Journal of clinical anesthesia
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Letter Case Reports
An accidental intravenous infusion of ropivacaine without any adverse effects.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Transdermal scopolamine patch in addition to ondansetron for postoperative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis in patients undergoing ambulatory cosmetic surgery.
To determine the efficacy of transdermal scopolamine in addition to ondansetron in decreasing the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). ⋯ Transdermal scopolamine in addition to ondansetron benefits patients at high risk for PONV undergoing outpatient plastic surgery for up to 20 hours after surgery.
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Two cases of posterolateral corner reconstruction of the knee with postoperative sciatic perineural analgesia using a mixture of clonidine and buprenorphine, are presented. Numeric rating scores for pain with movement were 0-2 out of 10 postoperatively after injection. Gross motor function below the knee was maintained in both cases.
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To compare intubation difficulty in obese and non-obese patients by intubation difficulty scale (IDS), intubation duration measurement, and oxygen saturation (SaO(2)) levels. ⋯ Difficult intubation was more prevalent among obese than non-obese patients, but intubation duration and lowest SaO(2) levels during intubation were not. Moreover, the modified Mallampati test was found to be a moderately good (60%) predictor of difficult intubation among obese patients.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Tracheal intubation by non-anesthesia residents using the Pentax-AWS airway scope and Macintosh laryngoscope.
To evaluate the performance of the Pentax-AWS airway scope for tracheal intubation compared with the Macintosh laryngoscope by non-anesthesia residents. ⋯ The Pentax-AWS appears to require less operator skill than the Macintosh laryngoscope. Use of the Pentax-AWS may reduce the time to secure the airway and the incidence of failed tracheal intubation by non-anesthesia residents.