[Paracetamol (perfalgane) as analgesic component of medicinal sedation].

This article reviews the possibility of the use of paracetamol (perfalgane) as an analgesic component of medical sedation. The actuality of the problem is the choice effective pharmacological means of protection from peri-operative pain. The theoretical advantages of paracetamol in the scheme of sedoanalgesia are exquisite.

[Drug sedation during digestive tract endoscopy: current trends].

The paper considers whether ketofol, a mixture of ketamine and propofol, may be used for medical sedation. Prerequisites for designing this mixture are identified. The foreign experience with ketofol is analyzed.

[Use of the epiglottic airway I-gel during anesthetic maintenance: first clinical impressions].

The paper gives a concise account of the evolution of epiglottic airways and the emergence of the new product of this class--I-gel (Intersurgical, United Kingdom). It outlines the structural features of I-gel and the authors' experience in using the latter to maintain airway patency during anesthetic maintenance in 34 patients. Based on a review of the scanty data available in the literature on this airway and their clinical experience, the authors come to the conclusion that there is a great variety of I-gel inherent positive characteristics that make this airway highly promising for the needs of current anesthetic maintenance and, possibly, resuscitative care.