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
Observational StudyThe influence of pain expectation on pain experience after orthopedic surgery: an observational cohort study.
Current literature about the effects of patients' expectations on relevant outcome measures is still conflicting and incomplete. The aim of this prospective observational study was to assess the influence of expectations and the fulfillment of expectations on postoperative pain intensity and pain relief. Furthermore, clinical characteristics influencing expectations and the fulfillment of expectations were explored. ⋯ Our study indicates that postoperative pain and satisfaction with the treatment are associated with the degree of fulfillment of expectations rather than the expected pain itself.