Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Nov 2013
Case ReportsCompartment syndrome diagnosed in due time by breakthrough pain despite continuous peripheral nerve block.
We here present a paediatric case with development of acute compartment syndrome in the lower leg secondary to a tibial shaft fracture. The patient was diagnosed in time because of breakthrough pain, despite a well-functioning continuous peripheral nerve block with ropivacaine infusion. Compartment syndrome is a potentially devastating complication to trauma, typically fractures of the tibial shaft and the forearm because of the relatively tight facias and small volume of these compartments.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Nov 2013
Long-term effects of post-ischaemic oestrogen on brain injury in a rat transient forebrain ischaemia model.
The current study was conducted to compare the effects of post-treatment with oestrogen on histological and neurological outcomes after short (7-day) and long (28-day) recovery periods in rats subjected to transient forebrain ischaemia. ⋯ The current study indicates that post-ischaemic administration of oestrogen provided short-term but not long-term neuroprotective effects in transient forebrain ischaemia in rats.