Hyskon induced pulmonary hemorrhage.

Hyskon, a distension medium composed of dextran 70 in 10% dextrose in water, is often used during hysteroscopic procedures. Coagulopathy and pulmonary edema are the most commonly reported side effects encountered during its use. We present the first case report in which a healthy patient developed pulmonary hemorrhage from Hyskon use.

Flushing with autologous blood improves intraoperative hemodynamic stability and early graft function in clinical hepatic transplantation.

Hemodynamic instability and hyperkalemia are common after reperfusion and may cause ischemic damage on the hepatic allograft. Two techniques for flushing hepatic grafts before reperfusion were studied to evaluate their effects on intraoperative hemodynamic and metabolic status and on early graft function in 83 consecutive adult hepatic transplantations. In the first 41 patients (group 1), the hepatic grafts were rinsed with 500 milliliters of lactated Ringer's solution (LR).

Postoperative hypertension: a multicenter, prospective, randomized comparison between intravenous nicardipine and sodium nitroprusside.

Objective: To compare the efficacy and safety of iv nicardipine with sodium nitroprusside in the treatment of postoperative hypertension after both cardiac and noncardiac surgery.

Design: Multicenter, prospective, randomized, open-label study.

Setting: Six tertiary referral medical centers (recovery rooms and surgical ICUs).