Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Jan 2009
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study[Evaluation of tracheal intubation conditions in morbidly obese patients: a comparison of succinylcholine and rocuronium].
To compare tracheal intubation conditions in morbidly obese patients 60 seconds after administration of succinylcholine or rocuronium doses based on real weight or ideal weight. ⋯ These results suggest that administration of succinylcholine calculated based on real weight or ideal weight and rocuronium based on real weight can provide clinically acceptable conditions for tracheal intubation in morbidly obese patients with no other difficult-intubation criteria.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Jan 2009
Comparative Study Controlled Clinical Trial[Epidural analgesia versus femoral or femoral-sciatic nerve block after total knee replacement: comparison of efficacy and safety].
Pain after total knee replacement surgery is intense. The aim of this study was to compare 3 techniques for providing postoperative analgesia (epidural analgesia, femoral nerve block, and a combined femoral-sciatic nerve block) in total knee arthroplasty. ⋯ A sciatic nerve block combined with a femoral nerve block attenuates pain more effectively and is associated with less postoperative morphine consumption in comparison with a femoral nerve block alone. Peripheral nerve block techniques have fewer adverse side effects than epidural analgesia.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Jan 2009
Letter Case Reports[Intradural block in essential thrombocytosis].