Advances in PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit)

2022 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Anesthesia Care ◽  
Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Capnography Monitoring to Reduce Adverse Events in the Pediatric Post-Anesthesia Care Unit

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 137 (Supplement 3) ◽  
pp. 189A-189A
Author(s):  
Melissa L. Langhan ◽  
Fangyong Li ◽  
Lance Lichtor
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Events ◽  
Anesthesia Care ◽  
Post Anesthesia Care Unit

scholarly journals Effects of pre-emptive pregabalin and multimodal anesthesia on postoperative opioid requirements in patients undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy

BMC Urology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Sisa ◽  
S. Huoponen ◽  
O. Ettala ◽  
H. Antila ◽  
T. I. Saari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Postoperative Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Multimodal Analgesia ◽  
Opioid Consumption ◽  
Anesthesia Induction ◽  
Anesthesia Care ◽  
Post Anesthesia Care Unit ◽  
Robot Assisted ◽  
Ctrl Group ◽  
Laparoscopic Prostatectomy ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Previous findings indicate that pre-emptive pregabalin as part of multimodal anesthesia reduces opioid requirements compared to conventional anesthesia in patients undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP). However, recent studies show contradictory evidence suggesting that pregabalin does not reduce postoperative pain or opioid consumption after surgeries. We conducted a register-based analysis on RALP patients treated over a 5-year period to evaluate postoperative opioid consumption between two multimodal anesthesia protocols. Methods We retrospectively evaluated patients undergoing RALP between years 2015 and 2019. Patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists status 1–3, age between 30 and 80 years and treated with standard multimodal anesthesia were included in the study. Pregabalin (PG) group received 150 mg of oral pregabalin as premedication before anesthesia induction, while the control (CTRL) group was treated conventionally. Postoperative opioid requirements were calculated as intravenous morphine equivalent doses for both groups. The impact of pregabalin on postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), and length of stay (LOS) was evaluated. Results We included 245 patients in the PG group and 103 in the CTRL group. Median (IQR) opioid consumption over 24 postoperative hours was 15 (8–24) and 17 (8–25) mg in PG and CTRL groups (p = 0.44). We found no difference in postoperative opioid requirement between the two groups in post anesthesia care unit, or within 12 h postoperatively (p = 0.16; p = 0.09). The length of post anesthesia care unit stay was same in each group and there was no difference in PONV Similarly, median postoperative LOS was 31 h in both groups. Conclusion Patients undergoing RALP and receiving multimodal analgesia do not need significant amount of opioids postoperatively and can be discharged soon after the procedure. Pre-emptive administration of oral pregabalin does not reduce postoperative opioid consumption, PONV or LOS in these patients.

Analysis Of Post Operative Nausea And Vomiting In The Post Anesthesia Care Unit

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. e59-e60
Author(s):  
Alison Partridge ◽  
Suzanne Hunnicutt ◽  
Carol Walker ◽  
Christina Crook ◽  
Shelley Stinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Anesthesia Care ◽  
Post Anesthesia Care Unit ◽  
Post Operative Nausea

Administering Ketamine Infusions for Depression: Embracing Change in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. e6
Author(s):  
Team Leader: Jill Benoit ◽  
Team Members: Mary Deseignora ◽  
Robin Egan
Keyword(s):  
Anesthesia Care ◽  
Post Anesthesia Care Unit
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