Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Aug 2016
CommentSafety of the lateral trauma position in cervical spine injuries: a cadaver model study.
Endotracheal intubation is not always an option for unconscious trauma patients. Prehospital personnel are then faced with the dilemma of maintaining an adequate airway without risking deleterious movement of a potentially unstable cervical spine. To address these two concerns various alternatives to the classical recovery position have been developed. This study aims to determine the amount of motion induced by the recovery position, two versions of the HAINES (High Arm IN Endangered Spine) position, and the novel lateral trauma position (LTP). ⋯ Our results indicate that in unconscious trauma patients, the LTP or one of the two HAINES techniques is preferable to the standard recovery position in cases of an unstable cervical spine injury.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Aug 2016
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyDesmopressin after cardiac surgery in bleeding patients. A multicenter randomized trial.
Previous studies showed that desmopressin decreases post-operative blood loss in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. These studies were small and never studied the effect of desmopressin in patients with active bleeding. Objective of the study was to determine whether desmopressin reduces red blood cells transfusion requirements in patients with active bleeding after cardiac surgery who had been pre-treated with tranexamic acid. ⋯ This multicenter randomized trial demonstrated that, in patients pre-treated with tranexamic acid, desmopressin should not be expected to improve treatment of patients who experience bleeding after cardiac surgery.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Aug 2016
ReviewScandinavian SSAI clinical practice guideline on pre-hospital airway management.
The Scandinavian society of anaesthesiology and intensive care medicine task force on pre-hospital airway management was asked to formulate recommendations following standards for trustworthy clinical practice guidelines. ⋯ This guideline for pre-hospital airway management includes a combination of techniques applied in a stepwise fashion appropriate to patient clinical status and provider training.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Aug 2016
CommentShock treatment in a cohort of Scandinavian intensive care units in 2014.
Shock is common in intensive care units, and treatment includes fluids, vasopressor and/or inotropic drugs, guided by hemodynamic monitoring. The aim of this study was to identify current practice for treatment of shock in Scandinavian intensive care units. ⋯ In this survey, Ringer's solution and noradrenaline were the most common first-line treatments in shock. The use of starches and dopamine were rare. Almost all patients were monitored with invasive arterial blood pressure, but comprehensive hemodynamic monitoring was used only in a minority of patients.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Aug 2016
CommentEstimated economic impact of pre-filled ephedrine syringes in the operating room.
Syringes of ephedrine are usually prepared ahead of time in order to reduce the time to injection. Commercial pre-filled syringes of ephedrine have been introduced to minimize the amount of waste. Our primary objective was to determine the economic impact of commercial syringes. We hypothesized that costs could be reduced compared to standard syringes. ⋯ Based on our findings, pre-filled ephedrine commercial syringes do not appear to reduce costs.