Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Aug 2014
Review Meta AnalysisNicotine for Postoperative Analgesia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Peri-operative nicotine very slightly reduces opioid consumption in non-smokers but not pain scores — and increases the incidence of post-op nausea.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Aug 2014
Observational StudyEpidural Labor Analgesia Is Associated with a Decreased Risk of Postpartum Depression: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Labour epidural analgesia may be associated with a lower incidence of post-natal depression.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Aug 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudySupplemental postoperative oxygen does not reduce surgical site infection and major healing-related complications from bariatric surgery in morbidly obese patients: a randomized, blinded trial.
12-16h of post-op supplemental O2 (80%) does not reduce wound infection or complication in the morbidly obese undergoing gastric bypass.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Aug 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialA Simulator Study of Tube Exchange with Three Different Designs of Double-Lumen Tubes.
We sought to determine whether the design of 3 different double-lumen endobronchial tubes (DLT) (Rusch, Mallinckrodt, Fuji) has an effect on the ease of placement over an airway exchange catheter (AEC) using a video laryngoscope. ⋯ The Fuji-Phycon DLT was easier to pass over an AEC in this simulator trial and warrants consideration in patients with difficult airways who require 1-lung ventilation.