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Skin disinfection practice before skin anaesthesia, prior to neuraxial blockade : a survey of government hospital practices in South Africa
(Medpharm Publications, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Infectious complications following neuraxial block, although being of low incidence, may lead to morbidity and mortality. Two common methods utilised for skin disinfection before skin anaesthesia prior ... -
Induction of anaesthesia with propofol according to the adjusted ideal body mass in obese and nonobese patients : an observational study
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Obesity changes body composition including fat free mass (FFM), regarded as the “pharmacologically active mass”. Scaling drug doses to obese patients by total body mass (TBM) results in overdose. We aimed ... -
Anaesthetic management of a three-month-old baby for cervical limited dorsal myeloschisis repair using propofol and alfentanil infusions guided by pharmacokinetic simulation software : case report
(Medpharm Publications, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: We present an uncommon case of limited dorsal myeloschisis in a 3-month-old infant requiring repair guided by intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) and therefore avoidance of volatile anaesthetic agents. ... -
Anaesthetic induction with propofol: How much? How fast? How slow? What determines anesthetic induction dose? It’s the Front-End Kinetics, Doctor!
(Medpharm Publications, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: It has long been realised that linear dosing according to total body weight (TBW) results in overdosing obese patients and under-dosing small children. Injected drug doses calculated on a mg.kg-1 body ...
