Whole-Body Electrostatic Pain Treatment in Adults with Chronic Pain: A Prospective Multicentric Observational Clinical Trial.

Introduction: In the treatment of patients with chronic pain, whole-body electrostatic therapy using the Elosan Cabin C1 has been proposed as an adjunctive therapy. So far, data on the use of this cabin are limited. Promising results with a significant reduction in pain scores have been obtained in a small group of patients.

Analysis of anaesthesia services to calculate national need and supply of anaesthetics in Switzerland during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: In Switzerland, details of current anaesthesia practice are unknown. However, they are urgently needed to manage anaesthesia drug supply in times of drug shortages due to the pandemic.

Methods: We surveyed all Swiss anaesthesia institutions in April 2020 to determine their annual anaesthesia activity.

Reliability of Passive Leg Raising, Stroke Volume Variation and Pulse Pressure Variation to Predict Fluid Responsiveness During Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation After Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective, Observational Study.

Objective: During assisted ventilation and spontaneous breathing, functional haemodynamic parameters, including stroke volume variation (SVV) and pulse pressure variation (PPV), are of limited value to predict fluid responsiveness, and the passive leg raising (PLR) manoeuvre has been advocated as a surrogate method. We aimed to study the predictive value of SVV, PPV and PLR for fluid responsiveness during weaning from mechanical ventilation after cardiac surgery.

Methods: Haemodynamic variables and fluid responsiveness were assessed in 34 patients.