Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Sep 2023
Randomized Controlled TrialTransnasal Humidified Rapid Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange Augments Oxygenation in Children With Juvenile Onset Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis During Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Crossover Controlled Trial.
Evidence is lacking regarding the efficacy of transnasal humidified rapid insufflation ventilatory exchange (THRIVE) in tubeless anesthesia, especially in pediatric patients. This study aimed to evaluate the use of THRIVE for juvenile onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (JORRP) patients. ⋯ Our findings demonstrate that THRIVE safely increased the apnea time among children with JORRP undergoing surgery and decreased the rate of carbon dioxide increase. THRIVE is clinically recommended as an airway management technique for tubeless anesthesia in apneic children.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Sep 2023
Association Between Hospital Postoperative Troponin Use and Patient Outcomes After Vascular Surgery.
Acute myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery, which is most often symptomatically silent, is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. However, it is not known if routine postoperative troponin testing will affect patient outcomes. ⋯ Patients undergoing vascular surgery at hospitals with higher postoperative troponin testing intensity experienced fewer adverse outcomes than patients who had surgery at hospitals with lower testing intensity.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Sep 2023
Challenges of Anesthetic Monitoring in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Availability of Equipment in Major Referral Hospitals in Kenya.
Anesthetic monitoring within standards defined by various professional anesthesia organizations has been shown to reduce perioperative mortality. Given the scarce resources for anesthesia and surgery in low- to middle-income countries, we sought to determine the availability of recommended monitoring devices in major referral hospitals in Kenya. ⋯ The availability of recommended monitoring devices in major referral hospitals in Kenya is inadequate. Thus, there are challenges to anesthetic monitoring in these hospitals, and perioperative patient safety is jeopardized. We recommend the universal provision of basic monitoring devices and suggest the use of the data collected in this study to affect policy change and safe anesthesia practice in our country.