{"title":"Navigating the anomalous path of the tibial nerve at the ankle - attention to the intricacies!","authors":"Sivaselvi Nagaraj, Tuhin Mistry, Kartik Sonawane, Chelliah Sekar","doi":"10.4103/ija.ija_1126_23","DOIUrl":"10.4103/ija.ija_1126_23","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13339,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Anaesthesia","volume":"68 3","pages":"307-308"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10926340/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140109944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alshaimaa A F Kamel, Ahmed M Fahmy, Marwa M Medhat, Wael A E Ali Elmesallamy, Dina A E Salem
{"title":"Retrolaminar block for opioid-free anaesthesia and enhanced recovery after posterior lumbar discectomy: A randomised controlled study.","authors":"Alshaimaa A F Kamel, Ahmed M Fahmy, Marwa M Medhat, Wael A E Ali Elmesallamy, Dina A E Salem","doi":"10.4103/ija.ija_773_23","DOIUrl":"10.4103/ija.ija_773_23","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>Intraoperative regional analgesia and enhanced recovery are standard care models aimed at reducing perioperative opioid use following spine surgeries. This study aimed to examine the analgesic effect of retrolaminar block in promoting recovery and pain relief after posterior lumbar discectomy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The patients undergoing elective posterior lumbar discectomy were randomised into the retrolaminar group (n = 36) (received an intra-operative bilateral retrolaminar block with 15 mL of bupivacaine 0.25%, 2 mL (8 mg) of dexamethasone, and 2 mL of magnesium sulphate 10% (200 mg) on each side) and control group (n = 36) (received standard general anaesthesia). Primary outcomes were recovery time (time from isoflurane discontinuation to the first response to verbal command) and time to discharge (time from admission to the post-anaesthesia care unit (PACU) to discharge from the PACU, when Aldrete score was ≥9). <i>P</i> values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The extubation, recovery, and discharge times were significantly shorter in the retrolaminar group compared to the control group (<i>P</i> < 0.001). Postoperative pain scores were significantly lower in the retrolaminar group for up to 8 h compared to only 2 h in the control group (<i>P</i> < 0.001). The time to first administration of ketorolac post-operatively was significantly longer in the retrolaminar group compared to the control group (<i>P</i> < 0.001). The total consumption of ketorolac post-operatively was significantly reduced in the retrolaminar group compared to the control group (<i>P</i> < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Intra-operative retrolaminar block is an easy and effective opioid-free regional anaesthesia technique that improves recovery after posterior lumbar discectomy.</p>","PeriodicalId":13339,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Anaesthesia","volume":"68 3","pages":"261-266"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10926343/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140109945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amiya K Barik, Kajal Jain, Nidhi Bhatia, Rajani Kant Kumar
{"title":"Use of Griggs forceps for submental intubation: A modification of Seldinger's technique.","authors":"Amiya K Barik, Kajal Jain, Nidhi Bhatia, Rajani Kant Kumar","doi":"10.4103/ija.ija_974_23","DOIUrl":"10.4103/ija.ija_974_23","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13339,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Anaesthesia","volume":"68 3","pages":"310-311"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10926335/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140109948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comments on: Ultrasound-guided subclavian cannulation using open door technique - A technical report.","authors":"Charulatha Ravindran, T Sivashanmugam","doi":"10.4103/ija.ija_1245_23","DOIUrl":"10.4103/ija.ija_1245_23","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13339,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Anaesthesia","volume":"68 3","pages":"312"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10926341/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140109877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ISACON 2023: Gurugram heralding a new growth in anaesthesia.","authors":"Khanna Sangeeta, Sapra Harsh","doi":"10.4103/ija.ija_127_24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ija.ija_127_24","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13339,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Anaesthesia","volume":"68 Suppl 1","pages":"S5"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10929755/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140119366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Message by the Past President and Academic Chairperson, Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists (ISA) National (2024).","authors":"M V Bhimeshwar","doi":"10.4103/ija.ija_157_24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ija.ija_157_24","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13339,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Anaesthesia","volume":"68 Suppl 1","pages":"S1"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10929762/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140119369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pooja Bhardwaj, Sakthirajan Panneerselvam, Priya Rudingwa, Kirthiha Govindaraj, M V S Satya Prakash, Ashok S Badhe, Krishnan Nagarajan
{"title":"Comparison of airway collapsibility following single induction dose ketamine with propofol versus propofol sedation in children undergoing magnetic resonance imaging: A randomised controlled study.","authors":"Pooja Bhardwaj, Sakthirajan Panneerselvam, Priya Rudingwa, Kirthiha Govindaraj, M V S Satya Prakash, Ashok S Badhe, Krishnan Nagarajan","doi":"10.4103/ija.ija_287_23","DOIUrl":"10.4103/ija.ija_287_23","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>Adequate sedation is essential for children undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) console. Propofol is commonly used for sedation, but it has the drawback of upper airway collapse at higher doses, which may be overcome by ketamine. This study was designed to evaluate the beneficial effect of ketamine on propofol in preventing airway collapse.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Fifty-eight children undergoing MRI were randomised to Group P (propofol bolus dose followed by infusion or Group KP (bolus dose of ketamine and propofol followed by propofol infusion). The primary aim is to compare the upper airway cross-sectional area (CSA) and diameters (transverse diameter [TD] and anteroposterior diameter [APD]) obtained from MRI during inspiration and expiration.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Upper airway collapse as measured by delta CSA in mean (SD) [95% confidence interval] was statistically more significant between the two groups [at the soft palate level, 16.9 mm<sup>2</sup> (19.8) [9.3-24.4] versus 9.0 mm<sup>2</sup> (5.50) [6.9-11.1] (<i>P</i> = 0.043); at the base of the tongue level, 15.4 mm<sup>2</sup> (11.03) [11.2-19.6] versus 7.48 mm<sup>2</sup> (4.83) [5.64-9.32] (<i>P</i> < 0.001); at the epiglottis level, 23.9 (26.05) [14.0-33.8] versus 10.9 mm<sup>2</sup> (9.47) [7.35-14.5] (<i>P</i> = 0.014)]. A significant difference was obtained for TD at all levels and for APD at the soft palate and base of tongue level.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Adding a single dose of ketamine to propofol reduced the upper airway collapse significantly, as evidenced by the MRI-based measurements of upper airway dimensions, compared to propofol alone.</p>","PeriodicalId":13339,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Anaesthesia","volume":"68 2","pages":"189-195"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10903778/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140021604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Erratum: Shaping the future of ISA: Act local, think global.","authors":"","doi":"10.4103/ija.ija_91_24","DOIUrl":"10.4103/ija.ija_91_24","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article on p. 1 in vol. 68.].</p>","PeriodicalId":13339,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Anaesthesia","volume":"68 2","pages":"220"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10903782/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140021605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intrathecal ropivacaine versus bupivacaine in a non-obstetric population- A meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis.","authors":"Rashaad S Khalil, Aaliya Mehmud, Rahul Banerjee, Rajiv Malhotra, Arnab Banerjee","doi":"10.4103/ija.ija_715_23","DOIUrl":"10.4103/ija.ija_715_23","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>Intrathecal bupivacaine is used for anaesthesia and analgesia but is associated with hypotension. Ropivacaine is an alternative drug that may have fewer cardiotoxic and neurotoxic events. This meta-analysis investigated whether intrathecal ropivacaine is associated with reduced hypotension as compared to bupivacaine.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The meta-analysis is registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO). The databases PubMed, Cinahl Plus, Google Scholar, and Scopus were searched, and papers from January 1980 to January 2023 were deemed eligible and filtered using predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria. The primary outcome was the incidence of hypotension. Secondary outcomes were the duration of sensory block, duration of motor block, incidence of bradycardia, ephedrine usage, and duration of analgesia. Jadad scores were used to evaluate the quality of the papers. RevMan statistical software® utilised inverse variance and a random effect model to calculate the standardised mean difference with 95% confidence intervals for continuous variables and the Mantel-Haenszel test and the random effect model to calculate the odds ratio for dichotomous variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirty-three papers, including 2475 patients in total, were included. The Jadad score was between 1 and 5. The incidence of hypotension was significantly higher with intrathecal bupivacaine than with ropivacaine (<i>P</i> = 0.02). The duration of sensory block (<i>P</i> < 0.001) and motor block (<i>P</i> < 0.001) was prolonged with intrathecal bupivacaine. The duration of analgesia favoured intrathecal bupivacaine <i>(P</i> = 0.003).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Intrathecal ropivacaine has a reduced incidence of hypotension and a reduced duration of sensory block compared to bupivacaine.</p>","PeriodicalId":13339,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Anaesthesia","volume":"68 2","pages":"129-141"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10903766/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140021606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}