Association between time-related changes in routine blood morphological parameters and renal function after transcatheter aortic valve implantation - a preliminary study.

Introduction: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) although minimally invasive is still accompanied by changes in blood morphological parameters, some of them linked to unfavorable outcomes.

Aim: To find any association between changes in blood morphology reflecting an inflammatory response and acute kidney injury (AKI).

Material And Methods: This study involved 176 consecutive transfemoral TAVI patients with a mean age of 78.

Intercostal nerves block for mastectomy in two patients with advanced breast malignancy.

Regional anesthesia is recognized as an alternative to general anesthesia for modern breast cancer surgery. Various techniques of block have been described. Each has its unique problems.