Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Oct 1995
Case Reports[Thrombocytopenia and thrombophilic state in heparin therapy].
The authors report two clinical cases of thrombocytopenia and thrombosis which occurred during profilaxys and therapy with heparin. The mechanisms involved are reviewed and the possible therapeutic role of heparin-like drugs is discussed according to data presented in the international literature.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Oct 1995
[Adsorption of volatile anesthetics on activated charcoal. Efficiency of an experimental filter during low-flow circuit ventilation].
The inclusion of charcoal filters in the anaesthetic low-flow systems contributes to the acceleration of the kinetics of isoflurane (Forane). In fifty-four subjects, scheduled for extra- and intracranial surgery, ventilated with a low-flow system (Ohmeda Excel OAV7750 with rebreathing cassette) with a mean total flow of 0.7 1/min, the experimental charcoal cartridge showed: (a) a good adsorbent power (awakening within 5-6 minutes from the inclusion of the cartridge into the circuit) and (b) efficiency (adsorbent power unchanged until the sixth application). The use of charcoal during low-flow anaesthesia is both useful and economical.