ALLMedicine™ Hypotension Center

Sep 25th, 2021 - Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage causing a pseudomeningocele is a well-recognized complication after spine surgery. It presents as a recurrence of low-back pain, radiculopathy, subcutaneous swelling, symptoms of intracranial hypotension, and dela...

Sep 25th, 2021 - To test whether patients who experience hypotension in the post-anesthesia care unit or during surgery are most likely to experience hypotension on surgical wards. A prediction study using data from two randomized controlled trials. Operating room...

Sep 24th, 2021 - Predicting hypotension during pediatric anesthesia: Can we move beyond a definition that is in the eye of the beholder?|2021|Simpao AF,de Graaff JC,|

Sep 24th, 2021 - Spontaneous intracranial hypotension is diagnosed with an increasing frequency, but epidemiologic data are scarce. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence rate of spontaneous intracranial hypotension in a defined population. Using a p...

Sep 24th, 2021 - Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is a term that encompasses the systemic inflammation seen in children 4-6 weeks following COVID-19 infection. Cardiac involvement is common in this condition and can range from mild myocarditis to seve...

Mar 7th, 2021 - Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a neurodegenerative disorder primarily characterized by autonomic failure plus parkinsonism or cerebellar ataxia. The diagnosis may be challenging and is usually made at a tertiary care center. The long-term manage...

Mar 9th, 2020 - The current definition of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) dates back to a small case series of patients with a subacute illness who presented with excessive orthostatic tachycardia and orthostatic intolerance, in the absence of an...

Aug 14th, 2019 - This manuscript summarizes consensus reached by the International Anorectal Physiology Working Group (IAPWG) for the performance, terminology used, and interpretation of anorectal function testing including anorectal manometry (focused on high-res...

Jun 1st, 2018 - Inspired by the Choosing Wisely initiative, a group of pediatric anesthesiologists representing the German Working Group on Paediatric Anaesthesia (WAKKA) coined and agreed upon 10 concise positive ("dos") or negative ("don'ts") evidence-based rec...

May 26th, 2018 - The Trauma Hemostasis and Oxygenation Research (THOR) Network has developed a consensus statement on the role of permissive hypotension in remote damage control resuscitation (RDCR). A summary of the evidence on permissive hypotension follows the ...

Jul 14th, 2021 - This transcript has been edited for clarity. Christopher J. Chiu, MD: Welcome back to The Cribsiders. We are the pediatric medicine podcast. From our interviews with leading experts, we bring you clinical pearls and practice-changing knowledge, an...

Apr 26th, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Two children severely ill with COVID-19-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) showed significant improvement within 24 hours of receiving remestemcel-L, an investigational cellular therapy being developed by...

Apr 22nd, 2021 - SEP-363856, an investigational nondopamine antipsychotic that's been the focus of a trial in schizophrenia, has shown signals that it may improve psychosis symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease without worsening motor symptoms, according t...

Mar 23rd, 2021 - A 69-year-old woman with a history of nonischemic cardiomyopathy — treated with a beta-blocker, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, and spironolactone — presents with worsening shortness of breath and hypotension. A chest x-ray demonstrates p...

Feb 23rd, 2021 - Takeaway This meta-analysis found no evidence of an association between antihypertensive treatment and falls or fractures. However, there was an association between antihypertensive treatment and potentially both mild (hyperkalaemia and hypotensio...