Anesthesiology News & Articles

1 Extravascular lung water indexed or not to predicted body weight is a predictor of mortality in septic shock patients Journal of Critical Care, May 18, 2012    Clinical Article

2 Onset time for pharmacologic premedication with clonidine as a nasal aerosol: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial Paediatric Anaesthesia, May 18, 2012    Clinical Article

3 Use of propofol in pediatric intensive care units Pediatric Critical Care, May 18, 2012    Clinical Article

4 Chronic heart failure modifies the response to positive end-expiratory pressure in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Journal of Critical Care, May 18, 2012

5 Intranasal Ketorolac: For Short-Term Pain Management Clinical Drug Investigation, May 18, 2012    Clinical Article

6 African American race, obesity, and blood product transfusion are risk factors for acute kidney injury in critically ill trauma patients Journal of Critical Care, May 18, 2012

7 Total laparoscopic hysterectomy in 1253 patients using an early ureteral identification technique Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, May 18, 2012

8 Adverse drug events in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis ambulatory patients International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, May 18, 2012

9 Does Pain Improve Earlier than Mood in Depressed Patients with Painful Physical Symptoms Treated with Duloxetine Pharmacopsychiatry, May 18, 2012    Clinical Article

10 Disability in women suffering from interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome BJU International, May 18, 2012    Clinical Article

11 Prognostic models based on administrative data alone inadequately predict the survival outcomes for critically ill patients at 180 days post-hospital discharge Journal of Critical Care, May 18, 2012

12 Effectiveness of midurethral slings in recurrent stress urinary incontinence: a systematic review and meta-analysis International Urogynecology Journal, May 18, 2012

13 Endocervical glandular involvement, positive endocervical surgical margin and multicentricity are more often associated with high-grade than low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, May 18, 2012

14 Is there any association between retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy and survival benefit in advanced stage epithelial ovarian carcinoma patients Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, May 18, 2012

15 The changing landscape of opioid prescribing: long-acting and extended-release opioid class-wide Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Full Text Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, May 18, 2012

16 Influence of full-time intensivist and the nurse-to-patient ratio on the implementation of severe sepsis bundles in Korean intensive care units Journal of Critical Care, May 18, 2012

17 2009 Pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in critically ill children in Cincinnati, Ohio Pediatric Critical Care, May 18, 2012

18 The effectiveness of graded activity in patients with non-specific low-back pain: a systematic review Disability & Rehabilitation, May 18, 2012

19 Posttraumatic stress disorder in children and their parents following admission to the pediatric intensive care unit: A review Pediatric Critical Care, May 18, 2012

20 Comparison of the Effects of Sevoflurane, Isoflurane, and Desflurane on Microcirculation in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, May 17, 2012    Clinical Article

1 Fenoldopam and Acute Renal Failure in Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trials Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, April 3, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine

2 Propofol and remifentanil versus midazolam and fentanyl for sedation during therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest: a randomised trial Intensive Care Medicine, April 16, 2012

3 Dexamethasone for the Prophylaxis of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Associated with Neuraxial Morphine Administration: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Anesthesia & Analgesia, March 21, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine

4 Vasopressors for the management of hypotension after spinal anesthesia for elective caesarean section. Systematic review and cumulative meta-analysis Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, April 16, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine

5 Hemodynamic impact of dexmedetomidine administration in 15,656 noncardiac surgical cases Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, April 26, 2012

6 Volume-limited versus pressure-limited hemodynamic management in septic and nonseptic shock Critical Care Medicine, March 26, 2012

7 Effect of Long-Term Thoracic Epidural Analgesia on Refractory Angina Pectoris: A 10-Year Experience Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, April 6, 2012

8 Infusion of low-dose vasopressin improves left ventricular function during separation from cardiopulmonary bypass: A double-blind randomized study Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, April 18, 2012    Free full text

9 Cardiac arrest in the operating room requiring prolonged resuscitation Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, April 3, 2012

10 Severe Intra-aortic Balloon Pump Complications: A Single-Center 12-Year Experience Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, April 10, 2012

11 First robotic tracheal intubations in humans using the Kepler intubation system British Journal of Anesthesia, April 12, 2012

12 Determinants of High-Sensitivity Troponin T Among Patients with a Noncardiac Cause of Chest Pain American Journal of Medicine, April 9, 2012

13 NT-proBNP levels at spontaneous breathing trial help in the prediction of post-extubation respiratory distress Intensive Care Medicine, April 2, 2012

14 Magic Bullets in Cardiac Anesthesia and Intensive Care Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, April 9, 2012

15 Effect of three different doses of ketamine prior to general anaesthesia on postoperative pain following Caesarean delivery Minerva Anestesiologica, March 29, 2012    Free full text

16 Atomised intranasal midazolam spray as premedication in pediatric patients: comparison between two doses of 0.2 and 0.3mg/kg Journal of Anesthesia, March 12, 2012

17 Intrathecal morphine is superior to intravenous PCA in patients undergoing minimally invasive cardiac surgery Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, April 20, 2012    Free full text

18 Evaluation of stroke volume variations obtained with the pressure recording analytic method Critical Care Medicine, April 4, 2012

19 A Comparison of Epidural Analgesia and Traditional Pain Management Effects on Survival and Cancer Recurrence after Colectomy Anesthesiology, March 22, 2012

20 Evaluation of a new analyser for rapid measurement of blood propofol concentration during cardiac surgery Anaesthesia, April 19, 2012