European journal of anaesthesiology
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Anaesthesiologists, for their knowledge, skills and expertise, have been playing a key role in the development of emergency medicine. In many countries, anaesthesiologists are today fully involved in teaching and practicing emergency medicine, and have leading roles in emergency departments. Proper education and effective interdisciplinary medical cooperation is essential for quality assurance in emergency medicine. This paper, produced by a working party of the European Board of Anaesthesiology of the European Union of Medical Specialists (EUMS/UEMS), gives directions for a core curriculum in emergency medicine integrated in the specialty of anaesthesiology.
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Letter Case Reports
Detecting intravascular injection during caudal anaesthesia in children.
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Letter Case Reports
Foreign body occlusion of syringe driver mechanism.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparison between lecture-based approach and case/problem-based learning discussion for teaching pre-anaesthetic assessment.
The case/problem-based learning discussion method was recently introduced into the theory-based training program for residents run by the Catalan Society of Anaesthesiology. This study was designed to assess and compare its effectiveness with that of the lecture-based approach for teaching pre-anaesthetic assessment, applying an objective tool for knowledge evaluation before and after teaching. ⋯ The effectiveness of lecture and case/problem-based learning discussion differed little in terms of improving participants' immediate knowledge of 'pre-anaesthetic assessment'.
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Comparative Study
Comparison of cardiac output measurements between NICO and the pulmonary artery catheter during repeat surgery for total hip replacement.
The aim of this study was to compare cardiac output measurements of the non-invasive cardiac output and the pulmonary artery catheter during repeat surgery for hip replacement. ⋯ The perioperative bias was small and the non-invasive cardiac output slightly underestimated cardiac output intraoperatively compared to the pulmonary artery catheter. The bias was smaller when mean cardiac output was below 3 L min(-1). Core temperature between 34.4 degrees C and 37.6 degrees C had no influence on the differences.