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Observational Study
Point-of-care ultrasonography for evaluation of acute dyspnea in the emergency department.
Acute dyspnea is a common symptom in the ED. The standard approach to dyspnea often relies on radiologic and laboratory results, causing excessive delay before adequate therapy is started. Use of an integrated point-of-care ultrasonography (PoCUS) approach can shorten the time needed to formulate a diagnosis, while maintaining an acceptable safety profile. ⋯ PoCUS represents a feasible and reliable diagnostic approach to the patient with dyspnea, allowing a reduction in time to diagnosis. This protocol could help to stratify patients who should undergo a more detailed evaluation.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Dec 2020
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyTransversus Abdominis Plane Block With Liposomal Bupivacaine for Pain After Cesarean Delivery in a Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial.
Transversus abdominis plane block with liposomal bupivacaine improved post-caesarean section analgesia when used as part of a multimodal analgesia protocol.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Intrathecal meperidine for elective caesarean section: a comparison with lidocaine.
The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of intrathecal meperidine in patients undergoing Caesarean section, and also to compare meperidine with heavy lidocaine. Fifty full-term pregnant women, ASA physical status I or II, presenting for elective Caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia were randomly divided into two groups with 25 in each, to receive either intrathecal meperidine or lidocaine. All patients received premedication with oral ranitidine, 150 mg, the night before surgery, and again two hours before surgery. ⋯ All the newborns in both groups cried immediately after birth and had an Apgar score > 7. The mean duration of postoperative analgesia was six hours in the meperidine group and one hour in the lidocaine group (P < 0.01). Postoperative analgesia requirement was less in the meperidine than in the lidocaine group (P < 0.01).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Mar 2000
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialComparison between pentazocine, pethidine and placebo in the treatment of post-anesthetic shivering.
We have compared the effects of pethidine, pentazocine and placebo in the treatment of post-anesthetic shivering. ⋯ We conclude that pentazocine 7.5 mg was not effective in the treatment of post-anesthetic shivering.
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Review Meta Analysis
Perioperative systemic magnesium to minimize postoperative pain: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Peri-operative systemic magnesium reduces postoperative pain and opioid consumption, although it is of uncertain clinical significance.
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