Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in cardiac surgery is associated with a high risk of postoperative neurological complications. Perioperative use of vasopressors is common to counteract arterial hypotension in this setting. However, use of α-agonist vasopressors has been associated with cerebral desaturations.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: Drug shortages impact patients from all countries. According to the Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union, most Europe countries reported a worsening of shortages in 2023.
Objective: To describe drug shortage episodes in Canada over a recent 4-year period.
Background: The arms of chairs in outpatient oncology clinics are frequently contaminated with cyclophosphamide.
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of decontamination scenarios.
Methods: This was a descriptive simulation-type study of 6 decontamination scenarios of a silicone fabric surface contaminated with 10 μg of cyclophosphamide.