Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Apr 2003
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial[Ephedrine shortens the onset of action of rocuronium but not atracurium].
Ephedrine increases blood flow to muscles and may shorten the onset of action of rocuronium and atracurium. ⋯ Premeditation with 10 mg of ephedrine decreases the time until onset of action of rocuronium but does not affect the timing of atracurium.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Apr 2003
Review[Non-therapeutic intraoperative hypothermia: prevention and treatment (part II)].
General and regional anesthesia alter the physiological mechanisms of thermoregulation, and unintentional intraoperative hypothermia develops during most surgical procedures that last more than 1 hour. Monitoring of central temperatures among other vital signs is advisable in such interventions in order to detect temperature changes and check the efficacy of measures to prevent or treat hypothermia. ⋯ The most often used are forced-air or warm water circulation devices. When large volumes of fluids must be infused intravenously, they must be warmed to body temperature to avoid heat loss.