Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Feb 2013
Review Comparative StudyInconsistencies in clinical guidelines for obstetric anaesthesia for Caesarean section: a comparison of the Danish, English, American, and German guidelines with regard to developmental quality and guideline content.
Anaesthetists need evidence-based clinical guidelines, also in obstetric anaesthesia. We compared the Danish, English, American, and German national guidelines for anaesthesia for Caesarean section. We focused on assessing the quality of guideline development and evaluation of the guidelines' content. ⋯ Development of national guidelines might benefit from following standardised regulations, such as those used in the AGREE tool. Content of guidelines is not standardised. Recommendations for the content of guidelines might contribute to standardising clinical guidelines.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Feb 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialHaemodynamic optimisation in lower limb arterial surgery: room for improvement?
Goal-directed therapy has been proposed to improve outcome in high-risk surgery patients. The aim of this study was to investigate whether individualised goal-directed therapy targeting stroke volume and oxygen delivery could reduce the number of patients with post-operative complications and shorten hospital length of stay after open elective lower limb arterial surgery. ⋯ Perioperative individualised goal-directed therapy may reduce post-operative complications in open elective lower limb arterial surgery.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Feb 2013
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyUltrasound-guided infragluteal sciatic nerve block: a comparison between four different techniques.
Ultrasound guided sciatic block can be performed by different techniques. We compared namely short or long axis views of the sciatic nerve with in-plane or out-of-plane needle insertion techniques for the infragluteal sciatic nerve block (ISNB). ⋯ The LI approach required less time to complete the infragluteal sciatic nerve block procedure and it was more comfortable for the patients in comparison to the SO, SI and LO approaches.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Feb 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialDosage finding for low-dose spinal anaesthesia using hyperbaric prilocaine in patients undergoing perianal outpatient surgery.
Hyperbaric prilocaine 20 mg/ml may be preferable for perianal outpatient surgery. The aim of this prospective, single-centre, randomised, single-blinded, controlled clinical trial was to determine the optimal dosage of hyperbaric prilocaine 20 mg/ml for a spinal anaesthesia (SPA) in patients undergoing perianal outpatient surgery. ⋯ Hyperbaric prilocaine 20 mg/ml can be applied in dosages of 10, 20 and 30 mg for SPA in perianal surgery. Because of sufficient analgesia, missing motor block and shorter recovery times, 10 mg of hyperbaric prilocaine 20 mg/ml can be recommended for perianal outpatient surgery.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Feb 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialOptimising stroke volume and oxygen delivery in abdominal aortic surgery: a randomised controlled trial.
Post-operative complications after open elective abdominal aortic surgery are common, and individualised goal-directed therapy may improve outcome in high-risk surgery. We hypothesised that individualised goal-directed therapy, targeting stroke volume and oxygen delivery, can reduce complications and minimise length of stay in intensive care unit and hospital following open elective abdominal aortic surgery. ⋯ Perioperative individualised goal-directed therapy targeting stroke volume and oxygen delivery did not affect post-operative complications, intensive care unit or hospital length of stay in open elective abdominal aortic surgery.