British Journal of Cancer Free Access

British Journal of Cancer Free Access

Free access to all issues prior to one year.

Coinciding with the release of the first issue of Volume 99 of BJC on 1st July 2008, and the launch of our new website design, BJC, NPG and Cancer Research UK are pleased to announce that all BJC papers will become freely available to readers of this website, 12 months after they are published in an online issue.

Later in 2009, BJC will release the remainder of its back issues, dating from the founding of BJC as a quarterly publication in 1947, to 1998.

These issues have been prepared for digital publication with the support of the Wellcome Trust, working in partnership with the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), and the US National Library of Medicine (NLM), where they will also be available.

Nature.com

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Drop Of Blood is enough to Test For Cancer

Drop Of Blood is enough to Test For Cancer

A drop of blood or speck of tissue may be enough to diagnose cancers and assess their response to treatment, research suggests. New technology that allows cancer proteins to be analysed in tiny samples could end of surgical biopsies, which involve removing lumps of tissue, often under general anaesthetic. This study focused on blood cancers.

Full article is published in Nature Medicine (12 April 2009) | doi:10.1038/nm.1903;

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Anesthesia for Cesarean Section

Anesthesia for Cesarean Section
Michelle Gros, FRCPC
Feb 13, 2008

Cesarean Section
Preparation for Anesthesia - Meds
Preparation for Anesthesia – IV Fluids
Preparation for Anesthesia – Maternal Position
Preparation for Anesthesia – Monitors
General Considerations - Oxygen
Prevention of Maternal Complications - Aspiration
Preventing Aspiration – Pharmacologic Tx
Prevention of Maternal Complications - Hypotension
Prevention of Maternal Complications - Failures
Indications for Cesarean Section
Choice of Technique
Spinal Pros and Cons
Epidural Pros and Cons
Combined Spinal – Epidural (CSE) Pros and Cons
Spinal Anesthesia for C - Section
Drugs Used for Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Section
Epidural Anesthesia for C-Section
Drugs Used for Epidural Anesthesia for Cesarean Section
Aids with Regional
Local Dose – How Low Can We Go?
Spinal Bupivacaine Dosed According to Patient Height
Addition of Fentanyl to Spinal
Dose of Intrathecal Morphine?
Epidural Morphine for Post-op Pain Control
Risk Factors for Failure of Epidural Analgesia for C-Section

and much more are discussed in this presentation.

Anesthesia for Cesarean Section

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