Journal of clinical anesthesia
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To test the hypothesis that the correct depth of the endotracheal tube can be confirmed by transillumination method using the Trachlight device, which is a newly introduced lighted stylet for guided, blind tracheal intubation. ⋯ To achieve proper depth of the endotracheal tube, it is recommended that the tip of the endotracheal tube be placed 3 cm beyond the sternal notch. The Trachlight provides a simple and easy technique to achieve this goal.
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To determine whether an association exists between individual anesthesiologists and nonpatient care time in the operating room (OR). ⋯ The impact of a shorter time interval between cases on OR efficiency remains unknown. Further education and investigation of this issue are warranted.
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The legal, psychosocial, and medical factors that we believe have contributed to the success of our protocol-contract in prescribing opioids to patients with chronic pain not due to malignancy are outlined. These factors may be applicable to the treatment of a variety of chronic nonmalignant pain syndromes such as postherpetic neuralgia or human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The intended target audience of this paper is the physician (primary care, chronic pain specialist) who is involved in prescribing opioids for the treatment of chronic, nonmalignant pain.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Work of breathing in anesthetized patients: laryngeal mask airway versus tracheal tube.
To compare the work of breathing associated with the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) and tracheal tube (TT) in spontaneously breathing anesthetized patients. ⋯ In healthy, anesthetized, spontaneously breathing patients, work of breathing is significantly lower through the LMA than the TT.