Recent advances in obstetric anaesthesia and critical care.

Newer modalities in labour analgesia and anaesthesia for caesarean section including regional anaesthesia techniques and airway management are emerging constantly. Techniques such as point of care ultrasound, especially of the lungs and stomach and point of care tests of coagulation based on viscoelastometry are about to revolutionise perioperative obstetric care. This has improved the quality of care thereby ensuring good perioperative outcomes in the parturient with comorbidities.

An Observational Crossover Study of N95 Respirator with Surgical Mask and Visor in Various Combinations on Healthy Volunteers and Their Impact on Physiological Variables.

Background And Aim: The COVID pandemic necessitated the use of masks to reduce the propagation of coronavirus by airborne transmission. This research was conducted in healthy volunteers to assess the changes in noninvasive measurable physiological variables over 45 min at rest.

Methods: This was a prospective randomized controlled crossover trial.