Zhonghua yi xue za zhi = Chinese medical journal; Free China ed
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Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) · Nov 1999
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialComparison of recovery characteristics of sevoflurane and halothane for outpatient surgery in infants.
Sevoflurane, a newly approved potent inhaled anesthetic in Taiwan, provides rapid emergence from anesthesia in adults and children. Clinically, it is difficult to accurately assess the rate of recovery from anesthesia in infants. This study was designed to compare the emergence characteristics of halothane with those of sevoflurane having recourse to a respiratory agent monitor in infants undergoing outpatient surgery. ⋯ Sevoflurane is superior to halothane for rapid elimination in infant outpatient surgery as gauged by observation of end-tidal concentration elimination curves recorded with a respiratory agent monitor. No other postoperative side-effect was evident in sevoflurane anesthesia.
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Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) · Nov 1999
Use of the hospital anxiety and depression scale as a screening tool for patients with headache.
The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is becoming widely used in medical settings to screen for anxiety or depressive disorders. It has been shown to be a good screening instrument in different ethnic and disease populations. The objective of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of HADS in patients with headache at a headache clinic. ⋯ Depression and anxiety were quite common among patients with headache in a headache clinic. The HADS can be used as a screening instrument for depressive and anxiety disorders. Because of the low specificity, the HADS should not be used solely as an indicator of psychiatric comorbidity among patients with headache in a headache clinic. This is the first study that verifies the use of the HADS as a psychiatric screening tool in patients with headache by comparing the scores of the HADS with psychiatric diagnoses.