Articles: general-anesthesia.
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A patient became wakeful during a general anaesthetic for Caesarean section. The isolated forearm technique for assessing wakefulness was in use. ⋯ After the operation she was able to remember the experience, being told about the delivery, and hearing her baby cry. The words from a tape-recording of the anaesthetist's postoperative visit on the next day are presented.
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An inspired-air heating and humidifying device was constructed and evaluated with regard to its ability to maintain mean body heat in anesthetized cats. Control cats exhibited a net heat loss of -5.960 and -2.970 Kcal for each of 2 successive hours. ⋯ The inspired-air heating and humidifying technique was associated with a significantly slower decrease in body temperature (P less than 0.05) after 45 minutes. The inspired-air heating technique is beneficial in minimizing body heat loss during general anesthesia in cats, but is not effective enough to supplant other methods.
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Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Injectable lorazepam as premedication in general anesthesia. Sedative effect, recall of events and safety compared to diazepam.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Anaesthesia for transurethral prostatectomy. A comparison of spinal intradural analgesia with two methods of general anaesthesia.
One hundred and fifty patients who presented for transurethral prostatectomy were randomly allocated to one of three groups for the purpose of anaesthesia. Group A received spinal intradural analgesia, Group B general anaesthesia with spontaneous ventilation and Group C general anaesthesia with controlled ventilation. The comparability of the three groups was established. ⋯ Dysrhythmias were significantly higher in Group B. The results support the conclusion that the methods of choice for anaesthesia for transurethral prostatectomy are spinal analgesia or general anaesthesia using muscle relaxants and controlled ventilation. The final decision is a matter of personal preference.