Response to comments on "Effect of postoperative peripheral nerve blocks on the analgesia nociception index under propofol anesthesia: an observational study."
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Abstract
Tanaka et al. suggested that the increase in high-frequency variability index (HFVI) after peripheral nerve block (PNB) may result from autonomic effects mediated by the stellate ganglion block when an interscalene brachial plexus block (ISB) is performed. To investigate this, we analyzed patients receiving PNB with (ISB group; n = 8) or without ISB (non-ISB group; n = 22). HFVI increased significantly in both groups to a similar extent. These findings suggest that ISB's direct autonomic influence on HFVI is minimal. Additionally, laterality effects could not be assessed due to limited cases. We conclude that HFVI elevation is more likely due to PNB's analgesic effects rather than ISB's autonomic influence. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings.
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The Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing is a clinical journal publishing papers related to technology in the fields of anaesthesia, intensive care medicine, emergency medicine, and peri-operative medicine.
The journal has links with numerous specialist societies, including editorial board representatives from the European Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (ESCTAIC), the Society for Technology in Anesthesia (STA), the Society for Complex Acute Illness (SCAI) and the NAVAt (NAVigating towards your Anaestheisa Targets) group.
The journal publishes original papers, narrative and systematic reviews, technological notes, letters to the editor, editorial or commentary papers, and policy statements or guidelines from national or international societies. The journal encourages debate on published papers and technology, including letters commenting on previous publications or technological concerns. The journal occasionally publishes special issues with technological or clinical themes, or reports and abstracts from scientificmeetings. Special issues proposals should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief. Specific details of types of papers, and the clinical and technological content of papers considered within scope can be found in instructions for authors.
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