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This study investigated the tolerance and safety of pasteurized donor human milk (PDHM) given either alone or together with commercially-used supplements in a porcine model of premature infants. selleck chemicals A porcine model, mimicking human neonates at 30-32 weeks of gestational age, was used. The 7-day experiment was performed on 20 piglets. After birth, the piglets were infused with porcine immunoglobulins via the umbilical artery and surgically fitted with a stomach port. The piglets were then randomized into five groups and fed either PDHM, different variants of fortified PDHM or 'raw' human milk (RHM). Preterm piglets fed PDHM showed signs of gastrointestinal intolerance. Four piglets across the various PDHM-fed groups died, none of them were from the group fed PDHM supplemented with long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC PUFA). In all groups fed PDHM, macroscopic features of enterocolitis were observed, however, these pathological gut changes were less manifested in piglets receiving PDHM supplemented with LC PUFA. The piglets fed RHM had no specific signs of gut damage. The poor tolerance to PDHM suggests changes in milk composition caused by the Holder pasteurization. The supplementation with LC PUFA probably improves tolerance to PDHM.

The aim was to describe the incidence and risk factors of barotrauma in patients with the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on invasive mechanical ventilation, during the outbreak in our region (Lombardy, Italy).

The study was an electronic survey open from March 27

to May 2

, 2020. Patients with COVID-19 who developed barotrauma while on invasive mechanical ventilation from 61 hospitals of the COVID-19 Lombardy Intensive Care Unit network were involved.

The response rate was 38/61 (62%). The incidence of barotrauma was 145/2041 (7.1%; 95%-CI 6.1-8.3%). Only a few cases occurred with ventilatory settings that may be considered non-protective such as a plateau airway pressure >35 cmH<inf>2</inf>O (2/113 [2%]), a driving airway pressure >15 cmH<inf>2</inf>O (30/113 [27%]), or a tidal volume >8 mL/kg of ideal body weight and a plateau airway pressure >30 cmH<inf>2</inf>O (12/134 [9%]).

Within the limits of a survey, patients with COVID-19 might be at high risk for barotrauma during invasive (and allegedly lung-protective) mechanical ventilation.

Within the limits of a survey, patients with COVID-19 might be at high risk for barotrauma during invasive (and allegedly lung-protective) mechanical ventilation.

There is a controversy about whether the use of a lung-protective ventilation strategy(LPVS) can reduce the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) and improve the clinical outcomes in moderate-risk patients were assessed by the Assess Respiratory Risk in Surgical Patients in Catalonia（ARISCAT).

One hundred moderate-risk patients predicted by the ARISCAT, scheduled to undergo abdominal surgery were randomized into two groups conventional ventilation strategy group (G0) and lung-protective ventilation strategy group (G1). Lung ultrasonography(LUS) and the LUS score were performed before induction of anesthesia (T0), 30min after extubation (T1), and 24h (T2), 72h (T3) after surgery. The incidence and severity of PPCs within the postoperative 7 days, the duration of postoperative oxygen supplementation, and postoperative hospital stay（PHS）were recorded.

The LUS score of both groups at T1-3 was higher than those at T0 (p<0.05), moreover, the LUS score of G1 was lower than that of G0 at T1-3. The incidence of PPCs of G1 (10.9%) was lower than that of G0 (29.8%) (relative risk, 0.37; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.14 to 0.93; P = 0.02) and the severity of PPCs of G1 were lower than those of G0(P<0.05). The PHS of G1 was less than that of G0 (8[7-10] vs. 9[8-11], p<0.05).

The LPVS can decrease lung aeration loss assessed by LUS and reduce the incidence of PPCs in moderate-risk patients.

The LPVS can decrease lung aeration loss assessed by LUS and reduce the incidence of PPCs in moderate-risk patients.

Spinal anesthesia is a commonly performed procedure with unpredictable difficulty. The objective of this study is to predict a difficult lumbar spinal anesthesia with clinical elements that are easy to collect.

A questionnaire-based, observational study named NBA, conducted from February 2018 to June 2018. The questions regarded clinical elements and the eventual spinal anesthesia difficulty encountered. A total of 427 questionnaires were filled by the operators. The clinical elements were selected upon literature search and have been integrated with new ones. All the answers were recorded from the anesthesiologist performing the procedure.

The NBA SCORE was derived from a total number of 427 questionnaires. Among them, 26 patients had "previous history of difficult spinal anesthesia"; 277 had "spinous processes not visible"; 83 had "spinous processes not palpable"; 77 had "spinal deformities" and 28 had "previous spinal surgery" in the puncture area; 138 patients received lumbar spinal anesthesia in lateral position. There were 328 (76.8%) single puncture successes. 79 (18.5%) patients required more than one skin puncture to obtain a successful spinal anesthesia. 20 (4.7%) required an alternative anesthesia technique (general anesthesia). Multivariate analysis indicated that each element is a risk factors for difficult spinal anaesthesia, except for previous spinal surgery.

The combination of more than one element increased the chance of a second skin puncture of more than 50%. This work proposes a simple clinical scoring system predicting the probability of a difficult spinal anesthesia.

The combination of more than one element increased the chance of a second skin puncture of more than 50%. This work proposes a simple clinical scoring system predicting the probability of a difficult spinal anesthesia.

Efforts to mitigate the risk for perioperative cardiac events focus on both patient's and operation's risk and often include a preprocedural electrocardiogram (ECG). The merits of postprocedural ECG for detection of occult cardiac events occurring during surgery are unknown. We aim to explore the incidence of pre, and new postprocedural ECG pathologies in an intermediate-high risk population undergoing non-cardiac surgery.

This single-center, prospective, observational study, included patients older than 18 years with at least two cardiovascular risk factors who were scheduled for non-cardiac surgery. All patients had pre, and postprocedural ECG. The ECG was analyzed and coded according to the Minnesota criteria. A multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed for indices associated with new postoperative ECG pathologies.

A total of 217 patients were enrolled. Preoperative pathologic ECG changes were recorded in 62.2% of the patients. Postoperatively, new ECG pathologies were documented in 49.