Single dose i.v. tropisetron in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting after gynaecological surgery.

In a prospective, randomized, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, we have compared the efficacy of a single i.v. dose of tropisetron 0.

Neurophysiologic detection of a unilateral motor deficit occurring during the noncritical phase of scoliosis surgery.

Study Design: A four-path neurophysiologic monitoring system was designed for spinal cord monitoring during spinal surgery. It was used mainly during scoliosis surgery.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of this technique.

Cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation in severe factor VII deficiency.

We describe here successful open heart surgery with extracorporeal circulation and haemodilution in a child with severe congenital factor VII deficiency. Substitution therapy was realized with factor VII concentrate (SD proconvertin concentrate, Bio-Transfusion). This is the first report case of successful cardiac surgery in severe congenital factor VII deficiency.

[Value of POR 8 in the treatment of burns].

Excision and skin grafting is the best treatment for burn wounds. In order to avoid excessive bleeding during the operation, sub-eschar infiltration with POR 8 (para ornithine 8 - vasopressin) has been performed in 115 patients between 1979 and 1984. The results being encouraging, infiltration was later also performed under the donor site.

Induction of anaesthesia with ketamine during an acute crisis of hereditary coproporphyria.

An appendectomy operation was undertaken in a 29-year-old patient with signs of an acute crisis of hereditary coproporphyria. Anaesthetic induction with ketamine 75 mg IV was uneventful. The safety of ketamine in patients with coproporphyria is discussed.