Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Dec 2012
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyPhenylephrine infusion versus bolus regimens during cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia: a double-blind randomized clinical trial to assess hemodynamic changes.
This small study (N=60) found no significant clinical difference between bolus phenylephrine and phenylephrine infusion when used to maintain maternal blood pressure during caesarean section conducted under spinal anaesthesia.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Dec 2012
Review Historical ArticleSpecial article: mandragora: anesthetic of the ancients.
Initial attempts at surgical anesthesia began many centuries ago, with the plants of antiquity. The mandragora, or mandrake, was used as a sedative and to induce pain relief for surgical procedures. It has been depicted in tablets and friezes since the 16th century before the common era (BCE) and used for its sedative effects by Hannibal (second century BCE) against his enemies. ⋯ The Arabs translated the scientific work of the Ancients and expanded on their knowledge. They developed the Spongia Somnifera, which contained the juice of the mandrake plant. After the fall of the Islamic cities of Europe to the Christians, scientific work was translated into Latin and the Spongia Somnifera was used in Europe until the discovery of the use of ether for surgical anesthesia.