Journal of clinical anesthesia
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To obtain patients' assessments of ambulatory anesthesia and surgery using a return-mail questionnaire postcard. ⋯ Return-mail questionnaires can be used for patient follow-up after ambulatory surgery, with limitations characteristic of unselected-patient methods. Patients' assessments of their anesthesia and surgery can identify common sequelae that ambulatory patients should realistically expect to experience.
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Comparative Study
Comparison of pregnancy rates following gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) under general anesthesia with thiopental sodium or propofol.
To determine whether the pregnancy rate for gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) patients who received thiopental sodium was different from the pregnancy rate for patients who received propofol for the induction of general anesthesia. ⋯ The pregnancy rate following GIFT for patients given propofol for induction of general anesthesia did not differ from that for patients given thiopental.
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To determine whether data recorded by an information management system is significantly different from that recorded manually. ⋯ Observer bias, missed readings, and errors of memory, which affect manual anesthetic records, may cause significant inaccuracy and may be avoided by using automated records generated by information management systems.
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This case report describes a young child with a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm, a very rare condition in pediatrics. The anesthetic management for resection of the aneurysm and repair of the aorta are presented, and special considerations for pediatric patients are discussed.