SARS-CoV-2 PANDEMIC AND FAILED SPINAL ANESTHESIA

October 18, 2021 updated by: Ankara City Hospital Bilkent

SARS-CoV-2 PANDEMIC AND FAILED SPINAL ANESTHESIA: A NIGHTMARE

The investigators used a retrospective review of 251 SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) positive patients' cesarean section anesthesia to determine the rate of failed spinal anesthesia, management techniques for failed block, and risk factors that contribute to failure in this study.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

All anesthesiologists face a challenge when it comes to the anesthesia of patients with coronavirus disease who are going to have a cesarian section. Patients' and healthcare personnel' safety should be prioritized. Non-emergent procedures in patients with respiratory infections, such as COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019), should be postponed and rescheduled once the infection has been treated. However, some emergency treatments, such as cesarian section, cannot be postponed. So, for COVID 19 patients, which method should be used? According to past studies, the risk of maternal death is 16,7 times higher with general anesthesia than with regional anesthesia (1). Furthermore, general anesthesia, which requires aerosol-generating procedures such as ventilating and intubating patients, has a higher risk of respiratory problems during or after surgery than regional anesthesia. Earlier data on pregnant patients during the COVID 19 pandemic showed no difference in COVID 19-related mortality between pregnant and non-pregnant patients, but a recent study found that pregnancy is associated with a 70% greater risk of death. Another important point is that, when compared to those who are not exposed to tracheal intubation, the transfer of acute respiratory infection to a health care professional during tracheal intubation is 6.6 times higher.

For such reasons, the European and American Societies of Regional Anesthesia jointly issued COVID 19 recommendations stating that regional anesthesia should be preferred over general anesthesia whenever possible, and practice recommendations for regional anesthesia during the pandemic have already been published.

In addition, the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Society for Obstetric Anesthesiology and Perinatology advise doctors to "consider using neuraxial methods rather than general anesthesia for most cesarian deliveries." In many facilities, single-shot spinal anesthesia is the preferred method for cesarian section. It delivers great anesthesia because of its ease of use, rapid onset of sensory and motor blockage, reliability, ease of mastering, and capacity to provide optimal surgical circumstances; it also minimizes the hazards of general anesthetic while enhancing partition satisfaction. In addition, when compared to general anesthesia, the risk of complications such intraoperative bleeding, surgical site infection, and postoperative pain is lower with spinal anesthesia.

In 1899, August Bier proclaimed spinal anesthesia to be a failure, stating, "Experienced professional, correct technique, single puncture, adequate CSF backflow, effective anesthetic agent!" So, why did it fail? -Capriciousness!!" Single shot spinal anesthesia failure may occur when the subarachnoid space is not reached, or analgesia is not sufficient for surgery after injection. The issue is that if anesthesia fails during COVID 19 procedures, we'll need to develop a new approach for supplementing anesthesia and analgesia cautiously, quickly, and meticulously.

Failed spinal anesthesia can be partial or complete. If anesthesia and analgesia are not achieved within ten minutes after successful intrathecal injection, the bupivacaine spinal anesthetic is regarded to have failed. Partial failure was defined as insufficient extent, quality, or duration of pharmacological action for that procedure, while complete failure was described as no sensory or motor blockage.

Failure of spinal anesthesia necessitates extreme caution, judgment, and technique. If surgery has not yet begun, a partial or total failure can be managed by increasing the Trendelenburg position or administering a second spinal anesthetic. However, if the surgery has already begun, it can be managed by changing positions, injecting local anaesthetic in the operation area by the surgeon, administering sedation with oxygen, opioids, benzodiazepines, or ketamine, and then converting the anesthesia to general anesthesia.

The failure rate of spinal anesthesia is widely distributed, according to researches, ranging from 1 to 17 percent. During spinal anesthesia, the Royal College of Anesthetics proposes a failure rate of 3% in emergencies and 1% for elective procedures. The goal of this study was to determine failure rate and solutions for spinal anesthesia in the context of a COVID 19 pandemic.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

251

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
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      • Ankara, Type A Choice Below ..., Turkey, 06810
        • Aygün Güler

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 43 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

we included records of spinal anesthesia performed on confirmed COVID 19 patients in the Ankara City Hospital between April 2020 and February 2021

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • we included records of spinal anesthesia performed on confirmed COVID 19 patients in the Ankara City Hospital between April 2020 and February 2021

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who did not have their data gathered, or whose operation took more than 3 hours due to any reason, were excluded from the study.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
SARS-CoV-2 pregnant women
After receiving approval from the local ethics committee and permission to use the hospital archives, we included records of spinal anesthesia performed on confirmed SARS- CoV-2 patients in the Ankara City Hospital between April 2020 and February 2021, as well as related data, in our study. Patients who did not have their data gathered, or whose operation took more than 3 hours due to any reason, were excluded from the study
Procedure: covid 19 spinal anesthesia
this group description covers that all the covid 19 pregnant women which we gave spinal anesthesia for cesarean section procedures. The investigators analyzed them retrospectively.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The percentage of failed spinal block
Time Frame: Between implementation of spinal anesthesia to the end of the surgery
the percentage of failed spinal anesthesia among SARS-CoV-2 positive pregnants who underwent cesarean section under spinal anesthesia
Between implementation of spinal anesthesia to the end of the surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
reasons of failure of spinal block
Time Frame: between implementation of spinal anesthesia to the end of the surgery
possible reasons of inadequate spinal block among SARS-CoV-2 positive parturients who underwent cesarean section under spinal anesthesia
between implementation of spinal anesthesia to the end of the surgery
management of failed spinal anesthesia
Time Frame: between implementation of spinal anesthesia to the end of the surgery
anesthesia, sedation methods to manage failed spinal block for SARS-CoV-2 positive parturients who underwent cesarean section under spinal anesthesia
between implementation of spinal anesthesia to the end of the surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Ankara City Hospital Bilkent

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Aygün Güler, md, Ankara City Hospital Bilkent

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 1, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 28, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

March 12, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 7, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 3, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

October 5, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 25, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 18, 2021

Last Verified

May 1, 2021

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 72300690-799

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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