AUTHORS: Elsaafien, Khalid PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(4):p 802-813, April 2023. BACKGROUND: Intraoperative inflammation may contribute to postoperative neurocognitive disorders after cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). However, the relative contributions of general anesthesia (GA), surgical site injury, and CPB are unclear. METHODS: In adult female sheep, we investigated (1) the temporal profile of proinflammatory […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Hayashi, Kentaro MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(4):p 789-801, April 2023. BACKGROUND: Recent clinical research suggests that repeated use of opioid pain medications can increase neuropathic pain in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV; PLWH). Therefore, it is significant to elucidate the exact mechanisms of HIV-related chronic pain. HIV infection and chronic morphine […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Valencia, Eleonore MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(4):p 738-744, April 2023. BACKGROUND: Although the rate of pediatric postoperative mortality is low, the development and validation of perioperative risk assessment models have allowed for the stratification of those at highest risk, including the Pediatric Risk Assessment (PRAm) score. The clinical application of such tools requires […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Spijkerman, Sandra FCA(SA) et al Anesthesia & Analgesia March 08, 2023. BACKGROUND: Safe anesthesia is imperative for the Global Surgery agenda and Sustainable Development Goal 3. Due to a shortage of specialists in South Africa (SA), anesthetic services are often provided by nonspecialist doctors, often newly qualified and frequently without immediate supervision. The burden […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Ren, Xinghua MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(4):p 779-788, April 2023. BACKGROUND: Ketamine is an intravenous anesthetic. However, whether ketamine can induce neurotoxicity and neurobehavioral deficits remains largely unknown. Delirium is a syndrome of acute brain dysfunction associated with anesthesia and surgery in patients, and tau protein may contribute to postoperative delirium. Finally, […]
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