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Infiltration of caesarean section (C-sect) incision with single-shot bupivacaine and adrenalin during the procedure helps women in terms of postoperative pain relief, while prophylactic use of tranexamic acid (TXA) after C-sect appears to be of limited benefit, according to studies presented at SMFM 2022.

Cirrhotic patients with acute decompensation (AD) are at heightened risk of de novo infection during hospitalization, specifically in the presence of overt hepatic encephalopathy, a study has found.

Type 2 myocardial infarction (MI) is responsible for about 40 percent of perioperative MIs, a study has found. Patients with type 2 perioperative MI are less likely to undergo invasive management and die compared to those with type 1 perioperative MI.

Longer sedentary time and lower physical activity (PA) may worsen cardiometabolic health, leading to conditions such as metabolic syndrome (Mets), a recent Japan study has found.

An app-based program for lifestyle change effectively helps users achieve significant weight loss and improve glycaemia in adults with prediabetes, according to a recent Singapore study. Such interventions could potentially be used alongside current standard approaches for preventing diabetes.

Near-term risk of suicide attempt appears to be associated with experience of negative interpersonal life events, increased intensity of affective and cognitive responses, and acute alcohol use, among others, as reported in a study.

Circulating levels of glycoprotein acetyls (GlycA) can capture low-grade inflammation in early adolescence, which in turn predicts future risk of hypertension and metabolic syndrome, a study has found.

Myocardial infarction (MI) was associated with a rapid decline in cognitive function, such as global cognition, executive function, and memory, years after the event, according to a study presented at ISC 2022.