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Preeclampsia diagnostic technologies continue to advance. Peripartum care is improved with multidisciplinary teams, specialist anaesthesia care and the availability of critical care support.
Russell R. Preeclampsia and the anaesthesiologist: current management. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2020 Jun 1; 33 (3): 305-310.
  Daniel Jolley
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Closed-loop goal-directed fluid therapy with colloids is associated with lower volume infused and fewer postoperative complications than with crystalloids.
Joosten A, Delaporte A, Ickx B et al. Crystalloid versus Colloid for Intraoperative Goal-directed Fluid Therapy Using a Closed-loop System: A Randomized, Double-blinded, Controlled Trial in Major Abdominal Surgery. Anesthesiology. 2018 Jan 1; 128 (1): 55-66.
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Perineural dexamethasone prolongs interscalene block in a dose-dependent way between doses of 1 to 4 mg.
Albrecht E, Reynvoet M, Fournier N et al. Dose-response relationship of perineural dexamethasone for interscalene brachial plexus block: a randomised, controlled, triple-blind trial. Anaesthesia. 2019 Aug 1; 74 (8): 1001-1008.
  Daniel Jolley
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Peri-operative hyperbaric oxygen therapy is associated with a range of outcome improvements, including various surgical-recovery and peri-operative indices.
Boet S, Martin L, Cheng-Boivin O et al. Can preventive hyperbaric oxygen therapy optimise surgical outcome?: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2020 Aug 1; 37 (8): 636-648.
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Spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section in patients with COVID can be provided safely, although anaesthetists are at risk of infection, significantly reduced by use of Level 3 PPE (PAPR + protective suit).
Zhong Q, Liu YY, Luo Q et al. Spinal anaesthesia for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 and possible transmission rates in anaesthetists: retrospective, single-centre, observational cohort study. Br J Anaesth. 2020 Jun 1; 124 (6): 670-675.
  Daniel Jolley
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The Clinical Frailty Scale is the most feasible frailty measure and has the strongest association with mortality and non-favourable discharge.
Aucoin SD, Hao M, Sohi R et al. Accuracy and Feasibility of Clinically Applied Frailty Instruments before Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Anesthesiology. 2020 Jul 1; 133 (1): 78-95.
  Daniel Jolley
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Ultrasound-guided thoracolumbar interfascial plane block improves lumbar spinal surgery analgesia.
Ueshima H, Hara E, Otake H. Thoracolumbar interfascial plane block provides effective perioperative pain relief for patients undergoing lumbar spinal surgery; a prospective, randomized and double blinded trial. J Clin Anesth. 2019 Dec 1; 58: 12-17.
  Daniel Jolley
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Finger-cuff derived blood pressure & CO/CI measurement shows some accuracy when compared with invasive methods, however too much heterogeneity exists among studies for it to be reliably interchangeable.
Saugel B, Hoppe P, Nicklas JY et al. Continuous noninvasive pulse wave analysis using finger cuff technologies for arterial blood pressure and cardiac output monitoring in perioperative and intensive care medicine: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Anaesth. 2020 Jul 1; 125 (1): 25-37.
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At nadir haemoglobin above 90 g/L in-hospital, 30-day and 1-year mortality is higher with transfusion.
Trentino KM, Leahy MF, Sanfilippo FM et al. Associations of nadir haemoglobin level and red blood cell transfusion with mortality and length of stay in surgical specialties: a retrospective cohort study. Anaesthesia. 2019 Jun 1; 74 (6): 726-734.
  Daniel Jolley
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The systemic antinociceptive effects of lidocaine occur by mechanisms other than sodium channel blockade, including silencing of ectopic discharges, inflammatory suppression, and neurotransmission modulation.
Hermanns H, Hollmann MW, Stevens MF et al. Molecular mechanisms of action of systemic lidocaine in acute and chronic pain: a narrative review. Br J Anaesth. 2019 Sep 1; 123 (3): 335-349.
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