Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Mar 2020
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyUltrasound-Assisted Versus Landmark-Guided Spinal Anesthesia in Patients With Abnormal Spinal Anatomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Spinal ultrasound improves first-pass success for patients with abnormal spinal anatomy undergoing spinal block, although there was no difference in total procedure time.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Mar 2020
ReviewAnesthetic Implications of the New Guidelines for Button Battery Ingestion in Children.
New guidelines for paediatric button battery ingestion recommend preoperative administration with honey and/or sucralfate, and post-removal irrigation with 0.25% acetic acid.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Mar 2020
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyPredicting the Size of a Left Double-Lumen Tube for Asian Women Based on the Combination of the Diameters of the Cricoid Ring and Left Main Bronchus: A Randomized, Prospective, Controlled Trial.
There are limited data about how to choose the correct size of a double-lumen tube (DLT). It is especially difficult to select an appropriate DLT for Asian women because of their small stature. The primary aim of this study was to compare the overall accuracy of the DLT selected based on the combination of transverse diameter of cricoid ring and the equivalent diameter of the left main bronchus (ED-LMB) with that based on the ED-LMB alone for Asian women. ⋯ The correct size of DLT for Asian women should be selected based on the combination of transverse diameter of cricoid ring and the ED-LMB.