European journal of anaesthesiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Deep sedation for endoscopic cholangiopancreatography with or without pre or intraprocedural opioids: A double-blind randomised controlled trial.
Propofol alone or combined with opioids is considered the drug of choice for sedation during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). ⋯ The addition of pre or intraprocedural opioids had no effect on propofol requirement for deep sedation, but patients who received fentanyl had less minor pain.
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial
Real-time needle-tracking ultrasound facilitates needle placement in a phantom gel model: A prospective randomised crossover trial.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparison of Enk Fibreoptic Atomizer with translaryngeal injection for topical anaesthesia for awake fibreoptic intubation in patients at risk of secondary cervical injury: A randomised controlled trial.
Two methods of topical anaesthesia for awake fibreoptic intubation (FOI) in patients at risk of secondary cervical injury were compared: the translaryngeal injection (TLI) technique and the Enk Fibreoptic Atomizer. ⋯ Awake FOI using the TLI technique was faster and provided better topical anaesthesia with less gagging during endoscopic intubation. However, the TLI technique was also more invasive.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Blind intubation of anaesthetised children with supraglottic airway devices AmbuAura-i and Air-Q cannot be recommended: A randomised controlled trial.
Paediatric supraglottic airway devices AmbuAura-i and Air-Q were designed as conduits for tracheal intubation. Although fibreoptic-guided intubation has proved successful, blind intubation as a rescue technique has never been evaluated. ⋯ Ventilation with both devices is reliable, but success of blind intubation is unacceptably low and cannot be recommended for elective or rescue purposes. If intubation through a paediatric supraglottic airway device is desired, we suggest that fibreoptic guidance is used.