Low volume ECMO results study.

To report extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) experience at Princess Alexandra and Gold Coast University hospitals and compare mortality with benchmarks. Case series of patients treated with ECMO. Two adult tertiary Australian intensive care units with low ECMO case volumes.

Postoperative Pain in Thoracic Surgical Patients: An Analysis of Factors Associated With Acute and Chronic Pain.

Background: Thoracic surgery is associated with high levels of acute and chronic pain, which is associated with significant morbidity, reduced quality of life, and increased health care expenditure. This study aims to identify patient-care factors associated with higher levels of acute and chronic pain after thoracic surgery.

Methods: The acute pain component of this study retrospectively analysed 53 patients, surgical, anaesthetic, and postoperative factors against an average measure of acute pain during a patient's hospital admission, for 134 individual acute admission episodes.