Obes Surg 2015 Jul Authors: Hedberg J et al BACKGROUND: As most bariatric procedures are performed by laparoscopy, hospital stay is exceptionally short, despite the habitus of patients and the rather extensive intra-abdominal surgery. To facilitate postoperative mobilization, most patients are given repeated single doses of morphine, a drug with several side effects. We aimed to evaluate […]
Read MoreJ Card Surg 2015 Sep;30(9):677-84 Authors: Yammine M et al BACKGROUND: Del Nido cardioplegia, a crystalloid-based solution with lidocaine as a key element, is given as a single dose and has been used successfully in congenital cardiac surgery. HYPOTHESIS: We retrospectively compared a lidocaine containing “modified del Nido” solution with our standard whole blood cardioplegia to investigate […]
Read MoreReg Anesth Pain Med 2015 Sep-Oct;40(5):572-82 Authors: Ilfeld BM et al BACKGROUND: Liposome bupivacaine (Exparel) is a multivesicular liposomal formulation of bupivacaine currently approved in the United States for single-dose administration into the surgical site to provide postsurgical analgesia. This retrospective analysis examined safety data from clinical trials involving the off-label use of this formulation in peripheral […]
Read MorePaediatr Anaesth 2015 Oct;25(10):1013-9 Authors: Patino M et al BACKGROUND: Esophagogastroduedenoscopy (EGD) in children is usually performed under general anesthesia. Anesthetic goals include minimization of airway complications while maximizing operating room (OR) efficiency. Currently, there is no consensus on which anesthetic technique best meets these goals. We performed a prospective randomized study comparing three different anesthetic techniques. […]
Read MoreUrology 2015 Jul AUTHORS: Mathers J et al OBJECTIVE: To assess the frequency and severity of cardiac dysrhythmias and identify any intraoperative or postoperative complications in children undergoing extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). METHODS: All children coming to our institution for ESWL from June 2014 to January 2015 were prospectively enrolled in an observational cohort study. Intraoperative […]
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