AUTHORS; Amar, David MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 1 – p 190–199 BACKGROUND: Protective lung ventilation (PLV) during one-lung ventilation (OLV) for thoracic surgery is frequently recommended to reduce pulmonary complications. However, limited outcome data exist on whether PLV use during OLV is associated with less clinically relevant pulmonary […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Al tmimi, Layth MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 4 – p 1118–1128 BACKGROUND: Xenon was shown to cause less hemodynamic instability and reduce vasopressor needs during off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) surgery when compared with conventionally used anesthetics. As xenon exerts its organ protective properties even in subanesthetic […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Garvey, Gráinne Patricia MBChB, FRCA Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 3 – p 913–924 BACKGROUND: Syringomyelia is a rare, slowly progressive neurological condition characterized by the presence of a syrinx within the spinal cord. Consensus regarding the safest mode of delivery and anesthetic management in patients with syringomyelia remains controversial and […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Upton, Henry D. MBBS, BMedSc (Hons) et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 1 – p 81–90 BACKGROUND: The “Analgesia Nociception Index” (ANI; MetroDoloris Medical Systems, Lille, France) is a proposed noninvasive guide to analgesia derived from an electrocardiogram trace. ANI is scaled from 0 to 100; with previous studies suggesting […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Prielipp, Richard C. MD, MBA, FCCM et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 3 – p 846–851 Patient safety secured by constant vigilance remains a primary responsibility of every anesthesia professional. Although significant attention has been focused on patient falls occurring before and after surgery, a potentially catastrophic complication is […]
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