Anesthesiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Intrathecal Morphine versus Intrathecal Hydromorphone for Analgesia after Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
When used for post caesarean section analgesia, both intrathecal hydromorphone (75 mcg) and intrathecal morphine (150 mcg) are equally effective.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Goal-directed versus Standard Fluid Therapy to Decrease Ileus after Open Radical Cystectomy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.
Goal-directed fluid therapy offered no benefit over standard therapy in patients undergoing open radical cystectomy, although was associated with a higher incidence of acute kidney injury.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Anesthesia and Circulating Tumor Cells in Primary Breast Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Type of maintenance anesthesia, whether propofol or sevoflurane, had no effect on circulating tumor cell count after primary breast cancer surgery.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
One-year Results of a Factorial Randomized Trial of Aspirin versus Placebo and Clonidine versus Placebo in Patients Having Noncardiac Surgery.
Neither perioperative aspirin or clonidine show long-term benefit in terms of death, cardiovascular complication, cancer, or chronic pain at 1 year, except for a benefit of aspirin for patients with a history of PCI.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Prophylactic Intrathecal Morphine and Prevention of Post-Dural Puncture Headache: A Randomized Double-blind Trial.
Prophylactic intrathecal morphine does not reduce the incidence or severity of post-dural puncture headache.
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