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Schnabel A, Carstensen VA, Lohmöller K, Vilz TO, Willis MA, Weibel S, Freys SM, Pogatzki-Zahn EM. Perioperative pain management with regional analgesia techniques for visceral cancer surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Anesth 2024; 95:111438. [PMID: 38484505 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2024.111438] [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] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE Regional analgesia following visceral cancer surgery might provide an advantage but evidence for best treatment options related to risk-benefit is unclear. DESIGN Systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCT) with meta-analysis and GRADE assessment. SETTING Postoperative pain treatment. PATIENTS Adult patients undergoing visceral cancer surgery. INTERVENTIONS Any kind of peripheral (PRA) or epidural analgesia (EA) with/without systemic analgesia (SA) was compared to SA with or without placebo treatment or any other regional anaesthetic techniques. MEASUREMENTS Primary outcome measures were postoperative acute pain intensity at rest and during activity 24 h after surgery, the number of patients with block-related adverse events and postoperative paralytic ileus. MAIN RESULTS 59 RCTs (4345 participants) were included. EA may reduce pain intensity at rest (mean difference (MD) -1.05; 95% confidence interval (CI): -1.35 to -0.75, low certainty evidence) and during activity 24 h after surgery (MD -1.83; 95% CI: -2.34 to -1.33, very low certainty evidence). PRA likely results in little difference in pain intensity at rest (MD -0.75; 95% CI: -1.20 to -0.31, moderate certainty evidence) and pain during activity (MD -0.93; 95% CI: -1.34 to -0.53, moderate certainty evidence) 24 h after surgery compared to SA. There may be no difference in block-related adverse events (very low certainty evidence) and development of paralytic ileus (very low certainty of evidence) between EA, respectively PRA and SA. CONCLUSIONS Following visceral cancer surgery EA may reduce pain intensity. In contrast, PRA had only limited effects on pain intensity at rest and during activity. However, we are uncertain regarding the effect of both techniques on block-related adverse events and paralytic ileus. Further research is required focusing on regional analgesia techniques especially following laparoscopic visceral cancer surgery.
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- Alexander Schnabel
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University Hospital of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University Hospital of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University Hospital of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Thorax and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Thorax and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, Emergency and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, DIAKO Ev. Diakonie-Krankenhaus Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University Hospital of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Muenster, Germany.
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Pfeiler PP, Rieder P, Kimelman M, Moog P, Dornseifer U. Limitations of Patient-Controlled Epidural Analgesia Following Abdominoplasty. Ann Plast Surg 2024:00000637-990000000-00498. [PMID: 38984655 DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000004020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND Effective postoperative pain management is essential for patient satisfaction and an uneventful postoperative course, particularly in body contouring procedures. Systemic analgesic regimens can be supported by regional procedures, such as the transverse abdominis plane (TAP) block, but these have a limited duration of action. In contrast, thoracic epidural analgesia offers the possibility of a longer-lasting, individualized regional anesthesia administered by a patient-controlled analgesia pump. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a patient-controlled epidural analgesia to better classify the clinical value of this procedure in abdominoplasties. MATERIALS AND METHODS This work reviewed the digital medical charts of patients who underwent selective abdominoplasty without combined surgical procedures between September 2018 and August 2022. Evaluated data comprise the postoperative analgesia regimen, including on-demand medication, mobilization time, inpatient length of stay, and clinical outcome. The patients were grouped by the presence of a thoracic epidural catheter. This catheter was placed before anesthetic induction and a saturation dose was preoperatively applied. Postoperative PCEA patients received a basal rate and could independently administer boluses. Basal rate was individually adjusted during daily additional pain visits. RESULTS The study cohort included 112 patients. Significant differences in the demand for supportive nonepidural opiate medication were shown between the patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) group (n = 57) and the non-PCEA group (n = 55), depending on the time after surgery. PCEA patients demanded less medication during the early postoperative days (POD 0: PCEA 0.13 (±0.99) mg vs non-PCEA 2.59 (±4.55) mg, P = 0.001; POD 1: PCEA 0.79 mg (±3.06) vs non-PCEA 2.73 (±3.98) mg, P = 0.005), but they required more during the later postoperative phase (POD 3: PCEA 2.76 (±5.60) mg vs non-PCEA 0.61 (±2.01) mg, P = 0.008; POD 4: PCEA 1.64 (±3.82) mg vs non-PCEA 0.07 (±2.01) mg, P = 0.003). In addition, PCEA patients achieved full mobilization later (PCEA 2.67 (±0.82) days vs non-PCEA 1.78 (±1.09) days, P = 0.001) and were discharged later (PCEA 4.84 (±1.23) days vs non-PCEA 4.31 (±1.37) days, P = 0.005). CONCLUSION Because the postoperative benefits of PCEA are limited to potent analgesia immediately after abdominoplasty, less cumbersome, time-limited regional anesthesia procedures (such as TAP block) appear not only adequate but also more effective.
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- Peter Paul Pfeiler
- From the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, ISAR Klinikum
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- From the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, ISAR Klinikum
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- From the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, ISAR Klinikum
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- Clinic for Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- From the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, ISAR Klinikum
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Bicket MC, Wick EC, Wu CL. Beyond the block: evaluation of epidurals on length of stay. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2024; 49:469-470. [PMID: 38697777 DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2024-105456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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- Mark C Bicket
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- Overdose Prevention Engagement Network (OPEN), Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Wei PL, Huang YJ, Wang W, Huang YM. Modified enhanced recovery after surgery protocol in octogenarians undergoing minimally invasive colorectal cancer surgery. J Am Geriatr Soc 2024. [PMID: 38838363 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19026] [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: 01/28/2024] [Revised: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major health issue worldwide. As the population ages, more older patients including octogenarians will require CRC treatment. However, this vulnerable group has decreased functional reserves and increased surgical risks. Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways aim to reduce surgical stress and complications, but concerns remain about applying ERAS protocols to older patients. We assessed whether a modified ERAS (mERAS) protocol combined would improve outcomes in octogenarian CRC patients undergoing minimally invasive surgery. METHODS In this retrospective cohort study, we compared 360 non-octogenarians aged 50-64 years and 114 octogenarians aged 80-89 years before and after mERAS protocol implementation. Outcomes including postoperative functionary recovery, length of stay, complications, emergency department visits, and readmissions were analyzed. RESULTS Despite comparable tumor characteristics, octogenarians had poorer nutrition, American Society of Anesthesiologists status, and more comorbidities. After mERAS, octogenarians had reduced complications, faster return of bowel function, and shorter postoperative length of stay, similar to non-octogenarians. mERAS implementation improved recovery in both groups without increasing emergency department visits or readmissions. CONCLUSION Although less remarkable than in non-octogenarians, mERAS protocols mitigated higher complication rates and improved recovery in octogenarians after minimally invasive surgery for CRC, confirming protocol feasibility and safety in this vulnerable population.
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- Po-Li Wei
- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Cancer Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Translational Laboratory, Department of Medical Research, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Cancer Biology and Drug Discovery, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Burton BN, Adeola JO, Do VM, Milam AJ, Cannesson M, Norris KC, Lopez NE, Gabriel RA. Differences in the Receipt of Regional Anesthesia Based on Race and Ethnicity in Colorectal Surgery. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2024; 50:416-424. [PMID: 38433070 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2024.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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BACKGROUND Health equity in pain management during the perioperative period continues to be a topic of interest. The authors evaluated the association of race and ethnicity with regional anesthesia in patients who underwent colorectal surgery and characterized trends in regional anesthesia. METHODS Using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database from 2015 to 2020, the research team identified patients who underwent open or laparoscopic colorectal surgery. Associations between race and ethnicity and use of regional anesthesia were estimated using logistic regression models. RESULTS The final sample size was 292,797, of which 15.6% (n = 45,784) received regional anesthesia. The unadjusted rates of regional anesthesia for race and ethnicity were 15.7% white, 15.1% Black, 12.8% Asian, 29.6% American Indian or Alaska Native, 16.3% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 12.4% Hispanic. Black (odds ratio [OR] 0.93, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.90-0.96, p < 0.001) and Asian (OR 0.76, 95% CI 0.71-0.80, p < 0.001) patients had lower odds of regional anesthesia compared to white patients. Hispanic patients had lower odds of regional anesthesia compared to non-Hispanic patients (OR 0.72, 95% CI 0.68-0.75, p < 0.001). There was a significant annual increase in regional anesthesia from 2015 to 2020 for all racial and ethnic cohorts (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION There was an annual increase in the use of regional anesthesia, yet Black and Asian patients (compared to whites) and Hispanics (compared to non-Hispanics) were less likely to receive regional anesthesia for colorectal surgery. These differences suggest that there are racial and ethnic differences in regional anesthesia use for colorectal surgery.
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Zhao M, Zhou M, Lu P, Wang Y, Zeng R, Liu L, Zhu S, Kong L, Zhang J. Local anesthetic delivery systems for the management of postoperative pain. Acta Biomater 2024; 181:1-18. [PMID: 38679404 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2024.04.034] [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] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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Postoperative pain (POP) is a major clinical challenge. Local anesthetics (LAs), including amide-type LAs, ester-type LAs, and other potential ion-channel blockers, are emerging as drugs for POP management because of their effectiveness and affordability. However, LAs typically exhibit short durations of action and prolonging the duration by increasing their dosage or concentration may increase the risk of motor block or systemic local anesthetic toxicity. In addition, techniques using LAs, such as intrathecal infusion, require professional operation and are prone to catheter displacement, dislodgement, infection, and nerve damage. With the development of materials science and nanotechnology, various LAs delivery systems have been developed to compensate for these disadvantages. Numerous delivery systems have been designed to continuously release a safe dose in a single administration to ensure minimal systemic toxicity and prolong pain relief. LAs delivery systems can also be designed to control the duration and intensity of analgesia according to changes in the external trigger conditions, achieve on-demand analgesia, and significantly improve pain relief and patient satisfaction. In this review, we summarize POP pathways, animal models and methods for POP testing, and highlight LAs delivery systems for POP management. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Postoperative pain (POP) is a major clinical challenge. Local anesthetics (LAs) are emerging as drugs for POP management because of their effectiveness and affordability. However, they exhibit short durations and toxicity. Various LAs delivery systems have been developed to compensate for these disadvantages. They have been designed to continuously release a safe dose in a single administration to ensure minimal toxicity and prolong pain relief. LAs delivery systems can also be designed to control the duration and intensity of analgesia to achieve on-demand analgesia, and significantly improve pain relief and patient satisfaction. In this paper, we summarize POP pathways, animal models, and methods for POP testing and highlight LAs delivery systems for POP management.
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- Mingxu Zhao
- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China; Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China.
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Hewson DW, Tedore TR, Hardman JG. Impact of spinal or epidural anaesthesia on perioperative outcomes in adult noncardiac surgery: a narrative review of recent evidence. Br J Anaesth 2024:S0007-0912(24)00261-7. [PMID: 38811298 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.04.044] [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: 02/20/2024] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024] Open
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Spinal and epidural anaesthesia and analgesia are important anaesthetic techniques, familiar to all anaesthetists and applied to patients undergoing a range of surgical procedures. Although the immediate effects of a well-conducted neuraxial technique on nociceptive and sympathetic pathways are readily observable in clinical practice, the impact of such techniques on patient-centred perioperative outcomes remains an area of uncertainty and active research. The aim of this review is to present a narrative synthesis of contemporary clinical science on this topic from the most recent 5-year period and summarise the foundational scholarship upon which this research was based. We searched electronic databases for primary research, secondary research, opinion pieces, and guidelines reporting the relationship between neuraxial procedures and standardised perioperative outcomes over the period 2018-2023. Returned citation lists were examined seeking additional studies to contextualise our narrative synthesis of results. Articles were retrieved encompassing the following outcome domains: patient comfort, renal, sepsis and infection, postoperative cancer, cardiovascular, and pulmonary and mortality outcomes. Convincing evidence of the beneficial effect of epidural analgesia on patient comfort after major open thoracoabdominal surgery outcomes was identified. Recent evidence of benefit in the prevention of pulmonary complications and mortality was identified. Despite mechanistic plausibility and supportive observational evidence, there is less certain experimental evidence to support a role for neuraxial techniques impacting on other outcome domains. Evidence of positive impact of neuraxial techniques is best established for the domains of patient comfort, pulmonary complications, and mortality, particularly in the setting of major open thoracoabdominal surgery. Recent evidence does not strongly support a significant impact of neuraxial techniques on cancer, renal, infection, or cardiovascular outcomes after noncardiac surgery in most patient groups.
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- David W Hewson
- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK; Academic Unit of Injury, Recovery and Inflammation Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK; Academic Unit of Injury, Recovery and Inflammation Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Sundaram SM, Narayanan S, Sethuraman RM, Palani A. Role of an epidural in laparoscopic surgeries. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol 2024; 40:365. [PMID: 38919436 PMCID: PMC11196067 DOI: 10.4103/joacp.joacp_329_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
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- Sathyasuba M. Sundaram
- Department of Anesthesiology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, BIHER, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, BIHER, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, BIHER, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, BIHER, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Li S, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Zhang H, Wang S, Ma K, Jiang L, Mao Y. Effect of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block in reducing atelectasis after laparoscopic surgery in children: A randomized clinical trial. Heliyon 2024; 10:e26594. [PMID: 38420373 PMCID: PMC10901023 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26594] [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: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 02/10/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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Background Atelectasis is a commonly observed postoperative complication of general anesthesia in children. Pulmonary protective ventilation strategies have been reported to have a beneficial effect on postoperative atelectasis in children. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block technique in preventing the incidence of postoperative atelectasis in children. Materials and methods This study enrolled 100 consecutive children undergoing elective laparoscopic bilateral hernia repair and randomly divided them into the control and TAP groups. Conventional lung-protective ventilation was initiated in both groups after the induction of general anesthesia. The children in the TAP group received an ultrasound-guided TAP block with 0.3 mL/kg of 0.5% ropivacaine after the induction of anesthesia. Results Anesthesia-induced atelectasis was observed in 24% and 84% of patients in the TAP (n = 50) and control (n = 50) groups, respectively, before discharge from the post-anesthetic care unit (T3; PACU) (odds ratio [OR], 0.062; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.019-0.179; P < 0.001). No significant difference was observed between the control and TAP groups in terms of the lung ultrasonography (LUS) scores 5 min after endotracheal intubation (T1). However, the LUS scores were lower in the TAP group than those in the control group at the end of surgery (T2, P < 0.01) and before discharge from the PACU (T3, P < 0.001). Moreover, the ace, legs, activity, cry and consolability (FLACC) pain scores in the TAP group were lower than those in the control group at each postoperative time point. Conclusion Ultrasound-guided TAP block effectively reduced the incidence of postoperative atelectasis and alleviated pain in children undergoing laparoscopic surgery.
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- Siyuan Li
- Department of Anesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200092, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200092, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200092, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200092, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200092, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pain Medicine, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200092, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200092, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200092, Shanghai, China
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Wu CL. 2024 Gaston Labat Award Lecture-outcomes research in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine: past, present and future. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2024:rapm-2024-105286. [PMID: 38395462 DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2024-105286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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- Christopher L Wu
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Pain Management, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Klotz R, Ahmed A, Tremmel A, Büsch C, Tenckhoff S, Doerr-Harim C, Lock JF, Brede EM, Köninger J, Schiff JH, Wittel UA, Hötzel A, Keck T, Nau C, Amati AL, Koch C, Diener MK, Weigand MA, Büchler MW, Knebel P, Larmann J. Thoracic Epidural Analgesia Is Not Associated With Improved Survival After Pancreatic Surgery: Long-Term Follow-Up of the Randomized Controlled PAKMAN Trial. Anesth Analg 2024:00000539-990000000-00740. [PMID: 38335141 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000006812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Perioperative thoracic epidural analgesia (EDA) and patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) are common forms of analgesia after pancreatic surgery. Current guidelines recommend EDA over PCIA, and evidence suggests that EDA may improve long-term survival after surgery, especially in cancer patients. The aim of this study was to determine whether perioperative EDA is associated with an improved patient prognosis compared to PCIA in pancreatic surgery. METHODS The PAKMAN trial was an adaptive, pragmatic, international, multicenter, randomized controlled superiority trial conducted from June 2015 to October 2017. Three to five years after index surgery a long-term follow-up was performed from October 2020 to April 2021. RESULTS For long-term follow-up of survival, 109 patients with EDA were compared to 111 patients with PCIA after partial pancreatoduodenectomy (PD). Long-term follow-up of quality of life (QoL) and pain assessment was available for 40 patients with EDA and 45 patients with PCIA (questionnaire response rate: 94%). Survival analysis revealed that EDA, when compared to PCIA, was not associated with improved overall survival (OS, HR, 1.176, 95% HR-CI, 0.809-1.710, P = .397, n = 220). Likewise, recurrence-free survival did not differ between groups (HR, 1.116, 95% HR-CI, 0.817-1.664, P = .397, n = 220). OS subgroup analysis including only patients with malignancies showed no significant difference between EDA and PCIA (HR, 1.369, 95% HR-CI, 0.932-2.011, P = .109, n = 179). Similar long-term effects on QoL and pain severity were observed in both groups (EDA: n = 40, PCIA: n = 45). CONCLUSIONS Results from this long-term follow-up of the PAKMAN randomized controlled trial do not support favoring EDA over PCIA in pancreatic surgery. Until further evidence is available, EDA and PCIA should be considered similar regarding long-term survival.
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- Rosa Klotz
- From the Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- The Study Center of the German Surgical Society, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Translational Immunotherapy, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- The Study Center of the German Surgical Society, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Transplant, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- General Medicine, Gemeinschaftspraxis für Allgemeinmedizin, Veitshöchheim, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Thorax and Transplantation Surgery, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Pain Therapy, Stuttgart, Germany
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Medical Centre, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical Centre, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Medical Centre Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic, Transplant and Pediatric Surgery, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Medical Centre, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- From the Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- From the Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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Gao Y, Chen Z, Huang Y, Sun S, Yang D. Comparison of dexmedetomidine and opioids as local anesthetic adjuvants in patient controlled epidural analgesia: a meta-analysis. Korean J Anesthesiol 2024; 77:139-155. [PMID: 37127531 PMCID: PMC10834722 DOI: 10.4097/kja.22730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Data on the efficacy and incidence of adverse effects associated with dexmedetomidine (DEX) as a local anesthetic adjuvant for patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) are inconclusive. This meta-analysis assessed the efficacy and risks of DEX for PCEA using opioids as a reference. METHODS Two researchers independently searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and China Biology Medicine for randomized controlled trials comparing DEX and opioids as local anesthetic adjuvants in PCEA. RESULTS In total, 636 patients from seven studies were included in this meta-analysis. Postoperative patients who received DEX had lower visual analog scale (VAS) scores than those who received opioids at 4-8 h (mean difference [MD]: 0.61, 95% CI [0.45, 0.76], P < 0.001, I2 = 0%), 12 h (MD: 0.85, 95% CI [0.61, 1.09], P < 0.001, I2 = 0%), 24 h (MD: 0.59, 95% CI [0.06, 1.12], P = 0.030, I2 = 82%), and 48 h (MD: 0.54, 95% CI [0.05, 1.02], P = 0.030, I2 = 91%). Additionally, patients who received DEX had a lower incidence of itching (odds ratio [OR]: 2.86, 95% CI [1.18, 6.95], P = 0.020, I2 = 0%) and nausea and vomiting (OR: 6.83, 95% CI [3.63, 12.84], P < 0.001, I2 = 24%). In labor analgesia, no significant differences in neonatal (pH and PaO2 of cord blood, fetal heart rate) or maternal outcomes (duration of labor stage, mode of delivery) were found between the DEX and opioid groups. CONCLUSIONS Compared with opioids, using DEX as a local anesthetic adjuvant in PCEA improved postoperative analgesia and reduced the incidence of itching and nausea and vomiting without increasing the incidence of adverse events.
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- Yafen Gao
- Department of Anesthesiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pathology, Block T, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Urology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Department of Pain, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Department of Pain, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Shawqi M, Mohamed SAB, Hetta D. Could epidural analgesia be safely used for acute postoperative pain in older adults to enhance recovery? J Perioper Pract 2024; 34:39-46. [PMID: 36515403 DOI: 10.1177/17504589221135368] [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: 12/15/2022]
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Epidural analgesia is often considered cornerstone in multimodal analgesia when used in major surgeries. However, its role in managing acute postoperative pain in elderly patients is debatable because of its known potential complications. Furthermore, postoperative pain in elderly patients is under-treated because of complex comorbidities, and they are more prone to adverse events related to pain therapies. All systemic analgesic drugs have pharmacological limitations and precautions in elderly people. Recent meta-analyses showed that epidural analgesia provided better postoperative pain control compared to intravenous opioids. Interestingly, peripheral nerve blocks had no superior control of pain over epidural analgesia. In addition, epidural analgesia has shown to positively affect perioperative morbidities and mortalities, and reduce opioid-related side effects because of its non-analgesic effects on each organ system. When tailored in a specific multimodal approach, it shortens the intensive care and hospital stays. In conclusion, if complications are identified and treated early, and contraindications are ruled out, epidural analgesia can achieve sufficient postoperative pain management with insignificant adverse events in this population.
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- Muhammad Shawqi
- South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assuit University, Assiut, Egypt
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- South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assuit University, Assiut, Egypt
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Kitagawa H, Manabe T, Yamada Y, Sato H, Takesue S, Hiraki M, Kawaguchi A, Sakaguchi Y, Noshiro H. A prospective randomized study of multimodal analgesia combined with single injection transversus abdominis plane block versus epidural analgesia against postoperative pain after laparoscopic colon cancer surgery. Int J Colorectal Dis 2023; 39:12. [PMID: 38157027 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-023-04580-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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PURPOSE Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is a safe, effective, and promising analgesic procedure, but TAP block only cannot overcome postoperative pain. We conducted a prospective randomized study to evaluate postoperative pain control using multimodal analgesia (MA) combined with a single injection TAP block compared with epidural analgesia (EA) after laparoscopic colon cancer surgery. METHODS Sixty-seven patients scheduled for elective laparoscopic colon cancer surgery were enrolled in this study and randomized into EA and MA groups. The primary endpoint was the frequency of additional analgesic use until postoperative day (POD) 2. The VAS score, blood pressure, time to bowel movement, time to mobilization, postoperative complications, and length of hospital stay were also compared between the two groups. RESULTS Sixty-four patients (EA group, n = 33; MA group, n = 31) were analyzed. The patient characteristics did not differ markedly between the two groups. The frequency of additional analgesic use was significantly lower in the MA group than in the EA group (P < 0.001), whereas the VAS score did not differ markedly between the two groups. The postoperative blood pressure on the day of surgery was significantly lower in the MA group than in the EA group (P = 0.016), whereas urinary retention was significantly higher in the EA group than in the MA group (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION MA combined with a single injection TAP block after laparoscopic colon cancer surgery may be comparable to EA in terms of analgesia and superior to EA in terms of urinary retention.
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- Hiroshi Kitagawa
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga, Saga, 849-8501, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga, Saga, 849-8501, Japan.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga, Saga, 849-8501, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga, Saga, 849-8501, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga, Saga, 849-8501, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga, Saga, 849-8501, Japan
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- Education and Research Center for Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga, Saga, 849-8501, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga, Saga, 849-8501, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga, Saga, 849-8501, Japan
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Ramakrishnan P, Saini S, Arora A, Khurana G. Impact of Enhanced Recovery Protocols on Short-Term Outcomes in Esophagectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study from Cancer Research Institute, Uttarakhand, India. World J Surg 2023; 47:2968-2976. [PMID: 37853286 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-023-07204-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Surgery for esophageal cancer is associated with high mortality and morbidity, especially in low and middle-income countries. The recent enhanced recovery after surgery guidelines for esophagectomy (2018) which attempt to reduce complications and length of stay (LOS) have rarely been validated in these settings. This study aimed to analyse the effect of this protocol on short-term outcomes in our subset of patients. METHODS A retrospective review was conducted to investigate the outcomes of enhanced recovery protocol (ERP) compared to standard pre-protocol care (PP) in patients who underwent esophagectomy for cancer (31 in ERP vs 61 in PP group) at Cancer Research Institute, Uttarakhand, India. The main outcomes measured were 30-day mortality, morbidity and LOS. Risk assessment was stratified as per Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the Enumeration of Mortality and Morbidity (POSSUM) systems while complications were classified as per the Clavien-Dindo scale. RESULTS Preoperative clinical characteristics were similar between groups. Though the predicted POSSUM mortality and morbidity were significantly higher in the ERP group (p = 0.007), 30-day morbidity (19.35% vs 42.62%, p = 0.027) as well as median LOS (12 vs 15 days, p < 0.001) was significantly lower in ERP group. The PP group reported 4 deaths within 30 days as compared to none in the ERP group (p = 0.296). Furthermore, the ERP group reported lower occurrence of pulmonary complications (6.4%vs24.6%,p = 0.046), hemodynamic instability (0%vs14.75%,p = 0.026) as well as need for prolonged postoperative ventilation (> 24 h; 0% vs 11.48%, p = 0.004). Both minor and major complications as assessed by the Clavien-Dindo scale were lower in the group ERP though these differences were not statistically significant (0.059). CONCLUSIONS Implementation of ERP improved short-term outcomes; hence can be strongly recommended in patients undergoing esophagectomy.
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- Priya Ramakrishnan
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Swami Ram Nagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248140, India.
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Research Institute, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Swami Ram Nagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248140, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Research Institute, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Swami Ram Nagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248140, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Swami Ram Nagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248140, India
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Aguilera LG, Gallart L, Ramos I, Duran X, Escolano F. Effects of midline laparotomy on cough strength: a prospective study measuring cough pressure. Minerva Anestesiol 2023; 89:1092-1098. [PMID: 38019173 DOI: 10.23736/s0375-9393.23.17519-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Laparotomy is assumed to decrease cough strength due to three factors: abdominal muscle trauma, postoperative pain, and diaphragmatic dysfunction. However, the effect of trauma from laparotomy itself on strength (net of the other two factors) has not been measured to our knowledge. The aim of this study was to measure the effect of laparotomy on cough strength after first measuring the effect of epidural analgesia. METHODS In 11 patients scheduled for open midline laparotomy, cough pressure (PCOUGH), a proxy for strength, was measured with a rectal balloon at three moments: before the procedure, at baseline; before surgery, under epidural bupivacaine to T6; and postoperatively, under epidural bupivacaine to the same analgesic level (T6). Continuous variables were compared using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The repeatability of PCOUGH measurements was confirmed with the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Pain on coughing, hand grip strength, and the Ramsay and modified Bromage scores were also recorded. RESULTS Median (interquartile range) PCOUGH decreased from a baseline of 103 (89-137) to 71 (56-116) cmH2O under presurgical epidural bupivacaine (P=0.003). Postoperative PCOUGH remained unchanged at 76 (46-85) cmH2O under epidural analgesia (P=0.131). The ICCs indicated excellent repeatability of the PCOUGH measurements (P<0.001). Pain on coughing was 0 to 1 in all subjects. Hand grip strength and the Ramsay and Bromage scores were unchanged. CONCLUSIONS Although thoracic epidural bupivacaine reduces cough strength as measured by PCOUGH, midline laparotomy does not further reduce strength in the presence of adequate epidural analgesia.
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- Lluís G Aguilera
- Department of Anesthesiology, Parc de Salut MAR, Barcelona, Spain
- Perioperative Medicine and Pain Research Group, Neurosciences Program, Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Parc de Salut MAR, Barcelona, Spain -
- Perioperative Medicine and Pain Research Group, Neurosciences Program, Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Autònome de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Parc de Salut MAR, Barcelona, Spain
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- Service of Methodological and Biostatistical Advisory, Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Parc de Salut MAR, Barcelona, Spain
- Perioperative Medicine and Pain Research Group, Neurosciences Program, Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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Wang J, Shen Y, Guo W, Zhang W, Cui X, Cai S, Chen X. Propofol EC 50 for inducing loss of consciousness in patients under combined epidural-general anesthesia or general anesthesia alone: a randomized double-blind study. Front Med (Lausanne) 2023; 10:1194077. [PMID: 38020175 PMCID: PMC10661411 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1194077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Background Combined epidural-general anesthesia (GA + EA) has been recommended as a preferred technique for both thoracic and abdominal surgery. The epidural anesthesia on the general anesthetic (GA) requirements has not been well investigated. Therefore, we conducted the present study to explore the predicted effect-site concentration of propofol (Ceprop) required for achieving the loss of consciousness (LOC) in 50% of patients (EC50) with or without epidural anesthesia. Methods Sixty patients scheduled for gastrectomy were randomized into the GA + EA group or GA alone group to receive general anesthesia alone. Ropivacaine 0.375% was used for epidural anesthesia to achieve a sensory level of T4 or above prior to the induction of general anesthesia. The EC50 of predicted Ceprop for LOC was determined by the up-down sequential method. The consumption of anesthetics, emergence time from anesthesia, and postoperative outcomes were also recorded and compared. Results The EC50 of predicted Ceprop for LOC was lower in the GA + EA group than in the GA alone group [2.97 (95% CI: 2.63-3.31) vs. 3.36 (95% CI: 3.19-3.53) μg mL-1, (p = 0.036)]. The consumption of anesthetics was lower in the GA + EA group than in the GA alone group (propofol: 0.11 ± 0.02 vs. 0.13 ± 0.02 mg kg-1 min-1, p = 0.014; remifentanil: 0.08 ± 0.03 vs. 0.14 ± 0.04 μg kg-1 min-1, p < 0.001). The emergence time was shorter in the GA + EA group than in the GA alone group (16.0 vs. 20.5 min, p = 0.013). Conclusion Concomitant epidural anesthesia reduced by 15% the EC50 of predicted Ceprop for LOC, decreased the consumptions of propofol and remifentanil during maintenance of anesthesia, and fastened recovery from anesthesia. Clinical trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier: NCT05124704.
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- Jiangling Wang
- Department of Anesthesia, Women’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Women’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Women’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Lamprecht C, Wildgaard K, Vester-Andersen M, Petersen AM, Thomsen T. Training programmes for healthcare professionals in managing postoperative epidural analgesia: A scoping review protocol. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2023; 67:1338-1340. [PMID: 37488697 DOI: 10.1111/aas.14312] [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] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND 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. METHODS The aim of the proposed scoping review is to map the body of evidence and identify training programmes for healthcare professionals in the safe management of postoperative epidural analgesia. The methodology will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). In addition, the five main steps set forth by Arksey and O'Malley and refined by Levac for guidance of the process will be used. The scoping review will include any study design of any date, design, setting and duration. RESULTS We will present results descriptively, accompanied with visual presentations as tables and graphs. CONCLUSION 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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- Cornelia Lamprecht
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Richa FC, Harb SK. Fight against postoperative pulmonary complications: ways to anticipate. Minerva Anestesiol 2023; 89:957-959. [PMID: 37921197 DOI: 10.23736/s0375-9393.23.17668-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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- Freda C Richa
- Saint-Joseph University Medical School, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Beirut, Lebanon -
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon -
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- Saint-Joseph University Medical School, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Beirut, Lebanon
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
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Hsieh YL, Chen HY, Lin CR, Wang CF. Efficacy of epidural analgesia for intractable cancer pain: A systematic review. Pain Pract 2023; 23:956-969. [PMID: 37455298 DOI: 10.1111/papr.13273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Epidural analgesia is a common technique for managing perioperative and obstetric pain. Patients with cancer who cannot tolerate opioids or not responding to conventional treatment may benefit from epidural analgesia. Therefore, this systematic review aimed to analyze the efficacy and safety of epidural analgesia in patients with intractable cancer pain. METHODS We searched PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials to identify studies on patients with cancer who received epidural analgesia. We assessed the quality of all included studies using the risk-of-bias tool or Newcastle-Ottawa scale. The primary outcome was pain relief after epidural analgesia, and the secondary outcome was quality of life, analgesic consumption, and adverse events. The studies were grouped based on the medications used for epidural analgesia. A descriptive synthesis was performed following the Synthesis Without Meta-analysis reporting guideline. RESULTS Our systematic review included nine randomized controlled trials (n = 340) and 15 observational studies (n = 926). Two randomized controlled trials suggested that epidural opioids were not superior to systemic opioids in relieving pain. Epidural opioids combined with local anesthetics or adjuvants, including calcitonin, clonidine, ketamine, neostigmine, methadone, and dexamethasone, offered better analgesic effects. No significant difference in pain relief between an intermittent bolus and a continuous infusion of epidural morphine was observed. Epidural opioids had more analgesic effects on nociceptive pain than neuropathic pain. The methods used to evaluate the quality of life and the corresponding results were heterogeneous among studies. Six observational studies demonstrated that some patients could have decreased opioid consumption after epidural analgesia. Adverse events, including complications and drug-related side effects, were reported in 23 studies. Five serious complications, such as epidural abscess and hematoma, required surgical management. The heterogeneity and methodological limitations of the studies hindered meta-analysis and evidence-level determination. CONCLUSION Coadministration of epidural opioids, local anesthetics, and adjuvants may provide better pain relief for intractable cancer pain. However, we must assess the patients to ensure that the benefits outweigh the risks before epidural analgesia. Therefore, further high-quality studies are required.
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- Yu-Lien Hsieh
- Department of Anesthesiology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Family Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Lim L, Lee J, Hwang SY, Lee H, Oh SY, Kang C, Ryu HG. Early Postoperative Fever and Atelectasis in Patients Undergoing Upper Abdominal Surgery. J Am Coll Surg 2023; 237:606-613. [PMID: 37350477 DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000000789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Atelectasis is a common complication after upper abdominal surgery and considered as a cause of early postoperative fever (EPF) within 48 hours after surgery. However, the pathophysiologic mechanism of how atelectasis causes fever remains unclear. STUDY DESIGN Data for adult patients who underwent elective major upper abdominal surgery under general anesthesia at Seoul National University Hospital between January and December of 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. The primary outcome was the association between fever and atelectasis within 2 days after surgery. RESULTS Of 1,624 patients, 810 patients (49.9%) developed EPF. The incidence of atelectasis was similar between the fever group and the no-fever group (51.6% vs 53.9%, p = 0.348). Multivariate analysis showed no significant association between atelectasis and EPF. Culture tests (21.7% vs 8.8%, p < 0.001) and prolonged use of antibiotics (25.9% vs 13.9%, p < 0.001) were more frequent in the fever group compared to the no-fever group. However, the frequency of bacterial growth on culture tests and postoperative pulmonary complications within 7 days were similar between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS EPF after major upper abdominal surgery was not associated with radiologically detected atelectasis. EPF also was not associated with the increased risk of postoperative pulmonary complications, bacterial growth on culture studies, or prolonged length of hospital stay.
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- Leerang Lim
- From the Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital (Lim, Hwang, H Lee, Ryu), Seoul National University College of Medicine, Daehak-ro 101, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea
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- Radiology (J Lee), Seoul National University College of Medicine, Daehak-ro 101, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea
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- From the Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital (Lim, Hwang, H Lee, Ryu), Seoul National University College of Medicine, Daehak-ro 101, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea
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- From the Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital (Lim, Hwang, H Lee, Ryu), Seoul National University College of Medicine, Daehak-ro 101, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea
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- Critical Care Medicine (Oh, Kang, Ryu), Seoul National University College of Medicine, Daehak-ro 101, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea
- Surgery (Oh), Seoul National University College of Medicine, Daehak-ro 101, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea
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- Critical Care Medicine (Oh, Kang, Ryu), Seoul National University College of Medicine, Daehak-ro 101, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea
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- From the Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital (Lim, Hwang, H Lee, Ryu), Seoul National University College of Medicine, Daehak-ro 101, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea
- Critical Care Medicine (Oh, Kang, Ryu), Seoul National University College of Medicine, Daehak-ro 101, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea
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Chen SY, Laifman E, Mack SJ, Zhou S, Stein JE, Kim ES. Epidural Analgesia Is Associated With Reduced Inpatient Opioid Consumption and Length of Stay After Wilms Tumor Resection. J Surg Res 2023; 290:141-146. [PMID: 37267703 PMCID: PMC10756221 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Wilms' tumor (WT) is the most common renal malignancy in children and requires an extensive laparotomy for resection. Epidural analgesia (EA) is commonly used in postoperative pain management, but previous literature suggests it may prolong length of stay (LOS). We hypothesized that EA is associated with prolonged LOS but decreased postoperative opioid use in children undergoing WT resection. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective chart review was performed for all WT patients who underwent nephrectomy between January 1, 1998, and December 31, 2018, at a tertiary children's hospital. Patients with incomplete records, bilateral WT, caval or cardiac tumor extension, or intubation postoperatively were excluded. Outcomes included postoperative opioid consumption measured in oral morphine equivalents per kilogram, receipt of opioid prescription at discharge, and postoperative LOS. Mann-Whitney and multivariable regression analyses were performed. RESULTS Overall, 46/77 children undergoing WT resection received EA. Children with EA used significantly less inpatient opioids than children without EA (median 1.0 vs. 3.3 oral morphine equivalents per kilogram; P < 0.001). Comparing patients with EA to patients without, there was no significant difference in opioid discharge prescriptions (57% vs. 39%; P = 0.13) or postoperative LOS (median 5 d vs. 6 d; P = 0.10). Controlling for age and disease stage, EA was associated with shorter LOS by multivariable regression (coefficient -0.73, 95% confidence interval: -1.4, -0.05; P = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS EA is associated with decreased opioid use in children without an associated increase in postoperative LOS following WT resection. EA should be considered as part of multimodal pain management for children undergoing WT resection.
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- Stephanie Y Chen
- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Division of Pediatric Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, California; Department of Clinical Pathology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Division of Pediatric Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California; Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
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Beilstein CM, Wuethrich PY. Comment on Crettenand et al. Is Continuous Wound Infiltration a Better Option for Postoperative Pain Management after Open Nephrectomy Compared to Thoracic Epidural Analgesia? J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12, 2974. J Clin Med 2023; 12:5917. [PMID: 37762858 PMCID: PMC10531791 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12185917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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We have read with great interest the retrospective study recently published by Crettenand et al. in this journal [...].
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- Christian Marco Beilstein
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland;
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Middel C, Stetzuhn M, Sander N, Kalkbrenner B, Tigges T, Pielmus AG, Spies C, Pietzner K, Klum M, von Haefen C, Hunsicker O, Sehouli J, Konietschke F, Feldheiser A. Perioperative advanced haemodynamic monitoring of patients undergoing multivisceral debulking surgery: an observational pilot study. Intensive Care Med Exp 2023; 11:61. [PMID: 37682496 PMCID: PMC10491568 DOI: 10.1186/s40635-023-00543-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients undergoing high-risk surgery show haemodynamic instability and an increased risk of morbidity. However, most of the available data concentrate on the intraoperative period. This study aims to characterise patients with advanced haemodynamic monitoring throughout the whole perioperative period using electrical cardiometry. METHODS In a prospective, observational, monocentric pilot study, electrical cardiometry measurements were obtained using an Osypka ICON™ monitor before surgery, during surgery, and repeatedly throughout the hospital stay for 30 patients with primary ovarian cancer undergoing multivisceral cytoreductive surgery. Severe postoperative complications according to the Clavien-Dindo classification were used as a grouping criterion. RESULTS The relative change from the baseline to the first intraoperative timepoint showed a reduced heart rate (HR, median - 19 [25-quartile - 26%; 75-quartile - 10%]%, p < 0.0001), stroke volume index (SVI, - 9.5 [- 15.3; 3.2]%, p = 0.0038), cardiac index (CI, - 24.5 [- 32; - 13]%, p < 0.0001) and index of contractility (- 17.5 [- 35.3; - 0.8]%, p < 0.0001). Throughout the perioperative course, patients had intraoperatively a reduced HR and CI (both p < 0.0001) and postoperatively an increased HR (p < 0.0001) and CI (p = 0.016), whereas SVI was unchanged. Thoracic fluid volume increased continuously versus preoperative values and did not normalise up to the day of discharge. Patients having postoperative complications showed a lower index of contractility (p = 0.0435) and a higher systolic time ratio (p = 0.0008) over the perioperative course in comparison to patients without complications, whereas the CI (p = 0.3337) was comparable between groups. One patient had to be excluded from data analysis for not receiving the planned surgery. CONCLUSIONS Substantial decreases in HR, SVI, CI, and index of contractility occurred from the day before surgery to the first intraoperative timepoint. HR and CI were altered throughout the perioperative course. Patients with postoperative complications differed from patients without complications in the markers of cardiac function, a lower index of contractility and a lower SVI. The analyses of trends over the whole perioperative time course by using non-invasive technologies like EC seem to be useful to identify patients with altered haemodynamic parameters and therefore at an increased risk for postoperative complications after major surgery.
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- Charlotte Middel
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine (CCM, CVK), Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine (CCM, CVK), Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine (CCM, CVK), Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine (CCM, CVK), Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Electronics and Medical Signal Processing, Technical University, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine (CCM, CVK), Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology With Center for Oncological Surgery, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Electronics and Medical Signal Processing, Technical University, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine (CCM, CVK), Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine (CCM, CVK), Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology With Center for Oncological Surgery, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biometry and Clinical Epidemiology, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine (CCM, CVK), Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Evangelische Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Huyssens-Stiftung/Knappschaft, 45136, Essen, Germany.
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Koehler A, Koch F, El-Ahmar M, Ristig M, Lehmann K, Ritz JP. Necessity of routine perioperative epidural catheter placement in laparoscopic colorectal resections: a retrospective data analysis. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2023; 408:335. [PMID: 37624426 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-023-03074-1] [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] [Received: 07/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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PURPOSE Whether epidural anesthesia leads to further improvement in the postoperative course of colorectal procedures is under discussion. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of minimally invasive colorectal oncological interventions without epidural anesthesia (EDA). METHODS This retrospective data analysis included the clinical data of all patients who underwent minimally invasive oncological colorectal resection at our clinic between January 2013 and April 2019. Of 385 patients who met the inclusion criteria, 183 (group I; 47.5% of 385) received EDA, and 202 (group II; 52.5% of 385) received transversus abdominis plane block instead. The relevant target parameters were evaluated and compared between the groups. The postoperative complications were graded according to the Clavien-Dindo classification. RESULTS The patients in group I (n=183; women, 77; men, 106; age 66.8 years) were younger (p=0.0035), received a urinary catheter more often (99.5% versus [vs.] 28.2% p<0.001), required longer, more frequent arterenol treatment (1.1 vs. 0.6 days; p<0.001), and had a longer intermediate care unit stay than those in group II (2.8 vs. 1.1 days; p<0.001). Postoperative pain levels were not significantly different between the groups (p=0.078). The patients in group I were able to ambulate later than those in group II (4 vs. 2 days; p<0.001). The difference in the postoperative day of the first defecation was not significant between the groups (p=0.236). The incidence of postoperative complications such as bleeding (p=0.396), anastomotic leaks (p=0.113), and wound infections (p=0.641) did not differ between the groups. The patients in group I had significantly longer hospital stays than those in group II (12.2 vs. 9.4 days; p<0.001). CONCLUSION EDA can be safely omitted from elective minimally invasive colorectal resections, and its omission is not accompanied by any relevant disadvantages to the patient.
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- A Koehler
- Clinic for General and Visceral Surgery, Helios Clinics in Schwerin, University Campus of the MSH Medical School Hamburg, Wismarsche Strasse 393-397, Schwerin, 19055, Germany.
- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203, Berlin, Germany.
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- Clinic for General and Visceral Surgery, Helios Clinics in Schwerin, University Campus of the MSH Medical School Hamburg, Wismarsche Strasse 393-397, Schwerin, 19055, Germany
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- Clinic for General and Visceral Surgery, Helios Clinics in Schwerin, University Campus of the MSH Medical School Hamburg, Wismarsche Strasse 393-397, Schwerin, 19055, Germany
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- Clinic for General and Visceral Surgery, Helios Clinics in Schwerin, University Campus of the MSH Medical School Hamburg, Wismarsche Strasse 393-397, Schwerin, 19055, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203, Berlin, Germany
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- Clinic for General and Visceral Surgery, Helios Clinics in Schwerin, University Campus of the MSH Medical School Hamburg, Wismarsche Strasse 393-397, Schwerin, 19055, Germany
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Bloc S, Alfonsi P, Belbachir A, Beaussier M, Bouvet L, Campard S, Campion S, Cazenave L, Diemunsch P, Di Maria S, Dufour G, Fabri S, Fletcher D, Garnier M, Godier A, Grillo P, Huet O, Joosten A, Lasocki S, Le Guen M, Le Saché F, Macquer I, Marquis C, de Montblanc J, Maurice-Szamburski A, Nguyen YL, Ruscio L, Zieleskiewicz L, Caillard A, Weiss E. Guidelines on perioperative optimization protocol for the adult patient 2023. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med 2023; 42:101264. [PMID: 37295649 DOI: 10.1016/j.accpm.2023.101264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The French Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine [Société Française d'Anesthésie et de Réanimation (SFAR)] aimed at providing guidelines for the implementation of perioperative optimization programs. DESIGN A consensus committee of 29 experts from the SFAR was convened. A formal conflict-of-interest policy was developed at the outset of the process and enforced throughout. The entire guidelines process was conducted independently of any industry funding. The authors were advised to follow the principles of the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system to guide assessment of quality of evidence. METHODS Four fields were defined: 1) Generalities on perioperative optimization programs; 2) Preoperative measures; 3) Intraoperative measures and; 4) Postoperative measures. For each field, the objective of the recommendations was to answer a number of questions formulated according to the PICO model (population, intervention, comparison, and outcomes). Based on these questions, an extensive bibliographic search was carried out using predefined keywords according to PRISMA guidelines and analyzed using the GRADE® methodology. The recommendations were formulated according to the GRADE® methodology and then voted on by all the experts according to the GRADE grid method. As the GRADE® methodology could have been fully applied for the vast majority of questions, the recommendations were formulated using a "formalized expert recommendations" format. RESULTS The experts' work on synthesis and application of the GRADE® method resulted in 30 recommendations. Among the formalized recommendations, 19 were found to have a high level of evidence (GRADE 1±) and ten a low level of evidence (GRADE 2±). For one recommendation, the GRADE methodology could not be fully applied, resulting in an expert opinion. Two questions did not find any response in the literature. After two rounds of rating and several amendments, strong agreement was reached for all the recommendations. CONCLUSIONS Strong agreement among the experts was obtained to provide 30 recommendations for the elaboration and/or implementation of perioperative optimization programs in the highest number of surgical fields.
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- Sébastien Bloc
- Clinical Research Department, Ambroise Pare Hospital Group, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France; Department of Anesthesiology, Clinique Drouot Sport, Paris, France.
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- Department of Anesthesia, University of Paris Descartes, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, 185 rue Raymond Losserand, F-75674 Paris Cedex 14, France
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- Service d'Anesthésie Réanimation, UF Douleur, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, APHP.Centre, Site Cochin, Paris, France
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- Department of Digestive, Oncologic and Metabolic Surgery, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Université de Paris, 42 Boulevard Jourdan, 75014, Paris, France
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Lyon, France
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- AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire APHP-Sorbonne Université, site Pitié-Salpêtrière, Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, F-75013 Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMRS1158 Neurophysiologie Respiratoire Expérimentale et Clinique, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France; Groupe Jeunes, French Society of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine (SFAR), 75016 Paris, France
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- Unité de Réanimation Chirurgicale, Service d'Anesthésie-réanimation Chirurgicale, Pôle Anesthésie-Réanimations Chirurgicales, Samu-Smur, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 1, Avenue Molière, 67098 Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, CHU de Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47-83, Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France
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- Faculty of Economics, Management & Accountancy, University of Malta, Malta
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- Université de Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Ambroise-Paré, Service d'Anesthésie, 9, Avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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- Sorbonne Université, GRC 29, DMU DREAM, Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation et Médecine Périopératoire Rive Droite, Paris, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, European Georges Pompidou Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, France
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- CHU de Brest, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Brest, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Paul Brousse Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Villejuif, France
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- Paris Saclay University, Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Foch Hospital, 92150 Suresnes, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Clinique Drouot Sport, Paris, France; DMU DREAM Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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- Bordeaux University Hospitals, Bordeaux, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Department, Bordeaux, France
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- Clinique du Sport, Département d'Anesthésie et Réanimation, Médipole Garonne, 45 rue de Gironis - CS 13 624, 31036 Toulouse Cedex 1, France
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- Departments of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Paris-Saclay University, Bicêtre Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Department, Cochin Academic Hospital, APHP, Université de Paris, 75014 Paris, France
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- Departments of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Paris-Saclay University, Bicêtre Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France; INSERM U 1195, Université Paris-Saclay, Saint-Aubin, Île-de-France, France
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- Service d'Anesthésie Réanimation, Hôpital Nord, AP-HM, Marseille, Aix Marseille Université, C2VN, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire La Cavale Blanche Université de Bretagne Ouest, Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine Department, Brest, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Beaujon Hospital, DMU Parabol, AP-HP, Nord, Clichy, France; University of Paris, Paris, France; Inserm UMR_S1149, Centre for Research on Inflammation, Paris, France
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Pirie KP, Wang A, Yu J, Teng B, Doane MA, Myles PS, Riedel B. Postoperative analgesia for upper gastrointestinal surgery: a retrospective cohort analysis. Perioper Med (Lond) 2023; 12:40. [PMID: 37464387 DOI: 10.1186/s13741-023-00324-0] [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: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Thoracic epidural analgesia is commonly used for upper gastrointestinal surgery. Intrathecal morphine is an appealing opioid-sparing non-epidural analgesic option, especially for laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery. METHODS Following ethics committee approval, we extracted data from the electronic medical records of patients at Royal North Shore Hospital (Sydney, Australia) that had upper gastrointestinal surgery between November 2015 and October 2020. Postoperative morphine consumption and pain scores were modelled with a Bayesian mixed effect model. RESULTS A total of 427 patients were identified who underwent open (n = 300), laparoscopic (n = 120) or laparoscopic converted to open (n = 7) upper gastrointestinal surgery. The majority of patients undergoing open surgery received a neuraxial technique (thoracic epidural [58%, n = 174]; intrathecal morphine [21%, n = 63]) compared to a minority in laparoscopic approaches (thoracic epidural [3%, n = 4]; intrathecal morphine [12%, n = 14]). Intrathecal morphine was superior over non-neuraxial analgesia in terms of lower median oral morphine equivalent consumption and higher probability of adequate pain control; however, this effect was not sustained beyond postoperative day 2. Thoracic epidural analgesia was superior to both intrathecal and non-neuraxial analgesia options for both primary outcomes, but at the expense of higher rates of postoperative hypotension (60%, n = 113) and substantial technique failure rates (32%). CONCLUSIONS We found that thoracic epidural analgesia was superior to intrathecal morphine, and intrathecal morphine was superior to non-neuraxial analgesia, in terms of reduced postoperative morphine requirements and the probability of adequate pain control in patients who underwent upper gastrointestinal surgery. However, the benefits of thoracic epidural analgesia and intrathecal morphine were not sustained across all time periods regarding control of pain. The study is limited by its retrospective design, heterogenous group of upper gastrointestinal surgeries and confounding by indication.
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- Katrina P Pirie
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
- Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
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- Sydney Medical School (Northern), Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
- Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School (Northern), Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
- Kolling Research Institute, Sydney, Australia
- Northern Sydney Anaesthesia Research Institute, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
- Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Critical Care, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Oncology, Sir Peter MacCallum, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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He Y, Xu M, Jiang X, Li Z, Du B. Comparing postoperative analgesia of bilateral serratus anterior plane block and thoracic paravertebral block for children following the Nuss procedure: protocol for a randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority clinical trial. BMJ Paediatr Open 2023; 7:e002128. [PMID: 37491133 PMCID: PMC10373708 DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002128] [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: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The Nuss procedure, despite being a minimally invasive surgery, is regarded as one of the most painful surgical procedures in children, and postoperative pain control remains a major clinical issue in this population. Thoracic paravertebral nerve block (TPVB) is reported as excellent pain relief for the Nuss procedure despite its challenging performance and associated adverse effects. Serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) is a simplified and effective method for managing thoracic pain as an alternative to TPVB. However, whether SAPB can provide analgesia comparable with that provided by the TPVB approach in children undergoing the Nuss procedure is unknown. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This will be a prospective, randomised, double-blind, single-centre, non-inferiority trial that will enrol children aged 7-16 years subjected to the Nuss operation for pectus excavatum. In total, 74 paediatric patients will be randomly assigned to either the SAPB or TPVB group after general anaesthesia to receive ultrasound-guided regional nerve blocks (0.25% ropivacaine 2.5 mg/kg). The primary outcome will be the assessment of postoperative pain intensity at predetermined time points. The secondary outcomes will include assessing intraoperative opioid intake, consumption of analgesics within 24 hours postoperatively, time of first use of rescue analgesics, extubation time, perioperative adverse events and plasma ropivacaine concentrations across the block groups. Demographic and clinical characteristics (eg, pectus severity and the number of bars used) of the patients will be recorded. All data will be collected by investigators who are blinded to the treatment. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee on Biomedical Research of the West China Hospital of Sichuan University (2021-1275). During the period of the study, all procedures will be conducted following the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The results of the trial will be published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ChiCTR2200056596.
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- Yi He
- Department of Anesthesiology & The Research Units of West China (2018RU012), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology & The Research Units of West China (2018RU012), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology & The Research Units of West China (2018RU012), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Cheng Du Shang Jin Nan Fu Hospital, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology & The Research Units of West China (2018RU012), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Englid MB, Jirwe M, Conte H. Perioperative Comfort and Discomfort: Transitioning From Epidural to Oral Pain Treatment After Pancreas Surgery: A Qualitative Study. J Perianesth Nurs 2023; 38:414-420.e1. [PMID: 36803736 DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2022.06.007] [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] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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PURPOSE To explore patients' experiences of pain treatment in the perioperative period after surgery for pancreatic cancer. DESIGN A qualitative descriptive design using semi-structured interviews. METHODS This study was a qualitative study based on 12 interviews. Participants were patients that had undergone surgery for pancreatic cancer. The interviews were conducted 1 to 2 days after the epidural was turned off, in a surgical department in Sweden. The interviews were analysed with qualitative content analysis. The Standard for Reporting Qualitative Research checklist was used for reporting the qualitative research study. FINDINGS The analysis of the transcribed interviews, generated one theme: Maintaining a sense of control in the perioperative phase, and two subthemes: (i) Sense of vulnerability and safety, and (ii) Sense of comfort and discomfort, were found. CONCLUSIONS The participants experienced comfort after pancreas surgery if they maintained a sense of control in the perioperative phase and when the epidural pain treatment provided pain relief without any side effects. The transition from epidural pain treatment to oral pain treatment with opioid tablets was experienced individually, from an almost unnoticed transition to the experience of severe pain, nausea, and fatigue. The sense of vulnerability and safety among the participants were affected by nursing care relationship and the environment on the ward.
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- Marianne Birke Englid
- PMI, Function Area Perioperative Care, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Health Sciences, The Swedish Red Cross University, Huddinge, Sweden; Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Nursing, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Nursing, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Blanco S, Grasso A, Sulmina E, Grasso M. Effectiveness and safety of spinal anesthesia in patients undergoing open radical retropubic prostatectomy. Arch Ital Urol Androl 2023:11281. [PMID: 37254925 DOI: 10.4081/aiua.2023.11281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Prostate cancer is one of the most widespread neoplasms affecting the male gender. The most commonly used procedures in various urological centers are laparoscopic and robotic surgery because they are considered minimally invasive techniques. We present our experience in traditional open radical prostatectomy performed under spinal anesthesia. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed the clinical courses of 88 consecutive patients who underwent open radical prostatectomy performed under spinal anesthesia at our Institution. RESULTS Median age: 67.7 years. Median follow up duration: 48 months. Median pre-operative PSA: 15,9 ng/ml, median Prostate weight: 44.5 gr, median surgical time: 96.5 minutes (range 55-138). Perioperative complications were recorded. The most frequent complication was anemia, 9 cases need blood transfusion after surgery. Complications directly related to spinal anesthesia were not observed. Most patients were discharged within 5 days from the procedure. After two weeks we observed a quick recovery of total continence in 90% of patients. After 6 months all patients were perfectly continent. Erectile dysfunction after 6 months was reported by 48 patients. CONCLUSIONS The reasons why the gold standard of radical prostatectomy surgery has been considered general anesthesia are essentially two: the long duration of the surgical procedure and the associated significant blood loss. Multiple evidences show that radical retropubic prostatectomy can be safely performed under spinal anaesthesia with various advantages. It is therefore no longer justified to consider general anesthesia as the gold standard for radical prostatectomy with an open technique.
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- Salvatore Blanco
- Department of Urology, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza.
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- Department of Urology, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, University of Milan, Milan.
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza.
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- Department of Urology, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza.
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Burkhard JP, Jardot F, Furrer MA, Engel D, Beilstein C, Wuethrich PY. Opioid-Free Anesthesia for Open Radical Cystectomy Is Feasible and Accelerates Return of Bowel Function: A Matched Cohort Study. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12113657. [PMID: 37297852 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12113657] [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: 04/10/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) in open radical cystectomy (ORC) with urinary diversion and to assess the impact on recovery of gastrointestinal function. We hypothesized that OFA would lead to earlier recovery of bowel function. A total of 44 patients who underwent standardized ORC were divided into two groups (OFA group vs. control group). In both groups, patients received epidural analgesia (OFA group: bupivacaine 0.25%, control group: bupivacaine 0.1%, fentanyl 2 mcg/mL, and epinephrine 2 mcg/mL). The primary endpoint was time to first defecation. Secondary endpoints were incidence of postoperative ileus (POI) and incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). The median time to first defecation was 62.5 h [45.8-80.8] in the OFA group and 118.5 h [82.6-142.3] (p < 0.001) in the control group. With regard to POI (OFA group: 1/22 patients (4.5%); control group: 2/22 (9.1%)) and PONV (OFA group: 5/22 patients (22.7%); control group: 10/22 (45.5%)), trends but no significant results were found (p = 0.99 and p = 0.203, respectively). OFA appears to be feasible in ORC and to improve postoperative functional gastrointestinal recovery by halving the time to first defecation compared with standard fentanyl-based intraoperative anesthesia.
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- John-Patrik Burkhard
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
- Limmat Cleft- and Craniofacial Centre Zurich, 8005 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Urology, Solothurner Spitäler AG, Kantonsspital Olten, Bürgerspital Solothurn, 4500 Solothurn, Switzerland
- Department of Urology, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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Maury T, Elnar A, Marchionni S, Frisoni R, Goetz C, Bécret A. Effect of rectus sheath anaesthesia versus thoracic epidural analgesia on postoperative recovery quality after elective open abdominal surgery in a French regional hospital: the study protocol of a randomised controlled QoR-RECT-CATH trial. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e069736. [PMID: 37221022 PMCID: PMC10410969 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols increase patient well-being while significantly reducing mortality, costs and length-of-stay after surgery. A key component is multimodal analgesia that prevents postoperative pain and facilitates early refeeding and mobilisation. Thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) was long the gold standard for locoregional anaesthesia in anterior abdominal wall surgery. However, newer wall-block techniques such as rectus-sheath block (RSB) may be preferable because they are less invasive and may provide equivalent analgesia with fewer side effects. Since the evidence base remains limited, the Quality Of Recovery enhanced by REctus sheat CATHeter (QoR-RECT-CATH) randomised controlled trial (RCT) was designed to assess whether RSB elicits better postoperative rehabilitation than TEA after laparotomy. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This open-label parallel-arm 1:1-allocated RCT will determine whether RSB is superior to TEA in 110 patients undergoing scheduled midline laparotomy in terms of postoperative rehabilitation quality. The setting is a regional French hospital that provides opioid-free anaesthesia for all laparotomies within an ERAS programme. Recruited patients will be ≥18 years, scheduled to undergo laparotomy, have American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score 1-4 and lack contraindications to ropivacaine/TEA. TEA-allocated patients will receive an epidural catheter before surgery while RSB-allocated patients will receive rectus sheath catheters after surgery. All other pre/peri/postoperative procedures will be identical, including multimodal postoperative analgesia provided according to our standard of care. Primary objective is a change in total Quality-of-Recovery-15 French-language (QoR-15F) score on postoperative day (POD) 2 relative to baseline. QoR-15F is a patient-reported outcome measure that is commonly used to measure ERAS outcomes. The 15 secondary objectives include postoperative pain scores, opioid consumption, functional recovery measures and adverse events. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The French Ethics Committee (Sud-Ouest et Outre-Mer I Ethical Committee) gave approval. Subjects are recruited after providing written consent after receiving the information provided by the investigator. The results of this study will be made public through peer-reviewed publication and, if possible, conference publications. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT04985695.
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- Thomas Maury
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Regional Hospital Centre Metz-Thionville, Metz Cedex 03, France
- Faculty of Medicine, Université de Lorraine-Site de Nancy, Vandoeuvre lès Nancy, France
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- Clinical Research Support Unit, Regional Hospital Centre Metz-Thionville, Metz, France
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- Clinical Research Support Unit, Regional Hospital Centre Metz-Thionville, Metz, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Regional Hospital Centre Metz-Thionville, Metz, France
- Department of Digestive Surgery, Private Hospital Jeanne d'Arc, Lunéville, France
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- Clinical Research Support Unit, Regional Hospital Centre Metz-Thionville, Metz, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Regional Hospital Centre Metz-Thionville, Metz Cedex 03, France
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Ramin S, Bringuier S, Martinez O, Sadek M, Manzanera J, Deras P, Choquet O, Charbit J, Capdevila X. Continuous peripheral nerve blocks for analgesia of ventilated critically ill patients with multiple trauma: a prospective randomized study. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med 2023; 42:101183. [PMID: 36496124 DOI: 10.1016/j.accpm.2022.101183] [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: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sedation of ventilated critically ill trauma patients requires high doses of opioids and hypnotics. We aimed to compare the consumption of opioids and hypnotics, and patient outcomes using sedation with or without continuous regional analgesia (CRA). METHODS Multiple trauma-ventilated patients were included. The patients were randomized to receive an intravenous analgesia (control group) or an addition of CRA within 24h of admission. A traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients group was analyzed. The primary endpoint was the cumulative consumption of sufentanil at 2 days of admission. Secondary endpoints were cumulative and daily consumption of sufentanil and midazolam, duration of mechanical ventilation, intensive care unit (ICU) stay, and safety of CRA management. RESULTS Seventy six patients were analyzed: 40 (67.5% males) in the control group and 36 (72% males) in the CRA group, respectively. The median [IQR] Injury Severity Score was 30.5 [23.5-38.5] and 26.0 [22.0-41.0]. The consumption of sufentanil at 48h was 725 [465-960] μg/48h versus 670 [510-940] μg/48h (p = 0.16). Daily consumption did not differ between the groups except on day 1 when consumption of sufentanil was 360 [270-480] μg vs. 480 [352-535] μg (p = 0.03). Consumptions of midazolam did not differ between the groups. No difference was noted between the groups according to the secondary endpoints. CONCLUSIONS CRA does not decrease significantly sufentanil and midazolam consumption within the first 5 days after ICU admission in multiple trauma-ventilated patients. The use of peripheral nerve blocks in heavily sedated and ventilated trauma patients in the ICU seems safe.
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- Severin Ramin
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France; OcciTRAUMA Network, Regional Network of Medical Organization and Management for Severe Trauma in Occitanie, France
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- Department of Medical Statistics, CHU Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France; OcciTRAUMA Network, Regional Network of Medical Organization and Management for Severe Trauma in Occitanie, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France; OcciTRAUMA Network, Regional Network of Medical Organization and Management for Severe Trauma in Occitanie, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France; OcciTRAUMA Network, Regional Network of Medical Organization and Management for Severe Trauma in Occitanie, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France; OcciTRAUMA Network, Regional Network of Medical Organization and Management for Severe Trauma in Occitanie, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France; OcciTRAUMA Network, Regional Network of Medical Organization and Management for Severe Trauma in Occitanie, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France; OcciTRAUMA Network, Regional Network of Medical Organization and Management for Severe Trauma in Occitanie, France; Inserm U 1298, Neuro Sciences Institute, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
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Brovman EY, Zorrilla-Vaca A, Urman RD. Regional Anesthesia for Lobectomy and Risk of Pulmonary Complications: A National Safety Quality Improvement Program Propensity-Matching Analysis. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2023; 37:547-554. [PMID: 36609074 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2022.12.005] [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: 09/25/2022] [Revised: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether general anesthesia (GA) in conjunction with regional anesthetic (RA) techniques are associated with favorable pulmonary outcomes versus GA alone among patients undergoing lobectomy by either video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) or open thoracotomy. DESIGN A retrospective cohort (2014-2017). SETTING The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. PARTICIPANTS Adult patients undergoing lobectomy by either VATS or open thoracotomy. INTERVENTIONS Two groups of patients were identified based on the use of GA alone or GA in conjunction with RA (RA+GA) techniques (either neuraxial or peripheral nerve blocks). Both groups were propensity-matched based on pulmonary risk factors. The authors' primary outcome was composite postoperative pulmonary complication (PPC), including pneumonia, reintubation, and failure to wean from the ventilator. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS A total of 4,134 VATS (2,067 in GA and 2,067 in RA+GA) and 3,112 thoracotomies (1,556 in GA and 1,556 in RA+GA) were included in the final analysis. Regional anesthetic, as an adjuvant to GA, did not affect the incidence of PPC among patients undergoing lobectomy by VATS (odds ratio [OR] 1.07, 95% CI 0.81-1.43, p = 0.622), as well as in those undergoing lobectomy via thoracotomy (OR 1.19, 95% CI 0.93-1.51, p = 0.174). There was no statistically significant difference between groups in terms of readmission rates, length of stay, and mortality at 30 days. CONCLUSIONS The RA techniques were not associated with a lower incidence of pulmonary complications in lobectomy surgery.
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- Ethan Y Brovman
- Department of Anesthesiology, and Perioperative Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Center for Perioperative Research, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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Peripheral Regional Anesthesia Using Local Anesthetics: Old Wine in New Bottles? J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12041541. [PMID: 36836081 PMCID: PMC9962037 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12041541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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During the past decade, numerous efforts were undertaken aiming at prolonging the analgesic effect of regional anesthesia. With the development of extended-release formulations and enhanced selectivity for nociceptive sensory neurons, a very promising contribution to the development of pain medications has been achieved. At present, liposomal bupivacaine is the most popular, non-opioid, controlled drug delivery system, but its duration of action, which is still controversially discussed, and its expensiveness have decreased initial enthusiasm. Continuous techniques can be seen as an elegant alternative for providing a prolonged duration of analgesia, but for logistic or anatomical reasons, they are not always the best choice. Therefore, focus has been directed towards the perineural and/or intravenous addition of old and established substances. As for perineural application, most of these so-called 'adjuvants' are used outside their indication, and their pharmacological efficacy is often not or only poorly understood. This review aims to summarize the recent developments for prolonging the duration of regional anesthesia. It will also discuss the potential harmful interactions and side effects of frequently used analgesic mixtures.
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Lu Y, Zhou Q, Fu Y, Wen Z, Lv X. Ultrasound-Guided Bilateral Sequential Thoracic Paravertebral Block for Simultaneous Bilateral Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pain Res 2023; 16:373-381. [PMID: 36762369 PMCID: PMC9904215 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s398349] [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: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Purpose Simultaneous bilateral pulmonary resection via uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (UVATS) was safe and feasible for the treatment of bilateral multiple pulmonary nodules. But, it should be noted that considerable postoperative pain at the bilateral surgical site was a crucial issue. The safety and efficacy of bilateral thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) have been reported for postoperative analgesia. But, whether bilateral sequential TPVB can be safely and effectively used in simultaneous bilateral UVATS remains unknown. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the analgesic efficacy and safety of bilateral sequential TPVB after simultaneous bilateral UVATS. Study Design and Methods In this study, 80 participants scheduled for UVATS will be randomly allocated to the bilateral sequential TPVB group (G2) and the control group (G1). The patient of G2 will be performed bilateral TPVB at 2 time-points: before the start of the first side of pulmonary resection and before the start of the contralateral pulmonary resection. G1 will only receive standard analgesia protocol. The primary outcome is the numeric rating scale score during coughing at 24 h postoperatively. The secondary outcomes include the Prince Henry Pain Score scores, sufentanil consumption, postoperative nausea and vomiting, levels of inflammatory factors, and the Quality of Recovery-40 scores at different time points, as well as chronic pain at postoperative day (POD) 90. Discussion This is the first prospective trial to determine the safety and effectiveness of ultrasound-guided bilateral sequential TPVB for postoperative analgesia following simultaneous bilateral UVATS. This study also intended to evaluate the effect of this intervention on postoperative quality of recovery and inflammation levels. The final results will provide clinical evidence related to bilateral sequential TPVB, and promote the application of that acting as a more appropriate analgesic method for simultaneous bilateral UVATS.
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- Yugang Lu
- Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China,Correspondence: Zongmei Wen; Xin Lv, Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, No. 507 Zhengmin Road, Shanghai, 200433, People’s Republic of China, Tel/Fax +86 21 65115006, Email ;
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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Jin F, Liu W, Qiao X, Shi J, Xin R, Jia HQ. Nomogram prediction model of postoperative pneumonia in patients with lung cancer: A retrospective cohort study. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1114302. [PMID: 36910602 PMCID: PMC9996165 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1114302] [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: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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Background The prediction model of postoperative pneumonia (POP) after lung cancer surgery is still scarce. Methods Retrospective analysis of patients with lung cancer who underwent surgery at The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University from September 2019 to March 2020 was performed. All patients were randomly divided into two groups, training cohort and validation cohort at the ratio of 7:3. The nomogram was formulated based on the results of multivariable logistic regression analysis and clinically important factors associated with POP. Concordance index (C-index), receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, calibration curve, Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test and decision curve analysis (DCA) were used to evaluate the predictive performance of the nomogram. Results A total of 1252 patients with lung cancer was enrolled, including 877 cases in the training cohort and 375 cases in the validation cohort. POP was found in 201 of 877 patients (22.9%) and 89 of 375 patients (23.7%) in the training and validation cohorts, respectively. The model consisted of six variables, including smoking, diabetes mellitus, history of preoperative chemotherapy, thoracotomy, ASA grade and surgery time. The C-index from AUC was 0.717 (95%CI:0.677-0.758) in the training cohort and 0.726 (95%CI:0.661-0.790) in the validation cohort. The calibration curves showed the model had good agreement. The result of DCA showed that the model had good clinical benefits. Conclusion This proposed nomogram could predict the risk of POP in patients with lung cancer surgery in advance, which can help clinician make reasonable preventive and treatment measures.
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- Fan Jin
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Fourth hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.,Department of Anesthesiology, Zhuji People's Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Fourth hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Fourth hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Fourth hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Fourth hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Fourth hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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Analgésie locorégionale en réanimation traumatologique. ANESTHÉSIE & RÉANIMATION 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anrea.2022.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Pöpping DM, Wenk M. [Epidural anesthesia : Clinical application and current developments]. DIE ANAESTHESIOLOGIE 2022; 71:893-906. [PMID: 36264325 DOI: 10.1007/s00101-022-01209-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Epidural anesthesia has been an established procedure in anesthesia for many years. Possibly due to its invasiveness, the associated fear of serious complications and the proliferation of alternative methods, an overall decline in its use can be observed. Several alternative procedures have been developed, especially the introduction of ultrasound into anesthesia, which are increasingly being used in clinical practice. The aim of this continuing medical education (CME) article is to shed light on the remaining range of indications for epidural anesthesia, to present the approaches and possible clinical benefits as well as to evaluate the effects that go beyond pure analgesia, according to the current evidence. In addition, potential complications and preventive approaches are discussed. This article is based on a literature search in PubMed and Google Scholar.
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- Daniel M Pöpping
- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, operative Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, A1, 48149, Münster, Deutschland.
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Florence-Nightingale-Krankenhaus, Kaiserswerther Diakonie, Alte Landstraße 179, 40489, Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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Schneider S, Campbell J, Fotopoulou C. Peri-operative ovarian cancer guidelines: anesthesia, intra- and post-operative volume and replacement, post-operative pain management, frailty scores/management of the fragile patient. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2022; 32:ijgc-2022-003814. [PMID: 36191956 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2022-003814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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- Stephanie Schneider
- Department for Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology, KEM | Evang. Kliniken Essen-Mitte gGmbH, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthetics, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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Ketelaers SHJ, Dhondt L, van Ham N, Harms AS, Scholten HJ, Nieuwenhuijzen GAP, Rutten HJT, Burger JWA, Bloemen JG, Vogelaar FJ. A prospective cohort study to evaluate continuous wound infusion with local analgesics within an enhanced recovery protocol after colorectal cancer surgery. Colorectal Dis 2022; 24:1172-1183. [PMID: 35637573 DOI: 10.1111/codi.16201] [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: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM To reduce detrimental opioid-related side effects, minimising the postoperative opioid consumption is needed, especially in older patients. Continuous wound infusion (CWI) with local analgesics appears to be an effective opioid-sparing alternative. However, the added value of CWI to an enhanced recovery protocol after colorectal cancer (CRC) surgery is unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of CWI after CRC surgery within a strictly adhered to enhanced recovery protocol. METHODS In this multicentre prospective observational cohort study, patients who underwent CRC surgery between May 2019 and January 2021 were included. Patients were treated with CWI as adjunct to multimodal pain management within an enhanced recovery protocol. Postoperative opioid consumption, pain scores and outcomes regarding functional recovery were evaluated. RESULTS A cohort of 130 consecutive patients were included, of whom 36.2% were ≥75 years. Postoperative opioids were consumed by 80 (61.5%) patients on postoperative day 0, and by 28 (21.5%), 27 (20.8%), and 18 (13.8%) patients on postoperative days 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Median pain scores were <4 on all days. The median time until first passage of stool was 1.0 (IQR: 1.0-2.0) day. Postoperative delirium occurred in 0.8%. Median length of hospital stay was 3.0 days (IQR: 2.0-5.0). CONCLUSION In patients treated with CWI, low amounts of postoperative opioid consumption, adequate postoperative pain control, and enhanced recovery were observed. CWI seems a beneficial opioid-sparing alternative and may further improve the outcomes of an enhanced recovery protocol after CRC surgery, which seems especially valuable for older patients.
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- Department of Surgery, VieCuri Medical Centre, Venlo, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, VieCuri Medical Centre, Venlo, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.,GROW - School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, VieCuri Medical Centre, Venlo, The Netherlands.,GROW - School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Elkhouly AG, Karamustafaoglu YA, Galvez C, Rao M, Lerut P, Grimonprez A, Akar FA, Peer M, Bedetti B, Tosi D, Turna A, Elkahwagy M, Pompeo E. Nonintubated versus intubated thoracoscopic bullectomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax: A multicenter propensity-matched analysis. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2022; 30:1010-1016. [PMID: 36163699 DOI: 10.1177/02184923221129239] [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: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND We aimed at comparing in a multicenter propensity-matched analysis, results of nonintubated versus intubated video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) bullectomy/blebectomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP). METHODS Eleven Institutions participated in the study. A total of 208 patients underwent VATS bullectomy by intubated (IVATS) (N = 138) or nonintubated (NIVATS) (N = 70) anesthesia during 60 months. After propensity matching, 70 pairs of patients were compared. Anesthesia in NIVATS included intercostal (N = 61), paravertebral (N = 5) or thoracic epidural (N = 4) block and sedation with (N = 24) or without (N = 46) laryngeal mask under spontaneous ventilation. In the IVATS group, all patients underwent double-lumen-intubation and mechanical ventilation. Primary outcomes were morbidity and recurrence rates. RESULTS There was no difference in age (26.7 ± 8 vs 27.4 ± 9 years), body mass index (19.7 ± 2.6 vs 20.6 ± 2.5), and American Society of Anesthesiology score (2 vs 2). Main results show no difference both in morbidity (11.4% vs 12.8%; p = 0.79) and recurrence free rates (92.3% vs 91.4%; p = 0.49) between NIVATS and IVATS, respectively, whereas a difference favoring the NIVATS group was found in anesthesia time (p < 0.0001) and operative time (p < 0.0001), drainage time (p = 0.001), and hospital stay (p < 0.0001). There was no conversion to thoracotomy and no hospital mortality. One patient in the NIVATS group needed reoperation due to chest wall bleeding. CONCLUSION Results of this multicenter propensity-matched study have shown no intergroup difference in morbidity and recurrence rates whereas shorter operation room time and hospital stay favored the NIVATS group, suggesting a potential increase in the role of NIVATS in surgical management of PSP. Further prospective studies are warranted.
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- 14400University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
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- Thoracic Surgery Unit, 58883Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- 9339Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- I.Ü. Cerrahpasa, 64298Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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de Oliveira Filho GR, Mezzari Junior A, Bianchi GN. The effects of magnesium sulfate added to epidurally administered local anesthetic on postoperative pain: a systematic review. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIOLOGY (ELSEVIER) 2022:S0104-0014(22)00106-3. [PMID: 36087812 PMCID: PMC10362454 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjane.2022.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study evaluated the efficacy of epidurally administered magnesium associated with local anesthetics on postoperative pain control. METHODS The study protocol was registered in PROSPERO as CRD42021231910. Literature searches were conducted on Medline, Cochrane, EMBASE, CENTRAL, and Web of Science for randomized controlled trials comparing epidural administration of magnesium added to local anesthetics for postoperative pain in elective surgical adult patients. Primary outcomes were the time to the first Postoperative (PO) Analgesic Request (TFAR), 24-hour postoperative opioid consumption, and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores at the first six and 24 postoperative hours. Secondary outcomes included Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV), pruritus, and shivering. Quality of evidence was assessed using GRADE criteria. RESULTS Seventeen studies comparing epidural were included. Effect estimates are described as weighted Mean Differences (MD) and 95% Confidence Intervals (95% CI) for the main outcomes: TFAR (MD = 72.4 min; 95% CI = 10.22-134.58 min; p < 0.001; I2 = 99.8%; GRADE: very low); opioid consumption (MD = -7.2 mg (95% CI = -9.30 - -5.09; p < 0.001; I2 = 98%; GRADE: very low). VAS pain scores within the first six PO hours (VAS) (MD = -1.01 cm; 95% CI = -1.40-0.64 cm; p < 0.001; I2 = 88%; GRADE: very low), at 24 hours (MD = -0.56 cm; 95% CI = -1.14-0.01 cm; p = 0.05; I2 = 97%; GRADE: very low). CONCLUSIONS Magnesium sulfate delayed TFAR and decreased 24-hour opioid consumption and early postoperative pain intensity. However, imprecision and inconsistency pervaded meta-analyses, causing very low certainty of effect estimates.
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Departamento de Cirurgia, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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Moran BL, Scott DA, Holliday E, Knowles S, Saxena M, Seppelt I, Hammond N, Myburgh JA. Pain assessment and analgesic management in patients admitted to intensive care: an Australian and New Zealand point prevalence study. CRIT CARE RESUSC 2022; 24:224-232. [PMID: 38046214 PMCID: PMC10692642 DOI: 10.51893/2022.3.oa1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Objective: To describe pain assessment and analgesic management practices in patients in intensive care units (ICUs) in Australia and New Zealand. Design, setting and participants: Prospective, observational, multicentre, single-day point prevalence study conducted in Australian and New Zealand ICUs. Observational data were recorded for all adult patients admitted to an ICU without a neurological, neurosurgical or postoperative cardiac diagnosis. Demographic characteristics and data on pain assessment and analgesic management for a 24-hour period were collected. Main outcome measures: Types of pain assessment tools used and frequency of their use, use of opioid analgesia, use of adjuvant analgesia, and differences in pain assessment and analgesic management between postoperative and non-operative patients. Results: From the 499 patients enrolled from 45 ICUs, pain assessment was performed at least every 4 hours in 56% of patients (277/499), most commonly with a numerical rating scale. Overall, 286 patients (57%) received an opioid on the study day. Of the 181 mechanically ventilated patients, 135 (75%) received an intravenous opioid, with the predominant opioid infusion being fentanyl. The median dose of opioid infusion for ventilated patients was 140 mg oral morphine equivalents. Of the 318 non-ventilated patients, 41 (13%) received patient-controlled analgesia and 76 (24%) received an oral opioid, with the predominant opioid being oxycodone. Paracetamol was administered to 63 ventilated patients (35%) and 164 non-ventilated patients (52%), while 2% of all patients (11/499) received a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Ketamine infusion and regional analgesia were used in 15 patients (3%) and 17 patients (3%), respectively. Antineuropathic agents (predominantly gabapentinoids) were used in 53 patients (11%). Conclusions: Although a majority of ICU patients were frequently assessed for pain with a validated pain assessment tool, cumulative daily doses of opioids were high, and the use of multimodal adjuvant analgesia was low. Our data on current pain assessment and analgesic management practices may inform further research in this area.
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- Benjamin L. Moran
- Critical Care Program, George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Department of Intensive Care, Gosford Hospital, Gosford, NSW, Australia
- Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Gosford Hospital, Gosford, NSW, Australia
- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Critical Care, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- Clinical Research Design and Statistics Unit, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Critical Care Program, George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Critical Care Program, George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Bankstown Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Critical Care Program, George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Critical Care Program, George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Critical Care Program, George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, St George Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Critical Care Program, George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Department of Intensive Care, Gosford Hospital, Gosford, NSW, Australia
- Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Gosford Hospital, Gosford, NSW, Australia
- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- Department of Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Critical Care, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Clinical Research Design and Statistics Unit, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Bankstown Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, St George Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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El-Ahmar M, Koch F, Köhler A, Moikow L, Ristig M, Ritz JP. Laparoscopic rectal resection without epidural catheters-does it work? Int J Colorectal Dis 2022; 37:2031-2040. [PMID: 36001167 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-022-04242-3] [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] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE Placement of an epidural catheter (EC) in colorectal resections is still recommended as a valid measure to achieve a low level of pain. However, EC is associated with increased invasiveness and with an increased risk of bladder emptying disorders and a decrease in blood pressure, which all relate to delayed mobilization. Preliminary data shows that EC placement may not be necessary for laparoscopic colon resections. The aim of this prospective study was to investigate how the omission of EC placement influences short-term postoperative outcomes in laparoscopic rectal resections. METHODS All laparoscopic rectal resections occurring between 2013 and 2020 were prospectively examined. Resections from January 2013 to February 2018 (group A) were compared with resections from March 2018 to December 2020 (group B; after the internal change of the perioperative pain regime). In addition to EC placement, the other target parameters of our study were urinary catheter placement during the inpatient stay, postoperative pain > 3 days on a numerical rating scale (NRS), mobilization in the first 5 postoperative days, time until the first postoperative bowel movement, postoperative complications according to Clavien-Dindo, intermediate care unit stay (IMC stay) in days, and hospital length of stay in days. RESULTS In the entire study period, 221 laparoscopic rectal resections were performed: 122 in group A and 99 resections in group B. The frequency of EC placement and urinary catheter placement, postoperative IMC stay, and hospital length of stay was significantly lower in group B (p < 0.05). The postoperative mobilization of patients in group B was possible more quickly. There were no differences in the level of pain, time until the first postoperative bowel movement, and postoperative complications according to Clavien-Dindo. CONCLUSION Omission of EC placement in laparoscopic rectal resections led to faster mobilization, a shorter IMC stay, and a shorter hospital stay without increasing the pain level. Postoperative complications did not change when an EC was not placed. Therefore, routine EC placement in laparoscopic rectal resections is unnecessary.
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- M El-Ahmar
- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Helios Kliniken Schwerin, 19055, Schwerin, Germany.
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Helios Kliniken Schwerin, 19055, Schwerin, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Helios Kliniken Schwerin, 19055, Schwerin, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Helios Kliniken Schwerin, 19055, Schwerin, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Helios Kliniken Schwerin, 19055, Schwerin, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Helios Kliniken Schwerin, 19055, Schwerin, Germany
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Early Postoperative Pain Trajectories after Posterolateral and Axillary Approaches to Thoracic Surgery: A Prospective Monocentric Observational Study. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11175152. [PMID: 36079080 PMCID: PMC9457305 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11175152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Less-invasive thoracotomies may reduce early postoperative pain. The aims of this study were to identify pain trajectories from postoperative days 0–5 after posterolateral and axillary thoracotomies and to identify potential factors related to the worst trajectory. Patients undergoing a posterolateral (92 patients) or axillary (89 patients) thoracotomy between July 2014 and November 2015 were analyzed in this prospective monocentric cohort study. The best-fitting model resulted in four pain trajectory groups: trajectory 1, the “worst”, with 29.8% of the patients with permanent significant pain; trajectory 2 with patients with low pain (32.6%); trajectory 3 with patients with a steep decrease in pain (22.7%); and trajectory 4 with patients with a steep increase (14.9%). According to a multinomial logistic model multivariable analysis, some predictive factors allow for differentiation between trajectory groups 1 and 2. Risk factors for permanent pain are the existence of preoperative pain (OR = 6.94, CI 95% (1.54–31.27)) and scar length (OR = 1.20 (1.05–1.38)). In contrast, ASA class III is a protective factor in group 1 (OR = 0.02 (0.001–0.52)). In conclusion, early postoperative pain can be characterized by four trajectories and preoperative pain is a major factor for the worst trajectory of early postoperative pain.
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Pirie K, Traer E, Finniss D, Myles PS, Riedel B. Current approaches to acute postoperative pain management after major abdominal surgery: a narrative review and future directions. Br J Anaesth 2022; 129:378-393. [PMID: 35803751 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.05.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Poorly controlled postoperative pain is associated with increased morbidity, negatively affects quality of life and functional recovery, and is a risk factor for persistent pain and longer-term opioid use. Up to 10% of opioid-naïve patients have persistent opioid use after many types of surgeries. Opioid-related side-effects and the opioid abuse epidemic emphasise the need for alternative, opioid-minimising, multimodal analgesic strategies, including neuraxial (epidural/intrathecal) techniques, truncal nerve blocks, and lidocaine infusions. The preference for minimally invasive surgical techniques has changed anaesthetic and analgesic requirements in abdominal surgery compared with open laparotomy, leading to a decline in popularity of epidural anaesthesia and an increasing interest in intrathecal morphine and truncal nerve blocks. Limited research exists on patient quality of recovery using specific analgesic techniques after intra-abdominal surgery. Poorly controlled postoperative pain after major abdominal surgery should be a research priority as it affects patient-centred short-term and long-term outcomes (including quality of life scores, return to function measurements, disability-free survival) and has broad community health and economic implications.
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- Katrina Pirie
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Critical Care, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesia & Pain Management, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Critical Care, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Narcotic sparing postoperative analgesic strategies after pancreatoduodenectomy: analysis of practice patterns for 1004 patients. HPB (Oxford) 2022; 24:1145-1152. [PMID: 35151580 DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2021.12.006] [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: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Improved post-operative outcomes have been demonstrated in gastrointestinal procedures where a narcotic sparing strategy has been utilized. Data for pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) patients is limited. This study reviews an institutional database for outcomes based on initial analgesic strategy. METHODS 1004 consecutive patients who underwent PD at Emory University between 2010 and 2017, were included in the analysis. Patients were divided into groups based on primary analgesic strategy employed: epidural alone (EPI), patient controlled opiate analgesia (PCA), dual (dual-PCA/EPI) and other (non-PCA/EPI). Postoperative outcomes for each group were analyzed utilizing univariate and multivariate linear regression. RESULTS 448 (44.6%) patients were treated with EPI, 300 (29.9%) were given a PCA, 78 (7.8%) had dual-PCA/EPI and 178 (17.7%) had non-PCA/EPI analgesia. On univariate analysis, increased BMI (p = 0.030), PCA use (p < 0.001), venous thromboembolism (VTE) (p < 0.001), post-operative pancreatic fistula (POPF) (p < 0.001) and Ileus/delayed gastric emptying (DGE) (p < 0.001) were all correlated with increased LOS. On multivariate linear regression, VTE (b-coefficient 9.07, p = 0.004) POPF (8.846, p = 0.001), Ileus/DGE (4.464, p = 0.004) and PCA use (1.75, p = 0.003) were associated with significantly increased LOS. CONCLUSION A primary narcotic sparing strategy is associated with a significantly reduced LOS and lower rates of Ileus/DGE. Mean opiate usage was significantly lower in the EPI and non-EPI/PCA groups.
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Hasselager RP, Hallas J, Gögenur I. Epidural Analgesia and Postoperative Complications in Colorectal Cancer Surgery. An Observational Registry-based Study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2022; 66:869-879. [PMID: 35675388 PMCID: PMC9543440 DOI: 10.1111/aas.14101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND In colorectal cancer, surgical resection is fundamental for curative treatment. Epidural analgesia mitigates the perioperative physiologic stress response caused by surgery, and reduction in perioperative stress may reduce postoperative complications. Nevertheless, epidural analgesia also causes hypotension and lower limb motor weakness that can impair postoperative recovery. Here, we aimed to assess the association between epidural analgesia and postoperative complications after colorectal cancer surgery. METHODS We identified patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery 2008-2018 in Denmark in the Danish Colorectal Cancer Group Database and obtained anaesthesia data from the Danish Anaesthesia Database. The Danish National Prescription Registry was used to obtain data on prescriptions filled preoperatively reflecting current comorbidities. Databases were linked using the Danish Central Person Registry number and the operation day. Patients were classified according to preoperative insertion of an epidural catheter for analgesia. Confounders were adjusted by propensity score matching. Logistic regression was used to compute effect estimates of epidural analgesia on postoperative complications. RESULTS We identified 19932 individuals undergoing colorectal cancer surgery with available anaesthesia data. Propensity score matching yielded 5691 individuals in each group with balanced preoperative covariates. In the epidural analgesia group 1400 (24.6%) experienced complications compared with 1453 (25.5%) without epidural analgesia. We found no statistically significant association between epidural use and postoperative complications (OR 0.95, 95% CI 0.87-1.04). CONCLUSION In total, in this observational study based on Danish registries, we found no association between epidural analgesia and postoperative complications after colorectal cancer surgery.
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- Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
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- Center for Surgical Science, Zealand University Hospital, Denmark and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Hamilton C, Alfille P, Mountjoy J, Bao X. Regional anesthesia and acute perioperative pain management in thoracic surgery: a narrative review. J Thorac Dis 2022; 14:2276-2296. [PMID: 35813725 PMCID: PMC9264080 DOI: 10.21037/jtd-21-1740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Background and Objective Thoracic surgery causes significant pain which can negatively affect pulmonary function and increase risk of postoperative complications. Effective analgesia is important to reduce splinting and atelectasis. Systemic opioids and thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) have been used for decades and are effective at treating acute post-thoracotomy pain, although both have risks and adverse effects. The advancement of thoracoscopic surgery, a focus on multimodal and opioid-sparing analgesics, and the development of ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia techniques have greatly expanded the options for acute pain management after thoracic surgery. Despite the expansion of surgical techniques and analgesic approaches, there is no clear optimal approach to pain management. This review aims to summarize the body of literature regarding systemic and regional anesthetic techniques for thoracic surgery in both thoracotomy and minimally invasive approaches, with a goal of providing a foundation for providers to make individualized decisions for patients depending on surgical approach and patient factors, and to discuss avenues for future research. Methods We searched PubMed and Google Scholar databases from inception to May 2021 using the terms “thoracic surgery”, “thoracic surgery AND pain management”, “thoracic surgery AND analgesia”, “thoracic surgery AND regional anesthesia”, “thoracic surgery AND epidural”. We considered articles written in English and available to the reader. Key Content and Findings There is a wide variety of strategies for treating acute pain after thoracic surgery, including multimodal opioid and non-opioid systemic analgesics, regional anesthesia including TEA and paravertebral blocks (PVB), and a recent expansion in the use of novel fascial plane blocks especially for thoracoscopy. The body of literature on the effectiveness of different approaches for thoracotomy and thoracoscopy is a rapidly expanding field and area of active debate. Conclusions The optimal analgesic approach for thoracic surgery may depend on patient factors, surgical factors, and institutional factors. Although TEA may provide optimal analgesia after thoracotomy, PVB and emerging fascial plane blocks may offer effective alternatives. A tailored approach using multimodal systemic therapies and regional anesthesia is important, and future studies comparing techniques are necessary to further investigate the optimal approach to improve patient outcomes.
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- Casey Hamilton
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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