{"title":"Comparison of erector spinae plane and transversus abdominis plane block for postoperative analgesia after caesarean delivery under spinal anaesthesia: A randomised controlled trial.","authors":"A Eksteen, J Wagner, T Kleyenstuber, P Kamerman","doi":"10.1016/j.ijoa.2024.104259","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijoa.2024.104259","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Truncal blocks contribute to multimodal analgesia that enhances early recovery after caesarean delivery. The transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is an established technique that offers somatic abdominal wall analgesia. The erector spinae plane (ESP) block is a fascial plane technique that may offer additional visceral analgesic effects. This study hypothesized that ESP block would offer superior analgesic efficacy to TAP block in women undergoing caesarean delivery under spinal anaesthesia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Sixty-six ASA physical status grade 1-3 (≥18 years) patients undergoing elective caesarean delivery under spinal anaesthesia were randomly allocated to receive either bilateral ultrasound-guided TAP (N = 33) or ESP blocks at the T9 vertebral level (N = 35). The primary outcome measure was 24-hour cumulative morphine consumption. The secondary outcomes included time to first analgesic request, duration of block placement, numeric rating scale (NRS) pain scores at rest and movement, effect of pain on activities of daily living (ADLs) and care for the infant, patient analgesic satisfaction, frequency and severity of opioid-related side effects.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was no statistically significant difference in mean (95% CI) 24-hour cumulative morphine consumption between groups: 32.0 (27.0 to 37.0) mg with TAP versus 27.0 (19.9 to 34.0) mg with ESP (p = 0.16). The mean (SD) duration of block placement was longer for ESP than for TAP blocks (10.7 (2.2) minutes versus 9.0 (2.5) minutes; p = 0.004). There were no significant differences in the other secondary outcomes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study found similar postoperative opioid use and analgesic efficacy between ESP and TAP block after caesarean delivery performed under spinal anaesthesia.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>South African National Clinical Trial Registry (DOH-27-102022-5278): https://sanctr.samrc.ac.za/TrialDisplay.aspx?TrialID=8100, Pan African Clinical Trials Registry (PACTR202301645957324): https://pactr.samrc.ac.za/TrialDisplay.aspx?TrialID=24267.</p>","PeriodicalId":14250,"journal":{"name":"International journal of obstetric anesthesia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142287207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M Phillips, L Bell, D Carroll, C Clark, C Hall, B Ramu, L Francis
{"title":"Mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to delivery in a pregnant patient with dilated cardiomyopathy and acute heart failure: a case report.","authors":"M Phillips, L Bell, D Carroll, C Clark, C Hall, B Ramu, L Francis","doi":"10.1016/j.ijoa.2024.104261","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijoa.2024.104261","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14250,"journal":{"name":"International journal of obstetric anesthesia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142287209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is the erector spinae plane block a solution for sacral sparing during neuraxial labor analgesia?: Comment on \"Sacral sensory blockade from 27-gauge pencil-point dural puncture epidural analgesia or epidural analgesia in laboring nulliparous parturients: a randomized controlled trial\".","authors":"Francesco Marrone, Carmine Pullano","doi":"10.1016/j.ijoa.2024.104263","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijoa.2024.104263","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14250,"journal":{"name":"International journal of obstetric anesthesia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142287208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Corrigendum to \"Role of cosyntropin in the prevention of post-dural puncture headache: A propensity-matched retrospective analysis\" [Int. J. Obstet. Anesth. 56 (2023) 103922].","authors":"M Liu, A Mitchell, A Palanisamy, P M Singh","doi":"10.1016/j.ijoa.2024.104252","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijoa.2024.104252","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14250,"journal":{"name":"International journal of obstetric anesthesia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142107378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Novel approaches facilitating neuraxial anesthesia placement in pregnant women with morbid obesity: case descriptions","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ijoa.2024.104257","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijoa.2024.104257","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Clinical management of pregnant women with morbid obesity poses challenges in performing neuraxial anesthesia as well as positioning for cesarean delivery. Occupational injuries are also known to occur while caring for patients with morbid obesity. We describe two novel approaches to assist neuraxial anesthesia administration and positioning for cesarean delivery. With the assistance of the Institution’s Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Team, a universal high-back sling can be placed to lift the patient into a sitting position before neuraxial anesthesia procedure. After placement of combined spinal epidural anesthesia, the ceiling lift is used to lift the patient into a seated position and then rotate to the appropriate location on the operating room table to facilitate supine positioning. The lifting system reduces shearing of the patient’s posterior and compromising the epidural site. Team members also report reduced effort required when positioning patients from seated to supine on the operating room table. The second approach is the application of Traxi<sup>TM</sup> abdominal pannus retractor to retract fat folds encroaching on the epidural placement site in pregnant women with morbid obesity. This is particularly useful when the traditional taping of fat folds away from the site is inadequate. The pannus retractor results in a flatter surface facilitating epidural placement. We have introduced these two approaches into our clinical practice for pregnant women with morbid obesity requiring cesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14250,"journal":{"name":"International journal of obstetric anesthesia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142145643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dysfibrinogenaemia and caesarean delivery: a case report.","authors":"C Dunn, J Coventry, S Lewis, E Buchanan","doi":"10.1016/j.ijoa.2024.104254","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijoa.2024.104254","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14250,"journal":{"name":"International journal of obstetric anesthesia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142145644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prophylactic phenylephrine infusion versus treatment with vasopressor bolus as needed during non-urgent cesarean delivery and neonatal acidemia: a retrospective cohort study (2016–2021)","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ijoa.2024.104253","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijoa.2024.104253","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Prophylactic vasopressor administration reduces spinal hypotension during cesarean delivery, however the effects of vasopressor administration on neonatal acidemia remain uncertain. We examined the occurrence of neonatal acidemia in the setting of non-urgent cesarean delivery and compared outcomes between cases receiving prophylactic phenylephrine infusion versus cases treated with boluses of phenylephrine.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Retrospective cohort study with ethical approval, comparing non-urgent cesarean delivery cases performed under spinal anesthesia (2016 to 2021), receiving either prophylactic phenylephrine infusion or boluses as needed.</p><p>Data were collected from anesthesia and labor ward electronic medical records. Records with missing pH or missing blood pressure data were excluded. The independent variable was prophylactic phenylephrine administration, a strategy implemented following international recommendations in 2018. The main outcome was neonatal acidemia, defined as umbilical artery pH < 7.1. The secondary outcome was maternal hypotension, defined as at least one systolic blood pressure (SBP) measurement below 100 mmHg or below 80% baseline.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A total of 4392 patients were included in the final analysis; 1318 (30.0%) received prophylactic phenylephrine infusion. Neonatal acidemia (umbilical artery pH < 7.1) occurred in 28 (2.1%) cases receiving prophylactic phenylephrine versus 50 (1.6%) treated with boluses as needed (p = 0.188). Prophylactic phenylephrine infusion was not associated with occurrence of neonatal acidemia (aOR 0.83; 95% CI 0.52 to 1.33, p = 0.435). Prophylactic phenylephrine infusion was associated with a reduced spinal hypotension rate when defined as SBP < 100 mmHg (OR 0.47; 95% CI 0.37 to 0.57; p < 0.001), with similar results when hypotension was defined as a drop below 80% or 90% of baseline SBP.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>In this pragmatic study, prophylactic phenylephrine infusion was associated with a reduction in maternal spinal hypotension, but not reduced neonatal acidemia.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14250,"journal":{"name":"International journal of obstetric anesthesia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959289X24002656/pdfft?md5=3df0452f6e4eebfe2f10417d6cb58e9e&pid=1-s2.0-S0959289X24002656-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142162110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intraoperative pain during cesarean delivery is likely more common than we think: A commentary in response to \"Pain during caesarean delivery in a tertiary maternity hospital: a retrospective cohort study (2022-2023)\".","authors":"M P Hofkamp, B Kohl-Thomas, E E Sharpe","doi":"10.1016/j.ijoa.2024.104256","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijoa.2024.104256","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14250,"journal":{"name":"International journal of obstetric anesthesia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142107380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Upper back, neck, and shoulder pain during labor epidural analgesia: a quality improvement initiative","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ijoa.2024.104255","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijoa.2024.104255","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Severe upper back/interscapular, neck and shoulder pain during labor epidural analgesia (PLEA) is not uncommon. The objective of this quality initiative was to evaluate the incidence, demographic associations and management of PLEA.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>An eight-month, single-center quality improvement initiative was performed for the detection and management of PLEA. After survey-based consensus among obstetric anaesthetist attendings and fellows, a three-step PLEA treatment protocol with interventions and numeric rating scale (NRS, 0 – 10 scale) pain assessments was introduced. Demographic data and outcomes were compared among parturients with and without PLEA.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Among 2888 women who received labor epidural analgesia from October 2022 through May 2023, 36 (1.2% [95% CI 0.9% to 1.7%]) reported PLEA. Women with PLEA were younger, more likely to be nulliparous, and had a higher body mass index (BMI) than women without PLEA (p < 0.05 for all). A total of 72.2% (26/36) of women with PLEA received at least one protocol treatment. Twenty-three women received first-line therapy, with pain relief in 91.3% (21/23). The median NRS score decreased from 9 [IQR 8–10] to 3 [1–4]. Women with PLEA had a higher incidence of cesarean delivery (CD) and a longer interval between epidural placement and delivery; 52.8 vs. 17.5% (p < 0.001) and 16.5 vs. 6.9 hours (p < 0.001), respectively.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The incidence of PLEA was higher than previously reported. Patients with PLEA were younger, more commonly nulliparous, had higher BMI, longer epidural infusion times and higher CD rates. A three-step treatment protocol was successful in managing PLEA.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14250,"journal":{"name":"International journal of obstetric anesthesia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959289X2400267X/pdfft?md5=fcf67ff95adae35953c3cfbec520e257&pid=1-s2.0-S0959289X2400267X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142162109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Obstetric anesthesia management of dilated cardiomyopathies and heart failure: a narrative review","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ijoa.2024.104251","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijoa.2024.104251","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Pregnancy in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy carries a significantly increased risk of maternal mortality or severe morbidity, and pregnancy is typically considered contraindicated for patients with severely reduced ventricular function. Nonetheless, anesthesiologists will still encounter patients with cardiomyopathy requiring delivery or termination care. This review describes how NT-ProBNP testing and echocardiography can help with early recognition of heart failure in pregnancy, and describes a suggested approach to anesthetic management of patients with cardiomyopathies or acute heart failure, including hemodynamic goals, use of vasoactive medications and mechanical support. Vaginal delivery, with effective neuraxial anesthesia is the preferred mode of delivery in most patients with cardiomyopathy, with cesarean delivery reserved for maternal or fetal indications. The Pregnancy Heart Team is vital in coordinating the multidisciplinary care necessary to safely support these patients through pregnancy.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14250,"journal":{"name":"International journal of obstetric anesthesia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142122195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}