Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Oct 2020
Randomized Controlled TrialEfficacy of dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to Quadratus lumborum block for paediatrics undergoing laparoscopic pyeloplasty. A prospective randomized double blinded study.
We designed this study to evaluate dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to local anesthetics in Quadratus lumborum block (QLB) in pediatrics either interfascial versus intravenous on the quality of postoperative analgesia and incidence of side effects. ⋯ Interfascial dexmedetomidine adjuvant to QLB provided better postoperative analgesia in terms of less morphine consumption, better pain scores and longer time to first analgesic request when compared with the IV dexmedetomidine.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Oct 2020
ReviewA practical approach to the use of targeted temperature management after cardiac arrest.
Among comatose survivors after cardiac arrest, target temperature management (TTM) is considered the most effective treatment to reduce the consequences of postanoxic brain injury. Several international guidelines have thus incorporated TTM in the management of the postresuscitation phase. ⋯ There is indeed still relatively large uncertainty concerning some practical aspects related to TTM application, such as: A) how to select patients who will benefit the most from TTM; B) the optimal time to initiate TTM; C) the best target temperature; D) the most effective methods to provide TTM; E) the length of the cooling phase; and F) the optimal rewarming rate and fever control strategies. The purpose of this manuscript is to review and discuss the most recent advances in TTM use after cardiac arrest and to give some proposals on how to deal with all these relevant practical questions.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Oct 2020
The predictive ability of carotid artery corrected flow time and respirophasic variation in blood flow peak velocity measured by ultrasonography for fluid responsiveness in parturients for cesarean delivery.
Ultrasonic measurements of carotid artery corrected flow time (FTc) and respirophasic variation in blood flow peak velocity (ΔV
peak ) were recently introduced to predict fluid responsiveness in non-obstetric patients. We designed the present study to evaluate the performance of these two ultrasonic indices in predicting fluid responsiveness in healthy parturients. ⋯ Compared with IVCins , IVCexp and IVCCI, FTc and ΔVpeak measured by ultrasonography seem to be the highly feasible and reliable methods to predict fluid responsiveness in parturients with spontaneous breathing undergoing elective cesarean delivery. -
Minerva anestesiologica · Oct 2020
Dynamic bedside assessment of the physiologic effects of prone position in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients by electrical impedance tomography.
Prone position (PP) improves acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) survival by reducing the risk of ventilation-induced lung injury. However, inter-individual variability is a hallmark of ARDS and lung protection by PP might not be optimal in all patients. In the present study, we dynamically assessed physiologic effects of PP by electrical impedance tomography (EIT) and identified predictors of improved lung protection by PP in ARDS patients. ⋯ EIT enables dynamic bedside assessment of the physiologic effects of PP and might support early recognition of ARDS patients more likely to benefit from PP.