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Recovery and the postoperative period
Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine, 2006Abstract Recovery and the postoperative period are times of significant physiological change, and, as with induction, the risks of complications and the need for rapid responses are at their greatest. The importance of controlled management and monitoring is discussed in this article. Airway control and breathing remain the most important aspects, and
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The Use of NSAIDs in the Postoperative period: Advantage and Disadvantages
, 2015Summary NSAIDs are commonly used as single analgesics in minor surgery or as component of multimodal analgesia associated with opioids or locoregional techniques in the postoperative period to assure a better analgesia and reduce the dose of opioids. The
G. Cosmo, E. Congedo
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Partial Curarization in the Postoperative Period
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 1984Forty‐eight patients subjected to elective surgery were randomly selected for evaluation of neuromuscular transmission in the postoperative period. All patients were anaesthetized with thiopentone, nitrous oxide, fentanyl and pancuronium. On arrival in the postoperative ward, alertness, ability to sustain head lift and the train‐of‐four (TOF) ratio ...
J. B. Löfström, C. Lennmarken
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NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT IN THE POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD
Medical Clinics of North America, 2001Nutritional support is used frequently as a treatment modality in the postoperative patient. Indications for nutrition support, patient selection, mode of administration, contents of solutions and complications of therapy are issues that the consulting internist must address.
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Ankle Radiographs in the Early Postoperative Period: Do They Matter?
Journal of Orthopaedics and Trauma, 2014Objectives: To evaluate the utility of postoperative ankle radiographs via a comparison of complication rates among patients who had ankle radiographs in the early postoperative period versus those who obtained radiographs in a delayed fashion.
Matthew R. McDonald +6 more
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ANALGESIC AGENTS FOR THE POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD
Surgical Clinics of North America, 1999Opioids are the most commonly used medication for patients with acute pain. Morphine is the prototype with which all other opioids are compared. Synthetic and semisynthetic derivatives of morphine have unique properties, allowing for the use of a larger selection of medication.
Mona L. Austrup, Gideon Korean
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Oxygen Saturation in Children in the Postoperative Period
Anesthesia & Analgesia, 1992Some adult patients have periods of significant oxygen desaturation after surgery but, other than for immediately after surgery in the recovery room, few data are available in children. We monitored overnight paired preoperative and postoperative oxygen saturations in 19 children, and overnight postoperative saturations in 50 additional children to ...
Mike Woodham +4 more
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Drug Pharmacokinetics in the Postoperative Period
Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 1979Marked changes in physiological function and in the metabolism of endogenous substances take place after trauma and operation, and these may influence the pharmacokinetics of drugs. Increased secretion of hormones, such as hydrocortisone and glucagon occurs. The liver blood flow increases, whereas gastrointestinal motility decreases.
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Temperature Problems in the Postoperative Period
Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 1990Postoperative patients have difficulty maintaining thermal balance for several reasons. Normal thermoregulation is suppressed by anesthesia, neuromuscular blocking agents, and other drugs, and cool environmental conditions and exposure contribute to heat loss.
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Atelectasis During Anaesthesia and in the Postoperative Period
Survey of Anesthesiology, 1986Transverse sections of lung tissue were studied in patients by computerized tomography during anaesthesia and in the postoperative period. Eight patients were studied during intravenous (thiopentone) and six during inhalational (halothane) anaesthesia. The latter patients were studied during both spontaneous and mechanical ventilation.
L. Tokics +4 more
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