Thromboelastography for monitoring prolonged hypercoagulability after major abdominal surgery.

abstract：:We describe the unique process whereby simulation-based, objective structured clinical evaluation (OSCE) has been incorporated into the Israeli board examination in anesthesiology. Development of the examination included three steps: a) definition of clinical conditions that residents are required to handle competentl...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Berkenstadt H,Ziv A,Gafni N,Sidi A

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPLICATIONS:Misplacement of an epidural catheter into the subarachnoid space is a recognized complication. However, breakage of an intrathecal epidural catheter during removal presents a dilemma. Appropriate imaging, a neurosurgical consultation, and aggressive surgical exploration and extraction of the retained piece...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Ugboma S,Au-Truong X,Kranzler LI,Rifai SH,Joseph NJ,Salem MR

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Topical anesthesia of the upper airway is often recommended when difficulty in airway management is anticipated. There are published reports, however, of administration of topical anesthesia resulting in complete loss of airway control. Adverse effects are mostly attributed to interference with involuntary p...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Maxwell MJ,English JD,Moppett IK,McGlashan JA,Norris AM

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ondansetron is a potent antiemetic drug that acts through inhibition of the 5HT3 receptors for serotonin. Minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) for isoflurane is not affected by systemic ondansetron; however ondansetron is a substrate of P-glycoprotein, a transport pump expressed in the blood-brain barrier. Thus, we hy...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Scott JA,Wood M,Flood P

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bilateral breast augmentation is an increasingly popular day-case procedure. Local infiltration with sedation is routinely used for its ease of application compared with the more complex and potentially riskier paravertebral blockade (PVB). We hypothesized that ropivacaine injected by experienced anesthesia ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Gardiner S,Rudkin G,Cooter R,Field J,Bond M

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Postoperative pain is a common reason for the delayed discharge and unanticipated hospital admission of out-patients. In this study, we examined the pattern of pain in ambulatory surgical patients and determined those factors that predict postoperative pain. Ten thousand eight consecutive ambulatory surgical...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Chung F,Ritchie E,Su J

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare unilateral spinal block produced with small doses of hyperbaric ropivacaine with that produced by 2 doses of hyperbaric levobupivacaine, we randomly allocated 91 ASA physical status I-II outpatients undergoing knee arthroscopy to receive unilateral spinal anesthesia with 7.5 mg of hyperbaric ropivacaine 0.5...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Cappelleri G,Aldegheri G,Danelli G,Marchetti C,Nuzzi M,Iannandrea G,Casati A

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of the alpha 2-agonist dexmedetomidine on the cerebral blood flow (CBF) and the metabolic rate for oxygen was studied by a sagittal sinus outflow technique in dogs during halothane anesthesia. Dexmedetomidine was given in a dose (10 micrograms/kg) reported to reduce the anesthetic requirement of halothane b...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Karlsson BR,Forsman M,Roald OK,Heier MS,Steen PA

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Signal transduction cascade of anesthetic-induced preconditioning has been extensively studied, yet many aspects of it remain unsolved. Here, we investigated the roles of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and mitochondrial uncoupling in cardiomyocyte preconditioning by two modern volatile anesthetics: desflurane...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Sedlic F,Pravdic D,Ljubkovic M,Marinovic J,Stadnicka A,Bosnjak ZJ

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with mitral regurgitation (MR), the effective regurgitant orifice area can be estimated by measuring the vena contracta area (VCA). We hypothesize that the VCA has characteristic temporal dynamics related to the underlying mechanism of functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) versus degenerative mit...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Cobey FC,Ashihkmina E,Edrich T,Fox J,Shook D,Bollen B,Breeze JL,Ursprung WW,Shernan SK

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rapid establishment of a patent airway in ill or injured patients is a priority for prehospital rescue personnel. Out-of-hospital tracheal intubation can be challenging. Unrecognized esophageal intubation is a clinical disaster. METHODS:We performed an observational, prospective study of consecutive patient...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Timmermann A,Russo SG,Eich C,Roessler M,Braun U,Rosenblatt WH,Quintel M

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The purpose of this study was to determine whether different levels of pain would respond similarly to analgesia. We compared the analgesic response to ibuprofen in subjects with moderate versus severe baseline pain in clinical trials using the third molar post-extraction dental pain model. We performed a po...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Averbuch M,Katzper M

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:We examined the effects of two perioperative pain management techniques on recovery after laparotomy, as assessed by body weight (BW) and food consumption (FC). All rats received a preoperative intrathecal mixture of morphine plus bupivacaine combined with one of two treatments: (a) injection of slow-release...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Shavit Y,Fish G,Wolf G,Mayburd E,Meerson Y,Yirmiya R,Beilin B

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes insipidus (DI) is an uncommon perioperative complication that can occur secondary to medications or surgical manipulation and can cause significant hypovolemia and electrolyte abnormalities. We reviewed and evaluated the current literature and identified 24 cases of DI related to medications commonly used in ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Van Decar LM,Reynolds EG,Sharpe EE,Harbell MW,Kosiorek HE,Kraus MB

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health-recommended exposure levels for nitrous oxide exposure are 25 ppm as a time-weighted average over the time of exposure. The exposure limit for halogenated anesthetics (without concomitant nitrous oxide exposure) is 2 ppm. Inhaled sevoflurane provides ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Hoerauf KH,Wallner T,Akça O,Taslimi R,Sessler DI

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies in a variety of disciplines have shown that the readability of Web-based patient education materials is above that of the sixth grade reading level recommended by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The aim of this study was to evaluate the readability, content, and quality of English- ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Patel SK,Gordon EJ,Wong CA,Grobman WA,Goucher H,Toledo P

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative nausea and vomiting is common after cardiac surgery and may contribute to significant morbidity. Gastric decompression during anesthesia has been used for postoperative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis in shorter duration noncardiac surgery with conflicting results. We tested the hypothesis that gastric d...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Burlacu CL,Healy D,Buggy DJ,Twomey C,Veerasingam D,Tierney A,Moriarty DC

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the possible effects of repetitive (1-min interval) 50- and 100-Hz tetanic stimuli on 50-Hz and 100-Hz tetanic fade ratios (RF50HZ and RF100HZ). We also evaluated the sensitivity of the recorded responses to these two tests to assess residual neuromuscular block (isometric adductor pollicis mechanical activ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Baurain MJ,Hoton F,Dernovoi BS,d'Hollander AA

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The transient hyperemic response (THR) in the middle cerebral artery (MCA) after the release of brief compression of the ipsilateral common carotid artery has been used to study cerebral autoregulation. We conducted the present study to evaluate the reliability of THR to detect changes in cerebral autoregula...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Mahajan RP,Cavill G,Simpson EJ

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sedatives and analgesics, in doses that alter consciousness in the intensive care unit (ICU), contribute to delirium and mortality. Pain, agitation, and delirium can be monitored in ICU patients. These symptoms were noted before (PRE) and after (POST) a protocol to alleviate undesirable symptoms. Analgesia a...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Skrobik Y,Ahern S,Leblanc M,Marquis F,Awissi DK,Kavanagh BP

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Epidural catheters (EC) are often used in pediatric patients for intraoperative and postoperative pain relief. The small anatomical structures and catheter insertion under general anesthesia make it more difficult to perform EC and to prevent damage. In this study we investigated the use of ultrasound (US) i...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Rapp HJ,Folger A,Grau T

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Shoulder surgery is often performed with patients in the sitting position under interscalene block anesthesia. Vasovagal episodes, characterized by a sudden decrease in heart rate and/or blood pressure, have a reported incidence of 17%-24% in this setting. We performed a retrospective study to determine whet...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Kahn RL,Hargett MJ

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:QT interval prolongation is associated with torsades des pointes (TdP), but is a poor predictor of drug torsadogenicity. Susceptibility to TdP arises from increased transmural dispersion of repolarization (TDR) across the myocardial wall, rather than QT interval prolongation per se. TDR can be measured on th...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Whyte SD,Sanatani S,Lim J,Booker PD

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown that local anesthetics may induce apoptosis in some cell types. In this study, we investigated the apoptotic effects of local anesthetics in human breast tumor cells. METHODS:Human breast cancer (MCF-7) and mammary epithelial (MCF-10A) cell lines were treated with lidocaine and/o...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Chang YC,Liu CL,Chen MJ,Hsu YW,Chen SN,Lin CH,Chen CM,Yang FM,Hu MC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The purpose of the investigation was to assess the effects of desflurane (DES) on left ventricular heart function during basal barbiturate anesthesia in a closed-pericardium, closed-chest acute swine model. The study was performed in 11 normoventilated adult pigs. Hemodynamic measurements were obtained using...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Sundeman H,Haney M,Broomé M,Häggmark S,Johansson G,Winsö O,Biber B

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tissue damage associated with surgery often produces peripheral and central sensitization that may outlast the stimuli, leading to exaggerated postoperative pain. Paradoxically, the use of opioid analgesia, which is essential for surgical pain management may induce pain sensitization leading to enhanced post...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Laboureyras E,Chateauraynaud J,Richebé P,Simonnet G

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relative safety of epidural catheter placement with subsequent heparinization has been well documented. However, what is the risk of neurologic sequelae in such patients who receive warfarin perioperatively? This study retrospectively evaluates the risk of spinal hematoma in patients receiving postoperative epidur...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Horlocker TT,Wedel DJ,Schlichting JL

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ondansetron and droperidol are both effective prophylactic antiemetics for gynecologic outpatient procedures. However, increased drowsiness, delayed discharge, and postdischarge restlessness may occur with droperidol, and ondansetron is costly. In this prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Tang J,Watcha MF,White PF

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The intrathoracic blood volume index (ITBVI) and central venous pressure (CVP) are routinely used to predict fluid responsiveness in critically ill patients with acute circulatory failure (systolic blood pressure < 90 mm Hg or vasopressor requirement). However, they have never been compared. METHODS:In this...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Muller L,Louart G,Bengler C,Fabbro-Peray P,Carr J,Ripart J,de La Coussaye JE,Lefrant JY

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated risk of heart block after cardiopulmonary by-pass (CPB) in patients with normal conduction undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting who chronically received calcium-entry blockers, beta-blockers, or combined therapy. Before CPB, calcium-entry blockers alone produced an increase in P-R intervals but no c...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Henling CE,Slogoff S,Kodali SV,Arlund C

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00