Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Jan 2021
Future in regional anesthesia: new techniques and technological advancements.
Regional anesthesia has a very interesting long history, initially preferred over general anesthesia because of safety concerns, then for a period general anesthesia became safer and was preferred. The use of innovative technologies such as ultrasound technology has made the blocks safer and successful by directly visualizing targeted nerves and the location of local anesthetics. ⋯ Moreover, new extended-release local anesthetic agents have begun to be promising time-efficient and longer duration of analgesia with a single injection. In this article, we attempt to summarize some of the novel block techniques, pharmacological agents, and new technologies in the field of regional anesthesia.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Jan 2021
Fluctuation in red cell distribution width predicts disseminated intravascular coagulation morbidity and mortality in sepsis: a retrospective single-center study.
Red cell distribution width (RDW) values increase in many diseases and conditions, including sepsis. However, the relationship between RDW fluctuation and prognosis in patients with sepsis or the likely morbidity associated with sepsis-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) has not been previously investigated. This study examined the association between dynamic changes to RDW and DIC occurrence in sepsis, as well as the prognostic significance of changes to RDW during hospital stay in patients with sepsis. ⋯ The RDW-SD and RDW increase rate shown in the study as the indicators of RDW fluctuation can help predict sepsis-related DIC morbidity and prognosis in patients with sepsis.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Jan 2021
Observational StudyAirways ultrasound in predicting difficult face mask ventilation.
Unanticipated difficult airway is a potentially life-threatening event during elective surgery or management of critical conditions. Nevertheless, predicting difficult mask ventilation currently remains a challenge due to the poor sensitivity of available clinical tests. Our primary goal was to verify whether preoperative upper airway ultrasound measurements were useful to predict difficult face mask ventilation. Our secondary goal was to evaluate clinical characteristics and differences between patients who are difficult to ventilate and patients who are not. ⋯ Airways ultrasound evaluation could be an important tool to predict difficult mask ventilation. Further studies are necessary to validate the parameters found and correlate them to the preoperative clinical evaluation.