Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparison of two different approaches to hypotension following spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean delivery: effects on neonatal and maternal wellbeing.
Maternal hypotension during spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean delivery is a common event, with potential detrimental consequences. We led a prospective, randomized study to compare the effects of two strategies on neonatal and maternal wellbeing. ⋯ Both studied strategies guaranteed a comparable safe outcome in terms of maternal and neonatal wellbeing. (www.actabiomedica.it).
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The aim of this study is to analyze the direct cost of different anaesthetic techniques used within the Author's hospital setting and compare with costs reported in the literature. ⋯ The results of our study show that the cost of inhalational anaesthesia decreases using fresh gas flow below 1L, and the use of desflurane is more expensive. In our Hospital, the cost of TIVA is more or less equivalent to the costs of balanced anaesthesia with sevoflurane in surgical procedure lasting more than five hours. The direct cost was lower for the spinal anaesthesia compared with general anaesthesia and sciatic- femoral nerve block for some surgical procedures. (www.actabiomedica.it).