Effect of a comfort scale compared with a pain numerical rate scale on opioids consumption in postanaesthesia care unit: the COMFORT study.

Background: The way that pain is assessed in the PACU could impact on postoperative pain and analgesic consumption. However, there is currently no evidence to support this speculation. The authors hypothesised that using a comfort scale reduces postoperative opioid consumption when compared with a standard numerical rating scale (NRS) to evaluate pain in the PACU.

[Acute coronary syndrome following a 100 µg carbetocin injection during an emergency Cesarean delivery].

Purpose: Postpartum hemorrhage affects 5% of parturients. Its prevention relies mainly on the administration of oxytocin derivatives. Carbetocin is a newly available analogue of oxytocin but has a considerable incidence of side effects.

High-volume haemofiltration with a new haemofiltration membrane having enhanced adsorption properties in septic pigs.

Background: High-volume haemofiltration (HVHF) has been suggested as an adjuvant treatment of septic shock due to its capacities to remove from blood both pro- and anti-inflammatory mediators involved in the sepsis syndrome. Adsorption properties of some haemofiltration membranes are also interesting with this indication because inflammatory mediators are caught in the membrane itself. The aim of this study was to determine the haemodynamic and immunological effects of a new haemofiltration membrane, which has enhanced adsorption properties due to a special surface treatment, allowing the adsorption of endotoxins.