Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Sep 2016
Randomized Controlled TrialA comparison of QTc intervals after laryngoscopic intubation and i-gel insertion during propofol-sevoflurane anaesthesia.
Laryngoscopic intubation and supraglottic airway device insertion can prolong the corrected QT (QTc) interval during anaesthetic induction even in healthy patients. No prior study has compared the effect of laryngoscopic intubation and supraglottic airway device, i-gel, insertion on the QTc interval change. ⋯ The insertion of the i-gel produces less QTc interval change than laryngoscopic intubation. The i-gel may be advantageous to patients who are at risk of QTc prolongation, high blood pressure and tachycardia.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Sep 2016
Randomized Controlled TrialEffect of dexmedetomidine added to ropivacaine on ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block for postoperative analgesia after abdominal hysterectomy surgery: a prospective randomized controlled trial.
To identify the effect of dexmedetomidine added to ropivacaine on ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block for postoperative analgesia after abdominal hysterectomy surgery. ⋯ Ultrasound-guided TAP block could be as an effective component of multimodal postoperative analgesic regimen; adding dexmedetomidine to ropivacaine in TAP block potentiated the analgesic properties of ropivacaine, reduced sufentanil consumption and provided better pain control after abdominal hysterectomy surgery.