Low amounts of immunoglobulins of different classes may be measured by the red cell agglutination inhibition test with the red cells conjugated with the respective blood serum IgG and IgM and colostrum IgA isotypes. A feedback between IgM and IgG levels was detected in extracts of the tissues adjacent to the focus of inflammation during the necrotic phase of the process, whereas during the exudative phase the IgG/IgM ratio grows, probably at the expense of the IgM-IgG change over during lymphocyte maturation.
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January 2025
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA.
Viscoelastic testing evaluates the formation and lysis of a clot over time, allowing more complete assessment of patient hemostasis in real time, whereas traditional tests, such as prothrombin time and partial thromboplastin time, only measure coagulation factor function. Patient-side viscoelastic coagulation monitors are easy to use, portable, and provide faster turnaround time than commercial laboratories. Viscoelastic testing requires only 0.
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January 2025
Department of Nursing, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Purpose: This study aimed to explore the effect of an intelligent analgesia management system on postoperative pain management and the working mode of acute pain service.
Design: This is a retrospective cohort study.
Methods: A total of 584 patients who underwent laparoscopic abdominal surgery under general anesthesia and voluntarily received intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) between January 2018 and April 2020 at our hospital were selected.
J Perianesth Nurs
January 2025
Department of Anesthesiology, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Birth Deficits and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, Renmin Nanlu, Chengdu, China. Electronic address:
Purpose: This study conducted an analysis of medical malpractice litigation associated with anesthesia from 2013 to 2022, aiming to evaluate incidents of anesthesia-related safety concerns among surgical patients. The use of data derived from medical malpractice claims provided valuable insights into potential risks associated with anesthesia, contributing to the mitigation of medical malpractice and the enhancement of patient safety.
Design: A retrospective study.
J Perianesth Nurs
January 2025
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Electronic address:
Purpose: The purpose of the project was to reduce the occurrence of nonclinical delays resulting in increased postanesthesia care unit length of stay for carpal tunnel release patients in an ambulatory orthopedic surgery center through the implementation of new workflow processes in both the preoperative and postoperative phases of care.
Design: Pre-post design, with data being analyzed both before and after implementation of evidence-based quality improvement measures to assess for effectiveness of project interventions.
Methods: At the ambulatory orthopedic surgery center, preintervention data were gathered for 6 months on carpal tunnel release patients (n = 185) to determine the root causes of discharge delays (January to June 2023).
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December 2024
Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute, Mater Private Network, Dublin, Ireland; School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland. Electronic address:
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