27 research outputs found
Effects of a height and weight adjusted dose of local anaesthetic for spinal anaesthesia for elective Caesarean section
PREOP: an international study of elderly surgical oncology patients to optimize preoperative assessment
Purpose of the study: To test the predictive value of the Groningen Frailty
Indicator (GFI), Vulnerable Elders Survey 13 (VES-13), timed “get up and
go” and Preoperative Assessment of Cancer in Elderly (PACE) for postoperative
mortality and morbidity.
Method(s): International multi-center prospective cohort study. The combination
of components of PACE, timed “get up and go”, the VES-13 and
the GFI are administered within two weeks prior to the surgical procedure.
Study population: Patients aged 70 years undergoing elective surgery for
a solid tumor under general anesthesia are included.
Outcome measures: Primary endpoint is 30 day morbidity and mortality.
Secondary endpoints are length of hospital stay and the number of
additional specialists involved in patient care in the 30 days after surgery.Patient data are recorded during the length of the hospital stay, the patient
file is used to retrieve these data. Additional data are collected at the
postoperative visit to the outpatient clinic.
Result(s): This study has been recruiting since September 2008 and has
now included 65 patients. It is expected to close in September 2010 after
recruitment of 330 patients. Preliminary results will be presented
Adequate sedation with single-dose dexmedetomidine in patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate with spinal anaesthesia: a dose–response study by age group
Comparison of hyperbaric and plain bupivacaine with hyperbaric cinchocaine as spinal anaesthetic agents
Plasma concentrations of bupivacaine after wound infiltration of an 0.5% solution after inguinal herniorrhaphy: a preliminary study
After routine inguinal herniorrhaphy we gave 12 patients a wound infiltration regimen of bolus doses of 20 ml of 0.5% bupivacaine via a catheter within the wound and rectally administered indomethacin (100 mg)