European journal of anaesthesiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Bilateral mid-axillary transversus abdominis plane block does not attenuate stress response to total abdominal hysterectomy: A randomised controlled placebo trial.
The hormonal response to surgical trauma can have detrimental effects on patients. Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block, which can improve analgesia after total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) might attenuate the peri-operative stress response. ⋯ ClinicalTrial.gov identifier: NCT03443271.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Which is good for pre-operative anxiety? Midazolam, video games or teaching with cartoons: A randomised trial.
Pre-operative anxiety in children has been associated with adverse clinical outcomes such as difficulty in anaesthesia induction, emergence delirium and negative postoperative behavioural changes. Therefore, pre-operative anxiety should be alleviated in both children and clinicians. ⋯ The passive teaching technique of watching a video for reducing anxiety levels was not effective. However, active distraction with videogames was found to be a valuable method to reduce pre-operative anxiety.
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial
SonoSim ultrasound simulator training for novice residents: A randomised study.
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial
Characteristics of a single versus multiple-injection axillary brachial plexus block: A single-blinded randomised, clinical trial.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Intra-operative infusion of esmolol and pain following mastectomy: A randomised clinical trial.
Esmolol is a beta-1 selective blocker that has been shown to reduce postoperative pain. Its antinociceptive effects have not been tested following mastectomy. ⋯ Esmolol was well tolerated, allowed a notable reduction in the dose of rescue analgesics and demonstrated superior efficacy compared to placebo for pain management after mastectomy.