British journal of anaesthesia
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Observational Study
Assessment of sedation by automated pupillometry in critically ill patients: a prospective observational study.
Quantitative measurement of pupil change has not been assessed against the Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale (RASS) and spectral edge frequency (SEF) during sedation. The aim of this study was to evaluate pupillometry against these measures in sedated critically ill adult patients. ⋯ Quantitative assessment of %PLR correlates with other indicators of sedation depth in critically ill patients.
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A recent study by Suissa and colleagues explored the clinical relevance of a medical image segmentation metric (Dice metric) commonly used in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). They showed that pixel-wise agreement for physician identification of structures on ultrasound images is variable, and a relatively low Dice metric (0.34) correlated to a substantial agreement on subjective clinical assessment. We highlight the need to bring structure and clinical perspective to the evaluation of medical AI, which clinicians are best placed to direct.
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Letter Multicenter Study
Postoperative opioid prescribing patterns in Ireland: a retrospective multicentre analysis.
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial
Choice of needle and injection rate for fascial plane injection: a randomised controlled study in the soft-embalmed Thiel cadaver.