Anesthesiology News & Articles

241 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    Clinical Article

242 Meropenem and piperacillin/tazobactam prescribing in critically ill patients: does augmented renal clearance affect pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic target attainment when extended infusions are used? Critical Care, May 6, 2013    Clinical Article

243 Preoperative medication with oral morphine sulphate and postoperative pain Full Text Minerva Anestesiologica, May 6, 2013    Clinical Article

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

245 The association between tracheostomy and sternal wound infection in postoperative cardiac surgery patients Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, May 6, 2013    Clinical Article

246 Super refractory status epilepticus: the development of a paradigm for critical care management Full Text Minerva Anestesiologica, May 6, 2013    Review Article

247 Association between C-reactive protein levels and outcome in acute lung injury in children European Journal of Pediatrics, May 6, 2013    Clinical Article

248 Maintaining micturition in the perioperative period: strategies to avoid urinary retention Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, May 6, 2013    Review Article

249 Anesthetic management of common pediatric emergencies Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, May 6, 2013    Review Article

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

251 Socioeconomic status and health: education and income are independent and joint predictors of ambulatory blood pressure Journal of Behavioral Medicine, May 6, 2013    Review Article

252 Fear of acupuncture enhances sympathetic activation to acupuncture stimulation Acupuncture in Medicine, May 6, 2013    Clinical Article

253 Fatal Case of Tension Pneumothorax and Subcutaneous Emphysema After Open Surgical Tracheostomy Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, May 6, 2013

254 Preconditioning effects of the anesthetic administered to the donor on grafted kidney function in living donor kidney transplantation recipients Full Text Minerva Anestesiologica, May 6, 2013    Clinical Article

255 Pain modality- and sex-specific effects of COMT genetic functional variants Pain, May 6, 2013    Clinical Article

256 Polyurethane does not protect better than polyvinyl cuffed tracheal tubes from microaspirations Full Text Minerva Anestesiologica, May 6, 2013    Clinical Article

257 Meeting a critical need: U-M launches new center aimed at transforming critical care through research University of Michigan Health System, May 6, 2013

258 Intensive care pain treatment and sedation: Nurses' experiences of the conflict between clinical judgement and standardised care: An explorative study Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, May 3, 2013    Clinical Article

259 Bioequivalence evaluation of epinephrine autoinjectors with attention to rapid delivery Full Text Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, May 3, 2013

260 Clinical Significance of the Cross-Sectional Area of the Internal Jugular Vein on Its Catheterization Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, May 3, 2013    Clinical Article

1 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

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

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

4 Antifibrinolytics in cardiac surgery Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, April 5, 2013    Free full text

5 Fluid Resuscitation in Septic Shock: The Effect of Increasing Fluid Balance on Mortality Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, March 4, 2013    Review Article

6 Recovery after total intravenous general anaesthesia or spinal anaesthesia for total knee arthroplasty: a randomized trial British Journal of Anesthesia, April 15, 2013
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7 Oral choline supplementation for postoperative pain British Journal of Anesthesia, April 9, 2013

8 Pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest in the postanesthesia care unit: analysis of data from the American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation registry Paediatric Anaesthesia, April 4, 2013    Clinical Guideline

9 Video-laryngoscopy: another tool for difficult intubation or a new paradigm in airway management? Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, February 12, 2013

10 Perioperative glucocorticoids in hip and knee surgery - benefit vs. harm? A review of randomized clinical trials Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, April 16, 2013    Review Article

11 Preoperative risk factors in 10 418 patients with prior myocardial infarction and 5241 patients with prior unstable angina undergoing elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery British Journal of Anesthesia, April 18, 2013

12 Feasibility and safety of xenon compared with sevoflurane anaesthesia in coronary surgical patients: a randomized controlled pilot study British Journal of Anesthesia, April 16, 2013

13 Effect of levosimendan on hemodynamic changes in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: A randomized controlled study Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, April 1, 2013    Free full text

14 Effectiveness of non-cardiac preoperative testing in non-cardiac elective surgery: a systematic review British Journal of Anesthesia, April 15, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

15 Does Low-dose Droperidol Increase the Risk of Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia or Death in the Surgical Patient? Anesthesiology, January 25, 2013

16 Oxcarbazepine for neuropathic pain Cochrane Reviews, April 2, 2013    Review Article

17 Retrograde Light-guided Laryngoscopy for Tracheal Intubation: Clinical Practice and Comparison with Conventional Direct Laryngoscopy Anesthesiology, April 24, 2013

18 Robotic and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Anesthesiology Clinics, April 4, 2013

19 Clinical characteristics, sepsis interventions and outcomes in the obese patients with septic shock: an international multicenter cohort study Critical Care, April 18, 2013

20 Pediatric Status Asthmaticus Critical Care Clinics, April 8, 2013    Review Article