[Prolonged peridural block for postoperative analgesia in heart surgery patients]. / Dlitel'naia peridural'naia blokada dlia posleoperatsionnogo obezbolivaniia u kardiokhirurgicheskikh bol'nykh.

Prolonged peridural blockade with trimekain used in 1000 cardiosurgical patients is shown to be an effective prophylactic measure against postoperative complications. This method should not be widely used in patients with blood circulation insufficiency.

[Use of droperidol and seduxen for preanesthetic medication in surgical treatment of mitral valve stenosis]. / Ispol'zovanie droperidola i seduksena dlia premedikatsii i vvedeniia v narkoz bol'nykh s mitral'nym stenozom.

According to the authors' data, droperidol (5-10 mg.) or seduxen (15-25 mg.), injected intramuscularly 90-120 minutes before operation, are more efficient than the premedication by traditional scheme (barbamil, pipolphene, promedol and atropine).