Not only towards enhanced preoperative comfort

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1091-1092

  Lindahl, S G E ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIET RESTRICTION; EDITORIAL; PATIENT CARE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION;

EID: 0034758779     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200111000-00003     Document Type: Editorial

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4. Gastric fluid volume, pH, and emptying in elective patients. Influences of narcotic-atropine premedication, oral fluid, and ranitidine
5. Gastric fluid volume and pH in elective patients following unrestricted oral fluid until three hours before surgery
6. Fasting guidelines in different countries
7. A carbohydrate-rich drink reduces preoperative discomfort in elective surgery patients
8. Augmented thermic effect of amino acids under general anaesthesia: A mechanism useful for prevention of anaesthesia-induced hypothermia
9. Pre-operative infusion of amino acids prevents postoperative hypothermia
10. Amino acid-induced thermogenesis reduces hypothermia during anesthesia and shortens hospital stay