Journal of clinical anesthesia
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To describe sleeping patterns of adults before and after outpatient surgery. ⋯ A moderate proportion of adults experience postoperative sleeping problems.
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To investigate the influence of diabetes mellitus on the hemodynamic-stabilizing effect of clonidine during off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) surgery. ⋯ Diabetes attenuates the hemodynamic stabilizing effects of preanesthetic oral clonidine in the clinical setting.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Preoperative droperidol improved postoperative pain relief in patients undergoing rotator-cuff repair during general anesthesia using intravenous morphine.
To demonstrate the effect of preoperative and intraoperative, small-dose intravenous (IV) droperidol on postoperative pain relief in orthopedic patients given general anesthesia with morphine. ⋯ Preoperative IV droperidol resulted in improved postoperative pain relief inpatients undergoing shoulder rotator cuff surgery with general anesthesia using IV morphine.