{"title":"Gasserian ganglion stimulation for refractory trigeminal neuropathic pain","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.redare.2024.04.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.redare.2024.04.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and objective</h3><p>Painful trigeminal neuropathy is a complex clinical entity due to its severity and refractoriness to pharmacological and interventional management. We describe our experience in treating refractory painful trigeminal neuropathy (RPTN) with gasserian ganglion stimulation (GGS).</p></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><p><span>Six patients with RPTN were treated with GGS in our Unit between 2019 and 2022. The following data were collected: socio-demographic characteristics, triggering event, duration of the disease and treatment received prior to surgery, pre- and post-intervention visual analogue scale (VAS) score, follow-up time, and pre- and post-intervention functionality and </span>quality of life.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>All patients were women who had received aggressive first-, second-, and third-line pharmacological, non-pharmacological, and interventional management before being referred for GGS. Patients reported a 50%–72% decrease in pain on VAS and improved functionality during follow-up.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>GGS is a promising therapeutic alternative for patients with RPTN. Although the initial outcomes and experience are encouraging, RPTN is recommended on the basis of safety, reproducibility, and trends observed in clinical practice.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":94196,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de anestesiologia y reanimacion","volume":"71 7","pages":"Pages 530-537"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140771972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Role of VV ECMO tracheal surgery and carinal resection: Two case reports","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.redare.2024.02.025","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.redare.2024.02.025","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span><span>The aim of this study is to describe the anaesthesia management of two patients undergoing carinal resection under veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation<span><span> (VV ECMO). In both cases, anaesthesia was induced and then maintained with inhalational agents during pneumonectomy and </span>mediastinoscopy<span> (respectively). Then the jugular and femoral veins were cannulated and VV ECMO was started after </span></span></span>heparinization. One of the patients presented bleeding during surgery, which was treated with low-dose vasopressors (norepinephrine) and transfusion of platelets, fresh frozen plasma, and concentrated red blood cells. During VV ECMO, anaesthesia was maintained with target-controlled infusion of </span>propofol. VV ECMO can be expected to improve surgical conditions in </span>tracheal surgery; however, it is still a novel technique in this context. In selected patients, it would guarantee ventilatory support during carinal resection, but it is essential to carefully plan anaesthesia maintenance and prepare for VV ECMO-related complications. This technique should only be used in tertiary centres with experience in VV ECMO management.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":94196,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de anestesiologia y reanimacion","volume":"71 7","pages":"Pages 545-548"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140013882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hyperlacticaemia in children with status asthmaticus. The Stewart approach","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.redare.2024.04.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.redare.2024.04.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Patients with status asthmaticus<span> (SA) frequently present with lactic acidosis (LA). Our goal is to identify the nature of this LA using the Stewart physicochemical model and to identify the independent factors associated with LA in children with SA.</span></p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Analytical study of a retrospective cohort using a nested case-control design. Twenty-eight episodes of SA in 24 children were included. Patients admitted to a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) for SA over a 9-year period were recruited consecutively. Data were analysed using the Stewart model and the Strong Ion Calculator. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and regression models were fitted within the general linear model.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p><span><span>Hyperlacticaemia (Lact[mM/L] = 3.905 [95% CI = 3.018–4.792]) and acidosis (pH = 7.294 [95% CI = 7.241–7.339]) were observed in 18 episodes (15 patients; 62.5%). According to the Stewart model, acidosis was caused by a decrease in strong ion difference. Initially, pCO2 was high (pCO2[mmHg] = 45.806 [95% CI = 37.314–54.298]) but the net unmeasured ion (NUI) component was normal (NUI = −4,461 [95% CI = −3.51 to −5.412]), and neither changed significantly over the clinical course. There was no need to determine </span>pyruvate, as the NUI was normal and the LA was type B (non-hypoxic, lactate/pyruvate < 25). We observed a correlation (</span><em>P</em><span> = .023) between LA and intramuscular epinephrine administered on arrival at hospital, but not between LA and the cumulative dose of nebulized salbutamol.</span></p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Most patients with SA presented LA. The Stewart model confirmed that LA is not hypoxic, probably due to sympathomimetic-related glycolysis.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":94196,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de anestesiologia y reanimacion","volume":"71 7","pages":"Pages 501-505"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140793501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Veno-venal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to support whole-lung lavage in a severe case of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.redare.2023.12.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.redare.2023.12.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>We present the case of a 71-year-old woman with severe bilateral primary alveolar proteinosis admitted for bilateral whole </span>lung lavage<span> (WLL) with a double-lumen endotracheal tube. She had a cardiac arrest of respiratory origin during the procedure and recovered after one minute of advanced resuscitation. A second LLP was scheduled under respiratory support with veno-venous </span></span>extracorporeal membrane oxygenation<span> (VV-ECMO). During this second WLL the patient was completely VV-ECMO-dependent, and the procedure was successfully completed. She was gradually weaned over the next 48 h. The patient was finally discharged after clinical improvement and home oxygen therapy was discontinued. WLL is the treatment of choice for severe cases of alveolar proteinosis. In rare cases the intervention may be poorly tolerated due to the degree of lung involvement. This case illustrates how VV-ECMO support is an option that may benefit this subgroup of at-risk patients.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":94196,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de anestesiologia y reanimacion","volume":"71 7","pages":"Pages 549-552"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139024442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How a single perioperative delirium case can make the difference","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.redare.2024.04.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.redare.2024.04.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This report describes how postoperative delirium<span><span> in an elderly man during COVID-19 pandemic led to a serious event involving a central venous catheter. Delirium is a common cause of perioperative morbidity and mortality, and is characterised by an alteration in consciousness and perception and a reduced ability to focus, sustain or shift attention. The event was analysed by a multidisciplinary committee which developed a </span>risk stratification delirium protocol in order to prevent similar events in the future.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":94196,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de anestesiologia y reanimacion","volume":"71 7","pages":"Pages 553-555"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140781010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ultrasound monitoring to detect embolic phenomena in the inferior vena cava during hip arthroplasty","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.redare.2024.04.017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.redare.2024.04.017","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction and objectives</h3><p><span>Embolic phenomena frequently occur during hip joint replacement surgery, and may lead to haemodynamic instability in frail patients. Transoesophageal ultrasound monitoring is rarely available in non-cardiac operating theatres, and cannot be performed in awake patients under </span>spinal anaesthesia<span><span>. The main objectives of this prospective exploratory study were to determine the feasibility of using an alternative ultrasound approach to monitor the inferior vena cava during </span>hip replacement surgery, and to determine the intra and interobserver reliability of the ultrasound findings.</span></p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p><span>We conducted a prospective exploratory study in 20 patients undergoing cemented hip arthroplasty in the </span>supine position under spinal anaesthesia and sedation. The inferior vena cava was assessed through a subcostal window at 10 intraoperative time points, and the findings were rated on a qualitative embolism severity scale. The ultrasound images were evaluated by 2 independent observers.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>An adequate subcostal window was obtained in 90% of cases. Intra- and inter-observer reliability was high (kappa index >0.80, p < 0.001). Nearly all (95%) patients presented some degree of embolism, which was severe in 50% of cases.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Our study suggests that ultrasound assessment of embolic phenomena in the inferior vena cava through a subcostal window is feasible in 90% of cases. The qualitative embolic severity rating scale is highly reproducible and has high intra- and inter-observer reliability.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":94196,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de anestesiologia y reanimacion","volume":"71 7","pages":"Pages 506-513"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140859453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"NRFit connectors in regional anaesthesia: avoiding medication errors","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.redare.2024.04.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.redare.2024.04.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The continuous development of medicine in most fields requires physicians to apply the latest methods and technology to ensure patients’ safety. In the field of anesthesiology we are pioneers in the application of measures that guarantee the security of our patients, making possible the greatest reduction in mortality seen among all other specialties. This objective has been achieved thanks to the introduction of changes such as the one presented in this review article.</p><p>The specific NRFit® connections for neuraxial and other regional anesthesia applications prevent wrong route medication errors to occur. These medication errors have been related to a high morbidity and mortality rate. This article reviews this new technology based in our own two-year experience at Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias (Alcalá de Henares, Madrid) as well as a literature review using PubMed, UpToDate and ClinicalKey.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":94196,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de anestesiologia y reanimacion","volume":"71 7","pages":"Pages 538-544"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2341192924000805/pdfft?md5=00199cae812f7357b90bed3c90416680&pid=1-s2.0-S2341192924000805-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140874126","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":"Sarcopenia measured by tomography as a predictor of morbidity and mortality in thoracic surgery, a retrospective cohort study","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.redare.2024.05.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.redare.2024.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Sarcopenia<span><span> has been identified as a risk factor for perioperative adverse events. Several studies have shown that tomographic assessment of muscle mass can be an appropriate indicator of sarcopenia associated with morbidity and mortality. The aim of the study was to determine the association between height-adjusted area of the pectoral and erector spinae muscles (haPMA and haESA) and perioperative morbidity and mortality in </span>thoracic surgery.</span></p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p><span>Retrospective cohort study. Measurement of muscle areas was performed by </span>tomography<span>. The outcomes were 30-day mortality and postoperative morbidity. The discriminative capacity of the muscle areas was evaluated with an analysis of ROC curves and the Youden index was used to establish a cut-off point. The raw morbidity and mortality risk was determined and adjusted for potential confounders.</span></p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A total of 509 patients taken to thoracic surgery were included. The incidence of 30-day mortality was 7.3%. An association was found between muscle areas and 30-day mortality and pneumonia, with adequate discriminative power for mortality (AUC 0.68 for haPMA and 0.67 for haESA). An haPMA less than 10 and haESA less than 8.5 cm<sup>2</sup>/m<sup>2</sup> were identified as a risk factor for 30-day mortality with an adjusted OR of 2.34 (95%CI 1.03–5.15) and 2.22 (95%CI 1.10–6.04) respectively.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Sarcopenia, defined as low muscle area in the pectoral and erector spinae muscles, is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing thoracic surgery.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":94196,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de anestesiologia y reanimacion","volume":"71 7","pages":"Pages 522-529"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140892988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D Lopez-Lopez, R Mato-Bua, P Neira-Somoza, E Turrado-Blanco
{"title":"Postoperative hypotension: Is intraoperative use of dexmedetomidine safe in frail patients?","authors":"D Lopez-Lopez, R Mato-Bua, P Neira-Somoza, E Turrado-Blanco","doi":"10.1016/j.redare.2024.05.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.redare.2024.05.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94196,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de anestesiologia y reanimacion","volume":" ","pages":"557-558"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140961383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chest compressions as a rescue manoeuvre to maintain aortic valve opening during left ventricular distention syndrome on venoarterial ECMO","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.redare.2024.02.028","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.redare.2024.02.028","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94196,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de anestesiologia y reanimacion","volume":"71 7","pages":"Pages 560-561"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2341192924000507/pdfft?md5=acda3bb576551bf42fea21a0139ee4ca&pid=1-s2.0-S2341192924000507-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140013880","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}