Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Jul 2017
Cerebral Oxygen Saturation in Children With Congenital Heart Disease and Chronic Hypoxemia.
Increased hemoglobin (Hb) concentration accompanying hypoxemia is a compensatory response to maintain tissue oxygen delivery. Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is used clinically to detect abnormalities in the balance of cerebral tissue oxygen delivery and consumption, including in children with congenital heart disease (CHD). Although NIRS-measured cerebral tissue O2 saturation (ScO2) correlates with arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2), jugular bulb O2 saturation (SjbO2), and Hb, little data exist on the interplay between these factors and cerebral O2 extraction (COE). This study investigated the associations of ScO2 and ΔSaO2-ScO2 with SaO2 and Hb and verified the normal range of ScO2 in children with CHD. ⋯ Children with adequately compensated chronic hypoxemia appear to have ScO2 values within the normal range. The ΔSaO2-ScO2 is inversely related to Hb, with the implication that in the presence of reduced Hb, particularly if coupled with a decreased cardiac output, the ScO2 can fall to values associated with brain injury in laboratory studies.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Jul 2017
The Pathway of Injectate Spread With the Transmuscular Quadratus Lumborum Block: A Cadaver Study.
The spread of injectate resulting from a transmuscular quadratus lumborum (TQL) block and a transverse oblique paramedian (TOP) TQL block has never been examined. The aim of this cadaveric study was to investigate by which pathway the injectate spreads cephalad into the thoracic paravertebral space and which nerves were dyed by the injectate cephalad and caudad to the diaphragm when performing a TQL and a TOP TQL block. We also aimed to investigate whether the thoracic and lumbar sympathetic trunks as well as the lumbar plexus were covered by the injectate. ⋯ The spread of injectate with the TQL and TOP TQL approaches is cephalad from the lumbar point of administration between the quadratus lumborum and psoas major muscles, predominantly via a pathway posterior to the arcuate ligaments and into the thoracic paravertebral space to reach the somatic nerves and the thoracic sympathetic trunk in the intercostal and paravertebral spaces. The lumbar plexus and lumbar sympathetic trunk are not affected.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Jul 2017
Norepinephrine Intermittent Intravenous Boluses to Prevent Hypotension During Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery: A Sequential Allocation Dose-Finding Study.
The use of phenylephrine as the first-line agent for prevention and treatment of maternal hypotension during cesarean delivery (CD) may reduce cardiac output, posing a theoretical risk to mother and fetus. Norepinephrine has been suggested as a potential alternative, because its β-adrenergic effects might result in greater heart rate and cardiac output than phenylephrine. The use of norepinephrine to prevent and treat hypotension during CD is new, and its use as a bolus has not been fully determined in this context. The purpose of this study was to determine the effective norepinephrine dose, when given as intermittent intravenous (IV) boluses, to prevent postspinal hypotension in 90% of women undergoing elective CD (ED90). ⋯ The use of intermittent IV norepinephrine boluses to prevent spinal-induced hypotension in elective CD seems feasible and was not observed to be associated with adverse outcomes. Practically, we suggest an ED90 dose of 6 µg. Further work is warranted to elucidate the comparative effects of intermittent IV bolus doses of phenylephrine and norepinephrine, in terms of efficacy and safety.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Jul 2017
Clinical TrialEvaluation of the Temple Touch Pro, a Novel Noninvasive Core-Temperature Monitoring System.
The Temple Touch Pro (TTP) is a novel system that estimates core temperature from skin over the temporal artery. We tested the hypothesis that this noninvasive system estimates core temperature to an accuracy within 0.5°C. ⋯ The noninvasive TTP system is sufficiently accurate and reliable for routine intraoperative core temperature monitoring.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Jul 2017
Association Between Anesthesiology Volumes and Early and Late Outcomes After Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer: A Population-Based Study.
Hospital and surgeon volume are related to postoperative complications and long-term survival after radical cystectomy. Here, we describe the relationships between these provider characteristics and anesthesiologist volumes on early and late outcomes after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer. ⋯ Anesthesiologist case volume for radical cystectomy was low, reflecting the lack of subspecialization in urologic procedures in routine clinical practice. Lower volume anesthesia providers were associated with higher readmission rates after radical cystectomy. Further studies are needed to validate this finding and to identify the processes that may explain an association between provider volume and patient outcome.