Saudi journal of anaesthesia
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Regional anesthesia is one of the most satisfying expertise in anesthesia. Nerve stimulation guided peripheral nerve blocks greatly enhance the success rate of block. ⋯ We have proposed a simple innovation to create a nerve stimulation needle at the point of care that would overcome the limitation associated with commercially available needle for nerve stimulation. This innovation may prove instrumental in training of anesthesia residents at no extracost to the patient.
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The cervical spine has to be stabilized in patients with suspected cervical spine injury during laryngoscopy and intubation by manual in-line axial stabilization. This has the propensity to increase the difficulty of intubation. An attempt has been made to compare TruView EVO2 and McCoy with cervical spine immobilization, which will aid the clinician in choosing an appropriate device for securing the airway with an endotracheal tube (ETT) in the clinical scenario of trauma. ⋯ The TruView blade is a useful option for tracheal intubation in patients with suspected cervical spine injury.
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The main objective of this survey is to describe the current practice of thoracic anesthesia in the Middle Eastern (ME) region. ⋯ Our survey provides a contemporary snapshot of the ME thoracic anesthetic practice.
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Effect on hemodynamic changes and experience of robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALRP) in steep Trendelenburg position (45°) with high-pressure CO(2) pneumoperitoneum is very limited. Therefore, we planned this prospective clinical trial to study the effect of steep Tredelenburg position with high-pressure CO(2) pneumoperitoneum on hemodynamic parameters in a patient undergoing RALRP using FloTrac/Vigileo™1.10. ⋯ The steep Trendelenburg position and CO(2) pneumoperitoneum, during RALRP, leads to significant decrease in stroke volume and cardiac output.