Anaesthetist

29/08/2020

Only 20% of women who received calcium chloride developed uterine atony, compared with 50% in the placebo group (P=0.09).

There was also a trend toward an improved uterine tone score as determined by the obstetrician: a median of 89% for calcium versus 80% for placebo (P=0.14).

In calcium-treated patients, the calcium level rose from a baseline of 1.18 mmol/L to a peak level in the 1.5- to 1.6-mmolL/L range over 10 minutes.

Women at high risk for uterine atony during cesarean delivery greatly benefited from IV calcium chloride administration for reducing significant postp

12/06/2020

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29/05/2020

If you're unfortunate enough to need surgery, and end up in our care, just know, we've got your back.And in these unprecedented times, I ask that you have ours as well.

24/04/2020

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07/04/2020

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05/02/2020

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/anae.14963

Hydrocortisone 100 mg by intravenous (i.v.) injection should be given at induction of anaesthesia in adult patients with adrenal insufficiency from any cause, followed by a continuous infusion of hydrocortisone at 200 mg.24 h−1, until the patient can take double their usual oral glucocorticoid dose by mouth.

These guidelines aim to ensure that patients with adrenal insufficiency are identified and adequately supplemented with glucocorticoids during the peri‐operative period. There are two major categorie...

15/11/2019

BRIT doctors can now prescribe medicinal cannabis to patients for the first time ever in the UK.

25/10/2019

Montreal—Opioid use after ambulatory surgery can be decreased in a safe and effective way without sacrificing analgesia, according to a new meta-analysis.

23/10/2019

In order to prevent major adverse cardiovascular events and safely manage these patients, it is imperative for perioperative physicians to be familiar with stent dynamics.