Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Mar 2015
Multicenter StudyPaediatric ECMO at low-volume paediatric cardiac centres in the Nordic countries.
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life-saving resource-intensive technology for patients with respiratory and/or circulatory failure. We aimed to evaluate outcome data from three Nordic paediatric centres comparing with data from the International Registry of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) and selected high-volume single-centre studies. ⋯ Survival after ECMO in three low-volume Nordic centres demonstrated comparable outcome data with ELSO data and data from high-volume centres. We believe regular quality assurance surveys, as the present study, should be performed in order to maintain excellent therapy within the individual ECMO centres.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Mar 2015
Injectate spread following ultrasound-guided lateral to medial approach for dual transversus abdominis plane blocks.
Bilateral dual transversus abdominis plane (BD-TAP) injections were devised to cover the T7-8 and L1 dermatomes, which are usually spared with classical and mid-axillary TAP injections. The purpose of this study was to delineate the vertical and lateral extent of injectate spread following a lateral to medial approach for TAP injections in embalmed cadavers. ⋯ A lateral to medial approach for TAP injection resulted in spread of the injectate ranging from T7/8-L1 dermatomes in the majority of the hemi-abdomens. Subcostal and lateral TAP injections do not cover the lateral cutaneous branches of the segmental nerves.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Mar 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialIntravenous lidocaine increases the depth of anaesthesia of propofol for skin incision - a randomised controlled trial.
The anaesthetic potency of intravenous propofol is quantified by its Cp50 value, which is defined as the plasma concentration required to prevent movement response in 50% of patients to surgical stimuli. We hypothesised that, in addition to propofol anaesthesia, an intravenous bolus of lidocaine 1.5 mg/kg will decrease the Cp50 value of propofol during anaesthesia. ⋯ An intravenous bolus injection of 1.5 mg/kg lidocaine 2% caused a significant reduction of the propofol Cp50 value.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Mar 2015
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyTotal intravenous general anaesthesia vs. spinal anaesthesia for total hip arthroplasty: a randomised, controlled trial.
The choice of anaesthetic technique for patients undergoing joint arthroplasty is debatable. The hypothesis of this study was that general anaesthesia would generate a more favourable recovery profile than spinal anaesthesia. ⋯ General anaesthesia resulted in a more favourable recovery profile compared with spinal anaesthesia.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Mar 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialAcute kidney injury with hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.42 in severe sepsis.
We aimed to detail the effects of hydroxyethyl starch (HES) vs. Ringer's on kidney function including the interaction with mortality in post-hoc analyses as resuscitation with HES 130/0.42 increased mortality in the Scandinavian Starch for Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock (6S) trial. ⋯ In patients with severe sepsis, HES appeared to increase the rate of severe AKI and use of RRT within the first 5 days. The increased mortality observed with HES may have been partly mediated through acute kidney impairment.