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Latest Full Text Articles (73)941 The Effects of Platelet Transfusions Evaluated Using Rotational Thromboelastometry Full Text Anesthesia & Analgesia, April 30, 2009
942 Anesthetic Management of Seven Deliveries in Three Sisters with the May-Hegglin Anomaly Full Text Anesthesia & Analgesia, April 28, 2009
943 Acute effects of peritoneal dialysis solutions in the mesenteric microcirculation Translational Research, The Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine, April 27, 2009
944 Living without aprotinin: the results of a 5-year blood saving program in cardiac surgery Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, April 23, 2009
945 Urinary liver-type fatty acid-binding protein in septic shock: effect of polymyxin B-immobilized fiber hemoperfusion Shock, April 22, 2009
946 Zinc Deficiency Anemia and Effects of Zinc Therapy in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, April 22, 2009 Clinical Article
947 Hypertonic saline attenuates tnf-[alpha]-induced nf-[kappa]b activation in pulmonary epithelial cells Shock, April 20, 2009
948 Delivered dose of renal replacement therapy and mortality in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury Critical Care, April 16, 2009 Clinical Article
949 The USA Multicenter Prehosptial Hemoglobin-based Oxygen Carrier Resuscitation Trial: Scientific Rationale, Study Design, and Results Critical Care Clinics, April 14, 2009
950 Oxygen Therapeutics: Perfluorocarbons and Blood Substitute Safety Critical Care Clinics, April 14, 2009
951 Potential Uses of Hemoglobin-based Oxygen Carriers in Critical Care Medicine Critical Care Clinics, April 13, 2009
952 Comparison of Hemoglobin-based Oxygen Carriers to Stored Human Red Blood Cells Critical Care Clinics, April 13, 2009
953 Why an Alternative to Blood Transfusion Critical Care Clinics, April 13, 2009
954 The effect and adverse events of Lactobacilli versus placebo in maintenance therapy for Crohn disease Internal Medicine Journal, April 9, 2009 Clinical Article
955 Pulse pressure variations adjusted by alveolar driving pressure to assess fluid responsiveness Intensive Care Medicine, April 8, 2009
956 Design of Recombinant Hemoglobins for Use in Transfusion Fluids Critical Care Clinics, April 8, 2009
957 Hemofiltration in newborns treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a case-comparison study Critical Care, April 7, 2009 Clinical Article
958 Soluble Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid cells-1 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid is not predictive for ventilator-associated pneumonia Intensive Care Medicine, April 6, 2009
959 High-Dose Furosemide and Small-Volume Hypertonic Saline Solution Infusion for the Treatment of Leg Edema in Advanced Cancer Patients Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, April 2, 2009 Clinical Article
960 Development of endotoxin tolerance in humans in vivo Critical Care Medicine, April 2, 2009
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- Epidural anesthesia improves postoperative respiratory function compared with general anesthesia in patients with COPD undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
- According to the American Society of Anesthesiologists guidelines for chronic pain management, acupuncture may be considered as adjuvant therapy to conventional therapy in patients with nonspecific, non-inflammatory low back pain.
- Recent evidence shows preoperative anxiety has a significant effect on hypotension after spinal anesthesia
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Dopamine is associated with increased mortality in septic shock
Based on a meta-analysis of 11 trials involving 2,768 patients with septic shock, treatment with dopamine was associated with a greater risk of 28-day mortality (RR=1.12-1.23) and arrhythmias (RR=2.34) than norepinephrine.
Read the article summaryRBC transfusion decreased mortality in sepsis
As published in Critical Care Medicine, RBC transfusion decreases the risk of mortality in patients with sepsis and septic shock. The study involved 1054 patients in 22 ICUs and SICUs at 12 teaching hospitals in Korea. Of the 1054 patients, 407 received RBC transfusions; the mean pre-transfusion hemoglobin level was 7.7 g/dL. The transfused patients had a lower risk of 7-day (HR = 0.42), 28-day (HR = 0.43), and in-hospital mortality rates (HR = 0.51) than non-transfused patients.
Read the article summaryStatin use decreases pneumonia-associated mortality
As published in Critical Care, current statin use was associated with a decreased hospitalization rate and a decreased 30-day mortality rate in patients with pneumonia. The study group consisted of 70,953 patients with pneumonia who were hospitalized for the first time with 10 age- and gender-matched control patients for each pneumonia patient. The OR for pneumonia was 0.80 amongst current statin users compared to non-users; previous statin use had no effect on the risk of pneumonia. The 30-day mortality rates in patients who were statin users and non-users were 11.3% and 15.1%, respectively (HR=0.73).
Read the article summaryMost Popular Anesthesia Articles
Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 A survey of the management of neuromuscular blockade monitoring in Australia and New Zealand Anesthesia and Intensive Care, May 13, 2013
2 Prophylaxis and treatment of the side-effects of neuraxial morphine analgesia following cesarean delivery Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, May 6, 2013 Review Article
3 Hospital Variation and Temporal Trends in Palliative and End-of-Life Care in the ICU Critical Care Medicine, May 20, 2013
4 Current oxygen management in mechanically ventilated patients: A prospective observational cohort study Journal of Critical Care, May 30, 2013
5 Management of severe perioperative bleeding: Guidelines from the European Society of Anaesthesiology European Journal of Anaesthesiology, May 10, 2013 Clinical Guideline
6 Incidence of postoperative residual neuromuscular blockade in the postanaesthesia care unit: An observational multicentre study in Portugal European Journal of Anaesthesiology, April 12, 2013
7 Three-Dimensional High-Resolution Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks: A New Panoramic Vision of Local Anesthetic Spread and Perineural Catheter Tip Location Anesthesia & Analgesia, April 22, 2013
8 Controversies in pediatric anesthesia: sevoflurane and fluid management Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, May 9, 2013
9 Interrupting gel layer between Double cuffs prevents fluid leakage past tracheal tube cuffs British Journal of Anesthesia, May 15, 2013
10 Anaesthetic management of emergency caesarean section in a parturient with systemic mastocytosis International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia , May 28, 2013
11 Management Plan to Reduce Risks in Perioperative Care of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Averts the Need for Presurgical Polysomnography Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore, April 19, 2013 Free full text
12 Fluid resuscitation with 6 % hydroxyethyl starch (130/0.4 and 130/0.42) in acutely ill patients: systematic review of effects on mortality and treatment with renal replacement therapy Intensive Care Medicine, February 19, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
13 Data utilization for medical decision making at the time of patient admission to ICU Critical Care Medicine, May 23, 2013
14 Modification of anesthesia practice reduces catheter-associated bloodstream infections: a quality improvement initiative Paediatric Anaesthesia, April 10, 2013
15 Maintaining micturition in the perioperative period: strategies to avoid urinary retention Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, May 6, 2013 Review Article
16 Fluid therapy in critical illness: a special focus on indication, the use of hydroxyethyl starch and its different raw materials Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, May 9, 2013 Review Article
17 Management of bleeding and coagulopathy following major trauma: an updated European guideline Critical Care, April 26, 2013 Clinical Guideline
18 Effect of intravenous fluid therapy on postoperative vomiting in children undergoing tonsillectomy British Journal of Anesthesia, March 20, 2013
19 Efficacy of the oral neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist aprepitant administered with ondansetron for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, April 15, 2013 Free full text
20 Validating a process-of-care checklist for intensive care units Anesthesia and Intensive Care, May 13, 2013 Review Article
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