Anaesthesia, critical care & pain medicine
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Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med · Aug 2016
Randomized Controlled TrialUnder sevoflurane anaesthesia, a reduced dose of neostigmine can antagonize a shallow neuromuscular block: A double-blind, randomised study.
It has been demonstrated that small doses of neostigmine (10-30μg.kg(-1)) effectively antagonize atracurium blocks at a train-of-four (TOF) ratio of 0.4 under propofol anaesthesia. The results might not be valid with halogenated agents, which potentiate neuromuscular blockades. The goal of this study was to determine the dose of neostigmine required to antagonize a block corresponding to a TOF ratio of 0.4, a level at which fade is not visually detected. ⋯ Under sevoflurane anaesthesia, in absence of tactile or visual TOF fade, which corresponds to a TOF ratio≥0.4, 20μg.kg(-1) neostigmine is as effective as 40μg.kg(-1) in antagonizing shallow cisatracurium block.
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Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med · Aug 2016
Observational StudyAssessment of changes in cardiac index with calibrated pulse contour analysis in cardiac surgery: A prospective observational study.
To assess the trending ability of calibrated pulse contour cardiac index (CIPC) monitoring during haemodynamic changes (passive leg raising [PLR] and fluid loading) compared with transpulmonary thermodilution CI (CITD). ⋯ Although ΔCIPC after fluid loading could track the direction of changes of CITD and was interchangeable with bolus transpulmonary thermodilution, PLR could not predict fluid responsiveness in cardiac surgery patients.
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Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med · Aug 2016
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Observational StudyLearning crisis resource management: Practicing versus an observational role in simulation training - a randomized controlled trial.
Simulation training has been shown to be an effective way to teach crisis resource management (CRM) skills. Deliberate practice theory states that learners need to actively practice so that learning is effective. However, many residency programs have limited opportunities for learners to be "active" participants in simulation exercises. This study compares the effectiveness of learning CRM skills when being an active participant versus being an observer participant in simulation followed by a debriefing. ⋯ We found that learning CRM principles was not superior when learners were active participants compared to being observers followed by debriefing. These findings challenge the deliberate practice theory claiming that learning requires active practice. Assigning residents as observers in simulation training and involving them in debriefing is still beneficial.
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Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med · Jun 2016
Unplanned intensive care unit admission after general anaesthesia in children: A single centre retrospective analysis.
To determine the main causes for unplanned admission of children to the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) following anaesthesia in our centre. To compare the results with previous publications and propose a data sheet for the prospective collection of such information. ⋯ Unplanned admission to the PICU after general anaesthesia is a rare event. In our series, most cases were less than 5 years old and were associated with at least one comorbidity. The main cause of admission was respiratory distress and the main type of procedure associated with admission was cardiac catheterisation.
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Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med · Jun 2016
ReviewThe liability of the anesthesiologist in ambulatory surgery.
With the development of ambulatory surgery, there may be questions about the legal risk of this procedure. Indeed, the discharge of the patient from the hospital on the same day as the medical treatment raises the problem of monitoring and supervising potential complications, with a substantial delay in medical care, and the anaesthesiologists can be confronted with new areas of liability. This article specifies the French statutory and legal framework of the ambulatory surgery, and shows how the responsibility of the anaesthesiologist can be involved during patient care at all steps. ⋯ Indeed, the discharge of the patient from the hospital on the same day as the medical treatment raises the problem of monitoring and supervising potential complications, with a substantial delay in medical care. If the patient suffers any damage, the surgeon, the anaesthesiologist and in some cases, the hospital will have to answer in courts: the surgeon for the surgical procedure, the anaesthesiologist for the medical care and the hospital as the liable institution. After having specified the statutory framework of ambulatory surgery, we will see how the responsibility of the anaesthesiologist can be involved during patient care at all steps.