Journal of clinical anesthesia
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Randomized Controlled Trial Observational Study
Intravascular volume status and stress markers in patients observing long and short duration of fasting: A prospective single blinded observational study.
Preoperative fasting may lead to intravascular volume depletion and this volume depletion may be a cause of perioperative stress. This study intends to compare the levels of stress markers in patients undergoing long and short duration fasting before an elective laparoscopic surgery. ⋯ CTRI/2021/02/031456.
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Alpha Gal Syndrome (AGS) is an emerging immune response to mammalian products (MP) containing the oligosaccharide galactose-α-1,3 galactose (α-Gal) which includes meats and inactive ingredients in certain medications. This becomes clinically important in the perioperative realm as MPs are commonly found in the operating room, and pre- and post-operative settings, and can trigger responses as severe as anaphylaxis. ⋯ Additionally, strategies are explored in order to screen and prevent exposure to MP with a multidisciplinary approach. While this emerging allergy is still not fully understood, it is of paramount importance that all anesthesia providers recognize the implications of MP exposure in AGS patients and ultimately prevent harm in this highly vulnerable population.
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The global COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of protecting frontline healthcare workers from novel respiratory infections while also exposing the limited instruction that medical students receive on proper donning of personal protective equipment (PPE) and more importantly the safe doffing of contaminated PPE to minimize their risk of nosocomial infection. The best methods of providing this kind of instruction have not yet been determined. ⋯ While best methods for providing instruction regarding topics such as PPE donning and doffing have not yet been determined, we have demonstrated that the underlying knowledge base from medical school regarding proper donning and doffing for respiratory isolation is insufficient for preventing self-contamination, and that Miller's pyramid-based training using both video and in-person instruction combined with task execution by learners can improve compliance with PPE donning and doffing protocols and more importantly decrease skin contamination among a group of early training anesthesiology residents.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Efficacy of erector spinae plane block for minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: Results of a double-blind, prospective randomized placebo-controlled trial.
To investigate if an erector spinae plane (ESP) block decreases postoperative opioid consumption, pain and postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MIMVS). ⋯ Following MIMVS, adding an ESP block to a standard multimodal analgesia regimen did not reduce opioid consumption and pain scores.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of ultrasound-guided lung recruitment manoeuvre on perioperative atelectasis during laparoscopy in young infants: A randomised controlled trial.
Pneumoperitoneum is a risk factor for perioperative atelectasis in infants. This research aimed to investigate whether lung recruitment manoeuvres guided by ultrasound are more effective for young infants (<3 months) during laparoscopy under general anaesthesia. ⋯ Ultrasound-guided alveolar recruitment reduced the perioperative incidence of atelectasis in infants <3 months during laparoscopy under general anaesthesia.