Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Jan 1990
Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of epidural ropivacaine in humans.
The purpose of this study was to characterize the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of three concentrations of the new long-acting amide local anesthetic, ropivacaine, given epidurally in 15 physical status ASA I or II patients for elective lower-extremity orthopedic procedures using a nonrandomized open-label design. Three groups of five patients each received either 0.5%, 0.75%, or 1.0% ropivacaine. Upper and lower levels of analgesia to pinprick were determined at frequent intervals until normal sensation had completely returned. ⋯ No statistically significant differences were noted between the three groups in terms of clearance (CL). The mean residence time (MRT) was significantly longer for the 0.5% group when compared with the 1% group. The peak concentration (Cmax) for the 0.5% group was found to be significantly lower than for either the 0.75% or 1% groups.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Jan 1990
Editorial CommentWaking up to desflurane: the anesthetic for the '90s?
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Dec 1989
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialPassive or active inspired gas humidification increases thermal steady-state temperatures in anesthetized infants.
We tested the hypothesis that active and passive airway humidification minimize hypothermia in infants, but that maintaining normothermia does not decrease the duration of postoperative recovery. A circle system was used to ventilate the lungs of anesthetized, intubated infants who were randomly assigned to active airway humidification and warming with use of an MR450 Servo airway heater and humidifier set at 37 degrees C (n = 10), passive airway humidification with use of the Humid-Vent Mini heat and moisture exchanger placed between the Y-piece of the circle and the endotracheal tube (n = 10), or no airway humidification and heating (control, n = 10). Anesthesia was induced with thiopental and maintained with isoflurane and nitrous oxide in oxygen. ⋯ Humidity differed significantly across groups at all times (P less than or equal to 0.05). Steady-state rectal temperatures (100-120 min after induction) were 36.2 +/- 0.7 degrees C in patients given active humidification and heating, 35.7 +/- 0.9 degrees C in the passively humidified group, and 35.2 +/- 0.4 degrees C in the control group (P less than or equal to 0.05 between each group). Recovery from general anesthesia was rapid in all patients and did not correlate with central temperature changes or type of humidification (P = NS).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)