Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Nov 2000
Clinical Trial[Anesthesia with sevoflurane and orotracheal intubation for pediatric ophthalmic surgery of medium length in day hospital] .
The aim of this study was to evaluate the discharge rate of children undergoing ophthalmic surgery of medium length (69-120') in a day-hospital regime under general anesthesia with orotracheal intubation and using Sevoflurane as the only anesthetic agent. ⋯ General anesthesia with Sevoflurane and Atracurium was found to be a realistic and reliable technique in pediatric ophthalmic surgery of medium length performed in day hospital.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Nov 2000
Case ReportsTotal intravenous anaesthesia without muscle relaxants in a child with diagnosed Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
The case of a 3 year old child, affected by Duchenne muscular dystrophy, who underwent adenoidectomy and bilateral myringotomy, is reported. Total intravenous anaesthesia (propofol 1% infusion (160 micrograms kg-1min-1) and remifentanil (0.55 microgram kg-1min-1) without any muscle relaxants was used. The postoperative period was uneventful.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Oct 2000
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialClinical comparison of either small doses of fentanyl or remifentanil for blunting cardiovascular changes induced by tracheal intubation.
To compare in a prospective, randomized study the effects on cardiovascular changes after tracheal intubation produced by small doses of either remifentanil or fentanyl. ⋯ We conclude that in healthy normotensive patients, the control of cardiovascular responses to tracheal intubation obtained with a 1 microgram.kg-1 loading dose of remifentanil is more effective than that provided by a 3 micrograms.kg-1 bolus of fentanyl, with the advantage of no risks for postoperative respiratory depression.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Oct 2000
Meta Analysis[Systemic review of trials on the use of tramadol in the treatment of acute and chronic pain].
The purpose of the study was to verify the effectiveness of tramadol in the treatment of non-oncologic chronic pain, oncologic chronic pain and postoperative acute pain, applying the principles of meta-analytic analysis to randomized clinical trials (TCR). ⋯ Although the short number of trials which can treated by the metanalytic technique the treatment with tramadol, compared comparison's to drugs (morphine, pentazocine, bupremorphine, etc.) determined a slight improvement in analgesic parameters or at least in analgesic effectiveness.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Oct 2000
Editorial Comparative Study[Propofol and remifentanil in day surgery].
⋯ Propofol- remifentanil gave excellent conditions for a wide variety of day surgery procedures, offering good anesthesia with quick emergence; the addition of bdz, even at low doses, prolongs significantly discharge times.