Articles: anesthesia.
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Multicenter Study
The Thai anesthesia incident monitoring study (Thai AIMS): an analysis of perioperative myocardial ischemia/infarction.
To analyze the clinical course, outcome, contributing factors and factors minimizing the incidents of perioperative myocardial ischemia or infarction (PMI) from Thai AIMS study. ⋯ Perioperative myocardial ischemia/infarction was infrequent but may be lethal. Patient factors were the most common precipitating cause. The morbidity and mortality could be reduced by high quality preoperative evaluation and preparation, early detection and appropriate treatment. Guideline practice, quality assurance activity, improvement of supervision and additional training were suggested corrective strategies.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
The Thai Anesthesia Incident Monitoring Study (Thai AIMS) of post anesthetic reintubation: an analysis of 184 incident reports.
The present study was a part of the Multi-centered Study of Model of Anesthesia related Adverse Events in Thailand by Incident Report (The Thai Anesthesia Incident Monitoring Study or Thai AIMS). The objective of the present study was to determine the outcomes, contributory factors and factor minimizing incident. ⋯ Extubation failure and reintubation was mostly related to anesthesia. Most of directly related to anesthesia group were considered as preventable. Human factors were also claimed as contributing factors. Quality assurance activity and improvement of supervision to improve experience and competency of decision making were suggested corrective strategies.
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Arch. Bronconeumol. · Nov 2008
Multicenter Study Comparative Study[Anesthesia in thoracic surgery in Catalonia: results of a survey carried out in 2003].
To determine the anesthetic, surgical, and postoperative characteristics of patients who underwent thoracic surgery in Catalonia, Spain, in 2003. ⋯ This survey provided information on anesthesia in thoracic surgery, which represented 0.7% of all anesthesia procedures in an area with a population of 7 million.
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J Cataract Refract Surg · Oct 2008
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyEfficacy of topical plus intracameral anesthesia for cataract surgery in high myopia: randomized controlled trial.
To assess the efficacy of intracameral lidocaine supplementation of topical anesthesia during cataract surgery in eyes with high myopia. ⋯ Intracameral lidocaine supplementation for cataract surgery may improve intraoperative comfort under topical anesthesia in highly myopic eyes.