European journal of anaesthesiology
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The recovery profile of train-of-four ratio to more than 0.70 in patients with diabetes mellitus has not been well investigated. ⋯ Recovery times to train-of-four ratio 0.70 and 0.90 were delayed in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Neuromuscular block by vecuronium should be carefully monitored in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus until recovery of train-of-four ratio to a safe level is confirmed.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial Retracted Publication
Accuracy of noninvasive haemoglobin measurement by pulse oximetry depends on the type of infusion fluid.
Measurement of blood haemoglobin concentration by pulse oximetry could be of value in determining when erythrocytes should be transfused during surgery, but the effect of infusion fluids on the results is unclear. ⋯ The bias of measuring haemoglobin concentration by pulse oximetry is dependent on whether a crystalloid or a colloid fluid is infused.
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Is s-ketamine with or without magnesium sulphate an alternative for postoperative pain treatment? Randomised study.
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Hypothermia is known to influence thromboelastography (TEG). TEG reproducibility is generally low. ⋯ Although TEG analysis with temperature adjusted to the in-vivo value during hypothermia yields results with small systematic bias, the importance of temperature adjustment in clinical routine is low because of the precision limits of TEG measurement itself. Therefore, we see no need to perform TEG analysis at the in-vivo temperature.