Journal of clinical anesthesia
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Biography Historical Article
Gaston Labat, John Lundy, Emery Rovenstine, and the Mayo Clinic: the spread of regional anesthesia in America between the World Wars.
The spread of regional anesthesia in America was greatly facilitated by the work of Gaston Labat. Recruited to work at the Mayo Clinic, Dr. ⋯ John Lundy continued Labat's work at the Mayo Clinic when Labat left for Bellevue Hospital in New York. There, while teaching, Labat further developed and refined his techniques for delivering regional anesthesia.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Postoperative nausea and vomiting: comparison of the effect of postoperative meperidine or morphine in gynecologic surgery patients.
To evaluate the incidence and severity of postoperative nausea and vomiting in women receiving postoperative intravenous morphine or meperidine following gynecologic surgery. ⋯ Our study demonstrates an advantage of the use of morphine rather than meperidine for pain control in the immediate postoperative period following gynecologic surgery.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
The quotient end-tidal/inspired concentration of sevoflurane in a low-flow system.
To investigate the effect of two different fresh gas flows on inspired and end-tidal sevoflurane concentration for a given vaporizer setting in a low-flow anesthesia system. ⋯ After 120 minutes of sevoflurane anesthesia at a vaporizer setting of 2% there is a significant difference between fresh gas flow of 1.0 and 2.0 L/min for inspired and end-tidal concentrations, but not for the ratio end-tidal/inspired.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Rapid inhalation induction with 7% sevoflurane combined with intravenous midazolam.
To identify an improved rapid inhalation induction (RII) technique by investigating hemodynamics and heart rate variability of induction with midazolam and RII with 7% sevoflurane in comparison with RII alone. ⋯ The addition of intravenous midazolam 0.1 mg/kg provides more stable hemodynamics, cardiac autonomic nervous system activity, and patient satisfaction in RII with 7% sevoflurane.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
The effects of thiopental and generic and nongeneric propofol on respiratory resistance during anesthetic induction in patients with reactive airways.
To demonstrate a favorable effect of propofol on respiratory system resistance during anesthetic induction, and to determine if generic propofol causes adverse effects on respiratory resistance. ⋯ In contrast to earlier reports, this pilot study was unable to document a difference in the respiratory resistance in patients induced with thiopental or propofol. In addition, we were unable to demonstrate any different respiratory responses between generic propofol, containing sodium metabisulfite preservative, and nongeneric propofol.