Journal of anesthesia
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Journal of anesthesia · Apr 2024
Multicenter StudyPerinatal outcomes comparison between neuraxial and general anesthesia in pregnant women with placenta accreta spectrum: a multicenter retrospective study.
We investigated the impact of anesthesia mode on perinatal outcomes in patients with placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) undergoing cesarean delivery and identified factors associated with adverse perinatal events. ⋯ In comparison to GA, cesarean delivery with NA in PAS patients appears to be associated with reduced intraoperative blood loss, PRBC transfusion, operating duration, and postoperative hospital stay.
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To explore the current status of anesthesia research activity in Japan, we analyzed the number of abstracts presented at the Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists (JSA) annual meetings by several factors including gender, society branches, and subspecialty categories. The number of abstracts at JSA annual meetings has declined sharply since 2016 with no gender gap. A decrease in the neurological field predated the overall decline, but other subspecialty categories showed a similar decline. ⋯ Our survey suggests that junior anesthetists are losing interest in research. Senior faculty and mentors must redouble efforts to embed and encourage research in departments and by anesthetists in training. If a revival of anesthesia research in Japan does not occur then a service only specialty awaits.
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Journal of anesthesia · Apr 2024
Observational StudyVideo versus ultrasound pupillometry for detecting increased pupillary diameters due to nociceptive stimuli: a prospective observational study.
Ultrasound pupillometry (UP) is a potential alternative to video pupillometry (VP) for assessing changes in patients' pupillary diameter (ΔPD) due to surgical nociception, but the reproducibility of UP and VP has been unclear. We evaluated the reproducibility of nociceptive ΔPD measured with both methods. ⋯ Due to the significant constant error, we consider the reproducibility of the measured ΔPD between UP and VP moderate. Trial registry number UMIN 000047145. Prior to the subjects' enrollment, the trial was registered with the University Hospital Medical Information Network (Principal investigator: Mao Konno, Date of registration: 3.11.2022). https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000053778 .