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Filter by:Hyperoxygenation for resuscitation of abnormal fetal heart rate tracings has been routine obstetric practice. However, there have not been any studies to support this practice. Recent literature have either found no associated benefit to intrapartum maternal oxygen administration, or in a number of studies demonstrated higher risk of neonatal complications. Despite these studies, the evidences have not been adequate to change the clinical practice because the majority of these studies either focused on biological differences rather than clinical outcomes data or were retrospective rather than randomized trials. Therefore, the investigators propose a large single center randomized clinical trial to determine the effects of maternal hyperoxygenation therapy for the treatment of fetal heart rate tracing abnormalities.
The most common methods for prevention of post-induction hypotension are preoperative fluid loading and vasopressors. Leg elevation induces an intrinsic transfusion of 150 mL blood from the lower limbs to the central fluid compartment. Leg elevation was previously reported by our group to decrease the incidence of maternal hypotension after spinal anesthesia for caesarean delivery. Passive leg raising was also reported to provide a stable hemodynamic profile during induction of anesthesia for cardiac surgery. Head-down position was previously reported as a useful measure for management of hypovolemia in various patient groups. No studies to the best of our knowledge had evaluated the compare both positions (leg elevation position and head-down position) during induction of anesthesia in non-cardiac surgery
Intradialytic hypotension is a common complication of hemodialysis sessions in patients with chronic renal failure, with an estimated prevalence of 10 to 30%. This hypotensopn is classically defined by a decrease in systolic blood pressure greater than 30 mmHg associated with clinical signs (cramps, abdominal pain, unconsciousness, convulsions). Its repetition is correlated with cardiovascular events, neurological events and excess mortality. Several clinical factors have been proposed to predict the risk of intradialytic hypotension such as age, certain comorbidities (diabetes, ischemic heart disease...), dialysis modalities (hemodialysis), ultrafiltration, conductivity but also alterations of the autonomic nervous system (especially the sympathetic system). In recent years, the study of vegetative functions has been facilitated by the use of SUDOSCAN® (Impeto, Paris, France) which is a simple, non-invasive tool that allows the study of Chlorine conductance directly reflecting the activity of small non-myelinated C fibers that innervate the sweat glands. SUDOSCAN® has shown good sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of vegetative damage in diabetic patients and also a good correlation with cardiac autonomic neuropathy. More recently, SUDOSCAN® has shown good sensitivity in the detection of neuropathies small fibers especially in diabetic patients. This sensitivity is comparable to QST-type quantitative tests and the correlation with cardiovascular dysautonomia tests is good. This test, simple and fast realization, does not require the active participation of the patient. There is a good correlation between the results of SUDOSCAN® and the reduction of intra-dermal fiber density at cutaneous biopsy. Hemodialysis patients are at risk of peripheral neurological involvement not only because of an increasing incidence of diabetes (30-40%) but also because of the abnormal production and elimination of certain uremic toxins. Few studies exist on the anomalies of the vegetative system in hemodialysis. A recent publication has suggested a difference in nerve excitability depending on the type of hemodialysis suggesting nerve changes secondary to ionic changes. The identification of patients at risk of intradialytic hypotension during dialysis sessions could be useful for adapting hemodialysis protocols. Patients will be classified into 2 groups according to the occurrence of intradialytic hypotension. Group 1 corresponds to patients with intradialytic hypotension and group 2 corresponds to patients without intradialytic hypotension.
Hypertensive patients have more hemodynamic instability during general anesthesia than do patients with NORMOTENSION. In this study, the investigators evaluated the usefulness of carotid ultrasound and inferior vena cervical ultrasound for predicting hypotension after induction of anesthesia in patients with hypertension.
Acute myocardial infarction (MI) is a significant complication following non-cardiac surgery. We sought to evaluate incidence of perioperative MI, its preoperative - and intraoperative - risk factors and outcomes after this complication.
Ondansetron, a potent 5-HT 3 receptor antagonist commonly used as an antiemetic. The main objective of the present study is to verify the hypothesis that blocking type 3 serotonin receptors with intravenous ondansetron reduces the incidence of spinal anesthesia-induced hypotension
This is a retrospective chart review to determine if neuraxial anesthesia is associated with worse outcomes after Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty.
This study is aimed primarily at providing a simple and effective form of treatment to reduce the symptoms of Initial Orthostatic Hypotension (IOH) and prevent syncope. We will first characterize the physiology of IOH, and then we will study four sit-to-stand maneuvers, each with a different stress tests to identify the role of sympathetic activity vs. simple muscle contraction in IOH. Then we will complete an additional two sit-to-stands with interventions designed to decrease the blood pressure drop (and hopefully symptoms) with initial stand. These consist of physical counter maneuvers, which may be a possible treatment that can be used to mitigate the drop in blood pressure (BP) seen in IOH during a stand and relieve presyncope symptoms.
The cardiogenic shock is characterized by an alteration of organs function following a decrease in cardiac output linked to an impairment of cardiac performance. The prognosis remains poor with mortality between 40 and 50%. Nowadays, Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS or VA-ECMO) is the referent therapy to restore blood flow in the body when medical treatment is not sufficient. Despite a good blood flow provided by the ECLS, many patients develop a severe hypotension (so called vasoplegia) due to a loss of vascular resistance mainly explained by the inflammatory response to shock and extracorporeal circulation. The treatment of this reaction includes vasopressors (Norepinephrine in usual care) and serum surrogate perfusion to achieve a mean arterial pressure (MAP) above 65 mmHg. The purpose of this study is to describe the patients with vasoplegia among a retrospective cohort of patients treated with an ECLS in our university center, over the 4 last years, to determine major complication rate (including death, kidney failure and arrythmias) and their outcome. This study will provide consistent data useful for further trials about targets of pressure and treatments to increase blood pressure during ECLS.
Laparoscopic surgery can induce hemodynamic pertubations. Pneumoperitoneum, inevitable in laparoscopic surgery, induces increase in intra-abdominal pressure, which can decrease cardiac output. Simultaneously, pneumoperitoneum can stimulate sympathetic system and increase vascular resistance/arterial blood pressure. Patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery may show a normal range of blood pressure during pneumoperitoneum even when the patients are in hypovolemia, and desufflation at the end of main surgical procedure can cause an abrupt hypotension revealing hypovolemia. Therefore, appropriate fluid management is essential for preventing desufflation-induced hypotension in laparoscopic surgery. Recently, dynamic variables are used to predict and guide fluid therapy during controlled ventilation. these variables arise from heart-lung interactions during positive ventilation, which influence left ventricular stroke volume. Several dynamic variables are derived from variations in left ventricular stroke volume (stroke volume variation, SVV), for example pulse pressure variation (PPV), and variations in pulse oximetry plethysmography waveform amplitude (PWV), which have all been shown to predict fluid responsiveness in different clinical and experimental settings. However, there are few evidences regarding which type of dynamic variables can predict desufflation-induced hypotension in laparoscopic surgery. Therefore, this study was designed to assess the predictive abilities of three different type of dynamic variables including PPV, SVV, and PWV for desufflation-induced hypotension in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery.