Intravenous lipid emulsion interference in coagulation testing: an analysis.

Introduction: Intravenous lipid emulsion is used in the rescue treatment of certain poisonings. A complication is interference with laboratory analyses. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of intravenous lipid emulsion on routine laboratory analysis of coagulation parameters and determine if any of the analytical techniques remain reliable.

Non-Thermal Plasma Decontamination Using a Multi-Hollow Surface Dielectric Barrier Discharge: Impact of Food Matrix Composition on Bactericidal Efficacy.

The non-thermal plasma (NTP) treatment of food products as an alternative for thermal processing has been investigated over the last few years. This quasi-neutral gas contains a wide variety of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS), which could be lethal for bacterial cells present in the product. However, apart from only targeting bacteria, the RONS will also interact with components present in the food matrix.

Isotonitazene, a novel psychoactive substance opioid, detected in two cases following a local surge in opioid overdoses.

Background: Isotonitazene is a novel opioid that was first reported in Europe in 2019. There have been no reports of the detection of isotonitazene in patients presenting to the emergency department with acute drug toxicity.

Aim: There was an increase in presentations to our emergency department with acute opioid toxicity in August 2021.

Non-thermal plasma inactivation of Salmonella Typhimurium on different matrices and the effect of selected food components on its bactericidal efficacy.

Non-thermal plasma (NTP) is known as an effective source of a variety of reactive species generated in the gas phase. Nowadays, NTP is gaining increasing interest from the food industry as a microbial inactivation technique. In the present study the effect of inoculation method and matrix on inactivation of Salmonella Typhimurium was examined by treating spread plated agar (2.