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Filter by:The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to compare total intravenous anesthesia with remimazolam vs total intravenous anesthesia with propofol in moderate-to-high risk patients undergoing major elective noncardiac surgery under general anesthesia. The primary hypothesis is that total intravenous anesthesia with remimazolam can increase days alive and out of hospital at postoperative day 30 compared with total intravenous anesthesia with propofol.
Regional anaesthesia of the lower limbs blocks sympathetic nerve fibres as well as sensory and motor fibres. It has been documented previously in the non-pregnant population that the blockade of sympathetic nerve fibres by regional anaesthesia (including spinal, epidural and lumbar plexus anaesthesia) results in vasodilation of peripheral blood vessels and an increase in the blood flow to the skin, increasing the peripheral skin temperature. Additionally thermoregulation has been found to be impaired more by spinal anaesthesia than epidural anaesthesia. The aim of the study is to measure peripheral skin temperature changes occurring in the lower limbs following spinal anaesthesia in the pregnant obstetric population undergoing category 4 lower segment caesarean section. The hypothesis is that peripheral skin temperature will rise following spinal anaesthesia and that this temperature change could be used as a measure of bilateral sympathetic block which may be an indicator of potential success of spinal anaesthesia. Future follow up studies could then potentially determine if peripheral skin temperature can also be used as a marker to determine the success of epidural analgesia for labour. The study will involve temperature measurement by Covidien Mon-a-Therm skin temperature probes and Braun Welch Allyn tympanic membrane thermometer devices on the dorsum of the right and left feet. The study will last from the time the parturient arrives in theatre for their lower segment caesarean section until the parturient leaves the recovery area.
Total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) has emerged as a viable alternative to inhalational general anaesthesia (GA). Propofol is the preferred drug for providing TIVA due to its favorable pharmacokinetic profile, such as, rapid onset of action and a short context sensitivity half -life. There is suggestion that consumption of Propofol required during TIVA is influenced by gender with females requiring higher dose due to higher volume of distribution of drug. The evidence on gender differences in Propofol requirement for TIVA is largely based on studies done using subjective (manual titration of infusions)/semi-objective (target-controlled infusions) methods of drug administration, whose initial setting and ongoing control may be affected by attending anesthesiologist discretion and action. A recent advance in Propofol TIVA delivery is development of objective automated anaesthesia delivery systems. These systems administer Propofol titrated to patients' electroencephalogram (EEG) response reflected by processed EEG monitoring, namely the Bispectral index (BIS). One such indigenously developed automated anaesthesia delivery system is the closed-loop anaesthesia delivery system (CLADS). CLADS is a more precise and robust system to facilitate administration of Propofol TIVA, which automatically regulates the dose of medication based on feedback from patient's BIS data. The present study proposes to explore if there can be any gender differences in Propofol requirements during total intravenous anaesthesia administered by CLADS. All patients undergoing elective surgery under Propofol TIVA using CLADS will be screened, and those eligible will be enrolled. Enrolled patients will receive automated Propofol TIVA using CLADS. Demographic and clinical details including gender of patient will be noted. Cumulative dose of Propofol use will be computed through algorithm executed and monitored by software built into the CLADS. The findings will then be compared between male and female gender. Other intraoperative and post- operative outcomes such as time-to-loss of consciousness, time-to-induction of anaesthesia, anaesthesia depth consistency, performance characteristic of CLADS, hemodynamic profile (heart rate, mean arterial blood pressure), time-to-early recovery from anaesthesia, and postoperative sedation scale (modified observers' assessment of alertness/sedation scale [MOAA/S]); will be noted and compared between males and females. We expect to enroll 80 patients in our study.
Most of the patients undergoing laparoscopic partial/radical nephrectomy can experience moderate or severe postoperative pain, and inadequate control of this pain can cause negative consequences such as development of chronic pain, pulmonary and cardiac events, and side effects of long term opioid usage. Due to these adverse outcomes, ultrasonography-guided plane blocks can be beneficial for these patients to decrease opioid consumption. In this study, the investigators aim to compare ultrasonography-guided plane blocks: Paravertebral block and subcostal transversus abdominis plane block and traditional method: patient controlled analgesia with opioids. The investigators hypothesized that analgesic efficacy in both paravertebral and subcostal TAP blocks will have similar outcomes but better than traditional method.
This study is intended to include elderly patients who are selected to undergo lower limb and pelvic orthopedic surgery under spinal anesthesia. Through prospective, randomized and controlled clinical trials, the investigators will observe the effect of this treatment on the incidence of hypotension in elderly patients after spinal anesthesia through TEAS points Neiguan and Quchi before or during surgery, and further explore its related mechanisms.
The purpose of this clinical trial is to determine whether different types of ventilator settings during surgery change the relationship between the pressures in the lungs and the function of the heart. In this study, patients will be randomly assigned (like flipping a coin) to receive either standard or individualized (research) lung protective ventilator settings. Before surgery, patients will be given an 8-item verbal questionnaire about any respiratory symptoms. After patients are asleep for surgery, an ultrasound probe will be inserted into the esophagus (food pipe) and stomach to examine the heart and lungs and take ultrasound pictures. The ultrasound probe is then removed. Next, a small balloon catheter (a narrow tube smaller in diameter than a pencil lead) will be placed in the esophagus, where it will be used to measure the pressures in the chest and lungs. For patients who are assigned to standard ventilator settings, the ventilator settings and pressures during surgery will be recorded. For patients assigned to individualized (research) ventilator settings, the pressures from the balloon catheter will be used to adjust the ventilator settings every 30 minutes during surgery. A second ultrasound pictures of the heart and lungs will be obtained at the point at which the patient is placed into the Trendelenburg position. At the end of surgery and before the patient is awake, the balloon catheter will be removed, the ultrasound probe will be inserted, a third set of ultrasound pictures of the heart and lungs will be obtained, and the ultrasound probe then removed. Patients will be telephoned 30 days after surgery to ask about their recovery. The 8-item respiratory symptom questionnaire will be repeated at this time.
Single center randomized clinical trial. The main aim is to demonstrate the superiority at the clinical level of the ultra fast-track programs versus conventional early postoperative extubation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
To evaluate the effect of ciprofol anesthesia Induction on hemodynamics in elderly patients undergoing elective noncardiac surgery,a prospective, randomized, controlled trial.
The purpose of this prospective randomized double-blinded and controlled study is to evaluate the quality of recovery after elective cesarean delivery using the Obstetric Quality-of-Recovery-11 (ObsQoR-11) score at 24 hours between patients receiving intrathecal morphine (ITM group) compared to patients receiving a ropivacaine continuous wound infusion (CWI group).
The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of opioid-free general anesthesia for breast surgeries in female patients.