Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Jun 2021
Observational StudyPredicting difficult spinal anesthesia: development of a neuraxial block assessment score.
Spinal anesthesia is a commonly performed procedure with unpredictable difficulty. The objective of this study was to predict a difficult lumbar spinal anesthesia with clinical elements that are easy to collect. ⋯ The combination of more than one element increased the chance of a second skin puncture of more than 50%. This work proposes a simple clinical scoring system predicting the probability of a difficult spinal anesthesia.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Jun 2021
Modified pediatric Lung Ultrasound Score compared with computed tomography for assessment of lung aeration in children.
Lung ultrasound can be used to assess lung density and aeration at the bedside. Few authors have investigated scores based on the ultrasonographic interstitial syndrome for this purpose, but none have compared them with the gold standard computed tomography in children. ⋯ The pediatric lung ultrasound score correlates with lung density and percentage of hypoaerated lung measured with computed tomography.