Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who are administered oxygen therapy postoperatively may develop elevated levels of carbon dioxide (CO2), according to researchers.
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The American College of Physicians (ACP) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) have released a joint practice guideline on systolic blood pressure targets for people aged 60 years and older with hypertension.
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Un nuovo ceppo di batterio Escherichia coli resistente alla colistina, l’antibiotico di ultima battuta nel trattamento delle infezioni difficili, è stato identificato nel laboratorio di microbiologia dell’Ospedale Careggi di Firenze order cialis overnight. E’ un’ulteriore prova dell’avanzata delle resistenze batteriche negli ospedali e dell’importanza di mettere in atto tutte le misure possibili per contenere i […]
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Early goal-directed therapy has been endorsed in the guidelines of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign as a key strategy among patients presenting with severe sepsis or septic shock. But more importantly, early goal-directed therapy also became standard care for non-septic critically ill patients and was adopted for high-risk surgical patients. Leggi l’articolo completo: Should we restrict erythrocyte […]
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Propranolol, a non-selective β-blocker, exerts an indirect effect on the vasculature by leaving α-adrenergic receptors unopposed, resulting in peripheral vasoconstriction. We have previously shown that propranolol diminishes peripheral blood following burn injury by increasing vascular resistance. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether wound healing and perioperative hemodynamics are affected by propranolol administration […]