BMC Anesthesiol. 2015;15(128) Authors: Feng Li et al Background: To evaluate the cardioprotective effects of sevoflurane versus propofol anesthesia in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Methods: Studies were retrieved through searching several databases. Study quality was evaluated by Jadad scale. Meta-analysis was performed with RevMan5.0 software. Publication bias was tested by funnel plot. Results: As a […]
Read MoreBMC Anesthesiol. 2015;15(183) Authors: Myriam Daoudia et al Background: The predictive value of an individual’s attitude towards painful situations and the status of his immune system for postoperative analgesic requirements are not well understood. These may help the clinician to anticipate individual patient’s needs. Methods: Sixty patients, who underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy under standardised general […]
Read MoreBMC Anesthesiol. 2015;15(182) Authors: Mari Nagafuchi et al A Randomized Controlled Trial Background: The use of femoral nerve block (FNB) combined with sciatic nerve block (SNB) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has recently become controversial. Local infiltration analgesia (LIA) has been reported to be effective for postoperative TKA pain control. We aimed to assess whether […]
Read MoreBMC Anesthesiol. 2015;15(164) Authors: Christoph L. Lassen et al A Single-Centre Retrospective Study on Incidence, Demographics and Outcome Background: While anesthesiologist’s involvement in palliative care has been widely researched, extensive data on palliative patients under anesthesiological care in the operating room is missing. This study was performed to assess the incidence, demographics, and outcome of […]
Read MoreRoughly 3 in 4 physicians said in a Medscape Medical News poll that they lean toward adopting the stricter guidelines on prescribing opioids for chronic pain that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued in March to combat an epidemic of addiction and overdose deaths. The guidelines, aimed at primary care prescribers, state […]
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