Prewarming Parturients for Cesarean Section Does Not Raise Wound Temperature But Body Heat and Level of Comfort: A Randomized Trial.

Purpose: Prewarming before cesarean section lowers the rates of surgical site infections (SSIs). We hypothesized that this effect is explained due to a higher core temperature resulting in a higher wound temperature.

Design: We conducted an open-labeled randomized study with on-term parturients scheduled for elective cesarean section under spinal anesthesia.

[Lethal Heatstroke with Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy].

We report on a case of severe heat stroke due to extended exposure to the sun in an enclosed glass cabin of an agricultural vehicle. Patient treatment, lab results and complications are reported and we examine the current literature on heat stroke.Heat stroke is a very rare and highly severe condition mostly suffered by vulnerable individuals or individuals exposed to extreme physical strain.

What is the added value of CT-angiography in patients with transient ischemic attack?

Background: Transient ischemic attack (TIA) is an important predictor for a pending stroke. Guidelines recommend a workup for TIA-patients similar to that of stroke patients, including an assessment of the extra- and intracranial arteries for vascular pathologies with direct therapeutic implications via computed tomography angiography (CTA). Aim of our study was a systematic analysis of TIA-patients receiving early CTA-imaging and to evaluate the predictive value of TIA-scores and clinical characteristics for ipsilateral vascular pathologies and the need of an invasive treatment.