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Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Anaesthesia Complications
Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for complications associated with anaesthesia and anaesthetics.
Reviewed January 2012
11 Resources Found
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| Title: | Propofol for procedural sedation/anaesthesia in neonates |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Procedures performed in preterm and term neonates can be stressful and at times painful. Medications to reduce stress/pain for babies can lead to side effects. Propofol is a commonly used medication in adults and children to achieve sedation during mino... |
| Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Title: | Procaine treatments for cognition and dementia |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Preparations which contain procaine as a component are widely promoted and used in several countries. In analysing the effect of procaine and its preparations from 3 studies with a total of 427 participants, there was no evidence for benefit in the prev... |
| Date: | Apr 2010 |
| Title: | Opioid antagonists under heavy sedation or anaesthesia for opioid withdrawal |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Drugs that block opioids are sometimes given to opioid dependent people while they are under heavy sedation or anaesthesia to speed up withdrawal. The review of trials shows that this sort of withdrawal treatment is quicker than withdrawal managed with ... |
| Date: | Aug 2009 |
| Title: | Pulse oximetry for perioperative monitoring |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The pulse oximeter is a non-invasive clinical monitor that measures the oxygen saturation of blood. The greatest value of pulse oximetry is its ability to provide an early warning of low oxygen levels (hypoxaemia). Although pulse oximetry can detect a d... |
| Date: | May 2009 |
| Title: | Transient neurologic symptoms (TNS) following spinal anaesthesia with lidocaine versus other local anaesthetics |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Lidocaine is the drug of choice for inducing spinal anaesthesia in ambulatory surgery because of its rapid onset of action, intense nerve blockade, and short duration of action. The possible side effects of spinal anaesthesia in adults, which develop af... |
| Date: | Aug 2008 |
| Title: | Target-controlled infusion versus manually-controlled infusion of propofol for general anaesthesia or sedation in adults |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Continuous infusions of the intravenous anaesthetic propofol are commonly used to induce and maintain sedation and general anaesthesia. Propofol may be administered by a computer-controlled (target-controlled) or manually-controlled delivery system. Ran... |
| Date: | Jul 2007 |
| Title: | Lidocaine for preventing postoperative sore throat |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Sore throat is a common side effect of having a general anaesthetic. It is usually caused by the tube that is placed in the airways to make sure the person is breathing properly. It may be possible to use drugs, such as the local anaesthetic lidocaine, ... |
| Date: | Jun 2007 |
| Title: | Regional versus general anaesthesia for caesarean section |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Regional compared with general anaesthesia for caesarean section. Caesarean section is when a baby is born through an incision in the mother's abdomen and uterine wall. This requires effective anaesthesia which can be regional (epidural or spinal) or a ... |
| Date: | Aug 2006 |
| Title: | Techniques for preventing hypotension during spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The incidence of hypotension during spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section is reduced by administering intravenous fluids, the drugs ephedrine or phenylephrine, or by leg compression. Spinal anaesthesia is commonly used for caesarean section. Advantag... |
| Date: | Jun 2006 |
| Title: | Regional (spinal, epidural, caudal) versus general anaesthesia in preterm infants undergoing inguinal herniorrhaphy in early infancy |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Not enough evidence to show whether regional anaesthesia is better than general anaesthetic for a preterm baby having surgery for inguinal hernia. Babies born preterm (before 37 weeks) often have serious health problems and sometimes need surgery. Ingui... |
| Date: | Apr 2003 |
| Title: | Perioperative local anaesthesia for reducing pain following tonsillectomy |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Removal of the tonsils is one of the most common operations and adequate pain control following surgery is an important aspect of patient care. Some surgeons apply local anaesthetics (in addition to the general anaesthetic) to the area around the tonsil... |
| Date: | Jun 1999 |
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