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COVID-19 infection and maternal morbidity in critical care units in Scotland: a national cohort study
Risk factors for the development of severe COVID-19 disease such as multimorbidity, socio-economic deprivation, ethnicity and age, are well established.1,2 Ongoing research has also shown that, in comparison with non-pregnant women of reproductive age, pregnant women with COVID-19 are more likely to be admitted to critical care, receive invasive ventilation, and die.3,4 Despite this, the clinical course of pregnant and recently pregnant women admitted to critical care warrants further investigation, especially in relation to hospital outcomes and healthcare utilisation following hospital discharge.Investigating the use of non-loss of resistance syringes for epidural insertion: experience on a mannequin
The Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association (OAA) has recently released a statement outlining the disruption to the supply of the Portex® Loss of Resistance (LOR) Syringe (Smiths Medical, UK) which is commonly used for epidural catheter insertion in our Trust and many Trusts around the country.1
