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Filter by:Implementing capnography into practice for respiratory monitoring during sedation is considered a high priority by leading authorities in Canada and internationally. The Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society's position statement recommends that capnography should be available wherever moderate or deep sedation is used. The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (UK) Standard and Guidance report on Safe Sedation Practice for Healthcare Procedures noted that while capnography is not a mandated practice, providers should consider implementing capnography as a long term goal. These recommendations are in place because sedated patients who are not monitored with capnography have frequent undetected, and therefore untreated, respiratory depression. Of note, though, these guidelines do not provide specific recommendations for how capnography should be implemented for nurse-administered sedation. The aim of this study is to determine if smart alarm guided treatment of respiratory depression using the Integrated Pulmonary Index is an effective way to implement capnography during nurse-administered sedation. The primary outcome is the number of seconds in an alert condition state without an intervention being applied. The IPI is intended to reduce the cognitive burden of synthesizing multiple sources of physiological monitoring input and hence lowering the threshold for triggering intervention by clinicians to support respiration. The primary outcome directly measures this concept by quantifying the time taken for an alert to trigger an intervention. Higher values of the primary outcome will result from either a problem state that should have triggered an intervention but did not, or an 'inappropriate' alert (i.e. an alert that was not important enough to warrant immediate intervention.)
The study is a randomised trial of headphones with midazolam patient controlled sedation (intervention group) vs control group with no heaphones to compare sedation usage during knee replacement surgery under spinal. The trial is a pilot study of 20 cases
Anxiety and apprehension are common among patients prior to surgery. This anxiety can lead to additional discomfort, increased pain sensation and increased stress symptoms. Virtual exposure has proven to be successful in exposure therapy for the treatment of the narrowest patients. Patients are not confronted with the real stimuli or situations that trigger the branches, but with virtual representations of them. Virtual reality (VR) makes it possible to create scenarios that would not be possible in reality because of the organisational, time or financial expenditure involved.The effectiveness of virtual stimulus exposure is well documented, especially in the case of object or situation-related fears in the context of specific phobias. It is therefore obvious that virtual stimulus exposure could also be suitable for minimising operation-associated fears.The research project described is designed to investigate the effect of virtual stimulus exposure on perioperative anxiety. For this purpose, a virtual tour of the operating setting has been created, which enables patients to explore the surroundings in detail by means of VR glasses.
Breast cancer is the most common and leading cause of cancer deaths among females worldwide. Patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy (MRM) are associated with moderate to severe acute postoperative pain and shoulder mobility restriction. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided PECS block for reducing opioid consumption, providing adequate postoperative pain management and improving patient satisfaction following breast cancer surgery.
Preoxygenation prior to general anaesthesia prolongs safe apnea time. Proper preoxygenation is always a challenge in emergency surgery. The aim of our study is to estimate problems encountered during preoxygenation, their risk factors and ways of solving them.
Title: A prospective randomized double blind trial of the efficacy of a bilateral lumbar erector spinae block on the 24 h morphine consumption after posterior lumbar interbody fusion surgery. Objectives: The primary objective is to study the influence of a bilateral erector spinae block on 24h morphine consumption. Endpoint: The primary endpoint is the 24 h morphine consumption in mg. Secondary endpoints are intraoperative sufentanil requirement, total morphine during first 72 postoperative hours, NRS pain scores in rest and defined movement (moving to chair) at regular time intervals and Quality of Recovery 40 score (QoR-40) at fixed time intervals day 1 and 3 postoperatively Population: Patients undergoing posterior lumbar interbody fusion ranging 1 - 3 levels Phase 3 Number of sites Enrolling participants: University Hospital Antwerp &AZ KLINA Brasschaat Description of study agent: Bilateral erector spinae block: each block contains 20 ml levobupivacaine 0.25% + 5 mcg/ml epinephrine Study duration Until the required study population is met Participant duration 72 hours
Co-phenylcaine is a widely available nasal spray commonly used by otorhinolaryngologists for the purpose of decongestion and local anesthetic prior to a nasoendoscopic or nasopharyngolaryngoscopy. It is often used in the outpatient setting and is also useful for minor procedures. It is unique in its properties because it provides both local anesthetic and decongestive effects on the nasal mucosa hence leading to better visualization of the nasal cavity and better comfort for the patient during the procedure. Pharmacologically, Co-phenylcaine Forte comprises of a combination of Lignocaine 5% (50mg/ml) and phenylephrine 0.5% (5mg/ml) and is commonly marketed in a 50ml bottle attached to a disposable positive displacement atomizer which avoids contamination by preventing contamination of the nozzle tip by secretions from other patients which are commonly seen in older venturi devices.Its decongestive agent (phenylephrine) acts by influencing the sympathetic vasculature tone via alpha adrenoceptors since its properties are sympathomimetic and oppose vasodilation.As for the local anesthethic component (Lignocaine) , it is an amide local anesthetic which blocks fast voltage gated sodium channels in the cell membrane thus leading to a decrease in sensation when performing a nasoendoscopy. Despite of its advantages, there are also disadvantages in the usage of such a device such as the need for regular change of the nozzle head due to the risk of infection and the high cost of using this device in the long run. Several studies has demonstrated promising results for the efficacy of nebulized medication and its distribution of medication into the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses in both healthy individuals and cadaver models.Its advantages over the classical nasal spray include better distribution of medication throughout the nasal cavity and better hygiene due to the ability to change and sterilize the nasal nozzle tip before re-usage. Very little information is available about the delivery of topical decongestants via nasal nebulization on the pre-endoscopic examination of the nasal cavity. This study aims to compare the efficacy of topical decongestants delivered into the nasal cavity using nasal nebulization against the delivery of topical decongestants using conventional nasal sprays.
To investigate how pulse wave velocity, aortic augmentation index and the arterial pulse wave given by the Arteriograph contributes to preoperative assesment, intraoperative and intensive care monitoring.
To compare the effects of i-gel and Laryngeal mask airway Supreme (LMA-Supreme) on ventilation parameters and surgical view during Trendelenburg Position laparoscopic gynecological surgery in cases administered positive pressure ventilation without the use of neuromuscular agents.
The purpose of this study is to compare the perioperative hemodynamic parameters, recovery profiles and cost containment of sevoflurane and propofol based general anesthesia for otorhinolaryngeal surgery.