scholarly journals Effects of the anesthesiologist’s experience on postoperative hoarseness after double-lumen endotracheal tube intubation: a single-center propensity score-matched analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuji Kamimura ◽  
Toshiyuki Nakanishi ◽  
Aiji Boku Sato ◽  
Satoshi Osaga ◽  
Eisuke Kako ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Postoperative hoarseness after general anesthesia is associated with patient discomfort and dissatisfaction. A recent large retrospective study showed that single-lumen endotracheal tube intubation by a trainee did not alter the incidence of postoperative pharyngeal symptoms compared with intubation by a senior anesthesiologist. However, there is limited information about the relationship between the anesthesiologist’s experience and hoarseness after double-lumen endotracheal tube intubation. We tested the hypothesis that double-lumen endotracheal tube intubation performed by a trainee increases the incidence of postoperative hoarseness compared to intubation by a senior anesthesiologist. Methods This retrospective observational study included patients who underwent lung resection between April 2015 and March 2018 at a university hospital. Double-lumen endotracheal tube intubation was carried out with a Macintosh laryngoscope. We divided the patients into 2 groups - one group comprised of patients who were intubated by a trainee anesthesiologist with < 2 years of experience, and the other group comprised of those who underwent intubation by a senior anesthesiologist with ≥2 years of experience. The primary outcome was the incidence of postoperative hoarseness 24 h after surgery and we collected data on postoperative hoarseness using a checklist of postanesthetic adverse events. One-to-one propensity score matching was conducted and P values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results There was a total of 256 eligible patients, of which 153 underwent intubation by trainee anesthesiologists, and the remaining 103 patients were intubated by a senior anesthesiologist. The one-to-one propensity score matching resulted in 96 pairs of patients for the groups. The incidence of postoperative hoarseness 24 h after surgery was significantly higher in patients who were intubated by a trainee anesthesiologist than in patients who were intubated by a senior anesthesiologist (9.4% vs. 2.1%, respectively; P = 0.03). Conclusions Double-lumen endotracheal tube intubation by trainee anesthesiologists with < 2 years of experience increased the incidence of postoperative hoarseness 24 h after surgery compared to intubation by senior anesthesiologists with ≥2 years of experience.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuji Kamimura ◽  
Toshiyuki Nakanishi ◽  
Aiji Sato(Boku) ◽  
Satoshi Osaga ◽  
Eisuke Kako ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Postoperative hoarseness after general anesthesia is associated with patient discomfort and dissatisfaction. A recent large retrospective study showed that single-lumen endotracheal tube intubation by a trainee did not alter the incidence of postoperative pharyngeal symptoms compared with intubation by a senior anesthesiologist. However, there is limited information about the relationship between the anesthesiologist’s experience and hoarseness after double-lumen endotracheal tube intubation. We tested the hypothesis that double-lumen endotracheal tube intubation performed by a trainee increases the incidence of postoperative hoarseness compared to intubation by a senior anesthesiologist.Methods: This retrospective observational study included patients who underwent lung resection between April 2015 and March 2018 at a university hospital. Double-lumen endotracheal tube intubation was carried out with a Macintosh laryngoscope. We divided the patients into two groups - one group comprised of patients who were intubated by a trainee anesthesiologist with < 2 years of experience, and the other group comprised of those who underwent intubation by a senior anesthesiologist with ≥ 2 years of experience. The primary outcome was the incidence of postoperative hoarseness 24 h after surgery and we collected data on postoperative hoarseness using a checklist of postanesthetic adverse events. One-to-one propensity score matching was conducted and P values <0.05 were considered statistically significant.Results: There was a total of 256 eligible patients, of which 153 underwent intubation by trainee anesthesiologists, and the remaining 103 patients were intubated by a senior anesthesiologist. The one-to-one propensity score matching resulted in 96 pairs of patients for the groups. The incidence of postoperative hoarseness 24 h after surgery was significantly higher in patients who were intubated by a trainee anesthesiologist than in patients who were intubated by a senior anesthesiologist (9.4% vs. 2.1%, respectively; P = 0.03).Conclusions: Double-lumen endotracheal tube intubation by trainee anesthesiologists with < 2 years of experience increased the incidence of postoperative hoarseness 24 h after surgery compared to intubation by senior anesthesiologists with ≥ 2 years of experience.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuji Kamimura ◽  
Toshiyuki Nakanishi ◽  
Aiji Sato(Boku) ◽  
Satoshi Osaga ◽  
Eisuke Kako ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Postoperative hoarseness after general anesthesia is associated with patient discomfort and dissatisfaction. A recent large retrospective study showed that single-lumen endotracheal tube intubation by a trainee did not alter the incidence of postoperative pharyngeal symptoms compared with that by a senior anesthesiologist. However, little is known about the relationship between anesthesiologist experience and hoarseness after double-lumen endotracheal tube intubation. We tested the hypothesis that double-lumen endotracheal tube intubation by a trainee increases the incidence of postoperative hoarseness compared with that by a senior anesthesiologist.Methods: This retrospective observational study included patients who underwent lung resection from April 2015 to March 2018 in a university hospital. Patients underwent double-lumen endotracheal tube intubation with a Macintosh laryngoscope. We divided the patients into two groups: one group comprising patients whose tracheas were intubated by a trainee anesthesiologist and the other comprising those whose tracheas were intubated by a senior anesthesiologist. The primary outcome was the incidence of postoperative hoarseness 24 h after surgery. We collected data on postoperative hoarseness using a checklist of postanesthetic adverse events. One-to-one propensity score matching was performed. P values of <0.05 were considered statistically significant.Results: There were 256 eligible patients; 153 patients underwent intubation by trainee anesthesiologists, and the remaining 103 patients underwent intubation by senior anesthesiologists. The one-to-one propensity score matching generated 96 pairs of patients for the groups. The incidence of postoperative hoarseness 24 h after the surgery was significantly higher in patients whose tracheas were intubated by a trainee anesthesiologist than in those whose tracheas were intubated by a senior anesthesiologist (9.4% vs. 2.1%, respectively; P = 0.03).Conclusions: Double-lumen endotracheal tube intubation by trainee anesthesiologists increased the incidence of postoperative hoarseness 24 h after the surgery compared with intubation by senior anesthesiologists.


2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-122
Author(s):  
Jung A. Lim ◽  
In-Young Kim ◽  
Sung Hye Byun

Background: The accurate placement of the double-lumen endotracheal tube is imperative for effective one-lung ventilation in thoracic surgery. Malpositioning and repositioning of a misplaced tube may cause excessive trauma. Objective: We hypothesized that the fiberoptic bronchoscope-guided method for double-lumen endotracheal tube placement would reduce the incidence of malpositioning as compared to the conventional method using the Macintosh laryngoscope. Methods: Fifty patients scheduled to undergo elective thoracic surgery were recruited and randomly assigned to the fiberoptic bronchoscope-guided [n=25; Group F] and conventional [n=25; Group C] method groups, according to the method of double-lumen endotracheal tube placement. The primary outcome was the incidence of double-lumen endotracheal tube malpositioning observed under the fiberoptic bronchoscope after initial placement. Secondary outcomes included the times for placement, confirmation, and total procedure of double-lumen endotracheal tube intubation. Results: The incidence of malpositioning after initial double-lumen endotracheal tube placement was significantly lower in Group F than in Group C (20.0% vs 68.0%). In addition, the time for placement was significantly higher in Group F than in Group C, and that for confirmation was significantly lower in Group F than in Group C. Conclusion: The fiberoptic bronchoscope-guided method for double-lumen endotracheal tube placement can reduce the incidence of malpositioning after initial placement and expedite the intubation process with a double-lumen endotracheal tube in thoracic surgery.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1590
Author(s):  
Jong-Hae Kim ◽  
Eugene Kim ◽  
In-Young Kim ◽  
Eun-Joo Choi ◽  
Sung-Hye Byun

Proper bronchial cuff pressure (BCP) is important when using a double-lumen endotracheal tube (DLT), especially in thoracic surgery. As positional change during endotracheal tube placement could alter cuff pressure, we aim to evaluate the change in BCP of DLT from the supine to the lateral decubitus position during thoracic surgery. A total of 69 patients aged 18–70 years who underwent elective lung surgery were recruited. BCP was measured at a series of time points in the supine and lateral decubitus positions after confirming the DLT placement. The primary outcome was change in the initial established BCP (BCPi), which is the maximum pressure at which the BCP did not exceed 40 cmH2O without air leak in the supine position, after lateral decubitus positioning. As the primary outcome, the BCPi increased from 25.4 ± 9.0 cmH2O in the supine position to 29.1 ± 12.2 cmH2O in the lateral decubitus position (p < 0.001). Out of the 69 participants, 43 and 26 patients underwent surgery in the left-lateral decubitus position (LLD group) and the right-lateral decubitus position (RLD group) respectively. In the LLD group, the BCPi increased significantly (p < 0.001) after lateral positioning and the beginning of surgery and the difference value, ∆BCPi, from supine to lateral position was significantly higher in the LLD group than in the RLD group (p = 0.034). Positional change from supine to lateral decubitus could increase the BCPi of DLT and the increase was significantly greater in LLD that in RLD.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Katsuaki Inagaki ◽  
Ken Yamashita ◽  
Shiro Oka ◽  
Fumiaki Tanino ◽  
Noriko Yamamoto ◽  
...  

The Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (JGES) guidelines recommend continued warfarin treatment during gastroenterological endoscopic procedures with a high risk of bleeding as an alternative to heparin replacement in patients on warfarin therapy. However, there is insufficient evidence to support the use of warfarin in colorectal endoscopic resection (ER). The present study is aimed at verifying the risk of bleeding after ER for colorectal neoplasia (CRN) in patients with continued warfarin use. This was a single-center retrospective cohort study using clinical records. We assessed 126 consecutive patients with 159 CRNs who underwent ER (endoscopic mucosal resection, 146 cases; endoscopic submucosal dissection, 13 cases) at Hiroshima University Hospital between January 2014 and December 2019. Patients were divided into two groups: the heparin replacement group (79 patients with 79 CRNs) and the continued warfarin group (47 patients with 80 CRNs). One-to-one propensity score matching was performed to compare the bleeding rate after ER between the groups. The rate of bleeding after ER was significantly higher in the heparin replacement group than in the continued warfarin group for both before (10.1% vs. 1.3%, respectively; P = 0.0178 ) and after (11.9% vs. 0%, respectively; P = 0.0211 ) propensity score matching. None of the patients experienced thromboembolic events during the perioperative period. The risk of bleeding after colorectal ER was significantly lower in patients with continued warfarin use than in those with heparin replacement. Our data supports the recommendations of the latest JGES guidelines for patients receiving warfarin therapy.


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