Future directions in regional anaesthesia: not just for the cognoscenti
Anaesthesia, 2019 Einstein is, of course, referring to a subconscious behavioural pattern that is currently afflicting many aspects of modern medicine: complexity bias. This is the belief that something is better if it is more complicated.
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Alexander disease (AxD) is a severe neurodegenerative disorder caused by gain‐of‐function mutations in the gene for GFAP, which lead to protein aggregation and a primary astrocytopathy. Symptoms vary, but failure to thrive (FTT) and frequent emesis are common and cause significant morbidity. Here we investigate GDF15, a member of the
Tracy L. Hagemann +6 more
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The Role of Infiltrative Local Anaesthesia in Thyroidectomy
The Annals of African Surgery, 2013 Background: General anaesthesia is the anaesthetic agent of choice during thyroidectomy, however, recent reports there is a role for local anaesthesia. This study reports on the experience of thyroidectomy performed under infiltrative local anaesthesia ...
Ojuka KD, Saidi H, Rere EC
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Comparison between Bispectral Index-guided Propofol Induction and Clinically-guided Induction in Adult Hypertensive Patients Undergoing Elective Laparoscopic Surgery: A Randomised Controlled Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic ResearchIntroduction: Traditional clinical endpoints for propofol induction often led to unintentional overdose, leading to haemodynamic instability, delayed recovery, and other complications.
Jayanti Chanda Das +4 more
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Patient well‐being after general anaesthesia: a prospective, randomized, controlled multi‐centre trial comparing intravenous and inhalation anaesthesia [PDF]
, 2017 Background. The aim of this study was to assess postoperative patient well‐being after total i.v. anaesthesia compared with inhalation anaesthesia by means of validated psychometric tests. Methods.
Buddeberg, C. +8 more
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Patient anxiety and modern elective surgery: a literature review [PDF]
, 2003 Medical advances have led to a considerable rise in the level of elective surgery undertaken as day-case surgery and with minimal hospital stay. However, amid such advances, preoperative psychological care has remained relatively static.
Mitchell, MJ
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Scoliosis Surgery in a Patient With Advanced Friedreich's Ataxia—It Is Not Too Late
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Friedreich's ataxia is a multisystem disorder with scoliosis being the most common non‐neurological manifestation. While scoliosis surgery is typically performed in adolescent, ambulatory patients, few data exist on surgical outcomes in patients with advanced disease.
Kathrin Reetz +20 more
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Anaesthesia and Intensive Care [PDF]
, 2004 The anaesthetist has seen his role steadily expand and it is hard to think of one medical specialty in which anaesthetists are not involved at least to some extent.
Aquilina, Andrew, Sciberras, Stephen C.
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Blood loss in primary total knee arthroplasty-body temperature is not a significant risk factor-a prospective, consecutive, observational cohort study [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Hypothermia related to anaesthesia and operating theatre environment is associated with increased blood loss in a number of surgical disciplines, including total hip arthroplasty.
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Regional anaesthesia for rib fractures: too many choices, too little evidence
Anaesthesia, 2019 1Consultant, Department of Anaesthesia, Guy’s and St Thomas’NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK 2Honorary Senior Lecturer, King’s College London, UK 3Consultant, Department of Anaesthesia, Sheffield TeachingHospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK .....
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