Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Mar 2002
[The use of laryngeal mask airway in esophagogastroduodenoscopy in children].
The use of laryngeal mask airway (LMA) for inducing and maintaining sedation during EGDS has never been reported in the literature but for a brief letter written by Gajraj in 1996. This study proposes the use of sevoflurane administered through LMA. ⋯ The results obtained show that the use of LMA associated to sevoflurane as single inhaling agent can be a valid technique for EGDS in pediatric patients.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Mar 2002
Comparative Study[Epidural analgesia during labor: intermittent bolus or patient controlled administration?].
The aim of the study was to compare efficacy and side effects produced by two techniques of epidural analgesia during labor: intermittent bolus and patient-controlled epidural analgesia. ⋯ This regimen of PCEA proves a viable and safe alternative for epidural analgesia during labor.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Jan 2002
Clinical TrialBIS and Ramsay score in critically ill patient: what future?
The recent introduction of BIS has improved the concept of utilizing it as a method for the assessment of the sedation level, thus opening new frontiers in critically ill patients care. Its validity in measuring the hypnotic drug effects has been repeatedly proved, but it has rarely been used in ICU. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the correlation between BIS and Ramsay score and its fluctuations with the sedative dosage variations, as a possible utilization in ICU. ⋯ The data obtained show a good correlation between Ramsay score and BIS.