Acta anaesthesiologica Belgica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Belg · Jan 1997
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialSevoflurane mask induction in adults: comparison of two inhalation techniques.
The efficacy and safety of two inhalation techniques for mask induction using high concentrations of sevoflurane (8%) were compared in female patients planned for short gynecological procedures in an out-patient setting. One group (n = 20) received single breath vital capacity rapid inhalation induction (VCRII), the other group (n = 20) multiple deep breaths inhalation induction (DBI). ⋯ The respiratory and hemodynamic side effects were also similar. The appreciation of the induction technique was comparable in both groups and most patients agreed to the same inhalation technique with a mask in future anesthetics.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Belg · Jan 1997
ReviewUse of intermediate acting muscle relaxants by infusion: the future.
The usefulness of newer intermediate-acting muscle relaxants rocuronium and cisatracurium when used by infusion has been reviewed briefly and their main features pointed out. Comparative features of atracurium, vecuronium and mivacurium have also been described. Both new agents may have advantages for use by infusion particularly for longer procedures, due to the lack of detectable metabolites with rocuronium and production of comparatively smaller amounts of metabolites with cisatracurium.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Belg · Jan 1997
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialTenoxicam does not enhance the spread of sensory block produced by intrathecal lidocaine.
Systemic opioids enhance the spread of spinal analgesia. This study was designed to determine whether i.v. tenoxicam, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), affects the spread of sensory block produced by lidocaine. Sixty patients undergoing transurethral procedures were randomly assigned in a double blind design to receive i.v. either 3 ml normal saline (N/S group, n = 20), or 150 micrograms fentanyl (F group, n = 20), or 40 mg tenoxicam (T group, n = 20), 20 minutes after spinal anesthesia. ⋯ The overall change in the level of sensory block 15 minutes after i.v. treatment was -4.6 +/- 6.3 cm in the N/S group, 2.4 +/- 6.0 cm in the F group, and -1.6 +/- 5.8 cm in the T group. The F group differed from the N/S group (P < 0.01). Intravenous administration of tenoxicam does not enhance the level of spinal analgesia produced by lidocaine.