Ryan W Haines, Anders Granholm, Zudin Puthucheary, Andrew G Day, Danielle E Bear, John R Prowle, Daren K Heyland
{"title":"The effect of high protein dosing in critically ill patients: an exploratory, secondary Bayesian analyses of the EFFORT Protein trial.","authors":"Ryan W Haines, Anders Granholm, Zudin Puthucheary, Andrew G Day, Danielle E Bear, John R Prowle, Daren K Heyland","doi":"10.1016/j.bja.2024.08.033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.08.033","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The EFFORT Protein trial assessed the effect of high vs usual dosing of protein in adult ICU patients with organ failure. This study provides a probabilistic interpretation and evaluates heterogeneity in treatment effects (HTE).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analysed 60-day all-cause mortality and time to discharge alive from hospital using Bayesian models with weakly informative priors. HTE on mortality was assessed according to disease severity (Sequential Organ Failure Assessment [SOFA] score), acute kidney injury, and serum creatinine values at baseline.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The absolute difference in mortality was 2.5% points (95% credible interval -6.9 to 12.4), with a 72% posterior probability of harm associated with high protein treatment. For time to discharge alive from hospital, the hazard ratio was 0.91 (95% credible interval 0.80 to 1.04) with a 92% probability of harm for the high-dose protein group compared with the usual-dose protein group. There were 97% and 95% probabilities of positive interactions between the high protein intervention and serum creatinine and SOFA score at randomisation, respectively. Specifically, there was a potentially relatively higher mortality of high protein doses with higher baseline serum creatinine or SOFA scores.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We found moderate to high probabilities of harm with high protein doses compared with usual protein in ICU patients for the primary and secondary outcomes. We found suggestions of heterogeneity in treatment effects with worse outcomes in participants randomised to high protein doses with renal dysfunction or acute kidney injury and greater illness severity at baseline.</p>","PeriodicalId":9250,"journal":{"name":"British journal of anaesthesia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142495479","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":"Perioperative paediatric patient blood management: a narrative review.","authors":"Susan M Goobie, David Faraoni","doi":"10.1016/j.bja.2024.08.034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.08.034","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Patient blood management (PBM) encompasses implementing multimodal evidence-based strategies to screen, diagnose, and properly treat anaemia and coagulopathies using goal-directed therapy while minimising bleeding. The aim of PBM is to improve clinical care and patient outcomes while managing patients with potential or ongoing critical anaemia, clinically significant bleeding, and coagulopathies. The focus of PBM is patient-centred rather than transfusion-centred. Multimodal PBM strategies are now recommended by international organisations, including the World Health Organization, as a new standard of care and a proven means to safely and effectively manage anaemia and blood loss while minimising unnecessary blood transfusion. Compared with adult PBM, paediatric PBM is currently not routinely accepted as a standard of care. This is partly because of the paucity of robust data on paediatric patient PBM. Managing paediatric bleeding and blood product transfusion presents unique challenges. Neonates, infants, children, and adolescents each have specific considerations based on age, weight, physiology, and pharmacology. This narrative review covers the latest updates for PBM in paediatric surgical populations including the benefits and principles of paediatric PBM, current expert consensus guidelines, and important universal multimodal therapeutic strategies emphasising clinical management of the anaemic, bleeding, or coagulopathic paediatric patient in the perioperative period. Practical paediatric rules for PBM in the perioperative period are highlighted, with review of specific PBM strategies including treatment of preoperative anaemia, restrictive transfusion thresholds, antifibrinolytic agents, cell salvage, standardised transfusion algorithms, and goal-directed therapy based on point-of-care and viscoelastic testing.</p>","PeriodicalId":9250,"journal":{"name":"British journal of anaesthesia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142495477","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":"Efficacy of high-flow nasal cannula in improving the view of the glottis during flexible bronchoscopy for tracheal intubation.","authors":"Ryosuke Osawa,Takashi Asai,Yasuhisa Okuda","doi":"10.1016/j.bja.2024.08.036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.08.036","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUNDFlexible bronchoscopy for tracheal intubation is indicated in patients with difficult airways, but the upper airway is frequently obstructed in sedated or anaesthetised apnoeic patients. This makes it more difficult to locate the glottis through bronchoscopy, and increases the risk of hypoxaemia. Nasal high-flow oxygenation is useful to prevent hypoxaemia during airway management, but no studies have assessed if this method of oxygenation improves the bronchoscopic view of the glottis by preventing upper airway obstruction.METHODSAs a crossover design, we studied 20 anaesthetised apnoeic patients to assess if nasal high-flow oxygenation (60 L min-1) improves the view of the glottis during attempts at bronchoscopic intubation by widening the pharyngeal space.RESULTSThe pharyngeal space was wider with nasal high-flow oxygenation than without in 19 of 20 patients (95%; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 85-100%; P<0.0001), and bronchoscopic view of the glottis was better with high-flow oxygenation than without in 17 of 20 patients (85%; 95% CI: 69-100%, P<0.0001). The flexible bronchoscope was easily inserted into the trachea in all patients, and no complications including hypoxaemia were observed.CONCLUSIONSNasal high-flow oxygenation facilitates flexible bronchoscopy for tracheal intubation by widening the pharyngeal space and by improving the view of the glottis through the bronchoscope. Therefore, use of nasal high-flow oxygenation is useful in patients with difficult airways in whom flexible bronchoscopy for tracheal intubation is indicated.","PeriodicalId":9250,"journal":{"name":"British journal of anaesthesia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142490505","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}
Brendan E Morgan,Adam Mossenson,Ravi Ram Shrestha,Mohamed Elaibaid,Patricia Livingston
{"title":"Simulation-based learning for anaesthesia trainees in low-resource settings: the Vital Anaesthesia Simulation Training (VAST) Foundation Year.","authors":"Brendan E Morgan,Adam Mossenson,Ravi Ram Shrestha,Mohamed Elaibaid,Patricia Livingston","doi":"10.1016/j.bja.2024.09.016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.09.016","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9250,"journal":{"name":"British journal of anaesthesia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142490425","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}
Eli Aminpour, Katherine J Holzer, Madelyn Frumkin, Thomas L Rodebaugh, Caroline Jones, Simon Haroutounian, Bradley A Fritz
{"title":"Preoperative predictors of acute postoperative anxiety and depression using ecological momentary assessments: a secondary analysis of a single-centre prospective observational study.","authors":"Eli Aminpour, Katherine J Holzer, Madelyn Frumkin, Thomas L Rodebaugh, Caroline Jones, Simon Haroutounian, Bradley A Fritz","doi":"10.1016/j.bja.2024.08.035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.08.035","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Postoperative anxiety and depression can negatively affect surgical outcomes and patient wellbeing. This study aimed to quantify the incidence of postoperative worsening anxiety and depression symptoms and to identify preoperative predictors of these conditions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This prospective, observational cohort study included 1168 patients undergoing surgery lasting >1 h with overnight admission at a university-affiliated quaternary referral centre. Postoperative anxiety and depression symptoms were measured using standardised, thrice-daily ecological momentary assessments (EMAs) for 30 days. Co-primary outcomes were worsening anxiety and depression symptoms, each defined as a slope >0 when EMA was modelled as a linear function of time. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to identify independent preoperative predictors of each outcome.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Postoperative worsening anxiety occurred in 60 patients (5%), and postoperative worsening depression occurred in 86 patients (7%). Predictors of postoperative worsening of anxiety symptoms included preoperative Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) anxiety symptoms (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 2.48, 95% credible interval [CI] 1.29-4.79, for mild symptoms; aOR 2.22, 95% CI 1.10-4.51, for moderate to severe symptoms), and preoperative pain (aOR 3.46, 95% CI 1.32-9.12). Predictors of postoperative worsening depression symptoms included preoperative PROMIS depression symptoms (aOR 2.26, 95% CI 1.24-4.14, for mild symptoms; aOR 3.79, 95% CI 2.10-6.81, for moderate to severe symptoms). Self-reported history of anxiety or depression did not independently predict either outcome.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Postoperative worsening anxiety and depression appear to be associated more closely with preoperative active mental health or pain symptoms rather than self-reported history of these conditions. Preoperative identification of at-risk patients will require screening for symptoms rather than simple history taking.</p>","PeriodicalId":9250,"journal":{"name":"British journal of anaesthesia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142495478","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}
Jacob Lawson,Ryan Howle,Petar Popivanov,Jas Sidhu,Camilla Gordon,Maria Leong,Desire Onwochei,Neel Desai
{"title":"Gastric emptying in pregnancy and its clinical implications: a narrative review.","authors":"Jacob Lawson,Ryan Howle,Petar Popivanov,Jas Sidhu,Camilla Gordon,Maria Leong,Desire Onwochei,Neel Desai","doi":"10.1016/j.bja.2024.09.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.09.005","url":null,"abstract":"Delayed gastric emptying increases the risk of pulmonary aspiration during anaesthesia for Caesarean delivery. Our aim in conducting this narrative review was to consider the effect of pregnancy on gastric emptying. The indices of gastric emptying after liquids, solids, or both and when fasted in the various trimesters of pregnancy, at the time of Caesarean delivery, in labour, and the postpartum period were assessed. We considered 32 observational studies, one nonrandomised controlled study, and 22 randomised controlled trials. The evidence indicates that, compared with the nonpregnant state, gastric emptying is decreased in the first but not the second and third trimesters. Before elective Caesarean delivery, carbohydrate drink or tea with milk leads to no difference in gastric cross-sectional area at 2 h relative to fasting or water. Following a standard fast for elective Caesarean delivery, patients may still have high-risk gastric contents. Compared with the nonpregnant state and third trimester, gastric emptying is delayed in labour, although the choice of analgesia has modifying effects. Systemic opioids delay gastric emptying. Epidural analgesia increases gastric emptying, but not back to baseline. Intrathecal analgesia delays gastric emptying relative to epidural analgesia. Women in labour who have eaten solids in the last 8 h still have high-risk gastric contents present in the stomach. The evidence with respect to the postpartum period is conflicting. In conclusion, inconsistencies in the literature reflect the unpredictability of gastric emptying in pregnancy and underline the potential value of gastric ultrasound in women who are pregnant.","PeriodicalId":9250,"journal":{"name":"British journal of anaesthesia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142489416","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}
Veerle Bijkerk,Piet Krijtenburg,Tessa Verweijen,Jörgen Bruhn,Gert Jan Scheffer,Christiaan Keijzer,Michiel C Warlé
{"title":"Residual neuromuscular block in the postanaesthesia care unit: a single-centre prospective observational study and systematic review.","authors":"Veerle Bijkerk,Piet Krijtenburg,Tessa Verweijen,Jörgen Bruhn,Gert Jan Scheffer,Christiaan Keijzer,Michiel C Warlé","doi":"10.1016/j.bja.2024.07.043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.07.043","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUNDConcerns regarding residual neuromuscular block (RNMB) have persisted since the introduction of neuromuscular blocking agents, with reported incidences in the 21st century up to 50%. Advances in neuromuscular transmission (NMT) monitoring and the introduction of sugammadex have addressed this issue, but the impact of these developments remains unclear.METHODSThis prospective observational study evaluated RNMB in 500 surgical patients in a large Dutch teaching hospital with readily available quantitative NMT monitoring and reversal agents. The anaesthetic technique and intraoperative NMT monitoring were independently chosen by the attending anaesthesiologist. Acceleromyography was performed upon arrival in the PACU for patients who received nondepolarising neuromuscular blocking agents. RNMB was defined as a train-of-four ratio (TOFR) <0.9. A systematic review was conducted to analyse trends in RNMB in contemporary practice.RESULTSOut of 500 patients, 11 (2.2%) had a TOFR <0.9. Intraoperative NMT monitoring was performed in 77.6% of patients, and sugammadex was administered to 38% of patients. No patient received neostigmine. The only difference was an automatically recorded TOFR ≥0.9 at the end of surgery in 61.1% in the non-RNMB group compared with 18.2% in the RNMB group (P=0.009). Our systematic review identified incidences ranging from 3.5% to 53.3% since 2000, with a decreasing trend in Europe and North America.CONCLUSIONSThe incidence of residual neuromuscular block in the PACU was 2.2%. This suggests significant improvement in the prevention of residual neuromuscular block and stresses the importance of rigorous neuromuscular transmission monitoring and adequate use of reversal agents.","PeriodicalId":9250,"journal":{"name":"British journal of anaesthesia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142489625","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}
Dhaneesha N S Senaratne,Mia Koponen,Karen N Barnett,Blair H Smith,Tim G Hales,Louise Marryat,Lesley A Colvin
{"title":"Impact of adverse childhood experiences on analgesia-related outcomes: a systematic review.","authors":"Dhaneesha N S Senaratne,Mia Koponen,Karen N Barnett,Blair H Smith,Tim G Hales,Louise Marryat,Lesley A Colvin","doi":"10.1016/j.bja.2024.09.015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.09.015","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUNDThere is well-established evidence linking adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and chronic pain in adulthood. It is less clear how ACE exposure might influence the response to chronic pain treatment. In this systematic review, we synthesise the literature assessing the impact of ACE exposure on outcomes relating to the use, benefits, and harms of analgesic medications (analgesia-related outcomes).METHODSWe searched seven databases from inception to September 26, 2023, for studies investigating adverse events in childhood (<18 yr) and any analgesia-related outcome during adulthood (≥18 yr). Title/abstract screening, full-text review, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment were performed independently by two authors. Given the high degree of study heterogeneity, a narrative synthesis was performed.RESULTSFrom 7531 records, 66 studies met inclusion criteria, involving 137 395 participants. Analgesia-related outcomes were classed into six categories: use of analgesics (n=12), analgesic side-effects (n=4), substance misuse (n=45), lifetime drug overdose (n=2), endogenous pain signalling (n=4), and other outcomes (n=2). No studies assessed the effect of ACE exposure on the potential benefits of analgesics. ACE exposure was associated with greater use of analgesic medication, higher incidence of analgesic medication side-effects, greater risk and severity of substance misuse, greater risk of drug overdose, and greater risk of attempted suicide in opioid dependency.CONCLUSIONSAdverse childhood experience exposure is associated with poor analgesia-related outcomes, so individual assessment adverse childhood experiences is important when considering the treatment of chronic pain. However, significant gaps in the literature remain, especially relating to the use and harms of non opioid analgesics.SYSTEMATIC REVIEW PROTOCOLCRD42023389870 (PROSPERO).","PeriodicalId":9250,"journal":{"name":"British journal of anaesthesia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142488290","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}
Sarah Morton,Michael Janula,Cesare Quarto,Sarah Trenfield
{"title":"Informed consent: do we have an obligation to double check?","authors":"Sarah Morton,Michael Janula,Cesare Quarto,Sarah Trenfield","doi":"10.1016/j.bja.2024.09.013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.09.013","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9250,"journal":{"name":"British journal of anaesthesia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142451864","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}
Kenichi A Tanaka,Hisako Okada,Amir L Butt,Kofi B Vandyck,Srikiran Ramarapu,Cheryl L Maier,Roman M Sniecinski,Kenneth E Stewart
{"title":"Use of coagulation factor concentrates and blood transfusion in cardiac surgery: a retrospective cohort study of adults with hereditary and acquired bleeding disorders.","authors":"Kenichi A Tanaka,Hisako Okada,Amir L Butt,Kofi B Vandyck,Srikiran Ramarapu,Cheryl L Maier,Roman M Sniecinski,Kenneth E Stewart","doi":"10.1016/j.bja.2024.07.041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.07.041","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUNDCardiac surgery poses a significant risk of perioperative bleeding and allogeneic blood transfusions, particularly in patients with bleeding disorders. Increasingly frequent use of coagulation factor concentrates could impact haemorrhagic risks, thromboembolic events, and costs. We describe the use of coagulation factor concentrates and allogeneic blood products in cardiac surgical patients with hereditary and acquired bleeding disorders to assess pertinent outcomes, including perioperative haemorrhage, thromboembolism, and hospital costs.METHODSWe conducted a retrospective cohort study using the Premier Health Database, including adult cardiac surgical patients diagnosed with hereditary or acquired bleeding disorders compared with those without bleeding disorders.RESULTSPatients with acquired bleeding disorders required more extensive use of coagulation factor concentrates and blood products compared with those with hereditary bleeding disorders or without bleeding disorders. The highest exposures to coagulation factor concentrates were found in the acquired bleeding disorders group, with 24% receiving factor VIIa and 11.7% receiving prothrombin complex concentrate. This group also experienced significantly higher rates of complications, including a 15.8% rate of haemorrhage and a 19.2% rate of thromboembolic events. The acquired bleeding disorders group had longer intensive care and hospital stays, and the highest mortality rate (19.2%). The increased use of perioperative replacement of factor VIII and factor IX in the hereditary bleeding disorders group led to increased pharmacy costs but did not significantly impact blood bank charges.CONCLUSIONSAcquired bleeding disorders in cardiac surgery patients are associated with increased use of haemostatic interventions, postoperative complications, and increased healthcare costs. Improved management of perioperative haemostasis and thromboprophylaxis strategies are essential for optimising patient outcomes and reducing expenses.","PeriodicalId":9250,"journal":{"name":"British journal of anaesthesia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142451865","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}