Anesthesiology News & Articles

161 Peri-operative ketamine with the ambulatory elastometric infusion pump as an adjuvant to manage acute postoperative pain after spinal fusion in adults: a prospective randomized trial Full Text Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, July 31, 2012    Clinical Article

162 Effectiveness of cervical epidural injections in the management of chronic neck and upper extremity pain: systematic review Full Text Pain Physician, July 31, 2012

163 Effect of a target-controlled infusion of remifentanil in combination with desflurane during the maintenance phase of general anesthesia Full Text Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, July 31, 2012    Clinical Article

164 A national survey into perioperative anesthetic management of patients with a fractured neck of femur Full Text BMC Anesthesiology, July 30, 2012

165 Performance Characteristics and Validation of the Opioid-Related Symptom Distress Scale for Evaluation of Analgesic Side Effects After Orthopedic Surgery Full Text Anesthesia & Analgesia, July 28, 2012 Original Publication Date: July 27, 2011

166 Mechanisms involved in the desflurane-induced post-conditioning of isolated human right atria from patients with type 2 diabetes Full Text British Journal of Anesthesia, July 28, 2012 Original Publication Date: July 27, 2011

167 Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Applied during Isoflurane Inhalation Provides No Benefit to the Myocardium of Patients Undergoing On-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Full Text Anesthesiology, July 27, 2012 Original Publication Date: January 26, 2012    Clinical Article

168 Spectral Entropy as a Measure of Hypnosis and Hypnotic Drug Effect of Total Intravenous Anesthesia in Children during Slow Induction and Maintenance Full Text Anesthesiology, July 27, 2012 Original Publication Date: January 26, 2012    Clinical Article

169 Randomized Phase 2 Trial of Custirsen (OGX-011) with Docetaxel or Mitoxantrone in Patients with Metastatic Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer Full Text Clinical Cancer Research, July 27, 2012 Original Publication Date: July 26, 2011    Clinical Article

170 Anesthetic Management and Outcome in Patients during Endovascular Therapy for Acute Stroke Full Text Anesthesiology, July 26, 2012 Original Publication Date: January 25, 2012

171 Prognostic Implications of Preoperative E/e' Ratio in Patients with Off-pump Coronary Artery Surgery Full Text Anesthesiology, July 26, 2012 Original Publication Date: January 25, 2012

172 The effectiveness of lumbar interlaminar epidural injections in managing chronic low back and lower extremity pain: systematic review Full Text Pain Physician, July 26, 2012

173 The Role of Thoracic Medial Branch Blocks in Managing Chronic Mid and Upper Back Pain: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Active-Control Trial with a 2-Year Followup Full Text Anesthesiology Research and Practice, July 26, 2012

174 Erectile dysfunction as rare side effect in the simultaneous intrathecal application of morphine and clonidine Full Text Pain Physician, July 26, 2012    Clinical Article

175 Lack of Indinavir Effects on Methadone Disposition Despite Inhibition of Hepatic and Intestinal Cytochrome P4503A (CYP3A) Full Text Anesthesiology, July 26, 2012 Original Publication Date: January 25, 2012

176 Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on acupoints reduces fentanyl requirement for postoperative pain relief after total hip arthroplasty in elderly patients Full Text Minerva Anestesiologica, July 25, 2012    Clinical Article

177 Conversion of chronic pain patients from full-opioid agonists to sublingual buprenorphine: observational report Full Text Pain Physician, July 24, 2012    Clinical Article

178 Remifentanil Prevents Tourniquet-Induced Arterial Pressure Increase in Elderly Orthopedic Patients under Sevoflurane/N2O General Anesthesia Full Text International Journal of Medical Sciences , July 24, 2012

179 Effect of Antihypertensive Agents on Blood Pressure Variability : The Natrilix SR Versus Candesartan and Amlodipine in the Reduction of Systolic Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Patients (X-CELLENT) Study Full Text Hypertension, July 19, 2012 Original Publication Date: July 18, 2011    Clinical Article

180 Dexmedetomidine versus Remifentanil for Sedation during Awake Fiberoptic Intubation Full Text Anesthesiology Research and Practice, July 18, 2012    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