High Spinal Anesthesia Enhances Anti-Inflammatory Responses in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery and Aortic Valve Replacement: Randomized Pilot Study.

Cardiac surgery induces many physiologic changes including major inflammatory and sympathetic nervous system responses.Here, we conducted a single-centre pilot study to generate hypotheses on the potential immune impact of adding high spinal anaesthesia to general anaesthesia during cardiac surgery in adults.We hypothesized that this strategy, prev

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The effectiveness of hydrocolloid dressings versus other dressings in the healing of pressure ulcers in adults and older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the effectiveness of hydrocolloids in the healing of pressure ulcers in adult and older adult patients.METHOD: systematic review with meta-analysis, based on the recommendations of the Cochrane Handbook.The search was undertaken in the databases: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, Latin American and Cari

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Reversible Neurological Adverse Reaction to Apixaban

Prescriptions for the novel oral anticoagulant factor Xa inhibitors (rivaroxaban, apixaban, edoxaban) have equalled or exceeded those for vitamin K antagonists in many clinical Male Pump settings requiring chronic anticoagulation, and those of injectable heparins for deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis.The authors report the case of an 80-year-old wom

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