Calixto Machado, Jesus Pérez-Nellar, Claudio Scherle, Alejandro Pando, Julius Korein
{"title":"Cardio-respiratory reanimation: The brain is the target organ","authors":"Calixto Machado, Jesus Pérez-Nellar, Claudio Scherle, Alejandro Pando, Julius Korein","doi":"10.1016/j.cacc.2009.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cacc.2009.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81055,"journal":{"name":"Current anaesthesia and critical care","volume":"21 1","pages":"Pages 50-51"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.cacc.2009.09.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80305372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bariatric surgery: techniques, outcomes and complications","authors":"Haris A. Khwaja , Gianluca Bonanomi","doi":"10.1016/j.cacc.2009.10.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cacc.2009.10.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Bariatric or weight loss surgery is the only treatment for morbid obesity that confers definitive weight loss at long-term follow-up. In addition to weight reduction there is a strong possibility of amelioration or even cure of various co-morbid conditions associated with obesity such as Type II diabetes mellitus, obstructive sleep apnoea, hypertension, asthma, osteoarthritis and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.</p><p>Laparoscopic bariatric surgery is now the gold standard technique in weight loss surgery with the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Adjustable Gastric Band and Sleeve Gastrectomy being the commonly performed surgeries in Europe, United States and Australia.</p><p>This review aims to outline the technique, efficacy and complications of these procedures as well as outline the less commonly performed though highly efficacious Bilio-pancreatic Diversion and Duodenal Switch. For the maximal benefit of any of the above weight loss surgeries it is essential the management of these patients be within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) setting. Indeed it is the vital contributions of the anaesthesiologists, dieticians, clinical psychologists and diabetologists as well as technically sound surgery that ensures a successful outcome from bariatric surgery.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":81055,"journal":{"name":"Current anaesthesia and critical care","volume":"21 1","pages":"Pages 31-38"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.cacc.2009.10.005","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87353291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Erratum to “Eclampsia a rare complication: A reminder that magnesium sulphate saves lives” [Current Anaesthesia & Critical Care 20 (2009) 266–267]","authors":"Jackie Durbridge","doi":"10.1016/j.cacc.2009.11.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cacc.2009.11.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81055,"journal":{"name":"Current anaesthesia and critical care","volume":"21 1","pages":"Page 58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.cacc.2009.11.003","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"99371226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Trace elements","authors":"Stephanie Strachan","doi":"10.1016/j.cacc.2009.08.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cacc.2009.08.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Trace elements are essential micronutrients. They are at present seldom considered in the routine management of critical care patients but are immensely important for redox balance and antioxidant function as well as the prevention of clinical deficiency states. Intensive care patients are at risk of both overt and sub-clinical trace element deficiencies and studies show that supplementing critically ill patients with trace elements may offer them a mortality benefit. This article reviews those trace elements relevant to critical care and the research that has been performed on them to date.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":81055,"journal":{"name":"Current anaesthesia and critical care","volume":"21 1","pages":"Pages 44-48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.cacc.2009.08.004","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92147886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Medical management of the patient considering bariatric surgery","authors":"A.M. Wren, M.D. Feher","doi":"10.1016/j.cacc.2009.09.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cacc.2009.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The number of patients being referred for bariatric surgery is set to rise, due to the increasing prevalence of morbid obesity and the establishment of bariatric centres. The following review provides a pragmatic approach to the medical assessment and management of such patients, focusing on exclusion of endocrinopathy, adequate exploration of non-surgical treatment options and optimal management of diabetes and hypertension.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":81055,"journal":{"name":"Current anaesthesia and critical care","volume":"21 1","pages":"Pages 3-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.cacc.2009.09.002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82096988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Continuing professional development: Bariatric MCQs and self assessment","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.cacc.2009.10.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cacc.2009.10.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81055,"journal":{"name":"Current anaesthesia and critical care","volume":"21 1","pages":"Pages 39-40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.cacc.2009.10.004","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137439317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}