Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Nov 1999
Clinical Trial[Electroencephalographic and hemodynamic monitoring at various desflurane concentrations].
To assess the electroencephalographic patterns and hemodynamic changes produced by desflurane at 0.5, 1 and 1.5 MAC. ⋯ Automated EEG processing can provide a good measure of depth of anesthesia, as it reflects significant changes related to level of anesthesia at each phase. These differences are not always observable with routine monitoring of hemodynamic parameters.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Nov 1999
[Cost-effectiveness analysis of an autotransfusion program in primary knee and hip replacement surgery].
To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a program for autotransfusion in patients undergoing primary prosthetic surgery of the knee and hip (cemented and non-cemented). ⋯ The autotransfusion program described is effective for lowering and even preventing exposure to homologous blood. The efficacy of the program is adequate, though it could be improved. The costs related to autologous hemotherapy are greater when combined autotransfusion techniques are used. When only one technique is used, the best cost-benefit ratio comes with preoperative donation.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Nov 1999
[Impact of Spanish publications on foreign anesthesiology journals].
To analyze the number of articles by Spanish authors in three international anesthesiology journals and assess the impact of Spanish anesthesiology literature during the same period by way of citations. ⋯ The number of Spanish articles published in Anesthesiology, BJA, and Anesth Analg is low, although the comparison of our productivity with that of other EU countries in function of GNPpc places us in an intermediate position. The impact of Spanish literature on international studies is low, particularly research published in Spanish national journals, a circumstance that is reflected even in articles published by Spanish authors.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Nov 1999
[Scientific publications from the Spanish anesthesiology departments in 1989-1998. Authorship of the articles].
To quantify the scientific publication of Spanish anesthesiologists and analyse article authorship. ⋯ The bibliographic indices that reflect publication by Spanish anesthesiologists internationally is evolving positively. Data from Spanish journals allow us to deduce the existence of a certain degree of unjustified addition of authors. A quantitative-qualitative method for rating curriculum vitae is proposed in order to reduce that tendency.