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Inhalational Anesthesia: Basic Pharmacology, End Organ Effects, and Applications in the Treatment of Status Asthmaticus
Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, 10/26/09

Tobias JD – The potent inhalational anesthetic agents are used on a daily basis to provide intraoperative anesthesia. The article reviews the history of inhalational anesthesia, the physical structure of the inhalational anesthetic agents, their end–organ effects, reports of their use for the treatment of refractory status asthmaticus in the intensive care unit (ICU) patient, and special considerations for their administration in this setting including equipment for their delivery, scavenging, and monitoring.

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Prospective randomized controlled multi-centre trial of cuffed or uncuffed endotracheal tubes in small children
British Journal of Anesthesia, 11/04/09

A comparison of the laryngeal mask airway with the facemask and oropharyngeal airway for manual ventilation by first responders in children
Anaesthesia, 11/12/09

Ketamine, but not priming, improves intubating conditions during a propofol–rocuronium induction
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, 11/16/09

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Total intravenous anaesthesia techniques for ambulatory surgery
Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, 11/03/09

Use of oral ketamine in chronic pain management: A review
European Journal of Pain, 11/02/09

Corticosteroid therapy for acute lung injury, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and severe pneumonia: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Journal of Critical Care, 11/11/09

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