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Since 1979, intrathecal morphine combined with spinal anesthesia has been shown to provide effective postoperative analgesia in a variety of surgeries and more specifically in caesarean sections.
The advantages of addition of morphine to spinal analgesia are in prolonged analgesia during the
Upon patient arrival to endoscopy suite heart rate (HR), pre-procedure baseline blood pressure (BP), and pre-procedure oxygen saturation (SPO2) via pulse oximeter are recorded in endoscopy holding area, patient alertness and orientation assessed (respond to name, know the state, know the hospital,
1. General Approach: 50 Research subjects will be selected from patients scheduled to undergo transvaginal oocyte (egg) retrieval under sedation or MAC. Sedation for these procedures typically consists of intravenous administration of a combination of midazolam, fentanyl, propofol, and/or ketamine
Hypotheses
- There is an optimal pain control regimen for post-tonsillectomy pain control in adults
- Post-tonsillectomy pain levels in adults peak around postoperative day number seven
- Post-tonsillectomy adults return very slowly to normal (pre-surgery) oral intake and diet
Purpose
- To assess
History & Significance:
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a syndrome of sleep related airway obstruction (snoring) and reduction in blood oxygen levels affecting between 2% and 24% of the general population1. In other words, a person stops breathing repeatedly during sleep when they have OSA.
Emergence agitation (EA) from general anesthesia is a frequent phenomenon in children age 1-10 yrs recovering from anesthesia that demands increasing nursing care in the PACU, delays reunion with parents and often causes dissatisfaction for parents, and may lead to adverse sequelae in some cases