Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Aug 2020
Observational StudyOptimum Chest Compression PointMightBe LocatedRightwards to the Maximum Diameter of the Right Ventricle:A Preliminary, Retrospective Observational Study.
Some researchers have reported that applying compression closer to the maximum diameter of the left ventricle (Point_max.LV) is associated with worse clinical outcomes, challenging its traditional position as optimum compression point (Point_optimum). By locating the mid-sternum (the actual compression site) in terms of Point_max.LV and its right ventricular equivalent (Point_max.RV), we aimed to determine its optimum horizontal position associated with increased chances of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). ⋯ Point_optimum might be located far rightwards to Point_max.RV, challenging the traditional assumption identifying Point_optimum as Point_max.LV.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Aug 2020
Observational StudyMortality after Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock in Swedish Intensive Care Units 2008 - 2016 - a nationwide observational study.
Recent studies have reported substantially decreased hospital mortality for sepsis, but data are scarcer on outcomes after hospital discharge. We studied mortality up to 1 year in Swedish intensive care unit (ICU) patients with and without sepsis. ⋯ Mortality in severe sepsis and septic shock is high, with more than one in three patients not surviving three months after ICU admission, and adjusted mortality has not decreased convincingly in Sweden 2008-2016.