European journal of anaesthesiology
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Editorial Comment
Substance abuse by anaesthesiologists, shouldn't we do more?
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Randomized Controlled Trial Retracted Publication
Which is good for pre-operative anxiety? Midazolam, video games or teaching with cartoons: A randomised trial.
Pre-operative anxiety in children has been associated with adverse clinical outcomes such as difficulty in anaesthesia induction, emergence delirium and negative postoperative behavioural changes. Therefore, pre-operative anxiety should be alleviated in both children and clinicians. ⋯ The passive teaching technique of watching a video for reducing anxiety levels was not effective. However, active distraction with videogames was found to be a valuable method to reduce pre-operative anxiety.
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Comment Letter
Anaesthesia and orphan diseases: Bohring-Opitz syndrome.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Intra-operative infusion of esmolol and pain following mastectomy: A randomised clinical trial.
Esmolol is a beta-1 selective blocker that has been shown to reduce postoperative pain. Its antinociceptive effects have not been tested following mastectomy. ⋯ Esmolol was well tolerated, allowed a notable reduction in the dose of rescue analgesics and demonstrated superior efficacy compared to placebo for pain management after mastectomy.