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Neurosurg Rev
March 2025
Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is a rare clinical condition that may occur due to cerebrospinal fluid leakage. The purpose of this study was to compare the safety and efficacy of single catheter multisite epidural blood patch(CA-EBP) with standard procedures, including blinded and targeted epidural blood patch (EBP) for the treatment of SIH, and to investigate the effectiveness of dexamethasone as an adjuvant. Clinical data of 68 patients with postoperative SIH who underwent EBP between March 2022 and May 2024.
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March 2025
Department of Anaesthesia, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Background: The TRACE (Routine posTsuRgical Anaesthesia visit to improve patient outComE) RCT did not show any perioperative benefit from ward-based visits by anaesthetists after surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of this intervention on longer-term outcomes.
Methods: Patients were followed up in the TRACE RCT to 1 year in nine hospitals in the Netherlands.
Disabil Health J
March 2025
Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States; Institute of Human Values in Health Care, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States. Electronic address:
Background: While the solid organ transplant evaluation process is designed to function equitably, discriminatory practices remain, resulting in disparities in access for persons with disabilities. Physical function and frailty status are often-cited factors in establishing transplant, despite limited consensus on their assessment and impact.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe how transplant healthcare professionals conceptualize the relationship between physical disability and transplant candidacy.
Br J Nurs
March 2025
Professor of Nursing and Head of School for Nursing and Midwifery, Buckinghamshire New University, Uxbridge.
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) is a clinically significant condition affecting numerous patients across the UK. This article aims to enhance understanding and management strategies for registered nurses by exploring its pathophysiology, clinical presentations, diagnostic processes and treatment protocols. PoTS, characterised by an excessive increase in heart rate on standing, presents multifaceted symptoms impacting patients' quality of life.
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December 2025
Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Introduction: Hiccups affect 0.05% of general in-patients and up to 10% of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease. Hiccups are typically self-limited.
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