Annales françaises d'anesthèsie et de rèanimation
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Jun 2013
[How do residents in anesthesiology learn their future speciality? A resident satisfaction survey in the Northwest of France].
Opinion survey. ⋯ The homogeneity of teaching, based on the objectives proposed by the French College of Anesthesiologists, and the dynamism of the French Society of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine ensures the quality of training for future specialists.
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Development of outpatient care is one of the major goals of public health policy in our country. For the purpose of this study, we set up an emergency outpatient surgery unit 24hours a day in our hospital. We assessed the feasibility of such a unit with a length of stay less than 12hours and no patient readmission. ⋯ The setting up of an ambulatory emergency surgery unit is possible after proper training of emergency care specialists, anesthesiologists, and surgeons. This activity is compatible with safe care and a high level of patient satisfaction. It must be considered as part of the emergency procedures available and should not be systematically ruled out.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Jun 2013
Practice Guideline[Guidelines for perioperative haemodynamic optimization].
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Update reviewing of chronic postsurgical pain. ⋯ Epidemiology of CPSP is more recognized as it is experienced by 10-50% of individuals after classical operations. CPSP can be severe in about 5 to 10% of these patients. CPSP is a major public health problem still rarely diagnosed and treated. Twenty percent of patients consulting in a pain clinic have a CPSP. The frequency of neuropathic pain is important but the difference in the proportion to CPSP falls between 6-68% and depend on the type of surgery. Clinical risk factors and physiopathology of CPSP are subject of wide development. Human studies allowed better understanding of the neurophysiological as well psychological aspect of the development of CPSP. Finally, the possibility of pharmacological prevention of CPSP seems to have increased in the past years. Nevertheless, there are still many questions that need to be answers about the problem. We should clearly define the optimal characteristics of clinical and experimental studies as this will allow the better understanding of the prevention of CPSP. Anesthesiologists play a crucial role in this development. They are involved in all of the stages of the operative care of patients and play a decisive role in the evaluation of the risk, the development of a preventive strategy, and in the early detection and treatment of CPSP.
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Many substances, drugs or not, can be responsible for acute hepatitis. Nevertheless, toxic etiology, except when that is obvious like in acetaminophen overdose, is a diagnosis of elimination. Major causes, in particular viral etiologies, must be ruled out. ⋯ During acetaminophen overdose, with or without hepatitis or ALF, intravenous N-acetylcysteine must be administered as soon as possible. In the non-acetaminophen related ALF, N-acetylcysteine improves transplantation-free survival. Referral and assessment in a liver transplantation unit should be discussed as soon as possible.