Annales françaises d'anesthèsie et de rèanimation
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Case report of a patient with tonsillitis treated with anti-inflammatory. The patient presented a dyspnoea and finally a cardiac arrest. ⋯ The patient died few days later of sepsis. We recommend having wire-guided cricothyrotomy technique or catheter-over-needle technique in all prehospital emergency unit and having emergency physician trained to the cricothyrotomy technique.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Feb 2007
Case Reports[Treatment of hydroxychloroquine poisoning with extracorporeal circulation].
We report a case of massive overdose of hydroxychloroquine treated with circulatory assistance by peripheral extracorporeal circulation (ECC). We expose the case of a 39-year-old woman who ingested 12 g of hydroxychloroquine with bromazepam, paroxetine, and zolpidem, in a suicide attempt. Patient has developed central nervous system depression, hemodynamic failure, life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias, and serious hypokalemia. ⋯ In spite of this treatment, cardiogenic shock was uncontrolled, and imposed circulatory assistance. After extracorporeal circulation, we observed a spectacular improvement of hemodynamic parameters and electrocardiographic normalization at day one. Extracorporeal circulation could be used as a rescue treatment of cardiotrope and hydroxychloroquine overdoses.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Feb 2007
Review[Perioperative analgesia with continuous peripheral nerve blocks in children].
Recently, regional anaesthesia in children has generated increasing interest. But single injection techniques have a limited duration of postoperative analgesia. Then, continuous peripheral nerve blocks have taken an important position in the anaesthetic arsenal, allowing an effective, safe and prolonged postoperative pain management. ⋯ Finally, ropivacaine appears to be the most appropriate drug for continuous peripheral nerve blocks in children, requiring low flow rates and concentrations of local anaesthetic. These techniques may facilitate early ambulation by an improved pain management or even postoperative analgesia at home with disposable pumps. One might infer from the current review that excellent pain relief coupled with a reduction of side effects would contribute to improve the quality of life and to decrease the frequency of disabling behavioural modifications in children, sometimes psychologically injured by hospital stay and postoperative pain.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Feb 2007
Comparative Study[Reliability and survival of arterial catheters: optimal dynamic response].
Blood pressure is one of the most critical haemodynamic parameter in the intensive care unit (ICU). The measurement relies mainly on invasive methods (arterial lines) but also on noninvasive methods (Oscillometric and Manual). It is crucial to be instantaneous and accurate to adapt any decision making plan. The aim of this study is to evaluate the reliability of this measure given by an arterial catheter over time. This can determine the maintenance of catheter patency before clinical total occlusion. ⋯ The measure of the arterial blood pressure invasively can still be reliable for a long period of time (10 days), as long as the catheter is inserted, especially when the mean arterial pressure is considered. Each time the distance of the catheter insertion site moves away 1 cm from the radiocarpal joint or the groin, the risk of troubleshooting is doubled; on each blood sample from the catheter, this risk is reduced by 20%.