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Jellish WS. Comment on "Checklist for anesthesiological process: analysis of risks". Minerva Anestesiol 2014; 80:871-873. [PMID: 24476919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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- W S Jellish
- Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, -
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Jellish WS, Theard MA, Cheng MA, Leonetti JP, Crowder CM, Tempelhoff R. The effects of clonidine premedication and scalp infiltration of lidocaine on hemodynamic responses to laryngoscopy and skull pin head-holder insertion during skull base procedures. Skull Base 2011; 11:169-76. [PMID: 17167618 PMCID: PMC1656849 DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-16605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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This study was designed to determine if oral clonidine or lidocaine, injected into the scalp before head-holder (H-H) insertion, would attenuate the hemodynamic effects associated with intubation and H-H placement. Thirty-four patients undergoing skull base procedures were randomized to four groups. Group 1 received clonidine 5 mcg/kg po before surgery with 10 to 15 ml of 1% lidocaine infiltrated at pin insertion sites; Group 2 received clonidine with saline infiltration; Group 3 received a placebo preoperatively and had lidocaine infiltrated at pin sites; and Group 4 received a placebo with saline infiltrated. All patients had a standard anesthetic titrated to a 10 to 14 Hz EEG endpoint during laryngoscopy and H-H placement. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) was similar between groups during intubation, but heart rate (HR) increased in patients who did not receive clonidine. H-H application increased HR and MAP in Group 4. HR also increased after H-H placement in patients who received oral clonidine, while patients receiving scalp lidocaine or both clonidine and scalp lidocaine had little change in either value. Clonidine attenuated HR increases after laryngoscopy but not after H-H placement. Lidocaine injected at the pin sites reduced HR, and MAP increased after H-H insertion. The combination of oral clonidine and scalp lidocaine blunted hemodynamic responses to both intubation and H-H placement.
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A 22-year-old, otherwise healthy, female Jehovah's Witness underwent resection of a midline skull base chondrosarcoma which had been detected after a work-up for headache and diplopia. After bilateral maxillectomies, ethmoidectomies, and a sphenoidectomy, the patient's chondrosarcoma was resected. Despite proper anesthetic management and meticulous hemostasis, significant intraoperative blood loss occurred. The initial postoperative hemoglobin level was 2.3 gm/dL. The clinical concerns pertaining to the perioperative management of the Jehovah's Witness are discussed along with the patient's course and management.
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IMPLICATIONS This report describes the appearance of CO2 on the capnograph during inspiration, which was linked to disconnection of the inner tube of a coaxial circuit extension piece. The increased use of coaxial breathing systems for adults makes inner tubes disconnections an important consideration when the CO2 appears during inspiration.
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- W S Jellish
- Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
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Jellish WS, Brody M, Sawicki K, Slogoff S. Recovery from neuromuscular blockade after either bolus and prolonged infusions of cisatracurium or rocuronium using either isoflurane or propofol-based anesthetics. Anesth Analg 2000. [PMID: 11049917 DOI: 10.1213/00000539-200011000-00037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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UNLABELLED We examined the recovery characteristics of cisatracurium or rocuronium after bolus or prolonged infusion under either isoflurane or propofol anesthesia. Sixty patients undergoing neurosurgical procedures of at least 5 h were randomized to receive either isoflurane with fentanyl (Groups 1 and 2) or propofol and fentanyl (Groups 3 and 4) as their anesthetic. Groups 1 and 3 received cisatracurium 0.2 mg/kg IV bolus, spontaneously recovered, after which time an infusion was begun. Groups 2 and 4 received rocuronium 0.6 mg/kg IV, spontaneously recovered, and an infusion was begun. Before the end of surgery, the infusion was stopped and recovery of first twitch (T(1)), recovery index, clinical duration, and train-of-four (TOF) recovery was recorded and compared among groups by using appropriate statistical methods. Clinical duration was shorter for rocuronium compared with cisatracurium using either anesthetic. Cisatracurium T(1) 75% recovery after the infusion was shorter with propofol compared with isoflurane. Cisatracurium TOF 75% recovery was similar after either bolus or infusion, but rocuronium TOF 75% recovery after the infusion was delayed. Infusion rates decreased for cisatracurium but remained relatively constant for rocuronium regardless of the anesthetic used. Isoflurane enhances the effect of both muscle relaxants but prolonged cisatracurium recovery more than rocuronium. Of the two muscle relaxants studied, rocuronium's recovery was most affected by length of the infusion. Cisatracurium may be a more desired muscle relaxant for prolonged procedures because recovery was least affected by prolonged infusion. IMPLICATIONS This study describes the effect of different anesthetic techniques on the recovery of two different muscle relaxants, cisatracurium and rocuronium, when administered as either a single bolus or prolonged infusion during neurosurgery. This study demonstrates the feasibility of using these relaxants for these prolonged procedures.
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- W S Jellish
- Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA.
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Jellish WS, Brody M, Sawicki K, Slogoff S. Recovery from neuromuscular blockade after either bolus and prolonged infusions of cisatracurium or rocuronium using either isoflurane or propofol-based anesthetics. Anesth Analg 2000; 91:1250-5. [PMID: 11049917 DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200011000-00037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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UNLABELLED We examined the recovery characteristics of cisatracurium or rocuronium after bolus or prolonged infusion under either isoflurane or propofol anesthesia. Sixty patients undergoing neurosurgical procedures of at least 5 h were randomized to receive either isoflurane with fentanyl (Groups 1 and 2) or propofol and fentanyl (Groups 3 and 4) as their anesthetic. Groups 1 and 3 received cisatracurium 0.2 mg/kg IV bolus, spontaneously recovered, after which time an infusion was begun. Groups 2 and 4 received rocuronium 0.6 mg/kg IV, spontaneously recovered, and an infusion was begun. Before the end of surgery, the infusion was stopped and recovery of first twitch (T(1)), recovery index, clinical duration, and train-of-four (TOF) recovery was recorded and compared among groups by using appropriate statistical methods. Clinical duration was shorter for rocuronium compared with cisatracurium using either anesthetic. Cisatracurium T(1) 75% recovery after the infusion was shorter with propofol compared with isoflurane. Cisatracurium TOF 75% recovery was similar after either bolus or infusion, but rocuronium TOF 75% recovery after the infusion was delayed. Infusion rates decreased for cisatracurium but remained relatively constant for rocuronium regardless of the anesthetic used. Isoflurane enhances the effect of both muscle relaxants but prolonged cisatracurium recovery more than rocuronium. Of the two muscle relaxants studied, rocuronium's recovery was most affected by length of the infusion. Cisatracurium may be a more desired muscle relaxant for prolonged procedures because recovery was least affected by prolonged infusion. IMPLICATIONS This study describes the effect of different anesthetic techniques on the recovery of two different muscle relaxants, cisatracurium and rocuronium, when administered as either a single bolus or prolonged infusion during neurosurgery. This study demonstrates the feasibility of using these relaxants for these prolonged procedures.
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- W S Jellish
- Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA.
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Jellish WS, Leonetti JP, Avramov A, Fluder E, Murdoch J. Remifentanil-based anesthesia versus a propofol technique for otologic surgical procedures. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2000; 122:222-7. [PMID: 10652394 DOI: 10.1016/s0194-5998(00)70243-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Otologic procedures require a still surgical field and are associated with a 50% incidence of emetic symptoms. Propofol reduces nausea and vomiting but not intraoperative movement. This study compares a remifentanil/propofol anesthetic to a propofol/fentanyl combination to determine which provides the best perioperative conditions for otologic microsurgery. Eighty healthy patients were randomly assigned to receive one of the anesthetic combinations. Demographic data, hemodynamic variables, movement, and bispectral index monitoring values in addition to anesthetic emergence, nausea, vomiting, pain, and other recovery variables were compared between groups with appropriate statistical methods. Both groups were similar. Times to eye opening (7.7 +/- 0.7 vs 12.4 +/- 1.2 minutes) and extubation (9.8 +/- 0.9 vs 12.4 +/- 1.0 minutes) were shorter with remifentanil. This group also had lower hemodynamic variables and movement (23% vs 65%) under anesthesia. Postoperative pain was mild in both groups, but remifentanil patients had more than the propofol group. All other postoperative parameters were similar. Remifentanil-based anesthesia produces better hemodynamic stability, less movement, and faster emergence after otologic surgery, with propofol's antiemetic effect, for the same cost.
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- W S Jellish
- Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
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Jellish WS, Jensen RL, Anderson DE, Shea JF. Intraoperative electromyographic assessment of recurrent laryngeal nerve stress and pharyngeal injury during anterior cervical spine surgery with Caspar instrumentation. J Neurosurg 1999; 91:170-4. [PMID: 10505500 DOI: 10.3171/spi.1999.91.2.0170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury occurs after anterior cervical spine procedures. In this study the authors used intraoperative electromyographic (EMG) monitoring of the posterior pharynx as a surrogate for RLN function and monitored endotracheal tube (ET) cuff pressure to determine if there was an association between these variables and clinical outcome. METHODS Sixty patients in whom anterior cervical spine procedures were to be performed comprised the study population. After intubation, the ET cuff was adjusted to a just-seal volume and attached to a pressure monitor. A laryngeal surface electrode was placed in the posterior pharynx, and spontaneous EMG activity was monitored throughout the procedure. Cuff pressures and EMG activity were recorded during neck retraction and when EMG activity increased 20% above baseline. Patients were divided into two groups: those with sore throat/dysphonia and those without symptoms. Cuff pressures and EMG values were compared between groups, and the differences were correlated with clinical outcome. CONCLUSIONS Hoarseness immediately after surgery was reported in 38% of patients whereas 15% exhibited severe symptoms. In symptomatic patients the period of intubation had been longer, and the ET cuff pressures had been elevated. In most patients EMG activity increased during insertion of the retractor and decreased after its removal. In these patients a greater number of episodes of elevated EMG activity during surgery were also noted. Two patients experienced prolonged hoarseness, and one required teflon injections of the vocal fold. This patient's EMG activity increased (15-18 times baseline) during surgery. In the few patients who were symptomatic with increased EMG activity, neither the timing nor direction of change could be associated with symptoms. Intubation time and elevated ET cuff pressure were the most important contributors to dysphonia and sore throat after anterior cervical spine surgery.
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- W S Jellish
- Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA.
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Jellish WS. Society of Neurosurgical Anesthesia and Critical Care. Orlando, Florida, October 16, 1998. Anesthesiology 1999; 90:1804-6. [PMID: 10360896 DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199906000-00062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- W S Jellish
- Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
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Jellish WS, Leonetti JP, Fahey K, Fury P. Comparison of 3 different anesthetic techniques on 24-hour recovery after otologic surgical procedures. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1999; 120:406-11. [PMID: 10064647 DOI: 10.1016/s0194-5998(99)70284-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Intravenous propofol anesthesia is better than inhalational anesthesia for otologic surgery, but cost and intraoperative movement make this technique prohibitive. This study compares a propofol sandwich anesthetic with a total propofol or inhalational anesthetic for otologic surgery to determine which produces the best perioperative conditions and least expense. One hundred twenty patients undergoing ear surgery were randomly chosen to receive an anesthetic with either isoflurane (INHAL), total propofol (TPROP), or propofol used in conjunction with isoflurane (PSAND). Postoperative wakeup and the incidence and severity of nausea, vomiting, and pain were compared among groups. Antiemetic administration and discharge times from recovery and the hospital were also compared. The groups were similar, but anesthesia times were longer in the INHAL group. Emergence from anesthesia after PSAND or TPROP was more rapid than after INHAL. Recovery during the next 24 hours was associated with less nausea and vomiting with PSAND than with INHAL. The cost of the PSAND anesthetic was similar to that of INHAL, and both were less than TPROP. PSAND anesthesia may be similar to TPROP and better than INHAL for otologic procedures. PSAND was less expensive than TPROP and produced a similar recovery profile and antiemetic effect in the 24-hour period after surgery.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Anesthesia, Inhalation/adverse effects
- Anesthesia, Inhalation/economics
- Anesthesia, Inhalation/methods
- Anesthesia, Intravenous/adverse effects
- Anesthesia, Intravenous/economics
- Anesthesia, Intravenous/methods
- Anesthetics, Inhalation/economics
- Anesthetics, Inhalation/therapeutic use
- Anesthetics, Intravenous/economics
- Anesthetics, Intravenous/therapeutic use
- Drug Costs
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Humans
- Isoflurane/economics
- Isoflurane/therapeutic use
- Middle Aged
- Nausea/chemically induced
- Otologic Surgical Procedures/adverse effects
- Otologic Surgical Procedures/methods
- Pain, Postoperative/etiology
- Propofol/economics
- Propofol/therapeutic use
- Time Factors
- Vomiting/chemically induced
- Wakefulness/drug effects
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- W S Jellish
- Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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Jellish WS, Blakeman B, Warf P, Slogoff S. Somatosensory evoked potential monitoring used to compare the effect of three asymmetric sternal retractors on brachial plexus function. Anesth Analg 1999; 88:292-7. [PMID: 9972743 DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199902000-00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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UNLABELLED We compared the effect of three different asymmetric sternal retractors on brachial plexus dysfunction using intraoperative somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs). We studied 60 patients undergoing coronary bypass and internal mammary harvest. Assessment of brachial plexus function was performed pre- and postoperatively. Patients were assigned the use of a Pittman (MN Scientific Instruments Inc., Minneapolis, MN), Rultract (Rultract Inc., Cleveland, OH), or Delacroix-Chevalier (Delacroix-Chevalier, Paris, France) asymmetric sternal retractor for internal mammary exposure. SSEP changes from baseline during asymmetric retractor use and removal were determined, and average changes were compared among the retractor groups. Patient demographics and baseline SSEP values were similar. Fewer patients in the Delacroix-Chevalier group had decreases in SSEP amplitudes after retractor placement. Of the patients in the Rultract and Pittman groups, 45% and 25%, respectively, had amplitude decreases of >50%, compared with only 5% of the Delacroix-Chevalier patients. Three patients in both the Pittman and Rultract groups and one patient in the Delacroix-Chevalier group suffered brachial plexus symptoms postoperatively. We conclude that the Delacroix-Chevalier retractor is associated with less neurophysiologic evidence of brachial plexus dysfunction during asymmetric sternal retraction compared with either the Pittman or Rultract sternal retractors. IMPLICATIONS We used somatosensory evoked potentials to assess the effect of several different asymmetric sternal retractors on brachial plexus dysfunction and to determine which produced the least evidence of nerve damage during surgical exposure of the internal mammary artery.
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- W S Jellish
- Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
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Jellish WS, Gamelli RL, Furry PA, McGill VL, Fluder EM. Effect of topical local anesthetic application to skin harvest sites for pain management in burn patients undergoing skin-grafting procedures. Ann Surg 1999; 229:115-20. [PMID: 9923808 PMCID: PMC1191616 DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199901000-00015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine if topical administration of local anesthesia, applied to fresh skin-harvest sites, reduces pain and analgesic requirements after surgery. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA Nonopioid treatments for pain after therapeutic procedures on patients with burns have become popular because of the side effects associated with narcotics. The topical administration of local anesthesia originally offered little advantage because of poor epidermal penetration. METHODS This study compares 2% lidocaine with 0.5% bupivacaine or saline, topically applied after skin harvest, to determine what effect this may have on pain and narcotic use. Sixty patients with partial- or full-thickness burns to approximately 10% to 15% of their body were randomly divided into three groups: group 1 received normal saline, group 2 had 0.5% bupivacaine, and group 3 had 2% lidocaine sprayed onto areas immediately after skin harvest. Blood samples were subsequently obtained to measure concentrations of the local anesthetic. Hemodynamic variables after surgery, wake-up times, emetic symptoms, pain, and narcotic use were compared. RESULTS Higher heart rates were noted in the placebo group than in those receiving lidocaine or bupivacaine. No differences were noted in recovery from anesthesia or emetic symptoms. Pain scores were lower and 24-hour narcotic use was less in patients who received lidocaine. Plasma lidocaine levels were greater than bupivacaine at all time points measured. CONCLUSIONS Topical lidocaine applied to skin-harvest sites produced an analgesic effect that reduced narcotic requirements compared with patients who received bupivacaine or placebo. Local anesthetic solutions aerosolized onto skin-harvest sites did not affect healing or produce toxic blood concentrations.
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- W S Jellish
- Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
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Jellish WS, Leonetti JP, Fluder E, Thalji Z. Ondansetron versus droperidol or placebo to prevent nausea and vomiting after otologic surgery. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1998; 118:785-9. [PMID: 9627237 DOI: 10.1016/s0194-5998(98)70269-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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This study compares the preoperative administration of ondansetron with that of droperidol or saline solution for the prevention of nausea and vomiting in otologic surgery patients. A total of 120 otherwise healthy individuals were randomly assigned to receive either saline solution, ondansetron (4 mg intravenously), or droperidol (25 microg/kg intravenously) before anesthetic induction. Intraoperative and postanesthesia care unit times were recorded along with incidence of nausea, vomiting, pain, nausea and recovery scores, and the administration of rescue antiemetics. Similar assessments were made during the next 24 hours. Demographics were similar, but more males received ondansetron. Anesthetic recovery scores were lower after administration of droperidol than after ondansetron. Incidence of nausea was similar between groups, but severity was greater with placebo and droperidol than with ondansetron. More vomiting occurred with placebo than with ondansetron or droperidol. No intergroup differences in rescue antiemetic administration were noted, however. Twenty-four hours later, more patients receiving placebo had nausea or vomited than patients receiving droperidol or ondansetron. Fewer women in the ondansetron group vomited than in the other two groups. Ondansetron 4 mg intravenously is as effective as droperidol and better than saline solution in preventing nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing otologic surgery. No cost advantage as determined by lower use of rescue antiemetics or shorter postanesthesia care unit times was noted after ondansetron therapy.
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- W S Jellish
- Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
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Jellish WS, Blakeman B. Not all asymmetric sternal retractors are created equal. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 1998; 12:129-30. [PMID: 9509373 DOI: 10.1016/s1053-0770(98)90087-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Jellish WS, Thalji Z, Fluter E, Leonetti JP. Ondansetron versus droperidol or placebo when given prophylactically for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing middle ear procedures. J Clin Anesth 1997; 9:451-6. [PMID: 9278830 DOI: 10.1016/s0952-8180(97)00099-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To compare the prophylactic administration of ondansetron with droperidol or placebo to determine its effectiveness in reducing postoperative nausea and vomiting after middle ear procedures. DESIGN Prospective, randomized, double-blind study. SETTING Inpatient otolaryngology service at a university medical center. PATIENTS 120 ASA physical status I and II patients presenting for elective middle ear surgical procedures. INTERVENTIONS Patients were randomly assigned to receive either placebo (Group 1), ondansetron 4 mg intravenously (IV) (Group 2), or droperidol 25 mcg/kg i.v. (Group 3) 10 minutes before induction of general anesthesia using thiopental 5 mg/kg i.v. with fentanyl 2 mcg/kg i.v. and maintenance anesthesia with isoflurane 1% to 2% end-tidal in a 50% air/oxygen mixture. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Total surgical, anesthesia, extubation, and postanesthesia care unit (PACU) occupancy times were recorded along with anesthesia recovery scores. The incidence and severity of nausea, vomiting, and pain along with rescue antiemetic administration, also were recorded. Similar assessments were made over the next 24 hours. Intergroup demographic data were similar except that the male to female ratio was higher in the ondansetron group. Stewart scores, reflecting emergence from anesthesia, were higher with ondansetron compared with droperidol. The incidence of nausea was similar between the groups but the severity was less after ondansetron therapy. More patients vomited after placebo than when given either droperidol or ondansetron. No intergroup differences were noted in the use of rescue antiemetics. Twenty-four hours later, more patients who received the placebo drug had nausea or vomited compared with either ondansetron or droperidol. CONCLUSIONS Ondansetron 4 mg i.v. is as effective as droperidol and better than placebo in preventing nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing middle ear surgery. No cost advantage as determined by lower use of rescue antiemetics or shorter PACU times was noted after the prophylactic administration of ondansetron.
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- W S Jellish
- Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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Jellish WS, Riche H, Salord F, Ravussin P, Tempelhoff R. Etomidate and thiopental-based anesthetic induction: comparisons between different titrated levels of electrophysiologic cortical depression and response to laryngoscopy. J Clin Anesth 1997; 9:36-41. [PMID: 9051544 DOI: 10.1016/s0952-8180(96)00211-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine whether etomidate-based induction can provide better hemodynamics than a standard thiopental sodium-based anesthetic induction. DESIGN Prospective, single-blind clinical trial. SETTING Multicenter university neurosurgical operating room. PATIENTS 66 ASA physical status II and III inpatients undergoing neurosurgical procedures for intracranial tumor or other pathology. INTERVENTIONS Patients were divided into two groups for anesthetic induction. The first group (control) was divided into two subgroups, with the first subgroup receiving "low-dose" etomidate (LET) 0.4 to 0.6 mg/kg titrated to an electroencephalographic (EEG) spectral edge frequency (SEF) of 10 to 12 Hz. The second subgroup received thiopental sodium (THIO) 3 to 6 mg/kg titrated to the same EEG endpoint. The study group was given high-dose etomidate (HET) 0.5 to 1.7 mg/kg titrated to an early burst suppression pattern. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Baseline (awake) measurements of mean arterial pressure (MAP) heart rate (HR), and SEF were obtained prior to anesthetic induction that was accomplished using a small bolus plus an infusion of the induction drug titrated to the EEG target. MAP, HR, and SEF were recorded just prior to laryngoscopy and intubation (T1), 30 seconds after laryngoscopy and intubation (T2), and 90 seconds after (T3) laryngoscopy and intubation. Times to reach EEG endpoint, along with total dose of anesthetic given, were also recorded. Compared with baseline values, the THIO group had the highest increase in both HR (22.9 +/- 4.4 bpm.) and MAP (16.8 +/- 4.2 mmHg) (P < 0.05) after laryngoscopy and intubation. The LET group also had significant increases compared with the HET group that demonstrated the least hemodynamic variability. No correlations could be made between age and dose of induction drug. CONCLUSIONS Etomidate-based anesthetic induction, titrated to EEG burst suppression, produced stable hemodynamics during laryngoscopy and intubation as compared with lower dose, more "classic" inductions with etomidate or thiopental.
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- W S Jellish
- Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA
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Jellish WS, Blakeman B, Warf P, Slogoff S. Hands-up positioning during asymmetric sternal retraction for internal mammary artery harvest: a possible method to reduce brachial plexus injury. Anesth Analg 1997; 84:260-5. [PMID: 9024012 DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199702000-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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This study compares the hands-up (HU) with the arms at side (AAS) position to determine whether one is beneficial in reducing brachial plexus stress during asymmetric sternal retraction. Eighty patients undergoing cardiac surgery were assigned to either Group 1 (AAS) or Group 2 (HU). Perioperative neurologic evaluations of the brachial plexus were performed and somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) were collected during internal mammary artery harvest using asymmetric sternal retraction. Demographic data, SSEP changes, and postoperative brachial plexus symptoms were compared between groups. SSEP amplitude decreased in 95% of all patients during retractor placement with substantial decreases (> 50%) observed on the left side in 50% of the AAS and 35% of the HU patients. Amplitude recovery was normally seen in both groups after asymmetric retractor removal. Similar changes were noted, to a lesser degree, on the right side. During asymmetric sternal retraction, HU positioning offered minimal benefit in reducing brachial plexus stress as measured by SSEP. Three of the seven AAS patients who reported brachial plexus symptoms had an ulnar nerve distribution of injury. However, none of the four patients with plexus symptoms in the HU group had ulnar nerve problems, suggesting that the higher incidence of postoperative symptoms observed with AAS positioning may occur from ulnar nerve compression.
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- W S Jellish
- Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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Jellish WS, Leonetti J, Warf P, Hudson E, Thalji Z. INTRAOPERATIVE VAGAL NERVE MONITORING TO IMPROVE POSTOPERATIVE VOCAL CORD FUNCTION IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING LARGE INFRATEMPORAL TUMOR RESECTION. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 1996. [DOI: 10.1097/00008506-199610000-00123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Jellish WS, Thalji Z, Stevenson K, Shea J. A prospective randomized study comparing short- and intermediate-term perioperative outcome variables after spinal or general anesthesia for lumbar disk and laminectomy surgery. Anesth Analg 1996; 83:559-64. [PMID: 8780281 DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199609000-00021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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General or regional anesthesia may be used for lumbar laminectomy. To determine whether one method is superior, 122 patients were randomly assigned to receive either a standard general anesthetic (GA) or spinal anesthesia (SA) supplemented with intravenous (IV) propofol sedation. Data from the intraoperative period through hospital discharge were collected and compared. Demographically, both groups were similar. Total anesthesia (131.0 +/- 4.3 vs 106.6 +/- 3.2 min) and surgical times (81.5 +/- 3.6 vs 67.1 +/- 2.8 min) were longer in the GA group. Intraoperative hemodynamics were similar between groups except that the incidence of increased blood pressure was more frequent with GA (26.2% vs 3.3%). Blood loss was less during SA (133 +/- 18 mL vs 221 +/- 32 mL). Postanesthesia care unit (PACU) heart rates and mean arterial pressures were higher in the GA group. Peak pain scores in the PACU were higher after GA compared with SA (58 +/- 4 vs 22 +/- 3) as were the number of patients who required analgesics. Severe nausea was more common in the GA group both in the PACU and during the 24 h after surgery. Analgesic requirements after discharge from the PACU, urinary retention, and days in the hospital did not differ between groups. This study suggests that SA may be superior to GA both intraoperatively and postoperatively for lumbar spine procedures lasting less than 2 h.
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- W S Jellish
- Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
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Leonetti JP, Jellish WS, Warf P, Hudson E. Intraoperative vagal nerve monitoring. Ear Nose Throat J 1996; 75:489-91, 495-6. [PMID: 8828272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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A variety of benign and malignant neoplasms occur in the superior cervical neck, parapharyngeal space or the infratemporal fossa. The surgical resection of these lesions may result in postoperative iatrogenic injury to the vagus nerve with associated dysfunctional swallowing and airway protection. Anatomic and functional preservation of this critical cranial nerve will contribute to a favorable surgical outcome. Fourteen patients with tumors of the cervical neck or adjacent skull base underwent intraoperative vagal nerve monitoring in an attempt to preserve neural integrity following tumor removal. Of the 11 patients with anatomically preserved vagal nerves in this group, seven patients had normal vocal cord mobility following surgery and all 11 patients demonstrated normal vocal cord movement by six months. In an earlier series of 23 patients with tumors in the same region who underwent tumor resection without vagal nerve monitoring, 18 patients had anatomically preserved vagal nerves. Within this group, five patients had normal vocal cord movement at one month and 13 patients demonstrated normal vocal cord movement at six months. This paper will outline a technique for intraoperative vagal nerve monitoring utilizing transcricothyroid membrane placement of bipolar hook-wire electrodes in the vocalis muscle. Our results with the surgical treatment of cervical neck and lateral skull base tumors for patients with unmonitored and monitored vagal nerves will be outlined.
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- J P Leonetti
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
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Jellish WS, Lien CA, Fontenot HJ, Hall R. The comparative effects of sevoflurane versus propofol in the induction and maintenance of anesthesia in adult patients. Anesth Analg 1996; 82:479-85. [PMID: 8623947 DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199603000-00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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A randomized, prospective study was performed at four institutions to compare anesthetic induction, maintenance, and recovery characteristics between sevoflurane- and propofol-based anesthesia in 186 ASA physical status I and 11 patients undergoing elective surgical procedures of 1-3 h. Group 1 (n = 93) patients received sevoflurane-nitrous oxide for both induction and maintenance of anesthesia while Group 2 (n = 93) received propofol-nitrous oxide anesthesia. Induction of anesthesia and tracheal intubation times were significantly shorter with propofol (2.21 +/- 0.2 min, 5.11 +/- 0.3 min, respectively) than with sevoflurane (3.11 +/- 0.2 min, 7.21 +/- 0.3 min, respectively). Emergence times after sevoflurane (8.81 +/- 1.2 min) were significantly shorter than with propofol (13.21 +/- 1.2 min). Overall frequency of complication-free induction, maintenance, and emergence did not differ between the two anesthetic groups. However, side effects involving airway excitement were more prevalent during mask induction with sevoflurane as compared to propofol. Patients in the sevoflurane group were oriented and required postoperative analgesia much earlier than those who received propofol. Both groups were hemodynamically stable throughout the study period. The incidence of postoperative nausea, vomiting, and pain-discomfort scores were similar between the two groups. Urinary specific gravity decreased in the sevoflurane-treated group while serum creatinine and urinary pH were unchanged from preoperative values in both groups. Sevoflurane compared favorably with propofol when used for anesthesia for elective procedures of 1-3 h duration.
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- W S Jellish
- Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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Jellish WS, Thalji Z, Brundidge PK, Tempelhoff R. Recovery from mivacurium-induced neuromuscular blockade is not affected by anticonvulsant therapy. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 1996; 8:4-8. [PMID: 8719185 DOI: 10.1097/00008506-199601000-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Long-term chronic anticonvulsant therapy produces a resistance to the effects of all nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents studied to date. Since the metabolism of mivacurium is unique among the nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents, the effect of anticonvulsants on its recovery parameters was examined. Forty-five patients were separated into three groups based on the number of chronic anticonvulsant medications the subjects were taking: subjects in group 1, the control group, took no anticonvulsant medication; group 2 subjects took one medication; and group 3 subjects took two medications. Mivacurium, 0.15 mg/kg i.v., was administered after induction of general anesthesia with thiopental sodium, 4-6 mg/kg, and fentanyl 2-4 micrograms/kg i.v. Maintenance anesthesia consisted of N2O in O2. 0.2-0.3% end-tidal isoflurane, and a fentanyl infusion. The evoked compound electromyograph (ECEMG) of the adductor pollicis-brevis muscle was measured for time of onset, T-1 (time at which ECEMG signal reaches 5, 25, 50, and 75% of baseline), TR (TOF ratio), and recovery index. T-1 at 25% was 18.2 +/- 1.8, 20.7 +/- 1.9, and 21.5 +/- 1.4 min for groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively, with TR at 25% being 23.7 +/- 2.3, 26.9 +/- 2.4, and 27.3 +/- 2.3 min. No significant differences were noted in neuromuscular recovery between groups at any time point. These results fail to demonstrate the resistance to the nondepolarizing neuromuscular blockade of mivacurium that has been observed with other nondepolarizing agents.
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- W S Jellish
- Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine if recovery following prolonged (5 hours in length or greater) infusions of mivacurium is different from recovery after single bolus administration. DESIGN open-labelled, controlled study. SETTING Inpatient neurosurgical service at a university hospital. PATIENTS 36 patients between the ages of 18 to 65 without significant history of renal, hepatic, cardiac, or metabolic disease undergoing neurosurgical procedures. 21 patients had craniotomies or skull base procedures of an estimated length of 5 hours or greater; 15 patients (control) underwent short neurosurgical operations (two hours or less). INTERVENTIONS Intravenous (IV) mivacurium 0.15 mg/kg was given with stable general anesthesia with 70% nitrous oxide in oxygen, 0.2% to 0.3% end-tidal isoflurane, and continuous infusion of fentanyl. The control group was allowed to recover spontaneously after single bolus administration while neuromuscular blockade was maintained in the study group with a continuous infusion of mivacurium until 30 minutes before completion of surgery, at which time the infusion was discontinued and neuromuscular function was allowed to recover spontaneously. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS The evoked compound electromyogram of the adductor pollicis brevis muscle was measured during stimulation of the ulnar nerve at 2 Hz for 2 seconds at 10-second intervals. Measurements included time to 50% and 90% depression of twitch (T1 of the TOF response), time to T1 equal to 25% (T1(25)), 50% (T1(50)), and 75% (T1(75)) of baseline, and TOF ratio (TR) at 10%, 25%, 50%, and 75% recovery. Recovery index (RI), which is T1(75) minus T1(25), was also determined. All mivacurium infusion rates decreased during surgery. Recovery rates were significantly longer in the long infusion (LI) group than the control group. RI was also increased in the LI group compared with the single bolus control (11.3 +/- 1.2 minutes vs. 7.1 +/- 0.8 minutes p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Recovery following mivacurium by prolonged continuous infusion was slower than that observed after single bolus administration in this patient population. Clinically, this increased time to recovery may be insignificant.
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- W S Jellish
- Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 6 USA
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Nelson CS, Dell'Angela K, Jellish WS, Brown IE, Skaredoff M. Residents' performance before and after night call as evaluated by an indicator of creative thought. J Am Osteopath Assoc 1995; 95:600-3. [PMID: 8557549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The effects of sleep deprivation on medical personnel have received much attention. This study evaluates the effects of sleep loss on divergent-thinking (creative or innovative) processes as measured by the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT). Anesthesia residents who had approximately 30 minutes sleep while being on-call were evaluated. These physicians had similar caffeine and nicotine consumption before and after the test. The results reported here demonstrate that postcall residents had TTCT scores that were appreciably below those scores of rested residents. Postcall verbal fluency was less among the on-call group than among the rested group (94.0 +/- 9.7 vs 101.8 +/- 9.8) as was figural originality (89.9 +/- 22.1 vs 113.3 +/- 20.3). These study results suggest that sleep deprivation affects divergent, or creative, thinking. Divergent-thinking processes are usually innovative and are used during complex problem-solving tasks. Further studies are needed on the effects of sleep deprivation. This information can then be used to help improve residents' working conditions and patient care.
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- C S Nelson
- Department of Anesthesiology, Chicago Osteopathic Hospitals, Olympia Fields Hospital and Medical Center, Olympia Fields, IL 60461, USA
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine if a total intravenous (i.v.) technique with propofol and fentanyl is superior to isoflurane anesthesia in patients undergoing middle ear surgery. DESIGN Prospective, randomized study. SETTING Inpatient otolaryngology service at a university medical center. PATIENTS 102 ASA status I and II nonobese patients with no significant history of diabetes, chronic cholecystitis, neuropathy, or neuromuscular disorders that could produce delayed gastric emptying. INTERVENTIONS Patients were admitted to the study and randomly divided into three equal groups. I.V. administration of thiopental sodium 5 mg/kg for induction of anesthesia followed by 60% air/oxygen (O2) with isoflurane 1% to 2% end-tidal for maintenance anesthesia (group 1). The same anesthetic was given as above, with the addition of droperidol 25 mcg/kg given after induction (group 2). I.V. administration of propofol 2 mg/kg for induction of anesthesia followed by propofol 50 to 250 mcg/kg/min for maintenance anesthesia. All groups received fentanyl 3 mcg/kg i.v. after induction. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Surgical duration, induction, maintenance, and total anesthesia times were recorded in addition to eye opening and extubation. Intergroup comparisons of postoperative nausea, vomiting, and pain were done, as were recovery scores using the Steward system. Patients receiving propofol had significantly less nausea than those receiving isoflurane only (4 of 34 versus 12 of 34, p < 0.05) as well as vomiting (2 of 34 versus 8 of 34, p < 0.05). Immediate recovery scores were significantly better for propofol compared with the isoflurane/droperidol group. Recovery at 30 minutes was also faster with propofol compared with isoflurane or isoflurane/droperidol (5.7 +/- 0.1 min versus 5.1 +/- 0.2 min and 5.2 +/- 0.2 min, p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Propofol-fentanyl seems to be a better anesthetic than isoflurane-fentanyl in reducing the incidence of nausea and vomiting after middle ear surgery. Through the addition of droperidol to the isoflurane anesthetic seemed as effective, emergence from anesthesia was slower. For middle ear surgeries producing emesis, propofol-based anesthetics produced a rapid emergence with less nausea and vomiting.
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- W S Jellish
- Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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Jellish WS, Leonetti JP, Murdoch JR, Fowles S. Propofol-based anesthesia as compared with standard anesthetic techniques for middle ear surgery. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1995. [PMID: 7838550 DOI: 10.1016/s0194-5998(95)70248-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether a totally intravenous technique with propofol and fentanyl is superior to isoflurane anesthesia in patients undergoing middle ear surgery. DESIGN Prospective randomized study. SETTING Inpatient otolaryngology service at a university medical center. PATIENTS Physical status 1 and 2 nonobese patients with no significant history of diabetes, chronic cholecystitis, neuropathy, or neuromuscular disorders that could produce delayed gastric emptying. One hundred two patients were admitted to the study and randomly divided into three equal groups. INTERVENTIONS Intravenous thiopental, 5 mg/kg, was administered for induction of anesthesia followed by 60% air/O2 with isoflurane, 1% to 2% end tidal, for maintenance anesthesia (group 1). The same anesthetic with the addition of droperidol, 25 micrograms/kg, was given after induction (group 2). Propofol, 2 mg/kg, was administered intravenously for induction of anesthesia and followed by propofol, 50 to 250 micrograms/kg/min, for maintenance anesthesia. All groups received fentanyl, 3 micrograms/kg intravenously, after induction. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Surgical duration, induction, maintenance, and total anesthesia times were recorded together with eye opening and extubation. Intergroup comparisons of postoperative nausea, vomiting, and pain, and recovery scores, we made by use of the Steward system. Patients receiving propofol, compared with the isoflurane-only group, had significantly less nausea (4/34 vs 12/34 patients, respectively; p < 0.05) and as vomiting (2/34 vs 8/34 patients, respectively; p < 0.05). Immediate recovery scores were significantly better for propofol compared with the isoflurane-droperidol group. Recovery scores at 30 minutes were also faster with propofol compared with isoflurane or isoflurane-droperidol (5.7 +/- 0.1 vs 5.1 +/- 0.2 and 5.2 +/- 0.2; p < 0.05).
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- W S Jellish
- Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153
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Jellish WS, Leonetti JP, Murdoch JR, Fowles S. Propofol-Based Anesthesia as Compared with Standard Anesthetic Techniques for Middle Ear Surgery. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1995; 112:262-7. [PMID: 7838550 DOI: 10.1016/s0194-59989570248-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a totally intravenous technique with propofol and fentanyl is superior to isoflurane anesthesia in patients undergoing middle ear surgery.
DESIGN: Prospective randomized study.
SETTING: Inpatient otolaryngology service at a university medical center.
PATIENTS: Physical status 1 and 2 nonobese patients with no significant history of diabetes, chronic cholecystitis, neuropathy, or neuromuscular disorders that could produce delayed gastric emptying. One hundred two patients were admitted to the study and randomly divided into three equal groups.
INTERVENTIONS: Intravenous thiopental, 5 mg/kg, was administered for induction of anesthesia followed by 60% air/O2 with isoflurane, 1% to 2% end tidal, for maintenance anesthesia (group 1), The same anesthetic with the addition of droperidol, 25 μg/kg, was given after induction (group 2). Propofol, 2 mg/kg, was administered intravenously for induction of anesthesia and followed by propofol, 50 to 250 μg/kg/min, for maintenance anesthesia. All groups received fentanyl, 3 μg/kg intravenously, after induction.
MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Surgical duration, induction, maintenance, and total anesthesia times were recorded together with eye opening and extubation. Intergroup comparisons of postoperative nausea, vomiting, and pain, and recovery scores, we made by use of the Steward system. Patients receiving propofol, compared with the isoflurane-only group, had significantly less nausea (4/34 vs 12/34 patients, respectively; p < 0.05) and as vomiting (2/34 vs 8/34 patients, respectively; p < 0.05). Immediate recovery scores were significantly better for propofol compared with the isoflurane-droperidol group. Recovery scores at 30 minutes were also faster with propofol compared with isoflurane or isoflurane-droperidol (5.7 ± 0.1 vs 5.1 ± 0.2 and 5.2 ± 0.2; p < 0.05).
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- W S Jellish
- Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153
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Jellish WS, Martucci J, Blakeman B, Hudson E. Somatosensory evoked potential monitoring of the brachial plexus to predict nerve injury during internal mammary artery harvest: intraoperative comparisons of the Rultract and Pittman sternal retractors. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 1994; 8:398-403. [PMID: 7948794 DOI: 10.1016/1053-0770(94)90277-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Brachial plexus injury after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) continues to be a common problem postoperatively. With the use of somatosensory evoked potential monitoring (SSEP), neurologic integrity of the brachial plexus during internal mammary artery (IMA) harvest was assessed and the Rultract and Pittman sternal retractors were compared to determine what effect they had on SSEP characteristics. Results showed that the Rultract and Pittman retractors caused large decreases in SSEP amplitudes after insertion, (1.25 +/- 0.14 versus 0.72 +/- 0.09, P < 0.05; and 1.64 +/- 0.27 versus 0.91 +/- 0.14, P < 0.05) respectively. This decrease was noted in 85% of Rultract and 68.75% of Pittman patients, respectively. Amplitudes increased after retractor removal but never returned to baseline values. Cooley retractor placement in the patients not undergoing IMA harvest (control) produced only mild decreases in amplitude. Waveform latency increased in all groups after retractor placement, but these increases were thought to be clinically insignificant. Postoperatively, three patients in each of the IMA retractor groups had brachial plexus symptoms (18%), whereas only one patient in the control group had symptoms. Somatosensory evoked potential monitoring seems to be a sensitive intraoperative monitor for assessing brachial plexus injury during CABG. The nerve plexus seems to be most at risk for pathologic injury during retraction of the sternum for IMA harvest. Though the Rultract retractor caused greater changes in SSEP characteristics than the Pittman, no clinical outcome differences between the two could be ascertained. Using SSEP monitoring may reduce brachial plexus injury during IMA harvest by allowing early detection of nerve compromise and therapeutic interventions to alleviate the insult while under general anesthesia.
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- W S Jellish
- Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153
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Jellish WS, Murdoch J, Leonetti J. Intraoperative anesthetic management of patients undergoing glomus tumor resection using a low-dose isoflurane-fentanyl technique. Skull Base 1994; 4:82-6. [PMID: 17170932 PMCID: PMC1656483 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1058975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Glomus jugulare and vagale tumors present unique problems to both anesthesiologists and surgeons. The anesthetic plant must be tailored to each patient and provide hemodynamic stability, a consistent intraoperative environment, and rapid awakening after prolonged administration. In this report, we describe our anesthetic method used for paraganglioma resection, which utilizes a combination technique of low-dose isoflurane with a narcotic infusion initiated after bolus administration. Results from the last three patients anesthetized by this "balanced" technique were compared to a similar patient who received isoflurane anesthesia exclusively for a major portion of the surgical procedure. The patients receiving the balanced anesthesia required no hemodynamic support during the procedure and were awakened within 15 to 25 minutes of surgical completion. The patient receiving high-dose isoflurane, however, had a prolonged anesthetic wake-up time and did not follow verbal commands for approximately 12 hours after surgical completion. This patient also required hemodynamic support with a phenylephrine infusion during tumor resection. The balanced technique seems to be superior to a straight inhalational technique. Neurological assessment and intubation times after prolonged surgery were reduced with superb hemodynamic stability throughout. This anesthetic method produces a stable intraoperative environment and provides deep surgical anesthesia during periods when muscle relaxants cannot be utilized.
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine whether chronic anticonvulsant therapy affects recovery time from pipecuronium. DESIGN Open-labeled, controlled study. SETTING Inpatient neurosurgical service at a university medical center. PATIENTS ASA physical status II and III patients within 30% of their ideal body weight and without significant history of ethanol abuse or renal or hepatic disease. Nineteen patients were admitted into the study and were divided into three groups based on the number of anticonvulsant medications (MED) they were taking: MED = 0, control group (6 patients); MED = 1, one anticonvulsant (6 patients); MED = 2, two or more anticonvulsants (7 patients). INTERVENTIONS Intravenous (IV) administration of pipecuronium 80 micrograms/kg with general anesthesia after thiopental sodium 4 to 6 mg/kg IV, maintained with 70% nitrous oxide in oxygen, 0.2% to 0.3% end-tidal isoflurane, and fentanyl. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS The evoked compound electromyogram (ECEMG) of the adductor pollicis brevis muscle was measured after stimulation of the ulnar nerve by train-of-four (TOF) supramaximal impulses at 2 Hz repeated every 20 seconds. Measurements include T-1% (ECEMG signal at 25%, 50%, and 75% of baseline), TR% (TOF ratio), and recovery index (RI). Patients administered chronic anticonvulsant therapy recovered more rapidly from pipecuronium than untreated patients. For instance, time to 25% recovery of baseline (T-1 25%) was 123 +/- 13 minutes for MED = 0, 91 +/- 7 minutes for MED = 1, and 58 +/- 5 minutes for MED = 2 (p < 0.05). TOF recovery to 20% (TR 20%) and RI were similarly affected. CONCLUSIONS Patients treated with chronic anticonvulsant therapy recovered from pipecuronium more rapidly than unmedicated patients. Furthermore, there seemed to be a dose-effect relationship between the number of anticonvulsants received and a decreased time to recovery from pipercuronium neuromuscular blockade.
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- W S Jellish
- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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Total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) with propofol is an alternative to standard techniques for neuroanesthesia. The present study compared the hemodynamic and recovery profiles of 46 neurosurgical patients randomly assigned to one of three different anesthetic treatment groups. Group 1 was anesthetized with a TIVA technique in which propofol was titrated using an EEG-assisted quantification method. Group 2 received a similar propofol-based infusion technique in combination with nitrous oxide. Group 3 (control) received a standard anesthetic technique consisting of thiopental, nitrous oxide, fentanyl, and isoflurane. Significantly less propofol was required in group 2 than in group 1 (7.4 +/- 1.9 vs. 9.0 +/- 1.0 mg/kg/h, respectively). The propofol blood concentration at the first appearance of EEG burst suppression was also higher in group 1 compared to group 2 (5.8 +/- 1.1 vs. 4.8 +/- 0.8 microg/ml). However, 25% of the patients in group 2 were treated for hypotension after induction, compared to none in groups 1 and 3. Hypertensive episodes, on the other hand, were more frequent in groups 1 (43%) and 3 (31%) than in group 2 (12%). Time to awakening was significantly shorter in the control group (6 +/- 6 min) than in groups 1 (14 +/- 10 min) or 2 (12 +/- 16 min). In conclusion, titration of propofol to achieve a burst suppressive EEG pattern resulted in a slower emergence from anesthesia than a standard "balanced" technique. Use of nitrous oxide with propofol produced more hypotension during induction; however, its use improved hemodynamic stability during the maintenance period.
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- J van Hemelrijck
- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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Tempelhoff R, Modica PA, Jellish WS, Spitznagel EL. Resistance to atracurium-induced neuromuscular blockade in patients with intractable seizure disorders treated with anticonvulsants. Anesth Analg 1990; 71:665-9. [PMID: 2240640 DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199012000-00015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Previous studies have demonstrated that, with the exception of atracurium, resistance to the neuromuscular blocking effects of various muscle relaxants develops in patients receiving anticonvulsant therapy. We studied the effects of 0.5 mg/kg IV atracurium in 53 neurosurgical patients: 21 nonepileptic patients receiving no anticonvulsant therapy (MED = 0); 14 epileptic patients treated with carbamazepine for years (MED = 1); and 18 epileptic patients treated with carbamazepine plus either phenytoin or valproic acid for years (MED = 2). The evoked compound electromyogram of the adductor pollicis brevis was recorded, and results were analyzed using analysis of covariance, with weight and age as covariables. The onset time was not significantly different among the three groups. Times for recovery of baseline and train-of-four responses to stimuli were significantly shorter in the MED = 1 and MED = 2 groups than in control patients (MED = 0). The recovery index (time between 25% and 75% recovery of baseline electromyogram values) was progressively shorter in the three groups (MED = 0: 8.02 min; MED = 1: 5.93 min; MED = 2: 1.96 min; P less than 0.001). This study demonstrates that atracurium, when used on epileptic patients requiring long-term (that is, years of) anticonvulsant therapy, has a shorter duration of action than when used in nonepileptic patients.
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- R Tempelhoff
- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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Tempelhoff R, Modica PA, Jellish WS. [Cerebral monitoring during surgery of intracranial aneurysm: review of various techniques and contribution of computerized EEG]. Agressologie 1990; 31:348-50. [PMID: 2285106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Recent studies have demonstrated that the computerized EEG (CEEG) is a reliable indicator for the early detection of brain ischemia during carotid surgery. During intracranial aneurysm surgery, different cerebral monitoring techniques are proposed, and the benefits and limitations of conventional EEG, evoked potentials and transcranial doppler are discussed. The authors also give the results of their experience with the CEEG monitoring during intracranial aneurysm surgery. In conclusion, they insist on the necessity for some type of cerebral monitoring during this type of surgery.
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- R Tempelhoff
- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis
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Tempelhoff R, Modica PA, Jellish WS, Spitznagel EL. ETOMIDATE-INDUCED EEG BURST SUPPRESSION MAINTAINS HEMODYNAMIC STABILITY DURING INDUCTION AND TRACHEAL INTUBATION. Anesth Analg 1990. [DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199002001-00406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Emanuele MA, Abraira C, Jellish WS, DeBartolo M. A crossover trial of high and low sucrose-carbohydrate diets in type II diabetics with hypertriglyceridemia. J Am Coll Nutr 1986; 5:429-37. [PMID: 3537075 DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1986.10720145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Earlier work shows that hyperlipemic type II diabetics tolerate wide ranges of sucrose and carbohydrate intake without effects on glycemic control, but a rise of fasting serum triglycerides sometimes occurs. To address further the issue of individual susceptibility to carbohydrate, the current study was designed to use each patient as his own control when given diets widely varying in sucrose content. After a stabilization period in the hospital on a normal sucrose content diet, each subject was given either a very low sucrose (less than 3 gm/day)-low carbohydrate (38 +/- 2%) diet or a high sucrose (220 gm)-high carbohydrate (63 +/- 3%) diet for 4 weeks. On a separate admission the opposite diet was assessed, again after an initial normal sucrose content diet. No consistent differences occurred in serum glucose levels or in 24-hr urinary glycosuria. High sucrose-carbohydrate intake raised fasting hypertriglyceridemia after 2 weeks but less thereafter. Severe sucrose-carbohydrate restriction did not significantly decrease fasting serum triglycerides; postprandial triglycerides changed in a trend opposite to fasting levels. No differences occurred in fasting serum insulin or serum cholesterol levels, but postprandial insulin levels were higher in high sucrose-carbohydrate diets. A diet with low sucrose and low total carbohydrate appears to offer no improvement in glycemic control over at least 70-fold higher dietary sucrose levels. However, high sucrose and carbohydrate diets increase fasting triglyceride levels in hypertriglyceridemic type II diabetics.
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Overtly hypertriglyceridemic patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus were given a control diet containing 120 g of sucrose and 50 percent carbohydrate, and later randomly assigned to receive isocaloric high- (220 g), intermediate- (120 g), or low- (less than 3 g) sucrose/carbohydrate diets for four weeks. The low-sucrose diet group demonstrated a modest but significant decrease in mean fasting serum glucose level in the first week only, although this change was no different from the other two dietary groups and was not sustained. All groups had little change in late postprandial serum glucose levels from control values, and no significant alterations in 24-hour glycosuria. The high-sucrose diet group demonstrated a significant increase in fasting serum triglyceride levels by the second week of the study, whereas the intermediate- and low-sucrose diet groups showed a decrease in mean fasting triglyceride levels. In contrast, the low-sucrose diet group's late postprandial serum triglyceride levels increased by the fourth week, whereas levels fell in the high-sucrose diet group. Mean fasting serum cholesterol concentrations decreased from control values in the high-sucrose diet group. Thus, although very high sucrose and carbohydrate consumption is clearly deleterious to fasting tryglyceride levels in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus with preexisting hypertriglyceridemia, it appears that low dietary sucrose and carbohydrate proportions do not further improve preprandial glycemia and glycosuria and may adversely affect late postprandial serum triglyceride concentration. This study suggests that isocaloric sucrose and carbohydrate restriction below usual daily levels (120 g per day) offers no consistent benefit in glycemia or lipid control in overt type II diabetes.
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