The risks and benefits of spinal anaesthesia must be assessed in patients with coagulation disorders. A woman in her 20s with congenital factor VII (FVII) deficiency (31%) was admitted at 38 weeks for caesarean delivery. A rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) analysis showed normal coagulation and spinal anaesthesia was performed safely. A repeated ROTEM analysis after haemostasis and uterine closure showed normal coagulation without fibrinolysis. No prophylactic FVII was administered, resulting in a cost savings of US$12 884. FVII level did not predict bleeding or fibrinolysis and FVII and tranexamic acid were not indicated.
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Neuromodulation
January 2025
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
Objectives: Past studies have shown the efficacy of spinal targeted drug delivery (TDD) in pain relief, reduction in opioid use, and cost-effectiveness in long-term management of complex chronic pain. We conducted a survey to determine treatment variables associated with patient satisfaction.
Materials And Methods: Patients in a single pain clinic who were implanted with Medtronic pain pumps to relieve intractable pain were identified from our electronic health record.
Int Urogynecol J
January 2025
Department of Urology, Hasheminejad Kidney Center, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Introduction And Hypothesis: This study was aimed at evaluating the therapeutic effects of a modified intravesical botulinum toxin injection technique (fewer injection sites under local anesthesia), in comparison with the conventional technique for patients with idiopathic detrusor overactivity, considering the urodynamic parameters.
Methods: In this double-blinded randomized clinical trial, 78 adult females with idiopathic detrusor overactivity were divided into two groups: conventional and modified groups. In the conventional method, patients received intradetrusor botulinum toxin injection at 20 sites under general or spinal anesthesia in a trigone-sparing fashion.
BMC Anesthesiol
January 2025
Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Mardin Artuklu University School of Medicine, Diyarbakır Road, Artuklu, Mardin, 47100, Turkey.
Background: In medicine, Artificial intelligence has begun to be utilized in nearly every domain, from medical devices to the interpretation of imaging studies. There is still a need for more experience and more studies related to the comprehensive use of AI in medicine. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the ability of AI to make decisions regarding anesthesia methods and to compare the most popular AI programs from this perspective.
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January 2025
Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Clin Spine Surg
January 2025
Chair and Department of Palliative Medicine, University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland.
Study Design: This was a narrative review.
Objective: The objective of this review was to summarize the current evidence and knowledge gaps regarding anesthesia and pain management for scoliosis surgery, including multimodal analgesia, and identify the best anesthetic approach to scoliosis surgery that ensures patient safety and pain relief even in the postoperative period, with minimal influence on SSEP monitoring.
Summary Of Background Data: Spinal surgeries and fusions for scoliosis are associated with high pain levels.
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