Articles: general-anesthesia.
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Case Reports Historical Article
Postanesthetic delirium: historical perspectives.
Postanesthetic delirium is a type of postoperative emotional response occurring immediately after emergence from general anesthesia. Associated with excitement and confusion, the alternative terms emergence delirium or postanesthetic excitement are frequently used. ⋯ Reported is a case of postanesthetic delirium in a healthy young man. An historical overview of this potentially harmful condition, with specific recommendations for diagnosis and treatment, also is presented.
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Comparative Study
[Physical and pharmacokinetic properties of anesthetics and sedatives used in neuroanesthesia and resuscitation].
Pharmacokinetics of anesthetic drugs are widely influenced by their physical properties. Lipo-solubility is the most important characteristic. ⋯ The concept of effective compartment allows a best understanding of relationship between concentration, intensity and duration of action of anesthetic drugs. Constant intravenous infusion route of anesthetic drugs administration requires to be discussed.
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Oral Surg. Oral Med. Oral Pathol. · Jan 1991
GuidelineGuidelines for intraoperative monitoring of dental patients undergoing conscious sedation, deep sedation, and general anesthesia.
The promulgation and adoption of intraoperative monitoring standards in medicine for anesthesia has resulted in early detection of untoward events during sedation and anesthesia, lowering of malpractice premiums, and an improvement in the quality of care. The American Dental Society of Anesthesiology has devised specific, detailed monitoring standards with universal applicability in the dental setting.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Ingestion of clear fluids is safe for adolescents up to 3 h before anaesthesia.
We have studied the effect of ingestion of unlimited clear fluids by adolescents up to 3 h before anaesthesia to determine the effect this fluid ingestion would have on thirst, hunger and gastric contents at induction of anaesthesia. We studied prospectively 152 adolescents (ages 13-19 yr) undergoing elective surgery. Fifty percent of the patients had nothing by mouth after midnight. ⋯ GV, GpH and subject hunger were unaffected by ingestion of clear fluids. Subject thirst was reduced by clear fluids. It is concluded that unlimited clear fluid ingestion by healthy adolescents up to 3 h before operation decreases thirst and does not affect gastric contents.