Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Jul 2022
Editorial CommentCarbon Dioxide as the Other Therapeutic Carrier Gas?
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Jul 2022
Observational StudyWireless Single-Lead ECG Monitoring to Detect New-Onset Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Patients After Major Noncardiac Surgery: A Prospective Observational Study.
New-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is associated with several cardiovascular complications and higher mortality. Several pathophysiological processes such as hypoxia can trigger POAF, but these are sparsely elucidated, and POAF is often asymptomatic. In patients undergoing major gastrointestinal cancer surgery, we aimed to describe the frequency of POAF as automatically estimated and detected via wireless repeated sampling monitoring and secondarily to describe the association between preceding vital sign deviations and POAF. ⋯ New-onset POAF occurred in 6.5% (95% CI, 4.5-9.4) of patients after major gastrointestinal cancer surgery, and 1 in 3 cases was not detected by the clinical staff (35%; 95% CI, 17-56). POAF was not preceded by vital sign deviations.