Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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Comment Letter
Videolaryngoscopy in the management of the difficult airway.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Tranexamic acid reduces the need for allogenic red blood cell transfusions in patients undergoing total hip replacement.
This prospective randomized double-blind trial evaluates the efficacy of tranexamic acid (TA) to decrease blood losses and red blood cell transfusions in patients undergoing primary unilateral total hip replacement (THR). ⋯ TA did not change measured blood losses but reduced red blood cell transfusion requirements in patients undergoing primary unilateral THR.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Remifentanil provides better analgesia than alfentanil during breast biopsy surgery under monitored anesthesia care.
To compare the analgesic effects of remifentanil and alfentanil during breast biopsy under monitored anesthesia care (MAC). ⋯ Remifentanil was a better opioid choice than alfentanil for breast biopsy under MAC at the doses studied, but it did not increase the rapidity in which patients recovered postoperatively.