European journal of anaesthesiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Pressure support ventilation with the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway. A comparison of sevoflurane, isoflurane and propofol.
There are no data about the influence of anaesthetics on cardiovascular variables during pressure support ventilation of the lungs through the laryngeal mask airway. We compared propofol, sevoflurane and isoflurane for maintenance of anaesthesia with the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway during pressure support ventilation. ⋯ Lung ventilation is less effective and emergence times are longer with propofol than sevoflurane or isoflurane for maintenance of anaesthesia during pressure support ventilation with the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway. However, these differences are small and of doubtful clinical importance.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Comparisons of analgesic effects of different doses of morphine and morphine plus methylprednisolone after knee surgery.
In this double-blind randomized study, the analgesic effects of morphine alone and with methylprednisolone were examined in 72 patients undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery. ⋯ This study confirms that the analgesic effect of morphine given intra-articularly is dose dependent and that combination of methylprednisolone with morphine has an additive effect on analgesia.