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Analgesia and sedation in paediatric intensive care
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: AR Wolf --- Paediatric Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, UK -
Procedural sedation and analgesia for out-of-hospital breast surgery: an overview of the procedural sedation and analgesia technique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: AJ Louw --- ,Out-of-hospital surgical procedures are a rapidly growing market. This has led to surgical procedures that were previously limited to the hospital operating room, with general anaesthesia being performed outside the hospital with sedation and regional anaesthesia. Breast surgery, whether cosmetic,... -
Sedation with alfentanil and propofol for rhizotomies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: M Jansen van Rensburg --- Anaesthesiology Private Practice, South Africa EC Conradie --- Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Foodbiotechnology, South AfricaBackground: Patient safety during sedation for closed rhizotomies is improved when analgesia is optimised, rather than relying on deep sedation for patient comfort. This retrospective study determined the appropriate effect-site concentration (Ce) for alfentanil, in combination with a constant propofol... -
Patient satisfaction during and following procedural sedation for ambulatory surgery
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Cherese Lapere --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa James Roelofse --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Yusof Omar --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Andre du Plessis --- Eastman Dental Institute, UK Andre von Backstrom --- Sedation Solutions, UK Will Botha --- Sedation Solutions, UK Craig Cook --- Sedation Solutions, UK Gideon Bosch --- Sedation Solutions, UKBackground: Patient satisfaction is multidimensional. The clinician’s perspective of a good outcome and the patient’s experience of a satisfactory service are often two different end-points. The primary aim of our study was to assess the perioperative experience of patients undergoing... -
Effect of ondansetron on the analgesic efficacy of tramadol used for postoperative analgesia: a randomised controlled study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Archana Murmu --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India Sudeshna Bhar Kundu --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India Amita Pahari --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India Anisha De --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India Dhiman Adhikari --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India Suchismita Pal --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India Abhimanyu Bhattacharya --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India Chiranjib Bhattacharyya --- Department of Anaesthesiology, IndiaBackground: Ondansetron is used to reduce tramadol induced postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Studies on patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) found that ondansetron reduces the analgesic efficacy of tramadol. Drug requirement in PCA and in conventional intravenous analgesia without PCA device may... -
Sedation practice among Nigerian radiology residents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: AD Omisore --- Department of Radiology, Nigeria AT Adenekan --- Department of Anaesthesia, Nigeria OO Ayoola --- Department of Radiology, Nigeria AM Owojuyigbe --- Department of Anaesthesia, Nigeria BI Afolabi --- Department of Radiology, NigeriaBackground: Providing safe and effective sedation to patients, especially those with multiple medical problems, can be challenging for radiology residents and fellows. This study aimed to determine knowledge, attitude and practice of Nigerian radiology residents concerning sedation. -
Sedation for paediatric auditory electrophysiology in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: S Moodley --- Centre for Deaf Studies, South Africa C Storbeck --- Centre for Deaf Studies, South AfricaBackground: The sedation of children in the medical and allied professional fields has been a topic of controversy and debate internationally. Limited information is available on the use of sedation for auditory electrophysiology testing in South Africa. -
Emergency Centre-based paediatric procedural sedation: current practice and challenges in Cape Town
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: A Burger --- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, South Africa PW Hodkinson --- Department of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, South Africa LA Wallis --- Joint Division of Emergency Medicine, South AfricaBackground: The aims and objectives of this survey of the current practice of doctors working in Emergency Centres (ECs) in the Cape Town metropole was to assess clinical practice and attempt to identify obstacles to the practice of paediatric procedural... -
Menthol as an alternative anaesthetic and sedative for rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: C Teta --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa H Kaiser --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South AfricaMenthol is known for its analgesic properties, but relatively little information is available on its potential as an anaesthetic on fish. The purpose of this study was to assess anaesthetic and sedative effectiveness of menthol and its safety in rainbow...