Analysis of ventilatory ratio as a novel method to monitor ventilatory adequacy at the bedside.

Introduction: Due to complexities in its measurement, adequacy of ventilation is seldom used to categorize disease severity and guide ventilatory strategies. Ventilatory ratio (VR) is a novel index to monitor ventilatory adequacy at the bedside. VR=(VEmeasured × PaCO₂measured)/(VEpredicted × PaCO₂ideal).

Adverse effects of neuromuscular blocking agents based on yellow card reporting in the U.K.: are there differences between males and females?

Background: Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are known to occur during anaesthesia; in the U.K. such ADRs may be reported through the Yellow Card Scheme (YCS).