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Wadle M, Landsem L, Latham G, Ross F. The Year in Review: Anesthesia for Congenital Heart Disease 2023. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2024; 28:91-99. [PMID: 38561024 DOI: 10.1177/10892532241244475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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This review highlights published literature in 2023 that is related to the anesthetic management of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). Though not inclusive of all topics, 31 articles are discussed and four primary themes emerged: transfusion and hemostasis, outcomes and risk assessment, monitoring, and pharmacology.
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- Michael Wadle
- Department of Anesthesiology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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Andugala S, McIntosh A, Orchard J, Rahiman S, Miedecke A, Keyser J, Betts K, Marathe S, Alphonso N, Venugopal P. Successful Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) in Paediatric Cardiac Surgery in Australia. Heart Lung Circ 2024:S1443-9506(24)00063-5. [PMID: 38594127 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND & AIM Fast-track or enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is a care pathway for surgical patients based on a multidisciplinary team approach aimed at optimising recovery without increasing risk with protocols based on scientific evidence, which is monitored continuously to ensure compliance and improvement. These protocols have been shown to reduce the duration of postoperative mechanical ventilation and intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS) following paediatric cardiac surgery. We present the first structured implementation of ERAS in paediatric cardiac surgery in Australia. METHODS All patients enrolled in the ERAS pathway between October 2019 and July 2023 were identified. Demographic and perioperative data were collected retrospectively from hospital records for patients operated before June 2021 and prospectively from June 2021. A control group (non-ERAS) was identified using propensity matching from patients who underwent similar procedures and were not enrolled in the ERAS pathway (prior to October 2019). Patients were matched for age, weight, and comprehensive Aristotle score. Outcomes of interest were duration of postoperative mechanical ventilation, ICU LOS, readmission to the ICU, hospital LOS, cardiac reintervention rate, postoperative complication rate, and number of 30-day readmissions. RESULTS Of 1,084 patients who underwent cardiac surgery during the study period (October 2019-July 2023), 121 patients (11.2%) followed the ERAS pathway. The median age at the time of surgery was 4.8 years (interquartile range [IQR] 2.8-8.8 years). The most common procedure was the closure of atrial septal defect (n=58, 47.9%). The median cardiopulmonary bypass and cross-clamp times were 40 min (IQR 28-53.5 minutes) and 24.5 min (IQR 13-34 minutes) respectively. The majority were extubated in the operating theatre (n=108, 89.3%). The median ICU and hospital LOS were 4.5 hrs (IQR 4.1-5.6 hours) and 4 days (IQR 4-5 days) respectively. None of the patients required readmission to the ICU within 24 hrs of discharge from the ICU. Three (3) patients (2.5%) required reintervention. When compared with the non-ERAS group, the duration of postoperative mechanical ventilation, ICU and hospital LOS were significantly lower in the ERAS group. There was no significant difference in the ICU readmission rate, reintervention rate, complication rate, and number of 30-day readmissions between both groups. CONCLUSIONS ERAS after paediatric cardiac surgery is feasible and safe in select patients with low preoperative risk. This pathway reduces the duration of postoperative mechanical ventilation, ICU and hospital LOS without increasing risks, enabling the optimisation of resources.
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- Shalom Andugala
- Queensland Paediatric Cardiac Service, Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, Qld, Australia; Queensland Paediatric Cardiac Research, Centre for Children's Health Research, South Brisbane, Qld, Australia; School of Clinical Medicine, Children's Health Queensland Clinical Unit, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- Queensland Paediatric Cardiac Service, Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- Queensland Paediatric Cardiac Service, Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- Department of Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Queensland Paediatric Cardiac Service, Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, Qld, Australia; Queensland Paediatric Cardiac Research, Centre for Children's Health Research, South Brisbane, Qld, Australia; School of Clinical Medicine, Children's Health Queensland Clinical Unit, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- Queensland Paediatric Cardiac Service, Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, Qld, Australia; Queensland Paediatric Cardiac Research, Centre for Children's Health Research, South Brisbane, Qld, Australia; School of Clinical Medicine, Children's Health Queensland Clinical Unit, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- Queensland Paediatric Cardiac Service, Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, Qld, Australia; Queensland Paediatric Cardiac Research, Centre for Children's Health Research, South Brisbane, Qld, Australia; School of Clinical Medicine, Children's Health Queensland Clinical Unit, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.
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Roy N, Parra MF, Brown ML, Sleeper LA, Kossowsky J, Baumer AM, Blitz SE, Booth JM, Higgins CE, Nasr VG, Del Nido PJ, Brusseau R. Erector spinae plane blocks for opioid-sparing multimodal pain management after pediatric cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2024:S0022-5223(24)00211-3. [PMID: 38493959 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Revised: 02/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Peripheral regional anesthesia is proposed to enhance recovery. We sought to evaluate the efficacy of bilateral continuous erector spinae plane blocks (B-ESpB) for postoperative analgesia and the impact on recovery in children undergoing cardiac surgery. METHODS Patients aged 2 through 17 years undergoing cardiac surgery in the enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery program were prospectively enrolled to receive B-ESpB at the end of the procedure, with continuous infusions via catheters postoperatively. Participants wore an activity monitor until discharge. B-ESpB patients were retrospectively matched with control patients in the enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery program. Outcomes of the matched clusters were compared using exact conditional logistic regression and generalized linear modeling. RESULTS Forty patients receiving B-ESpB were matched to 78 controls. There were no major complications from the B-ESpB or infusions, and operating room time was longer by a median of 31 minutes. While blocks were infusing, patients with B-ESpB received fewer opioids in oral morphine equivalents than controls at 24 hours (0.60 ± 0.06 vs 0.78 ± 0.04 mg/kg; P = .02) and 48 hours (1.13 ± 0.08 vs 1.35 ± 0.06 mg/kg; P = .04), respectively. Both groups had low median pain scores per 12-hour period. There was no difference in early mobilization, length of stay, or complications. CONCLUSIONS B-ESpBs are safe in children undergoing cardiac surgery. When performed as part of a multimodal pain strategy in an enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery program, pediatric patients with B-ESpB experience good pain control and require fewer opioids in the first 48 hours.
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- Nathalie Roy
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Departrment of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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Dou D, Jia Y, Yuan S, Wang Y, Li Y, Wang H, Ding J, Wu X, Bie D, Liu Q, An R, Yan H, Yan F. The protocol of Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery (ERACS) in congenital heart disease: a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial. BMC Pediatr 2024; 24:22. [PMID: 38183047 PMCID: PMC10768436 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-023-04422-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery (ERACS) programs are comprehensive multidisciplinary interventions to improve patients' recovery. The application of the ERAS principle in pediatric patients has not been identified completely. METHODS This study is a multicenter, stepwise design, cluster randomized controlled trial. 3030 patients presenting during control and intervention periods are eligible if they are aged from 28 days to 6 years old and awaiting elective correction surgery of congenital heart disease with cardiopulmonary bypass. 5 centers are randomly assigned to staggered start dates for one-way crossover from the control phase to the intervention phase. In the intervention periods, patients will receive a bundle strategy including preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative approaches. During the control phase, patients receive the usual care. The primary outcome consists of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs), postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs), and acute kidney injury (AKI). DISCUSSION This study aims to explore whether the bundle of ERAS measurements could improve patients' recovery in congenital heart surgery. TRIAL REGISTRATION http://www. CLINICALTRIALS gov . (NCT05914103).
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- Dou Dou
- Department of Anesthesiology, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 167 BeilishiRd, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100037, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 167 BeilishiRd, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100037, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 167 BeilishiRd, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100037, China
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- Department of Medical Research & Biometrics Center, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 167 BeilishiRd, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100037, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 167 BeilishiRd, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100037, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 167 BeilishiRd, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100037, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 167 BeilishiRd, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100037, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 167 BeilishiRd, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100037, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 167 BeilishiRd, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100037, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 167 BeilishiRd, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100037, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 167 BeilishiRd, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100037, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 167 BeilishiRd, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100037, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 167 BeilishiRd, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100037, China.
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Murphy T, Brown M, Sale S, Nasr V. Challenges to the Wider Implementation of Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Enhanced Recovery Programs: 'What's in a Name?'. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2023; 37:2191-2193. [PMID: 37598035 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2023.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/21/2023]
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- Tim Murphy
- Department of Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesia, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesia, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Yamamoto T, Schindler E. Regional anesthesia as part of enhanced recovery strategies in pediatric cardiac surgery. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2023; 36:324-333. [PMID: 36924271 PMCID: PMC10155682 DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000001262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review article was to highlight the enhanced recovery protocols in pediatric cardiac surgery, including early extubation, rapid mobilization and recovery, reduction of opioid-related side effects, and length of pediatric ICU and hospital stay, resulting in decreased costs and perioperative morbidity, by introducing recent trends in perioperative anesthesia management combined with peripheral nerve blocks. RECENT FINDINGS Efficient postoperative pain relief is essential for realizing enhanced recovery strategies, especially in pediatric patients. It has been reported that approaches to perioperative pain management using additional peripheral nerve blocks ensure early extubation and a shorter duration of ICU and hospital stay. This article provides an overview of several feasible musculofascial plane blocks to achieve fast-track anesthesia management for pediatric cardiac surgery. SUMMARY Recent remarkable advances in combined ultrasound techniques have made it possible to perform various peripheral nerve blocks. The major strategy underlying fast-track anesthesia management is to achieve good analgesia while reducing perioperative opioid use. Furthermore, it is important to consider early extubation not only as a competition for time to extubation but also as the culmination of a qualitative improvement in the outcome of treatment for each patient.
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- Tomohiro Yamamoto
- Division of Anesthesiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Goodmanson MM, Latham GJ, Landsem LM, Ross FJ. The Year in Review: Anesthesia for Congenital Heart Disease 2022. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2023; 27:114-122. [PMID: 37125730 DOI: 10.1177/10892532231173801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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This review focuses on the literature published during the calendar year 2022 that is of interest to anesthesiologists taking care of children and adults with congenital heart disease (CHD). Four major themes are discussed: enhanced recovery after surgery(ERAS); diversity, equity, and inclusion; the state of pediatric cardiac anesthesiology as a subspecialty in the United States; and neuromonitoring for pediatric cardiac surgery.
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- Matthew M Goodmanson
- Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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Ohliger S, Harb A, Al-Haddadin C, Bennett DP, Frazee T, Hoffmann C. Addition of Deep Parasternal Plane Block to Enhanced Recovery Protocol for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. Local Reg Anesth 2023; 16:11-18. [PMID: 36814520 PMCID: PMC9940490 DOI: 10.2147/lra.s387631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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Purpose This study aims to evaluate if the addition of deep parasternal plane blocks to a pre-existing enhanced recovery pathway for pediatric cardiac surgery improves outcomes. Patients and Methods A retrospective review through an EMR query from June 2019 to June 2021 was performed for patients less than 18 years of age who underwent cardiac surgery via median sternotomy and were extubated immediately following surgery in a single academic tertiary care hospital. Patients receiving deep parasternal blocks as part of an enhanced recovery protocol were compared to similar patients from the year prior to block implementation. Results The primary outcome was intraoperative and postoperative opioid consumption. Secondary outcomes were pain scores, intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay and time to first oral intake. There was a statistically significant reduction in intraoperative opioid administration and pain scores in the first 24 hours post-operatively. There was also a statistically significant reduction in ICU length of stay. There was no statistically significant difference in post-operative opioid consumption and time to first oral intake. Conclusion Bilateral deep parasternal blocks may reduce opioid consumption, provide effective postoperative pain control, and result in decreased length of intensive care unit stay across both simple and complex pediatric cardiac procedures when added to a pre-existing enhanced recovery protocol.
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- Shelley Ohliger
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University Hospitals/Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA,Correspondence: Shelley Ohliger, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University Hospitals/Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, 11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA, Tel +1 216 844 7340, Fax +1 216 844 3780, Email
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University Hospitals/Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University Hospitals/Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University Hospitals/Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University Hospitals/Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University Hospitals/Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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Post-operative vomiting and enhanced recovery after congenital cardiac surgery. Cardiol Young 2023; 33:260-265. [PMID: 35322768 DOI: 10.1017/s1047951122000592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Post-operative nausea and vomiting is frequent after congenital cardiac surgery. AIMS We sought to determine factors associated to severe post-operative vomiting after congenital cardiac surgery and the effect on post-operative outcomes. METHODS Patients > 30 days of age who underwent elective cardiac surgical repair as part of an enhanced recovery after congenital cardiac surgery programme were retrospectively reviewed. Patient characteristics and perioperative factors were compared by univariate analysis for patients with severe post-operative vomiting, defined as three events or more, and for patients with no-or-mild post-operative vomiting. All variables with a p-value < 0.1 were included in a multivariable model, and major post-operative outcomes were compared using regression analysis. RESULTS From 1 October, 2018 to 30 September, 2019, 430 consecutive patients were included. The median age was 4.8 years (interquartile range 1.2-12.6). Twenty-one per cent of patients (91/430) experienced severe post-operative vomiting. Total intraoperative opioids > 5.0 mg/kg of oral morphine equivalent (adjusted odds ratio 1.72) and post-operative inotropes infusion(s) (adjusted odds ratio 1.64) were identified as independent predictors of severe post-operative vomiting after surgery. Patients suffering from severe post-operative vomiting had increased pulmonary complications (adjusted odds ratio 5.18) and longer post-operative hospitalisation (adjusted coefficient, 0.89). CONCLUSIONS Greater cumulative intraoperative opioids are associated with severe post-operative vomiting after congenital cardiac surgery. Multimodal pain strategies targeting the reduction of intraoperative opioids should be considered during congenital cardiac surgery to enhance recovery after surgery.
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Management of routine postoperative pain for children undergoing cardiac surgery: a Paediatric Acute Care Cardiology Collaborative Clinical Practice Guideline. Cardiol Young 2022; 32:1881-1893. [PMID: 36382361 DOI: 10.1017/s1047951122003559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pain following surgery for cardiac disease is ubiquitous, and optimal management is important. Despite this, there is large practice variation. To address this, the Paediatric Acute Care Cardiology Collaborative undertook the effort to create this clinical practice guideline. METHODS A panel of experts consisting of paediatric cardiologists, advanced practice practitioners, pharmacists, a paediatric cardiothoracic surgeon, and a paediatric cardiac anaesthesiologist was convened. The literature was searched for relevant articles and Collaborative sites submitted centre-specific protocols for postoperative pain management. Using the modified Delphi technique, recommendations were generated and put through iterative Delphi rounds to achieve consensus. RESULTS 60 recommendations achieved consensus and are included in this guideline. They address guideline use, pain assessment, general considerations, preoperative considerations, intraoperative considerations, regional anaesthesia, opioids, opioid-sparing, non-opioid medications, non-pharmaceutical pain management, and discharge considerations. CONCLUSIONS Postoperative pain among children following cardiac surgery is currently an area of significant practice variability despite a large body of literature and the presence of centre-specific protocols. Central to the recommendations included in this guideline is the concept that ideal pain management begins with preoperative counselling and continues through to patient discharge. Overall, the quality of evidence supporting recommendations is low. There is ongoing need for research in this area, particularly in paediatric populations.
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Comparison of Intraoperative and Discharge Residual Lesion Severity in Congenital Heart Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2022; 114:1731-1737. [PMID: 35398038 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.02.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2021] [Revised: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND While the predischarge technical performance score (DC-TPS) is significantly associated with outcomes after congenital cardiac surgery, the utility of the intraoperative TPS (IO-TPS) remains unknown. METHODS This was a single-center retrospective review of consecutive patients who underwent congenital cardiac surgery from January 2011 to December 2019. Intraoperative and predischarge echocardiograms were used to assign IO-TPS and DC-TPS, respectively, for each index operation (class 1, no residua; class 2, minor residua; class 3, major residua). Anatomic modules identifying the principal residual lesion were assigned to all class 2/3 patients. Overall and module-specific TPS comparisons were made. Multivariable regression models with IO-TPS and DC-TPS as separate predictors of postoperative outcomes were compared. RESULTS Of 6201 patients, overall agreement between IO-TPS and DC-TPS was observed in 4251 patients (68.6%); scores were likelier to be worse at discharge (P < .001). Paired comparative analyses revealed that among patients with at least class 2 atrioventricular and semilunar valve residua, IO-TPS was likelier to worsen than improve (both P < .001). Class 3 patients had a higher risk of in-hospital/early mortality (IO-TPS: odds ratio, 7.5; 95% CI, 2.4-23; DC-TPS: odds ratio, 6.6; 95% CI, 3.0-15), postdischarge/late mortality (IO-TPS: hazard ratio [HR], 3.1, 95% CI, 1.3-7.1; DC-TPS: HR, 2.3; 95% CI, 1.2-4.4), and late unplanned reintervention (IO-TPS: HR, 2.8; 95% CI, 1.9-4.0; DC-TPS: HR, 3.4; 95% CI, 2.8-4.2) vs class 1 (all P < .05). IO- and DC-TPS models were equivalent fits for predicting early and late mortality; the latter was a marginally better fit for late reintervention. CONCLUSIONS IO-TPS and DC-TPS are both important adjuncts for quality improvement in congenital cardiac surgery.
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Kubitz JC, Schubert AM, Schulte-Uentrop L. [Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS®) in cardiac anesthesia]. DIE ANAESTHESIOLOGIE 2022; 71:663-673. [PMID: 35987897 DOI: 10.1007/s00101-022-01190-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery (ERACS) is a multidisciplinary and multiprofessional treatment approach in cardiac surgery. Recently, a transfer and adaptation of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols from other disciplines, such as colorectal surgery, to cardiac surgery has been performed in different settings. First, prehabilitation programs have been established and investigated to improve patients' physical, psychological and nutritional status including treatment of preoperative anemia. Second, intraoperative therapeutic steps are described, such as infection reduction bundles, rigid sternal closure and guidance of perioperative anesthesia. For this, the use of short-acting agents, goal-directed fluid management and multimodal anesthesia are among the important measures. Third, early recovery and restoration of patient autonomy are achieved with early extubation and mobilization, efficient postoperative analgesia and diagnosis and treatment of delirium.The introduction of an ERACS protocol is a team effort requiring a protocol adapted to the institutional conditions and a willingness to perform a shift of culture in perioperative care. So far, the successful establishment of ERACS protocols in minimally invasive cardiac surgery has been reported and encourages the development of protocols of specific patient groups, such as pediatric cardiac surgery or left ventricular assist device implantation.
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- J C Kubitz
- Klinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin, Klinikum Nürnberg und Krankenhäuser Nürnberger Land GmbH, Universitätsklinik der Paracelsus Medizinischen Privatuniversität, Prof. Ernst Nathan Str. 1, 90419, Nürnberg, Deutschland.
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie, Zentrum für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie, Zentrum für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland
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Trends in Time to Extubation for Pediatric Postoperative Cardiac Patients and Its Correlation With Changes in Clinical Outcomes: A Virtual PICU Database Study. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2022; 23:544-554. [PMID: 35435884 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Mechanical ventilation is often used in children after cardiac surgery but can impair hemodynamics and cause lung injury. Early extubation may improve ICU length of stay and survival. We aimed to describe trends in early extubation rates and evaluate if centers that more commonly practice early extubation have better severity-adjusted outcomes. DESIGN Retrospective analysis was performed of admissions in the Virtual Pediatric Systems (VPS, LLC) database from 2009 to 2018. Early extubation was defined as patients extubated in the operating room or within 6 hours of PICU admission. SETTING PICUs participating in the VPS database. PATIENTS Children in the VPS database who underwent cardiac surgery. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENT AND MAIN RESULTS Among 69,739 subjects, 20% were neonates, 47% underwent early extubation, 5.3% failed extubation, and 2.5% died. Overall, early extubation rates did not change over the study period. Centers were placed in one of four groups based on their early extubation rate in lower complexity surgeries. Centers that most commonly used early extubation had more ICU-free time among all patients in univariable analysis (lowest early extubation group, 23.8 d [interquartile range, 18.2-25.9 d]; highest early extubation group, 24.7 d [20.0-26.2 d]; p < 0.001). After adjusting for center volume, sex, age, surgical complexity, and preoperative ICU admission, increasing center-level early extubation rates were not associated with more ICU-free days. Higher center-level early extubation rate was not associated with mortality in univariable or multivariable analysis but was associated with decreased extubation failure rate (lowest early extubation group, 6.4%; highest early extubation group, 3.6%; p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS In this large, multicenter database study, early extubation rates in postoperative cardiac patients did not significantly change between 2009 and 2018. Centers that performed early extubation more frequently did not have shorter ICU stays or difference in mortality rates but did have lower reintubation rates.
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Ross FJ, Joffe DC, Landsem LM, Latham GJ. The Year in Review: Anesthesia for Congenital Heart Disease 2021. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2022; 26:129-139. [PMID: 35616475 DOI: 10.1177/10892532221095038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This review focuses on the literature published during the calendar year 2021 that is of interest to anesthesiologists taking care of children and adults with congenital heart disease. Four major themes are discussed, including cardiovascular disease in children with COVID-19, aortic valve repair and replacement, bleeding and coagulation, and enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS).
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- Faith J Ross
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of WashingtonSeattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of WashingtonSeattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of WashingtonSeattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of WashingtonSeattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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Murphy T, Sale SM, Gonzalez Barlatay F, Armstrong C, Parry A, Houghton E, Jerrom T, Schadenberg A. Initial results from an enhanced recovery program for pediatric cardiac surgical patients. Paediatr Anaesth 2022; 32:647-653. [PMID: 35156262 DOI: 10.1111/pan.14418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Over recent years, a number of enhanced recovery programs have appeared in first, adult colorectal surgery, and subsequently many other adult surgical specialties. Increasing interest in this approach to perioperative management in children culminated in the recent development of the first enhanced recovery pathway for pediatric intestinal surgery, endorsed by Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Society (ERAS®). In parallel, there has been increasing interest in the refinement of perioperative management of selected pediatric cardiac surgical patients, invariably referred to as "fast track" management. Initiatives have largely focused on duration of postoperative ventilation rather than on a much wider range of perioperative interventions to optimize recovery and ensure timely discharge after surgery. In our institution, a "Level 1" pediatric cardiac surgical center, we assembled a multidisciplinary team to design a comprehensive enhanced recovery pathway, based on ERAS® methodology, for selected cardiac surgical patients. After a lengthy period of planning, staff education, and preparation, we implemented the pathway at the end of November 2019. METHODS We conducted a prospective audit of the perioperative management and outcomes of the first 88 patients managed according to this enhanced recovery pathway over a 25-month period in our institution. RESULTS The mean age of the patients was 5.8 years (range 0.5-17.9), and the mean weight was 22.4 kg (range 6.6-57.2). Sixty-eight of the 88 patients were cardiopulmonary bypass cases. A total of 54% of patients received all four defined intraoperative anesthetic interventions (intravenous paracetamol, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, antiemetic if aged more than 4 years, and use of a local anesthetic technique). A total of 89% of patients met the target extubation time of 6 h after administration of protamine. Median postoperative intensive care unit length of stay was 23.5 h (range 15.2-89.5). When compared to a historic control group, this represented a 22% reduction in median intensive care unit stay, although the total hospital length of stay remained unchanged. A total of 83% of patients met the target hospital discharge target of the fifth postoperative day. CONCLUSIONS These preliminary results suggest that enhanced recovery pathway implementation for selected pediatric cardiac surgical patients is feasible, with acceptable outcomes. They suggest areas for further development and the potential for wider implementation.
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- Tim Murphy
- Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK
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- Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK
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- Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK
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- Pediatric Intensive Care, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK
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- Pediatric Intensive Care, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK
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Kussman BD. Commentary: Thoracic epidural anesthesia for pediatric cardiac surgery and enhanced recovery: Still lessons yet to be learned. JTCVS Tech 2021; 11:69-70. [PMID: 35169742 PMCID: PMC8828791 DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2021.10.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Tempe DK. Transforming the Care of Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Is on the Horizon. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2021; 36:642-644. [PMID: 34625352 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Deepak K Tempe
- Visiting Professor, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India; Professor of Excellence and Former Dean, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
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