Therapeutic inertia is a substantial obstacle to the initiation of insulin therapy in people with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes (T2D). This effect has in part been perpetuated by concerns over the impact of a burdensome regimen and the increased risk of hypoglycemia and body weight gain often associated with insulin use. An effective, yet simple, less burdensome regimen with a lower risk of body weight gain and hypoglycemia compared with an insulin-only regimen, may help to address these concerns more effectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMethods: Cutaneous O2 and CO2 pressures were monitored for 16 h in 55 female patients recovering from major gynaecological surgery performed under neurolept anaesthesia. Postoperative pain was managed either with an antipyretic analgesic (i.m.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMethods: In an attempt to verify non-invasive respiratory monitoring for patients in the early postoperative period, cutaneous O2 and CO2 pressures were monitored in 30 female patients recovering from major gynaecologic surgery under halothane anaesthesia. In a double-blind and randomized fashion, in the recovery room the patients received a single intravenous bolus injection of placebo or 150 mg amiphenazole, a respiratory stimulant. The data were collected and stored in a personal computer, using the TCM3 system with a combination electrode for simultaneous measuring of cutaneous oxygen and carbon dioxide partial pressures (TINA, Radiometer) at 30-s intervals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMethods: In an attempt to develop a noninvasive monitoring technique for patients in the early postoperative period, cutaneous O2 and CO2 pressures (pctO2, pctCO2) were monitored in ten healthy adult volunteers of both sexes (5 male, 5 female, age 29 +/- 5 years, weight 68 +/- 11 kg) who received, in several sessions after a 60-min equilibration period, i.v. bolus doses of fentanyl (3 micrograms/kg and, 60 min later, another 1.
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