Pharmacological strategies to prevent haemodynamic changes after intubation in parturient women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: A network meta-analysis

Objective: This network meta-analysis (NMA) aimed to determine the relative efficacy and safety of pharmacological strategies used to mitigate haemodynamic instability by intubation for general anaesthesia in hypertensive parturient women undergoing caesarean section.Methods: We considered randomised controlled studies comparing the effects of pharmacological strategies used to alleviate haemodynamic instability during intubation in parturient women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. The primary endpoints were maximum blood pressure and heart rate after intubation, and secondary endpoints were the Apgar scores at 1 and 5 min. NMA allowed us to combine direct and indirect comparisons between strategies.Results: Twelve studies evaluating nine pharmacological strategies in 619 patients were included. According to the surface under the cumulative ranking curve, the maximal mean arterial pressure was lowest for high-dose remifentanil (99.4%) followed by nitroglycerin (73.6%) and labetalol (60.9%). The maximal heart rate was lowest for labetalol (99.9%) followed by high dose of remifentanil (81.2%) and fentanyl (61.6%). Apgar score at 1 min was higher with low-dose than with high-dose remifentanil (mean difference, 0.726; 95% confidence interval, 0.056 to 1.396; I²=0.0%).Conclusions: High-dose remifentanil produces minimum blood pressure changes, while labetalol is most effective in maintaining normal heart rate in parturient women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy during caesarean section under general anaesthesia.     

Association between posterior crossbite and/or deep bite and temporomandibular disorders among Palestinian adolescents: A sex comparison

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Objective: To assess the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) and posterior crossbite and/or deep bite and any possible association between them.

Methods: One thousand-nineteen adolescents responded to a questionnaire regarding oral habits and TMD symptoms. Afterwards, they were diagnosed according to the Axis I of the DC/TMD and underwent a dental examination. The chi-square test was used for statistical analysis.

Results: A significant association was found between posterior crossbite and some TMD diagnosis, but no association was found between deep bite and TMD, nor between occlusal diagnosis and bruxism. TMDs were more prevalent in girls. There was a significant sex difference (more among females) in the prevalence of painful TMDs.

Conclusion: Posterior crossbite in the adolescent population analyzed may be related to TMDs, in contrary to deep-bite. The presence of posterior crossbite may have different impact on TMD findings between the sexes.     

Failed tracheal intubation during obstetric general anaesthesia: a literature review

We reviewed the literature on obstetric failed tracheal intubation from 1970 onwards. The incidence remained unchanged over the period at 2.6 (95% CI 2.0 to 3.2) per 1000 anaesthetics (1 in 390) for obstetric general anaesthesia and 2.3 (95% CI 1.7 to 2.9) per 1000 general anaesthetics (1 in 443) for caesarean section. Maternal mortality from failed intubation was 2.3 (95% CI 0.3 to 8.2) per 100 000 general anaesthetics for caesarean section (one death per 90 failed intubations). Maternal deaths occurred from aspiration or hypoxaemia secondary to airway obstruction or oesophageal intubation. There were 3.4 (95% CI 0.7 to 9.9) front-of-neck airway access procedures (surgical airway) per 100 000 general anaesthetics for caesarean section (one procedure per 60 failed intubations), usually carried out as a late rescue attempt with poor maternal outcomes. Before the late 1990s, most cases were awakened after failed intubation; since the late 1990s, general anaesthesia has been continued in the majority of cases. When general anaesthesia was continued, a laryngeal mask was usually used but with a trend towards use of a second-generation supraglottic airway device. A prospective study of obstetric general anaesthesia found that transient maternal hypoxaemia occurred in over two-thirds of cases of failed intubation, usually without sequelae. Pulmonary aspiration occurred in 8% but the rate of maternal intensive care unit admission after failed intubation was the same as that after uneventful general anaesthesia. Poor neonatal outcomes were often associated with preoperative fetal compromise, although failed intubation and lowest maternal oxygen saturation were independent predictors of neonatal intensive care unit admission.     

Video laryngoscopy improves the first-attempt success in endotracheal intubation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation among novice physicians

AimTo compare the first-attempt success in endotracheal intubation (ETI) during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) using direct laryngoscopy (DL) and video laryngoscopy (VL) (GlideScope^®) among novice emergency physicians (EPs).MethodsThis study is a historically controlled clinical design. From May 2011 to April 2013 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients were intubated during CPR by novice EPs. CPR data was automatically recorded by pre-installed video and subsequently analysed. The primary outcome was the success rate of the first-attempt at ETI. In addition, time to successful ETI from first-attempt (T-complete), duration of chest compression interruptions, and incidence of oesophageal intubation were compared.ResultsOf 305 patients undergoing ETI, 83 were intubated by novice EPs. The success rate of first-attempt ETI in the VL group (n = 49) was higher than that in the DL group (n = 34, 91.8% vs. 55.9%; p < 0.001). The median T-complete was significantly shorter with VL than with DL (37 [29–55] vs. 62 [56–110] s; p < 0.001). Oesophageal intubation was observed only in the DL group (n = 6, 17.6%). The median duration of chest compression interruptions was greater with DL (7 [3–6] s) than with VL (0 [0–0] s). Improvements in ETI during CPR were observed in the VL group after the first 3 months, but not the DL group during regular use for 1 year.ConclusionsFor novice EPs, the VL could significantly improve the first-attempt success in ETI during CPR while the DL couldn’t improve it.     

舒芬太尼用于高龄患者全麻诱导气管插管的临床研究

目的：观察舒芬太尼用于高龄患者全麻诱导气管插管的临床效果。方法选择ASAⅡ～Ⅲ级,需在气管插管全身麻醉下行四肢手术的高龄（年龄≥80岁）患者45例,随机分三组：舒芬太尼0.15μg/kg 组（ S1组）、舒芬太尼0.25μg/kg组（S2组）及芬太尼2μg/kg组（F组）,每组15例。所有患者均分别记录基础值（T0）、插管前1 min（T1）、插管后1 min（T2）和插管后5 min（T3）的收缩压（SP）、舒张压（DP）和心率（HR）,并计算各时间点 SP 与 HR 的乘积（ RPP）;记录不良反应的发生及药物使用情况。结果三组T1时间点BP和T3时间点SP、S2组T2时间点SP和F组T3时间点DP均显著低于同组T0时间点（P均<0.01）,F组T2时间点DP显著高于同组T0时间点（P<0.05）和S2组同时间点（ P<0.05）,S1组和S2组T1时间点SP、S2组T2时间点BP均显著低于F组同时间点（ P<0.01或0.05）。S1组和F组T2时间点HR均显著大于同组T0时间点（ P均<0.01）和S2组同时间点（ P<0.05）。三组T1、T3时间点RPP均显著小于同组T0时间点（ P<0.01或0.05）。F组T2时间点RPP显著大于同组T0时间点（ P<0.05）和S2组同时间点（P<0.05）。S2组声带活动发生率、丙泊酚和瑞芬太尼使用率小于S1组,罗库溴铵、新福林使用率均显著小于S1组和F组（P<0.05）。结论舒芬太尼0.25μg/kg用于高龄患者全麻诱导,不仅能抑制插管反应,减少不良反应,而且能保持插管前后心血管功能稳定和心肌氧供需平稳,安全可行。     

光棒联合新型喉罩与纤维支气管镜气管插管临床效果比较

目的：比较光棒联合新型喉罩气管插管与纤维支气管镜气管插管的临床效果。方法选择100例接受光棒联合新型喉罩气管插管全身麻醉的患者100例为观察组,同期接受纤维支气管镜气管插管患者100例为对照组。观察两组不同等级气道插管情况（ Mallampati分级Ⅰ～Ⅳ级）及置管成功前后血流动力学变化,包括平均动脉压、血氧饱和度、心率、呼气末二氧化碳分压。比较两组插管时间及并发症发生情况。结果观察组Ⅳ级气道插管成功率为80.0％,显著高于对照组的36.4％,气管插管时间短于对照组,差异均有统计学意义（ P＜0.05）。气管插管置入后,观察组平均动脉压、心率、咽喉疼痛及口腔损伤的比例均低于对照组,差异有统计学意义（ P＜0.05）。两组血氧饱和度、呼气末二氧化碳分压比较差异均无统计学意义（ P＞0.05）。结论光棒联合新型喉罩气管插管成功率高,对血流动力学影响小,并发症少,值得临床推广应用。     

带负压式牙刷刷牙法对气管插管患者口腔护理效果评价

目的探讨气管插管患者口腔护理的有效方法,提高护理质量,减少并发症的发生。方法采用对照研究的方式,将2013年1月至2014年6月间我院ICU收治的60例气管插管患者随机分为观察组和对照组,观察组施行负压式牙刷刷牙法,对照组施行常规口腔护理法。比较两组患者护理前后口腔细菌检测情况、口腔症状、pH值、呼吸机相关性肺炎、意外脱管、机械通气的时间以及患者的舒适度。结果观察组护理后即刻的细菌数、护理后2h、4h、6h的细菌数均少于对照组,5d牙菌斑率、口腔细菌阳性率均低于对照组,差异有统计学意义（ P＜0.05）。观察组护理后的口腔溃疡、疱疹、口臭、呼吸机相关性肺炎的发生率低于对照组,护理5 d时的口腔pH值高于对照组,机械通气时间短于对照组,差异有统计学意义（ P＜0.05）。两组的舒适度差异无统计学意义（ P＞0.05）。结论带负压式牙刷刷牙法能够有效清除气管插管患者的口腔细菌,预防感染的发生,优于传统的口腔护理方法。