Pub Date : 2025-11-29DOI: 10.1016/j.tacc.2025.101618
Mohamed Attia , Anthony Wilson , Lukas Hughes-Noehrer , Sophie Collinson , Steven K. Rogers , Mowafak Abdelghani , Brendan McGrath , Frank L. Bowling , Gareth Kitchen
Effective management of postoperative pain is essential to enhance recovery, improve patient satisfaction, and reduce hospital length of stay. Virtual Reality (VR) is an emerging non-pharmacological adjunct that provides immersive distraction and has demonstrated reductions in pain scores, opioid consumption, and anxiety across surgical populations. Neuroimaging studies implicate modulation of the anterior cingulate cortex, primary and secondary somatosensory cortices, and salience networks in VR's analgesic effects. Preliminary evidence suggests VR may be beneficial in paediatric and adult perioperative care, particularly during procedures such as venipuncture, burn dressing changes, gynaecological and orthopaedic surgery, and rehabilitation.
VR appears safe, with adverse effects largely limited to cybersickness. Early health-economic analyses suggest potential cost savings via reduced opioid prescribing and length of stay, though standardisation of protocols is lacking. Limitations of current evidence include small sample sizes, heterogeneity in VR interventions, and limited long-term outcome data.
VR offers a promising opioid-sparing strategy in perioperative practice. Future research should prioritise adequately powered randomised controlled trials, economic evaluations, and determination of optimal session duration, environment design, and integration into routine perioperative care.
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Pub Date : 2025-11-20DOI: 10.1016/j.tacc.2025.101610
Cecilio Armengol-García, Fidel Torres-Fabela, José Roberto Arreola-Martínez, Luis Eduardo Salinas-Ruiz, Cynthia López-García, Orlando Herrera-Barrón, Valeria Blandin-Alvarez
Background
Colonoscopy often requires sedation to minimize discomfort. Propofol is widely used but is associated with adverse effects such as injection pain, hypotension, and apnea. Ciprofol, a novel structurally related intravenous sedative, may offer improved safety and tolerability. This meta-analysis aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of ciprofol versus propofol in patients undergoing colonoscopy procedure.
Methods
We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) following PRISMA guidelines. Trial sequential analysis was performed for the primary outcome to confirm robustness of the observed effect and minimize type I error risk. Eligible studies included adult patients undergoing colonoscopy randomized to receive ciprofol or propofol. Primary outcome was incidence of injection pain. Secondary outcomes included bradycardia, hypotension, apnea, respiratory depression, dizziness, colonoscopy success, induction time, procedure duration, and time to full alertness. Random-effects models were used to pool relative risks (RR) and mean differences (MD).
Results
Four RCTs comprising 707 patients were included (367 received ciprofol, 370 propofol). Ciprofol significantly reduced injection pain compared with propofol (RR 0.08; 95 % CI 0.01–0.50; p = 0.007). No significant differences were found in rates of bradycardia, hypotension, apnea, respiratory depression, dizziness, colonoscopy success, induction time or procedure duration. However, ciprofol was associated with a modestly longer recovery time to full alertness (MD 1.50 min; 95 % CI 0.95–2.06; p < 0.01).
Conclusion
Ciprofol provides a clear benefit in reducing injection pain compared to propofol, while demonstrating comparable cardiorespiratory safety. The slightly longer recovery time observed with ciprofol is unlikely to be clinically significant. Further multicenter studies are warranted to confirm these findings in diverse populations.
结肠镜检查通常需要镇静以减少不适。异丙酚被广泛使用,但与注射疼痛、低血压和呼吸暂停等不良反应有关。环丙酚,一种新型的结构相关静脉镇静剂,可能提供更好的安全性和耐受性。本荟萃分析旨在比较环丙酚与异丙酚在结肠镜检查患者中的疗效和安全性。方法:我们按照PRISMA指南对随机对照试验(rct)进行了系统评价和荟萃分析。对主要结局进行试验序列分析,以确认观察到的效果的稳健性,并将I型错误风险降至最低。符合条件的研究包括接受结肠镜检查的成年患者,随机接受环丙酚或异丙酚。主要结局是注射疼痛的发生率。次要结局包括心动过缓、低血压、呼吸暂停、呼吸抑制、头晕、结肠镜检查成功、诱导时间、手术持续时间和完全清醒时间。随机效应模型用于汇总相对风险(RR)和平均差异(MD)。结果共纳入4项随机对照试验,共707例患者(367例使用环丙酚,370例使用异丙酚)。与异丙酚相比,环丙酚可显著减轻注射疼痛(RR 0.08; 95% CI 0.01-0.50; p = 0.007)。在心动过缓、低血压、呼吸暂停、呼吸抑制、头晕、结肠镜检查成功率、诱导时间或手术持续时间方面,两组无显著差异。然而,环丙酚与恢复到完全清醒的时间稍长相关(MD = 1.50 min; 95% CI = 0.95-2.06; p < 0.01)。结论与异丙酚相比,环丙酚在减少注射疼痛方面具有明显的优势,同时显示出相当的心肺安全性。使用环丙酚观察到的稍长的恢复时间不太可能具有临床意义。进一步的多中心研究有必要在不同的人群中证实这些发现。
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Pub Date : 2025-11-14DOI: 10.1016/j.tacc.2025.101609
Moon-Moon Majumdar , Sneh Vinu Shah , Rajinder Singh Chaggar
Background
There has been increasing interest in artificial intelligence (AI) to aid clinicians in airway management. larynGuide (aiEndoscopic, Switzerland) is a software that offers anatomy and navigation AI overlay on real-time videolaryngoscopy views. Our study aimed to evaluate whether larynGuide could improve tracheal intubation success and technique among clinicians, as well as to gather clinician opinion on its utility.
Methods
This was a prospective, two-group, controlled, manikin study. Participants were recruited at Northwick Park Hospital from August 2024–March 2025, and allocated into two groups: videolaryngoscopy 1) with AI or 2) without AI, to perform five intubations. Primary outcomes were whether larynGuide improves first-pass success of tracheal intubation or changes the time to successful intubation.
Results
45 participants were allocated to AI overlay and 39 to no AI. There were no failed intubations or oesophageal intubations. There was one failed first-pass success (1/420, incidence of 0.24 %) in an intubation with AI overlay. Time to passage of the bougie, and of the tracheal tube through the glottic opening were faster without AI (Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA p = 0.00017, p = 0.00005 respectively). There was no significant difference in supervisor-assessed intubation technique score (p = 0.30), or participants’ perception of improvement in their own technique (p = 0.52) between AI and non-AI groups. The majority of participants (83.1 %) felt that the AI was extremely, very or somewhat useful.
Conclusions
Although intubations with AI overlay took longer, there was no significant difference in supervisor-assessed technique or self-assessed improvement. Participants saw value in the overlay, especially for training. While AI shows potential in enhancing videolaryngoscopy training and use, further research is required to determine its safety, effectiveness, and optimal integration into practice.
人们对人工智能(AI)帮助临床医生进行气道管理的兴趣越来越大。喉指南(ai内镜,瑞士)是一个软件,提供解剖和导航人工智能叠加在实时视频喉镜视图。本研究旨在评估喉导是否能提高临床医师气管插管成功率和技术,并收集临床医师对其实用性的意见。方法这是一项前瞻性、两组对照的人体研究。参与者于2024年8月至2025年3月在诺斯威克公园医院招募,并被分为两组:1)有人工智能或2)没有人工智能的视频喉镜检查,进行5次插管。主要结局是喉架是否提高了气管插管的首次成功或改变了成功插管的时间。结果45名参与者被分配到人工智能覆盖组,39名参与者被分配到无人工智能组。无插管失败或食管插管失败。在人工智能覆盖插管中,有1例首次通过失败(1/420,发生率0.24%)。未使用人工智能时,气管导管通过声门的时间和气管导管通过声门的时间更快(Kruskal-Wallis方差分析p = 0.00017, p = 0.00005)。人工智能组和非人工智能组在监督评估的插管技术评分(p = 0.30)或参与者对自己技术改进的感知(p = 0.52)方面没有显著差异。大多数参与者(83.1%)认为人工智能非常、非常或有些有用。结论人工智能覆盖插管虽然耗时较长,但两组在监护评估技术和自我评估改善方面无显著差异。参与者看到了覆盖的价值,尤其是对培训而言。虽然人工智能在加强视频喉镜检查训练和使用方面显示出潜力,但需要进一步研究以确定其安全性、有效性以及与实践的最佳整合。
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Thoracic epidural analgesia is regarded as the gold-standard analgesic method for upper abdominal surgery. The retrolaminar block is a relatively newer block used for abdominal surgeries. This study aimed to compare the postoperative analgesic efficacy of continuous retrolaminar block with thoracic epidural in patients undergoing abdominal surgery by subcostal incision.
Methods
Sixty American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASAI/II) patients scheduled for abdominal surgery under subcostal incision were randomly allocated to have a continuous catheter placed for retrolaminar block (RLB group) or a catheter for thoracic epidural (TEA group) after general anaesthesia. The primary outcome of this study was 24-h postoperative morphine consumption. The secondary outcomes included intraoperative fentanyl requirement, number of patients requiring rescue analgesia, postoperative pain score (NRS), and procedure-related complications.
Results
The mean postoperative 24-h morphine consumption was 7.32 ± 2.07 mg in the RLB group and 6.29 ± 2.29 mg in the TEA group. The difference between two groups was statistically insignificant (P = 0.06). Postoperative rescue analgesia was required in 13 patients of the RLB group and 8 patients in the TEA group. The mean total fentanyl requirement intraoperatively was 30 ± 13.99 μg in the RLB group and 20 ± 10.14 μg in the TEA group (P = 0.15). We also did not find any significant differences in postoperative pain scores between the two groups at any time points.
Conclusion
Continuous retrolaminar block was non-inferior to thoracic epidural in providing postoperative analgesia for upper abdominal surgery via subcostal incision with a comparable duration of analgesic effect and reduction of opioid consumption.
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Pub Date : 2025-11-07DOI: 10.1016/j.tacc.2025.101599
Mehmet Yılmaz , A. Zeynep Turan Cıvraz , Ahmet Yüksek , Ayten Saracoglu , Kemal Tolga Saracoglu
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is commonly performed under monitored anaesthesia care for diagnosis and treatment of biliary and pancreatic disorders. The procedure involves prone or semi-prone positioning, which increases the risk of oxygen desaturation during sedation. Conventional nasal oxygen therapy provides only low flow delivery and is often insufficient to maintain oxygenation. High flow nasal cannula oxygenation has emerged as a promising alternative, capable of delivering heated and humidified oxygen at higher flow rates, generating low levels of positive airway pressure, and facilitating carbon dioxide clearance. However, the most effective flow rate to prevent oxygen desaturation for high flow nasal cannula oxygenation during this procedure remains uncertain.
Methods
A prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted in a tertiary care hospital between August and October 2024. A total of 102 adult patients, aged 18–70 years, with American Society of Anaesthesiologists physical status grades I to III, scheduled for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography under sedation, were enrolled. Patients were randomized to receive either conventional nasal oxygen at 6 L per minute (n = 51) or high flow nasal cannula oxygenation (n = 51). The high flow nasal cannula group was further subdivided into three equal subgroups receiving flow rates of 30, 40, or 50 L per minute, each with a fraction of inspired oxygen fixed at 0.4. The primary outcome was the incidence of hypoxia, defined as peripheral oxygen saturation less than 92 percent lasting for at least 10 s. Secondary outcomes included severity of hypoxia, need for airway interventions, hemodynamic changes, adverse events, and patient satisfaction.
Results
The incidence of hypoxia was significantly lower in the high flow nasal cannula group (17.6 percent) compared to the conventional nasal oxygen group (35.3 percent, p = 0.042). The median lowest peripheral oxygen saturation was also higher in the high flow group (96 percent) compared to the conventional group (93 percent, p = 0.023). Among the high flow subgroups, the 50 L per minute group demonstrated the best outcomes, with the lowest incidence of hypoxia (11.8 percent) and the highest median lowest peripheral oxygen saturation (98 percent). Mild and moderate hypoxia were significantly reduced with high flow therapy, whereas severe hypoxia was rare and not different between groups. Adverse events were infrequent, with dryness of the airway slightly more common in the conventional group. Hemodynamic parameters and patient satisfaction were comparable across groups.
Conclusion
High flow nasal cannula oxygenation is more effective than conventional nasal oxygen in preventing hypoxia during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography under sedation. A flow rate of 50 L per minute with a fraction of ins
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Pub Date : 2025-10-25DOI: 10.1016/j.tacc.2025.101598
K. Nekvindová , T. Gabrhelík , J. Hůsková , P. Michálek
Background
With more surgical procedures performed under general anesthesia in older adults, perioperative brain health has become a growing public health concern. This review is the first to synthesize cognitive screening tools specifically from the perspective of anesthesiology practice. Preoperative cognitive screening can identify individuals at risk of neurocognitive disorders, including postoperative delirium.
Literature search
This narrative review, based on the PCC framework, examined cognitive assessment tools used preoperatively in the elderly. A structured literature search (2020–2024) conducted exclusively in the PubMed database, following PRISMA guidelines, identified 124 studies. Of these, 31 were excluded: 25 did not evaluate cognition preoperatively, 2 lacked defined tests, 2 omitted testing before surgery, and 2 involved patients younger than the geriatric age group.
Discussion
The review reveals major gaps in cognitive evaluation practices for elderly patients before surgery. Although tools such as Mini-Cog, MOCA, and MMSE are commonly used, many lack validation in perioperative settings and do not fully address complex geriatric needs. Involvement of professionals outside anesthesiology underscores the fragmented nature of current approaches.
Conclusion
Preoperative cognitive screening is increasingly recognized as essential in perioperative care. While existing tools offer practical value, standardized and validated instruments specific to surgical contexts are urgently needed. Improved screening may reduce neurocognitive complications and enhance outcomes for elderly patients by enabling anesthesiologists to identify cognitive risk factors early and tailor perioperative management accordingly.
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Pub Date : 2025-10-19DOI: 10.1016/j.tacc.2025.101597
Yuejiao Song , Zhihong Xu , Jia Wen , Biling Wu , Mengping Wei , Dan Wu , Qiaoyun Lin , Chao Liang , ShengJin Ge
Background
The sedative effects of remimazolam are well-established, but its impact on amnesia remains unclear. We compared the effects of remimazolam and propofol on memory before and after general anaesthesia.
Methods
This study included 110 patients scheduled for elective unilateral great saphenous vein surgery under general anaesthesia. Patients were assigned to either remimazolam or propofol groups (n = 55 each) based on the attending anaesthesiologist's preference and clinical judgement. Primary outcomes included the average proportion of patients experiencing complete amnesia (inability to recall any posters) across three assessment points (10, 20, and 30 min after awakening), evaluated 24 h postoperatively. Secondary outcomes included the total number of posters recalled within 30 min after recovery and the proportion of recalled posters shown at specific time points before anaesthesia induction and after awakening.
Results
After exclusions (n = 24), 86 patients (n = 43 per group) were included. The proportion of patients experiencing amnesia within 30 min of anaesthesia recovery was significantly higher, and the total number of posters recalled within the 30-min period post-recovery was significantly lower in the remimazolam group compared with the propofol group (P < 0.001). Memory of the posters shown before anaesthesia induction was similar in both groups. Awakening time was significantly longer in the remimazolam group than in the propofol group (P = 0.001).
Conclusion
Compared with propofol, remimazolam was associated with a more pronounced impairment of memory 30 min after anaesthesia recovery. These findings may help inform clinical selection of induction agents for general anaesthesia.
Registration
Chinese Clinical Trial Registry; Registration number: ChiCTR2400080979; URL: https://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.html?proj=219722.
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Face mask ventilation (FMV) is essential during general anaesthesia and airway management. While neuromuscular blockade (NMB) is routinely used to facilitate intubation, its impact on the quality of FMV in patients with non-difficult airways remains uncertain.
Objective
To evaluate the effect of NMB on FMV by comparing ventilation parameters before and after neuromuscular blockade.
Methods
In this prospective observational study, 55 adult patients (ASA I–III, BMI <30 kg/m2) who underwent elective surgery under general anaesthesia were enrolled. Following induction with fentanyl and propofol, FMV was initiated. The mean exhaled tidal volume (VTe), mean peak inspiratory pressure (PIP), and modified Han score were recorded over 1 min. Vecuronium (0.1 mg/kg) was administered, and the same parameters were reassessed after complete neuromuscular blockade (train-of-four count zero) was achieved. Difficult FMV was defined by inadequate tidal volume, an absent chest rise, no end-tidal CO2, or SpO2 <90 %.
Results
After NMB, the tidal volume significantly increased (300.44 ± 64.54 mL to 331.89 ± 66.98 mL; p < 0.001), and minute ventilation improved (4.21 ± 0.90 L/min to 4.65 ± 0.94 L/min; p < 0.001). The PIP decreased significantly (17.67 ± 3.29 to 16.11 ± 3.09 cm H2O; p < 0.001), indicating improved respiratory mechanics. The proportion of patients with modified Han grade 1 increased from 54.5 % to 70.9 % after muscle relaxant treatment, although this difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.565).
Conclusion
Neuromuscular blockade improves FMV by increasing ventilation parameters and reducing inspiratory pressures. These findings support the use of NMB as a facilitator of effective FMV in patients with non-difficult airways.
背景:在全身麻醉和气道管理过程中,面罩通气(FMV)是必不可少的。虽然神经肌肉阻滞(NMB)通常用于促进插管,但其对非困难气道患者FMV质量的影响仍不确定。目的通过比较神经肌肉阻断前后通气参数,评价NMB对FMV的影响。方法本前瞻性观察研究纳入55例在全身麻醉下择期手术的成人患者(ASA I-III, BMI & 30 kg/m2)。芬太尼和异丙酚诱导后,FMV开始。在1 min内记录平均呼出潮气量(VTe)、平均峰值吸气压(PIP)和修正Han评分。给予维库溴铵(0.1 mg/kg),并在实现完全神经肌肉阻断(四列计数为零)后重新评估相同的参数。困难FMV的定义是潮气量不足,胸无上升,潮末无CO2或SpO2≥90%。结果NMB后潮气量显著增加(300.44±64.54 mL至331.89±66.98 mL; p < 0.001),分气量显著提高(4.21±0.90 L/min至4.65±0.94 L/min; p < 0.001)。PIP明显降低(17.67±3.29 ~ 16.11±3.09 cm H2O; p < 0.001),表明呼吸力学改善。肌松剂治疗后,改良Han 1级患者比例从54.5%上升至70.9%,但差异无统计学意义(p = 0.565)。结论神经肌肉阻断术通过增加通气参数和降低吸气压力来改善FMV。这些发现支持使用NMB作为非困难气道患者有效FMV的促进剂。
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