Publications by authors named "C Baillard"
Background: Although telemedicine with video support for preoperative evaluation has been found effective, there is limited research on anaesthesia consultation by phone without video support, particularly among high-risk patients. To evaluate the effectiveness, safety and potential benefits of performing pre-anaesthesia evaluation by phone before eye surgery in patients having non-invasive surgery, we performed an observational study in a French teaching hospital.
Method: All elective patients having elective ophthalmic surgery were included to have a consultation by phone instead of an in-person consultation, regardless of the type of anaesthesia or ASA score.
Article Synopsis
- The European Society of Anesthesia emphasizes the need for managing preoperative anxiety, but current assessment methods using lengthy questionnaires can be impractical.
- A study involving 71 patients undergoing outpatient eye surgery evaluated preoperative anxiety with the Surgical Fear Questionnaire (SFQ) and measured pupillary responses using a pupillometer.
- Ultimately, the study found no significant correlation between pupillary measurements and anxiety levels, suggesting a need for further research on the relationship between preoperative anxiety and pupillometry.
Innovation and new technologies have always impacted significantly the anesthesiology practice all along the perioperative course, as it is recognized as one of the most transformative medical specialties specifically regarding patient's safety. Beside a number of major changes in procedures, equipment, training, and organization that aggregated to establish a strong safety culture with effective practices, anesthesiology is also a stakeholder in disruptive innovation. The present review is not exhaustive and aims to provide an overview on how innovation could change and improve anesthesiology practices through some examples as telemedicine (TM), machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: No consensus criteria describe the medical eligibility of the patients to intermediate care units (IMCUs). In this first part of the UNISURC project, we aimed to develop criteria based on a consensus of physicians from the main specialties involved in IMCU admission decisions.
Design: We selected criteria from IMCU literature, scoring systems and intensive care unit nursing workload.