Annales pharmaceutiques françaises
-
Phenylephrine, ephedrine and norepinephrine are the vasopressors most commonly used in the operating room to treat anaesthesia-induced hypotension. Two new diluted forms of phenylephrine were released in 2011 (500μg/10mL and 500μg/5mL). We initiated a study to evaluate trends in the use of vasopressors in the operating room in French hospitals over the period 2011-2014. ⋯ The use of diluted phenylephrine has exponentially increased without reducing consumption of other vasopressors. This trend might be secondary to practice changes in hypotension treatment following the release of French guidelines in 2013 related to fluid management, the restriction of indications of hydroxylethyl-starch solutions in 2013, and a better knowledge of the benefit of blood pressure optimisation to reduce postoperative morbidity.
-
Since the advent of PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), smartphones and Apps have been widely adopted by medical professionals. This craze has increased since 2007 and the first generation iPhone. In this context, 3 questions emerged for the pharmacist that we studied in this review: (1) What Apps are available for practice and how to find them? (2) What is useful for practice? (3) What precautions should be taken?