Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Feb 2002
[Indications for thoracic radiography in the preoperative evaluation for elective surgery].
To establish a protocol for ordering chest x-ray films for screening before elective surgery. To study the prevalence of anomalies detected in routinely-ordered chest x-rays, their influence on management of anesthesia and surgery and on the prevention of perioperative complications. ⋯ A preoperative chest x-ray should be ordered only for patients over 60 years of age, smokers of 10 cigarettes/day or more, those with heart or respiratory disease, those who have had contact with tuberculosis and who have not had any other chest x-ray taken within the past year.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Feb 2002
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial[Hyperbaric subarachnoid ropivacaine in ambulatory surgery: comparative study with hyperbaric bupivacaine].
To compare the clinical efficacy of hyperbaric 0.5% ropivacaine and 0.5% bupivacaine in subarachnoid blockade for ambulatory surgery. ⋯ Hyperbaric 0.5% ropivacaine offers certain advantages over hyperbaric 0.5% bupivacaine for subarachnoid block in outpatient surgery. Duration and intensity of the sensory-motor blockade is less with ropivacaine and fewer cardiovascular side effects develop.