The extent to which inflation of one lung increases pleural pressure around the contralateral lung could affect ventilatory function, e.g., after pneumonectomy or lung transplantation. The rise in contralateral pleural pressure is limited by mediastinal stiffness and other chest wall properties. To estimate these properties, we determined an elastance of asymmetric expansion (E(Asym)) in 20 supine adults undergoing thoracic surgery requiring endobronchial intubation. Esophageal pressure, measured with a balloon catheter, was used as an estimate of pleural pressure for determining chest wall elastance during symmetric inflation. Pressures measured in the left and right lung airways during sequential asymmetric inflations with known volumes were used to calculate E(Asym) and elastances of left and right lungs by using a four-element mathematical model. Elastances (means +/- SD) were 13.0 +/- 8.7 (E(Asym)), 14.0 +/- 7.0 (left lung), 12.2 +/- 6.1 (right lung), and 6.7 +/- 2.1 cmH(2)O/l (chest wall). E(Asym) was high in three patients with prior cardiac surgery or mediastinal radiation therapy, suggesting that mediastinal stiffening due to scarring and fibrosis reduced pressure transmission between hemithoraxes. Simulations with a previously published model showed that changes in E(Asym) in the range of values observed could substantially affect lung ventilation after single-lung transplantation for emphysema.
This cross-sectional investigation studied the association between substance use and patients' desire for autonomy in medical decision making (MDM) in two trauma settings. A total of 102 patients (age 42.7 +/- 17.4 years, 70.6% male) admitted to an orthopaedic service in Warsaw, Poland, and 1009 injured patients (age 34.6 +/- 12.8 years, 62.3% male) treated in an emergency department in Berlin, Germany, were enrolled. Patients' desire for autonomy in MDM was evaluated with the Decision Making Preference Scale of the Autonomy Preference Index. Substance use (hazardous alcohol consumption and/or tobacco use) and educational level were measured. Linear regression techniques were used to determine the association between substance use and desire for autonomy in MDM. Substance use was found to be independently associated with a reduced desire by the patient for autonomy in medical decision making. No differences in patients' desire for autonomy were observed between the study sites. Empowerment strategies that encourage smokers or patients with hazardous alcohol consumption to participate in MDM may increase the effectiveness of health promotion and injury prevention efforts in this population.
Fibromyalgia (FM) is considered a multifactorial disorder/syndrome with not fully understood etiology. Chronic generalized pain is the main symptom. A broad spectrum of factors is proposed to ex-plain the etiology. Its multifactorial nature is inherently associated with challenges in diagnosis and therapy. Various evidence of etiology has been evaluated with the aim of establishing a novel therapeutic approach. The main issue in the diagnosis and management is to focus on the evaluation of strict diagnostic criteria to minimize under- and overdiagnosis. Fibromyalgia is a challenge for perioperative management because of the increased risk of possible complications and poorer out-comes, including postoperative pain chronification. The authors have proposed an up-to-date evaluation of perioperative management considering the current guidelines. Multimodal analgesia combined with tailored perioperative care is the most appropriate assessment. Interdisciplinary research with special interest in pain management, including perioperative medicine, seems to be the main theme for the future.
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