Aprotinin: Pharmacological Benefits and Safety
Meta-analysis Year of publication No. of patients No. of studies OR (CI 95 %) OR (CI 95 %) OR (CI 95 %) – – – – Aprotinin vs. tranexamic acid…
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Reducing Mortality in the Perioperative Period: Remote Ischemic Preconditioning
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Giovanni Landoni, Laura Ruggeri and Alberto Zangrillo (eds.)Reducing Mortality in the Perioperative Period10.1007/978-3-319-46696-5_15 15. Reducing Mortality in the Perioperative Period: Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Dana Y. Fuhrman1 and John A. Kellum1 (1) Department of Critical Care…
Statins and Perioperative Mortality
Clinical summary Indications Cautions Side effects Dose Notes Hypercholesterolemia Primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease Muscle-related (myalgia, myopathy, myonecrosis, rhabdomyolysis) in 1.5–5 % of the patients Isolated increase in…
Critical Care
(1) Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (2) Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA KeywordsECMOOxygenation indexPancreatitisARDSAlveolar-arterial gradientIntracranial pressure A 4-year-old with gram-negative sepsis…
Cardiac III
Norwood with RV-PA conduit (Sano) The Norwood procedure (Stage 1 palliation) as it applies to HLHS involves resection of the intra-atrial septum to allow unrestricted delivery of pulmonary venous blood…
Cardiac II
Preoperative Evaluation Questions 1. What is the difference between a single-inlet and a double-inlet ventricle? Why would it matter? What are the morphologic components of any ventricle? Is it important…
Endocrinopathies
(1) Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (2) Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA KeywordsCraniopharyngiomaAntidiuretic hormoneAcromegalyAmbiguous genitaliaHypothyroidismDiabetes mellitus An 8-year-old girl, 22 kg,…
Newborn Emergencies
(1) Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (2) Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA KeywordsPyloric stenosisEsophageal atresiaGastroschisisOmphaloceleCongenital diaphragmatic herniaSacrococcygeal teratomaCongenital lobar emphysemaVATER association…
Adolescence
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Robert S. Holzman, Thomas J. Mancuso, Joseph P. Cravero and James A. DiNardo (eds.)Pediatric Anesthesiology Review10.1007/978-3-319-48448-8_48 48. Adolescence Robert S. Holzman1, 2 (1) Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (2) Harvard Medical School, Boston,…
