Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
[Comparison of ultrasound-guided and blindly placed radial artery catheterization].
The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether ultrasound (US)-guided radial artery catheterization decreases the number of failed attempts. ⋯ Because the artery and catheter are actually visualized by US, it seems, that US-guided radial artery catheterization is a safe and educational technique.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
[Prevention of spinal hypotension associated with cesarean section by aortocaval compression--left 15 degree table tilt vs. uterine displacement by hand].
Women undergoing elective cesarean delivery were randomly assigned to receive a spinal anesthesia in either the semi-lateral (group SL) position or the supine position with uterine displacement (group UD). After spinal injection, group SL patients were turned to a 15 degrees left lateral supine position, and group UD patients had uterine displacement by hand. ⋯ Mean ephedrine requirement was significantly less in the SL group (P < 0.05). Apgar scores did not differ, but umbilical artery pH values were significantly higher in patients of the group SL (P < 0.01).
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Randomized Controlled Trial
[Effect of landiolol on bispectral index scores in patients undergoing lower abdominal surgery].
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of landiolol on bispectral index scores (BIS) during surgery. ⋯ This study suggests that landiolol has no effects on BIS in patients undergoing lower abdominal surgery during sevoflurane-remifentanil anesthesia.
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Comparative Study
[Comparison of the Parker flex-tip tube with the standard tube for Airtraq intubation].
During tracheal intubation with the Airtraq laryngoscope (AL), the tracheal tube tip sometimes impinges on the glottis or other laryngeal structures. We tested a hypothesis that Parker flex-tip tube (PT) makes AL assisted tracheal intubation easier and faster than a conventional tube (Mallinckrod Hi-Lo tube : HT). ⋯ PT significantly reduced the number of impingements. The shape of tube tip and the smaller angle of PT when fitted in AL contributed to the relative ease of tube passage.
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We evaluated the effect of repeated transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks on postoperative analgesia over the first 48 postoperative hours in the patients undergoing lower abdominal gynecological surgery. ⋯ These findings suggest that bilateral repeated TAP blocks via a placed catheter provide good analgesia without any complications in patients undergoing ovarian cystectomy.