Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Patients in intensive care frequently suffer from not being able to communicate verbally. The aim of this scoping review was to study the safety and effectiveness of the above cuff vocalisation (ACV) on speech and quality of life (QOL) in patients dependent on a cuffed tracheostomy. ⋯ ACV facilitated communication in patients dependent on a cuffed tracheostomy and attempting to communicate. Quality of evidence in improved V-RQOL and QOL-MV was very low. Several minor complications and two serious adverse events were reported.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Jan 2021
Chronic postoperative opioid use after open cardiac surgery: A Danish population-based cohort study.
Knowledge of chronic opioid use after cardiac surgery is sparse. We therefore aimed to describe the proportion of new chronic post-operative opioid use after open cardiac surgery. ⋯ New chronic post-operative opioid use after open cardiac surgery is common. Focus on post-discharge opioid use may help clinicians to reduce rates of new chronic opioid users.