Bobbia X, Hansel N, Muller L
… +6 more, Claret PG, Moreau A, Genre Grandpierre R, Chenaitia H, Lefrant JY, de La Coussaye JE
Ann Fr Anesth Reanim
· 2014 Mar · PMID 24456614
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INTRODUCTION: The utility of bedside ultrasound (US) performed by emergency physicians has been proven for multiple purposes. There are no data about this technique in emergency departments (ED) in France. The primary ob...INTRODUCTION: The utility of bedside ultrasound (US) performed by emergency physicians has been proven for multiple purposes. There are no data about this technique in emergency departments (ED) in France. The primary objective is to determine the availability of ultrasound device (UD) in EDs and in prehospital settings in France. Minor objectives are to determine the number and type of UD, the most current applications of US and the factors correlated with availability of UDs in the setting of emergency medicine. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive, multicenter survey from December 2010 to June 2011, including all EDs and prehospital units in France. A questionnaire was sent by e-mail. Non-responders were contacted by telephone with one recall. RESULTS: The response rate was 74% (327/440) for EDs and 73% (278/379) for prehospital units. A UD is available in 52% (171/327) (CI 95% [46; 58]) of EDs and in 9% (25/278) (CI 95% [5; 13]) of prehospital units. Among departments having no access to UDs, 29% of EDs and 12% of prehospital units have plans to implement emergency physician-performed US. The most common US applications are focused assessment with sonography for trauma and pleural exams. CONCLUSION: Availability of UDs in French public hospital EDs is 52% and 9% in prehospital units. Despite the progressive expansion of the technique over the last years, bedside ultrasonography is not yet completely integrated in the physical examination of the patient in an emergency situation in France. A reassessment will be required to confirm the current trend of expansion.
Bouderka MA, Nsiri A, Bouhouri A
… +3 more, Bouaggad A, Alharrar R, Hamoudi D
Ann Fr Anesth Reanim
· 2014 Jan · PMID 24440733
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OBJECTIVE: To determine current clinical neuromuscular use in Morocco anesthetic practice. STUDY DESIGN: Clinical practice survey. METHODS: Anesthesiologists were invited to answer anonymously to question about neuromusc...OBJECTIVE: To determine current clinical neuromuscular use in Morocco anesthetic practice. STUDY DESIGN: Clinical practice survey. METHODS: Anesthesiologists were invited to answer anonymously to question about neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBA): pharmacology, monitoring and antagonism drug use. Corrected yates test was used to compare qualitative parameters and variance analysis for quantitative parameters. P<0.05 was considered as significant. RESULTS: We had 171 answers, 54% were paramedics (n=93) and 46% (n=78) were physicians (20% global effective in Morocco). Fifty-five percent were seniors. Vecuronium was the most NMBA used in Morocco for 51% of the anesthesiologists. Mean action time of NMBA was underestimate in more than 60% of the staff questioned specially for seniors (24.6%) than juniors (19.2%). Residual neuromuscular blockade was evaluated only by clinical and spirometric parameters in 72%. TOF monitor was used in 18% more in military hospitals (36%) and insurance clinics (40%) than private hospitals (12.5%). Administration of reversal drugs was systematic in 5.8% of anesthesiologists, frequent for 36.3% and rare for 55%. CONCLUSIONS: This study show an underestimation of residual neuromuscular blockade, poor neuromuscular monitor use and lack of knowledge of NMBA specially for senior anesthesiologists and in private hospitals. We should elaborate Moroccan guideline for NMBA use and provide formal training programs for our anesthetic staff.
Ann Fr Anesth Reanim
· 2014 Jan · PMID 24440732
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OBJECTIVE: Prehabilitation consists in providing a repetitive physical exercise before surgery to improve the postoperative recovery course. This review aims to evaluate the feasibility and the expected benefits of preha...OBJECTIVE: Prehabilitation consists in providing a repetitive physical exercise before surgery to improve the postoperative recovery course. This review aims to evaluate the feasibility and the expected benefits of prehabilitation on the postoperative recovery course and the reduction of the postoperative morbidity. DATA SOURCES: Data research has focused on English-language articles in the Medline database, published from 1989 to 2013. Keywords, used separately or in combination, were: prehabilitation, functional capacity, postoperative morbidity, physical activity. STUDY SELECTION: Selected articles were original articles, clinical cases, review articles and meta-analysis. DATA EXTRACTION: Articles were analyzed for feasibility, benefits and limitations of preoperative physical preparation techniques. DATA SYNTHESIS: Poor preoperative functional status is associated with increased postoperative morbidity. Elderly are more prone to postoperative complications. The improvement of preoperative physical status of these patients is possible and may reduce morbidity and allow faster recovery after major surgery. In order to improve efficiency, the training program must provide endurance and muscle reinforcement exercises, whose intensity must be adapted to the patient's baseline physical abilities. An average of three sessions per week over a period of six to eight weeks before surgery seemed a good compromise between feasibility and effectiveness. CONCLUSION: The effectiveness of prehabilitation has been demonstrated in cardiovascular surgery and probably in abdominal surgery. Prehabilitation must be integrated into the overall patient medical management, and must be associated with preoperative refeeding and postoperative rehabilitation protocols. By optimizing all stages of the surgical patient management, from diagnosis to recovery, prognosis of high-risk surgical patients could be improved.
Jurkolow G, Fuchs-Buder T, Lemoine A
… +3 more, Raft J, Rocq N, Meistelman C
Ann Fr Anesth Reanim
· 2014 Mar · PMID 24440731
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Patients who are given a single dose of succinylcholine normally undergo a short-acting depolarizing phase I neuromuscular block but rarely a phase II block. Prolonged neuromuscular blockade occurs after a single dose of...Patients who are given a single dose of succinylcholine normally undergo a short-acting depolarizing phase I neuromuscular block but rarely a phase II block. Prolonged neuromuscular blockade occurs after a single dose of succinylcholine in case of genetically determined abnormal plasma butyrylcholinesterase activity. It is mandatory to use monitoring to detect this side effect. We report a case of a patient with abnormal plasma butyrylcholinesterase activity undergoing a six-hour prolonged neuromuscular phase II block, after a single dose of succinylcholine.
Ann Fr Anesth Reanim
· 2014 Jan · PMID 24440730
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Lymphohistiocytic activation syndrome (LHAS) is related to inappropriate stimulation of macrophage cells in bone marrow and lymphoid system. LHAS combines the non-specific clinical signs (fever, poor general condition, h...Lymphohistiocytic activation syndrome (LHAS) is related to inappropriate stimulation of macrophage cells in bone marrow and lymphoid system. LHAS combines the non-specific clinical signs (fever, poor general condition, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy) and suggestive biological elements (bi-or pancytopenia, abnormal liver function, coagulopathy, increased LDH, ferritin and triglycerides). The diagnosis of SALH remains an emergency every clinician should discuss before any febrile cytopenia. The etiology of LHAS is still obscure, but recent advances in the genetic study of familial forms provide some essential elements in understanding.
Coisel Y, Jourdan A, Conseil M
… +5 more, Pouzeratte Y, Verzilli D, Jung B, Chanques G, Jaber S
Ann Fr Anesth Reanim
· 2014 Jan · PMID 24439493
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the evolution of perioperative anesthesia practices in for esophageal cancer surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We conducted an observational retrospective study in a single center evaluating main peri...OBJECTIVE: To describe the evolution of perioperative anesthesia practices in for esophageal cancer surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We conducted an observational retrospective study in a single center evaluating main perioperative practices during 16 years (1994-2009). Statistical analysis was done on 4 chronologic quartiles of same sample size. RESULTS: Two hundred and seven consecutive patients were included during the 4 periods 1994-1997 (n=52), 1997-1999 (n=52), 1999-2003 (n=52) and 2004-2009 (n=51). The main significant evolutions between the first and the fourth period were observed: (i) in ventilation: lower tidal volume (9.6[8.6-10.6] vs 7.6[7.0-8.3] mL/kg of ideal body weight (IBW), p<0.01), increased use of Positive End Expiratory Pressure (0 vs 83%, p<0.001) and increased use of post-operative non-invasive ventilation (0 vs 51%, p<0.001); (ii) in hemodynamic management: lower fluid replacement (20.6 [16.0-24.6] vs 12.6 [9.7-16.2] mL/h/kg of IBW, p<0.001); (iii) in analgesia: increased use of epidural thoracic anesthesia (31 vs 57%, p<0.001). Peroperative bleeding, type of fluid replacement, length of mechanical ventilation, length of stay in intensive care unit, ventilatory free days and mortality at day 28 didn't change. CONCLUSIONS: During these previous years, anesthesia practices in ventilation, hemodynamics and analgesia for esophageal cancer surgery have changed.
Royon V, Rabehenoina C, Tourrel F
… +2 more, Compère V, Dureuil B
Ann Fr Anesth Reanim
· 2014 Jan · PMID 24439492
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Remote cerebellar hemorrhage (RCH) is an infrequent but serious complication after lumbar herniation surgery. Little is known about this complication but excessive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage is thought to be a lea...Remote cerebellar hemorrhage (RCH) is an infrequent but serious complication after lumbar herniation surgery. Little is known about this complication but excessive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage is thought to be a leading cause of RCH. We describe the case of a patient suffering from a life-threatening RCH, which occurred a few hours after lumbar disc herniation surgery.
Puybasset L, Bazin JE, Beloucif S
… +15 more, Bizouarn P, Crozier S, Devalois B, Eon B, Fieux F, Gisquet E, Guibet-Lafaye C, Kentish N, Lienhart A, Nicolas-Robin A, Otero Lopez M, Pelluchon C, Roussin F, Beydon L, Sfar (Comité d’éthique ICARE)
Ann Fr Anesth Reanim
· 2014 Feb · PMID 24406262
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The ethics committee of the French Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (Sfar) has been requested by the French Biomedical Agency to consider the issue of organ donation in patients after the decision to withdraw lif...The ethics committee of the French Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (Sfar) has been requested by the French Biomedical Agency to consider the issue of organ donation in patients after the decision to withdraw life-supportive therapies has been taken. This type of organ donation is performed in the USA, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Belgium. The three former countries have published recommendations formalizing procedures and operations. The French Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (Société française d'anesthésie et de reanimation [Sfar]) ethics committee has considered this issue and envisioned the different aspects of the whole process. Consequently, it sounded a note of caution regarding the applicability of this type of organ procurement in unselected patients following a decision to withdraw life-supportive therapies. According to French regulations concerning organ procurement in brain-dead patients, the committee stresses the need to restrict this specific way of procurement to severely brain-injured patients, once confirmatory investigations predicting a catastrophic prognosis have been performed. This suggests that the nature of the confirmatory investigation required should be formalized by the French Biomedical Agency on behalf of the French parliamentarians, which should help preserve population trust regarding organ procurement and provide a framework for medical decision. This text has been endorsed by the Sfar.
Gosseries O, Thibaut A, Boly M
… +3 more, Rosanova M, Massimini M, Laureys S
Ann Fr Anesth Reanim
· 2014 Feb · PMID 24393302
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Thanks to advances in medical care, an increased number of patients recover from coma. However, some remain in vegetative/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome or in a minimally conscious state. Detection of awareness in sev...Thanks to advances in medical care, an increased number of patients recover from coma. However, some remain in vegetative/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome or in a minimally conscious state. Detection of awareness in severely brain-injured patients is challenging because it relies on behavioral assessments, which can be affected by motor, sensory and cognitive impairments of the patients. Other means of evaluation are needed to improve the accuracy of the diagnosis in this challenging population. We will here review the different altered states of consciousness occurring after severe brain damage, and explain the difficulties associated with behavioral assessment of consciousness. We will then describe a non-invasive technique, transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with high-density electroencephalography (TMS-EEG), which has allowed us to detect the presence or absence of consciousness in different physiological, pathological and pharmacological states. Some potential underlying mechanisms of the loss of consciousness will then be discussed. In conclusion, TMS-EEG is highly promising in identifying markers of consciousness at the individual level and might be of great value for clinicians in the assessment of consciousness.
Woimant F, Biteye Y, Chaine P
… +1 more, Crozier S
Ann Fr Anesth Reanim
· 2014 Feb · PMID 24388769
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In face of any severe stroke, the questions for health professionals in charge of the patient are: will the handicap be acceptable for the patient? But can we predict an acceptable handicap for the patient? For his famil...In face of any severe stroke, the questions for health professionals in charge of the patient are: will the handicap be acceptable for the patient? But can we predict an acceptable handicap for the patient? For his family? When we know that the cognitive disorders, consequences of severe stroke often modify, in a major way, the behaviour of these patients? Given these difficulties for estimate vital and functional prognosis and even more the quality of life of patients with severe stroke, collective reflexions between physicians and nurses are essential, reflexions taking into account preferences and values of patients. Use of resuscitation resources for severe stroke patients implies to offer them the best rehabilitation. So, questions about health pathways for severe stroke are essential: which structures for these patients, which technologies, which medical, medico-social and social supports, which human accompaniment the society can propose to the patients and to their family, so that they have an acceptable quality of life.
Antoine C, Mourey F, Prada-Bordenave E
… +1 more, Steering committee on DCD program
Ann Fr Anesth Reanim
· 2014 Feb · PMID 24388490
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On the basis of the literature and results presented at the 6th International Conference, donation after cardio-circulatory death provides a significant, practical, additional high quality source of transplantable organs...On the basis of the literature and results presented at the 6th International Conference, donation after cardio-circulatory death provides a significant, practical, additional high quality source of transplantable organs. The vast majority of DCD are 'controlled' Maastricht category III donors. In 2010, the parliamentary information mission on the revision of the bioethics laws invited the Intensive Care Societies to debate and to make recommendations to implement controlled donation after circulatory death. They came to the conclusion that such retrieval is possible in France and insisted on the medical criteria that frame it: the writing of the medical procedures, the ethical aspects and the delay. The major recommendations of the ethics committees were firstly, The WLST decision is independent of the possibility of organ donation; secondly, the strict respect of "The dead donor and organ transplantation rule" and the updated national guidance for the WLST; thirdly, the drafting of a nationally agreed protocol defining the mandatory conditions to determine death and to perform procurement and transplantation. Organ donation after WLST will be authorised only in pilot centres with a locally agreed WLST policy including external second opinion and written transcript of the WLST decision, experienced intensive care staff, a local organ procurement coordination team familiar with DBD and DCD protocols and only in hospitals authorised for organ procurement. It is important to have an optimal and standardized national guidance to limit the known risk factors of graft failure (donor and recipient choice, warm and cold ischemia time), to increase acceptance by medical community and civil society and to improve results and allow more powerful analysis.
Aissaoui Y, Chkoura K, Belhachmi A
… +1 more, Boughalem M
Ann Fr Anesth Reanim
· 2013 Nov · PMID 24378956
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The occurrence of postoperative pneumocephalus is a common event and is often trivial. When the intracranial air volume is significant, it creates intracranial hypertension causing tension pneumocephalus. This case repor...The occurrence of postoperative pneumocephalus is a common event and is often trivial. When the intracranial air volume is significant, it creates intracranial hypertension causing tension pneumocephalus. This case report describes the occurrence of tension pneumocephalus after surgical drainage of bilateral chronic subdural hematoma. The pneumocephalus was responsible for severe postoperative neurological deterioration. The attending physicians should be aware of the possibility of occurrence of such complication. Treatment and prevention of pneumocephalus should also be well known by the medical staff.