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Uncategorized Published - 27 October, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Stroke Volume Variation–Guided Versus Central Venous Pressure–Guided Low Central Venous Pressure With Milrinone During Living Donor Hepatectomy: A Randomized Double-Blinded Clinical Trial

AUTHORS: Lee, Jiwon MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 2 – p 423–430 BACKGROUND: We previously demonstrated the usefulness of milrinone for living donor hepatectomy. However, a less-invasive alternative to central venous catheterization and perioperative contributors to good surgical outcomes remain undetermined. The current study evaluated whether the stroke volume […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 October, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Intraoperative “Analgesia Nociception Index”–Guided Fentanyl Administration During Sevoflurane Anesthesia in Lumbar Discectomy and Laminectomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

AUTHORS: Upton, Henry D. MBBS, BMedSc  et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 1 – p 81–90 BACKGROUND: The “Analgesia Nociception Index” (ANI; MetroDoloris Medical Systems, Lille, France) is a proposed noninvasive guide to analgesia derived from an electrocardiogram trace. ANI is scaled from 0 to 100; with previous studies suggesting that […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 October, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Platelet Counts and Postoperative Stroke After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery

AUTHORS: Karhausen, Jörn A. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 4 – p 1129–1139 BACKGROUND: Declining platelet counts may reveal platelet activation and aggregation in a postoperative prothrombotic state. Therefore, we hypothesized that nadir platelet counts after on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery are associated with stroke. METHODS: We evaluated […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 October, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Multimodal Analgesic Therapy With Gabapentin and Its Association With Postoperative Respiratory Depression

AUTHORS: Cavalcante, Alexandre N. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 1 – p 141–146 BACKGROUND: Gabapentinoids are widely used in perioperative multimodal analgesic regimens. The primary aim of this study was to determine whether gabapentin was associated with respiratory depression during phase-I postanesthesia recovery after major laparoscopic procedures. METHODS: We retrospectively […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 October, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Hospital-Based Acute Care Within 7 Days of Discharge After Outpatient Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery

AUTHORS: Liu, Jiabin MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: June, 2017 BACKGROUND: BACKGROUND:The rate of hospital-based acute care (defined as hospital transfer at discharge, emergency department [ED] visit, or subsequent inpatient hospital [IP] admission) after outpatient procedure is gaining momentum as a quality metric for ambulatory surgery. However, the incidence and reasons for hospital-based acute […]

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