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Fast track anesthesia approaches

Cardiac and General Anesthesiology

Fast track anesthesia schemes are multi-modal approaches that aim to reduce the physiological stress response to surgery, enhance recovery, and improve patient outcomes. Minimally invasive surgery: This technique involves using small incisions and specialized instruments to perform surgery.

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ANAESTHESIA FOR CAESAREAN SECTION IN PATIENTS WITH CARDIAC DISEASE – PART 5

Anaesthesia News

Postoperative period in parturients with cardiac disease: In the postoperative period, patients with severe cardiac dysfunction delivered by Caesarean section should be kept in the High Dependent Unit (HDU) / intensive care unit (ICU) for aggressive monitoring of fluid therapy, oxygen saturation and haemodynamics.

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Perioperative renal protection

Anaesthesia News

There is a wide spectrum of severity of acute renal injury ranging from mild reversible impairment to severe dysfunction necessitating renal replacement therapy (RRT). Isotonic crystalloid remains the standard for first-line resuscitation fluid therapy in the perioperative and ICU environments. sodium chloride.