Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Jun 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialThe effectiveness of a near-infrared vascular imaging device to support intravenous cannulation in children with dark skin color: a cluster randomized clinical trial.
Poor vein visibility can make IV cannulation challenging in children with dark skin color. In the operating room, we studied the effectiveness of a near-infrared vascular imaging device (VascuLuminator) to facilitate IV cannulation in children with dark skin color. ⋯ The VascuLuminator has limited value in improving success at first attempt of facilitating IV cannulation in children with dark skin color.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Jun 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialBrief report: perioperative analgesic efficacy and plasma concentrations of S+ -ketamine in continuous epidural infusion during thoracic surgery.
In our study, we evaluated the analgesic effect and plasma level time course of subanesthetic doses of intraoperative S(+)-ketamine administered by continuous epidural infusion for postthoracotomic pain. ⋯ Our data show that epidural infusion of subanesthetic doses of S(+)-ketamine during thoracic surgery provides better postoperative analgesia than epidural ropivacaine.