Publications by authors named "Shih-I Ho"
Article Synopsis
- Autonomic nervous dysfunction in end-stage liver disease correlates with poor heart function and prognosis.
- Heart rate complexity (HRC) analysis using multiscale entropy (MSE) provides more sensitive insights into heart health compared to traditional methods.
- In liver transplant patients, those with severe liver disease (MELD score ≥ 25) showed worse HRC before surgery, which significantly improved by seven days post-surgery, indicating potential recovery of heart function.
Study Objective: This study aimed to compare the analgesic effects of anesthesiologist-administrated erector spinae plane block (ESPB) and surgeon-administrated intercostal nerve block (ICNB) following video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).
Design: Randomized, controlled, double-blinded study.
Setting: Operating room, postoperative recovery room and ward in two centers.
Postoperative swallowing, affected by general anesthesia and intubation, plays an important part in airway and oral intake safety regarding effective oropharyngeal and esophageal emptying. However, objective evidence is limited. This study aimed to determine the time required from emergence to effective oropharyngeal and esophageal emptying in patients undergoing non-intubated (N) or tracheal-intubated (I) video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).
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