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Filter by:The study evaluates wether deep neuromuscular block during entire surgical procedure to the gleno-humeral joint or the proximal humerus using a deltoideo-pectoral approach results in less muscular damage to the deltoid muscle and therefore less post-operative pain and an earlier functional recovery..
The prilocaine is a very common local anesthetic that has the disadvantage of being metabolized to o-toluidine, a human carcinogen. Hyperbaric 2% prilocaine (HP), recently developped, is increasingly used for spinal anesthesia in ambulatory surgery. But the formation of carcinogenic metabolites induced by the hyperbaric prilocaine is not yet known. The aim of this study is to investigate whether the intrathecal administration of 50 mg hyperbaric prilocaine induces also the formation of carcinogenic complexes such as urinary o-toluidine and hemoglobin adducts from o-toluidine in blood.
The aim of the work is to investigate the effect of using lidocaine in combination with low dose ketamine in induction of anesthesia for septic shock patients compared to normal dose of ketamine.
The aim of this work is to investigate the feasibility of using the modified a ramped position for intubation of obese females in comparison to the traditional ramped position.
Improve understanding of the correlation between surface EEG and implanted EEG recordings
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of sub anesthetic dose of ketamine on vasopressor (Ephedrine) requirement to prevent maternal hypotension after spinal anesthesia in caesarean section.
Maternal hypotension during spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean delivery may bring various adverse effects. It is therefore important to closely monitor hypotension during spinal anaesthesia, however current technology does not allow the blood pressure monitoring to respond in timely manner should there be any occurrence of hypotension. The investigators developed an advanced double-intravenous vasopressor automated system (ADIVA) so as to tackle this issue via novel algorithm to control blood pressure more rigorously with more stable haemodynamic profiles.
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) for the preoxygenation of obese patients undergoing a general anesthesia. The HFNC interface is compared to a standard anesthesia FaceMask (FM) preoxygenation with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), the current gold standard procedure for obese induction. The interest of HFNC preoxygenation is to increase the "safe apnea time" before critical arterial desaturation, useful in the management of difficult airways, especially in subjects with reduced respiratory reserves such as the obese.
The investigators are performing this research study to find out if intravenous (IV) methylphenidate (commonly known as Ritalin) can help people recover faster from propofol sedation. The investigators also want to know how IV methylphenidate acts in the brain and whether IV methylphenidate is safe to take with an anesthetic (a drug or agent used to decrease or eliminate the feeling of pain by causing unconsciousness) without causing too many side effects. The brain's electrical activity will be studied and recorded using a machine called an electroencephalogram (EEG).
Dexmedetomidine, was reported to prevent postoperative delirium in elderly patients following its use in intensive care units. Possible mechanisms included improved quality of sleep and an inhibitory effect on inflammation. A greater number of studies indicated that propofol has negative effect on postoperative cognitive function. In this study, we planned to investigate the influence of these two different sedative drugs on peripheral inflammation induced by surgery and postoperative cognitive function of patients who will receive hip and knee arthroplasty.