Effectiveness of magnesium sulfate on the smoothness of extubation in patients undergoing general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation: a randomized controlled trial
Purpose Tracheal extubation remains a critical step in anesthetic management and is supposedly associated with coughing, bucking, laryngospasm, and agitation. Physicians should make all possi...
Effect of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on cardiothoracic hospitalization rates and emergency services: the collateral damage
Background The recent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has taken a great toll on the already strained healthcare services. In this study, we aim to evaluate the effect of the COVI...
A randomized, double-blind interventional study comparing the effect of levobupivacaine versus ropivacaine with fentanyl as an adjuvant in thoracic epidural analgesia for post-thoracotomy pain relief
Context Majority of studies have compared the clinical efficacy of levobupivacaine or ropivacaine with bupivacaine. Therefore, new and safer anesthetic agents ropivacaine and levobupivacaine ...
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