

e-Journal – Issue 2024d
• LETTER FROM THE EDITORS
• NALBUPHINE IN CRITICAL CARE AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE.
• ΣΧΕΣΗ ΜΕΤΑΞΥ ΔΙΑΙΤΗΤΙΚΗΣ ΠΡΟΣΛΗΨΗΣ ΝΑΤΡΙΟΥ, ΚΑΛΙΟΥ, ΔΙΤΤΑΝΘΡΑΚΙΚΟΥ ΝΑΤΡΙΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΥΓΕΙΑΣ.
• THE BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE ON THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM IN A PORCINE MODEL OF CARBON DIOXIDE PNEUMOPERITONEUM.
• FOCUSED REGIONAL THERAPEUTIC IONTOPHORESIS BLOCKAGE (FORTI -BLOCK)


Letter from the Editors
From 2004, the presence of the Greek e-Journal of Perioperative Medicine among the National Scientific Journals has been gradually increased. On behalf of the editorial board, we would like to emphasize that our goal is ensure free-access, high quality, published articles in the area of medical press and we would like to thank you again for this continuous support.


Nalbuphine in Critical Care and Emergency Medicine
Nalbuphine is a synthetic mixed agonist -antagonist opioid that has long been used for perioperative care. Yet, its use in critical and emergency medicine settings was still relatively low till recently. The current article provides an update of literature regarding nalbuphine in those two specific areas.


Σχέση μεταξύ διαιτητικής πρόσληψης νατρίου, καλίου, διττανθρακικού νατρίου και υγείας
Η αυξημένη πρόσληψη νατρίου έχει συσχετιστεί με αυξημένα επίπεδα αρτηριακής πίεσης και αυξημένο κίνδυνο εμφάνισης καρδιαγγειακής νόσου. Επίσης, η αναλογία νατρίου/καλίου μπορεί να αποτελέσει ανεξάρτητο παράγοντα πρόβλεψης καρδιαγγειακών συμβάντων, ενώ η ενσωμάτωση


The Beneficial Effects of Positive End Expiratory Pressure on the Circulatory System in a Porcine Model of Carbon DioxidePneumoperitoneum
Positive End Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) application and Intra-Abdominal Pressure (IAP) increase have individually detrimental effects on the circulatory system. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of three different PEEP levels on the circulatory system in a porcine model of carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum (PNP).


Focused Regional Therapeutic Iontophoresis Blockage (FORTI-BLOCK):A New Regional Block Strategy for Difficult-to-Control Myofascial Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review
Recent advances in techniques such as iontophoresis represent a promising approach to pain management. Iontophoresis involves the use of low-voltage electrical currents to improve transdermal delivery of medications, including local anesthetics.


Cancer Patients Holistic Needs Assessment Test. Why Patients Engage. A Study of Drivers in Scotland
There are approximately 1,000 new cancer cases diagnosed in the UK every day. Macmillan Cancer Support UK (MCS) offers persons affected by cancer a tool the called Holistic Needs Assessment Test (eHNA) to access more than 200 support services. The paper seeks to (1) find detailed non-drivers that make participants not engage in full, (2) compare metrics used to capture reasons for not answeringin full, and extend them to compute the cost of the service.