Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Mar 2021
Observational StudyPrevalence and outcome of silent hypoxemia in COVID-19.
In the early stages of COVID-19 pneumonia, hypoxemia has been described in absence of dyspnea ("silent" or "happy" hypoxemia). Our aim was to report its prevalence and outcome in a series of hypoxemic patients upon Emergency Department admission. ⋯ Silent hypoxemia is remarkably present in COVID-19. The presence of dyspnea is associated with a more severe clinical condition.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Mar 2021
Audit of international intraoperative haemotherapy and blood loss documentation on anaesthetic records.
Anesthetic records facilitate information transmission to the next healthcare professional and should contain all relevant information of perioperative care. While most anesthesia societies provide guidelines for record content, important topics like hemotherapy and hemostatic therapy are not well represented. We considered the quality of anesthetic records with regard to the documentation options for hemotherapy and hemostatic therapy. A secondary objective was to examine guidelines for appropriate recommendations. ⋯ Most of the evaluated anesthetic records did not contain fields for relevant aspects of perioperative hemotherapy, hemostatic therapy and diagnostics. Guidelines and protocols for anesthetic documentation should include these topics to ensure information transfer and patient safety.