Journal of clinical anesthesia
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Effects of preoperative oral beta blocker versus intraoperative nitroprusside or esmolol on quality of surgical field during tympanoplasty.
To determine whether orally administered atenolol provides an optimal surgical field in comparison to intravenous sodium nitroprusside or esmolol during tympanoplasty. ⋯ Although the three drugs are acceptable for obtaining an optimum surgical field, preoperative oral beta blocker appeared to be rapid in onset and was simpler to implement.
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Case Reports
Acute hyperkalemia as a complication of intravenous therapy with epsilon-aminocaproic acid.
Epsilon-aminocaproic acid (EACA) is used frequently during surgery as prophylaxis to decrease blood loss and transfusion requirements. A rare complication of EACA induced acute hyperkalemia in a patient undergoing total hip replacement is presented.
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To determine the blood propofol concentration of anesthesiologists who were exposed to the expired gases of patients receiving propofol-based intravenous (IV) sedation. ⋯ This experiment did not detect propofol in the blood of anesthesiologists who administered propofol-based IV sedation to patients.
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To determine whether intubation using an Aintree Intubation Catheter (AIC), fiberoptic intubation (FOB), and Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) is safe and effective for securing the airway in patients who are difficult to intubate after induction of general anesthesia. ⋯ The LMA-AIC-FOB technique is safe and effective for patients who are difficult to intubate after induction of anesthesia.