The discovery of the ability of the nervous system to communicate through" public" circuits
with other systems of the body is attributed to Ernst and Berta Scharrer, who described the …

Synopsis Sufentanil, an opioid analgesic, is an analogue of fentanyl, and has been used for
the induction and maintenance of anaesthesia, and for postsurgical analgesia. It has shorter …

Erfahren Sie alles über Opioide, was Sie schon immer wissen wollten:-Physiologie des
Schmerzgeschehens,-Wirkungsweise, Nebenwirkungen von Opioiden,-Indikationen und …

R ENAL DYSFUNCTION remains a serious complication during the perioperative period in
critically ill patients undergoing major surgery. The onset of acute renal failure (ARF) …

This study was designed to evaluate the dose-response effects of different doses of
clonidine on the stress response to laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation. In a …

Objectives: To examine the relationship between analgesia and clinical outcome and to
review new methods of delivering opioid analgesics and new pharmacologic analgesic …

Thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) may offer haemodynamic benefits for patients with
coronary heart disease going through major surgery. This may–in part–be secondary to an …

Objective: To investigate the effect of a single induction dose of etomidate on plasma cortisol
and adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) levels in pediatric patients with congenital heart …

Recent research suggests that infants may be more vulnerable to the negative effects of pain
than older children and adults. Apart from short‐term effects, untreated pain and stressful …

Twenty‐eight patients presenting for aortic surgery were randomly assigned in a double‐
blind, placebo‐controlled protocol to receive placebo (n= 14) or clonidine (4.7±1.2 μg· kg‐1 …