Journal of anesthesia
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Journal of anesthesia · Jan 2000
Changes in hemodynamic variables and catecholamine levels after rapid increase in sevoflurane or isoflurane concentration with or without nitrous oxide under endotracheal intubation.
Rapid increases in concentrations of isoflurane and desflurane in oxygen have been shown to increase sympathetic activity. The aim of this study was to determine whether concomitant administration of nitrous oxide would reduce these sympathomimetic effects of volatile anesthetics. ⋯ Even if nitrous oxide was added to isoflurane or sevoflurane, the increase in heart rate could not be avoided. Contrary to previous reports, severe hyperdynamic circulation was not observed after a rapid increase in isoflurane concentration.
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Journal of anesthesia · Jan 2000
Unanswered and uncounted items of the illness behavior questionnaire count: a comparison between patients who answered all the items in the questionnaire and those who left one or more items unanswered in a pain management program.
This study aimed to understand the significance of unanswered and uncounted items on the illness behavior questionnaire (IBQ) in the setting of the Mayo Clinic pain management program for patients with chronic pain. ⋯ Unanswered and uncounted items of the IBQ seem to count toward a better understanding of patients' pain behavior.