Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Nov 2023
ReviewTraining programmes for healthcare professionals in managing postoperative epidural analgesia: A scoping review protocol.
Epidural analgesia is an effective technique advocated worldwide for postoperative analgesia after a wide range of surgical procedures. Despite the benefits of epidural analgesia for pain management, systematic education of ward nurses in managing epidural analgesia appears to be lacking. ⋯ The outlined scoping review will provide an overview of existing training programmes for healthcare professionals in the safe management of postoperative epidural analgesia and map the body of available evidence on the topic. The study may support the development of a training programme for ward nurses caring for patients receiving postoperative epidural analgesia.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Nov 2023
The effect intraoperative positive end expiratory pressure and tidal volume on postoperative acute kidney injury after orthopedic surgery.
To test whether higher intraoperative PEEP levels and/or higher TV levels are associated with higher incidence of postoperative AKI within the first postoperative week, in adult patients having orthopedic surgeries under general anesthesia. ⋯ Higher levels of PEEP or TV during mechanical ventilation in adult patients undergoing orthopedic surgeries under general anesthesia do not increase the odds of developing postoperative AKI within the narrow limits studied.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Nov 2023
ReviewIdentifying risk factors for poor multidimensional recovery after major surgery: A systematic review.
Traditional risk factors used for predicting poor postoperative recovery have focused on postoperative complications, adverse symptoms (nausea, pain), length of hospital stay, and patient quality of life. Despite these being traditional performance indicators of patient postoperative "status," they may not fully define the multidimensional nature of patient recovery. The definition of postoperative recovery is thus evolving to include patient-reported outcomes that are important to the patient. Previous reviews have focused on risk factors for the above traditional outcomes after major surgery. Yet, there remains a need for further study of risk factors predicting multidimensional patient-focused recovery, and investigation beyond the immediate postoperative period after patients are discharged from the hospital. This review aimed to appraise the current literature identifying risk factors for multidimensional patient recovery. ⋯ Our review found that there were few studies assessing preoperative risk factors as predictors for poor postoperative multidimensional recovery. This confirms the need for higher quality studies assessing risk for poor recovery, ideally with a consistent and multi-dimensional definition of recovery.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Nov 2023
ReviewPsychological predictors of acute postoperative pain after total knee and hip arthroplasty: A systematic review.
Identifying patients at high risk of acute postoperative pain after total knee or hip arthroplasty (TKA/THA) will facilitate individualized pain management and research on the efficacy of treatment options. Numerous studies have reported that psychological patient factors may influence acute postoperative pain, but most reviews have focused on chronic pain and functional outcomes. This systematic review aims to evaluate which psychological metrics are associated with acute postoperative pain after TKA and THA. ⋯ Pain catastrophizing seemed to be the most consistent psychological predictor of acute postoperative pain after TKA. The results for other psychological factors and THA were inconsistent. However, the interpretation of results was limited by considerable methodological heterogeneity.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Nov 2023
Hypotension during transsphenoidal pituitary surgery associated with increase in plasma levels of brain injury markers.
Patients undergoing pituitary surgery may experience short- and long-term postoperative morbidity. Intraoperative factors such as hypotension might be a contributing factor. Our aim was to investigate the association between intraoperative hypotension and postoperative plasma levels of tau, neurofilament light (NfL), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) as markers of perioperative brain injury. ⋯ Intraoperative relative, but not absolute, hypotension was associated with increased postoperative plasma tau and NfL concentrations. Patients undergoing pituitary surgery may be vulnerable to relative hypotension, but this needs to be validated in future prospective studies.