Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Apr 2024
A comparison of Simplified Acute Physiology Score II and Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment Score for prediction of mortality after Intensive Care Unit cardiac arrest.
This study investigates the predictive value and suitable cutoff values of the Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment Score (SOFA) and Simplified Acute Physiology Score II (SAPS-II) to predict mortality during or after Intensive Care Unit Cardiac Arrest (ICU-CA). ⋯ Compared to SOFA, SAPS-II seems to be more suitable for prediction of hospital and 1-year-mortality after ICU-CA.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Apr 2024
Ultrasound-guided distal glossopharyngeal nerve block for post-tonsillectomy pain relief in adults: a prospective randomized study.
We aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the novel distal approach of ultrasound (US)-guided glossopharyngeal nerve (GPN) block at the pharyngeal wall for enhancing the quality of analgesia in patients undergoing tonsillectomy. ⋯ In patients having tonsillectomy, pre-emptive application of US-guided distal GPN block at the pharyngeal wall enhanced the quality of analgesia and decreased the need for rescue analgesics with no major adverse effects.