AUTHORS: Komatsu, Ryu MD, MS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2022 BACKGROUND: To predict opioid consumption and pain intensity after the index cesarean delivery, we tested a hypothesis that opioid consumption after the previous cesarean delivery of the same patient can predict the opioid consumption after the index cesarean delivery. We further tested a secondary […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Aykanat, Verna M. FANZCA, MBBS, BMedSci (Hons) et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 2 – p 410-418 BACKGROUND: Prevention of hypotension during the intra- and postoperative period is an important goal. Peripheral administration of low-concentration norepinephrine may be a safe and effective strategy to reduce the risk of hypotension. […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Baxter, Mark G. PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 2 – p 389-399 BACKGROUND: Postoperative delirium and postoperative cognitive dysfunction are the most common complications for older surgical patients. General anesthesia may contribute to the development of these conditions, but there are little data on the association of […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Zhang, Yi-Nan MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 2 – p 419-431 BACKGROUND: Intestinal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) challenge often results in gut barrier dysfunction and induces distant organ injury. Dexmedetomidine has been shown to protect intestinal epithelial barrier against I/R attack. The present study aims to investigate the degree […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Wood, Cristina MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 2 – p 294-302 Abstract BACKGROUND: Nitrous oxide (N2O) has been used nationally as an analgesic in many clinical settings. While neuraxial analgesia is still the most commonly used labor analgesic in the United States, there is increasing use of […]
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