Journal of anesthesia
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Journal of anesthesia · Jan 2003
Survey of anesthesia practice in spine surgery patients in the United States.
There is a wide range of anesthetic practice in spine surgery with respect to anesthetic choice, blood conservation, and monitoring. There is no ideal technique with respect to each of these choices. This study was designed to determine the usual practice for members of the Society of Neurosurgical Anesthesia and Critical Care (SNACC), with regard to the use of anesthetic technique, the type of monitoring used (and the person responsible for its application and interpretation), and the blood conservation strategies most often utilized for the management of patients undergoing spinal surgery. ⋯ The most frequent monitoring utilized for major spinal surgeries is SSEP. Autologous donation and intraoperative salvage are the most frequent blood conservation methods utilized.
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Journal of anesthesia · Jan 2003
Comparative Study Clinical TrialComparison of hemodynamic and anesthetic effects of hyperbaric bupivacaine and tetracaine in spinal anesthesia.
To compare the anesthetic and hemodynamic effects and the predictive factor of anesthesia level of commonly used preparations of hyperbaric bupivacaine and tetracaine in spinal anesthesia. ⋯ In spinal anesthesia, hyperbaric tetracaine in 10% glucose induced a faster and higher spread of anesthesia than hyperbaric bupivacaine in 7.27% glucose without any differences in hemodynamics.
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Journal of anesthesia · Jan 2003
Survey of patients whose lungs could not be ventilated and whose trachea could not be intubated in university hospitals in Japan.
We conducted a survey to clarify the actual circumstances in which the lungs could not be ventilated and the trachea could not be intubated (CVCI). ⋯ This survey demonstrates that CVCI can occur in any situation in which the airway is not established. Furthermore, effective treatments may be different depending on the situation, and delayed recognition of tracheal tube misplacement may lead to a serious outcome.