Fast-track cardiac anaesthesia protocols: Is quality pushed to the edge?

Fast-track is more than physiological anaesthesia

Heart, Lung and Vessels. 2014, Vol. 6 The role of the anaesthesiologist, nowadays, is not just limited to patient care in the operating room but also plays a key role in the ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) protocol, including management of perioperative analgesia, infusion therapy, nutrition and efficient rehabilitation in order to obtain the shortest hospitalization with the lowest rate...

Preoperative cerebral oxygen saturation is associated with time to extubation during fast-track cardiac anaesthesia

Introduction: Fast-track cardiac anaesthesia programmes have been linked to a decrease in intensive care unit and hospital lengths of stay and a decrease in mortality and morbidity [1]. It is not known which patients are ideal candidates to undergo early postoperative extubation. The present pilot study was designed to determine preand intraoperative factors influencing postoperative ventilatio...

Nausea and vomiting after fast-track cardiac anaesthesia.

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) after fast-track cardiac anaesthesia, risk factors for PONV and its influence on the length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS A prospective study was performed in the cardiothoracic ICU (CTICU) of a university hospital; 1221 consecutive patients undergoing fast-track an...

Anaesthesia in Fast Track Gastrointestinal Surgeries

Fast track surgery is a global healthcare package for the care of the patient in the peri-operative period. It consists of a multi-disciplinary team approach where several interventions of surgery, anaesthesia, nursing, nutrition and physical rehabilitation are simultaneously applied to expedite recovery. Other than surgical technique the cornerstone of a successful fast track program is anaest...

Fast Track Cardiac Surgery and Anesthesia