Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Nov 2007
Comment Letter Comparative StudyLaryngeal mask airway classic and streamlined pharynx airway liner airway comparison.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Nov 2007
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyThe clinical impact of preoperative melatonin on postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy.
Melatonin has sedative, analgesic, antiinflammatory, antioxidative, and chronobiotic effects. We determined the impact of oral melatonin premedication on anxiolysis, analgesia, and the potency of the rest/activity circadian rhythm. ⋯ This finding suggested that preoperative melatonin produced clinically relevant anxiolytic and analgesic effects, especially in the first 24 postoperative hours. Also, it improved the recovery of the potency of the rest/activity circadian rhythm.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Nov 2007
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyIntraoperative forced air-warming during cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia does not prevent maternal hypothermia.
Prewarming and intraoperative warming with forced air-warming systems prevent perioperative hypothermia and shivering in patients undergoing elective cesarean delivery with epidural anesthesia. We tested the hypothesis that intraoperative lower body forced air-warming prevents hypothermia in patients undergoing elective cesarean delivery with spinal anesthesia. ⋯ We conclude that intraoperative lower body forced air-warming does not prevent intraoperative hypothermia or shivering in women undergoing elective cesarean delivery with spinal anesthesia.