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Optimize Your Cardiac OR with Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP)

SpecialtyCare

You Can Trust SpecialtyCare’s Expertise in NRP Procedures Since early 2022, SpecialtyCare’s teams have been leading the way in NRP organ procurement procedures. We support more than 250 hospitals across the United States with perfusion services, and we perform more than 1,000 ECMO procedures annually.

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AUTISM AND EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA FOR CHILDBIRTH

The Anesthesia Consultant

labor epidural anesthesia) commencement may represent the beginning of a novel maternal and fetal physiology, a new homeostasis, and a dynamic biochemical equilibrium, which encompass the principles of physiology, endocrinology, immunology, pharmacology and toxicology, epigenetics, and psychology. epidural or spinal anesthetic) during labor.

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Perioperative renal protection

Anaesthesia News

However, accumulating evidence suggests patients are at risk of adverse effects to acid–base homeostasis, renal vasoconstriction, reduced glomerular filtration rate, increased risk of acute kidney injury, and death. Globally, the most frequently employed isotonic crystalloid is 0.9% sodium chloride.

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ANESTHESIA FOR PATIENTS WITH RENAL DISEASE

Anaesthesia News

Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in about 1% of patients undergoing general surgery procedures. Surgical stress is a profound stimulus for the release of ADH, typically persisting for 2–3 days after the surgical procedure. During the procedure, blood is heparinized and passed through a plastic dialyzer. ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY 1.