Clevidipine
Clevidipine is a drug used as an infusion for severe hypertension or patients who require narrow blood pressure parameters.
Tag Perioperative
Perioperative fluid management
Perioperative fluid management: an adequate and timely replacement of actual losses with appropriate preparations seems to be an ideal primary approach
Beta Blockers to Prevent Perioperative MI
The use of Beta-blockers in perioperative medicine has been an issue of intense research in Anaesthesia. Patients that are believed to benefit from beta-blockers are those with risk factors for ischaemic heart disease (HT, DM, hypercholesterolaemia, previous MI, angina, controlled heart failure)
AHA/ACC Guidelines (2007)
AHA/ACC Guidelines (2007) – Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation of the Patient undergoing Non-cardiac Surgery Take Home Message = if assessment and evaluation not indicated irrespective of perioperative context then just crack on (its all about symptoms). 3 factors involved in risk…