Journal of clinical anesthesia
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Observational Study
Association between preoperative maternal anxiety and neonatal outcomes: a prospective observational study.
Preoperative anxiety can be associated with poor postoperative clinical outcomes. We aimed to assess whether preoperative maternal anxiety level of obstetric patients scheduled for elective cesarean surgery has an effect on clinical outcome of the newborn. ⋯ We concluded that there was no relationship between preoperative maternal anxiety scores and Apgar scores at the first and fifth minute.
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To determine the incidence of postoperative airway complications in infants <5kg in weight undergoing cardiac surgery intubated with Microcuff (Kimberley-Clark, Roswell, GA) endotracheal tubes (ETTs). ⋯ Microcuff ETTs in infants <5.0 kg in weight undergoing cardiac surgery are associated with a low incidence of severe postextubation stridor. Because cuffed ETTs allow for improved control of ventilation/oxygenation and decreased risk of aspiration, they should be considered for use in this high-risk population. Larger studies are needed to confirm these results.
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To examine postoperative sore throat resulting from tracheal intubation stylet removal. ⋯ Postoperative sore throat was significantly related to increased extraction force during stylet removal.
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Complex regional pain syndrome is a painful and disabling syndrome where the patient presents with neuropathic pain, edema, or vasomotor or pseudomotor abnormalities that are often refractory to treatment. Complex regional pain syndrome type 1 may occurs in stroke patients. Radiofrequency is a therapeutic modality that has been used for years for diseases associated with neuropathic pain. ⋯ These cases illustrates that pulsed radiofrequency applied to cervical dorsal root ganglia might play a significant role in multi-modal approach of complex regional pain syndrome type 1 management after stroke. Further randomized, controlled studies are needed to support this argument.
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More than 60 years have passed since 3 pioneer Chinese anesthesiologists were trained by American physicians. After returning to China, they applied their new knowledge and skills to develop a new anesthesia specialty in their own country. Over the past 2 decades, close to 600 Chinese medical graduates have been trained in the United States and have become part of the American anesthesia workforce. ⋯ People are always wondering how this new generation of American-trained Chinese anesthesiologists is doing in a different culture and different health care and political systems. This review indicates that these newly American-trained Chinese anesthesiologists not only provide high-quality patient care but also conduct outstanding anesthesia teaching and research. In addition, as their pioneer anesthesiologists did in China, they use professional organizations and publications as 2 major means to advance professional development and promote academic exchanges between Chinese and American anesthesiologists, through which American anesthesiology continues to have influence on modern Chinese anesthesiology.