Fetal and newborn physiology
Figure 24.1 Fetal circulation The mixed IVC blood, with a saturation of 65%, enters the right atrium, but only one-third passes into the right ventricle. The majority is directed through…
The surgical insult
FatCementAirMethylmethacrylate absorptionPressurisation of femoral cavityHeat from cement reaction within femoral cavity Anaesthesia for total knee arthroplasty is broadly similar but does not show the same picture of cement reaction unless…
