Publications by authors named "Cheila Batista"

Persistent hiccups in the perioperative setting, although uncommon, can substantially impact a patient's wellbeing and recovery after surgery. We present a case of a 51-year-old male who developed persistent hiccups during total knee replacement surgery under neuraxial anaesthesia. The hiccups persisted postoperatively, leading to multidisciplinary interventions, including the introduction of central-acting muscle relaxant, baclofen.

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Cardiovascular patients frequently use herbal medicinal products, in order to contribute to the improvement of their chronic condition without medical intervention. However, they are likely to suffer from adverse effects from natural products and herb-drug interactions. In this work we present the results collected from a public campaign "Learning Health, among Plants and Medicines", carried out by the Observatory of Herb-Drug Interactions (www.

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