Korean journal of anesthesiology
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Korean J Anesthesiol · Apr 2012
The antiemetic effect of midazolam or/and ondansetron added to intravenous patient controlled analgesia in patients of pelviscopic surgery.
We made a comparative study on the antiemetic effect of midazolam and ondansetron added to intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) using fentanyl with gynecologic patients undergoing pelviscopic surgery. ⋯ Midazolam added to PCA using fentanyl proved more effective than ondansetron in preventing PONV without adverse effects.
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Korean J Anesthesiol · Apr 2012
A survey of user acceptance of electronic patient anesthesia records.
An anesthesia information management system (AIMS), although not widely used in Korea, will eventually replace handwritten records. This hospital began using AIMS in April 2010. The purpose of this study was to evaluate users' attitudes concerning AIMS and to compare them with manual documentation in the operating room (OR). ⋯ Overall, most of the anesthetic practitioners in this hospital quickly accepted and prefer AIMS over the handwritten anesthetic records in the OR.
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Korean J Anesthesiol · Apr 2012
Cross-simulation between two pharmacokinetic models for the target-controlled infusion of propofol.
We investigated how one pharmacokinetic (PK) model differed in prediction of plasma (C(p)) and effect-site concentration (C(eff)) using a reproducing simulation of target-controlled infusion (TCI) with another PK model of propofol. ⋯ We compared two PK models to determine the different infusion behaviors during TCI, which resulted from the different parameter sets for each PK model.
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Korean J Anesthesiol · Apr 2012
Comparison of loss of resistance technique between Epidrum® and conventional method for identifying the epidural space.
Epidrum® is a recently developed, air operated, loss of resistance (LOR) device for identifying the epidural space. We investigated the usefulness of Epidrum® by comparing it with the conventional LOR technique for identifying the epidural space. ⋯ Using Epidrum® compared to the conventional LOR technique is an easy, rapid, and reliable method for identifying the epidural space.
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Korean J Anesthesiol · Apr 2012
Assessment of coagulation with 6% hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 in cesarean section.
Third-generation hydroxyethyl starch (HES) solutions have been developed to minimize negative effects on hemostasis. In normal pregnancy, the coagulation activity increases, reaching a maximum around term. This study examined the effects of hemodilution with HES 130/0.4 (6%) on blood coagulation in parturients in vivo and in vitro. ⋯ Blood coagulation in parturients may be compromised at high dilution ratios of HES 130/0.4 (6%) to blood. Nevertheless, the infusion of 1,000 ml of HES 130/0.4 (6%) in normal parturients did not significantly affect blood coagulation.