Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Oct 2007
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study[Clinical comparison of the reusable LMA Classic laryngeal mask and the disposable Soft Seal mask in adult patients].
To compare the clinical behavior of the disposable Soft Seal laryngeal mask to the behavior of the reusable LMA Classic mask. ⋯ Although the results suggest that the clinical behavior of the 2 masks is similar, the LMA Classic allowed for effective airway management in all of the cases assigned to it, whereas management was effective in 90% of the cases in which the Soft Seal mask was used. The inflatable cuff of the Soft Seal is more compliant in vitro and it provides a higher airway seal pressure than does the LMA Classic.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Aug 2007
Randomized Controlled Trial[Intrathecal fentanyl reduces the dose of propofol required for sedation during spinal anesthesia].
To assess the effects of 2 dosages of intrathecal fentanyl on the requirement for propofol infused intravenously for the sedation of patients under spinal anesthesia. ⋯ Adding 15 or 25 microg of fentanyl to hyperbaric bupivacaine lowers the dose of intravenous propofol required for sedation of patients under spinal anesthesia.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Aug 2007
[Imprecise status allocation by users of the American Society of Anesthesiologists classification system: survey of Catalan anesthesiologists].
To study precision in American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification by Catalan anesthesiologists. ⋯ The use of the ASA physical status scale is somewhat imprecise. There are small differences between specialists and residents and the current version is not very well known.