Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Aug 2021
Use and Outcome of Empiric Echinocandins in Critically Ill Patients.
Echinocandins are recommended as a first-line empiric treatment for fungal infections of patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) with critical illness. The primary aim of the study was to compare outcomes among ICU patients treated with empiric anidulafungin (ANI), caspofungin (CASPO), or micafungin (MICA). ⋯ Our results show that ICU, hospital stay, and mortality (hospital, 30-day and 1-year) did not differ among patients with empiric anidulafungin, caspofungin, or micafungin treatment in a mixed adult ICU.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Aug 2021
Observational StudyLung ventilation distribution in patients after traditional full sternotomy and minimally invasive thoracotomy: an observational study.
The aim of the study was to examine the post-operative ventilation distribution changes in cardiac surgical patients after traditional full sternotomy (FS) or minimally invasive thoracotomy (MIT). ⋯ Ventilation distribution was impaired after cardiac surgery. The recovery process of ventilation homogeneity was strongly depending on individuals so that MIT was not always superior in this aspect. EIT may help to identify the patients requiring further care after surgery.