Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A pilot randomized-controlled trial evaluating the erector spinae plane block in thoracic and breast surgery.
This pilot study evaluated the feasibility of investigating the effect of the erector spinae plane (ESP) block on the patient-centred outcomes of quality of recovery-15 (QoR-15), and brief pain inventory (BPI) in thoracic and breast surgery patients. ⋯ In this pilot study, the target recruitment rate was not met, but catheter retention and patient attrition rates were both satisfactory. A definitive trial with QoR-15 as the primary outcome would require 300 study participants.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Intravenous dextrose versus ondansetron for prevention of postoperative vomiting in children: a randomized non-inferiority trial.
Postoperative vomiting (POV) in children is frequent. Dextrose-containing intravenous fluids in the perioperative period have shown improvement of POV in adults. Similar studies have not been done in children. ⋯ These results do not support the use of intravenous dextrose as a satisfactory alternative to ondansetron to prevent POV in ambulatory pediatric dental surgery patients.