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INTRODUCTION: Thoracic surgery is a specialty with specific anesthetic management requirements. This is a recent specialty in Togo, with a multi-skilled anesthetic team. AIM: To describe the anesthetic management and morbidity of thoracic surgery. METHODS: A descriptive, prospective and observational study was conducted on a cohort of patients who underwent a thoracic surgery between June 1 and August 31, 2022, at the national referral hospital in Lomé. The study examined pre-anesthetic assessment, surgical, anesthetic, and postoperative data. RESULTS: Twenty-five patients with a mean age of 40 ±13 years were included. The surgery was elective in 69% of cases. The anesthetic assessment showed anemia (64%) and a reduced forced expiratory volume in one second (60%) All patients were operated on under general anesthesia with controlled ventilation, including 64% of one-lung ventilation. Surgical procedures included pleural decortication (28%), pericardial drainage (16%), pneumonectomy (16%), and pulmonary lobectomy (12%). Twenty-three patients (92%) experienced intraoperative complications, including arterial hypotension (80%), shock (56%), and hypoxia (24%). Multimodal analgesia including paracetamol (100%), nefopam (92%), morphine (76%), paravertebral analgesia (20%), and thoracic epidural analgesia (8%), was used postoperatively. Seventeen patients (68%) experienced postoperative complications, including anemia (20%), pneumonia (12%), and parietal infection (12%). Three patients (12%) died. CONCLUSION: General anesthesia with, one-lung ventilation in most cases, was the anesthetic technique in thoracic surgery. Complications, mainly cardiovascular, occurred intraoperatively, with high postoperative mortality.
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Anemia , Anesthetics , Thoracic Surgery , Humans , Adult , Middle Aged , Prospective Studies , Togo , Pain, Postoperative , MorbidityABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: Severe pediatric traumatic brain injury (pTBI) is a leading cause of disability and death in children worldwide. Children victims of pTBI are admitted to the Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital (SOUH) at the multipurpose Intensive Care Unit (ICU). We aimed in this study to describe the epidemiologic characteristics and outcomes of pTBI patients admitted in this ICU. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This study was conducted at the ICU of SOUH of Lome. It was a retrospective study based on patients' records from 0 to 15 years old admitted during the period from 1 January 2012 to 30 June 2018 (5 years and 6 months). RESULTS: We recorded 91 pTBI included in the study. The mean age was 7.7 ± 4.3 years. The male predominated with 67.0%. Road traffic accidents were the most common cause (79.1%), followed by falls (19.8%). The average pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale (pGCS) was 6.6 ± 1.4, with a mean Injury Severity Score (ISS) of 23.1 ± 8.4. The most common brain injuries found in the CT scan were brain edema (72.9%), skull fracture (69.5%), and brain contusion (55.9%). The average duration under mechanical ventilation was 2.1 ± 2.9 days, and the mean ICU stay was 4.9 ± 4.4 days. Overall mortality was 31.9% (29 cases). Factors significantly associated (p < 0.05) with death were hypotension (51.7%), anemia (43.1%), hyperthermia (46.7%), GCS < 6 (64%), and ISS > 20 (48.9%). CONCLUSION: pTBI mortality remains high in SOUH ICU. Factors associated with mortality were secondary systemic insults, worse GCS < 6, and ISS > 20.
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Post-Dural Puncture Headache/epidemiology , Adolescent , Adult , Anesthesia, Obstetrical , Anesthesia, Spinal , Body Mass Index , Female , Hospitals, University/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Incidence , Pregnancy , Prospective Studies , Risk Factors , Togo/epidemiology , Young AdultABSTRACT
We conducted a prospective and descriptive study on epidural analgesia (EA) at the Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital Center in Lomé from February to June 2014. After taking consent from pregnant women selected by simple random sampling and in the absence of contraindication for anesthesia (pre-anesthetic assessment performed in their 8th month of pregnancy), women were enrolled. Out of 29 selected women, 20 (69%) underwent EA. The average age was 30.6 ± 6.6 years: primiparas 35%, multiparas 50%, Obese women (BMI> 30)25%. Average number of punctures: 1.2 ± 0.5; blood reflux into the catheter: 5%; dural puncture: 0. Delay for anesthesia induction: 8.5 ± 2, 2mn. Mean dosage of 0.125% isobaric bupivacaine: 28.8 ± 8ml; digital scale at T10min <3 for all parturient women. Motor block: 0. Hypotension: 1 case (5%). Mode of delivery: vaginal births 19 (95%), cesarean section 1 (5%). Respiratory distress in the newborn: 0. Level of satisfaction: 9,8 ± 0.5 / 10. Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital Center in Lomé provides obstetric EA. While awaiting its availability to all parturient women based on human and material resources, the use of epidural analgesia in the presence of medical indications would be a first step.
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Anesthesia, Epidural/methods , Anesthesia, Obstetrical/methods , Bupivacaine/administration & dosage , Delivery, Obstetric/methods , Adult , Analgesia, Epidural/methods , Cesarean Section/statistics & numerical data , Female , Hospitals, University , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Obesity/epidemiology , Patient Satisfaction , Pregnancy , Prospective Studies , Togo , Young AdultABSTRACT
Etude prospective et descriptive sur la pratique de l'analgésie péridurale (APD) obstétricale au CHU Sylvanus Olympio (CHU SO) de Lomé. Etude menée de février à juin 2014. Après accord des gestantes choisies au hasard et en l'absence de contre-indication à l'issue de la consultation d'anesthésie, faite au 8ème mois de la grossesse, des femmes ont été retenues pour l'étude. Sur 29 gestantes retenues, 20 (69%) ont bénéficiées de l'APD. Age moyen 30,6±6,6 ans, primigestes : 35%, multipares 50%, Obèses (BMI>30): 25%. Nombre moyen de ponctions: 1,2±0,5; reflux de sang dans le cathéter: 5%, brèche dure-mérienne : 0. Délai moyen d'installation: 8,5 ±2,2mn. Quantité moyenne de bupivacaine isobare à 0,125%: 28,8±8ml; Echelle Numérique à T10min < 3 pour toutes les parturientes. Bloc moteur: 0. Hypotension: 1cas (5%). Mode d'accouchement: voie basse: 19 (95%), césarienne: 1 (5%). Détresse respiratoire à la naissance du nouveau né: 0. Note de satisfaction: 9,8±0,5 /10. L'APD obstétricale est possible au CHU Sylvanus Olympio de Lomé. En attendant sa vulgarisation à toutes les parturientes par la disponibilité des moyens humains et matériels, la réaliser pour ses indications médicales serait un premier pas
