[Role of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation during weaning process].

Aim: Patients undergoing long-term ventilation often show anemia. The aim of the study was to investigate the duration and success of weaning from mechanical ventilation in patients with RBC transfusion.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of patient data from a weaning unit was performed.

[Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection after Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation - First Experience].

Aim:  With the emergence of a new virus and the associated pandemic, the ICU started to see a brand new kind of patient with severe ARD. As with any disease, sometimes the discontinuation of mechanical ventilation for any reason can be difficult. As a center specializing in weaning patients after prolonged mechanical ventilation, we wanted to compare our results with weaning patients who had prolonged mechanical ventilation for other reasons than those of patients who had prolonged mechanical ventilation due to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

SNAP index and Bispectral index during different states of propofol/remifentanil anaesthesia.

The accuracy of the new SNAP index with the Bispectral index (BIS) to distinguish different states of propofol/remifentanil anaesthesia was compared in 19 female patients who were undergoing minor gynaecological surgery. Comparisons of the SNAP index, BIS, spectral edge frequency, mean arterial blood pressure and heart rate were performed. The ability of all parameters to distinguish between the steps of anaesthesia -awake vs.

Comparative evaluation of the Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Entropy Module and the Bispectral Index monitor during propofol-remifentanil anesthesia.

Background: Different analytical concepts were introduced to quantify the changes of the electroencephalogram. The Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Entropy Module (Datex-Ohmeda Division, Instrumentarium Corp., Helsinki, Finland) was the first commercial monitor based on the entropy generating two indices, the state entropy (SE) and the response entropy (RE).

[SNAP-index and bispectral index during induction of anaesthesia with propofol and remifentanil].

Objective: Measurement of "depth of anesthesia" is of enormous interest to the anesthesiologist. New monitor systems, based on the electroencephalogram (EEG) were developed. The aim of the present study was to compare the SNAP index and the Bispectral index during induction of anesthesia with propofol and remifentanil.