Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Sep 2015
Multicenter StudyRenal function and symptoms/adverse effects in opioid-treated patients with cancer.
Renal impairment and the risk of toxicity caused by accumulation of opioids and/or active metabolites is an under-investigated issue. This study aimed at analysing if symptoms/adverse effects in opioid-treated patients with cancer were associated with renal function. ⋯ Only severe constipation and loss of appetite were associated with low GFR in patients treated with morphine. Oxycodone and fentanyl, in relation to the symptoms studied, seem to be safe as used and titrated in routine cancer pain care.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Sep 2015
Obesity in regional anesthesia - a risk factor for peripheral catheter-related infections.
Obesity is believed to increase the risk of surgical site infections and possibly increase the risk of catheter-related infections in regional anesthesia. We, therefore, analyzed the influence of obesity on catheter-related infections defined within a national registry for regional anesthesia. ⋯ This retrospective cohort study suggests that obesity is an independent risk factor for peripheral, but not neuraxial, catheter-related infections.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Sep 2015
Retraction Of PublicationRetraction statement: 'Influence of volume replacement with different HES-solutions on microcirculatory blood flow in cardiac surgery' by J. Boldt, B. Zickmann, J. Rapin, H. Hammermann, F. Dapper and G. Hempelmann.
The above article, published online on 30 December 2008 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Lars S. Rasmussen, and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. ⋯ Reference Boldt J, Zickmann B, Rapin J, Hammermann H, Dapper F, Hempelmann G. Influence of volume replacement with different HES-solutions on microcirculatory blood flow in cardiac surgery. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 1994; 38: 432-438. doi:10.1111/j.1399-6576.1994.tb03924.x.