Use of ultrasound for neuro-anesthesia in cases of open surgery

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The article is professionally consulted by an Anesthesiologist - General Surgery Department - Vinmec Nha Trang International General Hospital.
Most heart diseases, when indicated for surgery, require open surgery and the use of drugs to numb the nerves, which brings a lot of pain to the patient after the drug is gone.

1. What is ultrasound for neurosurgery in open surgery?

Anesthesia with ultrasound is an analgesia technique that uses an ultrasound machine to numb the nerves, the use of this technique will block pain signals before pain is transmitted to the brain through the brain. Inform the patient to feel the pain. As a result, surgical patients are not tormented by pain after surgery, shortening the recovery time after surgery.
This technique is indicated for patients who need open surgery, such as open heart surgery, cesarean section, surgery on the lower abdomen, upper and lower limbs, achieving maximum pain efficiency for patients after surgery. . Especially for open-heart surgery cases, the application of effective neurosurgery ultrasound technique brings outstanding advantages compared to the use of anesthetics.

2. Advantages of ultrasound neuroanaesthesia

Ultrasound technique is absolutely safe for patients, can be used as a complete replacement for pain relief, thoracic surgery in both children and adults. This technique provides complete pain relief, without causing complications due to the different mechanism of analgesic action.
Specific advantages of ultrasound for neurosurgery in open surgery:
Effective pain relief quickly after surgery High success rate up to 90-95% Shorten the maximum recovery time for post-operative patients surgery Limit mortality during surgery Improve quality of life for patients after surgery No cause chronic pain later No side effects like when using anesthetic No effect to the spinal cord and the anatomical structures of the nerves Perform the surgery in absolute safety under the guidance of ultrasound The patient has no pain at all, normal activities, is not hindered by pain The patient No need to use painkillers during the time from resuscitation to hospital discharge No complications from hematoma, hypotension, or excessive anesthesia, respiratory depression, anesthetic poisoning...

3. Anesthesia ultrasound at Vinmec International General Hospital

At Vinmec International General Hospital, open heart surgery is a very commonly performed surgery, treating many cardiovascular diseases. More specifically, at the 43rd World Conference on Anesthesia and Anesthesia taking place in New York, Vinmec announced the success of open-heart surgery without Morphine analgesia, combined with the use of new regional anesthetic technique ESP. This has helped hundreds of patients get rid of the pain after surgery as well as the side effects when using morphine such as: long recovery time and hospital stay, nausea, vomiting, itching, respiratory failure, etc. dependent, thereby causing pain syndrome, chronic pain after surgery.
Especially at Vinmec Central Park, successfully applied ESP on 96.8% of patients. This technique is performed by Dr. Ho Thi Xuan Nga with more than 15 years of experience in cardiovascular surgery, especially in cardiopulmonary resuscitation at the Cardiology Department at Vinmec Central Park. Here, the patient will be examined and treated for indications for cardiac surgery when needed, applying ultrasound techniques for neuro-anesthesia during surgery according to the following specific procedures:
Step 1: Determine the location of the cause Precise numbing to relieve pain. Step 2: Anesthetize the patient in the determined position. Step 3: Check and finish the anesthetic process. The team of open-heart surgery at Vinmec Central Park with professional experience will help patients have successful and safe surgery, minimizing muscle pain after treatment. For detailed advice on cardiac surgical treatment with neurosurgery ultrasound technique at Vinmec.

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