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Research on critical care medicine detailed by scientists at University of Illinois, Department of Anesthesia

Published in Blood Weekly, February 7th, 2008

Fresh data on critical care medicine are presented in the report 'Increased brain oxygenation during intubation-related stress.' "The purpose of this study was to determine whether brain oxyhaemoglobin-deoxyhaemoglobin coupling was altered by anaesthesia or intubation-induced stress. This was a prospective observational study in the operating room," scientists writing in the European Journal of Anaesthesiology report.

"Thirteen patients (ASA I and II) undergoing spinal or peripheral nerve procedures were recruited. They were stabilized before surgery with mask ventilation of 100% oxygen. Anaesthesia was induced with 2 microg kg(-1) fentanyl and 3 mg kg(-1)...

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