Journal of anesthesia
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Journal of anesthesia · Apr 2015
Letter Case ReportsAn unusual case of post-anaesthesia voice loss.
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Journal of anesthesia · Apr 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialMagnesium sulfate with lidocaine for preventing propofol injection pain: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Pre-treatment with IV lignocaine and magnesium does not have an additive effect on reducing the pain of propofol injection compared with lignocaine alone.
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Journal of anesthesia · Apr 2015
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyComparison of the size 3 and size 4 ProSeal™ laryngeal mask airway in anesthetized, non-paralyzed women: a randomized controlled trial.
Based on experimental results, various authors have advocated a size 4 ProSeal™ laryngeal mask airway (PLMA) in preference to a size 3 PLMA for women given a neuromuscular blocking agent because the larger size provided a better airway seal. However, spontaneously breathing patients may be ventilated adequately with a lower seal pressure than that needed for mechanical ventilation. Therefore, a smaller size might be preferable as its reduced bulk possibly induces less mucosal damage in non-paralyzed patients. ⋯ Due to the reduced incidence of mucosal injury and greater hemodynamic stability, the size 3 PLMA may be preferable to the size 4 PLMA for non-paralyzed females.
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Journal of anesthesia · Apr 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialPreoperative dexmedetomidine attenuates hemodynamic responses to hydrodissection in patients undergoing robotic thyroidectomy.
Percutaneous tunneling (hydrodissection) in the neck and anterior chest in patients undergoing robotic thyroidectomy leads to significant hemodynamic responses such as increases in blood pressure and heart rate. We evaluated whether a single preoperative dexmedetomidine injection attenuated hemodynamic responses to hydrodissection by reducing the half-maximal effective concentration (EC50) of remifentanil needed to maintain hemodynamic stability during hydrodissection. ⋯ A single preoperative dexmedetomidine injection attenuated hydrodissection-induced hemodynamic responses in patients undergoing robotic thyroidectomy.