British journal of anaesthesia
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Review Meta Analysis
Non-pulmonary complications of intrathecal morphine administration: a systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression.
Intrathecal morphine has a dose-dependent effect to increase post-operative nausea, vomiting, pruritus and urinary retention.
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Case Reports
Visualising myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery: a case series using postoperative cardiovascular MRI.
Myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery (MINS) and perioperative myocardial injury are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Both are diagnosed by a perioperative increase in troponin, yet there is controversy if MINS is a genuine myocardial insult. ⋯ The burden of myocardial oedema was substantially higher in four patients with elevated troponin qualifying for MINS, compared with patients without MINS. The data and images suggest that MINS represents genuine myocardial injury.
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As few anaesthetists provide lumbar erector spinae block for disc surgery, there is a need to provide training to enable a randomised controlled trial investigating analgesia after painful spinal surgery (NIHR153170). The primary objective of the study was to develop and measure the construct validity of a checklist for assessment of skills in performing lumbar and thoracic erector spinae fascial plane injection using soft-embalmed Thiel cadavers. ⋯ An 11-point checklist developed through a modified Delphi process to provide best practice guidance for fascial plane injection showed construct validity in performing lumbar and thoracic erector spinae fascial plane injection in soft-embalmed Thiel cadavers.
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Letter Comparative Study Observational Study
Comparison between cold and sharp modalities for testing sensory block in neuraxial labour analgesia: a prospective observational trial.