Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
[Postoperative pain management in video-assisted thoracic surgery using a continuous unilateral intercostal analgesia].
Optimal pain management after video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) remains an open issue. We prospectively studied the analgesic effect of intercostal analgegia (ICA) by comparison with epidural analgesia. ⋯ In patients with coagulopathy, multimodal approach using intercostal analgesia supplemented by intravenous patient-controlled analgesia may be an alternative to epidural analgesia for postoperative pain management.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
[Head extension during laryngoscopy for obtaining a best glottic view: comparison of the McGrath and Macintosh laryngoscopes].
Camera eye in the McGrath video-laryngoscope blade is located closer to the larynx, which may allow reduction of the head-neck movement during laryngoscopy compared with a conventional laryngoscope. We compared the degree of head extension during laryngoscopy with McGrath laryngoscope and that with Macintosh laryngoscope. ⋯ The McGrath laryngoscope may be a reasonable technique of choice for intubation when minimal cervical spine movement is indispensable because of reduction of head extension during laryngoscopy compared with the conventional laryngoscopy.