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Significant airway changes occur during the administration of general anaesthesia, including a decrease in patients’ intraoral space and an increase in their neck thickness, according to results of a prospective cohort study presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). After extubation following general anaesthesia, the risk of difficult laryngoscopy […]
Read MoreIntraoperative use of dexmedetomidine does not significantly affect post-operative agitation in children under 12 years of age, according to results of a single-centre, retrospective study presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Post-operative (or emergence) agitation refers to restlessness, disorientation, crying, delusions, and non-purposeful thrashing movements that occur after […]
Read MoreThe most common factors for unplanned admission following outpatient laparoscopic cholecystectomy are surgical observations, pain, and postoperative and post-discharge nausea and vomiting (PONV), according to results of a retrospective study presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Careful selection of patients, increased use of anaesthesia techniques, and more aggressive […]
Read MoreUltrasound-guided supraclavicular block for upper extremity surgery has a high degree of analgaesic efficacy postoperatively, according to the results of a retrospective study presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Supraclavicular block using ultrasound-guided technique successfully controlled 4-hour postoperative pain in 94% of procedures evaluated in this study of […]
Read MoreSevoflurane is associated with a higher incidence of complications than propofol in paediatric patients undergoing sedation (13.46% vs 7.03%), according to results of a cohort review presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). While procedure and recovery times were similar for both the sevoflurane and propofol groups, the duration […]
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