European journal of anaesthesiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Efficacy of forced-air warming and warmed intravenous fluid for prevention of hypothermia and shivering during caesarean delivery under spinal anaesthesia: A randomised controlled trial.
Peri-operative hypothermia and shivering are frequent events in patients during caesarean delivery under spinal anaesthesia. ⋯ The combination of pre-anaesthetic forced-air warming and warmed intravenous fluid infusions appears to be effective for preventing hypothermia and shivering during caesarean delivery under spinal anaesthesia.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Ultrasound-guided serratus plane block enhances pain relief and quality of recovery after breast cancer surgery: A randomised controlled trial.
Multimodal analgesia can improve postoperative pain and possibly accelerate functional recovery after surgery. Serratus plane block (SPB) is a novel, ultrasound-guided regional anaesthetic technique for complete analgesia of the anterolateral chest wall. But, the effect of SPB on the quality of recovery after breast cancer surgery has not been established. ⋯ Pre-operative administration of SPB with ropivacaine improved the quality of recovery, postoperative analgesia and patient satisfaction following breast cancer surgery.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Comparison of the clinical performance of i-gel and Ambu AuraGain in children: A randomised noninferiority clinical trial.
Supraglottic airway devices are commonly used in general anaesthesia in children. The AuraGain is a newly developed disposable second-generation supraglottic airway device with an inflatable cuff and a gastric port. ⋯ Our noninferiority hypothesis was not adopted. The OLP of the i-gel may be higher than that of the AuraGain, but this superiority hypothesis should be investigated in future trials. The i-gel demonstrated a shorter time to successful placement and lower incidence of blood staining than the AuraGain.