Anesthesia for Upper Endoscopy and Colonoscopy in Cardiac Patients With Acute Anemia

Summary

The aim of this study was to try to reduce the required dose of etomidate used in anesthesia for upper endoscopy and colonoscopy in critically ill cardiac patients who complain of severe anemia in cardiac intensive care units by using a low dose of ketamine, which helps to reduce the side effects of etomidate, the most important of which is its suppressive effect on the adrenal gland and the secretion of cortisol in such critical cases, while maintaining hemodynamic stability, and the patient's satisfaction.

Timeline

Start

2020-11-20

Primary completion

2021-11-20

Completion

2021-12-20

Publications

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• Results van Leerdam ME, Vreeburg EM, Rauws EA, Geraedts AA, Tijssen JG, Reitsma JB, Tytgat GN. Acute upper GI bleeding: did anything change? Time trend analysis of incidence and outcome of acute upper GI bleeding between 1993/1994 and 2000. Am J Gastroenterol. 2003 Jul;98(7):1494-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07517.x.
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• Results Regula J, Sokol-Kobielska E. Sedation in endoscopy: when and how. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 2008;22(5):945-57. doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2008.06.002.
• Results Habibi MR, Baradari AG, Soleimani A, Emami Zeydi A, Nia HS, Habibi A, Onagh N. Hemodynamic responses to etomidate versus ketamine-thiopental sodium combination for anesthetic induction in coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients with low ejection fraction: a double-blind, randomized, clinical trial. J Clin Diagn Res. 2014 Oct;8(10):GC01-5. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/10237.5006. Epub 2014 Oct 20.
• Results Bovill JG. Intravenous anesthesia for the patient with left ventricular dysfunction. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2006 Mar;10(1):43-8. doi: 10.1177/108925320601000108.
• Results Forman SA. Clinical and molecular pharmacology of etomidate. Anesthesiology. 2011 Mar;114(3):695-707. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181ff72b5.
• Results Wanscher M, Tonnesen E, Huttel M, Larsen K. Etomidate infusion and adrenocortical function. A study in elective surgery. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 1985 Jul;29(5):483-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1985.tb02238.x.
• Results Heidari SM, Loghmani P. Assessment of the effects of ketamine-fentanyl combination versus propofol-remifentanil combination for sedation during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. J Res Med Sci. 2014 Sep;19(9):860-6.
• Results Rai K, Hegde AM, Goel K. Sedation in uncooperative children undergoing dental procedures: a comparative evaluation of midazolam, propofol and ketamine. J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2007 Fall;32(1):1-4. doi: 10.17796/jcpd.32.1.v74872j8n74qu81k.
• Results Zed PJ, Mabasa VH, Slavik RS, Abu-Laban RB. Etomidate for rapid sequence intubation in the emergency department: is adrenal suppression a concern? CJEM. 2006 Sep;8(5):347-50. doi: 10.1017/s1481803500014044.
• Results Varga I, Racz K, Kiss R, Futo L, Toth M, Sergev O, Glaz E. Direct inhibitory effect of etomidate on corticosteroid secretion in human pathologic adrenocortical cells. Steroids. 1993 Feb;58(2):64-8. doi: 10.1016/0039-128x(93)90054-q.
• Results Wu GN, Xu HJ, Liu FF, Wu X, Zhou H. Low-Dose Ketamine Pretreatment Reduces the Incidence and Severity of Myoclonus Induced by Etomidate: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Controlled Clinical Trial. Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Feb;95(6):e2701. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000002701.
• Elhamamsy MM, Aldemerdash AM, Zahran FB, Ezz GFM, AlSaud SA, Boules ML, Abdelhady MA, Hamed MA. Effects of adding low-dose ketamine to etomidate on serum cortisol levels in critically ill cardiac patients: a randomized clinical trial. BMC Anesthesiol. 2022 Apr 21;22(1):114. doi: 10.1186/s12871-022-01654-0.

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