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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Dan M Drzymalski, Mohammad Dahlawi, Robert R Hall, Shreya Ranjan, Craig L Best
BACKGROUND: Music is a low-cost intervention that can improve patient satisfaction. METHODS: This was a prospective, randomised, controlled trial conducted at an urban tertiary care academic medical centre in the United States. Nulliparous women 18-50 years old with a healthy singleton pregnancy at ≥ 37 weeks gestational age undergoing elective caesarean delivery under neuraxial anaesthesia were randomised to the music group (Mozart sonatas) or control group (no music)...
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Viktor Mark Brzózka, Andrzej Jerzy Piotrowski
BACKGROUND: Children usually need sedation or even anaesthesia for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies. As there is no universally accepted method for this purpose we undertook a prospective, randomised comparison of propofol and dexmedetomidine in children aged 1 to 10 years. METHODS: After Institutional Board approval and parents' informed consent 64 ASA status I or II children scheduled for MRI scan were enrolled. Patients were premedicated with intravenous (IV) midazolam (0...
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LETTER
Eleni Laou, Eleftheria Tsitsanoudi, Christiana Alexandrou, Dimitra Goupou, Eleni Papanastasiou, Maria Mermiri, Athanasios Chalkias
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July 6, 2023: Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mateusz Zawadka, Paweł Andruszkiewicz, Wojciech Gola, Adrian Wong, Mirosław Czuczwar
Ultrasonography is becoming an essential part of the management of critically ill patients. There has been a sufficient body of evidence to support the incorporation of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine training programme. Recently the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine reco-gnized POCUS as an essential skill for European Intensive Care Medicine specialists and updated Competency Based Training in Intensive Care (CoBaTrICe). Following European training standards, the Ultrasound and Echocardiography Committee of the Polish Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy issued this Position Statement for recommendations for the accreditation process in POCUS in Poland...
July 6, 2023: Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy
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LETTER
Piotr F Czempik, Michał Pluta, Szymon Czajka
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LETTER
María Mora-Aznar
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July 6, 2023: Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Lorena Díaz-Bohada, Juan C Segura-Salguero, Juan D Aristizabal-Mayor, Nelcy Miranda-Pineda, Ana H Perea-Bello, Marcin Wąsowicz
BACKGROUND: The erector spinae plane block (ESPB) is a valuable alternative for pain management after video-assisted thoracoscopy surgery (VATS). The incidence of postoperative chronic neuropathic pain (CNP) is high while the quality of life (QoL) after VATS remains unknown. We hypothesised that patients with ESPB would have a low incidence of acute and CNP and would report a good QoL up to three months after VATS. METHODS: We conducted a single-centre prospective pilot cohort study from January to April 2020...
July 6, 2023: Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy
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LETTER
Stephania Paredes, Vivian Hernandez Torres, Harold Chaves-Cardona, Steven Porter, Johnathan Ross Renew
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2023: Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy
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LETTER
Sumit Chowdhury, Dalim Baidya
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2023: Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy
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LETTER
Tuan Tang, Rishi Wagle, Jamal Hasoon, Sandeep Markan, Anvinh Nguyen
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2023: Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy
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REVIEW
Neha Goyal, Sugandhi Nemani, Ankur Sharma, Varuna Vyas, Nikhil Kothari, Shilpa Goyal
Medication error has emerged as a significant problem in healthcare, especially in the past 2 decades. In anaesthesia, the paediatric age group is particularly at risk of such events because of complex age- and weight-based drug calculation, drug formulations, serial dilutions, and often limited staff experience in handling such patients. We searched PubMed, Cochrane, and Google Scholar for literature on medication errors in paediatric anaesthesia in children (< 18 years of age). Two authors searched for the articles independently, and a third author sorted any consensus differences...
2023: Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Tomasz Jarymowicz, Artur Baranowski, Justyna Pietrzyk, Izabela Pągowska-Klimek
INTRODUCTION: Although manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children is gene-rally mild or asymptomatic, anaesthetic implications of the infection in children are still a matter of concern. Single reports suggest that patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection are at higher risk of anaesthetic complications. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We performed a retrospective, case control study analysing the risk of general anaesthesia in SARS-CoV-2 infected children admitted to a tertiary paediatric university hospital for the purpose of urgent procedures requiring anaesthesia between April 1st and September 30 th , 2021...
2023: Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hermes Melo Teixeira Batista, Solange Kelly Lima Araújo, Galba Matos Cardoso de Alencar Júnior, Luiz Carlos de Abreu, Italla Maria Pinheiro Bezerra, Andrés Ricardo Pérez Riera
INTRODUCTION: Spinal anaesthesia consists of administering a local anaesthetic in the subarachnoid space, thus causing sensory, motor, and autonomic nerve conduction block. Currently, recovery from spinal anaesthesia is evaluated by the return of motor function, without considering the autonomic blockade, which is responsible for most complications of the technique. Heart rate variability (HRV) is an indirect method to measure the autonomic nervous system and may be useful in assessing autonomic recovery after spinal anaesthesia...
2023: Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy
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RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Sameh Refaat, Mohamed M Ali, Ibrahim M E Elsherief, Marwa M Mohamed
INTRODUCTION: Femoral neck fractures are common orthopaedic fractures, especially in old age, and they represent a life-threatening condition requiring surgical intervention. In this study, we aimed to compare 2 regional techniques used to decrease perioperative pain. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In this parallel group randomized controlled clinical trial we enrolled 68 patients from both sexes scheduled for hip surgery after femoral neck fractures. The patients were randomly allocated to 2 equal groups with one receiving ultrasound- guided supra-inguinal fascia iliaca block (FIB) and the other receiving ultrasound- guided anterior quadratus lumborum block (QLB)...
2023: Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Alberto E Ardon, Abuzar B Baloach, Shaina Matveev, Matthew M Colontonio, Patricia M Narciso, Aaron Spaulding
INTRODUCTION: Previous literature has suggested that the presence of anxiety or depression may be linked to increased postoperative pain. The objective of this retrospective analysis was to assess whether patients who use anxiolytics or antidepressants preoperatively were associated with worse acute pain outcomes after elective total knee arthroplasty (TKA). MATERIAL AND METHODS: A chart review of patients who underwent TKA at our institution was conducted. The primary outcome was mean opioid use in oral morphine equivalents (OME) on the day of surgery (POD 0) through postoperative day 1 (POD1)...
2023: Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Selene Martinez Perez, Juan C Segura-Salgero, Marcin Wąsowicz, Carlos A Ibarra-Moreno
INTRODUCTION: Although quantitative monitoring of neuromuscular blockade (NMB) is recommended, it is not routinely used in daily practice. The optimizing NMB management to improve patient safety and perioperative outcomes (OBISPO) quality improvement (QI) initiative intends to address this issue and change clinicians' behaviors. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A pilot phase of the prospective QI intervention was conducted. The primary objective was implement clinical practice change that emphasizes improving NMB monitoring in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery who are eligible for fast-track extubation between February 2021 and December 2021...
2023: Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy
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RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Bassant Abdelhamid, Marina Matta, Ashraf Rady, George Adel, Medhat Gamal
INTRODUCTION: The plethysmographic variability index (PVI) is a dynamic approach for assessing volume status. This study aims to compare conventional fluid management and PVI based goal-directed fluid management (GDFM) during elective spine surgery in the prone position. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Sixty-six adult patients, ASA I-II, scheduled for elective lumbar spine procedures under general anaesthesia in the prone position were included. Patients were randomly divided into either the Conventional Group with the conventional fluid management protocol or the PVI Group with the PVI-based GDFM protocol...
2023: Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Paweł Kutnik, Oksana Wichowska, Justyna Sysiak-Sławecka, Marta Szczukocka, Elżbieta Rypulak, Paweł Piwowarczyk, Michał Borys, Mirosław Czuczwar
INTRODUCTION: Approximately 44% of all patients hospitalised for an elective surgical procedure have a malnutrition risk. In this study, we assessed the prevalence of malnutrition risk at a pre-anaesthetic clinic and the feasibility of introducing nutritional support. The primary objective of this study was to assess malnutrition risk prevalence in patients referred to a pre-anaesthetic clinic. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This was a prospective observational study. The study was divided into two phases: one in 2020 and the other in 2023...
2023: Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Zbigniew Putowski, Natalia Rachfalska, Karolina Majewska, Katarzyna Megger, Łukasz Krzych
INTRODUCTION: Relatives of critically ill patients who either die or survive the intensive care unit (ICU) may develop substantial mental health problems that are collectively defined as post-intensive care syndrome in family (PICS-F). MATERIAL AND METHODS: By using a systematised search strategy we included studies that focused on PICS-F in relatives of adult ICU patients and reported the risk factors associated with its development. The search was conducted within PubMed, Embase, SCOPUS, clinicaltrials...
2023: Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Justyna Sysiak-Sławecka, Oksana Wichowska, Paweł Piwowarczyk, Michał Borys
INTRODUCTION: Bacterial superinfections are common in severely ill COVID-19 patients and could be associated with a significant increase in morbidity and mortality. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We assessed 29 critically ill patients treated in a university hospital's intensive care unit (ICU). Each patient required mechanical ventilation due to COVID-19-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Fifteen patients who required venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) support (ECMO group) were compared to a control group (CON group) of 14 individuals without ECMO...
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