Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Oct 2020
Regional intratidal gas distribution in acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome--assessed by electric impedance tomography.
Regional tidal volume distribution and end-expiratory lung volume (EELV) distribution in patients with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI, ARDS) have previously been investigated using computed tomograpy and electric impedance tomography (EIT). In the present study, we utilized the high temporal resolution of EIT to assess intratidal gas distribution. ⋯ On-line intratidal gas distribution monitoring offers additional information on recruitability and optimal PEEP.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Oct 2020
Multicenter Study Meta AnalysisEffect of volatile anesthetics on mortality and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
For patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting there is no mortality difference between volatile anaesthesia and TIVA.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Oct 2020
Randomized Controlled TrialEfficacy of dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to Quadratus lumborum block for paediatrics undergoing laparoscopic pyeloplasty. A prospective randomized double blinded study.
We designed this study to evaluate dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to local anesthetics in Quadratus lumborum block (QLB) in pediatrics either interfascial versus intravenous on the quality of postoperative analgesia and incidence of side effects. ⋯ Interfascial dexmedetomidine adjuvant to QLB provided better postoperative analgesia in terms of less morphine consumption, better pain scores and longer time to first analgesic request when compared with the IV dexmedetomidine.