Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 1 – p 175–178 AUTHORS: Yamada, Kumiko MD et al BACKGROUND: To the best of our knowledge, the ropivacaine concentration required for ultrasound-guided ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric nerve block (INB) has not been reported. We designed this study to examine the 50% effective concentration (EC50) of […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: July 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 1 – p 168–172 AUTHORS: Perlman, Jeffrey MBChB et al An important goal of obstetric anesthesia is to provide for the safety and comfort of the mother as well as to optimize physiologic outcomes for the neonate. Markers of neonatal physiologic outcome include cord umbilical […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: July 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 1 – p 165–167 AUTHORS: Bernstein, Jeffrey MD et al The obstetric anesthesiologist must consider the risk of spinal–epidural hematoma in patients with thrombocytopenia when choosing to provide neuraxial anesthesia. There are little data exploring this complication in the parturient. In this single-center retrospective study […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: July 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 1 – p 154–164 AUTHORS: Sultan, Pervez MBChB, FRCA et al BACKGROUND: The intrathecal morphine dose achieving optimal analgesia for cesarean delivery while minimizing side effects has not yet been deduced. In this meta-analysis, our objective was to determine whether low- or high-dose intrathecal morphine […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia:July 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 1 – p 135–140 AUTHORS: Maile, Michael D. MD, MS et al BACKGROUND: Even small elevations in preoperative troponin levels have been shown to be associated with adverse outcomes. However, there are currently limited data on the relationship between troponin increase and timing of surgery. METHODS: […]
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