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A A el-Dawlatly

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PubMed2002

Anaesthesia for morbidly obese patients: a study of haemodynamic changes during bariatric surgery.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Morbid obesity with body mass index (BMI) > 40 kg/m2 requires surgical correction if the diet program fails. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) (bariatric surgery) is the standard surgical procedure. The haemodynamic effects of the typical pneumoperitoneum had been studied but, the additional effects of morbid obesity and the consequences of LAGB surgery had not. Therefore, we conducted this study to determine the haemodynamic changes under anaesthesia during bariatric surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Under general anaesthesia, 7 patients (4 males) were studied. Their mean age was 36.2 yr (range 25-50 yr) and mean BMI was 49.7 kg/m2 (range 39.3-67.3). Besides routine monitoring of vital signs, non invasive cardiac output monitor (NICO, Novametrix, Wallingford, CT, USA) was used to monitor cardiac output (CO), cardiac index (CI) and stroke volume (SV). All the haemodynamic variables were taken at three phases: A) after induction of anaesthesia, B) during pneumoperitoneum and C) after gas deflation. RESULTS: The mean HR and BP showed significant high values during phase B compared to phase A. The mean values of CO were 7.2 +/- 1.1 and 9.06 +/- 2.6 L/min during phases A and B respectively with significant differences. The mean values of SV were 91.1 +/- 12.3 and 123.2 +/- 42.6 ml during phases A and B respectively with significant differences. The mean values of CI during phases A and B were 3.1 +/- 0.7 and 3.4 +/- 1.09 L/min/m2 respectively with significant differences. CONCLUSIONS: We have reported high CO and CI during pneumoperitoneum, which may be due to increased heart rate induced by sympathetic stimulation.

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PubMed2000

Spontaneous chylothorax--case report.

A-19-year old male patient complained of shortness of breath. Aspiration of the pleural fluid revealed chylothorax. Right chest tube was inserted. His ABG showed hypoxaemia with relative hypercarbia. He underwent right thoracotomy and thoracic duct ligation under general anaesthesia and double lumen endobroncheal intubation. During surgery he lost 1.5 L of blood and 4 L chyle. He was transferred to the SICU intubated and on mechanical ventilation. On the subsequent days chyle leak was reduced to a minimum of 10 ml/hr. On the 9th postoperative day the patient was extubated. He was receiving TPN 2600 kcal/day. He was transferred to the normal floor on the 15th day. After 7 day he was readmitted, his chest showed severe lung fibrosis and consolidation. His ABG showed severe hypercarbia (PaCO2 = 126 mmHg). The patient was intubated. His condition deteriorated and he was considered for lung transplantation. No donor was available. Later he arrested and died. Anaesthesia and surgical management of spontaneous chylothorax is challenging. The mortality rate is high.

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PubMed1999

Arteriovenous fistula in chronic renal failure patients: comparison between three different anesthetic techniques.

The creation of arteriovenous fistula is an established form of therapy for patients with chronic renal failure. Anesthetic management in such patients is governed by the presence of risk factors such as hypertension, ischemic heart disease, diabetes, chronic pulmonary disease, anemia, coagulopathy, metabolic acidosis and/or hyperkalemia. In an attempt to improve the quality of anesthetic care and outcome we designed the present study to compare the different anesthetic techniques which are used for creation of arteriovenous fistula. Retrospectively we reviewed 164 patients who underwent creation of arteriovenous fistula. We retrieved the data concerning the age, sex, ASA class, and coexisting diseases. The patients were classified into three groups depending on the anesthetic technique received. Group A (n = 48) patients received general anesthesia; group B (n = 39), patients received brachial plexus block and group C (n = 77), patients received local infiltration anesthesia. Chi-square test was used to compare between the percentages among the different groups. The percentages of cardiac patients showed significant differences between groups A and B and also between groups A and C. There was a significant difference between the groups A and B also between the groups A and C but not between groups B and C concerning age. ASA classes were not significantly different among the groups. Among the total number of patients, 34 were diabetics and 75 patients were cardiac. Axillary brachial plexus block was complete in 70% of patients and incomplete in 27% and failed in 3% of patients. We conclude that chronic renal failure patients are at increased risk during anesthesia. We conclude that brachial plexus blockade or local anesthetic infiltration are good alternatives to general anesthesia in these patients undergoing creation of arteriovenous fistula. Age, ASA class and cardiac status were the three determining factors for the choice of the anesthetic technique. Further multivariate prospective study are needed to confirm these results.

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PubMed1998

Critical incident reports.

We describe a retrospective analysis of critical incident reports in two teaching hospitals. We included significant observations, involving unsafe practices during cardio-pulmonary resuscitation intensive care management and during anesthesia. Of the 143 critical incidents reported, 87% did not lead to negative out-come, out of these 13% were reports on deaths of patient resuscitated by CPR team or emergency department, underwent surgery, and or managed in the intensive care unit. Human errors and lack of communications were common factors for the majority of the incidents. Wrong drug labeling and irresponsible behavior were the most frequent among the human errors. The analysis aimed to regularize the method of reporting and also to determine the causes of complications, offer solutions and prevent occurrence of such incidents in the future.

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PubMed1994

Interpleural catheter analgesia for chronic pain treatment--a case report.

In summary, we present a case in which long-lasting relief of upper abdominal cancer pain was achieved by injections of local anesthetic through the interpleural approach. This technique may be a good alternative to coeliac plexus block in selected cases. Furthermore, if pain relief in such a case proves to be only transient, injections of dilute phenol might provide permanent relief.

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