AUTHORS: Dominik Buschmann et al Anesthesiology Oct 2019 What We Already Know about This Topic While total intravenous anesthesia in combination with local-regional anesthesia during cancer resection may result in improved outcomes, potent volatile anesthetics may enhance tumor cell growth and metastasisSera taken from patients receiving propofol, but not from those receiving sevoflurane, induced a […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Sleigh JW et al Anesthesiology. 2019 Nov;131(5):974-982. BACKGROUND: Intraoperative awareness with recall while under apparently adequate general anesthesia is a rare, unexplained, and often very distressing phenomenon. It is possible that a relatively small number of genetic variants might underlie the failure of general anesthetic drugs to adequately suppress explicit memory formation and recall in […]
Read MoreAuthors: Hanna Andersson et al Pediatric Anesthesia 14 October 2019 Background A light breakfast has been found to empty from the stomach within four hours in healthy volunteers. Aim The aim of this study was to investigate if a light breakfast of yoghurt or gruel empties from the stomach within four hours, in children scheduled […]
Read MoreAuthors: Arnaud Chaumeron M.D et al Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine Oct 2019 Background: Rapid sequence induction (RSI) is recommended in patients at risk of aspiration, but induced hemodynamic adverse events, including tachycardia. In elderly patients, this trial aimed to assess the impact of the addition of remifentanil during RSI on the occurrence of: […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Lee S et al Pain Med. 2019 Oct 14. OBJECTIVE: Empirical studies show conflicting findings about the relationship between pain relief and patient satisfaction. To address this research gap, this study examines the differential effects of pain relief on patient satisfaction based on patients’ perceptions about pain management. METHODS: Cross-sectional survey data were collected […]
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