Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Feb 2015
The Incidence and Risk Factors for Perioperative Cardiac Arrest Observed in the National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry.
Cardiac arrest is a rare but important event in the operating room and postanesthesia care unit, when surgical patients are most intensively monitored. Several recent publications have reported the rate of cardiac arrest in surgical patients during the subsequent hospital stay but have not uniquely identified the immediate perioperative period. We hypothesized that cardiac arrest during this time (intraprocedure and postanesthesia care) would occur at a lower frequency than that described for inpatient hospital care in the available literature. ⋯ The National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry is an emerging resource for examination of perioperative and anesthesia-related outcomes. Cardiac arrest is less frequent in the periprocedural setting than later in the hospital course, with most arrests predictably occurring in patients with ASA physical status III-V. The finding of increased risk of mortality in male patients cannot be readily explained and should prompt future research attention.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Feb 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialThe Influence of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure on Surgical Field Conditions During Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery.
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is the mainstay of surgical treatment for sinonasal disease. This surgery carries certain risks. Most of these risks relate to the quality of the surgical field. Thus, mechanisms by which the surgical field can be improved are important to study. We sought to determine whether positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) had a deleterious effect on the quality of the surgical field in patients undergoing primary FESS. ⋯ During FESS surgery if PEEP is added, it is important to keep the mean inspiratory pressure below 15cm H2O to avoid worsening surgical field conditions.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Feb 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialA pilot study on the effect of nasal continuous positive airway pressure on arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide during spinal anesthesia with intravenous sedation for total knee arthroplasty.
Deep sedation of surgical patients may be associated with hypoventilation, airway collapse, and hypercarbia, although the extent of hypercarbia is rarely quantified. In this prospective, randomized, controlled clinical pilot study, we assessed the efficacy of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) for reducing arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) among deeply sedated, spontaneously ventilated patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) under subarachnoid block (SAB), versus standard airway management in a control group. ⋯ Deep sedation of TKA patients during SAB resulted in moderate hypercarbia (mean and median PaCO2 = 55). There was a trend showing that nCPAP treatment reduced PaCO2 versus treatment for control group patients receiving standard airway management; however, estimated treatment difference varied widely, from 1.4 to 12.6 mm Hg. Among control group patients, the initial PaCO2 during deep sedation was similar to the PaCO2 when measured after a 30-minute period of continued deep sedation. Finally, baseline PaCO2 among deeply sedated patients who received an airway was not different from that of patients who did not receive an airway.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Feb 2015
Observational StudyAn Ultrasound Evaluation of Laryngeal Mask Airway Position in Pediatric Patients: An Observational Study.
In children, the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is frequently displaced within the hypopharynx, resulting in repositioning of the device. When the tip of the LMA is placed in the esophageal inlet, the arytenoids are moved ventrally. When the LMA is rotated or deviated, the ventral movement of the arytenoids may result in asymmetric elevation of an arytenoid cartilage, which can be detected with ultrasound (US). In this study, we sought to estimate the incidence of LMA malposition detected with US in pediatric patients. The primary end point was to compare the incidence of LMA malposition between US and fiber optic bronchoscopy (FOB). The secondary end points were to find the interrelationship between US-detected and FOB-detected malposition of the LMA and to locate the diagnostic performance of US in detecting LMA malposition. ⋯ Although US could not detect the suboptimal depth of an LMA, US has promise of being an accurate tool in detecting a rotated LMA.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Feb 2015
Propofol-Induced Electroencephalographic Seizures in Neonatal Rats: The Role of Corticosteroids and γ-Aminobutyric Acid Type A Receptor-Mediated Excitation.
An imbalance between excitation and inhibition in the developing central nervous system may result in a pathophysiological outcome. We investigated the mechanistic roles of endocrine activity and γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor (GABAAR)-mediated excitation in electroencephalographic seizures caused by the GABAAR-selective anesthetic propofol in neonatal rats. ⋯ Propofol increases systemic corticosteroid levels in neonatal rats, which along with GABAAR-mediated excitation appear to be required for propofol-induced neonatal electroencephalographic seizures. Enhancement of GABAAR activity alone may not be sufficient to elicit neonatal electroencephalographic seizures.