Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Sep 2022
Long term cognitive and functional status in Danish ICU patients with COVID-19.
ICU admission due to COVID-19 may result in cognitive and physical impairment. We investigated the long-term cognitive and physical status of Danish ICU patients with COVID-19. ⋯ Long-term cognitive, functional impairment was found in up to one in four of patients surviving intensive care for COVID-19. Fatigue was present in nearly half the survivors at both 6 and 12 months. However, pre-ICU admission status of the patients was unknown.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Sep 2022
ReviewUse of prokinetic agents in hospitalised adult patients: Protocol for a scoping review.
Gastrointestinal motility is an important contributor to the effective uptake of water and nutrition. However, it is often impaired in acutely ill hospitalised patients. Amongst other indications, prokinetic agents are used to improve GI motility, but the body of evidence is not well described. Accordingly, we aim to systematically describe and explore the body of evidence on the use of prokinetic agents in hospitalised adults. ⋯ The outlined scoping review will provide a summary of the body of evidence on the use, indications, effects and side effects of prokinetic agents in hospitalised adults.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Sep 2022
Observational StudyChanges over time in characteristics, resource use and outcomes among ICU patients with COVID-19 - a nationwide, observational study in Denmark.
Characteristics and care of intensive care unit (ICU) patients with COVID-19 may have changed during the pandemic, but longitudinal data assessing this are limited. We compared patients with COVID-19 admitted to Danish ICUs in the first wave with those admitted later. ⋯ After the first wave of COVID-19 in Denmark, a lower proportion of hospitalised patients with COVID-19 were admitted to ICU. Among ICU patients, use of organ support was lower and length of stay was reduced, but mortality rates remained at a relatively high level.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Sep 2022
A novel technique of ultrasound-guided lateral cutaneous branch of the iliohypogastric nerve block: a cadaveric study.
The lateral cutaneous branch of the iliohypogastric nerve (LCBIN) block combined with the lateral femoral cutaneous, superior cluneal and subcostal nerve blocks has been shown to provide complete anaesthetic coverage for the incisions used for hip arthroplasty. Successful ultrasound-guided selective nerve blocks have been described for these nerves, except for the LCBIN. The objective of this cadaveric study was to determine the position of the LCBIN in order to provide the anatomical basis for an ultrasound-guided nerve block approach. Furthermore, we aimed to evaluate the spread of injected dye after using the ultrasound-guided nerve block approach. ⋯ The present study showed that the LCBIN has a constant location and is sonographically easy visualized in a well-defined anatomical space. Thus, the ultrasound guided LCBIN block may be an alternative to the blind injection technique.