Journal of clinical anesthesia
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Blind oral intubation: the development and efficacy of a new approach.
To develop an approach to blind oral intubation. With the aid of a fiberoptic laryngoscope and stylet within an endotracheal tube, a video camera, a monitor, and a recorder to correlate the effects of various manipulations of the airway on access to the trachea, a suitable approach was devised. We then evaluated its efficacy. ⋯ Blind oral tracheal intubation can be successfully performed in a safe and effective manner after appropriate teaching of the technique.
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Comparative Study
Comparison of pregnancy rates following gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) under general anesthesia with thiopental sodium or propofol.
To determine whether the pregnancy rate for gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) patients who received thiopental sodium was different from the pregnancy rate for patients who received propofol for the induction of general anesthesia. ⋯ The pregnancy rate following GIFT for patients given propofol for induction of general anesthesia did not differ from that for patients given thiopental.
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To obtain patients' assessments of ambulatory anesthesia and surgery using a return-mail questionnaire postcard. ⋯ Return-mail questionnaires can be used for patient follow-up after ambulatory surgery, with limitations characteristic of unselected-patient methods. Patients' assessments of their anesthesia and surgery can identify common sequelae that ambulatory patients should realistically expect to experience.