Prediction of post-induction hypotension by point-of-care echocardiography: A prospective observational study.

Background: Post-induction hypotension (PIH) is a common side effect of general anaesthesia and is associated with poor perioperative outcomes. We assessed the ability of two point-of-care echocardiographic variables to predict the occurrence of PIH: the passive leg raising-induced changes in the velocity-time integral of the left ventricular outflow tract (ΔVTI-PLR) and the inferior vena cava collapsibility index (IVC-CI).

Methods: We studied 64 patients > 50 years scheduled for elective abdominal surgery.

[Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome at a chronic hemodialysis].

Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome is an acute and systemic infectious syndrome associated with the super-antigenic activity of staphylococcal toxins. It is a pathology that is rather rare but remains burdened with a considerable mortality despite the therapeutic management. The gateway is usually cutaneous with secondary bacteremic spread could be subject to preventive measures.

The parasacral sciatic nerve block does not induce anesthesia of the obturator nerve.

Purpose: The ability of the parasacral sciatic nerve block (PSNB) to induce anesthesia of the obturator nerve remains controversial. Our objective was to evaluate the anesthesia of the obturator nerve after a PSNB.

Methods: Forty patients scheduled to undergo knee surgery (anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction) were included in this prospective, randomized, controlled study.