Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Nov 2002
Preoperative predictors of moderate to intense acute postoperative pain in patients undergoing abdominal surgery.
Pain is a sensory and emotional experience that is influenced by physiologic, sensory, affective, cognitive, socio-cultural, and behavioral factors. Consistent with the perspective to improve the postoperative pain control, the present study has the purpose of assessing the effect of presurgical clinical factors, psychological and demographic characteristics as predictors for reporting moderate to intense acute postoperative pain. ⋯ The identification of predictive factors for intense acute postoperative pain may be useful for designing specific preventive interventions to relieve patient suffering. Especially because few of these variables are accessible for medical intervention, which would improve the clinical outcomes and quality of life of patients at risk of moderate to intense acute postoperative pain.
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Previous studies have suggested increased mortality among anesthesiologists. We report age-standardized mortality rates and causes of death among Finnish anesthesiologists. ⋯ The different age distributions of the anesthesiologists and other specialists caused the difference in age at death. The SR values for the anesthesiologists are clearly lower than those for other specialists. Thus, the present findings do not show increased mortality among Finnish anesthesiologists.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Nov 2002
Case ReportsIntravenous sedation and general anesthesia for a patient with Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome undergoing dental treatment.
Patients with Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome develop symptoms during childhood. Repetitive various motor tics or speech tics that are spontaneous, aimless, and involuntary are characteristic of the syndrome (1). ⋯ Suicide is one of the mental symptoms of the syndrome. Routine dental treatment with this syndrome can be difficult.