Hutt staves off blow to anaesthesia unit
The threat hanging over Hutt Hospital's anaesthesia department after concerns about its ability to train doctors has been lifted. But it comes as senior staff in the troubled department leave their posts, including the head of anaesthesia and the …
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How a general anaesthetic could harm your memory for life: Research finds that …
'Before she had the operation they asked if she was ok with general anaesthesia and we said yes. She'd had surgery on her other hip ten years previously, when she was 70, and had been fine. What they didn't say was that this time, because she was older …
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The effect of premedication with ketamine, alone or with diazepam, on …
We hypothesised that premedication would facilitate handling and decrease the minimum anaesthetic dose (MAD). Thirty-six adult parrots were randomly distributed in three groups: group S (n = 12) was premedicated with NaCl 0.9%; group KS (n = 12) was …
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French Society of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Adds Masimo PVI(R) to …
IRVINE, CA–(Marketwired – Jul 11, 2013) – Masimo ( NASDAQ : MASI) announced today that the French Society for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (SFAR) has added Masimo PVI® — a noninvasive and continuous parameter to help clinicians assess fluid …
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Anaesthesia exposure and the developing brain: to be or not to be?
Rapidly mounting animal evidence clearly indicates that exposure to general anaesthesia during the early stages of brain development results in long-lasting behavioural impairments. These behavioural impairments manifest as reduced performance in tests …
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First prostate op carried out without anaesthesia at UHG
Mr Syed Jaffry, Consultant Urological Surgeon, introduced a laser technique for treating prostate enlargement as a day case procedure at the hospital in 2011 and has now treated the first patient using a regional anaesthesia technique to perform the …
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Medical Mavericks – Anaesthesia – LEGENDADO [EP 01]
