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Prehospital transdermal glyceryl trinitrate in patients with ultra-acute presumed stroke (RIGHT-2): an ambulance-based, randomised, sham-controlled, blinded, phase 3 trial
Publication date: Available online 6 February 2019Source: The LancetAuthor(s): Philip M Bath, Polly Scutt, Craig S Anderson, Jason P Appleton, Evind Berge, Lesley Cala, Mark Dixon, Timothy M England, Peter J Godolphin, Diane Havard, Lee Haywood, Trish Hepburn, Kailash Krishnan, Grant Mair, Alan A Montgomery, Keith Muir, Stephen J Phillips, Stuart Pocock, John Potter, Chris PriceSummaryBackgroundHigh blood pressure is common in acute stroke and is a predictor of poor outcome; however, large trials of lowering blood pressure have given variable results, and the management of high blood pressure in ultra-acute stroke remains ...
Source: The Lancet - February 7, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

The safety of addition of nitrous oxide to general anaesthesia in at-risk patients having major non-cardiac surgery (ENIGMA-II): a randomised, single-blind trial
Publication date: 18–24 October 2014 Source:The Lancet, Volume 384, Issue 9952 Author(s): Paul S Myles , Kate Leslie , Matthew T V Chan , Andrew Forbes , Philip J Peyton , Michael J Paech , W Scott Beattie , Daniel I Sessler , P J Devereaux , Brendan Silbert , Thomas Schricker , Sophie Wallace Background Nitrous oxide is commonly used in general anaesthesia but concerns exist that it might increase perioperative cardiovascular risk. We aimed to gather evidence to establish whether nitrous oxide affects perioperative cardiovascular risk. Methods We did an international, randomised, assessor-blinded trial in patients ag...
Source: The Lancet - October 17, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research