{"title":"Investigation of the effectiveness of preoperative intubation simulation using a custom-made simulator for pediatric patients with difficult airway: a pilot study","authors":"Tomoyuki Kanazawa","doi":"10.1007/s00540-024-03407-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-024-03407-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The purpose of this study is to investigate whether preoperative intubation simulation using custom-made simulator is useful during anesthesia induction for the children who have difficult airway. We included the children under 15 years of age who have difficult airway which had been already known. Prior to the scheduled surgery, CT imaging was performed and a 3D reconstruction of the face from the chest was performed. Then custom-made airway simulator was made. We tried to intubate custom-made simulator of patients preoperatively. We planned how to intubate the patient for anesthesia induction from the result of intubation simulation. The findings of direct laryngoscopy were compared with the findings during intubation. Three patients were included in this study. It took up to 3 weeks to create a simulator, which was difficult due to time constraints to accommodate emergency surgeries. Simulation findings correlated well with findings during anesthesia induction. There were no cases of severe hypotension or hypoxia during induction of anesthesia with the planned intubation method. In conclusion, preoperative intubation simulation using custom-made simulator may be useful for the patients who have difficult airway.</p>","PeriodicalId":14997,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Anesthesia","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142248461","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}
Yeon Ji Noh, Eun Jin Kwon, Yu Jeong Bang, So Jeong Yoon, Hyun Ji Hwang, Heejoon Jeong, Sangmin Maria Lee, Young Hee Shin
{"title":"The effect of lung-recruitment maneuver on postoperative shoulder pain in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized controlled trial","authors":"Yeon Ji Noh, Eun Jin Kwon, Yu Jeong Bang, So Jeong Yoon, Hyun Ji Hwang, Heejoon Jeong, Sangmin Maria Lee, Young Hee Shin","doi":"10.1007/s00540-024-03403-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-024-03403-8","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Purpose</h3><p>Lung-recruitment maneuvers (LRM) have been shown to reduce postoperative pain after laparoscopic surgery. This study aimed to investigate the association of LRM with the incidence of shoulder pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>A randomized controlled study was conducted with 110 patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy from July 2022 to March 2023. Participants were randomized to receive either routine exsufflation or LRM at pneumoperitoneum release. The postoperative shoulder pain and abdominal pain were assessed at 1, 4, 6, 12, and 24 h after surgery using a numeric rating scale. Analgesic consumption and postoperative nausea or vomiting (PONV) were evaluated during the first 24 h after surgery.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>The incidence of shoulder pain during the first 24 h after surgery was significantly lower in the LRM group compared to the control group (26.9 vs. 59.3%; <i>P</i> = 0.001). The median [interquartile range] score of worst shoulder pain was significantly lower compared to the control group (3 [2–3] vs 4 [3–5.5]; <i>P</i> = 0.003). Participants in the LRM group showed reduced abdominal pain at rest at 4 and 24 h after surgery, and experienced significantly lower intensities of abdominal pain during mobilization at all time points over 24 h after surgery. There were no significant differences in opioid consumption or the incidence of PONV between the groups.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>LRM reduces both the incidence and intensity of shoulder pain during 24 h after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Additionally, LRM was associated with reduced intensity of abdominal pain during mobilization over the study period.</p>","PeriodicalId":14997,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Anesthesia","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142248462","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":"Risk of postoperative pneumonia after extubation with the positive pressure versus normal pressure technique: a single-center retrospective observational study","authors":"Kensuke Shimada, Masahiko Gosho, Tomohiro Ohigashi, Keitaro Kume, Takahiro Yano, Ryota Ishii, Kazushi Maruo, Ryota Inokuchi, Masao Iwagami, Hiroshi Ueda, Makoto Tanaka, Masaru Sanuki, Nanako Tamiya","doi":"10.1007/s00540-024-03409-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-024-03409-2","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Purpose</h3><p>A normal pressure extubation technique (no lung inflation before extubation), proposed by the Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists to prevent droplet infection during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, could theoretically increase postoperative pneumonia incidence compared with a positive pressure extubation technique (lung inflation before extubation). However, the normal pressure extubation technique has not been adequately evaluated. This study compared postoperative pneumonia incidence between positive and normal pressure extubation techniques using a dataset from the University of Tsukuba Hospital.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>In our hospital, the extubation methods changed from positive to normal pressure extubation techniques on March 3, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, we compared the risk of postoperative pneumonia between the positive (April 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019) and normal pressure extubation techniques (March 3, 2020 to March 31, 2022) using propensity score analyses. Postoperative pneumonia was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (ICD-10) codes (J13–J18), and we reviewed the medical records of patients flagged with these ICD-10 codes (preoperative pneumonia and ICD-10 codes for prophylactic antibiotic prescriptions for pneumonia).</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>We identified 20,011 surgeries, including 11,920 in the positive pressure extubation group (mean age 48.2 years, standard deviation [SD] 25.2 years) and 8,091 in the normal pressure extubation group (mean age 47.8 years, SD 25.8 years). The postoperative pneumonia incidences were 0.19% (23/11,920) and 0.17% (14/8,091) in the positive and normal pressure extubation groups, respectively. The propensity score analysis using inverse probability weighting revealed no significant difference in postoperative pneumonia incidence between the two groups (adjusted odds ratio 0.98, 95% confidence interval 0.50 to 1.91, <i>P</i> = 0.94).</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusions</h3><p>These results indicated no increased risk of postoperative pneumonia associated with the normal pressure extubation technique compared with the positive pressure extubation technique.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Clinical trial number</h3><p>Clinical trial number: UMIN000048589 https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000055364</p>","PeriodicalId":14997,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Anesthesia","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142248460","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":"Accuracy of non-invasive core temperature monitoring in infant and toddler patients: a prospective observational study","authors":"Tasuku Fujii, Masashi Takakura, Tomoya Taniguchi, Kimitoshi Nishiwaki","doi":"10.1007/s00540-024-03404-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-024-03404-7","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Purpose</h3><p>Careful perioperative temperature management is important because it influences clinical outcomes. In pediatric patients, the esophageal temperature is the most accurate indicator of core temperature. However, it requires probe insertion into the body cavity, which is mildly invasive. Therefore, a non-invasive easily and continuously temperature monitor system is ideal. This study aimed to assess the accuracy of Temple Touch Pro™ (TTP), a non-invasive temperature monitoring using the heat flux technique, compared with esophageal (Tesoph) and rectal (Trect) temperature measurements in pediatric patients, especially in infants and toddlers.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>This single-center prospective observational study included 40 pediatric patients (< 3 years old) who underwent elective non-cardiac surgery. The accuracy of TTP was analyzed using Bland–Altman analysis and compared with Tesoph or Trect temperature measurements. The error was within ± 0.5 °C and was considered clinically acceptable.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>The bias ± precision between TTP and Tesoph was 0.09 ± 0.28 °C, and 95% limits of agreement were – 0.48 to 0.65 °C (error within ± 0.5 °C: 94.0%). The bias ± precision between TTP and Trect was 0.41 ± 0.38 °C and 95% limits of agreement were – 0.35 to 1.17 °C (error within ± 0.5 °C: 68.5%). In infants, bias ± precision with 95% limits of agreement were 0.10 ± 0.30 °C with – 0.50 to 0.69 °C (TTP vs. Tesoph) and 0.35 ± 0.29 °C with – 0.23 to 0.92 °C (TTP vs. Trect).</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusion</h3><p>Core temperature measurements using TTP in infants and toddlers were more accurate with Tesoph than with Trect. In the future, non-invasive TTP temperature monitoring will help perioperative temperature management in pediatric patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":14997,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Anesthesia","volume":"46 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142227925","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":"Hypotension in cesarean delivery: questions and answers.","authors":"Ahmed M Hasanin, Rana M Zaki, Maha Mostafa","doi":"10.1007/s00540-024-03400-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-024-03400-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14997,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Anesthesia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142107683","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":"Challenges in database research for anesthetic neurotoxicity.","authors":"Soichiro Obara","doi":"10.1007/s00540-024-03401-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00540-024-03401-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14997,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Anesthesia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142107682","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}
Anna Maria Biava, Gianni Cipriani, Endrit Malja, Federico Bilotta
{"title":"Vasopressors for hypotension in spinal anesthesia for cesarean section.","authors":"Anna Maria Biava, Gianni Cipriani, Endrit Malja, Federico Bilotta","doi":"10.1007/s00540-024-03392-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00540-024-03392-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14997,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Anesthesia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141975710","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":"Violations of protocols of non-inferiority trials occur frequently.","authors":"Raghuraman M Sethuraman","doi":"10.1007/s00540-024-03391-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-024-03391-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14997,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Anesthesia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141971185","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}
Kailee N May, Brice L Koons, Christine T Vo, Amir L Butt
{"title":"Patient-controlled epidural analgesia: opioid vs. NSAID dilemma.","authors":"Kailee N May, Brice L Koons, Christine T Vo, Amir L Butt","doi":"10.1007/s00540-024-03384-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00540-024-03384-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14997,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Anesthesia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141893494","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}