Evaluation of a low-cost portable NIRS device for monitoring muscle ischemia.

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the low-cost, open-source HEGduino device as a tissue oximetry monitor to advance the research of somatic NIRS monitoring. Specifically, this study analyzes the use of this portable functional NIRS system for detecting the cessation of blood flow due to vascular occlusion in an upper limb. 19 healthy patients aged between 25 and 50 were recruited and monitored using HEGduino device.

Total intravenous anaesthesia in rural sub-Saharan Africa: report of 25 cases.

Total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) is a potential solution for safe and effective anesthesia administration in rural regions of sub-Saharan Africa, where access to inhalational anesthesia may be limited. However, challenges such as equipment and medication availability, as well as a shortage of trained anesthesiologists, can limit the use of TIVA. In this study, the safety and efficacy of TIVA were evaluated in a case series of 25 female patients undergoing thyroid surgery in a rural area of sub-Saharan Africa.

Individualizing mechanical ventilation: titration of driving pressure to pulmonary elastance through Young's modulus in an acute respiratory distress syndrome animal model.

Background: Mechanical ventilation increases the risk of lung injury (VILI). Some authors propose that the way to reduce VILI is to find the threshold of driving pressure below which VILI is minimized. In this study, we propose a method to titrate the driving pressure to pulmonary elastance in an acute respiratory distress syndrome model using Young's modulus and its consequences on ventilatory-induced lung injury.