Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Sep 2009
The diagnostic value of the upper lip bite test combined with sternomental distance, thyromental distance, and interincisor distance for prediction of easy laryngoscopy and intubation: a prospective study.
Accuracy of upper lip bite test (ULBT) has been compared with the Mallampati classification. In this study, we investigated whether the combination of the ULBT classification with sternomental distance (SMD), thyromental distance (TMD), and interincisor distance (IID) or a composite score can improve the ability to predict easy laryngoscopy and intubation compared with each test alone. ⋯ We conclude that the specificity and accuracy of the ULBT is significantly higher than the other tests and is more accurate in airway assessment. However, the ULBT in conjunction with the other tests could more reliably predict easy laryngoscopy or intubation.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Sep 2009
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyThe safety of modern hydroxyethyl starch in living donor liver transplantation: a comparison with human albumin.
Intravascular volume replacement therapy is an important issue in the perioperative management of liver transplantation. There is paucity of data on the safety of hydroxyethyl starch (HES) in patients undergoing liver transplantation. We evaluated the safety of a new HES 130/0.4 in the perioperative management of liver transplantation, with a special emphasis on renal function. ⋯ The use of HES 130/0.4 as an alternative to human albumin resulted in equivalent renal outcome after liver transplantation.