AUTHORS: Lumbreras-Marquez, Mario I. MBBS, MMSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 4 – p 857-868 BACKGROUND: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide. While volumetric and gravimetric blood loss measurement techniques have been shown to increase PPH detection compared to visual estimation of blood […]
Read MoreAuthors: Philippe Gautret et al International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents March 2020 Background Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine have been found to be efficient on SARS-CoV-2, and reported to be efficient in Chinese COV-19 patients. We evaluate the role of hydroxychloroquine on respiratory viral loads. Patients and methods French Confirmed COVID-19 patients were included in a single […]
Read MoreAuthors: Ruetzler, Kurt MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 26, 2019 Myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery (MINS) differs from myocardial infarction in being defined by troponin elevation apparently from cardiac ischemia with or without signs and symptoms. Such myocardial injury is common, silent, and strongly associated with mortality. MINS is usually asymptomatic and only detected […]
Read MoreThis has nothing to do with anesthesia however I thought it was interesting Medical News Today Recent research has revealed a mechanism through which fish oil, which contains omega-3 fatty acids, might reduce inflammation. A study that tested an enriched fish oil supplement found that it increased blood levels of certain anti-inflammatory molecules. The anti-inflammatory […]
Read MoreAuthor: Jansie Prozesky, MBChB The Frost Series #357 Case Presentation A 36-year-old woman, weighing 110 kg and gravida 3, para 2, presented to the labor and delivery unit at 34 weeks gestation with epigastric pain radiating to the right shoulder, severe nausea and vomiting, headache and thrombocytopenia. At admission, her blood pressure was 130/90 mm […]
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