Blood contamination of laryngeal mask airways and laryngoscopes - what do we tell our patients?

Do We Tell Our Coronary Patients Enough?

SUMMARY Thirty two men and their wives discussed their experiences of the admission to hospital and subsequent rehabilitation following a threatened or confirmed myocar-dial infarction. Over all, the level of information and understanding about their condition was poor. Patients would have liked to have had more specific advice about rehabilitation and to have been told more about their conditi...

Critically injured patients, inaccessible airways, and laryngeal mask airways.

Managing the airway of a critically injured trauma patient in the prehospital environment is challenging, especially when access to the patient's airway is limited as is often the case in vehicle entrapment incidents. This paper reports the use of the laryngeal mask airway as an adjunct to airway management when attempts using simple airway management techniques have failed to provide adequate ...

Ablation of atrial fibrillation: what can we tell our patients?

Although catheter-based radiofrequency ablation is no longer experimental, it is not yet the first-line treatment for most patients. The authors describe how this procedure works, its indications, benefits, and limitations, and important points to communicate to potential candidates for this procedure.

What do we tell our patients about calcium and vitamin D supplementation?

Pregnancy after bariatric surgery: what should we tell our patients?

La obesidad durante la gestación se asocia a una mayor incidencia de diabetes mellitus gestacional (DMG), hipertensión arterial (HTA), preeclampsia, embarazo prolongado, aumento de cesáreas, macrosomía, malformaciones fetales y abortos tras técnicas de fertilidad. Además, la obesidad también dificulta la recuperación tras el parto. Si bien la pérdida de peso conseguida mediante dieta mejora est...