Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology
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Case Reports
[Anesthetic management of a patient with moyamoya disease undergoing mitral valve repair].
Moyamoya disease is the result of progressive steno-occlusive changes in the internal carotid arteries followed by formation of bilateral abnormal vascular networks. The disease may present with cerebral ischemia causing cerebral hemorrhage in the perioperative period. There are few reports of cardiac surgeries in patients with moyamoya disease, and the management during cardiopulmonary bypass for moyamoya disease has not been established. ⋯ We maintained the perfusion flow of CPB above 3.0 l x min(-1) x m(-2) and the mean perfusion pressure above 70 mmHg. In addition, we used the pulsatile perfusion assist with intraaortic balloon pumping to maintain cerebral circulation. Postoperative course was uneventful without apparent neurologic deficit, and she was discharged from hospital on 10th postoperative day.
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Rapid onset of a muscle relaxant is required for general anesthesia with rapid sequence induction technique. Although a high dose of rocuronium was demonstrated to achieve the rapid onset in non-pregnant persons, it is still unknown whether this is true in women during late pregnancy. The purpose of this study is to compare the onset time of high dose rocuronium between pregnant and non-pregnant women. ⋯ The onset time of high dose of rocuronium in pregnant women was significantly shorter than that of non-pregnant women.
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Intraoperative crisis is an inevitable event to anesthesiologists. The crisis requires effective and coordinated management once it happened but it is difficult to manage the crises properly under extreme stressful situation. Recently, it is reported that the use of surgical crisis checklists is associated with significant improvement in the management of operating-room crises in a high-fidelity simulation study. ⋯ It undoubtedly predicts higher than average risk of postoperative complications and death within 30 days of surgery. Surgical Apgar score is a bridge between proper intraoperative and postoperative care. Anesthesiologists should make effort to reduce the postoperative complication and this score is a tool for it.
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Review
[Does Surgical Safety Checklist for cesarean section improve maternal and neonatal outcome?].
Surgical Safety Checklist published by WHO (World Health Organization) has been widely accepted and contributed to reduce postoperative mortality and morbidity. However, the implementation of the original checklist for cesarean section has been questioned as most of the patients for cesarean section being awake at the occasion of time out, and some patients requiring emergency cesarean section. From these points of view, modified versions of the checklist for cesarean section have been proposed. ⋯ K. published a checklist specifically for obstetric surgery, and its usefulness has been evaluated. The most important modification of the checklist seems to be adoption of classification of urgency of cesarean section by NICE (National Institute of Clinical Excellence) into the time out Surgical Safety Checklist from U. K. is introduced with its recent evaluation, and its possible adoption in Japanese hospitals will be discussed.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
[Analgesic efficacy and clinical safety of intraperitoneal instillation combined with rectus sheath block using ropivacaine for pain relief after laparoscopic gynecological surgery].
The aim of this study was to evaluate the analgesic efficacy and safety of rectus sheath block combined with intraperitoneal instillation using two doses of ropivacaine in patients undergoing laparoscopic gynecological surgery. ⋯ The present study showed that the combination of rectus sheath block with intraperitoneal instillation of ropivacaine was safe and potent enough to relieve pain after laparoscopic surgery.