Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Dec 2008
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyComparison of forced-air warming and resistive heating.
Perioperative hypothermia is common during anesthesia and surgery and is accompanied by several complications. Forced-air warming is recognized as an effective procedure to prevent hypothermia. The aim of this study was to compare a resistive heating device with a forced-air warming device. ⋯ Heat transfer in the resistive heating system was significantly greater than that of the forced-air warming system.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Dec 2008
Randomized Controlled TrialSpinal anesthesia for transurethral resection operations: bupivacaine versus levobupivacaine.
This study tested the hypothesis that 0.5% levobupivacaine might be a good alternative to 0.5% plain bupivacaine for local spinal anesthesia during transurethral resection (TUR) operations. ⋯ Administration of 0.5% levobupivacaine may be a good alternative to 0.5% plain bupivacaine for local spinal anesthesia during TUR operations.