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In this special report, we review the latest trials of novel anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents. We consider how the latest knowledge may influence management of patients undergoing surgery, percutaneous procedures, and those at high risk for embolism.

Functional recovery best after femoral nerve block for knee arthroplasty
	MedWire News: Patients show better functional recovery at 6 weeks after total knee arthroplasty if they are given continuous femoral nerve block for postoperative pain relief rather than periarticular infiltration, research suggests. Read More ...>

‘Rapid sequence spinal’ avoids general anesthesia in category-1 sections
	MedWire News: Use of a “rapid sequence spinal” anesthesia protocol can minimize the need for general anesthesia in women requiring emergency cesarean sections, report UK researchers. Read More ...>

Casopitant enhances ondansetron effect on PONV risk
MedWire News: Adding the oral neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist casopitant to ondansetron increases the proportion of patients who remain free of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), shows a phase II study in high-risk patients. Read More ...>

CRASH-2: Tranexamic acid cuts mortality in trauma patients
MedWire News: Tranexamic acid reduces mortality in trauma patients with or at high risk for bleeding, shows a large, randomized, multinational study. Read More ...>

Recent Publications

	Parental calculation of pediatric paracetamol dose: a randomized trial comparing the Parental Analgesia Slide with product information leaflets Paediatric Anaesthesia 2010; 20(7): 612-9

	Critical incident reporting and learning BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia 2010; 105(1): 69-75

	Subclinical Neurocognitive Dysfunction After Carotid Endarterectomy-The Impact of Shunting Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology 2010; 22(3): 195-201

	Predictors of Pain Severity 3 Months after Serious Injury Pain Medicine 2010; 11(7): 990-1000

	Fibrinolysis during anaphylaxis, and its spontaneous resolution, as demonstrated by thromboelastography BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia 2010; aop: 10.1093/bja/aeq138

	Postoperative residual curarization from intermediate-acting neuromuscular blocking agents delays recovery room discharge BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia 2010; aop: 10.1093/bja/aeq157

	Association between Epidural Analgesia and Cancer Recurrence after Colorectal Cancer Surgery Anesthesiology 2010; 113(1): 27-34

	Rapid Chemical Antagonism of Neuromuscular Blockade by l-Cysteine Adduction to and Inactivation of the Olefinic (Double-bonded) Isoquinolinium Diester Compounds Gantacurium (AV430A), CW 002, and CW 011 Anesthesiology 2010; 113(1): 58-73

	Case Scenario: Acute Postoperative Negative Pressure Pulmonary Edema Anesthesiology 2010; 113(1): 200-7

	Cost estimates of spinal versus general anaesthesia for fractured neck of femur surgery Anaesthesia 2010; 65(8): 810-4

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