Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Nov 2015
Validation of the Danish-language chronic pain acceptance questionnaire.
The Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (CPAQ, 20 items) measures patients' acceptance of chronic pain. This questionnaire has demonstrated good psychometric qualities and versions have been validated in several different languages. This study describes the validation of the Danish version of the CPAQ. ⋯ The psychometric properties of the Danish version of the 20-item CPAQ were satisfactory, showing that the Danish version of CPAQ is valid and reliable.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Nov 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialAlfentanil during rapid sequence induction with thiopental 4 mg/kg and rocuronium 0.6 mg/kg: tracheal intubation conditions.
Opioids have become an integral part of anaesthesia induction. We aimed to determine the dose of alfentanil needed to obtain perfect tracheal intubation conditions during rapid sequence induction with standard doses of thiopental and rocuronium, where laryngoscopy was initiated 55 s after commencement of drug administration. The influence of covariates (sex, body weight, age, alfentanil plasma concentration at laryngoscopy) was tested. ⋯ Perfect intubation conditions during rapid sequence induction can be obtained with clinically relevant doses of alfentanil in most healthy patients anaesthetized with thiopental 4 mg/kg and rocuronium 0.6 mg/kg.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Nov 2015
Whole blood glutathione status and ICU morbidity in critically ill children.
A high reduced glutathione ratio is associated with high mortality in adult ICU patients. Whole blood glutathione status in critically ill children is less well characterized. In this study, whole blood glutathione status in pediatric intensive care (PICU) patients was determined and the relation between the redox status of whole blood glutathione and morbidity was investigated. ⋯ A high reduced glutathione ratio was associated with longer PICU stay, duration of mechanical ventilation, and multiple organ failure.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Nov 2015
Multidisciplinary team training reduces the decision-to-delivery interval for emergency Caesarean section.
Emergency Caesarean section is performed when the life of the pregnant woman and/or the foetus is considered at risk. A 30-min standard for the decision-to-delivery interval (DDI) is a common practice and is supported by national organisations including The Danish Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Danish obstetric departments report the DDI to a national database. A national arbitrarily set standard recommends that 95% of ECSs should be achieved within the 30-min DDI standard. In 2011, 34.4% of ECSs, performed at our hospital, were achieved within the 30-min time frame. This study aims to evaluate the effect of a simulation-based team training programme on the proportion of ECSs achieved within a 30-min time frame. ⋯ Team training may contribute positively to an increase in the proportion of ECSs achieved within a 30-min time frame.