Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Jul 1990
Review Comparative Study[Segmentary epidural analgesia: comparison of techniques].
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Minerva anestesiologica · May 1990
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial[Total intravenous anesthesia with propofol vs. propofol/N2O anesthesia].
The authors have compared two groups of 31 patients each, undergone an anaesthesia with propofol-O2/N2O (group I) and propofol-O2/air (group II). The average anaesthetic dosage and the neuromuscular recovery time have been valued, keeping constant the dose of analgesic. The average consumption of propofol (except the inductive dose of 2 mg/kg) was 7.41 +/- 1.71 mg/kg/h in group I, and 7.47 +/- 1.76 in group II (p = 0.88; not significant) and the neuromuscular recovery time 56.12 +/- 34.55 m' and 49.48 +/- 40.50 m' respectively (p = 0.53; not significant). ⋯ The awakening has been monitored until 15 m' from the interruption of propofol infusion. The data obtained don't permit to observe significant differences with regard to analgesia, neuromuscular block and awakening time. Therefore the authors put the question of the real necessity to use nitrous oxide, when it has utilized an efficient intravenous anaesthetic as the propofol has proved to be.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Jan 1990
Case Reports[ARDS in MOFS (multiple organ failure syndrome). How to direct the therapy? A case report of MOFS in AIDS].
A young AIDS patient was admitted to the Intensive Therapy ward of our hospital with ARDS. The case raised the question of how medical and nursing personnel should face the problem of "suitable treatment for a terminally ill patient". Therapy was based on invasive methods such as mechanical ventilation and the insertion of catheters to monitor vital parameters. The evolution of ARDS in MOFS revealed the difficulty of sustaining vital parameters and avoiding pluriorganic damage.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Nov 1989
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial[The non-depolarizing myorelaxants in orotracheal intubation. A clinical comparison].
The present study was designed to compare the rapidity of onset of neuromuscular blockade after administration of 5 different neuromuscular relaxants (succinylcholine, d-tubocurarine, pancuronium, atracurium and vecuronium) in 75 patients, randomly allocated in 5 treatment groups. The facilitation for endotracheal intubation was evaluated using a clinical score. The for onset relaxation was shorter when using succinylcholine. Among non-depolarizing relaxants an adequate facilitation for endotracheal intubation was observed, two minutes after administration of atracurium and vecuronium, while endotracheal intubation was difficult when using d-tubocuranine and pancuronium.