Socioeconomic deprivation and ethnicity have impacts on outcomes and equitable care. Why though? Online search results may hold a clue or two: only 7% of images have minority models. #OBAnes#OAA23ASM
Barriers (2): preferred spoken language is NB, if not English double the number of GA sections. Interpreters used for consent, not procedures. Less likely to use interpreters routinely in OB (? Because out of hours?). @labourpainsOAA = quick easy sustainable way to overcome… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Green Anaesthesia: @Assoc_Anaes N2O project - NHS committed to net-zero direct emissions by 2040, specifically includes anaesthetic gases. N2O at least 80% of total anaesthetic footprint. Flatten N2O by minimizing waste, promoting green practice, cracking. NHS actions this far:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
A cracking project (sadly unplugging Schroeder valves made no difference). Reducing ethyl chloride spray usage - cold stick. An alternative for testing cold modality (for sacral segments, with consent). @YavorRM and TIVA in #OBAnes - benefits and barriers. Many questions need to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Obesity in pregnancy: a growing problem (worldwide). 2018 @RCObsGyn guidance suggested BMI 40 or over needed to be seen by #OBAnes (sadly locally we’ve had to shift that to a BMI of 50 as we did not have the capacity to see everyone over 40). Granted referral rates are poor.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Pause, it’s not about weight/ habitus. #OBAnes risk review necessary (es during Covid), formal airway exam more thorough - #patientsafety & planning. @RCoANews 2023 guideline stipulate that a mechanism for early assessment should exist, and that duty anaesthetist be informed on… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Risk of cesarean section increased with high BMI - 2-3x in obese - perhaps as high as 52% section rate (How does it look in your institution? Do you keep #OBAnes stats?)
Ooh… interesting question: should ALL increased BMI patients be offered ELECTIVE section?
Obesity in pregnancy (2)- summary: The upward BMI trend continues. Utility and timing of review - when is optimal? Changes post Covid - possibly for better? Elective section for obese patients? #OBAnes#OAA23ASM
Is the @OAAinfo standard for testing fit for clinical practice? 76% never achieved the standard - one patient of 25 experienced pain. The authors question whether light touch is necessary? Granted they accepted T9/10, not T5 as per guideline.
Artificial Intelligence: evaluating #OBAnes grant proposal written by chatGPT (@UofTanesthesia) - graded by 4 content experts. How did it go? #OAA23ASM
Result: 5 seconds for a proposal with no errors and no plagiarism, 7 conciseness alterations and a 71% content score by assessors. #OBAnes#OAA23ASM
Some concerns re: AI. With great advances come great threats. A PAUSE called! #OBAnes#OAA23ASM
First @OAAinfo abstract on AI (probably not the last) - we shall need to consider what this means. Text generated inn5 seconds with no spelling or grammar errors. Humans sadly unable to compete.
@SQuashie presents an update on anesthesia for operative delivery. Declarations. Methodology and themes. #OAA24ASM #OBAnes
Gastric USS. Oral rehydration has benefits over NPO wrt vasopressor use. #siptilsend safe, noting some patients have increased gastric volumes irrespective of starvation status. #OAA24ASM #OBAnes
@SQuashie continues at a rapid pace. To DPE or not to DPE remains a question - 16min vs 19 min, is that 3 min clinically relevant? Esketamine for supplemental analgesia - >95% had psych effects, read @rjharrison79 editorial. #OAA24ASM #OBAnes
@Jamesocarroll presents an Update on Labour and Delivery. Disclosures #OAA24ASM #OBAnes
How the lecture was put together. Screening. Themes. How to interpret the slides. Very Ostheimer-esque @Jamesocarroll #OAA24ASM #OBAnes
@Jamesocarroll Clinical practice theme: intrathecal catheters & ADP. Intrathecal catheters: No decrease in PDPH, but reduction in EBP. 10mL intrathecal saline decreased PDPH & need for EBP. Of note, the percentage of epidurals requiring multiple attempts. #OAA24ASM #OBAnes
8am-ish in Denver and time for a much anticipated session: PDPH beyond the guidelines. Moderated by Dr Lisa Leffert, featuring @Ropivacaine, @euklaas, @sharonOzynger and @WouterSchievink at #SOAPAM2024 #OBAnes
(HT: @Ropivacaine, bless his heart, he knows I hate missing out)
Hot off the Press? August 2023! @JAMANetworkOpen with quite an illustrious team including @Ropivacaine @robin_russell1 @KalagaraHari @LimGrapes @claralexlobo @noolslucas @NarouzeMD (please tag others if you have their handles?) #SOAPAM2024 #OBAnes
Introduction, Methods and the 10 questions. #SOAPAM2024 #OBAnes
Next up at #CASAM2023 - fittingly keeping the most important academic session to last: #OBAnes @ValZaph moderating the Maternal Experience and Outcomes: Improving the care we provide. @DrWesleyEdwards
Dr Christina Lamontagne kicks off the session with: Use of Dexmedetomidine in improving maternal experience and outcomes. Nothing to disclose. Then an important disclosure: All indications discussed are OFF LABEL in Canada. Objectives. #OBAnes#CASAM2023
Why does Dr Lamontagne use a lot of dexmedetomidine (not only in #OBAnes mind)? Clinical pharmacology of dexmedetomidine (1): highly selective alpha-2 agonist; sedation WITHOUT amnesia at locus coeruleus. #CASAM2023
Dr Ning Nan Wang introduces @harshamd5 to open the chronic pain session: Perioperative use of opioid in the context of Opioid Epidemic. #CASAM2023
The opioid crisis isn’t new - China probably remembers the Opium wars that helped establish a British foothold on the continent. Opioids and OUR crisis. Is what we fear the real crisis? Are opioid-related deaths due to surgical prescriptions? No, mostly due to street fentanyl.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Opioid use around the time of surgery. Understanding nociception vs pain. Does eliminating opioids during surgery make a difference - no definitive conclusions. #CASAM2023