Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology
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We reviewed historical and current trends on study regarding the relationship between sleep and general anesthesia. Historically, sleep has been recognized as a completely different physiological phenomenon from general anesthesia. ⋯ However, on the basis of recent evidence, sleep may share some part of its mechanism with general anesthesia; thus, studies focusing sleep mechanism may also contribute to elucidate some mechanism of general anesthesia. Moreover, research to solve anesthesia related-sleep disorder would be useful to improve patient's quality of life and save much medical resource.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
[Can preoperative administration of H2 blocker reduce the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV)?].
PONV is a complication that reduces a patient's quality of life (QOL). Recently, it was reported that PONV is reduced by preoperative administration of histamine receptor (H1 and H2) inhibitor. In the present study, based on the hypothesis that PONV might be reduced by preoperative administration of H2 blocker, we examined the effect of preoperative administration of H2 blocker only on the incidence of PONV. ⋯ Preoperative administration of H2 blocker tends to reduce PONV in women.
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[corrected] Epidural analgesia is one of the methods to relieve pain after the operation. In general, patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) is efficient in providing high patient's satisfaction. However, it is not clear whether the patients are really satisfied with this analgesic technique in our hospital. Therefore, we studied this issue in 70 patients who had received elective surgery and epidural analgesia postoperatively. ⋯ The limited use of PCEA may be caused by inadequate information given to the patients. Therefore, it is necessary to give more easily understandable information to the patients about this analgesic procedure for better patients' acceptance, comfort and satisfaction.
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Not many cardiovascular surgeries of diabetic patients were performed with optimal preoperative glycemic control because there was no diabetologist in our hospital. To examine how this complication was treated in other hospitals, we conducted a questionnaire survey sent to anesthesiologists in Japan on perioperative management of diabetic patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery. ⋯ The survey showed that many anesthesiologists regarded perioperative glycemic control important and were satisfied with the present preoperative management. For better management, better cooperation between anesthesiologists, surgeons and diabetologists is needed.
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May-Hegglin anomaly (MHA) is a rare hereditary disorder characterized by thrombocytopenia and giant thrombocytes and continuous appearance of inclusion bodies (Dohle like corpuscles) in the cytoplasm of granulocytes. A 26-year-old woman with MHA underwent cesarean delivery under general anesthesia, although she had no history of bleeding. The platelet count was 4.9x10(4) microgl(-1) the day before surgery. There was no unusual bleeding during and after the operation and we did not give her platelet transfusion.