AUTHORS: Christensen, Robert E. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 4 – p 1231–1236 BACKGROUND: Nearly 20% of anesthesia-related pediatric cardiac arrests (CAs) occur during emergence or recovery. The aims of this case series were to use the Wake Up Safe database to describe the following: (1) the nature […]
Read MoreAuthors: Weiniger, Carolyn F. MB, ChB et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 4 – p 1211–1218 BACKGROUND: Remifentanil may be used by laboring women for analgesia, despite controversy because of potential apneas. We evaluated candidate variables as early warning alerts for apnea, based on prevalence, positive predictive rate, sensitivity for […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Sunshine, Jacob E. MD, MS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 4 – p 1200–1205 BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between exposure to methylprednisolone (MP) and improvements in motor function among patients with acute traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI). MP therapy for patients […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Shiraishi, Toshie MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 4 – p 1174–1178 BACKGROUND: Although preoperative fluid intake 2 hours before anesthesia is generally considered safe, there are concerns about delayed gastric emptying in obese subjects. In this study, the gastric fluid volume (GFV) change in morbidly obese […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Zeidan, Ahed M. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 4 – p 1168–1173 BACKGROUND: We tested the hypothesis whether gender differences exist in the applied cricoid force necessary to prevent regurgitation. Real-time visual and dynamic means were used to assess the effectiveness of different applied cricoid forces in […]
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