Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · May 2022
Therapeutics and COVID-19 - a living WHO guideline: Endorsement by the Scandinavian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine.
The Clinical Practice Committee of the Scandinavian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine endorses the Living WHO guideline on therapeutics and COVID-19. This trustworthy continuously updated guideline serves as a highly useful decision aid for Nordic anaesthesiologists caring for patients with COVID-19.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · May 2022
Electrolyte profiles with induced hypothermia: a sub study of a clinical trial evaluating the duration of hypothermia after cardiac arrest.
Electrolyte disturbances can result from targeted temperature treatment (TTM) in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients. This study explores electrolyte changes in blood and urine in OHCA patients treated with TTM. ⋯ Electrolytes mostly remained within the reference interval. A temporal change occurred in potassium, magnesium and calcium concentrations with TTM's different phases. No hypothermia effect on diuresis was detected, and urine excretion of electrolytes mostly stayed low.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · May 2022
Observational StudyContinuous Monitoring of Vital Sign Abnormalities; Association to Clinical Complications in 500 Postoperative Patients.
Patients undergoing major surgery are at risk of complications, so-called serious adverse events (SAE). Continuous monitoring may detect deteriorating patients by recording abnormal vital signs. We aimed to assess the association between abnormal vital signs inspired by Early Warning Score thresholds and subsequent SAEs in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. ⋯ Overall duration of vital sign abnormalities at current thresholds were not significantly associated with subsequent serious adverse events, but more patients with tachycardia and hypotension had subsequent serious adverse events.