AnesthesiologyPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2025-02-05DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005406
Brittani Bungart, Lana Joudeh, Eric S Schwenk, Christopher Chiang, Michael R Fettiplace
{"title":"Comparative Methods to Predict Redosing of Bupivacaine and Ropivacaine in Truncal Catheters.","authors":"Brittani Bungart, Lana Joudeh, Eric S Schwenk, Christopher Chiang, Michael R Fettiplace","doi":"10.1097/ALN.0000000000005406","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ALN.0000000000005406","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Despite the frequent use of ropivacaine and bupivacaine, there is limited guidance on redosing of these medications after an initial bolus. Intermittent redosing is a clinical practice in the setting of nerve catheters, often utilizing large doses. Comparatively, theoretical elimination rates are available from pharmacokinetic studies, providing estimates on total body content of these drugs. The authors hypothesized that published redosing of bupivacaine and ropivacaine in clinical literature comported with safe elimination of the drugs based on pharmacokinetic studies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Clinical redosing of bupivacaine and ropivacaine were identified from previously published articles that used intermittent bolus dosing into the transversus abdominis plane and paravertebral space. The dosing data were fit to an exponential curve using least squares regression and 1/Y 2 weighting with the equation: Y = Y M - (Y M - Y 0 ) * e -k * x , where YM is the maximal dose (175 mg for bupivacaine, 210 mg for ropivacaine), Y0 is the dose at time zero, k is the elimination constant, and x is time. Both minimal ( i.e. , slowest) and average pharmacokinetic elimination constants for ropivacaine and bupivacaine were identified in the published literature. Clinical redosing was compared with pharmacokinetic elimination.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The maximal pharmacokinetic half-lives of bupivacaine and ropivacaine were 603 min (range, 154 to 2,970 min; N = 49) and 528 min (range, 204 to 3,276 min; N = 39), respectively. Clinically reported redosing of bupivacaine fit to an exponential curve with k bupi(clinical) = 0.077 h -1 , representing the 53.5th percentile of extracted pharmacokinetic minimal elimination constants. Clinically reported redosing of ropivacaine fit to a curve with k ropi(clinical) = 0.083 h -1 consistent with the 52nd percentile of minimal pharmacokinetic elimination constants.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Clinically reported redosing of bupivacaine and ropivacaine in the published literature reflect the slowest pharmacokinetic elimination based on human studies. The combined data without evidence of toxicity permit the authors to make practical recommendations about safe redosing of these agents.</p>","PeriodicalId":7970,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesiology","volume":" ","pages":"885-895"},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11974616/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143188097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cytokine Hemoadsorption versus Standard Care in Cardiac Surgery Using the Oxiris Membrane: The OXICARD Single-center Randomized Trial.","authors":"Osama Abou-Arab, Pierre Huette, Azrat Ibrahima, Christophe Beyls, Guillaume Bayart, Mathieu Guilbart, Adrien Coupez, Youssef Bennis, Aurélie Navarre, Gaelle Lenglet, Roman Béal, Gilles Touati, Thierry Caus, Stéphane Bar, Estelle Josse, Maxime Nguyen, Hervé Dupont, Brigitte Gubler, Saïd Kamel, Momar Diouf, Yazine Mahjoub","doi":"10.1097/ALN.0000000000005376","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ALN.0000000000005376","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cardiac surgery can lead to dysregulation with a proinflammatory state, resulting in adverse outcomes. Hemadsorption using the AN-69 membrane (Oxiris membrane, Baxter, USA) has the properties to chelate inflammatory cytokines. The authors hypothesized that in patients at high risk of inflammation, the use of the Oxiris membrane could decrease inflammation, preserve endothelial function, and improve postoperative outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The authors conducted a randomized single-center study at Amiens University Hospital (Amiens, France). The study population consisted of adult patients admitted for scheduled cardiac surgery with an expected cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) time greater than 90 min. The patients were allocated to either the standard group or the Oxiris group. The intervention consisted of using the Oxiris membrane on a Prismaflex device (Baxter, USA) at a blood flow rate of 450 ml/min during CPB. The primary outcome was the assessment of microcirculation on day 1 after surgery by measuring sublingual microcirculation using the microvascular flow index. Microvascular flow index reflects the microcirculation flow type and is graded from 0 to 3 as follows: 0, no flow; 1, intermittent flow; 2, sluggish flow; 3, continuous flow. The secondary outcome was a composite adverse outcome within 30 days after surgery. Cytokines and endothelial biomarkers were measured in all patients at different time points. An intention-to-treat analysis was performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From October 2019 to November 2022, the study included 70 patients. Two patients were excluded from the Oxiris group: one patient did not undergo surgery, and one procedure was performed under deep hypothermia. The microvascular flow index did not differ between groups on day 1 from baseline: difference (95% CI) Oxiris minus standard at -0.17 (-0.44 to 0.10); P = 0.2. The occurrence of a composite adverse outcome did not significantly differ between groups (14 [42%] for the Oxiris group vs. 12 [35%] for the standard group; P = 0.7). The overall variation in cytokines and angiopoietins did not significantly differ between groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In patients scheduled for a cardiac surgery with prolonged CPB, the authors could not demonstrate the benefit on microcirculation and major cardiovascular events.</p>","PeriodicalId":7970,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesiology","volume":" ","pages":"874-884"},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11974623/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143021883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AnesthesiologyPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2025-04-08DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005341
Matthew B Allen
{"title":"Reviewing DNR Guidelines at a Time of Transition: Reply.","authors":"Matthew B Allen","doi":"10.1097/ALN.0000000000005341","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000005341","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7970,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesiology","volume":"142 5","pages":"955-956"},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143802362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AnesthesiologyPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2025-03-10DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005378
Yuriy S Bronshteyn, Diana Hsu, Ashley Vincent, Sophia Dunworth
{"title":"Discordance between Chest Radiography and Lung Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Intraoperative Hypoxemia.","authors":"Yuriy S Bronshteyn, Diana Hsu, Ashley Vincent, Sophia Dunworth","doi":"10.1097/ALN.0000000000005378","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ALN.0000000000005378","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7970,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesiology","volume":" ","pages":"916-917"},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143584390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AnesthesiologyPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2025-04-08DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005340
Preeti R John, Robert D Truog
{"title":"Reviewing DNR Guidelines at a Time of Transition: Comment.","authors":"Preeti R John, Robert D Truog","doi":"10.1097/ALN.0000000000005340","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000005340","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7970,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesiology","volume":"142 5","pages":"954-955"},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143802361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AnesthesiologyPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2025-04-08DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005410
Stefanie Nothofer, Michael Haselbeck-Koebler, Markus Zeitlinger, Christoph Dorn, David Petroff, Hermann Wrigge, Christian Dumps, Axel R Heller, Philipp Simon
{"title":"Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis Dosing in Adult Patients with Obesity: A Comprehensive Review of Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Data.","authors":"Stefanie Nothofer, Michael Haselbeck-Koebler, Markus Zeitlinger, Christoph Dorn, David Petroff, Hermann Wrigge, Christian Dumps, Axel R Heller, Philipp Simon","doi":"10.1097/ALN.0000000000005410","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ALN.0000000000005410","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis is an important measure to prevent postoperative surgical site infections. Current guideline recommendations do not treat obesity specifically, although it can affect pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. The objective of this review was to synthesize current evidence on the need for obesity-related dosing adjustments in surgical antibiotic prophylaxis. MEDLINE and Cochrane Library were searched for studies investigating antibiotic prophylaxis dosing in surgical patients with obesity. Outcomes of interest were pharmacokinetic parameters such as plasma and interstitial fluid concentrations, area under the concentration time curve in plasma and in interstitial fluid, and other pharmacokinetic measures. Thirty studies investigating cefazolin, cefoxitin, cefuroxime, piperacillin/tazobactam, meropenem, ertapenem, metronidazole, vancomycin, ciprofloxacin, and gentamicin were included in this analysis. Except for metronidazole, cefoxitin, and gentamicin, there is currently no evidence suggesting the need for dosing adjustments.</p>","PeriodicalId":7970,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesiology","volume":"142 5","pages":"929-948"},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143802365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Somatostatin-expressing Neurons in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex Promote Sevoflurane Anesthesia in Mice.","authors":"Aichen Tang, Mao Xu, Xizu Chen, Juan Liu, Jiamin Wang, Ying Wang, Shuang Cai, Yue Shu, Danxu Zheng, Tian Yu, Yuan Wang, Tianyuan Luo, Shouyang Yu","doi":"10.1097/ALN.0000000000005394","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ALN.0000000000005394","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The medial prefrontal cortex plays a crucial role in regulating consciousness. However, the specific functions of its excitatory and inhibitory networks during anesthesia remain uncertain. Here, the authors explored the hypothesis that somatostatin interneurons in the medial prefrontal cortex enhance the effects of sevoflurane anesthesia by increasing γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transmission to pyramidal neurons.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Electroencephalography was utilized to reflect the depth of anesthesia. Immunostaining and fiber photometry were employed to assess neuronal activities and GABA delivery. The regulation of neuronal activity was achieved by chemogenetics and optogenetics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The expression of c-Fos was increased in somatostatin neurons of the medial prefrontal cortex during sevoflurane anesthesia (air vs. sevoflurane: 26.4 ± 6.5% vs. 48 ± 6.2%; P = 0.0007; n = 5 mice). Chemogenetic inhibition or activation of somatostatin neurons in the medial prefrontal cortex reduced (from 84 ± 24 s to 51 ± 18 s; P = 0.008; n = 7 mice) or prolonged (from 97 ± 31 s to 140 ± 30 s; P = 0.006; n = 7 mice) the sevoflurane anesthesia recovery time. Increased GABA input to pyramidal neurons in the medial prefrontal cortex precedes sevoflurane-induced loss of consciousness (baseline vs . pre-loss of the righting reflex: from 0.46 ± 0.57% to 2.25 ± 1.42%; P = 0.031; n = 10 mice). Activation of somatostatin neurons in the medial prefrontal cortex leads to a significant reduction in calcium signals within local pyramidal neurons (baseline vs . 20 Hz stimulation: from -0.14 ± 0.52% to -10.08 ± 4.44%; P = 0.002; n = 10 mice). Additionally,GABA input on pyramidal neurons increased (baseline vs . 20 Hz stimulation: from -0.001 ± 0.001% to 0.28 ± 0.03%; P = 0.002; n = 7 mice) in a time-locked manner. Chemogenetic inhibition of pyramidal neurons prolonged the recovery from sevoflurane anesthesia in mice (from 101 ± 46 s to 136 ± 54 s; P = 0.017; n = 19 mice).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Cortical somatostatin neurons may inhibit local pyramidal neurons by enhancing GABA transmission, which increases the effectiveness of sevoflurane anesthesia.</p>","PeriodicalId":7970,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesiology","volume":" ","pages":"844-862"},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143051401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AnesthesiologyPub Date : 2025-04-21DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000005531
Jiafa Zeng,Nikola Stankovic,Kapil Dev Singh,Regula Steiner,Urs Frey,Thomas Erb,Pablo Sinues
{"title":"Breath Analysis of Propofol and Associated Metabolic Signatures: A Pilot Study Using Secondary Electrospray Ionization High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry.","authors":"Jiafa Zeng,Nikola Stankovic,Kapil Dev Singh,Regula Steiner,Urs Frey,Thomas Erb,Pablo Sinues","doi":"10.1097/aln.0000000000005531","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/aln.0000000000005531","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUNDPropofol is a widely used anesthetic for total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA). Though generally safe, rare but serious complications can occur in vulnerable groups, such as critically ill patients and children. Clinicians often rely on surrogate measures (e.g., predicted effect-site concentrations or bispectral index), yet more direct indicators of anesthetic exposure and metabolic stress would be valuable. We hypothesized that pharmacometabolomics via breath analysis could yield real-time insights into propofol concentrations as well as accompanying metabolic responses to surgery.METHODSIn this pilot, 10 pediatric patients (median age 5.9 years; interquartile range 4.3-6.6) undergoing propofol anesthesia contributed 47 breath samples (10 pre-induction, 37 post-induction) and 37 blood samples. All samples were analyzed by high-resolution mass spectrometry. Linear mixed-effects models examined associations between exhaled compounds and serum propofol concentrations while accounting for repeated measures in individual patients. Volcano plots were used to identify differential changes in metabolites following propofol induction.RESULTSPropofol, its metabolites, and endogenous metabolites were readily detected in exhaled breath, demonstrating strong correlations with serum propofol concentrations (R² ≥ 0.65; adjusted p < 0.001). Differential analysis showed significant upregulation of endogenous fatty aldehydes (log₂[post/pre] ≥ 1; adjusted p ≤ 0.05), suggestive of lipid peroxidation and oxidative stress. Exogenous compounds, including benzene and phenols, were also observed, reflecting propofol metabolism in vivo.CONCLUSIONSThis pilot study highlights a robust breath-serum relationship for propofol and reveals surgery-associated shifts in metabolic pathways, including evidence of oxidative stress. These findings underscore the feasibility of exhaled-breath pharmacometabolomics for individualized anesthetic care. Further validation in larger cohorts is warranted to confirm clinical utility and to determine whether real-time breath analysis could ultimately serve as a useful adjunct for guiding anesthetic management and monitoring perioperative metabolic responses.","PeriodicalId":7970,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesiology","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143861981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}