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A survey of anaesthesia practices at all hospitals performing caesarean sections in Sierra Leone [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Background Providing safe anaesthesia is essential when performing caesarean sections, one of the most commonly performed types of surgery. Anaesthesia-related causes of maternal mortality are generally considered preventable.
Dumbuya, Abubakar   +7 more
core   +1 more source

New EEG parameters correlated with sevoflurane concentration in dogs: tau and burst [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2019
Background: Electroencephalographic (EEG) indicators for anaesthesia depth are being developed. Here, we propose novel EEG parameters created by using two kinds of waveforms discriminated by voltage thresholds from a new perspective. Methods: Six young-adult beagles and 6 senior beagles were anaesthetised with end-tidal sevoflurane (SEV) of 2.0%-4.0 ...
arxiv  

Spinal cord injury arising in anaesthesia practice

open access: yesAnaesthesia, 2018
Spinal cord injury arising during anaesthetic practice is a rare event, but one that carries a significant burden in terms of morbidity and mortality. In this article, we will review the pathophysiology of spinal cord injury.
D. Hewson   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Neuraxial vs general anaesthesia for total hip and total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review of comparative-effectiveness research.

open access: yesBritish Journal of Anaesthesia, 2016
BACKGROUND This systematic review evaluated the evidence comparing patient-important outcomes in spinal or epidural vs general anaesthesia for total hip and total knee arthroplasty.
Rebecca Lynn Johnson   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

History of the development of general anaesthesia in Malta [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Anaestheisa (an meaning absence and aesthesia meaning sensation) was a new word coined by Oliver Wendell Holmes, the same doctor who wrote the stories of the detective Sherlock Holmes The science of anaesthesia means the inducement of a state of ...
Azzopardi, Nazzareno
core  

Secondary analysis of outcomes after 11,085 hip fracture operations from the prospective UK Anaesthesia Sprint Audit of Practice (ASAP‐2)

open access: yesAnaesthesia, 2016
We re‐analysed prospective data collected by anaesthetists in the Anaesthesia Sprint Audit of Practice (ASAP‐1) to describe associations with linked outcome data.
S. White   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Anaesthesia as a career choice in a developing country; effect of clinical clerkship [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
OBJECTIVE: To explore the fourth year medical student\u27s knowledge regarding anaesthesia as a specialty, their attitude towards anaesthesia as a career choice and the effect of clinical clerkship on these.
Khan, Fauzia   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Patient reported outcome of adult perioperative anaesthesia in the United Kingdom: a cross-sectional observational study.

open access: yesBritish Journal of Anaesthesia, 2016
BACKGROUND Understanding the patient perspective on healthcare is central to the evaluation of quality. This study measured selected patient-reported outcomes after anaesthesia in order to identify targets for research and quality improvement.
Elaine Walker   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Practising anaesthesia as a community service doctor: a survey-based assessment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background: Anaesthesia-related maternal mortality remains unacceptably high, especially in district hospitals. Community service doctors (CSDs) play an important role in the provision of anaesthesia in these hospitals.
Aldous, Colleen   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Effects of an alveolar recruitment manoeuvre guided by lung ultrasound on anaesthesia‐induced atelectasis in infants: a randomised, controlled trial

open access: yesAnaesthesia, 2017
Atelectasis occurs in the majority of children undergoing general anaesthesia. Lung ultrasound has shown reliable sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing anaesthesia‐induced atelectasis.
In‐Kyung Song   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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