Journal of anesthesia
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Journal of anesthesia · Jan 2003
Comparative Study Clinical TrialThe effect of craniotomy location on postoperative pain and nausea.
At least one retrospective study has suggested that the need for postoperative control of pain and nausea depends on the location of the cranial surgery. This prospective study was performed to examine the hypothesis that patients who have had infratentorial craniotomy experience more severe pain and more frequent nausea than those with supratentorial procedures. ⋯ There were no significant differences in the severity of pain or the frequency of nausea based on the craniotomy site.
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Journal of anesthesia · Jan 2003
Comparative StudyComparison of early postoperative quality of life in minimally invasive versus conventional valve surgery.
Minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS), an approach in which full sternotomy is avoided and the surgical incision is minimal, has been shown to produce less postoperative discomfort and to enable earlier mobilization and discharge than conventional cardiac surgery (CCS). This study was performed to retrospectively evaluate quality of life following MICS in comparison with CCS valve surgery. ⋯ Although longer aortic clamp and cardiopulmonary bypass times remain a problem in MICS procedures, our results suggest that MICS, as compared with CCS, facilitates earlier recovery of daily activities and provides improved quality of life in the early postoperative period.
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Journal of anesthesia · Jan 2003
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialAbsence of efficacy of ultrasonic two-way Doppler flow detector in routine percutaneous arterial cannulation.
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Journal of anesthesia · Jan 2003
Comparative StudyComparative fading responses induced by mivacurium, cisatracurium, and d-tubocurarine in the evoked muscular compound action potentials of the cat.
It has been suggested that the different degrees of fade induced by nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents in repetitive muscular contractions may be due to the varying affinities or binding kinetics of presynaptic nicotinic receptors. We compared the degree of fade induced by mivacurium, cisatracurium, and d-tubocurarine in the cat muscular compound action potential (mCAP). ⋯ Our results suggest that mivacurium shows a lesser degree of fade during partial neuromuscular block than cisatracurium and d-tubocurarine.
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Journal of anesthesia · Jan 2003
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialCombination of intrathecal and intravenous fentanyl for cesarean delivery.