Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Apr 2021
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyEffect of Dural Puncture Epidural Technique Combined With Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus on Labor Analgesia Onset and Maintenance: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
The dural puncture epidural (DPE) technique is associated with faster onset than the conventional epidural (EP) technique for labor analgesia. The programmed intermittent epidural bolus (PIEB) mode for maintaining labor analgesia allows for lower anesthetic drug consumption than the continuous epidural infusion (CEI) mode. Whether DPE technique with PIEB mode offers additional benefits for analgesia onset, local anesthetic drug consumption, and side effects versus EP or DPE techniques with CEI mode remains unclear. ⋯ The use of DPE technique for neuraxial analgesia was associated with faster onset than the use of the EP technique. DPE technique with PIEB mode achieved the greatest drug-sparing effect without increasing maternal or neonatal side effects.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Apr 2021
Comparative StudyAgreement Between the Mini-Cog in the Preoperative Clinic and on the Day of Surgery and Association With Postanesthesia Care Unit Delirium: A Cohort Study of Cognitive Screening in Older Adults.
Cognitive impairment is common in older surgical patients and is associated with postoperative delirium. However, cognitive function is inconsistently assessed preoperatively, leading to missed opportunities to recognize vulnerable patients. We designed a prospective cohort study to assess the agreement of the Mini-Cog screening tool administered in the preoperative clinic (clinic-day test) or immediately before surgery (surgery-day test) and to determine whether a positive screening for cognitive dysfunction in the surgery-day test is associated with postoperative delirium in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). ⋯ These data support the approach of using the Mini-Cog on the day of surgery to screen for cognitive impairment in older patients. Importantly, Mini-Cog surgery-day test scores compatible with cognitive impairment (≤2) were strongly associated with PACU delirium.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Apr 2021
ReviewCarbon Dioxide Absorption During Inhalation Anesthesia: A Modern Practice.
CO2 absorbents were introduced into anesthesia practice in 1924 and are essential when using a circle system to minimize waste by reducing fresh gas flow to allow exhaled anesthetic agents to be rebreathed. For many years, absorbent formulations consisted of calcium hydroxide combined with strong bases like sodium and potassium hydroxide. When Sevoflurane and Desflurane were introduced, the potential for toxicity (compound A and CO, respectively) due to the interaction of these agents with absorbents became apparent. ⋯ Although absorbent formulations have been improved, practices persist that result in unnecessary waste of both anesthetic agents and absorbents. While CO2 absorbents may seem like a commodity item, differences in CO2 absorbent formulations can translate into significant performance differences, and the choice of absorbent should not be based on unit price alone. A modern practice of inhalation anesthesia utilizing a circle system to greatest effect requires reducing fresh gas flow to approach closed-circuit conditions, thoughtful selection of CO2 absorbent, and changing absorbents based on inspired CO2.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Apr 2021
Gut Microbiota Influences Neuropathic Pain Through Modulating Proinflammatory and Anti-inflammatory T Cells.
Gut microbiota, a consortium of diverse microorganisms residing in the gastrointestinal tract, has emerged as a key player in neuroinflammatory responses, supporting the functional relevance of the "gut-brain axis." Chronic-constriction injury of the sciatic nerve (CCI) is a commonly used animal model of neuropathic pain with a major input from T cell-mediated immune responses. In this article, we sought to examine whether gut microbiota influences CCI neuropathic pain, and, if so, whether T-cell immune responses are implicated. ⋯ Gut microbiota plays a critical role in CCI neuropathic pain. This role is mediated, in part, through modulating proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory T cells.