Saudi Med J
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Influence of sevoflurane and desflurane on neurological and adaptive capacity scores in newborns.
To evaluate maternal and neonatal effects of desflurane compared with the sevoflurane for general anesthesia for cesarean section. ⋯ Desflurane anesthesia offers more favorable results compared to sevoflurane in newborns delivered by elective cesarean section under general anesthesia in the early hours after delivery.
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To compare acute renal toxicity of 2 conditioning regimens of total body irradiation/cyclophosphamide (TBI-Cy) and Ifosfamide, Carboplatin, and Etoposide (ICE). ⋯ This study reveals that the TBI-Cy conditioning regimen seems no more nephrotoxic than an ICE regimen particularly in patients who had used cisplatin prior to transplantation.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effect of 2 different concentrations of rectal ketamine on its premedicant features in children.
To investigate whether changing concentration and volume of ketamine for rectal premedication would change the premedication and recovery characteristics. ⋯ Although adequate sedation was obtained for most of the children in both groups, rectal premedication with 5% ketamine resulted in higher levels of sedation appearing earlier than that of 2.5% ketamine, while change of volume and concentration had no effect on recovery characteristics.
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To evaluate the factors affecting the choice of anesthetic technique for cesarean section in women with placenta previa. ⋯ Spinal anesthesia may be useful in patients with placenta previa. The presence of APH may encourage the use of general anesthesia for cesarean delivery.
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To present our 8 year experience in the prevention of the obturator nerve reflex during transurethral resection of bladder tumors. ⋯ Due to its mechanism of action, succinylcholine is completely effective and represents a simple alternative to obturator nerve block. No contraction was observed in any patient given succinylcholine.