Journal of clinical anesthesia
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Maternal and neonatal effects of adding epidural sufentanil to 0.5% bupivacaine for cesarean delivery.
To determine the maternal and fetal effects of the addition of epidural sufentanil to 0.5% bupivacaine for cesarean delivery. ⋯ The epidural injection of sufentanil added to 0.5% bupivacaine with epinephrine improved the quality of anesthesia during elective cesarean section without jeopardizing the safety of the baby.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Midazolam potentiates thiopental sodium anesthetic induction in patients.
To test the hypothesis that midazolam potentiates thiopental sodium-induced unconsciousness. ⋯ A subhypnotic dose of midazolam potentiates thiopental sodium-induced unconsciousness. This effect suggests the possibility that midazolam enhances barbiturate binding.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
The differential cost of anesthesia and recovery with propofol-nitrous oxide anesthesia versus thiopental sodium-isoflurane-nitrous oxide anesthesia.
To assess the recovery room profile of propofol in outpatient anesthesia and to compare it to the profile of a standard technique. ⋯ The propofol group needed less nursing care and returned to more productive activity earlier than did the thiopental sodium-isoflurane group.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
The effects of thiopental sodium on fentanyl-induced muscle rigidity in a human model.
To describe a safe human model in which to study the treatment of fentanyl-induced muscle rigidity and report on the efficacy of thiopental sodium for this purpose. ⋯ Thiopental sodium does blunt the degree of muscle rigidity induced by high-dose fentanyl, though not as effectively as does succinylcholine. One can safely isolate an extremity prior to the administration of high-dose fentanyl and a muscle relaxant, intubate the trachea, and ventilate a patient, while retaining the ability to study the effect of centrally acting drugs on fentanyl-induced rigidity in the isolated extremity.