Protective effects of ulinastatin combined with lung-protective ventilation on lungs in patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal carcinoma surgery

Objective To evaluate the protective effects of ulinastatin combined with lung-protective ventilation on lungs in patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal carcinoma surgery. Methods A total of 120 patients undergoing laparoscopic radical resection of colorectal cancer in Yuncheng Central Hospital were selected in this study.According to thedigital table, they were randomly divided into conventional mechanical ventilation group(G0 group), lung protection mechanical ventilation group(G1 group), conventional mechanical ventilation combined with ulinastatin group(G2 group)and lung protection mechanical ventilation combined with ulinastatin group(G3 group), with 30 cases in each group.Ulinastatin 2 500IU was intravenously infused 10min before induction of anesthesia in G2 group and G3 group.Ventilator parameters were set as tidal volume(VT)10mL/kg, respiratory frequency 12 times/min, inspiration-expiration ratio(I∶E)1∶2 in G0 group and G2 group.VT 6mL/kg in G1 group and G3 group , positive end-expiratory pressure ventilation(PEEP)5-10cmH2O, respiratory frequency 12-18 times/min, once every 30min.Before anesthesia induction(T0), before pneumoperitoneum(T1), 2h after pneumoperitoneum(T2), before extubation(T3), 24h after operation(T4), arterial blood was collected to detect partial pressure of oxygen(PaO2), oxygenation index(OI). And mean airway pressure(Pmean), peak airway pressure(Ppeak)at T1-3 were recorded.Venous blood was collected at T0, T3 and T4 to detect serum concentrations of interleukin-6(IL-6), interleukin-8(IL-8)and tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-α). Results At T3, the PaO2 of G1 group, G2 group and G3 group were (457±60)mmHg, (460±49)mmHg and (510±45)mmHg, respectively.At T4, the PaO2 of the three groups were (90±6)mmHg, (92±7)mmHg and (96±7)mmHg, respectively.The PaO2 in G1 group and G2 group were lower thanthose in G3 group at T3-4(t=3.872, 3.850, 4.186, 2.513, all P<0.05). At T2, the OI of the three groups were (460±44), (462±37) and (481±31), respectively.At T3, the OI of the three groups were (460±51), (475±62) and (504±38), respectively.The OI in G1 group and G2 group were lower than those in group G3 at T2-3(t=2.142, 3.753, 2.209, 2.170, all P<0.05). At T2, the Pmean of G1 group, G2 group and G3 group were (10.5±1.5)cmH2O, (11.2±1.9)cmH2O and (9.5±0.9)cmH2O, respectively, the Ppeak of the three groups were (22.3±3.0)cmH2O, (24.0±3.3)cmH2O and (22.3±2.9)cmH2O, respectively.At T3, the Pmean of the three groups were (10.9±1.1)cmH2O, (11.1±1.8)cmH2O and (9.8±0.9)cmH2O, respectively, the Ppeak of the three groups were (22.8±2.7)cmH2O, (24.1±2.1)cmH2O and (21.6±2.0)cmH2O, respectively.The Pmean in G1 group and G2 group at T2-3 were lower than those in G3 group(t=3.061, 4.580, 5.759, 4.305, 3.746, all P<0.05), the Ppeak in G2 group at T2-3 were lower than those in G3 group(t=2.952, 4.630, all P<0.05). At T4, the serum concentrations of IL-6 of G1 group, G2 group and G3 group were (151±28)ng/L, (152±20)ng/L and (136±18)ng/L, respectively, the IL-8 levels of the three groups were (468±28)ng/L, (359±65)ng/L and (327±51)ng/L, respectively, the TNF-α levels of the three groups were (1.09±0.20)ng/L, (1.08±0.20)ng/L and (0.94±0.20)ng/L, respectively.The concentrations of IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α at T4 in G1 group and G2 group were higher than those in G3 group(t=2.428, 4.094, 2.536, 4.251, 2.807, 3.128, 4.119, 2.592, 3.446, 2.555, all P<0.05). Conclusion The combination of ulinastatin and lung-protective ventilation provides protective effects on lungs and exerts better efficacy than either alone. Key words: Ulinastatin; Ventilators, mechanical; Respiration, artificial; Pulmonary ventilation; Pneumoperitoneum, artificial; Laparoscopy; Colorectal neoplasms; Blood gas analysis; Respiratory mechanics; Interleukins; Tumor necrosis factor-alpha