Journal of clinical anesthesia
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Review Comparative Study
Obstructive sleep apnea as a risk factor associated with difficult airway management - A narrative review.
The association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and difficult airway had been studied in various clinical trials but the relationship between the two conditions has not been clearly established. The objective of this narrative review is to determine if OSA is a risk factor associated with difficult airway. ⋯ OSA was found to be a risk factor associated with difficult tracheal intubation and difficult mask ventilation. There was no association between OSA and difficult SGA use.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Pectoral nerve blocks to improve analgesia after breast cancer surgery: A prospective, randomized and controlled trial.
To evaluate the analgesic efficacy of ultrasound guided combined pectoral nerve blocks I and II in patients scheduled for surgery for breast cancer. ⋯ CTRI/2015/12/006457.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
A comparison between inhalational (Desflurane) and total intravenous anaesthesia (Propofol and dexmedetomidine) in improving postoperative recovery for morbidly obese patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: A double-blinded randomised controlled trial.
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is commonly performed under total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) or balanced anaesthesia using an intravenous and inhalation agent. It is still unclear which anaesthesia regimen is better for this group of patients. The present study has been conducted to compare the use of the inhalation anaesthesia technique using desflurane with the TIVA technique, using propofol and dexmedetomidine. ⋯ NCT03029715.