Recently added articles from The Journal of Perioperative Practice:
It's all about you
Feb 01, 2009; ... AfPP is changing and that change is all about involving you in everything we do. My term as President has only just begun but both Alison Tait (our 1 new CEO) and I agree that our most important goal over the next 12 months is to increase the amount of involvement which all our members, ...
Start spreading the news
Feb 01, 2009; ... Stem cells are miraculous things. These primitive undifferentiated cells are normally present in the bone marrow and develop into red cells, white cells and platelets. The bone marrow can be stimulated to produce more stem cells than needed through the use of stimulating factors, for example, ...
Readers' Letters
Feb 01, 2009; ... Letters, ideas, reviews, issues that concern, interset or amuse you. (£10 payment is offered for published letters) A joy to read Can I comment on the letter published in the December 2008 issue of the JPP, 'First things first'. I would just like to say that this is a very ...
Textbook of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management
Feb 01, 2009; ... Textbook of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management Admir Hadzic; New York, McGraw Hill 2007; 1259 pages; £110.00; ISBN 9780071449069 When I was offered this book to review I didn't fully comprehend why it was sent by courier rather than the standard postal service. This book has ...
Open surgical procedures for incisional hernias
Feb 01, 2009; ... Each month, this series presents a systematic review relevant to theatre practise from the Cochrane Library. Background Incisional hernias occur frequently after abdominal surgery and can cause serious complications. The choice of a type of open operative repair is controversial ....
News Update
Feb 01, 2009; ... NHS information 'black hole' highlighted The NHS in England and Wales is failing to ensure patient care is "as safe as it reasonably could be", the head of the Healthcare Commission has said. In its annual report, Sir Ian Kennedy said the NHS was "only just out of the starting blocks" on ...
Transplant matters
Feb 01, 2009; ... Just recently there has been quite a bit of publicity regarding the transplantation of organs. The one that seemed to really capture the public imagination was reported in the press as a 'windpipe' transplant. When I heard the story first reported I was not at all sure what this meant. I had ...
Corneal transplant surgery
Feb 01, 2009; ... KEYWORDS Cornea / Corneal transplant / Donor age / Keratoplasty /Limbal transplant Provenance and Peer review: Unsolicited submission; Peer reviewed Corneal disease is one of the major causes of blindness worldwide. Removal of the damaged cornea and transplant of donated tissue ...
Preventing DVT: a perioperative perspective
Feb 01, 2009; ... KEYWORDS Thromboprophylaxis / Deep vein thrombosis / Venous thromboembolism / Intermittent pneumatic device Provenance and Peer review: Unsolicited contribution; Peer reviewed In the absence of thromboprophylaxis, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a significant risk for surgical ...
Cartilage repair using autologous chondrocyte implantation techniques
Feb 01, 2009; ... KEYWORDS Cartilage repair / Matrix-guided autologous chondrocyte implantation / chondrocyte transplantation / ACI / MACI Provenance and Peer review: Commissioned by the Editor; Peer reviewed Articular cartilage in adults has a poor ability to self-repair after injury. A variety ...
Femoral nerve blocks
Feb 01, 2009; ... KEYWORDS Femoral nerve / Postoperative analgesia / Local anaesthesia Provenance and Peer review. Commissioned by the Editor; Peer reviewed Femoral nerve blocks and indeed all peripheral nerve blocks have become a popular, safe and effective method of providing postoperative ...
Marie Stopes: pioneer of family planning
Feb 01, 2009; ... KEYWORDS Marie Stopes / Contraception / Palaeo-botanist / Family planning clinics / Birth control / Rubber pessary Provenance and Peer review: Commissioned by the Editor; Peer reviewed. Marie Charlotte Carmichael Jones was a truly remarkable woman. In the face of enormous ...