Collaboration between ČSARIM and NIKEZ – a unique opportunity to impact clinical practice?

Černý V.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2025;36(2):65 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2025.029

Adverse events risk score assessment of anaesthesia nurse activities in the context of the Czech Republic

Bejvančická P., Brabcová I.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2025;36(2):68-73 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2025.016

Objective: Anaesthesia care is burdened with a certain level of risk. The nurse is an essential part of the anaesthesia team. It is necessary to implement appropriate risk management strategies in the nursing. The aim of this study was to define the nurses' activities in anaesthesia care and evaluate risk score of adverse events for individual activities. Design: Delphi study. Descriptive study. Materials and methods: The 1st phase of the research included 2 Delphi rounds, the expert panel consisted of 20 anaesthesia nurses with overlap in management or education in anaesthesiology. The consensus level was set at 80% agreement of experts. A Likert...

Malignant hyperthermia "up­‑to­‑date practically" - non­‑systematic review article

Štěpánková D., Klincová M., Schröderová I., Bönischová T., Tomášková V., Havránková N., Štourač P.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2025;36(2):74-83 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2025.014

Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a rare, hereditary, life-threatening pharmacogenetic disease induced by some commonly used anaesthetics. This review article aims to summarise, from a practical point of view, the news and current recommendations in the field of MH so that the anaesthesiologist-intensivist can easily use them in daily practice. The theoretical introduction is only brief, as it serves to gain an essential awareness of the issue of MH. As a matter of priority, we will look at the most common situations where a doctor may encounter MH. We will focus on the anaesthesiology clinic and the recognition of risk factors. In the operating room,...

Therapeutic drug monitoring - a path to more effective antibiotic therapy

Juhás V., Šudáková A., Harazim M.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2025;36(2):84-90 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2025.015

Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is a key tool in optimizing antibiotic therapy in critically ill patients. The variability of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) in this population often requires an individualized approach that goes beyond standard dosing schedules. Early implementation of TDM, especially during the first 48 hours of treatment, is essential to achieve target therapeutic antibiotic concentrations. The correct administration strategy, using prolonged or continuous infusions of the administered antibiotics, plays a significant role in achieving optimal PK/PD parameters. At our institution, we have observed a high variability...

Anaphylactoid syndrome of pregnancy (amniotic fluid embolism)

Bundzáková K.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2025;36(2):91-96 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2025.013

Anaphylactoid syndrome of pregnancy is a rare but fatal obstetric complication that results in sudden cardiovascular collapse, altered consciousness, respiratory failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulation [1]. This case report describes a 25-year-old woman in labor who, on preoperative ultrasound, had intrauterine fetal death with placental abruption and who experienced sudden cardiac arrest during an emergency cesarean section. Despite immediate resuscitation and intensive care, the patient died. Autopsy confirmed the presence of fetal elements in the pulmonary vasculature, definitively establishing the diagnosis of anaphylactoid pregnancy...

Fatal intravascular haemolysis caused by Clostridium perfringens - case report and literature review

Harazim M.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2025;36(2):97-101 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2025.020

This case report documents a case of fulminant bacteraemia caused by Clostridium perfringens in a 76-year-old healthy man, which led to massive intravascular haemolysis, refractory septic shock and death within a few hours. Typical CT findings of gas in the liver and laboratory evidence of massive hemolysis led to suspicion of toxin-producing infection, which was confirmed post mortem by culture and PCR detection of alpha-toxin. The case report describes the extremely rapid course of the disease and highlights the need for urgent consideration of this diagnosis in septic states with hemolysis. We discuss the pathophysiology and diagnostic possibilities...

Long-term vascular access in anesthesiology and intensive care medicine and tunnelization

Brožek T., Dovjak P., Chovanec V., Kletečka J., Nosková P., Astapenko D.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2025;36(2):102-105 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2025.021

Long-term venous accesses are now an integral part of complex patient care. They have also found their way into the field of anesthesiology and intensive care. Mostly, long-term access is inserted in specialized outpatient clinics or vascular access centers, often under the supervision of anesthesiologists. This short review article discusses the types of long-term accesses, the possibilities of their use in our field, and tunneling, which moves the so-called exit site into a safe zone and thus, together with ultrasound navigation during insertion, allows the vascular access to be tailored exactly to the patient and to deviate from the old dogmatic...

Preventive procedures for ventilator-associated pneumonia - current recommendations

Zoubková R., Światkowská M., Glac T., Madziová S., Haltofová A., Rusková K., Nytra I., Pospíšilová J., Kučerová Z., Ševčík P.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2025;36(2):110-119 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2025.022

Ventilator-associated pneumonia is one of the most common nosocomial infections in intensive care units. Overall, it affects approximately one in 100 patients in intensive care and up to 1 in 10 patients with mechanical ventilation. Influenceable sources of infection include effective preventive measures implemented in clinical practice based on the education of nurses. These are usually simple measures such as using a semirecumbent position, taking care of oral hygiene, checking the pressure in the obturation ballon, or suctioning secretions in the subglottic space. The aim of the text is to provide current recommendations regarding preventive measures...

Algorithm for the diagnosis of malignant hyperthermia

Štěpánková D., Klincová M., Schröderová I., Zídková J., Gaillyová R., Fajkusová L., Štourač P.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2025;36(2):120-138

Commentary on the standard operating procedure NIKEZ Algorithm for the diagnosis of malignant hyperthermia in the Czech Republic and its practical consequences

Štěpánková D., Klincová M., Schröderová I., Zídková J., Gaillyová R., Fajkusová L., Vyškovský R., Štourač P.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2025;36(2):139-141 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2025.018

Stanovisko výboru ČSARIM Zachování dostupnosti desfluranu v klinické praxi

Balík M., Beneš J., Bláha J., Černá Pařízková R., Černý V., Duška F., Dostál P., Gabrhelík T., Mach D., Michálek P., Stern M., Ševčík P., Štourač P., Truhlář A., Vymazal T.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2025;36(2):106 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2025.026

Stanovisko výboru ČSARIM Zachování dostupnosti sukcinylcholinu v klinické praxi

Balík M., Beneš J., Bláha J., Černá Pařízková R., Černý V., Duška F., Dostál P., Gabrhelík T., Mach D., Michálek P., Stern M., Ševčík P., Štourač P., Truhlář A., Vymazal T.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2025;36(2):107 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2025.025

Stanovisko výboru ČSARIM Etapy anesteziologické a operační péče - terminologie a definice

Balík M., Beneš J., Bláha J., Černá Pařízková R., Černý V., Duška F., Dostál P., Gabrhelík T., Mach D., Michálek P., Stern M., Ševčík P., Štourač P., Truhlář A., Vymazal T.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2025;36(2):108-109 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2025.024

Prof. George Silvay 1935–2025

Cvachovec K., Černý V.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2025;36(2):151

Zajímavosti z literatury

Horáček M., Klučka J.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2025;36(2):142-150