scholarly journals Feasibility of a ‘reversed’ isolated forearm technique by regional antagonization of rocuronium-induced neuromuscular block: a pilot study † †This Article is accompanied by Editorial Aew112.

2016 ◽  
Vol 116 (6) ◽  
pp. 797-803 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Hamp ◽  
M Mairweck ◽  
J Schiefer ◽  
M Krammel ◽  
E Pablik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Neuromuscular Block ◽  
Forearm Technique

scholarly journals Neuromuscular block monitoring by smartphone application (i-TOF© system): an observational pilot study

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Schiavoni ◽  
Giuseppe Pascarella ◽  
Stefania Grande ◽  
Felice Eugenio Agrò
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
General Anesthesia ◽  
Neuromuscular Block ◽  
Good Clinical Practice ◽  
Smartphone Application ◽  
Comparable Efficacy ◽  
Time Intervals ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Residual Curarization ◽  
Deep Neuromuscular Block

Abstract Neuromuscular block monitoring is recommended by international guidelines to improve myorelaxation during surgery and reduce the risk of postoperative residual curarization. We conducted a pilot study to verify the efficacy of i-TOF, a wireless neuromuscular monitoring device connectable to a smartphone, comparing it with TOF WATCH SX. We enrolled 53 patients who underwent general anesthesia. For each patient, we recorded by both devices, in different time intervals, train-of-four (TOF) count/ratio after induction to general anesthesia (TI0–TI3) and during recovery (TR0–TR3). Moreover, post-tetanic count (PTC) was evaluated during deep neuromuscular block (TP0–TP2). We noticed no significant differences between the devices in recorded mean values of TOF ratio, TOF count, and PTC analyzed at time intervals for every phase of general anesthesia, although the i-TOF tends to an underestimation compared to TOF WATCH SX. For each patient, data sessions were successfully recorded by a smartphone. This aspect could be relevant for clinicians in order to have a stored proof of good clinical practice to be added on anesthesiologist records. By our results, i-TOF demonstrates a comparable efficacy to TOF WATCH SX, suggesting that it could be a proven alternative to standard devices for neuromuscular block monitoring. Further studies are needed to confirm our findings.

Effects of sugammadex on immunoreactivity of calcineurin in rat testes cells after neuromuscular block: a pilot study

2011 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yıldıray Kalkan ◽  
Levent Tümkaya ◽  
Habib Bostan ◽  
Yakup Tomak ◽  
Adnan Yılmaz
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Neuromuscular Block

Pilot study on criteria in cavity preparation-facts or artifacts?

1973 ◽  
Vol 37 (11) ◽  
pp. 27-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Salvendy ◽  
WM Hinton ◽  
GW Ferguson ◽  
PR Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cavity Preparation

A Pilot Study of Early Storybook Reading With Babies With Hearing Loss

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (9) ◽  
pp. 3397-3412
Author(s):  
Michelle I. Brown ◽  
David Trembath ◽  
Marleen F. Westerveld ◽  
Gail T. Gillon
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Visual Analysis ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Eye Contact ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Storybook Reading ◽  
Book Selection ◽  
Turn Taking ◽  
Parent Child

Purpose This pilot study explored the effectiveness of an early storybook reading (ESR) intervention for parents with babies with hearing loss (HL) for improving (a) parents' book selection skills, (b) parent–child eye contact, and (c) parent–child turn-taking. Advancing research into ESR, this study examined whether the benefits from an ESR intervention reported for babies without HL were also observed in babies with HL. Method Four mother–baby dyads participated in a multiple baseline single-case experimental design across behaviors. Treatment effects for parents' book selection skills, parent–child eye contact, and parent–child turn-taking were examined using visual analysis and Tau-U analysis. Results Statistically significant increases, with large to very large effect sizes, were observed for all 4 participants for parent–child eye contact and parent–child turn-taking. Limited improvements with ceiling effects were observed for parents' book selection skills. Conclusion The findings provide preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of an ESR intervention for babies with HL for promoting parent–child interactions through eye contact and turn-taking.

Effect of billary sphincterotomy on serum lipid profile: A pilot study

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A576-A576
Author(s):  
E FOGEL ◽  
T IMPERIALE ◽  
B DEVERAUX ◽  
S SHERMAN ◽  
J WATKINS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Lipid Profile ◽  
Serum Lipid ◽  
Serum Lipid Profile
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