Bhiken I Naik, Abhijit V Lele, Deepak Sharma, Annemarie Akkermans, Phillip E Vlisides, Douglas A Colquhoun, Karen B Domino, Siny Tsang, Eric Sun, Lauren K Dunn
{"title":"Variability in Intraoperative Opioid and Nonopioid Utilization During Intracranial Surgery: A Multicenter, Retrospective Cohort Study.","authors":"Bhiken I Naik, Abhijit V Lele, Deepak Sharma, Annemarie Akkermans, Phillip E Vlisides, Douglas A Colquhoun, Karen B Domino, Siny Tsang, Eric Sun, Lauren K Dunn","doi":"10.1097/ANA.0000000000000960","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ANA.0000000000000960","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Key goals during intracranial surgery are to facilitate rapid emergence and extubation for early neurologic evaluation. Longer-acting opioids are often avoided or administered at subtherapeutic doses due to their perceived risk of sedation and delayed emergence. However, inadequate analgesia and increased postoperative pain are common after intracranial surgery. In this multicenter study, we describe variability in opioid and nonopioid administration patterns in patients undergoing intracranial surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a multicenter, retrospective observational cohort study using the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group database. Opioid and nonopioid practice patterns in 31,217 cases undergoing intracranial surgery across 11 institutions in the United States are described.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Across all 11 institutions, total median [interquartile range] oral morphine equivalents, normalized to weight and anesthesia duration was 0.17 (0.08 to 0.3) mg.kg.min -1 . There was a 7-fold difference in oral morphine equivalents between the lowest (0.05 [0.02 to 0.13] mg.kg.min -1 ) and highest (0.36 [0.18 to 0.54] mg.kg.min -1 ) prescribing institutions. Patients undergoing supratentorial surgery had higher normalized oral morphine equivalents compared with those having infratentorial surgery [0.17 [0.08-0.31] vs. 0.15 [0.07-0.27] mg/kg/min -1 ; P <0.001); however, this difference is clinically small. Nonopioid analgesics were not administered in 20% to 96.8% of cases across institutions.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study found wide variability for both opioid and nonopioid utilization at an institutional level. Future work on practitioner-level opioid and nonopioid use and its impact on outcomes after intracranial surgery should be conducted.</p>","PeriodicalId":16550,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology","volume":" ","pages":"70-74"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11436478/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140305958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Abstracts From the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care, September 12-14, 2024.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/ANA.0000000000001013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/ANA.0000000000001013","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16550,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology","volume":"37 1","pages":"e1-e49"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143066242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Use of Sedative and Analgesic Agents in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patients: Pediatric Health Information System Database.","authors":"Jennifer J Lee, Ann Kim, Shawn S Jackson","doi":"10.1097/ANA.0000000000000992","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/ANA.0000000000000992","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16550,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology","volume":"37 1","pages":"114-118"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143066367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Noah Wheaton, Natasha Harrison, Anthony Doufas, Dipro Chakraborty, Alan Lee Chang, Nima Aghaeepour, Mark A Burbridge
{"title":"Incidence of Coexisting Diseases in Adult Moyamoya Vasculopathy Patients by Racial Group at a Large American Referral Center.","authors":"Noah Wheaton, Natasha Harrison, Anthony Doufas, Dipro Chakraborty, Alan Lee Chang, Nima Aghaeepour, Mark A Burbridge","doi":"10.1097/ANA.0000000000000962","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ANA.0000000000000962","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16550,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology","volume":" ","pages":"88-90"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140293778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Pediatric Anesthesia Safety Initiative: A Public-Private Partnership for Children.","authors":"Andrew Knapp, Lena Sun, Wendy Sanhai","doi":"10.1097/ANA.0000000000000998","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/ANA.0000000000000998","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16550,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology","volume":"37 1","pages":"98-99"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143066226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Meghan C Gray, Max Feinstein, Manon Hache, Stephen Sands, Cynthia Salorio
{"title":"Approaches and Tools for Neurodevelopmental Assessment: Remote, Virtual, and Computer-Based.","authors":"Meghan C Gray, Max Feinstein, Manon Hache, Stephen Sands, Cynthia Salorio","doi":"10.1097/ANA.0000000000000993","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/ANA.0000000000000993","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16550,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology","volume":"37 1","pages":"125-127"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143066248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kangda Zhang, Xinyan Wang, Youxuan Wu, Fa Liang, Xuan Hou, Zihui Zhang, Anxin Wang, Liping Liu, Ruquan Han
{"title":"Intensive Versus Standard Blood Pressure Management after Endovascular Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.","authors":"Kangda Zhang, Xinyan Wang, Youxuan Wu, Fa Liang, Xuan Hou, Zihui Zhang, Anxin Wang, Liping Liu, Ruquan Han","doi":"10.1097/ANA.0000000000000961","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ANA.0000000000000961","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Prospective clinical studies on blood pressure (BP) management targets after endovascular therapy (EVT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) have recently been published. Our objective was to assess the impact on clinical outcomes of BP management guided by established systolic BP (SBP) targets within the first 24 hours after successful EVT. Four randomized controlled trials (RCTs) including 1556 participants across 5 SBP target settings identified from 5 databases up to September 6, 2023 were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. All the intensive SBP target groups in these RCTs were combined to facilitate head-to-head comparisons. Patients receiving intensive SBP management had lower risk of 90-day functional independence as assessed by the modified Rankin scale score (relative risk [RR], 0.81; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.72 to 0.91; I2 , 12%), excellent outcomes (RR,0.86; 95% CI, 0.75 to 0.99; I2 , 7%), favorable outcomes (RR, 0.85; 95% CI, 0.78 to 0.92; I2 , 0%), and quality of life (standardized mean difference, -0.22; 95% CI, -0.35 to -0.10; I 2 ,0%). There were no differences in the probability of any intracerebral hemorrhage (RR, 1.04; 95% CI, 0.92 to 1.19; I2 ,0%), symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (RR, 1.10; 95% CI, 0.76 to 1.60; I2 , 0%), stroke-related death (RR, 1.16; 95% CI, 0.80 to 1.68; I2 , 0%), or parenchymal hematoma (RR, 1.71; 95% CI, 0.74 to 3.98; I2 , 47%) between SBP targets. This meta-analysis provides evidence from RCTs suggesting that intensive SBP control (target<160 mm Hg) may be detrimental to clinical outcomes in AIS patients with successful reperfusion after EVT.</p>","PeriodicalId":16550,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology","volume":" ","pages":"20-30"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140335973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What Can the Electroencephalogram Tell Us About Sedation?","authors":"Lisa R Lynch, Neeta Saraiya, Jerry Chao, Ian Yuan","doi":"10.1097/ANA.0000000000000991","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/ANA.0000000000000991","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16550,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology","volume":"37 1","pages":"128-132"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143066370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Time to Wake Up to Remimazolam's Potential.","authors":"Matthew B Allen, Nicolai Goettel","doi":"10.1097/ANA.0000000000001009","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ANA.0000000000001009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16550,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology","volume":" ","pages":"2-3"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142391158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xinyan Wang, Fa Liang, Youxuan Wu, Baixue Jia, Xiaoli Zhang, Minyu Jian, Haiyang Liu, Anxin Wang, Zhongrong Miao, Ruquan Han
{"title":"Anesthesia on Clinical Outcomes in an Extended Time Window During Endovascular Stroke Therapy: Exploratory Analysis of the ANGEL-ACT Registry.","authors":"Xinyan Wang, Fa Liang, Youxuan Wu, Baixue Jia, Xiaoli Zhang, Minyu Jian, Haiyang Liu, Anxin Wang, Zhongrong Miao, Ruquan Han","doi":"10.1097/ANA.0000000000000959","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ANA.0000000000000959","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Data on the impact of different anesthesia methods on clinical outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke undergoing endovascular therapy (EVT) in extended windows are limited. This study compared clinical outcomes in patients with stroke having general anesthesia (GA), conscious sedation (CS), or local anesthesia (LA) during EVT in extended (>6 h) time windows.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted an exploratory analysis of data from the ANGEL-ACT registry. The primary outcome was the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score at 90 days. Secondary outcomes included the proportions of patients with mRS scores of 0 to 1, 0 to 2, and 0 to 3, and safety outcomes were any intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), symptomatic ICH, or mortality within 90 days. Multivariate analyses, inverse probability of treatment weighting, and coarsened exact matching were used to adjust for indication bias.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 646 patients were included in the analysis (GA,280; CS, 103; LA, 263). Patients having LA during EVT were more likely to have a favorable mRS score (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 1.75; 95% CI: 1.28 to 2.40) and a lower incidence of symptomatic ICH (aOR: 0.33; 95% CI: 0.14 to 0.76) than those having GA group. Similarly, CS was associated with greater odds of favorable 90-day mRS scores compared with GA (aOR: 1.69; 95% CI: 1.11 to 2.56). Posterior circulation stroke was overrepresented in the GA group (29.6%) and may be a reason for the worse outcomes in the GA group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Patients who received LA or CS had better neurological outcomes than those who received GA within extended time windows in a real-world setting.</p>","PeriodicalId":16550,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology","volume":" ","pages":"64-69"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140305957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}