Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Nov 2016
Ventilator-induced central venous pressure variation can predict fluid responsiveness in post-operative cardiac surgery patients.
Ventilator-induced dynamic hemodynamic parameters such as stroke volume variation (SVV) and pulse pressure variation (PPV) have been shown to predict fluid responsiveness in contrast to static hemodynamic parameters such as central venous pressure (CVP). We hypothesized that the ventilator-induced central venous pressure variation (CVPV) could predict fluid responsiveness. ⋯ The use of ventilator-induced CVPV could predict fluid responsiveness similar to SVV and PPV in post-operative cardiac surgery patients.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Nov 2016
Respiratory rates measured by a standardised clinical approach, ward staff, and a wireless device.
Respiratory rate is among the first vital signs to change in deteriorating patients. The aim was to investigate the agreement between respiratory rate measurements by three different methods. ⋯ A concerning lack of agreement was found between a wireless monitoring system and a standardised clinical approach. Ward staff's measurements also seemed to be inaccurate.