Does ultrasound facilitate identification of combined spinal-epidural puncture in obese parturients?
Ultrasound imaging improves the rate of successful puncture at the first puncture site and decreases the number of puncture attempts. It facilitates CSE puncture in obese parturients.
During chronic, but not acute, helminth infections, suppressive mechanisms are induced that regulate immune reactions to inhaled allergens. These data confirm human epidemiologic observations in a well-controlled animal model.