Making Regional Anaesthesia Safe
Vol 4 | Issue 2 | July-December 2023 | Page 21-26 | Ashish A. Bartakke
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13107/ijra.2023.v04i02.079
Submitted: 12-11-2023; Reviewed: 18-11-2023; Accepted: 25-11-2023; Published: 10-12-2023
Authors: Ashish A. Bartakke [1]
[1] Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Hospital Valle de los Pedroches, Pozoblanco, Andalucia, Spain.
Address of Correspondence
Dr. Ashish A. Bartakke,
Senior Faculty Consultant, Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Hospital Valle de los Pedroches, Pozoblanco, Andalucia, Spain.
E-mail: ashishbartakke@gmail.com
Abstract
The complexity of current practice in anaesthesiology and perioperative medicine has resulted in employing complex regional anaesthesia techniques to improve patient outcomes in terms of better postoperative pain control and thus facilitate early mobilization and recuperation of patients. However, ensuring patient safety while performing these complex procedures is of paramount importance and all efforts need to be undertaken to minimise the possibility of harm to the patient. Quality improvement and patient safety go hand in hand. Ensuring safe practices in regional anaesthesia is not just an individual task but a collective responsibility of the perioperative team. It thus involves both technical skills as well as non-technical skills and human factors.
This article provides a brief discussion of the various measures involving technical and non-technical factors to improve patient safety in modern day regional anaesthesia practice.
Keywords: Regional Anaesthesia, Patient safety, Non-technical skills, Human factors
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| How to Cite this Article: Bartakke AA | Making Regional Anaesthesia Safe | International Journal of Regional Anaesthesia | July-December 2023; 4(2): 21-26 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.13107/ijra.2023.v04i02.079 |
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Brachial Plexus Block in Lateral Position for Fracture Shaft Humerus in Severe Thoracic Kyphoscoliosis- A Case Report
Vol 4 | Issue 2 | July-December 2023 | Page 18-20 | Sandeep Mutha, Sushmitha K, Rajan Kothari, Deepak Phalgune
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13107/ijra.2023.v04i02.078
Submitted: 24-03-2023; Reviewed: 16-04-2023; Accepted: 11-10-2023; Published: 10-12-2023
Authors: Sandeep Mutha [1], Sushmitha K [1], Rajan Kothari [2], Deepak Phalgune [3]
[1] Department of Anaesthesiology, Poona Hospital and Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
[2] Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Poona Hospital and Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Address of Correspondence
Dr. Deepak Phalgune
Research Consultant, Poona Hospital & Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Email- dphalgune@gmail.com
Abstract
Patients with spine deformities, present unique challenges to the anaesthesiologists. These patients have abnormalities such as cardiovascular, pulmonary, musculo-skeletal, etc. Spinal deformities may cause difficulties with ventilation, tracheal intubation, regional anaesthesia and positioning. Due to problems associated with respiratory system, regional anaesthesia is widely preferred, though it is technically and logistically difficult. We present a case report of the anaesthetic management of an elderly female with severe thoracic kyphoscoliosis who could not lie supine on bed. She had a fracture of left upper 1/3rd shaft humerus. She was posted for open reduction and internal fixation of fractured shaft of left humerus under brachial plexus nerve block in right lateral position with a pillow under the head. The patient was given left interscalene and costoclavicular (infraclavicular) brachial plexus block under ultrasonography and peripheral nerve stimulator guidance. Major problems for brachial plexus block were positioning, approach, dosage of medications and respiratory compromise. Another difficulty was the position of the patient during the surgical procedure. The surgery was successful and the patient was pain free both intra and postoperatively. Intraoperatively no sedation or anxiolysis were required
Keywords: Kyphoscoliosis, Brachial plexus block, Fracture humerus, Patient position.
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| How to Cite this Article: Mutha S, Sushmitha K, Kothari R, Phalgune D | Brachial Plexus Block in Lateral Position for Fracture Shaft Humerus in Severe Thoracic Kyphoscoliosis- A Case Report | International Journal of Regional Anaesthesia | July-December 2023; 4(2): 18-20 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.13107/ijra.2023.v04i02.078 |
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Comments on- Time to Adequately Heed Acute Pain in the Emergency Department – More Regional Blocks Warranted
Vol 4 | Issue 1 | January-June 2023 | Page 33-34 | Arun Nagdev
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13107/ijra.2023.v04i01.074
Authors: Arun Nagdev [1]
[1] Highland Hospital/Alameda Health System.
[2] University of California, San Francisco, USA.
Address of Correspondence
Dr. Arun Nagdev,
Director, Emergency Ultrasound, Highland Hospital/Alameda Health System.
Associate Clinical Professor, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
E-mail: arunnagdev@gmail.com
To the Editor,
I read the recent article “Time to Adequately Heed Acute Pain in the Emergency Department – More Regional Blocks Warranted” by Dr. Zundert, et al. with much interest [1]. The central argument of offering adequate multimodal acute pain control to our most vulnerable patients has been the core tenant of my clinical practice and research for the last 15 years. I completely agree that If we (as the field of medicine) hope to succeed in equitable acute pain management, leveraging the skill of numerous clinicians (emergency physicians, surgeons, orthopedics, etc.) to perform single injection regional blocks will be needed [2]. Like other skills (endotracheal intubation, lumbar puncture, central venous cannulation, etc.) that have been adapted from innovators in one field and then taught to the various other specialties, ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia needs to be brought from the expert regional anesthesiologists and to the clinicians who are at the bedside caring for this cohort of patients.
Working at an academic trauma center in a low resource setting, we have had to build patient-centered pain pathways that both treat acute pain as well as ensure a reduction in opioid use. With the help of our anesthesia colleague at University of California, San Francisco, we have integrated ultrasound-guided regional blocks into our clinical practice for more than 10 years in the emergency department (ED). Just as Dr. Zundert has pointed out, this collaboration between our Anesthesia and Emergency Medicine colleagues has been an amazing success, leading to timely pain control in our acutely injured patients as well as improved patient care. For hip fractures specifically, we have worked with our anesthesia and orthopedic colleagues to develop a practice standard that asks our clinicians to perform a block in under 1 hour after recognition of a hip fracture [3]. This collaborative non-siloed based practice standard between all services dealing with acutely injured patients (trauma surgery, orthopedics, anesthesia and emergency medicine) has fostered interdepartmental education, multiple research publications and most importantly improved patient care [4, 5,6, 7].
Sincerely,
Arun Nagdev, MD
Director, Emergency Ultrasound
Highland Hospital/Alameda Health System
Associate Clinical Professor
University of California, San Francisco
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| How to Cite this Article: Nagdev A | Comments on- Time to Adequately Heed Acute Pain in the Emergency Department – More Regional Blocks Warranted | International Journal of Regional Anaesthesia | January-June 2023; 4(1): 33-34 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.13107/ijra.2023.v04i01.074 |
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Foot Drop after Hip Surgery – An Anaesthetic Perspective
Vol 4 | Issue 1 | January-June 2023 | Page 31-32 | Vighnesh C S, Sheetal, Avneet Singh, Rajeev Kansay
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13107/ijra.2023.v04i01.073
Authors: Vighnesh C S [1], Sheetal [1], Avneet Singh [1], Rajeev Kansay [2]
[1] Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Government Medical College Hospital, Sector 32 Chandigarh, India.
[2] Department of Orthopaedics, Government Medical College Hospital, Sector 32 Chandigarh, India.
Address of Correspondence
Dr. Avneet Singh,
Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Government Medical College Hospital Sector 32, Chandigarh, India.
E-mail: avneetsinghch@gmail.com
To the Editor,
Foot drop is characterized by reduced muscle strength in the ankle dorsiflexors and inability to lift the forefoot. Foot drop occurring after an orthopedic procedure can occur due to various causes [1-5] (Figure 1). Epidural anaesthesia may sometimes attract undue attention in such a situation and presence of an epidural air pocket does not rule it out altogether as a cause. We describe an algorithmic approach to investigate the cause of foot drop after acetabular surgery performed under combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia.
A 35-year-old male, American Society of Anesthesiologists’-physical status (ASA-PS) II patient admitted with an alleged history of road-traffic accident and left acetabulum and 3rd–5th left rib fractures and hemothorax. He was initially managed for hypovolemic shock and mechanically ventilated for three days in the intensive care unit. The acetabular fracture was stabilized with tibial skeletal traction under local anesthesia. After hemodynamic stabilization, and an ICU stay duration of five days, he was planned for an acetabular fracture repair by posterior approach under combined spinal epidural anaesthesia. The preoperative evaluation and patient preparation were done as per institutional guidelines. Under aseptic precautions, combined spinal anaesthesia was applied in sitting position and midline approach at L3–L4 interspace. Epidural anaesthesia was given using 18 G Tuohy’s needle using the loss of resistance to 3 ml air at a depth of 5 cm and catheter fixed at 11 cm. The spinal anaesthesia was given with 26 G in the same lumbar space, with a clear flow of cerebrospinal fluid and 15 mg of 0.5% bupivacaine (hyperbaric) was given. The procedures were uneventful, and the patient did not report any paresthesia. The duration of surgery was 210 minutes, and 0.5% bupivacaine 5 mL was administered after 2 hours. The intraoperative period was uneventful. The postoperative analgesia was managed with epidural 0.125% bupivacaine (isobaric) with 2 μg/ml fentanyl infusion at 0.05–0.1 ml/kg/hour. On the second postoperative day, on initiating passive limb physiotherapy, the patient complained of difficulty in upward movement of ankle joint of operated limb. The clinical examination and investigations are depicted in Figure 2. A non-contrast computed tomography of the spine showed air pockets in the lumbar epidural space without hematoma (Figure 3). Initially, the epidural air pocket was considered the cause. However, this was unlikely due to the unilateral and singular peripheral nerve involvement. The diagnosis of left deep peroneal nerve injury that could have occurred due to tibial pin was made. He was initiated on limb physiotherapy and foot drop splint was applied. He was discharged with tablet diclofenac 50 mg 8th hourly and vitamin B12. On follow-up, 7 days after discharge with good physiotherapy and regular medications the patient had regained full power of dorsi-flexion.
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| How to Cite this Article: Vighnesh CS, Sheetal, Singh A, Kansay R | Foot Drop after Hip Surgery – An Anaesthetic Perspective | International Journal of Regional Anaesthesia | January-June 2023; 4(1): 31-32 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.13107/ijra.2023.v04i01.073 |
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Efficacy of Butorphanol and Tramadol as an Adjuvant to Levobupivacaine for Postoperative Analgesia in Brachial Plexus Block – A Randomized Double-Blind Study
Vol 4 | Issue 1 | January-June 2023 | Page 07-12 | Jaya Lalwani, A. Sashank, Ravi Chaudhari
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13107/ijra.2023.v04i01.068
Authors: Jaya Lalwani [1], A. Sashank [1], Ravi Chaudhari [1]
[1] Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Pt Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Medical College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
Address of Correspondence
Dr. Ravi Chaudhari,
Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Pt Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Medical College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
E-mail: ravichaudharicc@gmail.com
Background: Supraclavicular brachial plexus block has evolved as a safe alternative to general anaesthesia with good postoperative analgesia. In an attempt to hasten the onset of block and increase the duration of postoperative analgesia, various adjuvant drugs are used along with local anesthetic agents.
Aim: The present study was undertaken to assess the analgesic efficacy of butorphanol (2mg) and tramadol (100 mg) as an adjuvant to levobupivacaine in supraclavicular brachial plexus block during perioperative period.
Study Design: This was a prospective, randomized, double blind study done on 100 adult patients of ASA I-III aged between 18-65 years and scheduled for various upper limb surgeries below the level of elbow.
Materials and Methodology: Patients were allocated by computer generated random draw into two groups of 50 each and were administered the study drugs under ultrasonographic guidance. Both groups received 22ml of the study drug (Group B 20 ml 0.5% levobupivacaine + Butorphanol 2mg and Group T 0.5% levobupivacaine + Tramadol 100 mg). Patients were assessed for duration of postoperative analgesia, onset & duration of sensory as well as motor blockade and occurrence of any side effects.
Results: Duration of postoperative analgesia was significantly elevated in group B (683±88.58 min), as compared to group T (483.2±45.24 min.) with p<0.001. Onset of sensory and motor blockade was comparable among both groups (p>0.05). Duration of sensory and motor block in group B was significantly longer compared to group T (p<0.001). Hemodynamics were stable and side effects were minimal in both the groups.
Conclusion: Butorphanol 2mg when added to 20ml 0.5% levobupivacaine in brachial plexus block, significantly prolongs the duration of postoperative analgesia, sensory and motor block as compared to addition of 100 mg tramadol, with minimal side effects and hemodynamic changes. However, these adjuvants shorten the onset times of sensory and motor block to a similar extent.
Keywords: Brachial plexus block, Levobupivacaine, Butorphanol, Tramadol, Analgesia.
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| How to Cite this Article: Lalwani J, Sashank A, Chaudhari R | Efficacy of Butorphanol and Tramadol as an Adjuvant to Levobupivacaine for Postoperative Analgesia in Brachial Plexus Block – A Randomized Double-Blind Study | International Journal of Regional Anaesthesia | July-December 2023; 4(1): 07-12 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.13107/ijra.2023.v04i01.0068 |
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To Remove or Not to Remove a Broken Perineural Catheter Fragment?
Vol 4 | Issue 1 | January-June 2023 | Page 26-28 | Trupti Pethkar, Harshal Wagh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13107/ijra.2023.v04i01.071
Authors: Trupti Pethkar [1], Harshal Wagh [1]
[1] Department of Anaesthesia, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Address of Correspondence
Dr. Trupti Pethkar,
Department of Anaesthesia, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
E-mail: truptipethkar@yahoo.co.in
Fracture of femoral perineural catheter during insertion is the extremely rare complication of an otherwise low risk procedure. In such a scenario, whether to leave the catheter in situ or extract it by surgical exploration is the dilemma. We present two cases of broken femoral perineural catheter incurred during insertion. Since patients do not complain of any kind of immediate pain or discomfort, after shearing of the catheter, the decision making regarding the further management is difficult. But, there are incidences of long term complication like femoral neuritis leading to constant dragging pain. This makes us uncomfortable and force to think whether these broken fragments should left in situ.
Keywords: Femoral perineural catheter, Femoral nerve block, Fractured catheter fragment
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| How to Cite this Article: Pethkar T, Wagh H | To Remove or Not to Remove a Broken Perineural Catheter Fragment? | International Journal of Regional Anaesthesia | January-June 2023; 4(1): 26-28 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.13107/ijra.2023.v04i01.071 |
