Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Dec 1994
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialA comparative study of conventional inhalation anaesthesia and total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) performed with midazolam and alfentanil.
To compare two anesthetic techniques, total intravenous anaesthesia performed with midazolam-alfentanil and classic inhalation anaesthesia. ⋯ Total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) seems simple, safe and feasible in hospitals of this country.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Dec 1994
[Survival in intensive care of patients with chronic obstructive bronchopneumopathy and acute respiratory failure undergoing mechanical ventilation. Retrospective study].
To collect valuable informations for the evaluation of the patients' clinical evolution and to perform a cost-effectiveness analysis on the utilization of resources in the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) undergoing mechanical ventilation (MV) for acute respiratory failure (ARF). ⋯ Our results demonstrate that hospital outcome in COPD patients with ARF requiring mechanical ventilation is quite good. Prolonged mechanical ventilation and--severity of underlying chronic respiratory disease do not affect significatively the prognosis. The high costs of the treatment of these patients are counterbalanced by a good efficiency of utilization of resources and appreciable clinical results.