Background The effect of volatile anesthetics on emergence agitation in adults remains unclear. We compared the degree of emergence agitation between desflurane and sevoflurane anesthesia in adults undergoing thyroid surgery. Findings One hundred and sixteen patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists status 1 or 2 were randomized into two groups: the desflurane group (group D) and th...

BACKGROUND Sevoflurane is a popular inhalational anesthetic for general anesthesia in children. The higher incidence of emergence agitation has been suspected after sevoflurane anesthesia as compared with halothane, whereas some controlled studies showed conflicting results. In this report, the authors performed a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to compare the incidence of emergen...

INTRODUCTION Irrigation of the root canal with antibacterial solutions is considered an essential part of root canal treatment in endodontics. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether mechanical agitation (ultrasonic or sonic) improves the effectiveness of chlorhexidine against biofilm bacteria in vitro. METHODS Collagen-coated hydroxyapatite (CHA) disks were exposed to dispersed ...

AIMS To compare amount of root canal debris and irrigant extruded apically after irrigants agitation using closed and open chambers. METHODS AND MATERIAL Sixty maxillary central incisors were selected, decoronated, and mounted in preweighed glass vials filled with distilled water. Biomechanical preparation was completed using ProTaper rotary files until number F4 and 1 mL of 3% NaOCl solution...

INTRODUCTION Interruption of sedation during weaning from mechanical ventilation often leads to patient agitation because of withdrawal syndrome. We tested the short-term efficacy and tolerance of loxapine in this situation. METHODS Nineteen mechanically ventilated patients with marked agitation after sedation withdrawal were included. Three agitation scales, the Richmond Agitation Sedation S...

Agitation of formulations of Bacillus thurinically for a Bell UH-1 helicopter. Mechanical g-i.ensis var. isrocl.ensi"s (B.t.i.\ and ArosurPMSF agitation was selected since our previous tests duringaerialsprayapplicationbyrotary-winged indicated that it was superior to iet agitation aircraft is required to preve-nt sprayer clogging becausetherewasnoofforreducedcyclJduring and ensure consistent a...

Agitation is a serious problem in sedated intensive care unit (ICU) patients. In this work, standard machine learning techniques working on wearable accelerometer data have been used to classifying agitation levels achieving very good classification performances.