Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Aug 2023
Healthcare professionals' perception of their working environment and how to handle mental strain.
Healthcare professionals (HCP) are an important resource, but the shortage of staff and an increased volume of patients with comorbidities might put a pressure on them. We speculated if mental strain was a challenge for HCP working in a department of Anaesthesiology. The purpose of the study was to explore HCP's perception of their psychosocial work environment and how they handle the mental strain in a department of Anaesthesiology in a university hospital. ⋯ Teamwork is described as strong in some sections. All HCP had experienced mental strain. Differences were found in how they perceived the experience of mental strain, their reactions and needs of support as well as their coping strategies.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Aug 2023
Standardized blood volume changes monitored by capnodynamic hemodynamic variables: An experimental comparative study in pigs.
The capnodynamic method, based on Volumetric capnography and differential Fick mathematics, assess cardiac output in mechanically ventilated subjects. Capnodynamic and established hemodynamic monitoring parameters' capability to depict alterations in blood volume were investigated in a model of standardized hemorrhage, followed by crystalloid and blood transfusion. ⋯ Capnodynamic cardiac output and stroke volume did best depict the changes in intravascular blood volume. Pulse contour parameters did not follow volume changes in a reliable way.