Annales françaises d'anesthèsie et de rèanimation
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Jul 2012
Case Reports[Obstetric anaesthesia in two patients with cerebral cavernomas: about two cases].
Prevalence of cerebral cavernous malformations is comprised in between 0.4 to 0.8% of the people. Anesthetic management of pregnant women suffering from this disease is often difficult. ⋯ We recommend the realization of a magnetic resonance imaging the year before delivery. Without medullar cavernous malformations, perimedullar analgesia seems to be the preferred method of choice.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Jul 2012
[Drug's administration via feeding tubes: evaluation of practices in an intensive care unit of a Tunisian hospital].
Drugs' administration via feeding tubes is a potential source of iatrogenic events for the intensive care patients because of the problem of not adapted galenic forms. ⋯ This study shows that it is possible to reduce risk of administration errors in the intensive care unit and to facilitate the administration of drug via feeding tube by prescribing liquid oral form or soluble solid oral form. It also shows the need for cooperation with the pharmacist in order to adapt the galenic forms and to redact protocol of administration.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Jul 2012
[Hypnosis and ultrasound-guided paravertebral block in breast cancer surgery].
The combination of hypnosis and paravertebral block (PVB) was studied in three patients scheduled for breast cancer surgery. The three procedures were realized under hypnosis. Median postoperative pain was rated at zero and comfort felt at 8 on a 10 points scale. Hypnosis could be an alternative to conventional anesthesia in combination with a PVB for breast cancer surgery.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Jul 2012
Editorial Comment[Transfusion thresholds: Guidelines and real life].