The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a positional change of regional cerebral oxygen saturation values (rSO2) because of the sitting position, before and after the administration of general anaesthesia. Twenty five consecutive patients of ASA class I or II undergoing shoulder surgery under general anaesthesia were chosen to participate in this study.
Continue readingAiming the investigation of potential differences in accuracy of the algorithms of pediatric anesthesia in everyday practice, 338 children where studied, from newborns to 14 years old, who underwent scheduled or emergency operations in a 3 months period. They were divided according to their age into 4 groups (38 newborns and infants, 43 children from 1 to 3 years old, 90 children from 3 to 6 years old, 167 children >6 years old).
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