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BMB. 202; 8(2): 198-201


The Effect of Regional Anesthesia in the Management of High - Risk Abdominal Emergencies During Pandemics Pandemi Sirasinda Yüksek Riskli Abdominal Acillerin Yönetiminde Rejyonel Anestezinin Etkisi

Hürü Ceren Gökduman, Taner Abdullah, Funda Gümüş Özcan.




Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us that the number of intensive care beds can be severely limited for postoperative care of high-risk patients. This situation has led to the need to develop a perioperative plan without intensive care support in the management of high-risk abdominal emergencies that cannot be postponed. In this case series, we shared our experiences of awake laparotomy under combined spinal epidural anesthesia in four cases in the related patient group. The patients' age and ARISCAT score median (min-max) values were respectively 73 years (56-85) and 68 (52-74), ASA scores were III, and all were at high risk for pulmonary complications. The probabilities of mortality, serious complications and expected hospital stay were 23% (11-36%), 40% (34%-48%), and 15.5(13.5-19) days. It was planned to operate the patients under combined spinal-epidural anesthesia. Epidural catheters were placed to cover the dermatome range of the planned surgical incision. Spinal anesthesia dose and initial level target were individualized according to the age and hemodynamic status of the patients, and 0.5% heavy-bupivacaine was administered. All patients underwent gastrointestinal resection at different levels, accompanied by anastomosis or stoma opening. The median (min-max) of the surgical times was 155 (120-210) minutes. No new clinical condition requiring intensive care or not in the preoperative period was observed in the service care of any patient. The hospital stay was observed as 7.5(5-13) days.

Covid-19 pandemisi bize yoğun bakım yatak sayısının yüksek riskli hastaların postoperatif takibi için ciddi şekilde kısıtlanabileceğini göstermiştir. Bu durum, ertelenemeyecek yüksek riskli abdominal acillerin yönetiminde yoğun bakım desteği olmaksızın bir perioperatif plan geliştirme ihtiyacı doğurmuştur. Bu olgu serisinde, ilgili hasta grubunda olan dört vakada kombine spinal epidural anestezi altında uyanık laparotomi deneyimlerimizi paylaştık. Hastaların yaş ve ARISCAT skor median(min-max) değerleri sırasıyla 73yıl(56-85) ve 68(52-74), ASA skorları III ve hepsi pulmoner komplikasyonlar yönünden yüksek risklilerdi. Mortalite ve ciddi komplikasyon olasılıkları ile beklenen hastane yatış süreleri sırasıyla %23 (%11-%36), %40(%34-%48), 15.5(13.5-19) gün şeklindeydi. Hastaların kombine spinal-epidural anestezi altında opere edilmesi planlandı. Epidural kateterler planlanan cerrahi kesinin dermatom aralığını kapsayacak şekilde yerleştirildi. Spinal anestezi doz ve ilk seviye hedefi hastaların yaş ve hemodinamik durumuna göre bireyselleştirilerek %0.5 heavy-bupivakain ile yapıldı. Tüm hastalara farklı seviyelerden gastrointestinal rezeksiyon ve beraberinde anastomoz veya stoma açılması uygulaması yapıldı. Cerrahi süreler median(min-max)’ı 155(120-210) dakikaydı.Hiçbir hastanın servis takibinde yoğun bakım ihtiyacı gerektirecek veya preoperatif dönemde olmayan yeni bir klinik durum izlenmedi. Hastane yatış süreleri 7,5(5-13) gün olarak izlendi.

Key words: Regional Anaesthesia, Pandemic, Covid-19, Laparotomy, Epidural Anesthesia Rejyonel Anestezi, Pandemi, Covid-19, Laparotomi, Epidural Anestezi






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