Publications by authors named "S Hinkka"
Background And Objective: We compared heart rate dynamics during surgical levels of propofol and sevoflurane anaesthesia in a highly standardized setting.
Methods: We recorded electrocardiography from 24 anaesthetized healthy male subjects. In the first parallel part of the study, the subjects were anaesthetized either with sevoflurane (n = 8) or propofol (n = 8) targeted to match 1.
Patient-controlled epidural analgesia in labor does not always improve maternal satisfaction.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand
April 2006
Background: We investigated whether patient-controlled epidural analgesia in labor with bupivacaine and fentanyl provides more satisfaction to mothers than intermittent bolus epidural analgesia or patient-controlled epidural analgesia with plain bupivacaine.
Methods: Ninety mothers with term, uncomplicated pregnancies were randomized to receive intermittent bolus epidural analgesia (bupivacaine + fentanyl), patient-controlled epidural analgesia (bupivacaine + fentanyl), or patient-controlled epidural analgesia (bupivacaine). Pain during labor was evaluated with a visual analog scale.
We studied the association between psychiatric disorders and the presence and location of traumatic lesions on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in 58 patients, on average, 30 years after traumatic brain injury. Axis I psychiatric disorders that had begun after the injury were assessed with the Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (version 2.1), and Axis II disorders with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R Personality Disorders.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: People with traumatic brain injury (TBI) were studied to assess the prevalence of alexithymia and its relationship to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings and psychiatric disorders.
Methods: Fifty-four participants, 67% men, were evaluated after a median of 30 years since TBI. A control group was matched for age, gender, and severity of depression.