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M J Heath

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Physiological responses to intermittent methohexitone for conservative dentistry.

Intermittent methohexitone for conservative dentistry has been shown to cause clinically undetectable respiratory obstruction, depression of the laryngeal reflex, and arterial hypoxaemia. Because of the pronounced decrease in total peripheral resistance, the blood pressure was maintained only by large increases in cardiac output. Furthermore, the output of the heart could not increase when challenged by hypoxia.

Adolescent↗

Perioperative management of the left ventricular assist device recipient.

An understanding of the unique preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative considerations of left ventricular assist device implantation is essential for the successful anesthetic management of these challenging cases. This article discusses the different stages of anesthetic care of the left ventricular assist device recipient, including preoperative assessment, lining, induction, separation from cardiopulmonary bypass, and the postbypass period.

Anesthesia↗