Analysis of strategies to decrease postanesthesia care unit costs.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The long-lasting high-affinity opioid buprenorphine has complex pharmacology, including ceiling effects with respect to analgesia and respiratory depression. Plasma concentrations of the major buprenorphine metabolites norbuprenorphine, buprenorphine-3-glucuronide, and norbuprenorphine-3-glucuronide approxim...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Brown SM,Holtzman M,Kim T,Kharasch ED

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic venous oxygen saturation (ShvO2) was continuously monitored in 33 consecutive patients undergoing hepatic lobectomy. Fiberoptic pulmonary artery catheters were inserted into the hepatic vein (HV) and in the pulmonary artery through the right internal jugular vein before anesthetic induction. The success rate a...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Kainuma M,Fujiwara Y,Kimura N,Shitaokoshi A,Nakashima K,Shimada Y

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since the effects of antiemetic doses of droperidol on the QT interval have not been previously studied, the authors designed a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the intraoperative and postoperative effects of small-dose droperidol (0.625 and 1.25 mg intravenous) on the QT interv...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： White PF,Song D,Abrao J,Klein KW,Navarette B

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximate entropy, a measure of signal complexity and regularity, quantifies electroencephalogram changes during anesthesia. With increasing doses of anesthetics, burst-suppression patterns occur. Because of the high-frequency bursts, spectrally based parameters such as median electroencephalogram frequenc...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Bruhn J,Röpcke H,Rehberg B,Bouillon T,Hoeft A

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The results of sevoflurane biotransformation (fluoromethyl-1,1,1,3,3,3,-hexafluoro-2-propyl ether) to inorganic fluoride have been examined. However, these investigations have lacked a simplified assay for determining the primary organic metabolite, hexafluoroisopropanol. Previous attempts have involved exte...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Morgan SE,Frink EJ,Gandolfi AJ

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Atenolol study of 1996 provided evidence that perioperative β-blockade reduced postsurgical mortality. In 1998, the indications for perioperative β-blockade were codified as the Perioperative Cardiac Risk Reduction protocol and implemented at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The current...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Wallace AW,Au S,Cason BA

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the fact that obesity is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease, many studies have failed to demonstrate that obesity is independently associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in nondiabetic patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The autho...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Pan W,Hindler K,Lee VV,Vaughn WK,Collard CD

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lightwand may be useful as an alternative for tracheal intubation during a rapid-sequence induction of anesthesia in the presence of a full stomach. This study was undertaken to assess the effect of application of cricoid pressure on the success of lightwand intubation. METHODS:Sixty adult female patien...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Hodgson RE,Gopalan PD,Burrows RC,Zuma K

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postherpetic neuralgia is one of the major complications of herpes zoster caused by the reactivation of varicella-zoster virus and is characterized by severe pain. The authors previously showed the association of a human major histocompatibility complex (MHC) haplotype with postherpetic neuralgia. This study...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Sato-Takeda M,Takasaki I,Takeda K,Sasaki A,Andoh T,Nojima H,Shiraki K,Kuraishi Y,Hanaoka K,Tokunaga K,Yabe T

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac preconditioning, including that induced by halogenated anesthetics, is an innate protective mechanism against ischemia-reperfusion injury. The adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium (K(ATP)) channels are considered essential in preconditioning mechanism. However, it is unclear whether K(ATP) chan...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Marinovic J,Bosnjak ZJ,Stadnicka A

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mechanisms of ventilator-induced lung injury, an iatrogenic inflammatory condition induced by mechanical ventilation, are not completely understood. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling via the adaptor protein myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) is proinflammatory and plays a critical role in host...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Li H,Su X,Yan X,Wasserloos K,Chao W,Kaynar AM,Liu ZQ,Leikauf GD,Pitt BR,Zhang LM

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent reports have described resistance to pancuronium-induced neuromuscular blockade in patients chronically receiving anticonvulsants. This study examines the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of metocurine (MTC) in 12 patients undergoing craniotomy--six on chronic phenytoin therapy and six comparable controls....

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Ornstein E,Matteo RS,Young WL,Diaz J

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown that desflurane and isoflurane produce similar hemodynamic actions. This investigation examined the cardiovascular effects of desflurane and isoflurane in the presence or absence of dexmedetomidine, a highly selective alpha 2-adrenergic agonist that may be clinically useful as a p...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Kersten J,Pagel PS,Tessmer JP,Roerig DL,Schmeling WT,Warltier DC

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite evidence from animal experiments to the contrary, nitrous oxide (N2O) reportedly does not induce myocardial ischemia when used as an adjunct to fentanyl anesthesia in patients with coronary artery disease who have well-preserved left ventricular (LV) function. However, the incidence of ischemia with N2O admini...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Mitchell MM,Prakash O,Rulf EN,van Daele ME,Cahalan MK,Roelandt JR

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intravascular volume replacement is often required in the presence of increased pulmonary capillary leakage, for example in patients with volutrauma with major hemorrhage. In the present study, the effects of Ringer's acetate (RA), gelatin-polysuccinate (GEL), and a modern hydroxyethyl starch (HES, 6% 130/0....

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Silva PL,Güldner A,Uhlig C,Carvalho N,Beda A,Rentzsch I,Kasper M,Wiedemann B,Spieth PM,Koch T,Capelozzi VL,Pelosi P,Rocco PR,de Abreu MG

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been suggested that blood transfusion has an adverse effect on long-term health, mainly through immune modulation and tumor promotion. To further assess this concern, the authors have performed a prospective observational study with the hypothesis that after taking perioperative risk factors relevant ...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Weightman WM,Gibbs NM,Sheminant MR,Newman MA,Grey DE

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intraoperative awareness in patients undergoing general anesthesia is an infrequent but well-described adverse outcome. The reported incidence of this phenomenon is between 0.1% and 0.9%. METHODS:With institutional review board approval, the authors reviewed continuous quality improvement data from 3 yr (20...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Pollard RJ,Coyle JP,Gilbert RL,Beck JE

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depressive effect of halothane on carotid sinus baroreceptor function may be due to direct local action, in the CNS, or both. Paris of dogs were anesthetized with pentobarbital and ventilated with oxygen. The carotid sinus of the recipient dog was isolated and perfused with blood from the common carotid artery of the ...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Behnia R,Koushanpour E

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of the survey was to assess the status of acute pain management in U.S. hospitals and attitudes of adults in the U.S. toward postoperative pain management, information that has not been previously available. METHODS:Two telephone questionnaire surveys were conducted U.S. hospital participants,...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Warfield CA,Kahn CH

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tape recorded EEGs of 127 patients anesthetized with large doses of opioids were retrospectively analyzed for evidence of opioid-induced seizures, and in particular, correlated with movements that occurred during induction and could be clinically interpreted as seizures. Bilateral EEG leads in patients receiving f...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Smith NT,Benthuysen JL,Bickford RG,Sanford TJ,Blasco T,Duke PC,Head N,Dec-Silver H

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Catheter-related infection is a serious complication of continuous regional anesthesia. The authors tested the hypothesis that single-dose antibiotic prophylaxis is associated with a lower incidence of catheter-related infections. METHODS:Our analysis was based on cases in the 25-center German Network for R...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Bomberg H,Krotten D,Kubulus C,Wagenpfeil S,Kessler P,Steinfeldt T,Standl T,Gottschalk A,Stork J,Meissner W,Birnbaum J,Koch T,Sessler DI,Volk T,Raddatz A

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In acute lung injury positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and recruitment maneuver are proposed to optimize arterial oxygenation. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of such a strategy on lung histological inflammation and hyperinflation in pigs with acid aspiration-induced lung injury. METHO...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Ambrosio AM,Luo R,Fantoni DT,Gutierres C,Lu Q,Gu WJ,Otsuki DA,Malbouisson LM,Auler JO Jr,Rouby JJ,Experimental ARDS Study Group.

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the influence of liver transplantation on the pharmacokinetics of most anesthetic drugs. The authors determined the pharmacokinetics of rocuronium during liver transplantation and examined whether variability in pharmacokinetics could explain variability in recovery of neuromuscular fun...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Fisher DM,Ramsay MA,Hein HA,Marcel RJ,Sharma M,Ramsay KJ,Miller RD

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The impact on the endothelial glycocalyx for the extravasation of colloidal infusion solutions has not been investigated sufficiently. METHODS:Isolated guinea pig hearts were perfused with Krebs-Henseleit buffer in a Langendorff mode. Solutions of 0.9% saline, 5% albumin (70 kd), or 6% hydroxyethyl starch (...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Rehm M,Zahler S,Lötsch M,Welsch U,Conzen P,Jacob M,Becker BF

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effects of anesthetics on ischemia-induced ventricular arrhythmias remain poorly studied. This study investigated the effects of propofol and sevoflurane on the survival rate and morbidity as a result of ventricular arrhythmias, and defined a possible mechanism for the arrhythmogenic properties of anesth...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Hirata N,Kanaya N,Kamada N,Kimura S,Namiki A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benchmarking and comparing group productivity is an essential activity of data-driven management. For clinical anesthesiology, accomplishing this task is a daunting effort if meaningful conclusions are to be made. For anesthesiology groups, productivity must be done at the facility level in order to reduce some of the...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Abouleish AE,Hudson ME,Whitten CW

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) is an important component of therapy in patients with acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome. The independent effect of PEEP on mortality is currently unknown. METHODS:A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials com...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Phoenix SI,Paravastu S,Columb M,Vincent JL,Nirmalan M

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Isoflurane induces cell apoptosis by an unknown mechanism. The authors hypothesized that isoflurane activates inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) receptors on the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane, causing excessive calcium release, triggering apoptosis. METHODS:The authors determined isoflurane-induced cy...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Wei H,Liang G,Yang H,Wang Q,Hawkins B,Madesh M,Wang S,Eckenhoff RG

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One-lung ventilation (OLV) results in alveolar proinflammatory effects, whereas their extent may depend on administration of anesthetic drugs. The current study evaluates the effects of different volatile anesthetics compared with an intravenous anesthetic and the relationship between pulmonary and systemic ...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Schilling T,Kozian A,Senturk M,Huth C,Reinhold A,Hedenstierna G,Hachenberg T

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acid instillation leads to direct lung and to secondary systemic organ injury, probably via activated macrophages and neutrophils. This study investigated the effects of neutrophil elastase on organ injury after unilateral lung acid instillation by administrating a specific neutrophil elastase inhibitor, ONO...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Kaneko K,Kudoh I,Hattori S,Yamada H,Ohara M,Wiener-Kronish J,Okumura F

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00