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Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 4 – p 824–830 AUTHORS: Faraoni, David MD, PhD et al BACKGROUND: Children with major and severe congenital heart disease (CHD) undergoing noncardiac surgery are at increased risk of mortality. The objective of this study was to identify the predictors for in-hospital mortality, and to […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: December 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 6 – p 1408–1415 AUTHORS: Staalsø, Jonatan Myrup MD, PhD et al BACKGROUND: Gly16arg polymorphism of the adrenergic β2-receptor is associated with the elevated cardiac output (Q) in healthy gly16-homozygotic subjects. We questioned whether this polymorphism also affects Q and regional cerebral oxygen saturation (SCO2) during anesthesia in […]
Read MoreOne-third of American adults are obese. Due diligence and proper screening are the keys to preventing problems. While difficult airways are common in obese patients, BMI shouldn’t be the lone determining factor when deciding whether to treat them. There are other considerations which are just as important including a patient’s Mallampati score and neck circumference. […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: November 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 5 – p 1158–1162 AUTHORS: Dayan, Amir C. MD et al BACKGROUND: An intact pilot balloon assembly is crucial to the proper function of a cuffed tracheal tube. Disruption of the pilot balloon, transection of the inflation line, or valve incompetence results in cuff deflation, […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: December 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 6 – p 1480–1489 AUTHORS: Oprea, Adriana D. MD et al BACKGROUND: Increased pulse pressure (PP) is an important independent predictor of cardiovascular outcome and acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery. The objective of this study was to determine whether elevated baseline PP is […]
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