Anesthesiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Bilateral Suprazygomatic Maxillary Nerve Block for Cleft Palate Repair in Children: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind Study versus Placebo.
Bilateral suprazygomatic maxillary nerve block significantly reduces 48 hour morphine requirements in children having cleft palate repair.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A Response Surface Model Approach for Continuous Measures of Hypnotic and Analgesic Effect during Sevoflurane-Remifentanil Interaction: Quantifying the Pharmacodynamic Shift Evoked by Stimulation.
The authors studied the interaction between sevoflurane and remifentanil on bispectral index (BIS), state entropy (SE), response entropy (RE), Composite Variability Index, and Surgical Pleth Index, by using a response surface methodology. The authors also studied the influence of stimulation on this interaction. ⋯ By combining pre- and poststimulation data, interaction models for BIS, SE, and RE demonstrate a consistent influence of "stimulation" on the pharmacodynamic relationship between sevoflurane and remifentanil. Significant population variability exists for Composite Variability Index and Surgical Pleth Index.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparison of the Effects of 0.03 and 0.05 mg/kg Midazolam with Placebo on Prevention of Emergence Agitation in Children Having Strabismus Surgery.
Midazolam 0.03 mg/kg IV given to children pre-emergence reduces delirium without a clinically significant delay in emergence.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Effect of a Cognitive Aid on Adherence to Perioperative Assessment and Management Guidelines for the Cardiac Evaluation of Noncardiac Surgical Patients.
Use of an electronic decision support tool increases adherence to peri-operative ACC/AHA guidelines among anesthesia residents.
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