Anesthesiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Positive End-expiratory Pressure and Postoperative Atelectasis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
No difference in post-operative atelectasis was observed after non-abdominal surgery for patients having PEEP either maintained or withdrawn before emergence.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Education Program Regarding Labor Epidurals Increases Utilization by Hispanic Medicaid Beneficiaries: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Hispanic women choose epidural labor analgesia less commonly than non-Hispanic women. This may represent a healthcare disparity related to a language barrier and inadequate opportunities for labor analgesia education. It was hypothesized that a language-concordant, educational program regarding labor epidurals would improve epidural utilization in two independent cohorts of Hispanic and non-Hispanic women. ⋯ The educational program increased epidural use among Hispanic women. The educational program reduced misconceptions regarding epidural analgesia in both Hispanic and non-Hispanic cohorts.