Pharmacodynamics of rocuronium in sickle cell patients.

Background: Sickle cell disease is the most widespread genetic disease in the world. The chronic organ damage due to this disease could lead to variability of responses to the anaesthetic drugs. We analysed the pharmacodynamics response of rocuronium to sickle cell patients.

Remifentanil patient-controlled analgesia effect-site target-controlled infusion compared with morphine patient-controlled analgesia for treatment of acute pain after uterine artery embolization.

Background: Post-procedural pain control after uterine artery embolization (UAE) of urethral leiomyomata remains a major problem.

Methods: This double-blind, randomized study tested the possibility to obtain a quicker onset of analgesia by using effect-compartment controlled remifentanil patient-controlled analgesia (remifentanil TCI-PCA) than by using i.v.

Transoral gastroplasty is safe, feasible, and induces significant weight loss in morbidly obese patients: results of the second human pilot study.

Background And Study Aims: Bariatric surgical treatments have been proven to induce long-term weight loss in morbidly obese patients, but complications are relatively frequent. We recently reported a first human multicenter trial assessing the safety, feasibility, and weight loss results of the Transoral Gastroplasty (TOGA) system (Satiety Inc., Palo Alto, CA) at 6 months.

[The anesthesiology-recovery department].

The Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation is organised in units with clinical activities, which include the pre-operative care of patients, anesthesiological care and immediate post-operative supervision. Two post-operative treatment rooms also form part of the department. The main fields of research of the various units result from collaborations with other departments of Hôpital Erasme, in particular with regard to the development of advanced techniques or fit within the confines of the speciality.