OPERA Updates

Read the full article here: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/hpi Hip fractures are a common and serious injury in older people, with significant morbidity and mortality rates. Accurately predicting the risk of adverse outcomes following hip fractures is crucial for proper care planning and informed decision-making. The Older Persons’ Emergency Risk Assessment (OPERA) score is a risk stratification tool […]

N-TEAM Airway Study begins

In recent years, there have been numerous improvements in airway management techniques by anaesthetists. One major advance has been the development of new intubation devices and techniques, such as videolaryngoscopy, which allow for more precise and efficient placement of endotracheal tubes. Additionally, the use of advanced airway monitoring systems has become more widespread, allowing anaesthetists […]

Marathon Running and Biomarkers of Acute Kidney Injury

This study is the first to examine the effect of marathon running on TIMP-2 and IGFBP, two urinary biomarkers of cell cycle arrest that strongly predict development of AKI in clinical populations. TIMP-2 and IGFBP7 increased following marathon running and this rise was moderately correlated with the rise in serum creatinine. Adjusting the TIMP-2 and […]