Does empowering surgical nurses improve compliance rates for antibiotic prophylaxis after caesarean birth?
Surgical nurses can ensure universal compliance for antibiotic prophylaxis in women after caesarean birth, leading to a reduction in wound infections.
These findings suggest that declining renal function, in the absence of significant co-morbidity, is associated with progressive arterial stiffness, but only patients close to dialysis exhibit endothelial dysfunction. Whilst blood pressure remains the major determinant of PWV and FMD, inflammation, oxidative stress and endothelin-nitric oxide balance contribute to cardiovascular risk, in this non-comorbid cohort.