照组(吗啡日平用量深部痛点阻滞组为335mg, 对照组为15287 mg)。便秘的发生率深部痛点阻滞组为5384%,对照组为7692%。 结论 : 深部痛点阻滞能较好的控制顽固性癌痛,同时可明显减少吗啡的用量,副作用相对发生要少。Abstract: Objective: To investigate the effect of the deeppressed pain points injection on the refractory cancer pain and provide reference for relieving the cancer pain. Methods : One hundred and fiftysix patients with refractory cancer pain were diagnosed by the soft tissue surgery,finding the pain point by pressing deeply,the patients with deeppressed pain points were divided into deeppressed pain points injection group and control group randomly, The patients in deeppressed pain points injection group were treated with deeppressed pain points injection; the patients in control group were treated with drugs according with the WHO analgesic ladder. Results : The patients in deeppressed pain points injection group got the same pain relief as those in control group (VAS 13 in deeppressed pain points injection group, 17 in control group ),but the daily dose of morphine in deeppressed pain points injection group was less than that incontrol group (morphine 335mg/day in deeppressed pain points injection group,15287mg/day in control group ) significantly. There was 5384% patients with constipation in deeppressed pain points injection group, 7692% in control group. Conclusion : The refractory cancer pain can be controlled effectively by the deeppressed pain point injection and the daily dose of morphine to control the cancer pain is decreased significantly. The side effect in deeppressed pain points injection group was less than that in control group.
OBJECTIVE: To provide a better treatment method of lumbar stenosis and root pain resulting from simple hypertrophy of ligamentum flavum. METHODS: By studying the records of 143 lumbar pain cases, we found 5 cases caused by simple hypertrophy of ligamentum flavum. All the patients were old man with a long progressed history. There was little difference of clinical features between the disc herniation and hypertrophy of ligamentum flavum. All cases accepted resection of ligamentum flavum. RESULTS: All the symptoms were relieved postoperatively. The patients could walk. CONCLUSION: The degeneration of lumbar ligamentum flavum can cause lumbar stenosis and root pain. Resection of ligamentum flavum can relieve the symptom.
ObjectiveTo review the present clinical evaluation of treatment for chronic low back pain. MethodsThe literature on the effectiveness evaluation method of chronic low back pain was reviewed and summarized. ResultsMany scoring systems are used to assess the treatment for chronic low back pain through the evaluation of pain and functional disability. The function evaluations are divided into general and disease-specific evaluations. Currently the most widely used evaluation systems are as follows: short-form 36 health survey scale (SF-36), Oswestry disability index (ODI), Roland-Morris disability questionnaire (RDQ), Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) low back pain scoring system, Quebec back pain disability scale (QBPDS), and Macnab criteria. Visual analogue scale (VAS) and numerical rating scale (NRS) are usually used to evaluate the pain degree. ConclusionThere are many effectiveness evaluation methods of chronic low back pain, but there is still a lack of more comprehensive, concise, and practical evaluation method. Further studies are required to develop it.
ObjectiveTo investigate the effectiveness of establishment of chest pain center and optimized process in the diagnostic and treatment progress and short-term prognostic value of acute non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) patients. MethodsThis was a retrospective study. We included NSTEMI patients admitted in the Emergency Department in our hospital, 41 patients admitted before the establishment of the chest pain center (April 2015) were included as group A (30 males and 11 females at age of 64.7±11.8 years), 42 patients after the establishment of the chest pain center (April 2016) as group B (31 males and 11 females at age of 64.6±11.8 years), and 38 patients after the establishment of the chest pain center (April 2017) as group C (30 males and 8 females at age of 62.6±10.0 years). The clinical outcomes of the three groups were compared.ResultsThe time from admission to electrocardiogram was 20.0 (17.0, 25.5) min in the group A, 4.0 (2.8, 5.0) min in the group B, and 3.0 (2.0, 4.0) min in the group C (P<0.001). The first doctor's non-electrocardiogram advice time was 13.0 (10.0, 18.0) min, 9.5 (6.8, 15.3) min, and 9.0 (7.0, 12.0) min (P=0.001) in the three groups, respectively. The diagnostic confirmed time was 139.4±48.5 min, 71.1±51.5 min, 63.9±41.9 min (P<0.001). The proportion of patients receiving emergency dual anti-platelet load dose treatment was 53.1%, 70.0%, 100.0% (P=0.001), respectively. The time of receiving emergency dual anti-platelet load dose treatment was 208.0 (72.0, 529.0) min, 259.0 (91.0, 340.0) min, and 125.0 (86.0, 170.0) min (P=0.044) in the three groups, respectively. Emergency percutaneous coronary artery intervention (PCI) start time was 60.9 (42.1, 95.8) hours, 61.3 (43.3, 92.2) hours, 30.5 (2.8, 44.1) hours (P<0.001) in the three groups, respectively. Among them, the moderate risk patients’ PCI starting time was 63.0 (48.1, 94.2) hours, 62.3 (42.1, 116.2) hours, and 40.1 (17.2, 60.4) hours (P>0.05), respectively. The high risk patients’ PCI starting time was 47.9 (23.7, 102.4) hours, 55.2 (44.0, 89.6) hours, 23.2 (1.7, 41.8) hours in the three groups, respectively (P<0.001). The hospitalization time of the patients was 7.0 (5.4, 9.4) days, 5.9 (4.9, 8.7) days, 4.7 (3.1, 6.2) days in the three groups (P<0.001), respectively. The hospitalization time of the moderate risk patients was 6.9 (4.9, 8.8) days, 6.4 (4.9, 8.0) days, 4.8 (3.2, 6.5) days in the three groups (P>0.05), respectively. The hospitalization time of the high risk patients was 7.1 (5.5, 9.9) days, 5.9 (4.6, 9.8) days, and 4.4 (3.0, 6.1) days, respectively (P<0.001). The fatality rate of inpatients was 4.9%, 0.0%, and 0.0%, respectively (P>0.05). The correlation coefficient of hospitalization time, diagnosis confirmed time and PCI starting time was 0.219 and 0.456 (P<0.05), respectively.ConclusionThe establishment and optimized process of chest pain center can accelerate the time of early diagnosis of NSTEMI, which is helpful to obtain stratified and graded standardized treatment for patients according to their conditions, to accelerate the specific treatment process of high risk NSTEMI patients, and shorten the hospitalization time.
ObjectiveTo study the clinical efficacy of three mesh positions for treatment of ventral hernia.MethodsThe data of 87 patients undergoing abdominal incision hernia repair from January 2015 to January 2017 in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University were analyzed respectively. They were divided into three groups according to the different mesh position, Onlay treatment (n=28), Inlay treatment (n=27) and Sublay treatment (n=32). The curative effect and complications of three different surgical methods were compared and analyzed.ResultsAll the patients were recovered and discharged. A total of 6 cases among 87 patients had incision fat liquefaction, 1 patient had superficial infection and 2 patients had postoperative incision hematoma. After 3 to 36 months of follow-up (average 8 months), 3 cases of 87 patients recurred.ConclusionsThree kinds of surgeries for ventral hernia are feasibility and value, Sublay treatment is not only less pain and complications but more effective. We should strengthen the screening of preoperative cases and selecting appropriate surgical methods to prevent and reduce the recurrence of hernia.
Nevus flammeus is a skin disease caused by congenital skin capillary malformation. In recent years, photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been proved to be effective and safe for this disease, but significant pain in the treatment process is the biggest obstacle to the implementation of this therapy. This article reviews the current pain management strategies in PDT. The current pain management methods include topical anesthesia, cold air analgesia, nerve block and others. Topical anesthesia has weak analgesic effect and short duration in PDT. Cold air analgesia is simple and feasible, but there is potential risk of affecting the treatment effect. The analgesic effect of nerve block is accurate, but the application scenario is limited. For nevus flammeus patients who need PDT, individualized analgesia should be selected according to the patient’s age and treatment scenario.
Objective To determine the independent influencing factors of intraoperative choking during painless gastrointestinal endoscopy (PGIE) after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods The data of patients undergoing PGIE with COVID-19 in Northern Jiangsu People’s Hospital between December 2022 and April 2023 were retrospectively collected. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to screen the influencing factors of intraoperative coughing events that occurred during the diagnosis and treatment process. Results A total of 948 patients were included, with 93 (9.8%) cases of choking. The results of the multiple logistic regression analysis showed that smoking and unresolved cough were independent risk factors for coughing (P<0.05), while colonoscopy and infection duration beyond 14 days between diagnosis and treatment were independent protective factors for coughing (P<0.05). ConclusionsWhen patients with COVID-19 undergoing PGIE, special attention should be paid to high-risk groups such as smoking and unresolved cough. It is necessary to strengthen intraoperative monitoring and implementation of prevention and control measures to reduce the incidence of coughing and improve the safety of diagnosis and treatment for patients.
Objective To systematically evaluate effectiveness and safety of nerve block therapy for neck pain. Methods Databases including CENTRAL, PubMed, Ovid, ISI, EBSCO, CBM and CNKI were searched from the date of their establishment to November 2011, and relevant references were also retrieved manually to collect both domestic and abroad randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about nerve block therapy for neck pain. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, two researchers independently screened literature, extracted data, and assessed the quality of the included studies. Then the meta-analysis was conducted using RevMan 5.0 software. Results A total of 10 studies involving 625 participants were included. The results of qualitative analysis showed that: a) The short-term effectiveness of the nerve block therapy group was markedly superior to the placebo group, the cognitive therapy group and the transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) group; and b) The short-term effectiveness of the combined nerve block therapy was markedly superior to the single nerve block therapy. The results of meta-analysis demonstrated that: a) There was no significant difference between the greater occipital nerve (GON) block group and the C2/3 nerve block group in neither short-term (SMD=−0.13, 95%CI −0.58 to 0.32, P=0.58) nor medium-term effectiveness (SMD=−0.01, 95%CI −0.46 to 0.44, P=0.98); and b): There was no significant difference between the injection with steroids group and the injection without steroids group in both short-term (SMD=0.16, 95%CI −0.13 to 0.44, P=0.28) and long-term effectiveness (SMD=0.27, 95%CI −0.02 to 0.55, P=0.07). Conclusion Current evidence shows nerve block therapy for neck pain is safe and especially good in short-term effectiveness. The combined nerve block therapy is probably more effective, but the effectiveness is not obviously improved by injection with or without steroids, and by different block methods. Due to the limitation of quality, quantity and total sample size of the included studies, this conclusion still needs to be proved by conducting more high quality and large scale studies.
ObjectivesTo systematically review the efficacy of kinesio taping on post stroke shoulder pain.MethodsPubMed, EMbase, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, PEDro, CNKI and WanFang Data databases were electronically searched to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of kinesio taping on shoulder pain after stroke from inception to November, 2018. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of included studies, then, meta-analysis was performed by using RevMan 5.3 software.ResultsA total of 8 RCTs involving 525 patients were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that, compared with the control group, kinesio taping group for 4 weeks treatment significantly reduced shoulder pain (SMD=−0.81, 95%CI −0.58 to −0.04, P=0.04), increased range of motion of shoulder flexion (SMD=0.59, 95%CI 0.17 to 1.01, P=0.006) and abduction (SMD=0.67, 95%CI 0.24 to 1.09, P=0.002). It also improved Fugl-Meyer upper limb function (SMD=1.00, 95%CI 0.25 to 1.76, P=0.009).ConclusionsCurrent evidence shows that the kinesio taping for 4 weeks duration can effectively reduce shoulder pain after stroke. Due to limited quality and quantity of the included studies, more high-quality studies are required to verify above conclusions.