Anesthesia as a specialty

Past, present and future

Reference book
Clinical Anesthesiology, G. Edward Morgan, Jr., Maged S. Mikhail, Michael J. Murray Fourt Edition by the McGraw-Hill Companies 2006 a LANGE Medical Book
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Pain as a part of surgery

Hypnosis
Alkohol Botanical preparation Superficial surgery Galenic concept: body humors: blood, phlegm, yellow and black bile
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Inhalation Anesthesia
1540 Paracelsus: oil of vitriol (prepared by
Valerius Cordus and named Aether by

Frobenius): used to feed fowl: it was taken

even by chickens and they fall asleep from

it for a while but awaken later without

harm
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Local anesthesia
Ancient Incas: coca leaf as a gift to the
Incas from the sun of God: destruction of Incas culture slaves payment

Important names in history of anesthesia

Humphry Davy: 1778 - 1829 (laughing gas, N20) Horace Wells: January 1845, Harvard Medical School, clinical use of N20 William Morton: October 16,1846 ether for the excision of the vascular lesion from the neck (John Collin Warren: gentlemen this is not a humbug)
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Important names in the history of anesthesia

Prof. Ludwik Bierkowski: February 1847 KRAKW ether in Poland anesthesia = temporary insensibility James Simpson: November 1847, chloroform John Snow : 1813-1858, first anesthesiologist, face mask, vaporizer, clinical study Joseph T. Clover follows John Snow

American and British Origin

Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic Students and nurses as anaesthetists Long Island Society of Anesthetist 1905 New York Society of Anaesthetist 1911 became in 1936 ASA (Anaesthetists) in 1945 ASA (Anaesthesiologists) England: Sir Robert Macintosh in 1937 first Chair, Faculty of Anaesthetists of the Royal College of Surgeons was established in 1947
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Important names in the history of anesthesia

Carl Koller 1857-1944, cocaine in ophthalmology Sir Magill (1888-1986) Arthur Guedel (1883-1956) Harold Griffith 1942 : curara Paul Janssen: intravenous anesthesia
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Important steps in development of anesthesia

Ether (Morton) Regional (spinal, epidural) end of XIX century Thiopental 1934 Curara 1942 Halotane 1956
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Anesthesia
analgesia reversible anesthetic effect amnesia areflexia sleep supression of the vegetative response
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Is anesthesia safe?
Like airplane? Anesthesia related deaths: 1940 1/1000 1970 1/10 000 1995 1/250 000 2005 ?
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Safety of anesthesia
1950 - 25 000 deaths during 108 hours of anesthesia
2000 - 500 deaths during 108 hours of anesthesia Airplane risk (very low) - 5 deaths during 108 hours of flight Risk of anaesthesia: 100 x higher
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Receptor theory of anesthesia

GABA: major inhibitory neurotransmitter (point of action of anesthetic drugs) Membrane structure and function: future of the anesthesiology Glutamate: major excitatory neurotransmitter Endorphins: analgesia Unitary hypothesis of the inhalation agents
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Present status of anesthesiology

Anesthesia Pain management Intensive Care Medicine Emergency Medicine Operative Medicine Education Research
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Practice of anaesthesiology is the practice of medicine (ABA)

Assesment of, consultation for, and preparation of patients for anaesthesia Relief and prevention of pain Monitor and maintenance of the perioperative period Management of critical ill patients Clinical management and teaching of the CPR Teaching, Research, Administration, Transdisciplinary approach
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Progress in anesthesia
New monitoring techniques and standards New anesthetics (iv and inhalation) New drugs (inotropic, NO) New ways of drug delivery New management techniques Cost - effective Fast truck
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Future of anesthesiology
CNS and transdermal stimulation Safe delivery of drugs More specific drugs (membrane function) Perfluorocarbons Genetically focus therapy Noninvasive monitoring Visible pre- and postsynaptic area Hibernation

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General anaesthesia and Preoperative evaluation

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ASA scale
1 normal healthy patient 2 mild systemic disease (no limitation0 3 moderate to severe systemic disease with limitation of function 4 severe systemic disease (threat to life) 5 moribund patient E emergency case 6 brain death patient 22

An anaesthetic plan
Patients baseline condition with medical record and previous anaesthesia and surgery Planned procedure Drug sensitivities Psychological makeup

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The anesthetic plan

ASA physical status scale General versus regional Airway Induction Monitoring Intraoperative management Postoperative management
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ASA and perioperative mortality rate

1 2 3 4 5 0.07% 0.3% 2% 7-23% 9-51%

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Documentation
Informed consent Preoperative note Intraoperative anesthesia record
patient status review of anesthesia and surgery laboratory drugs dosage and time of administration
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Documentation 2
Patient monitoring (intraoperative monitor, future reference for the patient, tool for quality assurance) fluid administration procedures (catheters, caniulas, tubes) time of important events unusual complication end of procedures state of consciousness
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Safety of working place

gas systems (liquid oxygen, air, a pin index system to avoid failure, Nitrous Oxide critical temperature 36,5 oC, different colours of the cylinders) electrical safety (leakage current on the OR less than 10 uA) surgical diathermy (malfunction of the return electrode may cause burns) fire and explosion (uncommon), temperature, humidity, ventilation, noise) www.apsf.org
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Ventilation management
Breathing systems
Open drop anesthesia Mapleson circuits Anesthesia machines
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Breathing Systems
Patient breathing system anaesthesia machine Mapleson systems: Beathing tubes, fresh gas inlets, adjustable pressure limiting (APL) or pop-off valves, reservoir bags Carbon Dioxide Absorbent: CO2 + H2O = H2CO3,
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The anesthesia machine

Receive medical gases from gas supply Permits other gases (anaesthetics) only if there is enough oxygen in the mixture Vaporizers are agent- specific Deliver and control tital volume Waste gas scavenger system Regulary inspections Failure of the machine is a significant percentage of the mishaps in anaesthesia practice
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Airway management

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Airway management

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Airway management

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Airway management

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Airway management

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Airway management

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Mask ventilation

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Edotracheal intubation
Most common and safe protection of aiways during anaesthesia and intensive care But Need skills and permament training
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AIRWAY
Difficulty in managing the airway Difficult intubation Traumatic intubation Esophageal intubation Bronchial intubation Laryngospasm Bronchospasm
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Special airway techniques

Fiberoptic intubation Retrograde (wire) intubation Transtracheal jet ventilation Lighted stylets Laryngeal mask Combitube Surgical airway
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Patient monitors
Arterial blood pressure ECG CVP, PAC Capnometry Pulsoxymetry EEG, BIS Temperature Nerve stimulation
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Inhalation anesthetic agents

Nitrous oxide Halothane (Fluothane) Methoxyflurane (Penthrane) Enflurane (Ethrane) Isoflurane (Forane) Desflurane (Suprane) Sevoflurane (Ultane) MAC concept

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Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodymanics

Pharmacokinetics: how the body affects the drug Pharmacodymanics: how the drugs affects the body

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Factors affecting anesthetic uptake

Solubility in blood Alveolar blood flow Differences in partial pressure between alveolar gas and venous blood Therefore: low output states predispose patients to overdosage of the soluble agents

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Factors affecting elimination

Biotransformation: cytochrome P-450 (specifically CYP 2EI) Transcutaneous loss or exhalation Alveolus is the most important in elimination of the inhalation agents Diffusion hypoxia and the nitrous oxide

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Minimum alveolar concentration

Is the concentration of inhaled anaesthetics in the alveolar that prevents movements in 50% of patients in response to a standardized stimulus (eg surgical incision)

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Inhalation anesthetic agents

Nitrous oxide Halothane (Fluothane) Methoxyflurane (Penthrane) Enflurane (Ethrane) Isoflurane (Forane) Desflurane (Suprane) Sevoflurane (Ultane)
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Intravenous induction and anesthestic agents

Thiopental Metohexital Benzodiazepins (Midazolam) Propofol Etomidate Ketamine Opioids Droperidol

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Intravenous anaesthesia
Changes in plasma concentration Absorption Distribution (Vd= Dose/Concentration) Biotransformation Excretion Compartment model of distribution and elimination
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Muscle relaxants
Neuromuscular transmission Depolarizing agents (Ach rec. agonists) Nondepolarizing agents (Ach rec. antagonists) Cholinesterase inhibitors (edrofonium, neostigmine, pyridostigmine)

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Anticholinergic drugs
Antimuscarinic effect
Atropine Scopolamine

Glycopyrrolate
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Anesthesia complications
Inadequate preoperative planning and errors in patient preparation are the most commom causes of anesthestic complications
Anesthesia and elective operations should not proceed until the patient is in optimal medical condition
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Anesthetic complications
Human error (technical problems, lack of communication, experience, fatigue,) Ventilation (breathing circuit, defect of monitoring equipment, anesthesia machine) Position (periferal nerve damage) Anaphylaxis Latex allergy
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Anesthesia and perioperative complications

Airway
Circulation

Central and peripheral nervous system

Pain therapy Drugs used in anesthesia Equipment failure
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