: Decreased cerebral oximetry (rSO) in cardiac surgery is associated with postoperative delirium (POD). However, interventions optimizing intraoperative rSO are inconclusive. : In this prospective observational cohort study, the relationship between rSO, middle cerebral artery blood flow velocity (MCAV), and processed EEG was assessed in cardiac surgery patients with and without POD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Cardiac surgery involving cardiopulmonary bypass induces a significant systemic inflammatory response, contributing to various postoperative complications, including pulmonary dysfunction, myocardial and kidney injuries.
Objective: To investigate the effect of Nitric Oxide delivery via the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit on various postoperative outcomes.
Design: A prospective, single-centre, double-blinded, randomised controlled trial.
: Early postoperative mobilization is central for postoperative outcomes after lower extremity joint replacement surgery. By providing adequate pain control, regional anaesthesia plays an important role for postoperative mobilization. It was the objective of this study to investigate the use of the nociception level index (NOL) to determine the effect of regional anaesthesia in hip or knee arthroplasty patients undergoing general anaesthesia with additional peripheral nerve block.
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