Pain control is one of the most important therapeutic priorities; nonetheless, inadequate pain
relief remains a significant health care issue. Thus, it is important to determine whether the …

Most opioids used in anaesthesia are of the anilidopiperidine family, including fentanyl,
alfentanil, sufentanil and remifentanil. While all share similar pharmacological properties …

METHODS: Sixty patients requiring fiberoptic nasotracheal intubation were randomized to
receive (P) or (R) effect-site TCI. After topical anesthesia, TCI was set to 2.5 μg/mL (P) or 1.5 …

Shock wave lithotripsy is a commonly used procedure for eradicating upper urinary tract
stones in patients who require treatment. A number of methods have been proposed to …

Background Shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) is the first line treatment modality for a significant
proportion of patients with upper urinary tracts stones. Simple analgesics, opioids and non …

Purpose. The Third Consensus Conference on the Safety of Intravenous Drug Delivery
Systems was convened to evaluate the benefits and risks of available systems and assess …

Conclusion The ideal analgesic, offering optimal pain control, minimal side effects, and cost-
effectiveness is still elusive. Opioids administered using various techniques, provide …

Objective. With this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the main aspects and
currently used drugs for analgesia in shockwave lithotripsy. Evidence Acquisition. We …

Abstract Background The Minto remifentanil pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD)
model is used in target-controlled infusion (TCI) devices. The endpoint used to calculate the …

Objective To determine if overnight tobacco abstinent carriers of the AG or GG (* G) vs. the
AA variant of the human mu opioid receptor (OPRM1) A118G polymorphism (rs1799971) …