European journal of anaesthesiology
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Small-dose ketamine decreases postoperative morphine requirements.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Assessment of neuromuscular and haemodynamic effects of cisatracurium and vecuronium under sevoflurane-remifentanil anaesthesia in elderly patients.
Neuromuscular block times, quality of muscle relaxation for tracheal tube insertion, and the haemodynamic effects after cisatracurium and vecuronium under sevoflurane-remifentanil anaesthesia were compared in elderly patients. ⋯ In elderly patients, vecuronium has a faster onset time while cisatracurium has a shorter recovery index under sevoflurane-remifentanil anaesthesia.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Combined epidural/spinal anaesthesia: needle-through-needle or separate spaces?
This prospective, randomized and blinded study compared the performance of a new needle-through-needle (NTN) kit (Epistar; Medimex, Germany) with the double-space technique for providing combined spinal epidural anaesthesia during Caesarean section. ⋯ The double-space technique had a greater success rate than the NTN technique.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Induced hypotension for tympanoplasty: a comparison of desflurane, isoflurane and sevoflurane.
This prospective, randomized, double-blinded study was designed to compare the effects of desflurane, isoflurane and sevoflurane when combined with remifentanil for induced hypotension on surgical conditions and operative field during tympanoplasty. ⋯ Desflurane, sevoflurane or isoflurane combined with remifentanil provided adequate induced hypotension and similar operating conditions and any of them could be safely and equally used in anaesthesia for tympanoplasty.