Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Jan 2020
Comparative Study Observational StudyVentilator Mode Does Not Influence Blood Loss or Transfusion Requirements During Major Spine Surgery: A Retrospective Study.
Blood loss during adult spinal deformity surgery is multifactorial. Anesthetic-related factors, such as mode of mechanical ventilation, may contribute to intraoperative blood loss. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of ventilator mode and ventilator parameters on intraoperative blood loss and transfusion requirements in patients undergoing prone position spine surgery. ⋯ In prone position spine surgery, neither mode of mechanical ventilation nor airway pressure is associated with intraoperative blood loss or need for allogeneic transfusion. Use of modern ventilation strategies using lung protective techniques may mitigate differences in blood loss previously observed between PCV and VCV modes.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Jan 2020
Randomized Controlled TrialDose-Response Study of 4 Weight-Based Phenylephrine Infusion Regimens for Preventing Hypotension During Cesarean Delivery Under Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia.
Prophylactic IV infusion of phenylephrine has been recommended to prevent hypotension during spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery. However, the optimal infusion dose is unknown. This study aimed to determine the infusion dose of phenylephrine that would be effective in preventing hypotension in 50% (ED50) and 90% (ED90) of patients when administered as a prophylactic infusion at a fixed rate based on the individual body weight. ⋯ Under the conditions of this study, when phenylephrine was given as a fixed-rate prophylactic infusion during spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery to prevent hypotension, the values for ED50 and ED90 were 0.31 (95% CI, 0.24-0.36) and 0.54 (95% CI, 0.46-0.76) µg/kg/min, respectively.