{"title":"Is remimazolam the elusive anesthetic on/off switch?","authors":"J Ross Renew","doi":"10.1007/s12630-024-02736-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12630-024-02736-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56145,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Anesthesia-Journal Canadien D Anesthesie","volume":" ","pages":"1057-1061"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140872317","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":"COVID-19 critical care triage across Canada: a narrative synthesis and ethical analysis of early provincial triage protocols.","authors":"Sarah K Andersen, Nathan Gamble, Oleksa Rewa","doi":"10.1007/s12630-024-02744-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12630-024-02744-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic created conditions of scarcity that led many provinces within Canada to develop triage protocols for critical care resources. In this study, we sought to undertake a narrative synthesis and ethical analysis of early provincial pandemic triage protocols.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We collected provincial triage protocols through personal correspondence with academic and political stakeholders between June and August 2020. Protocol data were extracted independently by two researchers and compared for accuracy and agreement. We separated data into three categories for comparative content analysis: protocol development, ethical framework, and protocol content. Our ethical analysis was informed by a procedural justice framework.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We obtained a total of eight provincial triage protocols. Protocols were similar in content, although age, physiologic scores, and functional status were variably incorporated. Most protocols were developed through a multidisciplinary, expert-driven, consensus process, and many were informed by influenza pandemic guidelines previously developed in Ontario. All protocols employed tiered morality-focused exclusion criteria to determine scarce resource allocation at the level of regional health care systems. None included a public engagement phase, although targeted consultation with public advocacy groups and relevant stakeholders was undertaken in select provinces. Most protocols were not publicly available in 2020.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Early provincial COVID-19 triage protocols were developed by dedicated expert committees under challenging circumstances. Nonetheless, few were publicly available, and public consultation was limited. No protocols were ever implemented, including during periods of extreme critical care surge. A national approach to pandemic triage that incorporates additional aspects of procedural justice should be considered in preparation for future pandemics.</p>","PeriodicalId":56145,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Anesthesia-Journal Canadien D Anesthesie","volume":" ","pages":"1126-1136"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11269410/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140857143","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}
Navindra David, Sameer Lakha, Samantha Walsh, Eric Fried, Samuel DeMaria
{"title":"Novel inhaled pulmonary vasodilators in adult cardiac surgery: a scoping review.","authors":"Navindra David, Sameer Lakha, Samantha Walsh, Eric Fried, Samuel DeMaria","doi":"10.1007/s12630-024-02770-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12630-024-02770-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a common cause of postoperative mortality in cardiac surgery that is commonly treated with conventional inhaled therapies, specifically nitric oxide and prostacyclin. Alternative therapies include inhaled milrinone and levosimendan, which are receiving more research interest and are increasing in clinical use as they may cut costs while allowing for easier administration. We sought to conduct a scoping review to appraise the evidence base for the use of these two novel inhaled vasodilators as an intervention for PH in cardiac surgery.</p><p><strong>Source: </strong>We searched Embase and MEDLINE for relevant articles from 1947 to 2022.</p><p><strong>Principal findings: </strong>We identified 17 studies including 969 patients. The included studies show that inhaled milrinone and levosimendan are selective pulmonary vasodilators with potential benefits ranging from ease of weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass to reduction in ventricular dysfunction. Nevertheless, high-quality data are limited, and study design and comparators are extremely heterogeneous, limiting the potential validity and generalizability of findings.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings of this scoping review suggest that milrinone and levosimendan may be effective alternatives to current inhaled therapies for cardiac dysfunction in the setting of PH. Nevertheless, randomized trials have focused on specific agents and consistent outcome measures are needed to better validate the early-stage promise of these agents.</p><p><strong>Study registration: </strong>Open Science Framework ( https://osf.io/z3k6f/ ); first posted 21 July 2022.</p>","PeriodicalId":56145,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Anesthesia-Journal Canadien D Anesthesie","volume":" ","pages":"1154-1162"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141089121","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":"James Adam Bain, MD, FRCPC.","authors":"Michael J Wong","doi":"10.1007/s12630-024-02785-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12630-024-02785-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56145,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Anesthesia-Journal Canadien D Anesthesie","volume":" ","pages":"1188-1189"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141447671","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":"Inferior vena cava collapsibility index: a unique point-of-care ultrasound tool to assess postinduction hypotension?","authors":"Valerie Zaphiratos, Hari Kalagara","doi":"10.1007/s12630-024-02775-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12630-024-02775-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56145,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Anesthesia-Journal Canadien D Anesthesie","volume":" ","pages":"1062-1066"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141499764","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":"Comparing approaches to the difficult airway.","authors":"Pradipta Bhakta, Mohanchandra Mandal, Habib Md Reazaul Karim, Prasad Lanka, Brian O'Brien","doi":"10.1007/s12630-024-02783-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12630-024-02783-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56145,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Anesthesia-Journal Canadien D Anesthesie","volume":" ","pages":"1179-1180"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141433547","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}
Mary Ellen Walker, Rashid Mehmood, Justina Koshinsky, Peter Hedlin, Anita Chakravarti, Una Goncin, Darcie Earle, Jennifer M O'Brien
{"title":"Professional fulfillment, burnout, and wellness: a repeated cross-sectional survey in the COVID-19 pandemic era.","authors":"Mary Ellen Walker, Rashid Mehmood, Justina Koshinsky, Peter Hedlin, Anita Chakravarti, Una Goncin, Darcie Earle, Jennifer M O'Brien","doi":"10.1007/s12630-024-02807-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-024-02807-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56145,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Anesthesia-Journal Canadien D Anesthesie","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141621817","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":"Implementation of an individualized care plan for patients with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in a Canadian preanesthetic assessment clinic.","authors":"Samantha Russell, Vivienne Preece, Renée El-Gabalawy","doi":"10.1007/s12630-024-02803-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-024-02803-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56145,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Anesthesia-Journal Canadien D Anesthesie","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141581659","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}