Authors: Xu, Bo MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 6 – p 1907–1910 To investigate the influence of age on sensitivity to dexmedetomidine sedation in adult patients, we selected 79 patients scheduled for lower limb orthopedic surgery under spinal anesthesia to identify the dexmedetomidine ED50 for adequate sedation among different […]
Read MoreASA Monitor 4 2018, Vol.82, 43. Which of the following has a greater likelihood of being present in a child with laryngotracheobronchitis (croup) than in a child with epiglottitis? Croup is a viral illness most commonly attributed to the following infectious agents: Croup, the most common infectious cause of stridor in children, generally begins as an upper-respiratory tract […]
Read MoreAuthors: Satoshi Suzuki, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology March 2018. Background: Intraoperative oxygen management is poorly understood. It was hypothesized that potentially preventable hyperoxemia and substantial oxygen exposure would be common during general anesthesia. Methods: A multicenter, cross-sectional study was conducted to describe current ventilator management, particularly oxygen management, during general anesthesia in Japan. All adult patients (16 […]
Read MoreAuthors: Justyna Bartoszko, M.D. et al Anesthesiology March 2018. Background: Research into major bleeding during cardiac surgery is challenging due to variability in how it is scored. Two consensus-based clinical scores for major bleeding: the Universal definition of perioperative bleeding and the European Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (E-CABG) bleeding severity grade, were compared in this substudy of […]
Read MoreAuthors: Peter Kranke, M.D., M.B.A. et al Anesthesiology published on March 2018 Background: Postoperative nausea and vomiting causes distress for patients and can prolong care requirements. Consensus guidelines recommend use of multiple antiemetics from different mechanistic classes as prophylaxis in patients at high risk of postoperative nausea and vomiting. The prophylactic efficacy of the dopamine D2/D3 antagonist amisulpride […]
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