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Cyna AM, Hewson DW, Hardman JG. Clinical hypnosis: implications in anaesthesia and perioperative care. Br J Anaesth 2023; 130:647-650. [PMID: 36967280 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023] Open
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A randomised trial published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia describes hypnosis compared with general anaesthesia in 60 children undergoing superficial surgery. We describe a definition of clinical hypnosis; the goals and conduct of hypnotic communication; and its potential as both an adjunct and, in suitable cases, alternative to traditional pharmacological anaesthesia.
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- Allan M Cyna
- Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia; Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Academic Unit of Injury, Recovery and Inflammation Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; Department of Anaesthesia, Queen's Medicine Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Academic Unit of Injury, Recovery and Inflammation Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; Department of Anaesthesia, Queen's Medicine Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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Jian Z, Longqing R, Dayuan W, Fei J, Bo L, Gang Z, Siying Z, Yan G. Prolonged duration of epidural labour analgesia decreases the success rate of epidural anaesthesia for caesarean section. Ann Med 2022; 54:1112-1117. [PMID: 35443838 PMCID: PMC9891221 DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2022.2067353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To summarise the process of conversion of epidural labour analgesia to anaesthesia for caesarean delivery and explore the relationship between duration of labour analgesia and conversion. METHODS Parturients who underwent conversion from epidural labour analgesia to anaesthesia for caesarean delivery between May 2019 and April 2020 at the Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, Sichuan Maternal and Child Health Hospital, and Jinjiang District Maternal and Child Health Hospital were selected. If the position of the epidural catheter was correct and the effect was good, patients were converted to epidural surgical anaesthesia. If epidural labour analgesia was ineffective, spinal anaesthesia (SA) was administered immediately. For category-1 emergency caesarean sections, general anaesthesia (GA) was administered. RESULTS A total of 1084 parturients underwent conversion. Of these, 19 (1.9%) received GA due to the initiation of category-1 emergency caesarean section. 704 (64.9%) were converted to epidural surgical anaesthesia, 2 (0.2%) had failed conversions and were administered GA before delivery, and 357 (32.9%) were converted to SA. Logistic regression analysis showed that prolonged duration of epidural labour analgesia ([Crude odds ratio (OR)=1.065; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.037-1.094; p < .01]; [Adjusted OR = 1.060; 95% CI, 1.031-1.091; p < .01]) was an independent risk factor for conversion failure. A receiver operating characteristic curve constructed using duration of epidural labour analgesia showed that parturients with a duration of epidural labour analgesia ≥8 h, more frequently required a change of anaesthesia technique during conversion, and the relative risk of conversion failure was 1.54 (95% CI, 1.23-1.93; p < .01). CONCLUSION Prolonged duration of epidural labour analgesia increases the possibility of having an invalid epidural catheter, resulting in an increased risk of conversion failure from epidural labour analgesia to epidural surgical anaesthesia. Further, this risk is higher when the time exceeds 8 h. KEY MESSAGESProlonged duration of epidural labour analgesia > 8 h is associated with conversion failure.If it is impossible to judge whether the conversion is successful immediately, spinal anaesthesia should be administered to minimise complications.
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- Zhang Jian
- Sichuan Provincial Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital (Women's and Children's Hospital Affiliated of Chengdu Medical College), Chengdu
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- Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital (School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China), Chengdu
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- Jinjiang Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Chengdu
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- Jinjiang Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Chengdu
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- Sichuan Provincial Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital (Women's and Children's Hospital Affiliated of Chengdu Medical College), Chengdu
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- Sichuan Provincial Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital (Women's and Children's Hospital Affiliated of Chengdu Medical College), Chengdu
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- Sichuan Provincial Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital (Women's and Children's Hospital Affiliated of Chengdu Medical College), Chengdu
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Grap S, Patel G, Huang J, Vaida S. Risk factors for labor epidural conversion failure requiring general anesthesia for cesarean delivery. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol 2022; 38:118-123. [PMID: 35706622 PMCID: PMC9191810 DOI: 10.4103/joacp.joacp_192_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Background and Aims: To evaluate the rate and risk factors of labor epidural conversion failure requiring general anesthesia for Caesarean delivery (CD). Material and Methods: Pregnant patients requiring conversion from labor to CD with a pre-existing labor epidural at our institution from 2009 to 2014 were identified. Through a retrospective review, we compared successful epidural conversion with those who required general anesthesia for CD. Patient characteristics were analyzed to identify risk factors for failed epidural conversion for CD. Results: A total of 673 patients were included in the study. The rate of epidural conversion failure was 21%. Main risk factors for epidural conversion failure requiring general anesthesia included: younger maternal age (95% CI 0.94, P = 0.0002) and supplementation of intravenous fentanyl (95% CI 0.19, P < 0.0001) or midazolam (95% CI 0.26, P = 0.0008) during CD. A higher risk of conversion failure was also associated with a more urgent CD (CD category 1, 2, and 3 vs category 4). Conclusion: Consistent with previous reports, young age and the urgency of CD increases the likelihood of epidural conversion failure. While conversion failure is likely multifactorial and complex, many of these factors are suggestive of inadequate and poorly functioning labor epidurals prior to CD. Prospective studies to further evaluate these factors are necessary, and the best prevention of epidural conversion failure is diligent diagnosis and evaluation of ineffective labor epidural analgesia prior to impending CD.
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Kim S, Chang BA, Rahman A, Lin HM, DeMaria S, Zerillo J, Wax DB. Analysis of urgent/emergent conversions from monitored anesthesia care to general anesthesia with airway instrumentation. BMC Anesthesiol 2021; 21:183. [PMID: 34187367 PMCID: PMC8240303 DOI: 10.1186/s12871-021-01403-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Background Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) is an anesthetic service involving the titration of sedatives/analgesics to achieve varying levels of sedation while avoiding general anesthesia (GA) and airway instrumentation. The goal of our study was to determine the overall incidence of conversion from MAC to general anesthesia with airway instrumentation and elucidate reasons and risk factors for conversion. Methods In this retrospective observational study, all non-obstetric adult patients who received MAC from July 2002 to July 2015 at Mount Sinai Hospital were electronically screened for inclusion via a clinical database. Patient, procedure, anesthetic, and practitioner data were all collected and analyzed to generate descriptive analyses. Subsequent univariate and multivariate analyses were used to identify specific risk factors associated with conversion to GA. Results Overall, 0.50% (1097/219,061) of MAC cases were converted to GA. Approximately half of conversions were due to the patient’s “intolerance” of MAC (with or without failed regional anesthesia), while the other half were due to physiologic derangements. Body mass index, male sex, American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification, anesthesia team composition, and surgical specialty were all associated with risk of conversion to GA. Conclusions This is one of the first and largest retrospective studies aimed at identifying reasons and risk factors associated with the conversion of MAC to GA. These findings may be used to help better anticipate or prevent these events.
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- Sang Kim
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Management - Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 10021, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA
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Bjornestad EE, Haney MF. An obstetric anaesthetist-A key to successful conversion of epidural analgesia to surgical anaesthesia for caesarean delivery? Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2020; 64:142-144. [PMID: 31628671 DOI: 10.1111/aas.13493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Revised: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine University Hospital of Umeå Umeå University Umea Sweden
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Maternal and fetal outcomes following unplanned conversion to general anesthetic at elective cesarean section. J Perinatol 2015; 35:695-9. [PMID: 26067473 PMCID: PMC4552585 DOI: 10.1038/jp.2015.62] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2015] [Revised: 04/25/2015] [Accepted: 04/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate risk factors predicting unplanned conversion to general anesthesia during elective cesarean section, and to examine maternal and fetal outcomes associated with unplanned conversion compared with other modes of anesthesia. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective cohort at a UK center (2008 to 2013). Women (4337) underwent elective cesarean section. Delivery outcomes were compared according to anesthesia type using logistic regression. RESULT Women (1.6%) underwent unplanned conversion to general anesthetic. Unplanned conversion was associated with higher parity (odds ratio (OR) 3.82, confidence interval (CI; (1.58 to 9.62)) and maternal age ⩾40 (OR 4.40, CI (1.08 to 29.88)). Compared with spinal anesthetic, unplanned conversion was associated with increased likelihood of maternal hemorrhage ⩾1.5 l (OR 5.74, CI (1.90 to 14.01)) and delayed neonatal respiration (OR 4.76, CI (1.76 to 11.05)). Adverse outcomes were not significantly more likely compared with planned general anesthetic. CONCLUSION Higher parity and maternal age are risk factors for unplanned conversion to general anesthetic. There is no increase in the likelihood of adverse outcomes with unplanned versus planned general anesthetic.
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Butwick AJ, El-Sayed YY, Blumenfeld YJ, Osmundson SS, Weiniger CF. Mode of anaesthesia for preterm Caesarean delivery: secondary analysis from the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network Caesarean Registry. Br J Anaesth 2015; 115:267-74. [PMID: 25956901 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aev108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Preterm delivery is often performed by Caesarean section. We investigated modes of anaesthesia and risk factors for general anaesthesia among women undergoing preterm Caesarean delivery. METHODS Women undergoing Caesarean delivery between 24(+0) and 36(+6) weeks' gestation were identified from a multicentre US registry. The mode of anaesthesia was classified as neuraxial anaesthesia (spinal, epidural, or combined spinal and epidural) or general anaesthesia. Logistic regression was used to identify patient characteristic, obstetric, and peripartum risk factors associated with general anaesthesia. RESULTS Within the study cohort, 11 539 women had preterm Caesarean delivery; 9510 (82.4%) underwent neuraxial anaesthesia and 2029 (17.6%) general anaesthesia. In our multivariate model, African-American race [adjusted odds ratio (aOR)=1.9; 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.7-2.2], Hispanic ethnicity (aOR=1.5; 95% CI=1.2-1.8), other race (aOR=1.4; 95% CI=1.1-1.9), and haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets (HELLP) syndrome or eclampsia (aOR=2.8; 95% CI=2.2-3.5) were independently associated with receiving general anaesthesia for preterm Caesarean delivery. Women with an emergency Caesarean delivery indication had the highest odds for general anaesthesia (aOR=3.5; 95% CI=3.1-3.9). For every 1 week decrease in gestational age at delivery, the adjusted odds of general anaesthesia increased by 13%. CONCLUSIONS In our study cohort, nearly one in five women received general anaesthesia for preterm Caesarean delivery. Although potential confounding by unmeasured factors cannot be excluded, our findings suggest that early gestational age at delivery, emergent Caesarean delivery indications, hypertensive disease, and non-Caucasian race or ethnicity are associated with general anaesthesia for preterm Caesarean delivery.
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- A J Butwick
- Department of Anaesthesia, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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Elhalawani I, Jenkins S, Newman N. Perioperative anesthetic documentation: Adherence to current Australian guidelines. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol 2013; 29:211-5. [PMID: 23878444 PMCID: PMC3713670 DOI: 10.4103/0970-9185.111726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Purpose: The lack of adequate perioperative documentation has legal implications and can potentially affect the quality and safety of patient care. Despite the presence of guidelines, the adequacy of perioperative documentation in Australasia has not been adequately assessed. The aim of this study is to assess the adequacy of anesthetic documentation on the pre and intraoperative encounters and to test the hypotheses that documentation is incomplete in the settings of emergency vs. elective procedures, regional vs. general anesthesia, and manual vs. electronic documentation. Materials and Methods: The study was an observational retrospective study in the setting of a 250-bed teaching hospital in metropolitan Adelaide, Australia. The perioperative records of 850 patients were analyzed. A scoring system was designed, based on a policy statement from the Australian and New Zealand College of Anesthetists and a survey of the hospital anesthetists. Scored and categorical data was analyzed using Chi-square test. Numerical data was analyzed using student t-test. The null hypothesis was accepted or rejected at 0.05 significance. Results: There were significant deficiencies in the adequacy of preanesthetic and intraoperative records. This has been shown to be true in all cases. Documentation was found to be poorer in the emergency setting when compared to elective cases (median scores 15 vs. 21 P = 0.03) as well as documentation of airway assessment for cases done solely under regional anesthesia (42 vs. 85%, P = 0.05). There were no significant differences in the adequacy of electronic vs. manual records (P = 0.92). Conclusion: There are significant deficiencies in the adequacy of perioperative records. This has been shown to be true in all cases, but is especially so in emergency cases and for patients having only regional anesthesia.
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- Islam Elhalawani
- Department of Anaesthesia, Queen Elizabeth Hospital/Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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BACKGROUND Epidural catheters are routinely used in regional and obstetric anesthesia. The flexible catheter is advanced without imaging control into the epidural space, and coiling or kinking of the catheter may occur, compromising the effectiveness of epidural anesthesia. Potentially near-infrared (NER) light detection may help, tracking advancement of the catheter in the epidural space. METHODS Nonembalmed human cadavers donated to the University of Washington Willed Body program were placed prone. Catheters containing NER-emitting wire were introduced into the lumbar and thoracic epidural space. The progress of the emitting wire was tracked using the LumenVu NER guidance system, and the final location of the catheter was confirmed with fluoroscopy. RESULTS Total 12 attempts were made to place the catheter. In 7 cases (4 lumbar and 3 thoracic), good progression of the catheter in the epidural space was achieved with excellent visibility at low NER power levels. Maximum light intensity was registered when the catheter tip was found in the midline dorsal interlaminar position, as confirmed by fluoroscopy. The light intensity decreased while the catheter tip was traversing under the lamina. Poor progression of the catheter with negligible visibility of the tip at the highest NER level occurred in obese specimen (n = 2) or when the tip was in extraforaminal (n = 1), paramedian or paravertebral positions (n = 2). CONCLUSIONS Many variables such as obesity, paravertebral and extraforaminal catheter locations, and intervening bony structures can impede the application of NER technology for epidural catheter placements. Further optimization of the technology for clinical use is necessary.
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Pandey R, Gauthama P, Hart E. Conversion from regional to general anaesthesia for caesarean section: are we meeting the standards? Anaesthesia 2012; 67:550-551. [PMID: 22493968 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2012.07095.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- R Pandey
- Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK
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Gestion des voies aériennes en obstétrique. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 30:651-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2011.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2010] [Accepted: 03/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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