Acta cirúrgica brasileira
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Acta cirúrgica brasileira · Dec 2014
Review Meta AnalysisPreemptive analgesia effects of ketamine in patients undergoing surgery. A meta-analysis.
To evaluate the preemptive analgesia effects of ketamine for postoperative pain. ⋯ Ketamine was able to accomplish some preemptive analgesic effects of reducing postoperative morphine consumption and prolonging the time to first analgesic. Meanwhile, ketamine was as safe as physiological saline in side effects of nausea and vomiting.
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Acta cirúrgica brasileira · Jan 2014
Review Meta AnalysisOxandrolone use in adult burn patients. Systematic review and meta-analysis.
This study is a systematic literature review and meta-analysis concerning the use of a testosterone synthetic analog, oxandrolone, and its use in severe adult burns. ⋯ The analysis of the available data demonstrated significant benefits (p<0.05) considering lesser loss of corporal mass, lesser nitrogen loss, and shorter donor area healing time, when Oxandrolone was used, comparatively with the control group (placebo or not).