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New York—An alternative approach to traditional epidural blood patch administration in patients with post–dural puncture headache who have an indwelling catheter has passed its  rst test.

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Dott. Luigi Vicari on 30 novembre 2016

È stato pubblicato sulla rivista della EJA in case report che descrive gli effetti apparentemente “analgesici” derivata dalla erronea sommistrazione attraverso H a catetere peridurale toracico di una soluzione salina ipetonica. Inavvertita Somministrazione di Soluzione Salina Ipertonica

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Dott. Luigi Vicari on 30 novembre 2016

Sono state pubblicate dalla WHO le nuove linee guida per la prevenzione delle infezioni del sito chirurgico. Global Guidelines for Prevention of the Surgical Site Infection

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Dott. Luigi Vicari on 15 marzo 2016

PALM SPRINGS, California — A noninvasive, easy-to-administer sphenopalatine ganglion block relieves postdural puncture headache (PDPH) faster than an epidural blood patch in obstetric patients and has fewer adverse effects, new research shows.The block works so well in patients with PDPH that it should the considered the first line treatment in this population, said Preet Patel, […]

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Dott. Luigi Vicari on 8 ottobre 2015

The perioperative use and relevance of protective ventilation in surgical patients is being increasingly recognized. Obesity poses particular challenges to adequate mechanical ventilation in addition to surgical constraints, primarily by restricted lung mechanics due to excessive adiposity, frequent respiratory comorbidities (i.e. sleep apnea, asthma), and concerns of postoperative respiratory depression and other pulmonary complications. The […]

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