Laparoscopic choecystectomy has become the treatment of choice for cholelithiasis owing to its obvious advantages over open cholecystectomy. This surgery is conventionally performed under general anaesthesia. Regional anaesthesia has not been used frequently as the sole anesthetic procedure in the present scenario. The purpose of the study is to assess whether spinal anesthesia is, or [...]
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Dr. Maria Angeles Mena, Researcher at Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED) and Director of the Neuropharmacology Laboratory at Hospital Ramon y Cajal (Madrid, Spain), coordinated the study performed by predoctoral student Juan Perucho and others. Leggi l’articolo completo.
There is a link between repeated anaesthesia in children and memory impairment, though physical activity can help to form new cells that improve memory, reveals new research from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Leggi l’articolo intero.
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Anesthesia e Analgesia (02/2010): Intraosseous Infusions: A Review for the Anesthesiologist with a Focus on Pediatric Use
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Medical News Today (03/2010): Intraoperative Awareness Linked to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Patients with confirmed episodes of consciousness during surgery have high rates of psychological problems including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), even several years after the incident, reports a study in the March issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS). Clicca qui per leggere l’articolo completo.
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Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is an autosomally inherited disorder characterized by an increase in heart rate, respiratory rate, body temperature, and muscle rigidity when the patient is exposed to potent volatile anesthetic gases and succinylcholine. The prevalence and incidence of MH are difficult to determine because patients display no characteristic signs until anesthetized with one of [...]
BMC Anesthesiology (02/2010): Anaesthetic considerations of adults with Morquio’s syndrome – a case report
Giving the antihistamines ranitidine or diphenhydramine to patients with perforated appendicitis dramatically increases their risk of an intra-abdominal abscess, according to a new study. Leggi l’articolo completo.
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Blood Test Can Predict Rheumatoid Arthritis Before Symptoms Arise Researchers from University Hospital in Umea, Sweden, have identified several cytokines, cytokine-related factors, and chemokines that increase significantly prior to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease onset. Blood Test Can Predict Rheumatoid Arthritis Before Symptoms Arise Researchers from University Hospital in Umea, Sweden, have identified several cytokines, cytokine-related [...]
Carotid artery (CA) cannulation for veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is associated with a higher risk for central nervous system (CNS) injury than femoral artery or aorta cannulations in all pediatric patients younger than 18 years of age, according to a study presented here at the Society of Critical Care Medicine 39th Critical Care Congress. [...]
Cos’è il colpo di frusta (“Whiplash”) e cosa lo causa? Whiplash, or WAD (whiplash-associated disorders) refers to a series of neck injuries caused by or related to a sudden distortion of the neck – hyperextension (over-extension) injury to the neck. American Society Of Anesthesiologists Urges Americans To Fight Back Against Pain Whether the result of [...]
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