Minerva anestesiologicaPub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-08-05DOI: 10.23736/S0375-9393.24.18133-3
Yang Jiang, Yuan-Yuan Wang, Xiao-Fei Qiu, Ri-Zhi Shao, Zhen-Feng Zhou
{"title":"Bougie approach improves first-attempt success rate compared to stylet approach in patients with difficult airway needing endotracheal intubation: a meta-analysis.","authors":"Yang Jiang, Yuan-Yuan Wang, Xiao-Fei Qiu, Ri-Zhi Shao, Zhen-Feng Zhou","doi":"10.23736/S0375-9393.24.18133-3","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S0375-9393.24.18133-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Bougies and stylets are widely acknowledged as effective tools for managing endotracheal intubation, uncertainties persist regarding the comparative efficacy and safety of bougie versus stylet approaches in endotracheal intubation.</p><p><strong>Evidence acquisition: </strong>A comprehensive electronic search was conducted on the Cochrane Library, PubMed, and Embase databases from inception to December 9, 2023, using the keywords \"endotracheal intubation,\" \"bougie,\" and \"stylet.\" This meta-analysis aims to evaluate and compare the performance of bougies and stylets in patients undergoing endotracheal intubation.</p><p><strong>Evidence synthesis: </strong>A total of 12 articles, encompassing 2534 participants, were included in this meta-analysis. The bougie approach did not exhibit superiority in first-attempt success rate (83.6% vs. 81.7%; OR, 1.06, 95% CI, 0.49 to 2.29; P=0.89) and total intubation success rate (99.3% vs. 97.6%; OR, 2.32, 95% CI, 0.44 to 12.34; P=0.32, I<sup>2</sup>>50%, P<0.001). However, in patients with difficult airways, the bougie approach demonstrated a superior first-attempt success rate compared to the stylet approach (93.8% vs. 76.4%; OR, 5.25, 95% CI, 2.74 to 10.05; P<0.001). There was no significant difference in complications between the bougie and stylet approaches (P>0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>For patients with difficult airway characteristics, our recommendation is to perform endotracheal intubation (ETI) using the bougie approach over the stylet approach, as it has been associated with a better first-attempt success rate. Notably, the advantages of using a bougie may be less pronounced for patients without signs of a difficult airway.</p>","PeriodicalId":18522,"journal":{"name":"Minerva anestesiologica","volume":" ","pages":"912-921"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141889746","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}
Fausto D'Agostino, Francesco Esperto, Antonio Testa, Mario Oliviero, Elisabetta C Stefani, Roberto M Scarpa, Rocco Papalia, Maria L Garo, Felice E Agrò
{"title":"Virtual reality hypnosis for sedation during urological procedures under spinal anesthesia: a preliminary clinical study.","authors":"Fausto D'Agostino, Francesco Esperto, Antonio Testa, Mario Oliviero, Elisabetta C Stefani, Roberto M Scarpa, Rocco Papalia, Maria L Garo, Felice E Agrò","doi":"10.23736/S0375-9393.24.18397-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/S0375-9393.24.18397-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18522,"journal":{"name":"Minerva anestesiologica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142349867","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":"Effects of oral pregabalin on postoperative sleep of patients after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a randomized double-blind controlled trial.","authors":"Hongyan Liu, Qingfeng Wang, Zhibiao Xu, Li Zhang, Yuyun Liu, Linlin Zhao","doi":"10.23736/S0375-9393.24.18195-3","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S0375-9393.24.18195-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The aim of this study was to explore the effect of oral pregabalin at varying concentrations on postoperative sleep of patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), and to identify the optimal dosage.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 120 VATS-treated patients admitted from June 2023 to October 2023 were randomly assigned to be orally administered with 75 mg pregabalin, 150 mg pregabalin and starch capsules (control group) at a 1:1:1 ratio. One capsule of pregabalin (75 mg) and one capsule of placebo with the same shape and odor, two capsules of pregabalin (150 mg), and two capsules of placebo with the same shape and odor were administered orally to patients in the three groups on the night of surgery, and in the morning and evening of postoperative days 2 and 3. The primary outcome was the incidence of postoperative sleep disturbance (PSD) on postoperative day 1 (POD1). The secondary outcomes included the St.Mary's Hospital Sleep Questionnaire (SMH), the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and pain intensity measured with a Numerical Rating Scale (NRS). Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to identify risk factors for PSD in VATS-treated patients.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The incidence of PSD on POD1 in the 75 mg pregabalin group and 150 mg pregabalin group was significantly lower than that of the control group (45.0% vs. 42.5% vs. 72.5%; P<0.0167 for two-by-two comparisons of groups A and B with group C, respectively). The SMH scores at night on POD1-3 were significantly higher in the 75 mg pregabalin group and 150 mg pregabalin group than those of the control group (P<0.05). Since there was definitive lower incidence of pain in the experimental groups,the median NRS scores of the incisional pain on POD2-3 were significantly lower in the 75 mg pregabalin group and 150 mg pregabalin group (P<0.05). The incidence of dizziness in the 150 mg pregabalin group was significantly higher than that of the 75 mg pregabalin group and control group (55.0% vs. 25.0% vs. 32.5%; P<0.0167 for two-by-two comparisons of groups A and C with group B, respectively). NRS score on POD1, preoperative PSQI and Self-Rating Depression Scale scores were risk factors for PSD in VATS-treated patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Oral administration of 75 mg or 150mg pregabalin for consecutive three days after VATS effectively reduces the incidence of PSD and improves the quality of sleep.</p>","PeriodicalId":18522,"journal":{"name":"Minerva anestesiologica","volume":"90 10","pages":"872-881"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142391731","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":"Impact of anesthesiologist experience on neuraxial anesthesia outcomes in cesarean sections.","authors":"Yako Matsumoto, Yoko Sakai, Michiko Kinoshita, Yoshimi Nakaji, Rikako Takahashi, Katsuya Tanaka","doi":"10.23736/S0375-9393.24.18154-0","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S0375-9393.24.18154-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Despite the requirement for meticulous management of cesarean anesthesia, no study has explored the impact of novice trainee anesthesiologists in this field. This study assessed challenges in neuraxial anesthesia for cesarean sections and compared outcomes between novice and senior anesthesiologists.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We retrospectively analyzed 446 cesarean sections with neuraxial anesthesia. The primary objective was to evaluate the impact of anesthesiologists' experience on the time required to administer neuraxial anesthesia and whether maternal body mass index (BMI) influenced this relationship. Secondary objectives included examining maternal hemodynamic variability, operative details, and newborn outcomes relative to the anesthesiologist's experience.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Novice anesthesiologists required a significantly longer time to perform neuraxial anesthesia (24.9 [7.1] min vs. 18.2 [7.0] min, P<0.001) than their senior counterparts. A significant interaction was observed between anesthesiologist experience and maternal BMI on the time to administer neuraxial anesthesia (P=0.017), with a moderate correlation between BMI and administration time for novices (r=0.50, P<0.001) and only a slight correlation for seniors (r=0.17, P=0.001). Experience level did not significantly affect intraoperative hemodynamics, Apgar scores, or umbilical cord blood gas analyses.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The effect of maternal BMI on the difficulty of performing neuraxial anesthesia in parturients can be more pronounced for novice anesthesiologists than for experienced ones. Despite requiring more time to perform neuraxial anesthesia, novice anesthesiologists do not significantly affect maternal hemodynamics or newborn distress during obstetric anesthesia, provided that they are under the supervision of experienced anesthesiologists.</p>","PeriodicalId":18522,"journal":{"name":"Minerva anestesiologica","volume":" ","pages":"864-871"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142290880","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}
Minerva anestesiologicaPub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-06-04DOI: 10.23736/S0375-9393.24.18148-5
Pierfrancesco Fusco, Fabio Costa, Carla Stecco, Emanuele Nazzarro, Rita Commissari, Francesca DE Sanctis, Chiara Maggiani, Gian M Petroni
{"title":"Under the fascia: a new ultrasound guided fascial plane block. The deep rectus sheath block.","authors":"Pierfrancesco Fusco, Fabio Costa, Carla Stecco, Emanuele Nazzarro, Rita Commissari, Francesca DE Sanctis, Chiara Maggiani, Gian M Petroni","doi":"10.23736/S0375-9393.24.18148-5","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S0375-9393.24.18148-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18522,"journal":{"name":"Minerva anestesiologica","volume":" ","pages":"940-942"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141262298","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}
Minerva anestesiologicaPub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-06-26DOI: 10.23736/S0375-9393.24.18098-4
Alessandra A Grossi, Luca Cabrini, Pietro Redaelli, Elia Manfrin, Federica DE Min, Maria A Donato, Massimo Cardillo, Mario Picozzi
{"title":"Cognitive and non-cognitive factors affecting decision-making about deceased organ donation in Italy: a systematic review.","authors":"Alessandra A Grossi, Luca Cabrini, Pietro Redaelli, Elia Manfrin, Federica DE Min, Maria A Donato, Massimo Cardillo, Mario Picozzi","doi":"10.23736/S0375-9393.24.18098-4","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S0375-9393.24.18098-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Decision-making about organ donation (OD) is influenced by interrelated cognitive and non-cognitive factors. The identification of these factors in the general population and among healthcare professionals (HCP) in Italy are key ethical and scientific requirements to inform targeted communication and policy-making interventions, and to promote decision-making processes that are truly informed.</p><p><strong>Evidence acquisition: </strong>A systematic review of articles published between January 1, 1999, and January 31, 2024 was performed by searching four databases using these terms: \"organ donation\" AND (attitude OR opinion OR knowledge OR awareness OR intention OR beliefs OR norms OR perception) AND (Italy OR Italian). The reference sections of included articles were scrutinized for additional references.</p><p><strong>Evidence synthesis: </strong>Most respondents (lay citizens and HCPs) were in favor of OD, but many (mainly but not exclusively lay citizens) would not authorize OD in the event of death of a family member. Lack of knowledge about OD and the gap between demand and supply of organs, fear of body mutilation, doubts about the criteria for brain death diagnosis, doubts about the wishes of the deceased family member, and distrust towards medical doctors and the healthcare system were the most commonly reported reasons, confirming that cognitive and non-cognitive factors are at play.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The majority of the Italian population supports OD, but cognitive and non-cognitive barriers are present even among HCPs. Communication campaigns, encouraging family discussions about OD, providing better education for HCPs (including medical and nursing students), and making it easier to sign OD cards may promote informed decision-making and possibly increase consent rates.</p>","PeriodicalId":18522,"journal":{"name":"Minerva anestesiologica","volume":" ","pages":"931-938"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141450866","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}
Minerva anestesiologicaPub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-08-06DOI: 10.23736/S0375-9393.24.18186-2
Han Gao, Zhibiao Xu, Li Zhang, Yuyun Liu, Yunru Jiang, Qingfeng Wang, Hongyan Liu, He Liu, Linlin Zhao
{"title":"Superiority of opioid free anesthesia with regional block over opioid anesthesia with regional block in the quality of recovery after retroperitoneiscopic renal surgery: a randomized controlled trial.","authors":"Han Gao, Zhibiao Xu, Li Zhang, Yuyun Liu, Yunru Jiang, Qingfeng Wang, Hongyan Liu, He Liu, Linlin Zhao","doi":"10.23736/S0375-9393.24.18186-2","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S0375-9393.24.18186-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Opioids are the main analgesic drugs used in the perioperative period, but they often have various adverse effects. Recent studies have shown that quadratus lumborum block (QLB) has an opioid sparing effect. The aim of this study was to further evaluate the effect of opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) combined with regional block on the quality of recovery in patients undergoing retroperitoneoscopic renal surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Sixty patients undergoing elective retroperitoneoscopic renal surgery were divided into the opioid-free anesthesia with quadratus lumborum block group (OFA group, N.=30) and opioid anesthesia with quadratus lumborum block group (OA group, N.=30) using the random number table method. The main outcome measures were the quality of recovery assessed by Quality of Recover-40 (QoR-40) at the 24<sup>th</sup> postoperative hour. Secondary outcomes were postoperative pain score, postoperative opioid consumption, postoperative nausea and vomiting, time to ambulate, and time to readiness for discharge.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The QoR-40 score on the first postoperative day was significantly higher in the OFA group than that in the OA group (175.41±6.74 vs. 165.07±4.55; P<0.05). OFA also significantly reduced postoperative pain (P<0.05) and morphine consumption at both the 24th and 48th postoperative hour (P<0.05), as well as time to ambulate, and time to readiness for discharge (P<0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>OFA with regional block is superior to opioid anesthesia with regional block in the quality of recovery after retroperitoneiscopic renal surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":18522,"journal":{"name":"Minerva anestesiologica","volume":" ","pages":"845-854"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141893753","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}
Minerva anestesiologicaPub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-06-04DOI: 10.23736/S0375-9393.24.18188-6
Sandra Pandiella, Paula García-Belenguer, María C Baena, Cristina García
{"title":"Negative pressure pulmonary edema in an unexpected condition: sedation interventional procedure in prone position in patient with severe obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome.","authors":"Sandra Pandiella, Paula García-Belenguer, María C Baena, Cristina García","doi":"10.23736/S0375-9393.24.18188-6","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S0375-9393.24.18188-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18522,"journal":{"name":"Minerva anestesiologica","volume":" ","pages":"943-944"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141262292","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}