Časopis Anesteziologie a intenzivní medicína v roce 2023

doc. MUDr. Jiří Málek, CSc.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2023;34(5):201 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2023.073  

Year 2023 in review – Sepsis

Karvunidis T.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2023;34(5):204-207 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2023.048  

This year's summary critically discusses important publications regarding to adjuvant corticosteroid therapy in community-acquired pneumonia, blood-glucose control, supraventricular arrhytmias treatment, and fluid therapy in critically ill septic patiens.

Year 2023 in review - Critical care nephrology

Chvojka J., Matějovič M.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2023;34(5):208-212 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2023.056  

Acute kidney injury (AKI) significantly affects patient morbidity and mortality. AKI represents a very heterogeneous syndrome that continues to be a very common problem faced by emergency and intensive care physicians. The year 2023 in the field of critical care nephrology cannot be seen as a breakthrough, yet several interesting articles appeared in this field covering a wide range of topics from the diagnosis of AKI, the need to understand the different phenotypes of AKI, the pathophysiology of sepsis-associated AKI (SA-AKI), to the consensus opinion on the treatment of AKI, including the kidney support therapy and purification methods and all non-negligible...

Year 2023 in review - Paediatric anaesthesia and intensive care

Klabusayová E., Skříšovská T., Bönischová T., Vafek V., Fabián D., Harazim H., Kosinová M., Štourač P.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2023;34(5):213-215 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2023.059  

The aim of the article Year 2023 in Paediatric anaesthesia and intensive care is to provide a brief overview of the most important publications in this field over the last year. The selected publications, in addition to their high quality, can provide readers with knowledge that will enable them to improve their daily clinical practice in anaesthesia and intensive care.

Year 2023 in review - Anaesthesiology in obstetrics

Štourač P., Bláha J., Kosinová M., Mannová J., Nosková P., Harazim H., Pešková K., Seidlová D.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2023;34(5):216-221 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2023.058  

The article highlights and discusses several current topics that have been published in the field of anaesthesiology in obstetrics in the Czech Republic and abroad last year. It summarizes the influence of COVID-19 pandemia on anaesthesiological praxis in obstetrics. It also presents new developments in systemic and neuroaxial obstetric analgesia, Caesarean Section anaesthesia and emergencies in peripartum period.

Year 2023 in review - Pain management

Málek J.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2023;34(5):222-226 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2023.055  

This article presents a selected review of articles and topics published in the field of acute pain management in the last year. It focuses on new developments in systemic analgesia, pain management procedures, and selected international guidelines.

Year 2023 in review - Intensive care medicine - cardiovascular system

Beneš J., Kletečka J., Smékalová O., Zatloukal J.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2023;34(5):227-233 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2023.071  

This review article offers a summary of the most essential newly published findings in the field of cardiovascular issues in acute conditions published in 2023. At the same time, we try to place these new findings in the context of previous knowledge to avoid an unnecessary pendulum effect. This publication does not intend to alter our daily approach; instead, it provides readers with an overview of noteworthy information that could contribute to future care considerations.

Year 2023 in review - Cardiac anaesthesia and postoperative care

Michálek P., Říha H., Kunstýř J., Pořízka M.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2023;34(5):234-238 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2023.070  

Anesthesiological and postoperative care for procedures on the heart and aorta differs in certain aspects from the perioperative care of other surgical disciplines. This review of published meta-analyses and original studies in cardiac surgical perioperative care presents and comments on new guidelines, the implementation of modern trends in cardiac surgery and their importance for anesthesiologists, as well as new findings leading to the reduction of perioperative and postoperative complications. Furthermore, the most important drug studies in the field are presented, including the development of new substances. A separate section is designated for...

Year 2023 in review - Chronic pain treatment

Fricová J.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2023;34(5):239-243 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2023.067  

The article presents a selection of interesting basic research, particularly the importance of microglia in chronic pain, new recommendations to optimize and accelerate the development of "precision" treatments for chronic pain, IASP recommendations for the year of integrative medicine, which was 2023. Also of note is alcohol-induced mechanical allodynia, where chronic alcohol consumption can make people more sensitive to pain through two different molecular mechanisms. A final no less interesting topic is the introduction of nasal naloxone to the ame-ric market as an over-the-counter drug. Only international and relevant sources are discussed.

Year 2023 in review - General anaesthesia

Bláha J., Bartošová T., Nguyenová Q. G.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2023;34(5):244-250 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2023.068  

Out of all the papers published in the last 12 months in anaesthesiology, this article presents a publication overview of three topic areas that the authors of this text consider significant - a comparison of the effects of general and regional anesthesia, a comparison of the suitability of inhalational and total intravenous anesthesia, and comparison of the effects of remimazolam versus propofol.

Year 2023 in review - Regional anaesthesia

Nalos D.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2023;34(5):251-252 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2023.069  

This review article offers a selection of publications in the field of regional anesthesia for 2023. The aim of this publication is not to list all important articles but to offer readers an overview of information that can be used in common practice.

Year 2023 in review - Respiratory failure and lung function replacement

Máca J., Sklienka P.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2023;34(5):253-259 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2023.061  

Only a few original papers on respiratory issues have been published so far in 2023. The vast majority are systematic reviews and meta-analyses of already published studies. In March 2023, the European Society for Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) issued recommendations for the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In the first part of this text, a very basic summary of recommendations according to individual domains is described. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an intervention that has received much attention in recent years, mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The last randomized trial (EOLIA trial) did not confirm...