AnesthesiologyPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2025-02-11DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005322
Amr Abouleish, Mary Dale Peterson, Maxime Cannesson, Oluwaseun Akeju, James P Rathmell, Daniel J Cole
{"title":"Anesthesia Workforce Supply and Demand Imbalance: Reply.","authors":"Amr Abouleish, Mary Dale Peterson, Maxime Cannesson, Oluwaseun Akeju, James P Rathmell, Daniel J Cole","doi":"10.1097/ALN.0000000000005322","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ALN.0000000000005322","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7970,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesiology","volume":"142 3","pages":"581-582"},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143389868","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 : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2025-02-11DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005266
Qingyu Shi, Chong Chen, Lina Yu, Min Yan
{"title":"Do Not Miss the Critical Window during Esophagogastroduodenoscopy.","authors":"Qingyu Shi, Chong Chen, Lina Yu, Min Yan","doi":"10.1097/ALN.0000000000005266","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ALN.0000000000005266","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7970,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesiology","volume":"142 3","pages":"546-547"},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143389879","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 : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2025-02-11DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005371
Sasa Rajsic, Holly B Ende, Jonathan P Wanderer
{"title":"Covert Operation: On the Hunt for Periop Stroke.","authors":"Sasa Rajsic, Holly B Ende, Jonathan P Wanderer","doi":"10.1097/ALN.0000000000005371","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ALN.0000000000005371","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7970,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesiology","volume":"142 3","pages":"A16"},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143389877","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 : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2025-02-11DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005352
Jacob C Jackson, Kay See Tan, Alessia Pedoto, Bernard J Park, Valerie W Rusch, David R Jones, Hao Zhang, Dawn Desiderio, Gregory W Fischer, David Amar
{"title":"Effects of Serratus Anterior Plane Block on Early Recovery from Thoracoscopic Lung Resection: A Randomized, Blinded, Placebo-controlled Trial: Erratum.","authors":"Jacob C Jackson, Kay See Tan, Alessia Pedoto, Bernard J Park, Valerie W Rusch, David R Jones, Hao Zhang, Dawn Desiderio, Gregory W Fischer, David Amar","doi":"10.1097/ALN.0000000000005352","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ALN.0000000000005352","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7970,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesiology","volume":"142 3","pages":"588"},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143389880","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 : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-10-21DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005267
Mathieu Capdevila, Audrey De Jong, Fouad Belafia, Aurelie Vonarb, Julie Carr, Nicolas Molinari, Olivier Choquet, Xavier Capdevila, Samir Jaber
{"title":"Ultrasound-guided Transcutaneous Phrenic Nerve Stimulation in Critically Ill Patients: A New Method to Evaluate Diaphragmatic Function.","authors":"Mathieu Capdevila, Audrey De Jong, Fouad Belafia, Aurelie Vonarb, Julie Carr, Nicolas Molinari, Olivier Choquet, Xavier Capdevila, Samir Jaber","doi":"10.1097/ALN.0000000000005267","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ALN.0000000000005267","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Diaphragm dysfunction is common in intensive care unit and associated with weaning failure and mortality. The diagnosis gold standard is the transdiaphragmatic or tracheal pressure induced by magnetic phrenic nerve stimulation. However, the equipment is not commonly available and requires specific technical skills. This study aimed to evaluate ultrasound-guided transcutaneous phrenic nerve stimulation for daily bedside assessment of diaphragm function by targeted electrical phrenic nerve stimulation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This randomized crossover study compared a new method of ultrasound-guided transcutaneous electrical phrenic nerve stimulation (SONOTEPS) using a peripheral nerve stimulator, with magnetic phrenic nerve stimulation. Intensive care unit adult patients under mechanical ventilation with a Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale score of -4 or -5 were included. Each patient received the two methods of stimulation, in a randomized order. The primary outcome was the tracheal pressure induced by stimulation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This study analyzed 232 measures of tracheal pressure from 116 patients, of whom 77 presented diaphragm dysfunction (tracheal pressure less than 11 cm H 2 O) and 50 presented severe diaphragm dysfunction (tracheal pressure less than 8 cm H 2 O). The Passing-Bablok regression showed no significant differences (intercept A of -0.03 [95% CI, -0.83 to 0.52] and slope B of 0.98 [95% CI, 0.90 to 1.05]) between the SONOTEPS method and magnetic stimulation, which were positively correlated ( R ² = 0.639). The mean bias was -1.08 (95% CI, 5.02 to -7.18) cm H 2 O. The receiver operating curves showed an excellent performance for the diagnosis of diaphragm dysfunction and severe diaphragm dysfunction with areas under the curve of 0.90 (95% CI, 0.83 to 0.97) and 0.88 (95% CI, 0.82 to 0.95), respectively. This performance was not significantly affected by the body mass index or the presence of a neck catheter.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The SONOTEPS method is a simple and accurate tool for bedside assessment of diaphragm function with ultrasound-guided transcutaneous phrenic nerve stimulation in sedated patients with no or minimal spontaneous respiratory activity.</p>","PeriodicalId":7970,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesiology","volume":" ","pages":"522-531"},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142456488","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":"Predictive Value of a Novel Frailty Index for Cardiovascular Outcomes After Major Noncardiac Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study.","authors":"Yi-Shan Xie, Shao-Hui Lei, Shi-Kun Wen, Jia-Qi Wang, Ya Zhang, Jia-Ming Liu, Wen-Chi Luo, Zhen-Lue Li, Huan-Chuan Peng, Ke-Xuan Liu, Bing-Cheng Zhao","doi":"10.1097/ALN.0000000000005426","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000005426","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Older patients undergoing noncardiac surgery are at risk of postoperative cardiovascular events. Accurate cardiovascular risk assessment is important for informed decision-making.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This prospective cohort study enrolled older patients undergoing elective major noncardiac surgery. A frailty index based on preoperative geriatric assessments (FI-PGA) was constructed using 32 health-related parameters. The primary outcome was the occurrence of any cardiovascular events within 30 days after surgery. The associations between the FI-PGA and outcomes were assessed using logistic regression models. The added predictive value was evaluated by comparing nested models using improvement in model fit, fraction of new predictive information, net reclassification improvement, and decision curve analysis. The predictive performance of the Clinical Frailty Scale was also evaluated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 1808 patients were included, with 316 (17.5%) patients experiencing the primary outcome. The FI-PGA was associated with increased odds of the primary outcome after adjustment for clinical predictors (odds ratio 1.56, 95% CI 1.33-1.82 per 0.1-point increment), and clinical predictors plus preoperative N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (odds ratio 1.37, 95% CI 1.16-1.61 per 0.1-point increment). Integration of the FI-PGA in prediction models significantly improved model fit and provided new predictive information. Net reclassification improvement analysis showed that adding the FI-PGA to risk models improved risk estimation for patients who did not develop postoperative cardiovascular events, but did not improve risk estimation for those who experienced events. Decision curves showed the models containing the FI-PGA achieved higher net benefit. Improved model performance was also observed when the Clinical Frailty Scale was used for frailty assessment, although the added predictive values appeared lower.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A frailty index derived from preoperative multidimensional geriatric assessment can improve cardiovascular risk prediction before noncardiac surgery, primarily by improving risk estimation for patients who will not develop postoperative cardiovascular events.</p>","PeriodicalId":7970,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143490543","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}