{"title":"From conflict to controversy: the use and abuse of human albumin solutions after the Second World War.","authors":"Peter J Featherstone, Christine M Ball","doi":"10.1177/0310057X231199368","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0310057X231199368","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7746,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia and Intensive Care","volume":"51 6","pages":"368-371"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/2e/b5/10.1177_0310057X231199368.PMC10604385.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50160407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clinical incident reporting: Extending the learning opportunities through webAIRS.","authors":"Neville M Gibbs","doi":"10.1177/0310057X231200508","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0310057X231200508","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7746,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia and Intensive Care","volume":" ","pages":"372-374"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41095146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gavin G Pattullo, Martin D Culwick, Yasmin Endlich, Ross D MacPherson
{"title":"Hypercarbia and high-flow nasal oxygen use during anaesthesia - risking a failure to thrive?","authors":"Gavin G Pattullo, Martin D Culwick, Yasmin Endlich, Ross D MacPherson","doi":"10.1177/0310057X231198257","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0310057X231198257","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Prevention of arterial oxygen desaturation during anaesthesia with high-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) has gained greater acceptance for a widening range of procedures. However, during HFNO use there remains the potential for development of significant anaesthesia-associated apnoea or hypoventilation and the possibility of hypercarbia, with harmful cardiovascular or neurological sequelae. The aim of this study was to determine whether any HFNO-related hypercarbia adverse incidents had been reported on webAIRS, an online database of adverse anaesthesia-related incidents. Two relevant reports were identified of complications due to marked hypercarbia during HFNO use to maintain oxygenation. In both reports, HFNO and total intravenous anaesthesia were used during endoscopic procedures through the upper airway. In both, the extent of hypoventilation went undetected during HFNO use. An ensuing cardiac arrest was reported in one report, ascribed to acute hypercarbia-induced exacerbation of the patient's pre-existing pulmonary hypertension. In the other report, hypercarbia led to a prolonged duration of decreased level of consciousness post procedure, requiring ventilatory support. During the search, an additional 11 reports of postoperative hypercarbia-associated sedation were identified, unrelated to HFNO. In these additional reports an extended duration of severe acute hypercarbia led to sedation or loss of consciousness, consistent with the known effects of hypercarbia on consciousness. These 13 reports highlight the potential dangers of unrecognised and untreated hypercarbia, even if adequate oxygenation is maintained.</p>","PeriodicalId":7746,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia and Intensive Care","volume":" ","pages":"400-407"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41188720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrew J Toner, Martin A Bailey, Stephan A Schug, Michael Phillips, Jacobus Pj Ungerer, Andrew A Somogyi, Tomas B Corcoran
{"title":"Serum lidocaine (lignocaine) concentrations during prolonged perioperative infusion in patients undergoing breast cancer surgery: A secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial.","authors":"Andrew J Toner, Martin A Bailey, Stephan A Schug, Michael Phillips, Jacobus Pj Ungerer, Andrew A Somogyi, Tomas B Corcoran","doi":"10.1177/0310057X231194833","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0310057X231194833","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Perioperative lidocaine (lignocaine) infusions are being employed with increasing frequency. The determinants of systemic lidocaine concentrations during prolonged administration are unclear. In the Long-term Outcomes after Lidocaine Infusions for PostOperative Pain (LOLIPOP) pilot trial, the impact of infusion duration and body size metrics on serum lidocaine concentrations was examined with regression models in 48 women undergoing breast cancer surgery. Lidocaine was delivered as an intravenous bolus (1.5 mg/kg) and infusion (2 mg/kg per h) intraoperatively, followed by a 12-h subcutaneous infusion (1.33 mg/kg per h) postoperatively. Dosing was based on total body weight. Wound infiltration with other long-acting local anaesthetics was permitted. Protein binding and pharmacogenomic data were also collected. Lidocaine concentrations (median (interquartile range) (range)) during prolonged administration were in the safe and potentially therapeutic range: post-anaesthesia care unit 2.16 (1.73-2.82) (1.12-6.06) µg/ml; ward 1.41 (1.22-1.75) (0.64-2.81) µg/ml. Concentrations increased non-linearly during the early intravenous phase of administration (mean rise 1.21 µg/ml per hour of infusion, <i>P</i> = 0.007) but reached a pseudo steady-state during the later subcutaneous phase. Higher dose rates received per kilogram of lean (<i>P</i> = 0.004), adjusted (<i>P</i> = 0.006) and ideal body weight (<i>P</i> = 0.009) were associated with higher steady-state concentrations. The lidocaine free fraction was unaffected by the presence of ropivacaine, and phenotypes linked to slow metabolism were infrequent. Serum lidocaine concentrations reached a pseudo steady-state during a 12-h postoperative infusion. Greater precision in steady-state concentrations can be achieved by dosing on lean body weight versus adjusted or ideal body weight (equivalent lean body weight doses: intravenous bolus 2.5 mg/kg; intravenous infusion 3.33 mg/kg per h; subcutaneous infusion 2.22 mg/kg per h.</p>","PeriodicalId":7746,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia and Intensive Care","volume":" ","pages":"422-431"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41115400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Incidents relating to paediatric regional anaesthesia in the first 8000 cases reported to webAIRS.","authors":"Manisha M Mistry, Yasmin Endlich","doi":"10.1177/0310057X231198255","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0310057X231198255","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Regional anaesthesia is an essential tool in the armamentarium for paediatric anaesthesia. While largely safe and effective, a range of serious yet preventable adverse events can occur. Incidence and risk factors have been described, but few detailed case series exist relating to paediatric regional anaesthesia. Across Australia and New Zealand, a web-based anaesthesia incident reporting system enables voluntary reporting of detailed anaesthesia-related events in adults and children. From this database, all reports involving paediatric regional anaesthesia (age less than 17 years) were retrieved. Perioperative events and their outcomes were reviewed and analysed. When offered, the reported contributing or alleviating factors relating to the case and its management were noted. This paper provides a summary of these reports alongside an evidence review to support safe practice. Of 8000 reported incidents, 26 related to paediatric regional anaesthesia were identified. There were no deaths or reports of permanent harm. Nine reports of local anaesthetic systemic toxicity were included, seven equipment and technical issues, six errors in which regional anaesthesia made an indirect contribution and four logistical and communication issues. Most incidents involved single-shot techniques or a neuraxial approach. Common themes included variable local anaesthetic dosing, cognitive overload, inadequate preparation and communication breakdown. Neonates, infants and medically complex children were disproportionately represented, highlighting their inherent risk profile. A range of preventable incidents are reported relating to patient, systems and human factors, demonstrating several areas for improvement. Risk stratification, application of existing dosing and administration guidelines, and effective teamwork and communication are encouraged to ensure safe regional anaesthesia in the paediatric population.</p>","PeriodicalId":7746,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia and Intensive Care","volume":" ","pages":"408-421"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41094483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matthew R Bright, Yasmin Endlich, Zachary Dj King, Leigh D White, Sandra I Concha Blamey, Martin D Culwick
{"title":"Adult perioperative cardiac arrest: An overview of 684 cases reported to webAIRS.","authors":"Matthew R Bright, Yasmin Endlich, Zachary Dj King, Leigh D White, Sandra I Concha Blamey, Martin D Culwick","doi":"10.1177/0310057X231196912","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0310057X231196912","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There were 684 perioperative cardiac arrests reported to webAIRS between September 2009 and March 2022. The majority involved patients older than 60 years, classified as American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status 3 to 5, undergoing an emergency or major procedure. The most common precipitants included airway events, cardiovascular events, massive blood loss. medication issues, and sepsis. The highest mortality rate was 54% of the 46 cases in the miscellaneous category (this included 34 cases of severe sepsis, which had a mortality of 65%). This was followed by cardiovascular precipitants (<i>n</i> = 424) in which there were 147 deaths (35% mortality): these precipitants included blood loss (53%), embolism (61%) and myocardial infarction (70%). Airway and breathing events accounted for 25% and anaphylaxis 8%. A specialist anaesthetist attended the majority of these cardiac arrests. As webAIRS is a voluntary database, it is not possible to determine the incidence of perioperative cardiac arrest and only descriptive information on factors associated with cardiac arrest can be obtained. Nevertheless, the large number of reports includes a wide range of cases, precipitants, demographics and outcomes, providing ample opportunity to learn from these events. The data also provide rich scope for further research into further initiatives to prevent cardiac arrest in the perioperative period, and to improve outcomes, should a cardiac arrest occur.</p>","PeriodicalId":7746,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia and Intensive Care","volume":" ","pages":"375-390"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10604388/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41106839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Victoria A Eley, Martin D Culwick, Alicia T Dennis
{"title":"Analysis of anaesthesia incidents during caesarean section reported to webAIRS between 2009 and 2022.","authors":"Victoria A Eley, Martin D Culwick, Alicia T Dennis","doi":"10.1177/0310057X231196915","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0310057X231196915","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Anaesthesia for caesarean section occurs commonly and places specific demands on anaesthetists. We analysed 469 narratives concerning anaesthesia for caesarean section, entered by Australian and New Zealand anaesthetists into the webAIRS incident reporting system between 2009 and 2022. As expected, compared with the remaining 8978 database entries, the 469 incidents were more likely to be emergency cases (relative risk (RR) 1.95), more likely to occur between 18:00 and 22:00 hours (RR 1.81) and between 22:00 and 07:59 hours (RR 4.40) and more likely to be undertaken using neuraxial anaesthesia (RR 9.18). Most incidents involved more than one event. The most commonly reported incidents included intraoperative neuraxial anaesthesia complications (180, 38%), medication errors or issues (136, 29%), equipment issues (49, 10%), obstetric haemorrhage (38, 8%), maternal cardiac arrests (28, 6%), endotracheal tube issues (28, 6%) and neonatal resuscitation (24, 5%). Inadequate neuraxial block, reported in 95 incidents, was the most common intraoperative neuraxial complication. Allergic reactions, reported in 30 incidents, were the most common medication issue, followed by 17 associated with oxytocin and 16 syringe swaps. Thirty-eight reports included significant maternal haemorrhage, with eight of those incidents including maternal cardiac arrest. There was one maternal death and eight incidents with neonatal deaths reported, affecting nine neonates. Problems with intraoperative neuraxial anaesthesia were the most commonly reported events. Implementation of specific strategies are encouraged to enhance preparation for conversion to general anaesthesia and to mitigate medication errors, particularly those relating to oxytocic use and neuraxial anaesthesia medications.</p>","PeriodicalId":7746,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia and Intensive Care","volume":" ","pages":"391-399"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41092582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dr Lip Yong, Choo, Dr Nathan Peters, Dr Frances Williamson, Ms Michelle Bauer, Dr Peter Snelling, Prof Nicole Marsh, Ms Stacey Llewellyn, Dr Adam Stewart, Dr Patrick Harris, Claire Richard, Dr Chang Chuan, Melvin Lee, Dr Lalitha Manickam, Dr Suresh Paranjothy, Dr Swapna Thampi, AProf, Lian Kah Ti, Dr Emily Balmaks, Dr Richard Seglenieks, Dr Fumitaka Yanase, Dr Varun Peri, Dr Michael Jiang, Mr Qui, Rui Soh, Dr Shervin Tosif, Prof Rinaldo Bellomo, Professor Laurence Weinberg, Dr Darren Lowen, Dr Nicole Sheridan, Mark Tacey, Dr Russell Hodgson, F. McGain
{"title":"Selected prize abstracts from the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Annual Scientific Meeting and the Obstetric Anaesthesia SIG Satellite Meeting, May 2023, Sydney, Australia","authors":"Dr Lip Yong, Choo, Dr Nathan Peters, Dr Frances Williamson, Ms Michelle Bauer, Dr Peter Snelling, Prof Nicole Marsh, Ms Stacey Llewellyn, Dr Adam Stewart, Dr Patrick Harris, Claire Richard, Dr Chang Chuan, Melvin Lee, Dr Lalitha Manickam, Dr Suresh Paranjothy, Dr Swapna Thampi, AProf, Lian Kah Ti, Dr Emily Balmaks, Dr Richard Seglenieks, Dr Fumitaka Yanase, Dr Varun Peri, Dr Michael Jiang, Mr Qui, Rui Soh, Dr Shervin Tosif, Prof Rinaldo Bellomo, Professor Laurence Weinberg, Dr Darren Lowen, Dr Nicole Sheridan, Mark Tacey, Dr Russell Hodgson, F. McGain","doi":"10.1177/0310057X231202616","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0310057X231202616","url":null,"abstract":"Obesity during pregnancy is an evolving global epidemic associated with poor maternal and foetal outcomes. 1 This is a pilot audit at KEMH, WA’s maternity hospital, evaluating the anaesthetic practice involving parturients with BMI (cid:1) 50 kg/m 2 against institutional policy. The clinical standards measured are:","PeriodicalId":7746,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia and Intensive Care","volume":"22 1","pages":"1 - 15"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139328820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Edward Coxon, Daniel Winter, Fangbo Ge, Rebecca Hong, Anna Langford, Aihua Wu, Zoe Keon-Cohen, Heather Loane, Lorena Romano, Jane Banazak-Holl, Daryl Jones, Philip Cornish, Annie Cornish, South Australia, Christine Wood, Elizabeth Hall, Daniel Mattingley, Ross Kennedy, K. Huilgol, Michelle Cranna, Phillip Harford, Pamela Macintyre, Sarah Flint, R. V. Wijk, V. Thiruvenkatarajan, Catherine Kwak, Young Eun Koo, Matthew J Boyle, Nicholas J Lightfoot, Kerry Chen, Peter Forrest, Michelle Howe, Yee Chong, Justin Payne, Boris Waldman, Tara Lawson, Thomas Charles Lang, Shady Mikhail, Kimberley J. Davis, Natalie Smith
{"title":"Abstracts of the New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists and Australian Society of Anaesthetists Combined Scientific Congress, 21–24 October 2022, Wellington, New Zealand","authors":"Edward Coxon, Daniel Winter, Fangbo Ge, Rebecca Hong, Anna Langford, Aihua Wu, Zoe Keon-Cohen, Heather Loane, Lorena Romano, Jane Banazak-Holl, Daryl Jones, Philip Cornish, Annie Cornish, South Australia, Christine Wood, Elizabeth Hall, Daniel Mattingley, Ross Kennedy, K. Huilgol, Michelle Cranna, Phillip Harford, Pamela Macintyre, Sarah Flint, R. V. Wijk, V. Thiruvenkatarajan, Catherine Kwak, Young Eun Koo, Matthew J Boyle, Nicholas J Lightfoot, Kerry Chen, Peter Forrest, Michelle Howe, Yee Chong, Justin Payne, Boris Waldman, Tara Lawson, Thomas Charles Lang, Shady Mikhail, Kimberley J. Davis, Natalie Smith","doi":"10.1177/0310057X231204504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0310057X231204504","url":null,"abstract":"These abstracts are published as supplied and have not been subject to editorial review or significant correction. For some abstracts the figure(s) and/or table(s) were not able to be exported from the documents provided to the Journal and have therefore not been included. The content of some listed abstracts was missing entirely so these have been necessarily omitted from the publication.","PeriodicalId":7746,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia and Intensive Care","volume":"7 1","pages":"1 - 30"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139325085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shania Liu, Jennifer A Stevens, Ashleigh E Collins, Jed Duff, Joanna R Sutherland, Morgan D Oddie, Justine M Naylor, Asad E Patanwala, Benita M Suckling, Jonathan Penm
{"title":"Prevalence and predictors of opioid use before orthopaedic surgery in an Australian setting: A multicentre, cross-sectional, observational study.","authors":"Shania Liu, Jennifer A Stevens, Ashleigh E Collins, Jed Duff, Joanna R Sutherland, Morgan D Oddie, Justine M Naylor, Asad E Patanwala, Benita M Suckling, Jonathan Penm","doi":"10.1177/0310057X221147066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0310057X221147066","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Opioid analgesics are commonly used by patients awaiting orthopaedic surgery, and preoperative opioid use is associated with a greater burden of postoperative pain, suboptimal surgical outcomes and higher healthcare costs. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of total opioid use before elective orthopaedic surgery with a focus on regional and rural hospitals in New South Wales, Australia. This was a cross-sectional, observational study of patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery conducted between April 2017 and November 2019 across five hospitals that included a mix of metropolitan, regional, rural, private and public settings. Preoperative patient demographics, pain scores and analgesic use were collected during pre-admission clinic visits, held between two and six weeks before surgery. Of the 430 patients included, 229 (53.3%) were women and the mean age was 67.5 (standard deviation 10.1) years. The overall prevalence of total preoperative opioid use was 37.7% (162/430). Rates of preoperative opioid use ranged from 20.6% (13/63) at a metropolitan hospital to 48.8% (21/43) at an inner regional hospital. Multivariable logistic regression showed that the inner regional setting was a significant predictor of opioid use before orthopaedic surgery (adjusted odds ratio 2.6; 95% confidence interval 1.0 to 6.7) after adjusting for covariates. Opioid use prior to orthopaedic surgery is common and appears to vary by geographical location.</p>","PeriodicalId":7746,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia and Intensive Care","volume":"51 5","pages":"331-339"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10196173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}