期刊: ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA BELGICA, 2023; 74 (3)
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly evolving and gaining attention in the medical world. Our aim is to provide readers with insights into this qui......
期刊: ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA BELGICA, 2023; 74 (1)
Point-of care ultrasound (PoCUS) is a diagnostic paradigm, instrumental in the evolving anaesthesiologist's role towards a perioperative physician. Th......
期刊: ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA BELGICA, 2023; 74 (2)
Background: Previous studies have shown that frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) have higher rates of preexisting mental health problems and may be th......
期刊: ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA BELGICA, 2023; 74 (3)
Background: Minimally invasive cardiac surgery via mini-thoracotomy reduces surgical trauma compared to full sternotomy. However, thoracotomy can caus......
期刊: ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA BELGICA, 2023; 74 (2)
Objectives: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we assessed the association between right ventricularpulmonary arterial (RV- PA) coupling and......
期刊: ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA BELGICA, 2023; 74 (3)
Background: Brachial plexopathy is a rare but debilitating injury associated with cardiac surgery. The reported incidence varies widely. Several risk ......
期刊: ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA BELGICA, 2023; 74 (1)
As of 1986 a laboratory for the diagnosis of Malignant Hyperthermia (MH) was established at the University of Antwerp which since then served as the n......
期刊: ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA BELGICA, 2023; 74 (3)
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common sleep-related breathing disorder among surgical patients and is associated with an increased risk of ......
期刊: ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA BELGICA, 2023; 74 (2)
Background: Fluid management strategies are one of the potential strategies to prevent spinal induced hypotension in parturients scheduled for caesare......
期刊: ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA BELGICA, 2023; 74 (2)
Background: Postspinal hypotension is a frequent maternal complication in caesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia. Anesthesiologists have been u......
期刊: ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA BELGICA, 2023; 74 (3)
Background: Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) reactivation in the airways is a common finding among patients admitted to the intensive care unit and......
期刊: ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA BELGICA, 2023; 74 (3)
Caesarean section is the most performed surgical intervention worldwide. A proportion of these caesarean deliveries will necessitate emergency care fo......
期刊: ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA BELGICA, 2023; 74 (1)
Because low flow anesthesia reduces waste of environmentally unfriendly inhaled anesthetics, it is coming in the spotlights - again. Despite a detaile......