Journal of clinical anesthesia
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Prophylactic ketamine to prevent shivering in parturients undergoing Cesarean delivery during spinal anesthesia.
To compare the efficacy and safety of ketamine 0.25 mg/kg with ketamine 0.5 mg/kg to prevent shivering in patients undergoing Cesarean delivery. ⋯ Prophylactic IV ketamine 0.25 mg/kg was as effective as IV ketamine 0.5 mg/kg in preventing shivering in patients undergoing Cesarean section during spinal anesthesia.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of the intraoperative wake-up test in sevoflurane-sufentanil combined anesthesia during adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery: a randomized study.
To investigate the effect of the intraoperative wake-up test on sevoflurane-sufentanil anesthesia for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) surgery. ⋯ Sevoflurane-sufentanil combined anesthesia provides hemodynamic stability and rapid recovery from AIS surgery. There is no correlation between the intraoperative wake-up test and postoperative delirium after sevoflurane-sufentanil combined anesthesia.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Positive end-expiratory pressure during laparoscopy: cardiac and respiratory effects.
To determine the effect of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) on the respiratory system and on cardiac function. ⋯ Ventilation with PEEP (up to 10 cm H2O) recruits the hypoventilated areas of the lungs and reduces cardiac afterload.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
The efficacy of automated intermittent boluses for continuous femoral nerve block: a prospective, randomized comparison to continuous infusions.
To determine whether an automated intermittent bolus technique provides enhanced analgesia compared with a continuous infusion for femoral nerve block. ⋯ An automated intermittent bolus infusion technique for femoral nerve catheters is associated with clinically and statistically significantly less IV-PCA use (ie, an opioid-sparing effect) than a continuous infusion technique.