Pain distress: the negative emotion associated with procedures in ICU patients.

Purpose: The intensity of procedural pain in intensive care unit (ICU) patients is well documented. However, little is known about procedural pain distress, the psychological response to pain.

Methods: Post hoc analysis of a multicenter, multinational study of procedural pain.

Determinants of procedural pain intensity in the intensive care unit. The Europain® study.

Rationale: Intensive care unit (ICU) patients undergo several diagnostic and therapeutic procedures every day. The prevalence, intensity, and risk factors of pain related to these procedures are not well known.

Objectives: To assess self-reported procedural pain intensity versus baseline pain, examine pain intensity differences across procedures, and identify risk factors for procedural pain intensity.

Healthcare-associated infections at intensive care unit of department of anesthesiology and intensive medicine at Martin Faculty Hospital.

We analyzed the occurrence of healthcare-associated infections (HAl) at intensive care unit of the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Medicine of Martin Faculty Hospital in 2008. We performed a retrospective-prospective observation according the protocol of European HELICS (Hospital in Europe Link for Infection Control and Surveillance) system. We found 11 HAl (4.

Delirium and postoperative cognitive dysfunction after general anesthesia.

Background: General anesthesia is characterized by unconsciousness, analgesia, muscle relaxation, and depression of reflexes, generally in response to the administration of chemical agents that induce reversible unconsciousness. Study of the cognitive neuroscientific basis of general anesthesia involves evaluation of the effect of anesthetic agents on consciousness and the brain mechanisms underlying cognitive function. Central nervous system dysfunction after anesthesia and/or surgery can occur at any age but is a particular issue for elderly patients.

Serum neuron specific enolase and malondialdehyde in patients after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Background: Sudden cardiac arrest (CA) is a leading cause of death in Europe. The victims of CA need immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Patients resuscitated due to CA have high mortality rate.