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One-lung ventilation provided by double-lumen tube intubation under general anaesthesia has conventionally been considered necessary for thoracoscopic major pulmonary resections.
Volkan Ozen +2 more
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Regional anaesthesia: risk, consent and complications
The risks of regional anaesthesia relate primarily to the technical nature of the procedure, chief among them being neurological. While rare, the direct relationship between nerve damage and the procedure itself means that patients need to be aware of ...
K. McCombe, D. Bogod
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Anaesthesia for urological surgery
Anaesthesia is commonly used to facilitate urological procedures and many patients are elderly with multiple comorbidities. Urological procedures range from minor day case to major surgery in which extensive resources are needed both intraoperatively and
Alaali, HH, Irwin, MG
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Regional anaesthesia for carotid endarterectomy [PDF]
Summary Regional anaesthesia is a popular choice for patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Neurological function is easily assessed during carotid cross-clamping; haemodynamic control is predictable; and hospital stay is consistently shorter compared with general anaesthesia (GA). Despite these purported benefits, mortality and stroke rates
M D, Stoneham, D, Stamou, J, Mason
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Regional anaesthesia in patients with diabetes
Diabetes is the most common metabolic condition worldwide and about 20% of surgical patients will have this condition. It is a major risk‐factor for worse outcomes after surgery including mortality; infective and non‐infective complications; and ...
N. Levy, P. Lirk
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BACKGROUND Preclinical studies have indicated that anaesthesia is an independent risk factor for dementia, but the clinical associations between dementia and different types of general anaesthesia or regional anaesthesia remain unclear.
Mingyang Sun +3 more
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Does regional anaesthesia improve outcome?
Outcome after surgery is of interest to the patient, the surgeon and the healthcare institution. There is conclusive evidence that regional anaesthesia is associated with superior analgesic outcomes compared to opioid-based analgesic techniques and may ...
Macfarlane, Alan J., Hill, Kathryn
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Crisis management during regional anaesthesia
© 2005 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.BACKGROUND: Regional anaesthesia is widely used and has been considered to pose few risks once the block is established. However, life threatening problems can occur both during the establishment and maintenance phases of ...
Paix, A. +3 more
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Part of the Portfolio Thesis by Geoffrey H. Sharwood-Smith: The inferior vena caval compression theory of hypotension in obstetric spinal anaesthesia: studies in normal and preeclamptic pregnancy, a literature review and revision of fundamental concepts,
Watson, E. +2 more
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Current trends in paediatric regional anaesthesia
Regional anaesthesia is a cornerstone in paediatric anaesthesia today. Many paediatric anaesthetists include regional anaesthetic techniques in their daily clinical practice to provide superior and long-lasting analgesia without the risk of respiratory ...
Lönnqvist, P-A +3 more
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