Dental treatment under general anesthesia in mentally disabled patients based on an ambulatory surgery model: A Case-control study.

Background: Mentally disabled patients commonly offer little or no cooperation in dental treatments, and general anesthesia may become necessary in such cases. The present study was to identify the most relevant factors in dental treatment under general anesthesia in disabled patients based on a Major Ambulatory Surgery (MAS) model. The study analyzes anesthetic variables and type of dental procedures carried out for disabled patients compared with controls.

Predicting recovery at home after ambulatory surgery.

Unlabelled: The correct implementation of Ambulatory Surgery must be accompanied by an accurate monitoring of the patient post-discharge state. We fit different statistical models to predict the first hours postoperative status of a discharged patient. We will also be able to predict, for any discharged patient, the probability of needing a closer follow-up, or of having a normal progress at home.

Suction catheter guided insertion of the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway is superior to the digital technique.

Purpose: We tested the hypothesis that digital insertion of the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway (ProSeal LMA) is more successful when using a suction catheter (SC) as a guide.

Methods: Two hundred and forty-three patients (ASA physical status I-III; aged 18-84 yr) were randomly allocated for the digital or SC-guided technique. The digital technique was performed according to the manufacturer's instructions.