Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Jan 2006
Transarterial block as an addition to a conventional catheter technique improves the axillary block.
We have had favourable experience with a triple injection technique, combining an axillary catheter technique with a transarterial axillary block. This method has been used successfully for routine surgery and re-implantation of fingers, hand or forearm. We hypothesized that with this technique, block onset time and effectiveness are better than with a conventional catheter technique, and designed a study comparing this new technique with a conventional single injection through a catheter. ⋯ The combined triple injection is faster and more effective than the catheter method alone.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Jan 2006
Postoperative outcome among elderly patients after general anesthesia.
Preoperative decision-making for elderly patients requires a long-term perspective. The aim of this study was to identify preoperative risk factors for decreased 1- to 5-year survival rates and to compare the survival rates of stratified risk groups with those of the sex- and age-matched general population. ⋯ In patients 80 years or older who underwent surgery with general anesthesia, independent risk factors for decreased survival are male sex, dependency in daily living and abdominal surgery. Only patients independent in daily living who underwent non-abdominal surgery had survival rates comparable to those of the general population.