POST-OPERATIVE CHEST X-RAY FINDINGS AND TEMPORAL LUNG CHANGES IN RELATION TO ANAESTHESIA METHOD PERFORMED DURING OPEN-HEART SURGERIES WITH CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS

Gediminas Mačys, Viktorija Vasiukevičiūtė, Tadas Lenkutis Abstract Aim. To evaluate and assess the role of anaesthesia type in the development of lung X-ray changes after open-heart surgery. Methods. This is a retrospective study. During the period of 2019 11–2021 06, 287 patients underwent open-heart surgery with general anaesthesia (GA) (230 patients) or thoracic epidural analgesia…

PREOPERATIVE HANDOUT MATERIAL ABOUT ANAESTHESIA – AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO REDUCE ANXIETY

Aurimas Pečkauskas, Greta Kraujalytė, Jomantė Mačiukaitienė, Andrius Macas Abstract Background. Anxiety and fear of pain are two main factors influencing emotional state, level of satisfaction and perioperative outcomes. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of informing patients by means of a booklet entitled: “Information for the patients undergoing anaesthesia” and its…