Anesthesiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Aspiration Induced by Remifentanil: A Double-blind, Randomized, Crossover Study in Healthy Volunteers.
Sedation with TCI remifentanil targeting effect site concentration of 3 ng/mL resulted in detectable aspiration in almost 50% of the study participants after 1 hour.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Efficacy of Sugammadex for the Reversal of Moderate and Deep Rocuronium-induced Neuromuscular Block in Patients Pretreated with Intravenous Magnesium: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
A single 60 mg/kg IV dose of magnesium sulphate does not impede rocuronium reversal by sugammadex.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Intra- and Interrater Reliability of Ultrasound Assessment of Gastric Volume.
Gastric sonography can provide information about gastric content and volume that can help determine aspiration risk at the bedside. The primary objective of this study is to assess the intrarater and interrater reliability of a previously validated method of gastric volume assessment based on gastric antral area. The secondary objective is to evaluate the agreement between two different methods to measure gastric antral area. ⋯ Ultrasound assessment of gastric volume by clinical anesthesiologists is highly reproducible with high intrarater and interrater reliability. The free-tracing method to measure antral cross-sectional area is equivalent to the two-diameter method.
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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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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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