Impact of nitrous oxide use on parturient recall of neuraxial analgesia risks.

Study Objective: Nitrous oxide affects memory and recall. We aimed to determine if using nitrous oxide during labor affected patients' ability to learn and recall the risks and benefits of neuraxial analgesia.

Design: Single-center, prospective cohort study.

Improvement in Accuracy and Concordance of American Society of Anesthesiologist's Physical Status (ASA-PS) Scoring Assignment over a 11 Year Time Period Using Patient BMI as a Comorbidity Finding.

Background: Anesthesia providers categorize patients utilizing the American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status (ASA-PS) classification originally created by the ASA in 1941. There is published variability and discordance among providers when assigning patient ASA scores in part due to the subjectivity of scoring utilizing patient medical conditions, but variability is also found using objective findings like BMI. To date, there are few studies evaluating the accuracy of anesthesia providers' ASA assignment based on objective body mass index (BMI) alone.

Retrospective Review of Intrathecal Hydromorphone Dose Range and Complications.

Background: Optimal intrathecal dosing regimens for hydromorphone are not well established for analgesia after abdominal surgery.

Objectives: We reviewed intrathecal hydromorphone doses and complications because dosing variability has been observed among anesthesiologists. We hypothesized that increasing doses of intrathecal hydromorphone would be associated with improved postoperative analgesia, but with increased rates of opioid-related adverse events.

Simulation Training Effects on Resident-Perceived Readiness for Obstetric Anesthesia Rotation.

Background: Beginning an unfamiliar rotation can be challenging as residents must expand their knowledge and skills to meet new clinical expectations, work with a new team of providers, and sometimes care for a new patient demographic. This may detract from learning, resident well-being, and patient care.

Methods: We implemented an obstetric anesthesia simulation session for anesthesiology residents prior to their first obstetric anesthesia rotation and measured the effect on residents' self-perceived preparedness.

Peripartum anesthetic management in patients with left ventricular noncompaction: a case series and review of the literature.

Background: This retrospective review focuses on peripartum anesthetic management and outcome of a series of five pregnant women with left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC).

Methods: The Mayo Clinic Advanced Cohort Explorer medical database was utilized to identify women diagnosed with LVNC who had been admitted for delivery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, between January 2001 and September 2021. Echocardiograms were independently reviewed by two board-certified echocardiographers, and those determined by both to meet the Jenni criteria and/or having compatible findings on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were included.

Intravenous Dexmedetomidine as an Adjunct to Neuraxial Anesthesia in Cesarean Delivery: A Retrospective Chart Review.

Background: Dexmedetomidine is a selective -2 agonist commonly used for sedation that has been used in obstetric anesthesia for multimodal labor analgesia, postcesarean delivery analgesia, and perioperative shivering. This study evaluated the role of intravenous dexmedetomidine to provide rescue analgesia and/or sedation during cesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia.

Methods: We conducted a single-center, retrospective cohort study of all parturients undergoing cesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia between December 1, 2018, and November 30, 2019, who required supplemental analgesia during the procedure.

Implementation of a Second Victim Peer Support Program in a Large Anesthesia Department.

The second victim phenomenon occurs when healthcare providers experience emotional or physical distress as a result of traumatic clinical events. Few hospitals have formalized peer support programs for second victims to navigate the postevent experience and offload associated emotional labor. This article describes the implementation of a second victim peer support program in a large academic anesthesiology practice, with the goal of augmenting emotional support for anesthesia providers.

Obstetric Anesthetic Management for Parturients with Hereditary Angioedema: A Case Report and Suggested Protocol.

Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a disease manifested by repeated episodes of localized submucosal or subcutaneous edematous episodes, potentially triggered by emotional stress, mechanical trauma, or intake of estrogens. We present our experience managing two parturients with HAE. Multidisciplinary care is essential for planning and executing the specialized care of these patients, and management included extensive planning among obstetric, anesthesiology, and allergy and immunology teams.

Creating a model to predict time intervals from induction of labor to induction of anesthesia and delivery to coordinate workload.

Background: Induction of labor continues to become more common. We analyzed induction of labor and timing of obstetric and anesthesia work to create a model to predict the induction-anesthesia interval and the induction-delivery interval in order to co-ordinate workload to occur when staff are most available.

Methods: Patients who underwent induction of labor at a single medical center were identified and multivariable linear regression was used to model anesthesia and delivery times.

Effect of penicillin allergy on prophylactic antibiotic administration in the parturient undergoing cesarean delivery.

Background: Administering antibiotics is often difficult in patients with specific medication allergies. This investigation aimed to determine if a penicillin or cephalosporin allergy increased the risk for not receiving correct timing of prophylactic antibiotics at cesarean delivery. We hypothesized that patients with a penicillin or cephalosporin allergy would be less likely to receive antibiotics prior to incision for cesarean delivery.

Complication rate of ultrasound-guided paravertebral block for breast surgery.

Background And Objectives: Thoracic paravertebral blockade is often used as an anesthetic and/or analgesic technique for breast surgery. With ultrasound guidance, the rate of complications is speculated to be lower than when using landmark-based techniques. This investigation aimed to quantify the incidence of pleural puncture and pneumothorax following non-continuous ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral blockade for breast surgery.

Spiral electrode for continuous fetal heart rate monitoring during in-utero myelomeningocele repair.

Continuous fetal hemodynamic monitoring during in-utero surgery is desirable, but it is often not feasible without intermittent interruption. We report the use of a fetal spiral electrode for continuous heart rate monitoring during fetal myelomeningocele repair. Fetal echocardiography and a fetal spiral electrode were used to monitor fetal heart rate during in-utero repair at 25 weeks' gestation.

Intrathecal Morphine versus Intrathecal Hydromorphone for Analgesia after Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Background: Intrathecal opioids are routinely administered during spinal anesthesia for postcesarean analgesia. The effectiveness of intrathecal morphine for postcesarean analgesia is well established, and the use of intrathecal hydromorphone is growing. No prospective studies have compared the effectiveness of equipotent doses of intrathecal morphine versus intrathecal hydromorphone as part of a multimodal analgesic regimen for postcesarean analgesia.

In Utero Restoration of Hindbrain Herniation in Fetal Myelomeningocele as Part of Prenatal Regenerative Therapy Program at Mayo Clinic.

Objective: To assess our initial experience with prenatal restoration of hindbrain herniation following in utero repair of myelomeningocele (MMC).

Patients And Methods: Three consecutive patients with prenatally diagnosed MMC (between January 1, 2018 and September 30, 2018) were managed with open in utero surgery. As per institutional review board approval and following a protocol designed at the Mayo Clinic Maternal & Fetal Center, fetal intervention was offered between 19 0/7 and 25 6/7 weeks of gestation.

A 3-arm randomized clinical trial comparing interscalene blockade techniques with local infiltration analgesia for total shoulder arthroplasty.

Background: The ideal analgesic modality for total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) remains controversial. We hypothesized that a multimodal analgesic pathway incorporating continuous interscalene blockade (ISB) provides better analgesic efficacy than both single-injection ISB and local infiltration analgesia.

Methods: This single-center, parallel, unblinded, randomized clinical trial evaluated 129 adults undergoing primary TSA.

Need for additional anesthesia after single injection spinal analgesia for labor: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: There is little information about the use and efficacy of single injection spinal blocks for labor analgesia; specifically, how frequently subsequent analgesia or anesthesia is needed. This study determined how frequently an additional anesthetic intervention was needed in women who received single injection spinal analgesia.

Methods: This retrospective study examined electronic medical records to find all single injection spinal analgesic blocks for labor analgesia over a 14-year (2003-2016) period.

Fetoscopic Therapy for Severe Pulmonary Hypoplasia in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A First in Prenatal Regenerative Medicine at Mayo Clinic.

Objective: To introduce the prenatal regenerative medicine service at Mayo Clinic for fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion (FETO) care for severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH).

Patients And Methods: Two cases of prenatal management of severe CDH with FETO between January and August 2017 are reported. Per protocol, FETO was offered for life-threatening severe CDH at between 26 and 29 weeks' gestation.

Infraclavicular versus axillary nerve catheters: A retrospective comparison of early catheter failure rate.

Study Objectives: Continuous brachial plexus catheters are often used to decrease pain following elbow surgery. This investigation aimed to assess the rate of early failure of infraclavicular (IC) and axillary (AX) nerve catheters following elbow surgery.

Design: Retrospective study.

Anesthetic management of two parturients with cerebral palsy and prior selective dorsal rhizotomy.

Selective dorsal rhizotomy is a surgical spine procedure used to reduce spasticity in patients with upper motor neuron dysfunction caused by conditions such as cerebral palsy. The optimal anesthetic approach for obstetric patients who have undergone a selective dorsal rhizotomy is unknown. The use and efficacy of neuraxial anesthesia in these patients has not been described.

Continuous Posterior Lumbar Plexus Nerve Block Versus Periarticular Injection with Ropivacaine or Liposomal Bupivacaine for Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Three-Arm Randomized Clinical Trial.

Background: Debate surrounds the issue of whether peripheral nerve blockade or periarticular infiltration (PAI) should be employed within a contemporary, comprehensive multimodal analgesia pathway for total hip arthroplasty. We hypothesized that patients treated with a continuous posterior lumbar plexus block (PNB) would report less pain and consume less opioid medication than those treated with PAI.

Methods: This investigator-initiated, independently funded, 3-arm randomized clinical trial (RCT) performed at a single high-volume institution compared postoperative analgesia interventions for elective, unilateral primary total hip arthroplasty: (1) PNB; (2) PAI with ropivacaine, ketorolac, and epinephrine (PAI-R); and (3) PAI with liposomal bupivacaine, ketorolac, and epinephrine (PAI-L) using computerized randomization.

Lessons learned from a single institution's retrospective analysis of emergent cesarean delivery following external cephalic version with and without neuraxial anesthesia.

Objectives: To evaluate the risk of emergent cesarean delivery with the use of neuraxial anesthesia for external cephalic version in a single practice.

Background: Randomized trials have shown increased external cephalic version success when neuraxial anesthesia is used, without additional risk. We hypothesized that in our actual clinical practice, outside the confines of randomized trials, neuraxial anesthesia could be associated with an increased risk of emergent cesarean delivery.