Journal of clinical anesthesia
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
The effect of different lidocaine application methods on postoperative cough and sore throat.
To evaluate the efficacy of various ways of lidocaine application in reducing postoperative cough and sore throat. ⋯ Using lidocaine to inflate the ETT cuff or IV lidocaine at the end of surgery decreases the frequency of postoperative cough and sore throat and would provide better outcome for patients and the physician.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Low-dose dexamethasone reduces nausea and vomiting after epidural morphine: a comparison of metoclopramide with saline.
To compare the efficacy of a low dose of dexamethasone (5 mg) with metoclopramide 10 mg and saline in preventing nausea and vomiting after epidural morphine in posthysterectomy analgesia. ⋯ Dexamethasone 5 mg was more effective than metoclopramide or saline in the prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with epidural morphine for postoperative analgesia.
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Comparative Study
General anesthesia versus monitored anesthesia care with remifentanil for assisted reproductive technologies: effect on pregnancy rate.
To compare the outcome of assisted reproductive technology procedures in women who undergo monitored anesthesia care (MAC) with remifentanil versus general anesthesia. ⋯ Pregnancy rates in women undergoing transvaginal oocyte retrieval for assisted reproductive technologies were significantly higher with a remifentanil-based MAC technique than with a general anesthetic technique.
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Endometriosis occurs in 5% to 10% of women of childbearing age and involves the proliferation of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. Thoracic endometriosis is the most frequent extrapelvic manifestation of endometriosis, numbering some 100 reported cases. ⋯ Because the tissue is hormonally responsive, all of these manifestations are related to the menstrual cycle (catamenial) and are likeliest to occur during menses. We report the successful anesthetic management of a patient with thoracic endometriosis and recurring catamenial pneumothorax who presented for elective pelvic surgery.