Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Nov 2002
Letter Case ReportsHydrothorax: a life threatening complication during thoracotomy.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Nov 2002
Repeated administration of ketamine may lead to neuronal degeneration in the developing rat brain.
This study was conducted to investigate, in vivo, the dose and duration effects of ketamine administration on neuronal degeneration in the developing rat brain. ⋯ These findings suggest that the duration of ketamine exposure correlates with increased neuronal degeneration in the developing rat brain.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Nov 2002
Letter Case ReportsCytochrome P450 pharmacogenetics and anaesthesia.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Oct 2002
Incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting in paediatric ambulatory surgery.
We performed a prospective descriptive study over a 5-month period to determine the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) during the first 24 h following elective ambulatory paediatric surgery, excluding head and neck procedures. ⋯ PONV never induced complications or delayed patient discharge and curative treatment was rapidly effective.