Michał Pasternak, Wojciech Szczeklik, Szymon Białka, Paweł Andruszkiewicz, Marta Szczukocka, Aleksandra Pawlak, Elżbieta Rypulak, Dawid Pytliński, Michał Borys, Mirosław Czuczwar
{"title":"Remote, automatic, digital preanesthetic evaluation - are we there yet?","authors":"Michał Pasternak, Wojciech Szczeklik, Szymon Białka, Paweł Andruszkiewicz, Marta Szczukocka, Aleksandra Pawlak, Elżbieta Rypulak, Dawid Pytliński, Michał Borys, Mirosław Czuczwar","doi":"10.5114/ait.2024.138959","DOIUrl":"10.5114/ait.2024.138959","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recent years have witnessed multiple advancements in the field of information technology in medicine. The need to ensure patient and doctor safety during COVID-19 resulted in improved telemedicine adaptation across various fields, including anaesthesiology. In this review, the authors examine the current state of the elements of preanesthetic evaluation and their remote execution using current and future telemedical facilities and technologies, as well as the potential of future advancements in this field.</p>","PeriodicalId":7750,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesiology intensive therapy","volume":"56 2","pages":"91-97"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11284583/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142016142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Superior trunk versus interscalene brachial plexus block in humerus surgery: a randomised controlled trial.","authors":"Chandni Sinha, Poonam Kumari, Ajeet Kumar, Amarjeet Kumar, Abhyuday Kumar, Ditipriya Bhar, Arun S K, Chethan Vamshi","doi":"10.5114/ait.2024.142772","DOIUrl":"10.5114/ait.2024.142772","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Ultrasound (US)-guided interscalene (IS) block is a commonly performed block for shoulder and humerus surgery. Though it provides excellent analgesia, it is associated with hemidiaphragmatic paralysis and dyspnoea. Superior trunk (ST) block has been described, wherein the local anaesthetic is deposited around the ST block (formed by fusion of C5 and C6 nerve roots). This study aimed to determine whether ST block provides similar analgesic efficacy with lower incidence of diaphragmatic paresis in patients undergoing proximal humerus surgery.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>A total of 62 patients scheduled to undergo unilateral internal fixation (plating) for proximal or mid shaft humerus fracture were randomised to 2 groups. Patients in group I received US-guided ST block while those in group II received US-guided IS block. Both groups received 15 mL of 0.5% bupivacaine. Diaphragmatic excursion was noted at baseline and after 30 minutes after the block. Postoperatively, the numerical rating scale score and requirement of opioids were documented.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The incidence of complete/incomplete paresis was statistically significantly lower in the ST group. Thirty eight percent of the patients (11) had complete paresis in the IS group, compared to none in the ST group. Partial paresis was observed in 62% of patients in the IS block group and 19% in the ST block group ( P < 0.001). The percentage reduction of movement was significantly higher in the IS group vs. the ST group ( P < 0.001). There was no difference in pain scores or the amount of opioid consumption between groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>ST block provides similar analgesia to IS block for proximal/mid humerus surgery with better preservation of diaphragmatic function. This could be a viable alternative in patients with compromised respiratory functions scheduled for such surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":7750,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesiology intensive therapy","volume":"56 3","pages":"194-198"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11484482/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142492969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dorota Studzińska, Izabela Pabjańczyk, Kamil Polok, Wojciech Szczeklik
{"title":"Perioperative utilization of tranexamic acid in total knee and hip arthroplasty procedures in Poland - a survey-based study.","authors":"Dorota Studzińska, Izabela Pabjańczyk, Kamil Polok, Wojciech Szczeklik","doi":"10.5114/ait.2024.142670","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/ait.2024.142670","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7750,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesiology intensive therapy","volume":"56 3","pages":"206-207"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11483272/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142493067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Juan Camilo Segura-Salguero, Jonathan Yeung, Lorena Díaz-Bohada, Ludwik Fedorko, Marcin Wąsowicz
{"title":"Distal central airway obstruction: should preemptive extracorporeal membrane oxygenation be the standard of care?","authors":"Juan Camilo Segura-Salguero, Jonathan Yeung, Lorena Díaz-Bohada, Ludwik Fedorko, Marcin Wąsowicz","doi":"10.5114/ait.2024.145409","DOIUrl":"10.5114/ait.2024.145409","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7750,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesiology intensive therapy","volume":"56 4","pages":"252-255"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11736905/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143363303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marco Giudice, Riccardo Pulitanò, Enrico Di Sabatino, Francesca La Verde
{"title":"Is locoregional anesthesia for hip fracture a valid third option for high-risk patients?","authors":"Marco Giudice, Riccardo Pulitanò, Enrico Di Sabatino, Francesca La Verde","doi":"10.5114/ait.2024.146746","DOIUrl":"10.5114/ait.2024.146746","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7750,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesiology intensive therapy","volume":"56 5","pages":"325-326"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11781303/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143363417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Akiva Nachshon, Shimon Firman, Baruch Mark Batzofin, Bala Miklosh, Peter Vernon van Heerden
{"title":"Can't intubate, can't oxygenate? What is the preferred surgical strategy? A retrospective analysis.","authors":"Akiva Nachshon, Shimon Firman, Baruch Mark Batzofin, Bala Miklosh, Peter Vernon van Heerden","doi":"10.5114/ait.2024.138437","DOIUrl":"10.5114/ait.2024.138437","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Cricothyrotomy (CTM) is currently recommended as the preferred method due to its ease, speed, and safety in life-threatening airway emergencies where standard tracheal intubation and mask ventilation fail.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>This retrospective study analyzed 33 cases of \"can't intubate, can't oxygenate or ventilate\" (CICOV): 12 of percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) and 21 of CTM. The CTM group was younger (median age 44) and mainly consisted of trauma patients. The PDT group was more diverse and procedures were performed by anesthesia and critical care consultants.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Initial success rates were 100% for PDT (12/12) and 86% for CTM (18/21), with one conversion from CTM to PDT. No perioperative complications occurred in the PDT group, while the CTM group experienced two cases of false tracts requiring re-do and three cases of bleeding. Immediate mortality within 24 hours was reported in 5/19 CTM patients and none in the PDT group. Successful liberation from mechanical ventilation at hospital discharge was achieved in 6/12 PDT patients and 11/21 CTM patients. Among the 21 CTM cases, all 16 survivors underwent subsequent tracheostomy. Tracheal decannulation occurred in 4/12 PDT patients and 10/21 CTM patients. Favorable immediate neurological outcomes (GCS ≥ 11T) were observed in 8/12 PDT patients and 8/21 CTM patients, while 3 PDT patients remained anesthetized until death and 7 CTM patients died within the first 72 hours without recovery attempts.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In experienced hands, PDT could be a legitimate clinical option for the surgical airway in cases of CICOV. CTM may be more suitable for practitioners who encounter CICOV infrequently.</p>","PeriodicalId":7750,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesiology intensive therapy","volume":"56 1","pages":"37-46"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11022633/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140915652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Anesthetic management in a patient with glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase deficiency undergoing adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy: a case report.","authors":"Denada Haka, Begüm Nemika Gökdemir, Nedim Çekmen","doi":"10.5114/ait.2024.142679","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/ait.2024.142679","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7750,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesiology intensive therapy","volume":"56 3","pages":"212-214"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11483271/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142493062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maja Magdalena Copik, Dominika Sadowska, Jacek Smereka, Damian Czyzewski, Hanna Dorota Misiołek, Szymon Białka
{"title":"Assessment of feasibility of opioid-free anesthesia combined with preoperative thoracic paravertebral block and postoperative intravenous patient-controlled analgesia oxycodone with non-opioid analgesics in the perioperative anesthetic management for video-assisted thoracic surgery.","authors":"Maja Magdalena Copik, Dominika Sadowska, Jacek Smereka, Damian Czyzewski, Hanna Dorota Misiołek, Szymon Białka","doi":"10.5114/ait.2024.141279","DOIUrl":"10.5114/ait.2024.141279","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study, conducted between December 2015 and March 2018 at a single university hospital, explored the feasibility and safety of opioid-free anesthesia combined with preoperative thoracic paravertebral block (ThPVB) for patients undergoing elective video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). The aim was to assess the impact of this approach on postoperative pain levels and opioid consumption.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Sixty-four patients scheduled for elective VATS were randomly assigned to either the intervention group, receiving opioid-free anesthesia with ThPVB, or the control group, managed with standard general anesthesia. Postoperatively, both groups received oxycodone patient-controlled analgesia along with non-opioid analgesics. Pain intensity was measured using the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NRS) and Prince Henry Hospital Pain Score (PHHPS). The total dose of postoperative oxycodone and the occurrence of opioid-related adverse events were recorded during the 24-hour follow-up period.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients in the intervention group showed significantly lower pain levels at 20 and 24 hours post-procedure ( P = 0.015, P = 0.021, respectively) compared to the control group. Notably, oxycodone consumption at 24 hours was significantly higher in the control group ( p < 0.0001). No serious adverse events were observed during the study period.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study demonstrates the feasibility and safety of opioid-free anesthesia combined with ThPVB for elective VATS. The approach significantly reduces postoperative pain and the need for opioids, supporting its potential as an effective and balanced perioperative anesthetic strategy.</p>","PeriodicalId":7750,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesiology intensive therapy","volume":"56 2","pages":"98-107"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11284581/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142016111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}