Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial
[Effect of landiolol on bispectral index scores in patients undergoing lower abdominal surgery].
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of landiolol on bispectral index scores (BIS) during surgery. ⋯ This study suggests that landiolol has no effects on BIS in patients undergoing lower abdominal surgery during sevoflurane-remifentanil anesthesia.
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Comparative Study
[Comparison of the Parker flex-tip tube with the standard tube for Airtraq intubation].
During tracheal intubation with the Airtraq laryngoscope (AL), the tracheal tube tip sometimes impinges on the glottis or other laryngeal structures. We tested a hypothesis that Parker flex-tip tube (PT) makes AL assisted tracheal intubation easier and faster than a conventional tube (Mallinckrod Hi-Lo tube : HT). ⋯ PT significantly reduced the number of impingements. The shape of tube tip and the smaller angle of PT when fitted in AL contributed to the relative ease of tube passage.
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Evidence to support the use of pregabalin in combination with opioid analgesics for the treatment of cancer-related neuropathic pain is limited. ⋯ In this retrospective investigation, we conclude that the younger cancer patients may need lager doses of pregabalin to relieve cancer-related neuropathic pain. In addition, the mild and moderate somnolence occurs frequently when pregabalin is administered with opioid analgesics for the treatment of cancer-related neuropathic pain.
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We evaluated the effect of repeated transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks on postoperative analgesia over the first 48 postoperative hours in the patients undergoing lower abdominal gynecological surgery. ⋯ These findings suggest that bilateral repeated TAP blocks via a placed catheter provide good analgesia without any complications in patients undergoing ovarian cystectomy.
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Case Reports
[Case of difficult ventilation due to trachea stricture during general anesthesia in a morbidly obese patient].
Obesity has various coexisting illnesses, and the risk of the anesthesia management in an obese patient is high. We report a case of difficult ventilation by trachea stricture during general anesthesia in a morbidly obese patient.