Journal of anesthesia
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This practical guide has been developed to ensure safe and effective sedation performed in adult patients outside of the operating room, for instance in intensive care units and dental treatment rooms and in the field of palliative care. Sedation levels are classified based on level of consciousness, airway reflex, spontaneous ventilation, and cardiovascular function. Deep sedation induces loss of consciousness and protective reflexes, and can cause respiratory depression and pulmonary aspiration. ⋯ To prevent aspiration, patients scheduled for moderate or deep sedation should fast preoperatively. In both inpatients and outpatients, biological monitoring should be continued until the discharge criteria are met. Anesthesiologists should be involved in management systems that ensure safe and effective sedation even if they do not personally perform all sedation procedures.
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Journal of anesthesia · Jun 2023
Influence of maternal position during combined spinal-epidural anesthesia for labor analgesia on technical difficulties and complications.
Generally, combined spinal-epidural anesthesia (CSEA) for labor analgesia is performed in the lateral or sitting position; however, only few studies have investigated the effect of maternal position on labor analgesia induction. We aimed to retrospectively assess the influence of maternal position on induction time and complications. ⋯ Maternal position was not associated with the time required for CSEA induction. However, the sitting group had a lower paresthesia occurrence and ephedrine requirement than the lateral group. Other technical complications were not associated with maternal position during CSEA induction.
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Journal of anesthesia · Jun 2023
Observational StudyAccuracy of a noninvasive estimated continuous cardiac output measurement under different respiratory conditions: a prospective observational study.
The estimated continuous cardiac output (esCCO) system was recently developed as a noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring alternative to the thermodilution cardiac output (TDCO). However, the accuracy of continuous cardiac output measurements by the esCCO system compared to TDCO under different respiratory conditions remains unclear. This prospective study aimed to assess the clinical accuracy of the esCCO system by continuously measuring the esCCO and TDCO. ⋯ The accuracy of the esCCO system is clinically acceptable to that of TDCO under mechanical ventilation and spontaneous respiration.
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Journal of anesthesia · Jun 2023
Case ReportsNew intra-conduit thrombus detected using transesophageal echocardiography immediately after weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass during the Fontan procedure: a case report.
This study reports a case wherein a new thrombus was detected by transesophageal echocardiography in the conduit during extracardiac conduit Fontan procedure. Immediately after weaning from the cardiopulmonary bypass and administration of protamine, a thrombus was noted in the conduit by transesophageal echocardiography. ⋯ One week post-surgery, imaging results showed residual thrombus, but the patient was safely discharged. Even during Fontan procedure, careful observation with transesophageal echocardiography is important because of the possibility of thrombus formation in the conduit.