Journal of clinical monitoring and computing
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J Clin Monit Comput · Aug 2016
A mainstream monitoring system for respiratory CO2 concentration and gasflow.
Continuous respiratory gas monitoring is an important tool for clinical monitoring. In particular, measurement of respiratory [Formula: see text] concentration and gasflow can reflect the status of a patient by providing parameters such as volume of carbon dioxide, end-tidal [Formula: see text] respiratory rate and alveolar deadspace. However, in the majority of previous work, [Formula: see text] concentration and gasflow have been studied separately. ⋯ Statistical analysis using the coefficient of variation was performed to find the optimal driving voltage of the pressure transducer. Calibration between variations and flows was used to avoid pressure signal drift. We carried out targeted experiments using the proposed device and confirmed that the device can produce stable signals.
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J Clin Monit Comput · Aug 2016
Safe transcranial electric stimulation motor evoked potential monitoring during posterior spinal fusion in two patients with cochlear implants.
Transcranial electric stimulation (TES) motor evoked potentials (MEPs) have become a regular part of intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring (IONM) for posterior spinal fusion (PSF) surgery. Almost all of the relative contraindications to TES have come and gone. ⋯ Herein we illustrate two cases of pediatric patients with CIs who underwent PSF using TES MEPs as part of IONM. In both instances the patients displayed no untoward effects from TES, and post-operatively both CIs were intact and functioning as they were prior to surgery.
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J Clin Monit Comput · Aug 2016
Variability of FeNO in healthy subjects at 2240 meters above sea level.
Fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) is a marker of eosinophilic airway inflammation. Altitude above sea level can affect measurements of this index, but there is only limited information regarding the diurnal variation (ante meridiem vs. post meridiem) and reproducibility of FeNO on consecutive days at moderate altitudes. To evaluate the diurnal variability of FeNO and assess its reproducibility over five consecutive days in healthy individuals living at 2240 m, and to compare the FeNO readings taken with two different analyzers. ⋯ The CV and CR of the five morning readings were 15.4 % and 4.3 ppb, respectively; while those of the five afternoon measures were 13.6 % and 3.5 ppb, respectively. The CCC between the NIOX MINO(®) equipment and the NOA-280i(®) device was 0.8, with 95 % limits of agreement of -8.35 to 0.29 ppb. In adults living at 2240 m above sea level, FeNO measurements show minimal diurnal variation, and readings are reproducible (<15 %) over a period of at least five consecutive days; however, the FeNO measurements obtained with the NIOX MINO(®) and NOA 280i(®) devices are not interchangeable due to the wide limits of agreement recorded.
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J Clin Monit Comput · Aug 2016
Comparative StudyComparison of an advanced minimally invasive cardiac output monitoring with a continuous invasive cardiac output monitoring during lung transplantation.
The aim of this study was to compare a continuous non-calibrated left heart cardiac index (CI) measurement by arterial waveform analysis (FloTrac(®)/Vigileo(®)) with a continuous calibrated right heart CI measurement by pulmonary artery thermodilution (CCOmbo-PAC(®)/Vigilance II(®)) for hemodynamic monitoring during lung transplantation. CI was measured simultaneously by both techniques in 13 consecutive lung transplants (n = 4 single-lung transplants, n = 9 sequential double-lung transplants) at distinct time points perioperatively. Linear regression analysis and Bland-Altman analysis with percentage error calculation were used for statistical comparison of CI measurements by both techniques. ⋯ No agreement was found during all other measurement points. This pilot study shows for the first time that the CI of the FloTrac(®) system is not comparable with the continuous pulmonary-artery thermodilution during lung transplantation including the time periods without clamping a branch of the pulmonary artery. Arterial waveform and continuous pulmonary artery thermodilution are, therefore, not interchangeable during these complex operations.
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J Clin Monit Comput · Aug 2016
Role of cerebral oxygenation for prediction of hypotension after spinal anesthesia for caesarean section.
To investigate the role of cerebral oxygen saturation (ScO2) for prediction of hypotension after spinal anesthesia for caesarean section. Forty-five parturients undergoing elective caesarean section under spinal anesthesia were selected. Blood pressure, heart rate and pulse oxygen saturation before and after anesthesia were recorded, and the association between changes in ScO2 before and after anesthesia with hypotension after spinal anesthesia was explored. ⋯ The area under the receiver operation characteristic curve was 0.83 for decrease in ScO2 for prediction of hypotension (P < 0.05), and the optimal threshold value was 4.5 %. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of 4.5 % decrease in ScO2 for prediction of hypotension were 0.75, 0.78, 0.92 and 0.47, respectively. The decrease in ScO2 after spinal anesthesia is associated with hypotension after spinal anesthesia for cesarean section, and may be a clinically useful predictor.