Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Apr 2020
Observational StudyHigh-Frequency Heart Rate Variability Index: A Prospective, Observational Trial Assessing Utility as a Marker for the Balance Between Analgesia and Nociception Under General Anesthesia.
High-frequency heart rate variability (HRV) may be a useful intraoperative indicator of the balance between nociception and analgesia.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Apr 2020
Multicenter Study Observational StudyMulticenter Evaluation of the Quantra QPlus System in Adult Patients Undergoing Major Surgical Procedures.
The management of perioperative bleeding and the optimization of the available therapies are subjects of significant clinical interest. Clinical guidelines recommend the use of whole blood viscoelastic testing devices to target the utilization of blood products during major surgical procedures. The Quantra QPlus System is a new cartridge-based viscoelastic testing device based on an innovative ultrasound technology. The aim of this study was to evaluate this new system in a surgical population. ⋯ This study demonstrated that the Quantra QPlus System is strongly correlated with a well-established viscoelastic testing device and its parameters effectively represent the results from multiple standard laboratory assays. The Quantra has been designed to operate at the point of care with the potential to provide rapid and comprehensive results to aid in the management of coagulopathic patients.