Guidelines for inhaled sedation in the ICU.

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Sedation is used in intensive care units (ICU) to improve comfort and tolerance during mechanical ventilation, invasive interventions, and nursing care. In recent years, the use of inhalation anaesthetics for this purpose has increased. Our objective was to obtain and summarise the best evidence on inhaled sedation in adult patients in the ICU, and use this to help physicians choose the most appropriate approach in terms of the impact of sedation on clinical outcomes and the risk-benefit of the chosen strategy. METHODOLOGY: Given the overall lack of literature and scientific evidence on various aspects of inhaled sedation in the ICU, we decided to use a Delphi method to achieve consensus among a group of 17 expert panellists. The processes was conducted over a 12-month period between 2022 and 2023, and followed the recommendations of the CREDES guidelines. RESULTS: The results of the Delphi survey form the basis of these 39 recommendations - 23 with a strong consensus and 15 with a weak consensus. CONCLUSION: The use of inhaled sedation in the ICU is a reliable and appropriate option in a wide variety of clinical scenarios. However, there are numerous aspects of the technique that require further study.

Hipotensión arterial postoperatoria: el enemigo inadvertido / Postoperative arterial hypotension: The unnoticed enemy

La hipotensión postoperatoria es un problema de salud frecuentemente subestimado, asociado a una elevada morbimortalidad y a un mayor uso de recursos sanitarios. También plantea importantes retos clínicos, tecnológicos y humanos para la asistencia sanitaria. Al tratarse de un factor de riesgo modificable y evitable, este documento pretende aumentar su visibilidad, definiendo su impacto clínico y los retos tecnológicos que conlleva la optimización de su manejo, teniendo en cuenta aspectos clínico-tecnológicos, humanísticos y económicos.(AU)

Postoperative hypotension is a frequently underestimated health problem associated with high morbidity and mortality and increased use of health care resources. It also poses significant clinical, technological, and human challenges for healthcare. As it is a modifiable and avoidable risk factor, this document aims to increase its visibility, defining its clinical impact and the technological challenges involved in optimizing its management, taking clinical-technological, humanistic, and economic aspects into account.(AU)

Postoperative arterial hypotension: the unnoticed enemy.

Postoperative hypotension is a frequently underestimated health problem associated with high morbidity and mortality and increased use of health care resources. It also poses significant clinical, technological, and human challenges for healthcare. As it is a modifiable and avoidable risk factor, this document aims to increase its visibility, defining its clinical impact and the technological challenges involved in optimizing its management, taking clinical-technological, humanistic, and economic aspects into account.

Result of the implementation of a quality management system based on the ISO 9001:2015 standard in a surgical intensive care unit.

INTRODUCTION: The implementation of Quality Management Systems (QMS) is one of the fundamental and future-oriented elements for the improvement of modern health systems. The objective of implementing a QMS in accordance with the requirements of the ISO 9001: 2015 Standard is to effectively carry out its activities, covering both technical and management aspects, guaranteeing the satisfaction of the needs and expectations of all its stakeholders, as well as compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. It must contemplate all those aspects that have an impact on the final quality of the product or service provided by the organization. OBJECTIVE: The main objective is to describe the process of implementing a QMS under the ISO 9001: 2015 Standard in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit of the General University Hospital of Elche and evaluate its results. METHODOLOGY: Carrying out and implementing a QMS in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit of the General University Hospital of Elche applying the points of the ISO 9001: 2015 Standard. The SGC has followed the benchmark of management by processes, identifying from its strategic core of mission, vision and values, the different processes involved and their interrelation reflected in the process map. Based on it, the necessary documents have been developed to describe the operation of the Unit both at an operational level through the key processes (admission and initial assessment of the patient, stabilization, follow-up, complementary tests, interconsultations, transfers and discharge) as well as which refers to procedures of a strategic or support type. RESULTS: The strategic lines that marked the beginning of the deployment of our QMS were defined with the drafting of 7 objectives, achieving 100% compliance. The key processes (7) that described the functioning of our organization were elaborated, as well as those of a strategic type (14) and support or support (5), complemented with 55 medical and nursing protocols. 20 monitoring indicators were analyzed: 6 organizational and planning type, and 14 clinical. 46 incidents were detected in the first year of implementation of the QMS that were analyzed by the Quality Commission, emerging 7 corrective actions. 14 improvement actions were developed after the application of the AMFE methodology for key processes, achieving an average of greater than 70% effectiveness after reassessment. From the analysis of patient and family satisfaction through SAIP case management, 41 of a total of 52 cases were acknowledgments in writing. CONCLUSIONS: Implementing a QMS in our Surgical Intensive Care Unit has made it possible to define the strategic lines of our organization, develop objectives, establish monitoring indicators, standardize the work of the Unit through procedures and protocols, increase safety at work through the use of lists of verification, initiate improvement actions to strengthen the weak points of the QMS itself, as well as know the degree of satisfaction and needs of our patients and the personnel who work in it.

Resultado de la implementación de un sistema de gestión de la calidad en base a la Norma ISO 9001: 2015 en una unidad de cuidados intensivos quirúrgica / Result of the implementation of a quality management system based on the ISO 9001: 2015 standard in a surgical intensive care unit

IntroducciónLa implantación de los sistemas de gestión de la calidad (SGC) es uno de los elementos fundamentales y de futuro para la mejora de los sistemas sanitarios modernos. El objetivo de la implementación de un SGC de acuerdo con los requisitos de la Norma ISO 9001:2015 es llevar a cabo de manera eficaz sus actividades, abarcando tanto los aspectos técnicos como los aspectos de gestión, garantizando la satisfacción de las necesidades y expectativas de todas las partes interesadas, así como el cumplimiento de los requisitos legales y reglamentarios. Debe contemplar todos aquellos aspectos que tengan incidencia en la calidad final del producto o servicio que presta la organización.ObjetivoEl objetivo principal es describir el proceso de implementación de un SGC bajo la Norma ISO 9001:2015 en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Quirúrgica del Hospital General Universitario de Elche y evaluar sus resultados.MetodologíaRealización e implementación de un SGC en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Quirúrgica del Hospital General Universitario de Elche aplicando los puntos de la Norma ISO 9001:2015. El SGC ha seguido el referente de la gestión por procesos, identificando desde su núcleo estratégico de misión, visión y valores, los diferentes procesos implicados y su interrelación plasmados en el mapa de procesos. A partir del mismo, se han desarrollado los documentos necesarios para describir el funcionamiento de la Unidad tanto a nivel operativo mediante los procesos clave (ingreso y valoración inicial del paciente, estabilización, seguimiento, pruebas complementarias, interconsultas, traslados y alta) como en lo que se refiere a procedimientos de tipo estratégico o de soporte.ResultadosSe definieron las líneas estratégicas que marcaron el inicio del despliegue de nuestro SGC con la redacción de 7 objetivos, alcanzándose su cumplimiento en el 100%...(AU)

Introduction: The implementation of Quality Management Systems (QMS) is one of the fundamental and future-oriented elements for the improvement of modern health systems. The objective of implementing a QMS in accordance with the requirements of the ISO 9001:2015 Standard is to effectively carry out its activities, covering both technical and management aspects, guaranteeing the satisfaction of the needs and expectations of all its stakeholders, as well as compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. It must contemplate all those aspects that have an impact on the final quality of the product or service provided by the organization. Objective: The main objective is to describe the process of implementing a QMS under the ISO 9001:2015 Standard in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit of the General University Hospital of Elche and evaluate its results. Methodology: Carrying out and implementing a QMS in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit of the General University Hospital of Elche applying the points of the ISO 9001:2015 Standard. The SGC has followed the benchmark of management by processes, identifying from its strategic core of mission, vision and values, the different processes involved and their interrelation reflected in the process map. Based on it, the necessary documents have been developed to describe the operation of the Unit both at an operational level through the key processes (admission and initial assessment of the patient, stabilization, follow-up, complementary tests, interconsultations, transfers and discharge) as well as which refers to procedures of a strategic or support type. Results: The strategic lines that marked the beginning of the deployment of our QMS were defined with the drafting of 7 objectives, achieving 100% compliance. The key processes (7) that described the functioning of our organization were elaborated, as well as those of a strategic type (14) and support or support (5)...(AU)

Situación de los cuidados intensivos en España / Intensive care in Spain

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Uso y dependencia de fármacos opioides en población española con dolor crónico: prevalencia y diferencias de género / Use and dependence on opioid drugs in the Spanish population with chronic pain: prevalence and differences according to sex

Objetivos. Analizar la prevalencia del uso y la dependencia a fármacos opioides en población española con dolor crónico y evaluar diferencias de género. Pacientes y métodos. En 229 usuarios de fármacos opioides se evaluaron variables sociodemográficas, características del tratamiento con opioides y uso de otras sustancias. Se realizó un análisis descriptivo y bivariado. Resultados. El 46% cumplía criterios de dependencia de fármacos opioides (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition [DSM-IV-TR]). El consumo de alcohol y cannabis fue mayor en hombres. Las tasas de dependencia en el uso de fármacos opioides fueron significativamente superiores en los tratamientos prolongados. Conclusiones. La planificación de tratamientos con opioides y las estrategias de prevención de uso inadecuado deben ser independientes del género. Son necesarios más estudios que profundicen en las variables médicas y psicológicas relacionadas con el uso y la dependencia de opioides (AU)

Objectives. To analyse the prevalence in the use and dependence on opioid drugs in the Spanish population with chronic pain and evaluate the differences according to sex. Patients and methods. The demographic variables, opioid treatment characteristics and use of other substances were assessed in 229 users of opioid drugs. A descriptive bivariate analysis of the data was performed. Results. Forty-six percent of the patients met the criteria of dependence on opioid drugs (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition [DSM-IV-TR]). Alcohol and cannabis consumption was greater in the men. The rates of dependence on the use of opioid drugs were significantly higher in the extended treatments. Conclusions. Planning for treatments with opioids and strategies for preventing inappropriate use should not depend on the patient's sex. We need further studies on the medical and psychological variables related to the use of and dependence on opioids (AU)

Use and dependence on opioid drugs in the Spanish population with chronic pain: Prevalence and differences according to sex. / Uso y dependencia de fármacos opioides en población española con dolor crónico: prevalencia y diferencias de género.

OBJECTIVES: To analyse the prevalence in the use and dependence on opioid drugs in the Spanish population with chronic pain and evaluate the differences according to sex. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The demographic variables, opioid treatment characteristics and use of other substances were assessed in 229 users of opioid drugs. A descriptive bivariate analysis of the data was performed. RESULTS: Forty-six percent of the patients met the criteria of dependence on opioid drugs (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition [DSM-IV-TR]). Alcohol and cannabis consumption was greater in the men. The rates of dependence on the use of opioid drugs were significantly higher in the extended treatments. CONCLUSIONS: Planning for treatments with opioids and strategies for preventing inappropriate use should not depend on the patient's sex. We need further studies on the medical and psychological variables related to the use of and dependence on opioids.

Sugammadex en un paciente trasplantado renal. Descripción de un caso / Sugammadex in a man with a transplanted kidney: a case report

Describimos el uso de sugammadex en un paciente trasplantado renal, en el cual se utilizó rocuronio. Paciente varón, trasplantado renal 4 años antes. Ingresó en el hospital por linfoma gástrico no Hodgkin y hemorragia digestiva que precisaba cirugía. Se constató hipertensión arterial, taquicardia y extrasístoles ventriculares frecuentes. La inducción de la anestesia se realizó con propofol, fentanilo y rocuronio. La intubación se realizó sin incidencias. Se monitorizó la oximetría de pulso, capnografía, frecuencia cardiaca, electrocardiograma, presión arterial invasiva, gasto cardiaco, volumen sistólico, el índice biespectral, temperatura y función neuromuscular. Para el mantenimiento se empleó infusión de propofol, fentanilo y rocuronio en dos bolos de 20 mg guiados por TOF (tren de cuatro estímulos). La diuresis total fue de 1.100 mI. La intervención duró 4 horas 30 minutos. Al finalizar la intervención, la recuperación espontánea de la función neuromuscular llegó hasta dos respuestas del TOF, por lo que se administró 2 mg/kg de sugammadex. Se apreció un TOFr de 94% tras 158 segundos de inyectado el fármaco. El paciente fue extubado sin complicaciones. El sugammadex es un agente utilizable en pacientes trasplantados renales, toda vez que al recuperar el filtrado glomerular puede excretar el complejo sugammadex-rocuronio (AU)

We report the use of sugammadex to reverse a rocuronium block in a man who had received a kidney transplant 4 years earlier. The patient was admitted for gastric non-Hodgkins lymphoma and bleeding that required surgery. Arterial hypertension, tachycardia, and frequent ventricular extrasystoles were detected. Anesthetic induction was accomplished with propofol, fentanyl, and rocuronium; intubation was uneventful. We monitored pulse oximetry, capnography, heart rate, electrocardiography, arterial pressure (invasive), cardiac output, end-systolic volume, bispectral index, temperature, and neuromuscular function. Anesthesia was maintained with an infusion of propofol, fentanyl, and rocuronium guided by train-of-four (TOF) ratio. Total diuresis was 1100 mL. The operation lasted 4.5 hours. Recovery of neuromuscular response was spontaneous until the second TOF twitch, after which we injected 2 mg/kg of sugammadex. A TOF ratio of 0.94 was recorded 158 seconds after injection of the reversal agent. The patient was extubated without complications. Sugammadex can be used in patients with a transplanted kidney, provided the glomerular filtration rate has recovered sufficiently to allow full excretion of the sugammadex-rocuronium complex (AU)

Respuesta metabólica inmunológica e inflamatoria a la agresión anestésico quirúrgica / No disponible

En su conjunto, la respuesta inmune pretende: destruir los elementos extraños o no reparables del organismo; delimitar y aislar el foco inflamatorio, reparar las lesiones promoviendo la cicatrización y la neovascularización, activar los mecanismos generales que aporten células y nutrientes (activación neuroendocrina y metabólica); y evitar la generalización del proceso, induciendo una cierta inmunodepresión sistémica contrarreguladora. En el presente trabajo se hace una revisión sobre los aspectos fisiopatológicos derivados de la respuesta metabólica, inmunológica e inflamatoria a la agresión quirúrgica(AU)

On the Whole, the immune response seeks: to destroy the foreing or not repairable elements of the organism; to limit and to isolate the focus of the inflamation; to repair the lesion by advancyng the cicatrization and the neovascularización; to activate the general mechanisms that bring cells and nutrients (neuroendocrina and metabolic activation); and to avoid the generalization of the process inducing a certain systemic contraregulatory inmunodepression In the present work a review is maid of the physiopatologyc aspects derived from the metabolic, immunological and inflammatory response to the surgical aggression(AU)

Aspectos clínicos del estrés quirúrgico / No disponible

La agresión quirúrgica provoca una respuesta endocrinometabólica, siendo el dolor postoperatorio uno de los factores implicados en la producción de dicha respuesta, consecuencia de la activación del sistema simpático y estimulación del eje endocrino hipotálamo-hipofisario-adrenal (HHA). El anestesiólogo puede modificar estas respuestas endocrinas y metabólicas al utilizar los distintos fármacos o técnicas anestésicas durante el acto quirúrgico. En un intento de frenar los efectos de la secreción de catecolaminas, debida al estrés quirúrgico, se han utilizado fármacos como los bloqueantes beta adrenérgicos, con el fin de evitar complicaciones como la isquemia miocárdica perioperatoria. Los resultados han demostrado que los betabloqueantes no disminuyen la respuesta neuroendocrina al estrés, pero sí disminuyen los requerimientos analgésicos, se produce una recuperación de la anestesia más rápida y una mejoría en la estabilidad hemodinámica. En el presente trabajo se hace una revisión sobre los aspectos clínicos derivados de la respuesta neuroendocrina, metabólica, inmunológica e inflamatoria a la agresión quirúrgica(AU)

The surgical aggression provokes an endocrinometabolic response, with the postoperatory pain beeing one of the factors involved in the production of the above mentioned response, consequence of the activation of the simpathetic nervous system and stimulation of the endocrine hypothalamus - hipofisario-adrenal axis (HHA). The anaesthtetist can modify these endocrine and metabolic responses on by using the different drugs or anesthesic techniques during the surgical operation. In an attempt to the limit the effects of the catecolamines secretion due to the surgical stress, the medicaments such as adrenergic betablockers have been iused, in order to avoid complications such perioperatory myocardic ischemia. The results have demonstrated that betablockers do not reduce the neuroendocrine response to the stress, but do reduce the analgesic requirements, tand a faster recovery from the anesthesia is produced, and an improvement in the hemodinámic stability In the present work a review is made on the clinical aspects derived from the neuroendocrine, metabolic, immunological and inflammatory response to the surgical aggression(AU)

Respuesta neuroendocrina a la agresión anestésico quirúrgica / No disponible

Durante una intervención quirúrgica, el SNA es influenciado por la estimulación quirúrgica y por los efectos de los fármacos anestésicos empleados. En la anestesia general se ha demostrado un aumento del tono simpático durante la intubación orotraqueal a pesar de una inducción anestésica correcta. La anestesia espinal produce un bloqueo del SNS, proporcional al nivel del bloqueo alcanzado. Cuando la ansiolisis y el control del dolor son adecuados, los niveles de catecolaminas en orina (CATO) en el periodo postoperatorio, no difieren significativamente de los valores encontrados preoperatoriamente. Por otro lado, los niveles plasmáticos sufren importantes variaciones en función de los estímulos, y así los niveles de Adrenalina (AD) en sangre aumentan bruscamente después de la incisión quirúrgica. La secreción de AD se puede minimizar con una adecuada técnica anestésica (anestesia intravenosa con opiáceos) que disminuya la agresión durante la incisión y la secreción de ACTH como respuesta al estrés. En el presente trabajo se hace una revisión sobre los aspectos fisiopatológicos derivados de la respuesta neuroendocrina a la agresión quirúrgica. Dicho estudio se basa en la detección de las hormonas más significativas de la respuesta ante la agresión(AU)

During a surgical intervention, the Autonomous Neurological System (SNA) is influenced by the surgical stimulation and by the effects of the anesthesic drugs used. In general anesthesia an increase of the simpathetic tone during the orotracheal intubation has been demonstrated in spite of a correct anesthesic induction. The spinal anesthesia produces a blockade of the Central Nervous System (SNC) proportional to the level of the blockage reached. When the sedation and the control of pain are adequate, the levels of catecolaminas in urine ((CATO) in the postoperatory period, do not differ significantly from the magnitude found in the preoperatory. On the other hand, the plasmatic levels undergo important variations depending on the stimuly, and in the adrenalin levels (AD) in blood increase sharply after the surgical incision.. AD secretion can be minimized with an adequate anesthesic technique (intravenous anesthesia with opiates) that reduces the aggression during the incision and ACTH secretion as a response to the stress. In the present work a review is made on the physiopatologics aspects derived from the norendocrine response to the surgical aggression. This study is based on the detection of the most significant hormones in the response to the aggression (AU)

[Sugammadex in a man with a transplanted kidney: a case report]. / Sugammadex en un paciente trasplantado renal. Descripción de un caso.

We report the use of sugammadex to reverse a rocuronium block in a man who had received a kidney transplant 4 years earlier. The patient was admitted for gastric non-Hodgkins lymphoma and bleeding that required surgery. Arterial hypertension, tachycardia, and frequent ventricular extrasystoles were detected. Anesthetic induction was accomplished with propofol, fentanyl, and rocuronium; intubation was uneventful. We monitored pulse oximetry, capnography, heart rate, electrocardiography, arterial pressure (invasive), cardiac output, end-systolic volume, bispectral index, temperature, and neuromuscular function. Anesthesia was maintained with an infusion of propofol, fentanyl, and rocuronium guided by train-of-four (TOF) ratio. Total diuresis was 1100 mL. The operation lasted 4.5 hours. Recovery of neuromuscular response was spontaneous until the second TOF twitch, after which we injected 2 mg/kg of sugammadex. A TOF ratio of 0.94 was recorded 158 seconds after injection of the reversal agent. The patient was extubated without complications. Sugammadex can be used in patients with a transplanted kidney, provided the glomerular filtration rate has recovered sufficiently to allow full excretion of the sugammadex-rocuronium complex.

[Spontaneous pneumothorax as the first sign of pulmonary carcinoma]. / Neumotórax espontáneo como primera manifestación de un carcinoma pulmonar.

We report five cases of spontaneous pneumothorax as the first sign of pulmonary carcinoma. Initial tests did not detect neoplasms. Diagnosis took place during surgery for four patients and the fifth was diagnosed by preoperative computed tomography to assess pulmonary bullous emphysema. All five patients had persistent air leaks in spite of correct placement and functioning of drains, the reason for which surgery was scheduled. Three segmentectomies, one lobectomy and one exploratory thoracotomy for pleural metastasis were performed. Histopathologic diagnoses were 3 giant cell tumors, 1 adenocarcinoma and 1 non-mucinous bronchoalveolar carcinoma. We think that when risk factors are present, the existence of unresolved pneumothorax after correct placement of a drain should lead to a suspicion of associated pulmonary carcinoma.

Neumotórax espontáneo como primera manifestación de un carcinoma pulmonar / Spontaneous pneumothorax as the first sign of pulmonary carcinoma

Presentamos 5 casos de pacientes con un neumotórax espontáneo como primera manifestación de un carcinoma pulmonar. Las exploraciones complementarias iniciales no descubrieron la neoplasia. En 4 casos el diagnóstico fue intraoperatorio y en el quinto al realizar una tomografía computarizada preoperatoria para valorar un enfisema bulloso pulmonar. Todos los pacientes sufrieron fugas aéreas mantenidas pese a la correcta colocación y funcionamiento del drenaje, por lo que se indicó la cirugía. Se llevaron a cabo tres segmentectomías, una lobectomía y una toracotomía exploradora por metástasis pleurales. El examen histopatológico diagnosticó tres tumores de células grandes, un adenocarcinoma y un carcinoma bronquioloalveolar no mucinoso. Creemos que en presencia de factores de riesgo, la existencia de un neumotórax no resuelto tras correcta colocación de drenaje torácico debe poner ante la sospecha clínica de un carcinoma pulmonar asociado. (AU)

[Diagnostic usefulness of the determination of serum neuron-specific enolase in small cell bronchial carcinoma]. / Utilidad diagnóstica de la determinación sérica de la enolasa neuroespecífica en el carcinoma bronquial de células pequeñas.

The plasma level of neuron-specific enolase (NSE) was measured in 55 patients with small cell bronchial carcinoma (SCC) with cytohistological confirmation to evaluate its diagnostic usefulness. As a control group, 132 patients with non-small cell bronchial carcinoma, 81 with non-neoplastic disease and 37 healthy individuals were used. The sensitivity of the test was 84% with a specificity of 79% when values below 13 ng/mg were considered as normal. To achieve a specificity of 95% and 99% cutoff values had to be increased to 25 and 50 ng/ml, respectively, and then the sensitivity was reduced to 51% and 38%. There were false positive findings in the three control groups, although they were more common (28%) and had higher values in patients with widespread disease the sensitivity was significantly higher (p less than 0.005) than in those with limited disease. Carcinoembryonic antigen, which was measured with comparative purposes, had a lower sensitivity. In our area, a NSE level over 50 ng/ml is closely correlated with the diagnosis of SCC, whereas values over 13 ng/ml select a wider group of individuals where most patients with this type of carcinoma are included.