Journal of anesthesia
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Journal of anesthesia · Jan 2003
Comparative StudyComparison of early postoperative quality of life in minimally invasive versus conventional valve surgery.
Minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS), an approach in which full sternotomy is avoided and the surgical incision is minimal, has been shown to produce less postoperative discomfort and to enable earlier mobilization and discharge than conventional cardiac surgery (CCS). This study was performed to retrospectively evaluate quality of life following MICS in comparison with CCS valve surgery. ⋯ Although longer aortic clamp and cardiopulmonary bypass times remain a problem in MICS procedures, our results suggest that MICS, as compared with CCS, facilitates earlier recovery of daily activities and provides improved quality of life in the early postoperative period.
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Journal of anesthesia · Jan 2003
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialAbsence of efficacy of ultrasonic two-way Doppler flow detector in routine percutaneous arterial cannulation.
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Journal of anesthesia · Jan 2003
Comparative StudyComparative fading responses induced by mivacurium, cisatracurium, and d-tubocurarine in the evoked muscular compound action potentials of the cat.
It has been suggested that the different degrees of fade induced by nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents in repetitive muscular contractions may be due to the varying affinities or binding kinetics of presynaptic nicotinic receptors. We compared the degree of fade induced by mivacurium, cisatracurium, and d-tubocurarine in the cat muscular compound action potential (mCAP). ⋯ Our results suggest that mivacurium shows a lesser degree of fade during partial neuromuscular block than cisatracurium and d-tubocurarine.
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Journal of anesthesia · Jan 2003
Comparative Study Clinical TrialComparison of hemodynamic and anesthetic effects of hyperbaric bupivacaine and tetracaine in spinal anesthesia.
To compare the anesthetic and hemodynamic effects and the predictive factor of anesthesia level of commonly used preparations of hyperbaric bupivacaine and tetracaine in spinal anesthesia. ⋯ In spinal anesthesia, hyperbaric tetracaine in 10% glucose induced a faster and higher spread of anesthesia than hyperbaric bupivacaine in 7.27% glucose without any differences in hemodynamics.