Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Jul 2003
The work, duties and prestige of Finnish anesthesiologists: patients' view.
Patients' awareness of the medical qualifications and duties of anesthesiologists outside the operating theatres may be limited. How are anesthesiologists ranked with regard to prestige and academic qualifications among other hospital employees? ⋯ Patients knew the medical qualification of anesthesiologists very well. The work of anesthesiologists was highly appreciated, but the duties outside the operation theatres were poorly known.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Jul 2003
Citation classics in anaesthesia and pain journals: a literature review in the era of the internet.
The number of citations an article receives reflects its scientific impact. The introduction of internet-based resources to search and access articles has made it possible to review even whole scientific areas. This study identifies the top 50 most-cited articles over the last 25 years in specialty journals dedicated to anaesthesia and pain, respectively. ⋯ To make an article a possible 'citation classic' in anaesthesiology, it should be published in one of six leading journals and originate from an established institute in North America. Internet resources to publish and cite the literature have to date not advanced any article published in the last 5 years to the top 100 list.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · May 2003
Comparative StudyResource use in the ICU: short- vs. long-term patients.
Intensive care medicine uses a disproportionate share of medical resources, and little is known about the distribution of resources between different patient groups. ⋯ In this university-based, medical-surgical adult ICU, 11% of all patients stayed more than 7 days in the unit and consumed more than 50% of all resources. Thus, a highly disproportionate amount of resources were used per survivor in group L compared with those in group S.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · May 2003
Comparative StudyWarming of infusion syringes caused by electronic syringe pumps.
To evaluate inadvertent warming of the infusion syringe in four different types of electronic syringe pumps. ⋯ Infusion solutions can be significantly warmed by syringe pumps. This has potential impact on bacterial growth and the stability of drug solutions and blood products infused, as well as on the susceptibility to hydrostatic pressure changes within the infusion syringe.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · May 2003
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialKetamine reduces swallowing-evoked pain after paediatric tonsillectomy.
Ketamine efficacy as an analgesic adjuvant has been studied in several clinical settings with conflicting results. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of ketamine on spontaneous and swallowing-evoked pain after tonsillectomy. ⋯ Premedication with a small dose of ketamine reduces swallowing-evoked pain after tonsillectomy in children who received an analgesic regimen combining an opioid and a NSAID.