Anesthesiology News & Articles

1 Early mobilization in critically ill children: a survey of Canadian practice Critical Care Medicine, June 20, 2013    Clinical Article

2 Continuous renal replacement therapy outcomes in acute kidney injury and end stage renal disease: a cohort study Critical Care, June 20, 2013    Clinical Article

3 Standardized endoscopic swallowing evaluation for tracheostomy decannulation in critically ill neurologic patients Critical Care Medicine, June 20, 2013    Clinical Article

4 End-expiratory occlusion test predicts preload responsiveness independently of positive end-expiratory pressure during acute respiratory distress syndrome Critical Care Medicine, June 20, 2013    Clinical Article

5 Topographic distribution of tidal ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome: effects of positive end-expiratory pressure and pressure support Critical Care Medicine, June 20, 2013    Clinical Article

6 Placenta praevia after prior caesarean section: An exploratory case-control study Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, June 20, 2013    Clinical Article

7 Caesarean delivery and neonatal mortality rates in 46 low- and middle-income countries: a propensity-score matching and meta-analysis of Demographic and Health Survey data International Journal of Epidemiology, June 20, 2013    Clinical Article

8 Prognostic value of the number and laterality of metastatic inguinal lymph nodes in vulvar cancer: Revisiting the FIGO staging system European Journal of Surgical Oncology, June 20, 2013    Clinical Article

9 Outcomes and patterns of secondary relapse in platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer: Implications for tertiary cytoreductive surgery European Journal of Surgical Oncology, June 20, 2013    Clinical Article

10 Reversal of neuromuscular blockade with sugammadex at the reappearance of four twitches to train-of-four stimulation Anesthesiology, June 20, 2013    Clinical Article

11 Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: report of two cases in the West of Ireland with review of current literature Irish Journal of Medical Science, June 20, 2013    Review Article

12 Racial disparities in operative procedure time: the influence of obesity Anesthesiology, June 20, 2013    Clinical Article

13 Vecuronium requirements according to the operative phase during living donor liver transplantation under desflurane anesthesia Transplantation Proceedings, June 20, 2013    Clinical Article

14 Influence of nitrous oxide anesthesia, B-vitamins, and MTHFR gene polymorphisms on perioperative cardiac events: the vitamins in nitrous oxide (VINO) randomized trial Anesthesiology, June 20, 2013    Clinical Article

15 Effects of anesthetic isoflurane and desflurane on human cerebrospinal fluid a[beta] and [tau] level Anesthesiology, June 20, 2013    Clinical Article

16 Skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor mutations associated with malignant hyperthermia showed enhanced intensity and sensitivity to triggering drugs when expressed in human embryonic kidney cells Anesthesiology, June 20, 2013    Clinical Article

17 The Episure Autodetect syringe, a loss-of-resistance technique for locating the epidural space, used in pediatric patients Paediatric Anaesthesia, June 20, 2013    Clinical Article

18 Trends in death associated with pediatric dental sedation and general anesthesia Paediatric Anaesthesia, June 20, 2013    Clinical Guideline

19 Single-operator real-time ultrasound-guided spinal injection using SonixGPS: a case series Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, June 20, 2013    Clinical Article

20 Understanding differences in electronic health record (EHR) use: linking individual physicians perceptions of uncertainty and EHR use patterns in ambulatory care JAMIA, June 20, 2013    Clinical Article

1 Prophylaxis and treatment of the side-effects of neuraxial morphine analgesia following cesarean delivery Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, May 6, 2013    Review Article

2 Benefit of Immediate Beta-Blocker Therapy on Mortality in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Critical Care Medicine, May 20, 2013

3 Effect of preemptive and preventive acetaminophen on postoperative pain score: a randomized, double-blind trial of patients undergoing lower extremity surgery Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, May 22, 2013

4 Anesthetic Management of the Patient With Low Ejection Fraction American Journal of Therapeutics, April 8, 2013    Review Article

5 I.V. and perineural dexamethasone are equivalent in increasing the analgesic duration of a single-shot interscalene block with ropivacaine for shoulder surgery: a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled study British Journal of Anesthesia, April 17, 2013

6 Neuraxial block, death and serious cardiovascular morbidity in the POISE trial British Journal of Anesthesia, April 30, 2013

7 Transcontinental anaesthesia: a pilot study British Journal of Anesthesia, May 1, 2013

8 Comparison of intravenous morphine, epidural morphine with/without bupivacaine or ropivacaine in postthoracotomy pain management with patient controlled analgesia technique Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, April 29, 2013    Free full text

9 Practical aspects of ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine, May 6, 2013

10 Injectable spinal cord stimulator system: Pilot study Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management, May 2, 2013

11 Inhaled epoprostenol vs inhaled nitric oxide for refractory hypoxemia in critically ill patients Journal of Critical Care, May 23, 2013

12 Perioperative treatment of patients with sepsis Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, May 9, 2013    Review Article

13 Laryngeal Mask Airway Insertion in Adults: Comparison between Fully Deflated and Partially Inflated Technique Yonsei Medical Journal, April 22, 2013    Free full text    Review Article

14 Tracheostomy in the critically ill: the myth of dead space Anesthesia and Intensive Care, March 26, 2013

15 Volatile Anesthetic Rescue Therapy in Children With Acute Asthma: Innovative but Costly or Just Costly? Pediatric Critical Care, May 7, 2013

16 Effectiveness of non-cardiac preoperative testing in non-cardiac elective surgery: a systematic review British Journal of Anesthesia, May 20, 2013

17 The Effect of Selenium Therapy on Mortality in Patients With Sepsis Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Critical Care Medicine, May 21, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

18 Effects of dexmedetomidine infusion on laryngeal mask airway removal and postoperative recovery in children anaesthetised with sevoflurane Anesthesia and Intensive Care, May 13, 2013

19 A double blind, randomized, controlled trial to study the effect of dexmedetomidine on hemodynamic and recovery responses during tracheal extubation Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, May 16, 2013    Free full text

20 The effect of intravenous magnesium sulfate on serum levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT pro-BNP) in elective CABG with cardiopulmonary bypass Journal of Anesthesia, May 6, 2013