A Prospective Observational Study of Rational Fluid Therapy in Asian Intensive Care Units: Another Puzzle Piece in Fluid Therapy.

Introduction: Fluid therapy in critically ill patients, especially timing and fluid choice, is controversial. Previous randomized trials produced conflicting results. This observational study evaluated the effect of colloid use on 90-day mortality and acute kidney injury (RIFLE F) within the Rational Fluid Therapy in Asia (RaFTA) registry in intensive care units.

Anaesthesia for laparoscopic nephrectomy: Does end-tidal carbon dioxide measurement correlate with arterial carbon dioxide measurement?

Background And Aims: Not many studies have explored the correlation between arterial carbon dioxide tension (PaCO) and end-tidal carbon dioxide tension (ETCO) in surgeries requiring pneumoperitoneum of more than 1 hour duration with the patient in non-supine position. The aim of our study was to evaluate the correlation of ETCO with PaCO in patients undergoing laparoscopic nephrectomy under general anaesthesia.

Methods: A descriptive study was performed in thirty patients undergoing laparoscopic nephrectomy from September 2014 to August 2015.

Anesthesia for peroral endoscopic myotomy: A retrospective case series.

Background And Aims: Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a safe and minimally invasive modality regarded as the first-line management of all types of achalasia. POEM is performed under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation using an orally inserted flexible fiberscope. The aim of this study is to describe the anesthetic management of POEM for achalasia.