Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Music increases satisfaction in elderly outpatients undergoing cataract surgery.
Music has long been known to reduce anxiety, minimize the need for sedatives, and make patients feel more at ease. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of music in elderly outpatients undergoing elective cataract surgery with retrobulbar block and monitored anaesthetic care using fentanyl or alfentanil and midazolam. ⋯ Elderly patients undergoing cataract surgery under retrobulbar block were more satisfied with their experience if they heard relaxing music, rather than relaxing suggestions or white noise or OR noise. The type of auditory stimuli to which the patients were exposed did not influence the level of anxiety.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Dose-response of flurbiprofen on postoperative pain and emesis after paediatric strabismus surgery.
Intravenous flurbiprofen, a non-steroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID), has been used recently for postoperative pain relief in adults. The drug is also likely to have antiemetic property. The present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of flurbiprofen on postoperative pain and emesis in children undergoing strabismus surgery, which is well known to produce postoperative nausea and vomiting. ⋯ These data suggest that preoperative flurbiprofen 1 mg.kg-1 iv is a simple and effective approach to postoperative pain relief but not to the prevention of emesis following paediatric strabismus surgery.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Dose-response to anaesthetic induction with sufentanil: haemodynamic and electroencephalographic effects.
To determine the effect of a five-fold variation in sufentanil dose on the haemodynamic and electroencephalo graphic (EEG) response to anaesthetic induction and tracheal intubation. ⋯ Increasing sufentanil dose from 3 to 15 micrograms-1 does not influence the ultimate haemodynamic response to induction. Combined with lorazepam premedication, 3 micrograms-1 sufentanil produces near-maximal haemodynamic and EEG effects and is adequate for induction and tracheal intubation of patients undergoing CABG. Sufentanil 15 micrograms.kg-1 is no more efficacious, and causes transient cardiovascular stimulation.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Intubating conditions and neuromuscular block after divided dose mivacurium or single dose rocuronium.
To evaluate the tracheal intubating conditions and neuromuscular blocking characteristics of divided dose mivacurium or single dose rocuronium. ⋯ The results suggest that, during conditions of the study, divided dose mivacurium is not recommended for a 90-sec tracheal intubation in patients where moderate coughing and bucking is deemed unacceptable.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Conscious sedation for interventional neuroradiology: a comparison of midazolam and propofol infusion.
The aim of this study was to compare two conscious sedation techniques, midazolam (M) and propofol (P), for interventional neuroradiology by assessment of the incidence of complications and satisfaction scores. ⋯ Both techniques were satisfactory and the incidence of complications was similar for both groups.