Anaesthesia
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Multicenter Study
Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international prospective cohort study.
Surgery should be delayed for at least 7 weeks after COVID, although those with persistent COVID symptoms will still have more than twice the 30-day mortality than those without.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Hyperbaric prilocaine vs. hyperbaric bupivacaine for spinal anaesthesia in women undergoing elective caesarean section: a comparative randomised double-blind study.
For women undergoing elective caesarean section, intrathecal hyperbaric prilocaine results in significantly shorter motor block than hyperbaric bupivacaine, with no difference in maternal hypotension, pain or satisfaction.
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