Authors: Tusman, Gerardo MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 1 – p 62–71 Pulse oximetry is an undisputable standard of care in clinical monitoring. It combines a spectrometer to detect hypoxemia with a plethysmograph for the diagnosis, monitoring, and follow-up of cardiovascular diseases. These pulse oximetry capabilities are extremely […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Goodnough, Lawrence T. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 1 – p 282–289 Sporadic Zika virus infections had only occurred in Africa and Asia until an outbreak in Micronesia (Oceania) in 2007. In 2013 to 2014, several outer Pacific Islands reported local outbreaks. Soon thereafter, the virus was […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Doll, Dietrich MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 1 – p 262–269 BACKGROUND: Team performance has been studied extensively in the perioperative setting, but the managerial impact of interprofessional team performance remains unclear. We hypothesized that the interplay between anesthesiologists and surgeons would affect operating room turnaround […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Stricker, Paul A. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 1 – p 245–253 BACKGROUND: Bilateral myringotomy and pressure equalization tube insertion (BMT) is the most common surgery in children. Multiple anesthetic techniques for BMT have been proposed, but that which reliably promotes ideal recovery remains unclear. We sought […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Choi, Eun Kyung MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 1 – p 204–213 BACKGROUND: Superoxide, nitric oxide (NO), and peroxynitrite are important mediators in the pathogenesis of ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury. We tested the renoprotective effects of allopurinol (ALP), a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), and 5,10,15,20-tetrakis […]
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