Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Sep 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialNefopam as an adjunct to intravenous patient-controlled analgesia after renal transplantation: a randomised trial.
Nefopam has been used as an adjuvant to opioid analgesia after operation. We investigated the efficacy of nefopam as an adjunct to fentanyl-based intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV PCA) on post-operative pain relief in patients undergoing renal transplantation. ⋯ In combination with fentanyl PCA, nefopam reduced post-operative fentanyl consumption with superior analgesia after renal transplantation.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Sep 2015
Symptoms and side effects in chronic non-cancer pain patients: clinical implications and development of new assessment tools.
To improve a 41-item screening tool evaluated in our previous study by making it more simple and convenient to patients and at the same time maintain the level of information and the sensitivity. ⋯ This new and shorter screening tool QSSE-33 may substitute the original QSSE-41 and in clinical use, contribute substantially to a more comprehensive and detailed understanding of symptoms/side effects and may consequently lead to improved therapies.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Sep 2015
Observational StudyAcute alcohol intoxication and bispectral index monitoring.
Bispectral index (BIS) monitoring is commonly used to decrease the risk of awareness during anaesthesia. We aimed to determine the relationship between blood alcohol concentration and brain function (as measured by BIS) in healthy adults. ⋯ In healthy young adults, we found a moderate correlation between venous blood alcohol concentration and BIS. This suggests that acute alcohol consumption can decrease BIS. This information may be relevant when providing anaesthesia to intoxicated patients who require urgent or time-critical surgery, although certain limitations of this study should be kept in mind.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Sep 2015
Obesity in regional anesthesia - a risk factor for peripheral catheter-related infections.
Obesity is believed to increase the risk of surgical site infections and possibly increase the risk of catheter-related infections in regional anesthesia. We, therefore, analyzed the influence of obesity on catheter-related infections defined within a national registry for regional anesthesia. ⋯ This retrospective cohort study suggests that obesity is an independent risk factor for peripheral, but not neuraxial, catheter-related infections.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Sep 2015
Retraction Of PublicationRetraction statement: 'Influence of volume replacement with different HES-solutions on microcirculatory blood flow in cardiac surgery' by J. Boldt, B. Zickmann, J. Rapin, H. Hammermann, F. Dapper and G. Hempelmann.
The above article, published online on 30 December 2008 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Lars S. Rasmussen, and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. ⋯ Reference Boldt J, Zickmann B, Rapin J, Hammermann H, Dapper F, Hempelmann G. Influence of volume replacement with different HES-solutions on microcirculatory blood flow in cardiac surgery. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 1994; 38: 432-438. doi:10.1111/j.1399-6576.1994.tb03924.x.