Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · May 1998
[Analysis of the current status of neuroanesthesia in Spain using a national survey].
Advances in complementary diagnostic explorations, surgical support technology and the complexity of neurophysiological monitoring require anesthesiologists to acquire specific knowledge for dealing with neurosurgery. We aimed to study the implantation of new anesthetic-surgical techniques in the field of neurosurgery, and the state of neuroanesthesia as a subspecialty in Spain. ⋯ Although most centers continue performing "classical" neurosurgery with standard monitoring, a substantial proportion of hospitals (38%) show evidence of advancing in anesthetic techniques for neurosurgery in Spain. Anesthesia for neurosurgery as a subspecialty is available in 62% of the responding hospitals.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · May 1998
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial[Comparative study of recovery times and psychomotor function after anesthesia with desflurane or isoflurane].
To compare recovery from anesthesia with desflurane and isoflurane by analyzing awakening and psychomotor function. ⋯ Recovery times are shorter with desflurane than with isoflurane. Clinical variables are also more favorable with desflurane and psychomotor function returns more quickly during the first hour after anesthesia.