British journal of anaesthesia
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A randomised double-blind dose-response study of weight-adjusted infusions of norepinephrine for preventing hypotension during combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia for Caesarean delivery.
Norepinephrine (noradrenaline) infusion at 0.08 μg/kg/min prevents spinal-associated hypotension during cesarean section in 90% of patients, although increasing dose increases reactive hypertension.
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The combination of general anaesthesia with low tidal volume and moderate-to-high PEEP reduces post-operative pulmonary complications in the general surgical population.
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Women face gender-based challenges in their medical education and career. Inequitable access to procedural training, a confidence gap, and professional identity deficit have been shown. We made a gender comparison of procedural case volume, confidence for independent practice, perceived gender and ethnic bias, and professional identity in Australasian anaesthesia trainees. ⋯ A discrepancy exists between the number of procedures performed by male and female anaesthesia trainees in Australia and New Zealand. Relative male overconfidence may be a major contributing factor to the gender confidence gap.
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Recent studies suggest that female researchers are less visible on social media. The objective of this observational work was to compare the use of professional social networks between male and female anaesthesia researchers. ⋯ In anaesthesia, the visibility of female researchers on the social network dedicated to scientific research is lower than that of male researchers.