Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Somatic paravertebral block decreases opioid requirements in children undergoing appendectomy.
Somatic paravertebral block (SPVB) appears to provide effective and prolonged nerve block in children; however, study of its use in this population is limited. We compared SPVB with no block in children undergoing appendectomy. ⋯ In children undergoing appendectomy, SPVB provides better pain relief than no block and reduces opioid requirements. Side effects were not statistically different between groups.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Optimal remifentanil dose for laryngeal mask airway insertion when co-administered with a single standard dose of propofol.
This dose-response study aimed to determine the optimal dose of remifentanil combined with propofol 2.5 mg.kg(-1) iv in order to achieve excellent conditions for laryngeal mask airway (LMA) insertion in 95% of adult female patients. ⋯ The required dose of remifentanil is 1.32 (95% CI 0.99-2.46) microg.kg(-1) to achieve excellent LMA insertion conditions in 95% of patients when co-administered with propofol 2.5 mg.kg(-1) in healthy premedicated female patients undergoing elective ambulatory surgery.