Ugeskrift for laeger
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Ugeskrift for laeger · Mar 1996
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial[Compression stockings as prevention of hypotension in Cesarean section during spinal anesthesia].
Inflatable splints and wrapping of the legs have been shown to be effective against hypotension during spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section. The aim of this study was to investigate if compression stockings could have a similar effect. Thirty healthy mothers scheduled for elective Caesarean section were randomised to have either compression stockings or no stockings on before spinal anaesthesia. ⋯ Ephedrine dose between zero and 20 minutes and total ephedrine dose was significantly lower in the group with stockings than in the control group (p < 0.038). Five patients in the control group experienced nausea, no patients in the study group had nausea (p < 0.013). In conclusion, compression stockings stabilised the blood pressure during Caesarean section in spinal anaesthesia and led to a significant smaller need for ephedrine.
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Ugeskrift for laeger · Mar 1996
Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial[Diagnostic imaging in suspected lumbar disk prolapse. A controlled comparison of myelography, CT and magnetic resonance imaging].
Eighty patients with monoradicular sciatica were examined by myelography, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and all had subsequent surgery. The images were evaluated by a decision-analytic regret function. ⋯ Myelography was not significantly informative. The results suggest that CT or MRI should be the first choice examination in patients with suspected lumbar disc herniation.