Publications by authors named "Aidan Spring"

Introduction: The 2022 national guideline on The Prevention and Management of Primary Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) recommended consideration of prophylactic tranexamic acid (TXA) for women who are at high PPH risk undergoing caesarean section (CS). This meta-analysis reviews the basis for this recommendation.

Method: PubMed, OVID Medline, EMBASE, Science Citation Index, Scopus, CENTRAL, and ClinicalTrials.

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The incidence of liver failure continues to increase, and it is associated with increased perioperative morbidity and mortality. Liver failure is associated with multiorgan dysfunction, including central nervous, cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal, and hematological systems. Preoperative identification, optimization, and tailored anesthetic management are essential for optimum outcomes in patients with liver disease undergoing surgery.

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The incidence of liver failure continues to increase, and it is associated with increased perioperative morbidity and mortality. Liver failure is associated with multiorgan dysfunction, including central nervous, cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal, and hematological systems. Preoperative identification, optimization, and tailored anesthetic management are essential for optimum outcomes in patients with liver disease undergoing surgery.

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Early Warning Systems (EWS) track the physiological parameters of individual patients and trigger a response when the parameter threshold has been reached. The use of early warning scores in adult hospital medicine has been shown to be beneficial in facilitating the early recognition of the deteriorating patient, thereby enabling prompt treatment. In 2012, a standardised National Early Warning Score was introduced in Ireland for all non-pregnant patients.

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